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Flourish for Reena 2008

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The 2nd annual Flourish for Reena event took place last week. The Reena Foundation is the charitable arm of Reena; a non-profit social service agency dedicated to integrating individuals who have a developmental disability into the mainstream of society. Reena was established in 1973 by parents of children with developmental disabilities, as a practical alternative to institutions. Reena strives to create and maintain an environment that respects and promotes dignity, individuality, independence and freedom of choice. Flourish is a yearly event hosted by The Reena Foundation which provides funding towards education programs and respite services to people with developmental disabilities within the GTA. These essential programs are maintained through the Toby and Henry Battle Development Centre in Thornhill. Your generous ticket purchase to Flourish will help to keep the services alive and accessible to our clients in need. It really was a wine lovers paradise at Flourish for Reena. There were 16 wine vendors from around the globe with a focus on Chile. They all setup their tasting stations and away everyone went. I’m a …

Virgin Unite Canada – The Mad Hatter’s Ball

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Virgin Unite Canada – The Mad Hatter’s Ball So this was my first swanky fundraiser invite. The Mad Hatter’s Ball was an event for Virgin Unite, the not-for-profit entrepreneurial foundation of the Virgin Group. This is the second year this event has taken place in Canada. It also takes place across the world in other major cities. Virgin Unite is the entrepreneurial foundation of the Virgin Group. We work with great partners all over the world to develop new approaches to social and environmental issues. We’re fortunate that Richard and the Virgin group pick up our overhead costs – so 100% of all donations go directly to the frontline where it is needed the most. We believe that the only way we are going to drive the scale of change that needs to happen in the world, is if we revolutionise the way that the business and social sectors work together. We want to use all the entrepreneurial energy across the Virgin Group to help drive this revolution. Richard Branson didn’t spend much time with …

Doing the Theatre thing

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At the request of The Grumpy Owl I attended a theatre production with him. I don’t really do theatre but I said sure. He’s writing for the blog Mooney on Theatre. The play we saw was called Fibber at Theatre Gargantua. It was interesting. I think you should read the owl’s review at Mooney on Theatre, FIBBER- Theatre Gargantua.

Tastemakers Lounge at TIFF

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I got a media invite to see the Tastemakers Lounge at the Toronto International Film Festival. Toronto, ON ”Back for its fourth year, the Tastemakers Lounge will once again take up residence at the InterContinental Toronto Yorkville Hotel during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Housed in the Portman Room on the second floor of the hotel (220 Bloor Street West), the theme of this season’s lounge is Ohhh Canada! “ an homage to all the accomplishments achieved thus far by Canadians in film. Twenty companies have been selected for the opportunity to introduce talent and other tastemakers’ to their products. As in previous years, the mandate is to feature a unique group of products and services, including Canadian companies and brands that visiting talent may not be familiar with. “The Tastemakers Lounge will highlight the latest trends in innovative interior design. We have selected exciting and creative work that will be inspirational to the sophisticated celebrity set, said Jason MacIsaac, owner and founder of Ministry of the Interior. The lounge design will feature …

Paper People Clothing Party

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Paper People Clothing Party Saturday, July 26, 2008 Meet the designer Jennifer Fukushima. Check out never-before-seen items as well as pieces from the Fall/winter’08 collection. We will also have wine snacks…….. 6:00pm – 10:00pm THE RAGE store 13 Kensington Ave. Toronto, ON 4165885177 info@ragetoronto.ca

Stella Artois Légère Launch

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I got this really cool invite to the Stella Artois Légère launch. It was at Circa and there was lots of Stella on hand to try out. I’m not a big light beer fan but this was okay. It was very light tasting and like most light beers it reminded me of water. Before Wclef Jean “played” for the crowd, there was an acrobat. I think Wclef’s DJ did most of the work because they really didn’t perform anything. Wclef was more of an M.C. that night.

geekiviews: Eleven Minutes

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I saw Eleven Minutes with Danielle during Hot Docs. It was the night of the TTC strike to be exact. This feature documentary follows fashion designer, Jay McCarroll’s year-long journey designing and preparing his first independent runway show and selling of his clothing line to stores after wiining the first season of Project Runway. This in-depth, raw and humorous documentary explores the conflict of balancing commerce with art, fame with talent, and reality-TV with actual reality. It was an excellent movie. I think anyone who really wants to be a designer should see it. It’s stripped down and raw, there is no glamorizing of his whole ordeal. It was funny as all hell and Jay had me pissing my pants. I also loved the crazy PR lady that everyone was afraid of. It’s a real emotional rollercoaster from beginning to end. I definitely recommend it to any fashion fan or curious bystander. The Toronto Fashion Incubator is sponsoring a screening of Eleven Minutes on Tuesday, June 17 at 7:00pm in Theater 222, Innis College, 2 …

HOMETOWN HEROES

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HOMETOWN HEROES Friday, May 2, 2008 So my brother is a DJ and is in a band called HERO. Since I’m a loving sister and I want them to do well, I thought I would use this platform for a shameless plug of his gig on Friday. Check out this making of a video video on Facebook, My brother is DJ Taktiks. The Academy loves their hometown Canadian talent, and we’d like you to show your love as well. Toronto hip hop fans have continued to show love to the out-of-town A-list, however a significant portion of those who love hip hop in the TDot, do not show the same support to the amazing local talent we have at home. There’s many who talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk as far as supporting their own, and this situation needs to change. Having confidence and pride in our local hip hop, will translate to their success internationally. A revival and re-birth of Toronto and Canadian hip hop is a necessity, and that begins with …