Weekend Ideas

MOMMY!

Have you not organized your Mother's Day festivities yet? If you think you are making it out to brunch now without a reservation you can fuggadabouit.

Last Minute Plans and Gifts:

1. Opening Weekend of The Stone Angel, based on Margaret Laurence's famous novel and

   Ellen Page is in it – perfect for you, Mom and Grandma.

2. Write a gift certificate for high tea at either: Windsor Arms (18 St. Thomas St), The Old Mill (21 Old Mill Rd), The Red Tea Box (696 Queen St. W) or Spice Room and Manyata Courtyard Café (55 Avenue Rd North, Hazelton Lanes)


3. Put a donation in her name to Rethink Breast Cancer, http://www.rethinkbreastcancer.com/


4. BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS AND BRAS! For book ideas see our contest below, for sexy lingerie (especially nice for divorced moms, widowed moms or single moms who may not receive as gift from a significant other) Secrets From Your Sister (560 Bloor St West)


5. Spa Day! Elmwood (18 Elm St), Sweet Grass (111E Queen St East) or Park Hyatt Stillwater Spa (4 Avenue Road) are the best bets for Mom Styles


6. Go to RONA, or wherever, and buy lanterns and flowers for the backyard. Rake all the crap and mess away and make it gorgeous.


7. LCBO Summerhill (10 Scrivener Square) Cooking Course and wine parings         


8. Cat from the Toronto Humane Society  (11 River St)– THEY NEED A HOME! (If of course she's been meowing for a cat)


9. When you were a child, you may recall getting cheesy family photos taken. Mom's love these! Go brush your hair, put on a nice outfit and pose with your bro, your sis or under your mom's favourite lilac or magnolia bush.


10. Movie Momathon. Throw some Jiffy-Pop on the oven, crack open some DC's, bring a tissue box to the couch and get ready for teary emotional bonding session:

Step Mom, Gilmore Girls TV Series on DVD, Little Miss Sunshine, Little Women and Erin Brockovich are our best bets! If you really want to cry – Terms of Endearment, Steel Magnolias or Beaches (not sure how fun or appropriate this would be)

When you are not courting your mother and celebrating how she has reared you well:

THURSDAY

This Is Not A Reading Series, an event put on by Pages Books @ THE GLADSTONE HOTEL

Join Mayor David Miller, Toronto Star's Christopher Hume and writer - philanthropist Alan Braodbent as they discuss and open up conversation around the launch of Broadbent's book; URBAN NATION: Why we need to give power back to the cities to make Canada strong.

1214 Queen St. West, Gladstone Ballroom
7PM – 11:59PM

OH NO – OH OH! @ Magic Pony

Toy Release reception for Gary Taxali's humourous figurines

684 Queen St. W
6-9 PM

BIG KNITTING @ MADE

Artists Deborah Wang and William Elsworthy will showcase their collection of giant things made with giant yarn

MADE Design Store – 862 Dundas St. West
7 – 9PM

Candy Coated Killahz Debut Album Release Party, "IT FACTOR" @ Wrongbar

The hip hop / electro pop duo gaining fast attention for their fun dance beats will be celebrating the release of new album

Read our full write up www.shedoesthecity.com/arts

DJ's TMDP and Vaneska will join the festivities and add fire to the dance fury

www.myspace.com/tmdparty
www.myspace.com/vaneska

$10 / door, 9PM – the lights go on

Newish Band and Newer Venue

F.Scott & The Ashbury Band will be launching their album KISS THE SUN @ The Battery (Portuguese Fish Market turned Hipster Booze can Venue on Ossington)

They have toured with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and sound like good ol' rock n' roll – think Bob Dylanesque raspy voice meets Jakob Dylan  of Wallflowers comfort rock tunes meets catchy Tom Petty and John Mellancamp with a pinch of Kevin Drew from Broken Social Scene

FINALLY – It's good ol' Rock n' Roll

225 Ossington / $10 cover / $5 beer

9:30 PM – 6:30 AM, whoah it's a party alright!

myspace.com/fscottandtheashburyband

FRIDAY

One Year Anniversary for NO GUFF party @ Augusta House

Touted as being a BEST BET in EYE for their last event, this night will be an indie / electro dance party with local DJ's and bust a move merriment.

152 Augusta  / 10 PM / $5

Cut Copy Live with Black Kids @ The Phoenix

Two hot bands touring together. Cut Copy hail from Melbourne, Australia and Black Kids from Jacksonville, Florida.

Black Kids is exciting party music with tracks like, "I'm not going to teach your boyfriend how to dance with you", that make you dance around with a dumb grin on your face and Cut Copy are being compared to New Order. Both bands are for those who appreciate great music as opposed to the onslaught of electro shite that sounds like a combination of drills, dentist tools and boots in a washing machine – although they do have the fun static zipper noises that help your sneakers zig zag on the dance floor – while also swelling the room with amazing vocals and vibrant stage presence.

http://www.myspace.com/blackkidsrock
http://www.myspace.com/cutcopy

Balkan Beats Dance Party @ XPACE

XPACE – who doesn't love an XPACE party? XPACE is the student run OCAD gallery that always pushes the boundaries with mulit-disciplinary art…oh and parties.

This Friday, they will be having a Balkan Beats Dance Party – celebrating CONTACT activity on the Ossington strip and area as well as fundraising for Still Motions and a nod to Slavic, Turkish and Romanian culture. (I think)

STILL MOTIONS PHOTOG EXHIBIT - http://www.stillmotions2008.com/

What is a Balkan Beats Dance Party? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtDfrApUQIM

58 Ossington / 10 PM onward

SATURDAY

Bang the Party @ The Boat

Cause if you aren't going to banging your bf, you might as well BANG THE PARTY!

There will be a most serious dance competition happening with trophies and cash awarded to those with mad movement skills

DJ's Gang of Two, AndyCapp & Rod Skimmins
158 Augusta

MILF BURLESQUE SHOW @ CADILLAC LOUNGE

How appropriate! While buying butter in a small town last summer, a few teenagers tore past me screaming MILF out the window. I took it as a great compliment, even though I have no kids.

Skin Tight Outta Site will be stripping down and burlesque dancing as an ode to hot mama's!

$15 – Rotate This or Nearly Naked
$20 – At the Door

Caddy – 1296 Queen West, 7-11PM, but of course you can stay and get wasted on enormous patio until the AM.

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME DANCE PARTY

Oh bless. Every time I see the name for this night I envision what Dance Party looks like knocking on heaven's door. I think he's a nice person, maybe not too bright but likes to make everyone happy – he looks like a giant vinyl record with a beer in one hand and fancy dance cane in the other.

I think it would be really fun to hit the dance floor with Jesus and his disciples. Some day maybe.

Tiger Bar, 414 College

ALL WEEKEND

EVOLVING DNA – 93rd Annual OCAD Graduate Exhibition

OCAD FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS SHOW THEIR STUFF!

Expect to see provocative work in all areas of art and design: drawing and painting, photography, sculpture/installation, criticism and curatorial practice, ceramics, printmaking, jewellery, textiles, integrated media, advertising, illustration, graphic design, industrial design, and environmental design.

CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

Get out there and get floored by photos that will put your hanging tongue and gang sign facebook profile pics to shame.

Check out Shedoesthecity's special feature on female photographer being featured at CONTACT HERE

Santé 10th Annual Toronto International Wine Festival
Several events are happening this weekend for wine lovers and those who want to grow their knowledge of this most beloved industry.
Events you should check out:
- Friday night, Sante down Under at Hart House be a special evening that showcases all that Australia has to offer – drink and learn!
- Saturday - Noon - 1:30PM - How to Taste Like A Pro, so you can stop buying wines based on cute labels and start learning which ones are actually good
- Saturday - 2:30PM - 4:00PM - Event: Red and White Goes Green, an intro to enviro wines
- Saturday – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Stars and Sips 3:00PM - 4:00PM, get to know your California bottles

For more info: http://www.santewinefestival.net

BOOKS FOR MOM CONTEST:

To enter email contests@shedoesthecity.com with 'I LOVE MY MOM' is subject line of email. Winner will be notified Friday morning.

Mothers Day Prize Pack includes:

A SLICE OF ORGANIC LIFE

An ideal reference for mothers starting to reduce their ecological footprint on the planet or the seasoned eco-experts looking for ways to do morel. This book covers more than 90 DIY projects, like growing your own  organic greens and making your own green products to use in the home.

YOGA MIND & BODY

Ideal for developing mental and physical potential, learn to nourish your mind and body with this guide to improve improved health, happiness, and spiritual well-being.

1001 WAYS TO RELAX

An essential book any mother searching for ways to escape the stresses of everyday life. A collection of tips to discover exactly what it takes to switch off and de-stress from the daily grind.

For more great titles for mom check out http://cn.dk.com/mom

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