Saturday, January 14, 2012

The Business of Art Conference, January 28

Business of Art Conference, Art Exhibition and Sale, January 28, 2012 @ York University, Poster
Poster: The Business of Art Conference
Art Exhibition and Sale
January 28, 2012 @ York University
Credit: SIFE York

The Business of Art Conference

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time: 9:30 am to 4 pm
Location: Accolade East Building, York University
Keele Street & Steels Avenue West, North York, ON M3J 2S5

Price: $5, lunch included
Website: www.facebook.com/business.of.art

Learn how to increase visibility and art sales, as well as build a community through connections with other artists, professionals, art galleries and organizations!

SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) York presents The Business of Art Conference - an exciting full-day conference filled with workshops, networking, activities, prizes and food!

We have a group of top key note speakers who are central members of the Toronto art and entrepreneurship community and they will be covering a range of topics from social media and building your brand, public relations, networking and business skills, and how to really leverage your potential and showcase your talent.

Attendees will learn how to increase visibility and art sales, as well as build a community through connections with other artists, professionals, art galleries and organizations!

There will be an exclusive lunch networking session with galleries and organizations as well as a one-on-one personal consulting session with one of our guest speakers.

There are limited seats so register now to guarantee your seat (all registrants before January 21st will get an early bird discount code from Above Ground Art Supplies!)

Register now at http://businessofart.eventbrite.com/.

For more details, updates and contests, visit The Business of Art Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/business.of.art.

Update:
We've opened up At-The-Door payments in our eventbrite page under "Show Other Payment Options". (http://businessofart.eventbrite.com)

For those of you who thought you missed the deadline, don't worry! Due to high demand, we opened up more seats and also, the PAY-AT-THE-DOOR option (just click "show other payment options" on our eventbrite site).

We are excited to welcome galleries, organizations and many professional artists to the conference. It's going to be a fun, packed day so don't this miss amazing event!

link:
Neighbourhood Arts Network: The Business of Art Conference

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Winterlicious at The Junction

Winterlicious at Aquila Restaurant, 347 Keele Street, Toronto, The Junction, January 27 - February 9, 2012, screenshot, artjunction.blogspot.com
Collage: Toronto Special Events: Winterl1ous
Winterlicious 10 Annual
January 27 - February 9, 2012
Aquila Restaurant & Junction Jazz Bar
"Aquila Restaurant is a comfortable neighbourhood gem in the Junction that offers flavourful dining at affordable prices.
Chef Jose Corniellis is passionate about food and most noted for for his ribs, smoked in-house using natural wood. "

347 Keele Street, Toronto, The Junction
Image credits: toronto.ca/aquila-restaurant-prix-fixe + toronto.com/aquila-restaurant + facebook.com/aquila-restaurant

Winterlicious 2012 : Eat Local @ the Junction @ Aquila Restaurant

From January 27 to February 9 in its tenth delicious year of a city-wide celebration of Toronto's cuisine, Winterlicious again offers two popular programs - the three-course prix fixe restaurant promotion, plus, the culinary series events. But this is the first time when Aquila, an Italian restaurant in the Junction, is participating in this @LiciousTO festival.

Aquila Restaurant
Prix Fixe Menu
starter, entrée and dessert

$15 Lunch plus taxes and gratuity

Soup of the Day
or
House Salad
or
Caesar Salad
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Australian Lamb Shank
Braised lamb shank slowly simmered in a sauce of fresh herbs, garlic, tomatoes and a red-wine Shiraz and then brushed with a mint demi-glaze; served with potatoes and fresh vegetables
or
Lemon Butter Salmon
Grilled 6oz fresh salmon gently brushed with a lemon butter sauce and served with rice and fresh vegetables
or
Smoked Brisket
6oz of Aquila’s mouth-watering beef brisket, naturally smoked and gently baked in a chipotle red-wine tomato sauce; served with potatoes and fresh vegetables
or
Smoked Pork Ribs
A half rack of pork back ribs, naturally smoked in-house with Aquila’s own BBQ sauce and served with fries and fresh vegetables
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Crème Brûlée
or
Chocolate Mousse
or
Tiramisu

$25 Dinner plus taxes and gratuity
Soup of the Day
or
House Salad
or
Caesar Salad
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Striploin
8oz striploin with a peppercorn rub, seared to perfection on the grill and served with a Merlot demi-glaze, potatoes and fresh vegetables
or
Lemon Butter Salmon
Grilled 8oz fresh salmon gently brushed with a lemon butter sauce and served with rice and fresh vegetables
or
Smoked Pork Ribs
A full rack of pork back ribs, naturally smoked in-house with Aquila’s own BBQ sauce and served with fries and fresh vegetables
or
Beef Brisket
8oz of Aquila’s mouth-watering beef brisket, naturally smoked and then gently baked in a chipotle red-wine tomato sauce; served with potatoes and fresh vegetables
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crème Brûlée
or
Chocolate Mousse
or
Tiramisu
Aquila Restaurant
January 27th to Febuary 9th, 2012
Winterlicious Prix Fixe

$15 Lunch

$25 Dinner

West Toronto

Bistro Italian

347 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M6P 2K6
@ Dundas Street West

Located in historic Junction neighbourhood

phone: 647-341-8487
web: aquilarestaurant.ca

Details on the AQUILA Restaurant Facebook's page

The Winterlicious restaurant promotion is produced by the City of Toronto.