Saturday, April 11, 2015, West Toronto Masonic Temple
This year’s function to benefit the Annette Street Public Library.
Credit: Junction Residents Association
The Junction Residents Association presents
Sixth Annual Fundraiser
FUNCTION in the JUNCTION
This year's proceeds will go to the Annette Street Public Library, a cornerstone of our community that offers a welcoming space for readers and an inclusive variety of programs as well as community gathering space. Basic expenses for the library are paid for by our property taxes, so funds from the Function will go towards important resources not covered by municipal funding.
When: Saturday, April 11, 2015
Where: West Toronto Masonic Temple
Location: 151 Annette Street, Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
(next to the Annette Public Library)
Tickets: $45
Get your tickets in person (cash or cheque only) at:
Latitude 44 Gallery (2900 Dundas St.W) and Agora Café (3015 Dundas St.W),
or online (e-transfer) at the Function website.
featuring dinner provided by local restaurants
and served by local firefighters
from 6 pm till 8 pm
Silent Auction
or
$5 Admission
at the door
after 8 pm
Live Auction
Live Music by Local Artists at 9 pm
Cash Bar
A message from the Junction Residents' Association:
FUNCTION IN THE JUNCTION
SAT., APRIL 11 – GET YOUR TICKETS!
WHAT: Tickets for the 6th annual Function in the Junction are now on sale.
WHERE: Get your tickets in person at Latitude 44 Gallery and Agora Cafe (both cash only), or online (e-transfer) at the Function website.
The event takes place at the West Toronto Masonic Temple, 151 Annette Street.
WHY: Organized by the Junction Residents Association (JRA), the Function is a lively annual evening to share local food, drinks and music and raise money for a worthy neighbourhood cause. This year's proceeds will go to the Annette Street Public Library, a cornerstone of our community that offers a welcoming space for readers and an inclusive variety of programs as well as community gathering space.
WHEN: Tickets are on sale now. The event takes place Sat., April 11 starting at 6 pm.
HOW: Help us plan a great evening: buy your tickets soon. Tickets are $45 each and include a delicious 6 pm sit-down dinner made by local restaurants and served by firefighters from the Junction's very own Station 423. Silent-auction items are donated by a host of fabulous neighbourhood businesses. We'll have a live auction with cool items, too. Our cash bar is supported by Junction Craft Brewing and Toronto Distillery Co. And of course we’ll have live music by Junction artists to keep us all going into the wee hours. (Follow us on Twitter — @JunctionRA — to find out who is playing.)
WHO: You! Come spend the evening with your community on April 11.
Go to the Function website to see our poster, and the four dinner menus.
Our generous sponsors this year include:
Junction Fire Station #423
Junction Guitars
Junction Craft Brewing
The Junction BIA
Bisous Events
West End Offset
Redhead Designs
Toronto Distillery Co. Ltd.
The Sweet Potato
See you at the Function on April 11!
Below are the four dinner menus generously provided by two Junction restaurants.
All dinners include appetizer, main course and dessert. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Choose 1 of 4 meals.
Avec Panache
Meal Choice 1 - Vegetarian
Appetizer (you get two!)
Selection of organic breads with herbed butter
Salad of organic mixed leaves with sunflower shoots, topped with grilled chevre served with a champagne dressing.
Main course
Eggplant Parmesan
Grilled peppers, eggplant and onion baked with a fresh tomato sauce, topped with shaved Parmesan and a white wine sauce. Accompaniments: Roasted rosemary potatoes, maple-bakes squash, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots.
Dessert
Chocolate Profiteroles
Choux pastry puffs filled with creme patisserie, folded into a chocolate liqueur cream sauce.
Avec Panache
Meal Choice 2 - Salmon
Appetizer (you get two!)
Selection of organic breads with herbed butter
Salad of organic mixed leaves and sunflower shoots, topped with a rosette of smoked salmon, garnished with fresh dill and capers served with a champagne dressing.
Main course
Grilled fresh Atlantic salmon served with a sauce of light butter, fresh dill, capers and Bermuda onion. Accompaniments: Roasted rosemary potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots.
Dessert
Chocolate Profiteroles
Choux pastry puffs filled with creme patisserie, folded into a chocolate liqueur cream sauce.
North of Bombay
Meal Choice 1 - Vegetarian
Appetizer
Onion Bhajia (gluten-free)
Chopped onions, green peppers, herbs and Indian spices mixed with chick pea flour. Served with green salad, mint and tamarind sauce.
Main course (you get two)
Aloo Gobi Masala (vegan)
Fresh cauliflower crowns and diamond-cut potatoes cooked on slow heat with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers, ginger, garlic, herbs and Indian spices.
Channa Masala (vegan)
Chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices
Dessert
Rice pudding
North of Bombay
Meal Choice 2 - Chicken
Appetizer
Onion Bhajia (gluten-free)
Chopped onions, green peppers, herbs and Indian spices mixed with chick pea flour. Served with green salad, mint and tamarind sauce.
Main course (you get two)
Butter Chicken
Boneless chicken breast cooked on homemade tomato and cream sauce with herbs and spices.
Aloo Gobi Masala (vegan)
Fresh cauliflower crowns and diamond-cut potatoes cooked on slow heat with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers, ginger, garlic, herbs and Indian spices.
Dessert
Gulab Jamuns
Golden balls of pastry (made from milk solids) soaked in a light, sugary syrup flavoured with green cardamon and rose water, kewra or saffron.
Image: 2015 Annual Function in the Junction Dinner Menus
Saturday, April 11, 2015, West Toronto Masonic Temple
Credit: Junction Residents Association
See large image (jpg): Function in the Junction 2015 Dinner MenuSaturday, April 11, 2015, West Toronto Masonic Temple
Credit: Junction Residents Association
See large poster (jpg): The Sixth Annual Function in the Junction: Saturday, April 11, 2015
