The Arts Junction

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Press-Release: The 2009 Junction Arts Festival Blows out Attendance and Remains an Arts Destination Central

Screenshot: 2009 Junction Arts Festival Web-site: Sun Sets on the 2009 Festival

Screenshot: The 2009 Junction Arts Festival Web-site: Sun Sets on the 2009 Festival
Credit: junctionartsfest.com

MEDIA INFORMATION - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The 2009 Junction Arts Festival
Blows out Attendance and
Remains an Arts Destination Central

Toronto, ON, September 23, 2009 - The Junction Arts Festival presents an annual cultural arts extravaganza like no other and the producing organization (Junction Forum for Art and Culture) announces a record attendance of 250,000 at the 2009 five-day celebration; an increase of 25 percent over 2008 numbers and the largest to date.

JFAC Chair Councillor Bill Saundercook states, "The Junction itself is a uniquely creative area and the festival allows visitors to discover the innovation and artistry that exists right here. It is the Junction Forum for Art and Culture's honour to have presented a very successful 2009 Junction Arts Festival, and on behalf of the JFAC Board of Directors we thank our outstanding staff, the dedicated volunteers, participants, artists and supporters and we look forward to 2010."

The 2009 Junction Arts Festival (September 9 to 13 in Toronto's west-end Junction area) broke out in grand style under the stars with entertainment from the Starlight Orchestra on September 9 at the opening outdoor ceremony in the Junction City Square (Dundas West at Pacific).

The night was attended by many honoured guest speakers including Mayor David Miller, JFAC Chair and City of Toronto Councillor Bill Saundercook (Ward 13), MPP Parkdale-High Park Cheri DiNovo, Toronto Police Inspector Dave Saunders (11 Division) and festival creative producer Michael Menegon, and the four 2009 Juried Art winners were declared.

The 2009 Juried Art Exhibition first prize winner of a one-year scholarship to the Academy of Realist Art ($7,500.00 in value) goes to Kathleen Coyle, whose stained glass horse mosaic piece called "Painted Pony" was also pre-selected as the 2009 Junction Arts Festival logo.

2009 Highlights:

Three nights of main stage (Junction City train platform) concerts topped off by the Saturday, September 12 headlining show, which was packed to capacity featuring The Beauties, Jason Collett and proud Junction ambassador Justin Rutledge.
Unusual performance discoveries all weekend long featuring floating fairies (Jay9 Dance Project), the masked mimer (Aaron Water), musical masters (Maneli Jamal, Mr. Something Something) and graffiti gurus (Art Fuzion).
An adventureland of fun in the KidZone featuring the mega slide (The Cliff Hanger), bouncy things and sports games.
The Academy of Realist Art hosting 72 visual artists for the festival's 2009 Juried Art Exhibition.
Finding recitals by authors and poets in unexpected places, like Jay MillAr and the youthful Amorphus BookThug Readers in the back patio of the Troubadour bar.
Red Hot Art Spots featuring enthusiastic Junction businesses, shops, restaurants hosting artists of all sorts.
The creative atmosphere that came from everywhere and everyone including the public, artists (so many artists, we can't mention them all here) and the great volunteers.
The better than yummy food and awesome artisans in the street vendor booths.
The festival's third annual Green Village, where it's easy being green.

The Junction Arts Festival takes place annually in September along Dundas Street West between Keele Street and Quebec Avenue. For more information please visit, www.junctionartsfest.com.

The 2009 Junction Arts Festival was generously supported by title sponsor the Junction Business Improvement Area, the Toronto Arts Council, the Department of Canadian Heritage and many more proud sponsors.

The Junction Forum for Art and Culture (JFAC) is a non-profit arts presenting organization and its main project is the annual Junction Arts Festival. The JFAC Board of Directors, chaired by Ward 13, City of Toronto Councillor Bill Saundercook, consists of dedicated cultural producers, artists, residents, business owners and politicians, all of whom are based in the Junction.

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For media information, please contact:
Laurie Lockhart, Publicist
GET THE MESSAGE Publicity
Tel: 416-988-2530 / E-mail: gtmessage@sympatico.ca
Web: www.myspace.com/getthemessagepr

For general information, please contact:
Michael Menegon, Creative Producer; 2009 Junction Arts Festival
Junction Forum for Art and Culture
Tel: 416-767-5036 / E-mail: junctionartsfest@bellnet.ca
Web: www.junctionartsfest.com
Web: www.jfac.org

Friday, September 18, 2009

Toronto Junction Mom-to-Mom's Community Market Event Tomorrow!

Junction Mom-to-Mom Rummage Sale September 19, 2009, by artjunction.blogspot.com

Photo: Junction Mom-to-Mom Rummage Sale September 19, 2009
Credits: Flyer design by www.totallyspun.com
Image stage by www.junctionparents.ca
Staging area by www.gingerbreadcafe.ca

To market, to market, to Mom-to-Mom's function,
Home again, home again, jiggety junction.

The first annual Junction Mom-to-Mom's Rummage Sale - a free community market event is tomorrow Saturday, September 19th from 9:30 am to 12 noon.

Location: Junction City Square, 2960 Dundas Street West
(Train platform and lot at Dundas St. W. & Pacific Ave: the Junction Arts Festival's epicentre area.)

A Junction Mom-to-Mom Sale is a huge rummage sale where you can buy gently used baby and kids' items directly from sellers:25 mom-vendors + 16 Junction-based small businesses. Get great deals on second-hand baby clothing, kids'/maternity clothing, toys, games, furniture and gear.

For more information visit: The Junction Parents’ Blog: Have kids and live in the West Toronto Junction?

Friday, September 11, 2009

Press-Release: FREE Wi-Fi Access at the 2009 Junction Arts Festival - September 11-13, 2009

Screenshot: 1wave.ca: Get Connected! Stay Connected!
news: 1wave to provide free WiFi access to
the Junction Arts Festival website, twitter and twitpic at the Festival
Credit: 1wave.ca

MEDIA INFORMATION - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto, ON, September 11, 2009

New this year, 1wave provides unlimited free Wi-Fi access to Twitter and
TwitPic for the

2009 JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL!

For the first time, 1wave set up four "1wave Power Zones" (located strategically throughout the festival footprint along Dundas Street West), which allow free real time access to Twitter and TwitPic via Wi-Fi.

Attendees of the 2009 Junction Arts Festival (September 9 to 13) can immediately share their live festival experiences with the Internet community and send photos and tweets to friends and family.

Access is via any Wi-Fi enabled device by simply connecting to the following SSID:

1wave_JunctionFest_Free_Twit

Once connected, users who open their web browsers will be directed to a splash page where they access the Junction Arts Festival website, Twitter and TwitPic.

All event info is available at: www.junctionartsfest.com.

[ ♪ ] Free concerts on the Main Stage:

The Framework and Mr. Something Something - Friday, Sept. 11, 8:00 p.m.
The Beauties, Jason Collett and Justin Rutledge - Saturday, Sept. 12, 7:00 p.m.

[ ♪ ] Street closure on the weekend only, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12 and 13:

Street performance artists - dance, travelling minstrels and comedy.
Literary artists - BookThug authors, writers and poets do recitals and readings.
KidZone - Fun zone filled with creative workshops, games and rides.
Green Village - Learn that it's easy being green.
Juried Art Exhibit - Academy of Realist Art (2968 Dundas W. & Pacific Ave.).
Street artisan/vendor market.
Beer tent - Junction City Square at Dundas West & Pacific (main stage area).

About 1wave

1wave is your community wireless network. Our mission is to provide the best value for wireless Internet in the city, in partnership with the local community, its residents and businesses. We want to help build and foster a stronger community by leveraging the power of the Internet to accelerate awareness and involvement in community portals, blogs and other social medium.

The 17th annual Junction Arts Festival is generously supported by title sponsor the Junction Business Improvement Area, the Toronto Arts Council, the Department of Canadian Heritage and the active involvement from Junction area businesses and residents.

The Junction Forum for Art and Culture (JFAC) is a non-profit arts presenting organization and its main project is the annual Junction Arts Festival. The JFAC Board of Directors, chaired by Councillor Bill Saundercook, consists of dedicated cultural producers, artists, residents, business owners and politicians, all of whom are based in the Junction.

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For media information, interviews and photos please contact:
Laurie Lockhart,
Publicist; 2009 Junction Arts Festival
GET THE MESSAGE Publicity
Tel: 416-988-2530 / E-mail: gtmessage@sympatico.ca
Website: www.junctionartsfest.com

For general information, please contact:
Dean Walderman,
General Manager; 1wave
Tel: 647-241-7996 / E-mail: adrian@1wave.ca
Website: www.1wave.ca

links:
The Junction Arts Festival: Press & Media
Junction Arts Festival Blog: Information on the festival as it is created WEAVING MOSAICS
Junction Arts Festival: Facebook Page
Junction Arts Festival: Twitter
The Arts Junction: Press-Release: What Is Happening on 09/09/09, Which Won't Occur for Another 1001 Years? The 2009 Junction Arts Festival!

Poster: The West Toronto Junction Arts Festival - September 9 to 13, 2009
Dundas West Street Closure - Saturday, September 12 & Sunday, September 13, 2009
Credit: junctionartsfest.com

Thursday, September 10, 2009

tiff09: My Russian Film List + FREE programming!

Screenshot: tiff. toronto international film festival: september 10 - 19, 2009
Credit: tiff.net

Being a bit under time pressure at this busiest season of the year: jaf, tuf, ctf, vff, bcf, bmf, it is difficult to find time for the tiff.

Here is My Film List of the movies, projections, and events (compare with last year):

Antichrist
Lars von Trier
Denmark/Germany/France/Sweden/Italy/Poland
[dedicated to Andrei Tarkovsky]

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Werner Herzog
USA/Germany

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Werner Herzog
USA

The Sunshine Boy (Sólskinsdrengurinn)
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Iceland

The Good Heart
Dagur Kári
Iceland/France/Denmark/Germany

Kelin
Ermek Tursunov
Kazakhstan
[No dialogue]

Melody for a Street Organ (Melodiya Dlya Sharmanki)
Kira Muratova
Ukraine

Help Gone Mad (Sumashedshaya Pomosh)
Boris Khlebnikov
Russia

Hipsters (Stilyagi)
Valery Todorovsky
Russia
+ In celebration of Hipsters, the Festival presents free swing lessons and a live performance by Aelita with the Galaxy All-Star Orchestra on Tuesday, September 15, in Yonge-Dundas Square
7:00 p.m. - Hipsters Spotlight: swing-dance lessons followed by a concert at 9 p.m. featuring Aelita with the Galaxy All-Star Orchestra in honour of the Russian musical screening as part of the Festival’s Vanguard programme

Wavelengths 5: Une Catastrophe
Une Catastrophe
Jean-Luc Godard
Switzerland/Italy

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont
Canada

Creation
Jon Amiel
United Kingdom

Kamui (Kamui Gaiden)
Yoichi Sai
Japan

Moloch Tropical
Raoul Peck
France/Haiti

L' Affaire Farewell (Farewell)
Christian Carion
France

Irène
Alain Cavalier
France

Frederick Wiseman Presents La Danse – Le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris (La Danse – The Paris Opera Ballet)
Frederick Wiseman
France/USA

Mao's Last Dancer
Bruce Beresford
Australia
+ Wednesday, Sept. 16 9:00PM - The National Ballet of Canada’s preview presentation of the latest production from Aszure Barton in celebration of the Festival’s screening of Mao’s Last Dancer

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Jan Kounen
France

+ Future Projections is a far-reaching programme of installations, interactive film projects and other film-related art work presented outside of the cinema space and throughout the city of Toronto.

+ Free outdoor programming on the Young-Dundas Square (YDS)

+ Friday, Sept. 18 6:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: world premiere of American Masters featuring Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound, followed by an appearance and short concert by Joan Baez herself

Plus, check out for Cameron Bailey's daily highlights about Festival films you may not have heard about.

links:
girish's TIFF 2009 Films
TIFF08: My Russian Film List

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Dunking Dignitaries for Art and Youth in the Junction

Fundraiser at the 2009 Junction Arts Festival:
Dunking Dignitaries for Art and Youth in the Junction
Credit: West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper + Junction Residents Association

WEST TORONTO PAINT & WALLPAPER

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS

DUNKING DIGNITARIES FOR ART AND YOUTH IN THE JUNCTION

West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper will be the site of an exercise in watery democracy at the Junction Arts Festival on Saturday Sept. 12 , 11am-4pm at the company’s Dundas and Pacific location (2975 Dundas Street West.)

Splash a politician or a local luminary into the drink to beautify the Junction and support young artists.

THE JUNCTION DUNK TANK @ WEST TORONTO PAINT & WALLPAPER

One ball for $2. Three balls for $5.

Proceeds go the Junction Residents Association, who with the West Toronto Junction Historical Society and Boom Times Cabaret are producing Boom Times Spring Fling in 2010.

BOOM TIMES SPRING FLING

This project will employ professional artists to work with Junction students to create original art and theatre based on Junction history for display and performance next June. The program will enhance a greater sense of Junction identity and provide creative positive outlets for local youth, as leave lasting artistic monuments in visual art, theatre, and music.

West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper is celebrating the 100th anniversary of this unique Junction family business, which has served and beautified the Junction since 1909.

For more information on West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper at the Junction Arts Festival or other info, please email: tara@westtorontopaint.ca

To find out more about the Boom Times Spring Fling and artists in the schools: please email culture@junctionra.ca.

Poster: West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper Celebrating 100 Years:
Celebrate with Us at the Junction Arts Festival
Credit: West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper

West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper is providing the Junction Dunk Tank this festival weekend, in support of the Junction Residents Association who, with the West Toronto Junction Historical Society and Boom Times Cabaret, are producing Boom Times Spring Fling 2010.

This project will match professional artists with Junction high school students to create original art and theatre based on Junction history.

Come on by to dunk a local politician for just $2 per ball! Saturday 11:00 - 4:00 at Dundas and Pacific.

link:
Call for Junction Artists and Businesses for Boom Times Spring Fling 2010!

Press-Release: What Is Happening on 09/09/09, Which Won't Occur for Another 1001 Years? The 2009 Junction Arts Festival!

Poster: The West Toronto Junction Arts Festival - September 9 to 13, 2009

Dundas West Street Closure - Saturday, September 12 & Sunday, September 13, 2009
Credit: junctionartsfest.com

MEDIA INFORMATION - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto, ON, September 8, 2009

What is happening on 09/09/09, which won't occur for another 1001 years?

THE 2009 JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL!

[ ♪ ] Runs for five days; from opening night celebrations on Wednesday, September 9 (09/09/09) to closing day on Sunday, September 13, along Dundas Street West, from Keele Street to Quebec Avenue

[ ♪ ] Weaving Mosaics is the 2009 festival theme - all ages experience an adventure of visual, dance, literary, musical arts and more

[ ♪ ] Three nights of free concerts on the Main Stage:

Spider Jones and Paul James - Thursday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.
The Framework and Mr. Something Something - Friday, Sept. 11, 8:00 p.m.
The Beauties, Jason Collett and Justin Rutledge - Saturday, Sept. 12, 7:00 p.m.

[ ♪ ] Red Hot Art Spots - Junction galleries, shops, businesses and restaurants open their venues to feature festival visual, musical, and performance artists

[ ♪ ] Weekend Street closure on Saturday and Sunday only, Sept. 12 and 13:

Street performance artists - dance, travelling minstrels and comedy
Literary artists - BookThug authors, writers and poets do recitals and readings
KidZone - Fun zone filled with creative workshops, games and rides
Green Village - Learn that it's easy being green
Street vendor market - Artisan booths and yummy food vendors
Beer tent - Junction City Square at Dundas West & Pacific (main stage area)

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Another "Carnegie" Library, Toronto Public Library’s Annette Street Branch, Celebrates Its Centennial on Saturday, September 12, 2009

Annette 100 evite: Toronto Public Library Community Cornerstones:
Annette Street Branch: 1909 - 100 - 2009
145 Annette Street
Come celebrate with us all day on Saturday, September 12

Experience the Junction’s History
10 am & 2 pm Meet Barbara Myrvold, Toronto Public Library’s local history librarian – and purchase a personally signed copy of The Most Attractive Resort in Town: Public Library Service in West Toronto Junction, 1888–2009.
10:30 am Join members of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society for a walking tour into the neighbourhood’s past.
12 noon Official ceremony and plaque presentation from Heritage Toronto.

3 pm Meet the Junction’s early librarian Miss Elizabeth McCallum and former board chair A. B. Rice in this reenactment of the early days of this Carnegie library.

Entertainment for the Whole Family
10 am Birthday Card Craft Table Kids! Join professional illustrator Loris Lesynski and make birthday cards for Annette Street Branch.
12:30 – 4 pm Cake, refreshments, music, magic, juggling and more.

Credit: torontopubliclibrary.ca

"I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of
the people, because they give nothing for nothing...They reach the
aspiring and open to these chief treasures of the world -- those stored up
in books".

Andrew Carnegie, 1900

Congratulations to the Annette Street Branch on more than 100 years of service to the West Toronto Junction community.

Annette Street Branch 100th Anniversary Party

When: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Annette Branch, 145 Annette Street

Who: Matthew Church, Chair, Toronto Public Library Board, Jane Pyper, City Librarian, Bill Saundercook, Local City Councillor, Barbara McPhail, Heritage Toronto

Toronto Public Library’s Annette Street Branch, Toronto’s second oldest operating public library, will celebrate its 100-year anniversary with an all-day party on Saturday, September 12, 2009. The event is open to the public and festivities will include live music, a magician and juggler, a kids craft table, a birthday cake and more. The West Toronto Junction Historical Society will present a walking tour of the Junction community and Heritage Toronto will unveil a plaque to commemorate the Centennial anniversary of the beautiful Beaux-Arts Annette Street Branch building.

Key times include:

10:00 a.m. – Birthday card craft table with celebrated children’s illustrator Loris Lesynski

10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. – Book signing of The Most Attractive Resort in Town: Public Library Service in West Toronto Junction, 1888-2009 by Barbara Myrvold

10:30 a.m. – Historical Walking Tour with members of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society

12:00 p.m. – Heritage Toronto plaque presentation

12:30 p.m. – Refreshments and entertainment

3:00 p.m. – A Trip Down Memory Lane with local historians A.B. Rice and Miss Elizabeth McCallum, the first librarian for Annette Street Branch

4:00 p.m. – Draw to win one of five copies of The Most Attractive Resort in Town: Public Library Service in West Toronto Junction, 1888-2009 by Barbara Myrvold

links:
torontopubliclibrary.ca: Another Toronto Library to Mark 100 Years of Service!
Google Books: Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw
GeoHack - Toronto Junction Public Library
WGS84 43°39'48.92" N, 79°27'58.4"W
Annette Street Branch TPL's blog: annettestreetbranch.wordpress.com

youtube.com: Annette's SOGR
September 03, 2009
by Annette Street Branch Library, TPL

Reba's Café & Gallery News & Events Calendar for September 2009

Poster: Rebas Café Gallery Events News ArtJunction September 2009

Poster: Rebas Café & Gallery Events & News September 2009
Credit: rebascafe.com

Reba's Café & Gallery Events & News September 2009
Our quiet & comfortable BackPatio is now open.

"Dream Master"
Paintings & Drawings by Rachel Persaud
September 2009
Artist Reception & Barbeque
Thurs. Sept. 17
6:00-9:00 pm

Dream Master is an exhibition of mystical paintings portraying the spirit that bridges the sub-conscious & conscious mind. A selection of illustrations from Dream Master will be featured in Rachel’s first novel, due for release January 2010. A lifelong creator of poetry, prose, music & art, Rachel Persaud is an active member of the Arts & Letters Club of Canada. Her musical ventures include 2 CDs & numerous performances across Canada.

http://www.rachelpersaud.com/

Upcoming Art Shows
October
"In Tandem 2"
Watercolour Paintings
by Ulla Britt-Cole & Gord Cole

November
"New Paintings"
by Jessie Malacarne

December
"The Flowering Heart"
Sculpture & Paintings
By Stephen Lye & Andrea Blonde

September Programming
Sept. 12-13
The Junction Arts Festival

We are taking Rebas on the road to the Junction Arts Festival. Look for our booth between High Park & Quebec on the south side of the street.
It’s gonna be fun. See you there...
Saturday Sept. 12
from 11:00-7:00
Sunday Sept. 13
from 11:00-6:00
(Our café will be closed those days)

Thursday Sept. 17
Artist Reception & Barbeque
from 6-9 pm
"Dream Master"
paintings & drawing by Rachel Persaud

Sunday Sept. 20
Musical Brunch
from 12-3 pm
Emaline Delapaix with Sahra Featherstone
They blend acoustic guitar, celtic harp, violin & vocals into a memorable music experience.
ca.myspace.com/emalinedelapaix
www.sahrafeatherstone.com

Thursday Sept 24
Musical Barbeque
from 7-10 pm
"Rockin’ Swing"
Alan Stellings on cello & Frank Horvat on keyboard.
Bach to Hendrix.
It’s music past your imagination.
www.mycellomusic.com

Sunday Sept. 27
Musical Brunch
from 12-3 pm
Aqualuna is Rob Thaller on piano/keyboard, Joanna Reynolds on saxophone/flute/vocals. Their mellow jazz is perfect for an autumn evening.
www.aqualunamusic.com

Visit our website for the announcement of more music events http://www.rebascafe.com/

For a great blog on Rebas visit www.blogto.com/cafes/rebas

See Snap’s Calendar of Upcoming Events
Lots of Pictures Lots of listings

In the Works…
More Live Music Scheduling, Film Series and more.
Keep us in touch with your comments & suggestions and we will keep you informed as programming develop

Rebas Cafe & Gallery
Join the August Jump at Rebas: Art, Live Music, Sunday Brunches & Thursday Night Barbeques.
3289 Dundas St. W.
(Just East of Runnymede Ave.)
416.626.7372
Tuesday-Friday 8:30-6:00
Saturday-Sunday 9:00-5:00
Evenings reserved for special events & by appointment
http://www.rebascafe.com/

links:
The Arts Junction: Reba's Café & Gallery News & Events Calendar for August 2009
The Arts Junction: Reba's Café & Gallery News & Events Calendar for September 2009

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

West Toronto Junction Historical Society Events: September - October 2009

Screenshot: West Toronto Junction Historical Society Events: September - October 2009
Credit: West Toronto Junction Historical Society

Schedule of Events
All WTJHS (West Toronto Junction Historical Society) meetings take place at the Annette Street Public Library, Committee Room 1, (Downstairs) unless noted otherwise.

Thursday September 10, Annette Street Library
7:30 p.m. Business Meeting

8:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m."Library Service in West Toronto Junction, 1887-2009"
An illustrated presentation by Barbara Myrvold, Toronto Public Library, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Western/Annette Street Branch.

September 9 - 13
Junction Arts Festival

The WTJHS will be there with its historical display and membership details. Come join in the fun.

September 12, Annette Street Library
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Celebrate One Hundred Years of the Annette Street Library on Saturday September 12 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m. Historical Walking Tour Led by Miss Elizabeth McCallum (Madeleine McDowell) and A.B. Rice (Neil Ross), the tour will encounter the Legends of the Junction in their natural habitat.

2:00 p.m. Book Launch and signing The Most Attractive Resort in Town by Barbara Myrvold

3:00 p.m. A Trip Down Memory Lane With A.B. Rice and Miss McCallum, taking tea and reminiscing about books and buildings in the Junction.

September 13, WTJHS Booth
2:00 p.m.

On the Sunday of the Junction Arts Festival join Neil Ross who will lead an Arts and Letters tour of the Junction leaving from the WTJHS booth.
Meet the swashbuckling poets and pioneer painters who gave the Junction its voice.

Thursday, October 1, Annette Street Public Library
7:30 p.m. Business Meeting

8:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m."A Scenic Tour and Short History of Newfoundland", an illustrated talk by Ruth Dobb.

Sunday October 25
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Wild Wild Junction, an historical Mystery Tour

West Toronto Junction Historical Society fall fund raiser and pub crawl. Chief Josiah Royce investigates the "Death of Joe Curly"; "Harlotry, Iniquity, and Vice"; the "Heydon House Brawl" and "Last Call in the Junction".

Get your tickets for a fascinating glimpse of the other side of Junction history , beginning at the Troubadour Tavern, 3071 Dundas Street West at Quebec Avenue. Route and times may vary, please check wtjhs.ca for details.

To obtain tickets for this event send a cheque or money order to: WTJHS, 145 Annette Street, Toronto,ON. M6P 1P3. Or drop by our booth at the Junction Arts Festival, Sept 12 and 13.

Tickets are $25.00 each.

Cover: The Most Attractive Resort in Town: Public Library Service in West Toronto Junction, 1888 - 1989
Barbara Forsyth & Barbara Myrvold
Credit: Toronto Public Library

"Established in 1888 as the West Toronto Junction Mechanics' Institute, it was renamed Toronto Junction Public Library in 1895, then West Toronto Public Library in 1908/09. Upon West Toronto's 1909 annexation to the City of Toronto, it becomes the Western Branch of Toronto Public Library (TPL). In 1962, the TPL board renamed the library Annette Street."

links:
The Arts Junction: Junction Literary Pub Crawl with Glen Downie
The Arts Junction: The Junction Amalgamation Celebration, May 1, 2009: a Brilliant Folk Art Rendering of Democracy in the Junction
The Arts Junction: Toronto Junction presents Free Centennial Walking Tours
cnw.ca: Media Advisory - Another Toronto Library to Mark 100 Years of Service!
keeptorontoreading.ca: Where the Author Lives: A History of the Junction
By Barbara Myrvold, Senior Service Specialist, Local History, Toronto Public Library
City of Toronto: Toronto's 175th Anniversary: Special Events

Press-Release: The KidZone is a FunZone: At the Junction Arts Festival, September 12 & 13, 2009

Screenshot: The Junction Arts Featival - Weaving Mosaics - September 9 to 13, 2009

Screenshot: Junction Arts Festival - Weaving Mosaics - September 9 to 13, 2009

Dundas West Street Closure - Saturday, September 12 & Sunday, September 13, 2009
Credit: junctionartsfest.com

MEDIA INFORMATION - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Please retain for kid-friendly event listings

17th ANNUAL JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL:

The KidZone is a FunZone; daily during the weekend street closure, September 12 and 13, 2009

Toronto, ON, September 1, 2009 - Like a mosaic, the 2009 Junction Arts Festival (September 9 - 13) weaves a multitude of eclectic cultural and artistic elements together to create one big celebration, and the KidZone is a fun creative adventure happening daily throughout the weekend street closure (Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 only, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Centrally located this year in the festival's epicentre area (Junction City Square, 2960 Dundas St. W. at Pacific Ave.), the KidZone features familiar hands-on creative activities, family-friendly workshops and community entertainment, plus the new sports complex, jumping castle and the ultimate in super slides; The Cliff-hanger.

JFAC Chair Councillor Bill Saundercook (Ward 13, City of Toronto) states, "We welcome kids of all ages to the Junction Arts Festival KidZone this year. It's bigger and better than ever before, where children can run free and play in a safe enclosed environment."

The KidZone (supported by Scotiabank) is a fun zone, where the children will enjoy the new games and rides and the parents will enjoy the affordable day passes and single ride tickets; priced at $10.00 for a day-pass or 50 cents per single ticket.

RIDES AND GAMES
(DAY PASSES AND SINGLE TICKETS):