The Junction Night Market - Your Local Food, Drink, Art and Music Event: July 7

Image: Junction Night Market July 7, 2018

Credit: The Junction Farmers Market

This is the sixth year of the Junction Farmers Market hosting a Night Market!

Junction Night Market 2018
A Community Food Festival to Benefit Programs that Promote Access to Local Food  

Date: Saturday, July 7, 2018
Time: 7-11 pm

The Junction Train Platform  + Pacific Avenue, just North of Dundas Street West
2960 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8


Food & Drink Tokens: $5 each

The 2018 Junction Night Market is happening Saturday, July 7

Come enjoy some of the best local food and drink that The Junction has to offer on July 7th 7 pm - 11 pm!

You can expect tasty food from: Aphrodite Cooks, Chic Peas Veg, Dirty Food Catering, Dvourr, Feed it Forward, Holy Cannoli Toronto, Honest Weight, Madonna Mia - La Vizziata Gelateria, Manipura Doubles, Mildred's Temple Kitchen, Mnandi Pies, No.7 Mexican Hot Sauce Inc., Pacific Park Social, Phancy Food & Catering, Tapioca Toronto, TC's Tibetan Momo, The Beet Organic Cafe, UB Social Cafe & General Store, and When the pig came home!

To wash it all down, we've got: Collective Arts Brewing, Draught Dodger Brewery, High Park Brewery, Junction Craft Brewing, Longslice Brewery, Nickel 9 Distillery, People's Pint Brewing Company, Rainhard Brewing Co., Shacklands Brewing Co., and Windswept Cider !

Indie88Toronto will keep the tunes going on Pacific Avenue with some sweet giveaways!

Musical artists presented by Sparrow Tree Productions will also be performing on the Junction Train Platform:

7:30-8:30pm- Benjamin Doerksen
9:30-10:30pm- For Keeps
Kilogram will also start and finish the night for us while also spinning a variety of tunes in between sets.

WHY DO WE DO THIS?
Not only does this event support our neighbourhood businesses, but it also raises funds to support a variety of programs that promote access to healthy food, including a food voucher program in partnership with The Four Villages Community Health Centre. The voucher program facilitates equitable access to local healthy food for low income residents in the community. Last year the market was able to help over 160 families to receive access to healthy food.

NEW THIS YEAR!
More vendors, more fun, and more environmentally-friendly! That's right. This year we will have reusable mugware from Dream Zero and a limited number of JFM branded glassware for sale to keep you looking cool and help reduce our event carbon footprint!

Stay tuned for more details:

website: Junction Farmers’ Market 
facebook: Junction Market
twitter: Junction Market
instagram: Junction Market
hashtag: #JunctionNightMarket

Coming up this weekend, @JunctionMarket's Junction Night Market, July 7, 7-11 pm. It's a community celebration showcasing local food, drink, and music. Learn more at https://t.co/5yL3ZnxOmz. Proceeds will go towards helping local people gain access to fresh and healthy food! pic.twitter.com/gIBmFdGxDA

— The Junction (@TorontoJunction) June 25, 2018

CONTACT Photography in the Junction: Venues + Exhibitions

Photography Festival CONTACT 2018 in the West Toronto Junction Neighbourhood
Illustration of the CONTACT in Junction Map
Credit: http://scotiabankcontactphoto.com

Each May, The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival provides a month-long celebration of the art and profession of photography in Toronto. Year 2018 is another year of Photography in the Junction - part of CONTACT Photography Festival.

CONTACT 2018 Photography in the Junction: 
Exhibitions + Venues

1. Zalucky Contemporary
3044 Dundas St. West

Featured Exhibition: Day for Night
Sam Cotter
April 28–June 2

Reception
Saturday, April 28, 4pm–6pm

2. UB Social Cafe & General Store
3015 Dundas St. West

Open Exhibition: Visionary Mammals
Astara, Kalista, Moana, Arthur, Giovanni, Myles, Henry, Kaiya, Raz, Theo B., Theo P., Cassidy, Xavier, Roberto, Mathus, Monty, Jude
May 1–31

3. ARTiculations | Earl Selkirk Gallery
2928 Dundas St. West

Open Exhibition: The Trees Amongst Us
Nicola Woods
May 3–27

Reception
Saturday, May 5, 4pm–7pm
Artist Talk + presentation by LEAF
Sunday, May 27, 2pm

4. Latitude 44 Framing & Decor
2900 Dundas St. West

Open Exhibition: Triumvirate Observations
Brian Anderson, Michael Lindon, Delfina Mehes
May 1–31

Reception
Saturday, May 5, 7pm–10pm

5. NODO Restaurant
2885 Dundas St. West

Open Exhibition: C41: The Road So Far
Victor Torok
May 1–31

6. Billboards at Dundas St W and Glenlake Ave

Public Installation: United in Love
Kent Monkman in collaboration with Chris Chapman
April 30–June 3

More Info: https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/

Junction Pumpkinfest: Fall Fun Day for The Entire Family: October 28

Pumpkin carving at The Train Platform, trick or treat at local businesses, 
enjoy many family friendly activities throughout the neighbourhood.

Pumpkinfest in the Junction October 28, 2017
Credit: The JunctionBIA

It's that time of year when everything goes PUMPKIN

Pumpkinfest in The Junction

When: Saturday, October 28, 2017
Time: 2 PM - 6 PM
Where: Dundas & Keele, Dundas strip from Quebec Ave to Indian Grove

A Fall Fun Day for The Entire Family

Enjoy a day of family fun at Pumpkinfest in the Junction on Saturday, October 28. Starting at 2:00 p.m., children of all ages are welcome to design or carve pumpkins at the Junction Train Platform (2964 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Ontario). The pumpkins, donated by the Sweet Potato, are free to carve and all tools are provided.

The Junction will be full of fall spirit, with activities for all ages. Those in costume can go trick-or-treating at local businesses (local for the Pumpkinfest Trick or Treat Location decal on their windows) and participate in The Junction City Music Hall’s Monster Mash Costume Dance Party from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

The Monster Mash is a family event, it is $5 per group, and everyone is welcome. Come on out with your costumes, dance, and play pinball and win some great prizes.

Weather permitting, there will be a Bouncy Castle at Junction Health.

Free

This event organized by the Junction BIA: Pumpkinfest Events Saturday October 28, 2017

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It will be Pumpkin Walk in Vine Park on Wednesday, November 1, 6-9 pm

#JunctionPumpkinfest

Poster by Leeay Aikawa: Pumpkinfest in the Junction October 28, 2017

Credit: The JunctionBIA

Junction Summer Solstice Street Festival: June 24

Map: The Junction Summer Solstice Festival in Toronto: June 24, 2017

Credit: www.TheJunctionSummerSolstice.com

Celebrate The Summer Solstice in The Junction

Free Event
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Noon - Midnight

Celebrate the longest day of the year in the Junction at the Junction Summer Solstice Festival! Each year The Junction neighbourhood holds a Solstice Festival to welcome summer with fun, food, music, and entertainment. The fun starts at noon with family friendly events throughout the festival, all along Dundas Street West from Indian Grove to Quebec Avenue.

Brought to you by The Junction BIA

Some Event Highlights: Junction Summer Solstice Festival on June 24

Bands: The Junction Summer Solstice Festival, June 24, 2017

TUNS, the Canadian 'supergroup', will be headlining this year’s Junction Summer Solstice Festival.

TUNS, comprised of Chris Murphy from Sloan, Matt Murphy of The Super Friendz, and The Inbreds’ Mike O'Neill, TUNS will end out the evening on Saturday June 24th with their 10:30pm set on the main stage. This is an exciting new band of equals, of collaborators, of experienced veterans who sound as exuberant as ever. It’s like a music geek’s version of fantasy baseball. The band’s self-titled debut album was released at the end of last summer.


More Info: junctioneer: JUNCTION SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL, SATURDAY JUNE 24TH lineup

Schedule: Snug As A Bug Kid’s Zone at the Summer Solstice in the Junction

Visit the Kid’s Zone at the Summer Solstice, sponsored by Snug As A Bug in the Junction.

Heintzman Street will be turned into the new Snug as a Bug Kids Zone! Bring your kids for a fun afternoon (12pm to 5:30pm) of hula hooping, face painting, a magic show, and to bounce around in a pirate ship! Snug As A Bug will also be supplying a FREE craft kit for the little ones to take home. Don’t forget to stop by the store to get some crafting ideas and join in on the fun in the front window!

Can’t make it that day? Don’t worry, stop by the store Snug As A Bug anytime and you can pick up a FREE craft kit for your children. Each kit includes doodads and fabric swatches that your children can use to endlessly explore their creativity.

Poster: Junction Tree Tour and Tree Care Tips

Walking Tours, Community Groups, and Local Exhibitors at High Park Plaza

2pm Junction Tree Tour
3pm Junction History Tour
4pm Junction Tree Tour
5pm Junction History Tour

Community groups will be on hand to share their knowledge and engage guests with interactive activities at High Park Plaza.

Local residents will also have a chance to join The Junction Adopt-A-Street-Tree initiative, an exciting pilot project being launched by LEAF at the Junction Solstice Festival this year. First opportunity to the public to adopt their own tree!

More Info: yourleaf.org: Junction Tree Tour and Tree Care Tips

"Last Call Before the Junction Goes Dry" The Night They Closed the Bars and Other Spectacular Events in West Toronto.  Neil Ross will lead two walks at 3pm and 5pm, departing from the WTJHS and Junction Heritage Conservation table.

Capture: ArtTour Artists Market At The Junction Solstice Festival

ArtTour Artists Market at BMO Parking Lot

from 11 am to 9 pm

Over 20 artists at an outdoor market brought to you by ArtTour and Above Ground Art Supplies.

More Info: arttourcollective.com: The Junction Summer Solstice Festival

Please find a schedule at TheJunctionSummerSolstice.com: Schedule

Social Media:

Instagram: torontojunction
Twitter: @torontojunction
Facebook: thejunctionsummersolstice
#JunctionSolstice

The Junction’s Summer Solstice Festival has been a long-standing tradition on the west-side of Toronto, offering crowds of all ages a full day of music, art, outdoor patios, leisurely shopping, and entertaining programs. See you there!

Youtube Video: The Junction Summer Solstice Festival 2014 

Posted by TheJunctionBIA

One more reason to come to the Junction: 

The Junction Farmers Market runs from 9am to 1 pm at the Train Platform.

Spent yesterday at home in #JunctionTO for Summer solstice festival. Music, beer, great food and happy people everywhere. I ❤️ my hood.

— Steve Patterson (@patterballs) June 25, 2017

National Poetry Month Celebration in the Junction

Famous Last Words Bar. The “P” Word poetry reading in the Junction. 

Celebrating National Poetry Month

When: Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Time:  7-10 pm
Venue: Famous Last Words
Address: 392 Pacific Avenue, Toronto, ON M6P 2R1
(South-West corner of Pacific and Dundas)

FREE!

Poster: Famous Last Words Upcoming Events 2017

Credit: @flwtoronto

Plus: All through April. 

The “P” Word. Celebrating National Poetry Month in the Junction.
Self guided walking and reading tour of poems posted in store windows along Dundas St. West between Keele and High Park Ave.

Please email for more info: mooneatersue@gmail.com

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2017

Official 2017 National Poetry Month NPM17 poster 

Credit: poets.ca/

Celebrate National Poetry Month 2017 this April!

To think of time–of all that retrospection!
To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward!

From “To Think of Time” by Walt Whitman

theme: Time
hashtags: #NPM17 or #poeticmoment or #poetrymonth
updates: @CanadianPoets
visit: poets.ca/npm.

Celebrating Poetry Month: https://t.co/8aS3Nkewk4#npm17 #poetry #reading in the #JunctionTO at @flwtoronto #Toronto. Famous Last Words Bar. pic.twitter.com/SmaDjfIIfk

— olgA (@artjunctionto) April 13, 2017

Artist Talk at Zalucky Contemporary: March 11 at 2 pm

Artist Talk: Lili Huston-Herterich, 
in conversation with Erin Alexa Freedman

When: Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 2 pm
Address: 3044 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z3

On the occasion of her solo exhibition We of the Middling Sort, Lili Huston-Herterich will speak with independent curator, writer and textile historian Erin Alexa Freedman on the various threads of inquiry lining this project.

Lili Huston-Herterich is a Toronto-based artist with a background in photography and a practice currently rooted in multidisciplinary installation. The artist routinely employs anti-hierarchical methods of art-making; integrating craft practices, staging participatory events, and using utilitarian objects to engage bodies that share the same space. Recent exhibition include Babble On at Rockaway Topless, NY (2016), Soft Rug & A Chirping Bird at AC Repair Co., Toronto (2016), The Mouth that Holds the Tongue at The Power Plant, Toronto (2015), and Several Swallowing Egg Sounds at Peregrine Program, Chicago (2015). She is currently working on a digital archive project Chroma Lives with design historian Erin Alexa Freedman that was previously supported as a Performance-In-Residence with Amsterdam-based organization If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution (2015-2016), as well as the Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts (2016).

Erin Alexa Freedman (b. Toronto, Ontario) is an independent curator and writer living and working in New York. A recent MA graduate of the Bard Graduate Center, her interest in global textile histories is characterized by a commitment to issues of process, materiality, intercultural exchange, and sustainability. In 2016, she co-curated Chroma Lives with Lili Huston-Herterich, a durational archival performance and exhibition profiling Toronto’s cross-disciplinary art community of the 1980s through oral history. Currently, she is helping prepare Migrant Bauhaus, an international project marking the school’s centenary, which examines the school’s post-war international dissemination and reception. 

The exhibition We of the Middling Sort is currently on view and continues until March 25th.

Lili Huston-Herterich:  
We of the Middling Sort
February 25 - March 25, 2017

In the late nineteenth century, the Junction was home to one of Toronto’s most bustling manufacturing communities. Branded the Junction after the trisecting railway lines that enclosed its easternmost enclave, its residential interior was shielded from the outside by rows of industrial facilities turning out sundries from pianos to soap. New business interests came and went, all recklessly polluting the neighbourhood for years, leaching chemicals into its soil and clouding its skies in inky threads of unburned carbon. It wasn’t until the 1970s that the Junction’s residents finally convinced the city to address the litany of public health concerns that had plagued the community throughout a century of heedless waste disposal. The once lauded, though increasing isolated, epicenter of the city’s consumer goods production had quite literally become fortressed in its own rubbish.

For We of the Middling Sort, Lili Huston-Herterich has collected the valueless cutaways of a local upholsterer and the unwanted clothing donated by its residents as the raw material for her work. Some of these garments, stretched taut or disassembled, are documented in photograms—cameraless images made by exposing a photosensitive surface to light. The prints capture light passing through garment openings and gossamer-thin surfaces, revealing spectral portraits of wear and the murky threshold between flesh and fabric.

For Huston-Herterich, this space between is less about marking boundaries or suggesting exit strategies than revealing a place (and moment) for potential contact. The x-ray logic of the photogram, which turns opaque objects into silhouettes and unobstructed space into darkness, is echoed in a series of ceramic casts attached to clothing assemblages that hang between the framed prints. While these handfuls of clay appear fragile, each one uniquely textured by the lost-and-found glove used to mould it, they are anything but. As casts of the dimpled spaces left by clenched fists, they more readily recall hands raised together in resistance. Were these hands attached to arms once clothed in the shirtsleeves thronged together and quilted to the curtain of upholstery ends on the gallery’s back wall? Like relics of refusal, these works trace the community's enduring opposition to demise, even if those traces are now barely recognizable.

~ Erin Alexa Freedman, 2017

The artist would like to thank Fabric Fabric and the neighbouring community for the material donations, as well as recognize LIFT (Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto), the Ontario Arts Council, and Superframe for their support in the production of this exhibition.


For more information, click here.

Zalucky ContemporaryWednesday to Saturday: 11am - 6pm
or by appointment
The gallery is located at 3044 Dundas St. W, in the Junction and just west of High Park Avenue.
647-352-3331
www.zaluckycontemporary.com
info@zaluckycontemporary.com

Santa in the Junction on Sunday December 4

Poster: Santa in the Junction: Winter Market

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Credit: www.junctionbia.ca

Full steam ahead!  Get into the holiday spirit with Santa Claus!

The Junction BIA will be hosting their popular annual tradition, Santa in the Junction - Free All Day Event on Sunday, December 4, 2016 Starting at 11 AM!

The major attractions include a visit from Santa and his elves at the Junction Train Platform on Dundas Street West near Pacific Avenue spreading Christmas joy starting at 11 a.m., and a street wide market theme spanning the neighborhood from Indian Grove to Quebec Avenue.

Kick off your holiday shopping with businesses who will be participating in the street wide market atmosphere by having indoor markets, fleas, craft sales, and other original shopping experiences. This year’s market shopping includes The Junction Flea, Firsthand Fair and The Arts Market!

Santa in the Junction is a day of holiday shopping, winter markets, crafts and fun.

Take a look at the program to see what local businesses are planning for the day!

Santa in the Junction 2016 Neighbourhood Map

Credit: www.junctionbia.ca

Santa in the Junction Winter Market

Shop the Winter Market

• 3030: Winter Market, 12-5 pm
• SMASH: Winter Market, 10-6 pm
• Community Junction: Winter Market, 12-5 pm

Visit the Train Station

• Arts Market: 11 am -5 pm
• Visit Santa: 11 am -2 pm
• Children's Choir: 12:30 pm
• Live Music: 3 pm

Events and Workshops

• West Toronto Paint: Mrs. Claus Live Window Display, 11 am - 3 pm
• Baby on the Hip: Creative Children's Dance Performance, 11 am - 4 pm
• Take Note:  Creative Children's Dance Performance, 11 am - 4 pm
• Pinot's Pallette: Festive Painting Activity
• Junction Health: All Day Workshops
• Vesuvio's Pizzeria: Ugly Christmas Sweater Photos, 1 - 4 pm
• Articulations: Free Winter Wonderland Crafting, 1 - 4 pm
• Aboveground: Art Demonstration
• Dala Decor: Draw to Win Christmas Care Package
• Community Junction: Creative Children's Dance Performance, 1 - 4 pm 
• Snug as a Bug: Creative Children's Dance Performance, 1 - 4 pm
• Hellen + Hildegard: Herbal Holiday Fun
• Zalucky Contemporary Gallery: Talk n' Tour, 11 am
• RPM: Ride to Conquer Cancer Charity Event
• Agora Cafe: Holiday Music

More info:
thejunctionbia.ca: Santa in the Junction 2016
facebook.com: Santa in the Junction: Winter Market
twitter: #SantaintheJunction
twitter: #ShopTheJunction

A Call for Donations: In Producing 'Quilted Portraits' of the Junction Community

Image: Special Request to Junction Community Residents

Courtesy of Zalucky Contemporary

 
Special Request to Junction Community Residents

Zalucky Contemporary, a local contemporary art gallery, is currently collecting donations of unused and over-worn clothing that will be used in an upcoming exhibition in February 2017 by Toronto-based artist Lili Huston-Herterich.

"I am interested in producing 'quilted portraits' of the Junction community through recycled textile materials that are no longer useable. So really, clothes that have been loved and worn to the point of rags - holey socks, stained shirts, ripped or torn garments, or otherwise are all fair game!

The final works will be photographic, and I will be acknowledging the support of all participating clothing donators (upon permission)."

~ Lili Huston-Herterich

Donations can be made directly to the gallery, through the front door mail-slot. Please make sure to leave your name and contact details if you would like to receive public credit.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the gallery via email at info@zaluckycontemporary.com.

Deadline: Sunday December 4, 2016

Zalucky Contemporary
3044 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON, M6P 1Z3

647-352-3331

Gallery Tour... with a Cup of Coffee! Saturday November 19 @ 11am

Screenshot: Zalucky Contemporary Art Gallery
3044 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z3

Gallery Tour at Zalucky Contemporary

When: Saturday, November 19 @ 11am
Address: 3044 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z3

Join us for a GALLERY TOUR (...and coffee!) on Saturday November 19 at 11 am

Join us at the gallery for a 15-minute casual talk about the current exhibition Curbside, which presents new work by Toronto-based artist Laura Moore.

All local Junction-area residents are welcome, and morning coffee/snacks will be served!

An RSVP to info@zaluckycontemporary.com would be appreciated.

We hope to see you on Saturday!

Best,

Juliana Zalucky,
Zalucky Contemporary

‘SEARCHING’: A New Art Exhibition at Latitude 44 Gallery

Postcard: Solo Exhibition "Searching" by Tia Gillespie  

Find Solace in the things that keep your heart

March 31 - April 30, 2016; Opening Reception, Thursday March 31, 2016 6pm-9pm

Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Décor 2900 Dundas St. W, Toronto ON M6P 1Y8  

Credit: latitude44gallery.ca: Event: Searching

"Find Solace in the things that keep your heart"

~ Tia Gillespie

New Art Exhibition

'SEARCHING'

artist Tia Gillespie’s intimate, thought provoking show

‘SEARCHING’ is a quest for the preservation of memory which morphs into an alchemical journey.

The discovery of the creative potential for encapsulating the ephemeral and its capacity for binding the past and the future through the present moment.

Using realism, Tia explores the moments that life creates and the imprints left in their wake.

A graduate of OCAD University and a participant of their Florence Off Campus Studies Program, Tia is a practicing, Professional artist based in Kingston, Ontario Canada.

When:  March 31 - April 30, 2016

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 31, 2016 6pm-9pm.

Venue : Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Décor
Location: 2900 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Canada
(West of the intersection of Dundas Street West & Keele Street in the historic Junction of Toronto and wheelchair accessible)

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 7pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm / Monday: by appointment
Phone: 416-769-2900
Email: latitude44gallery@bellnet.ca

More information:
Latitude44Gallery.ca: Event: Searching
TiaGillespie.com: Tia Gillespie Fine Art

‏@TiaGillespie: SEARCHING Latitude 44 Gallery Toronto; Mar 31-Apr 30
#soloshow #art #exhibit #pencil #drawing #portrait #tiagillespie

Credit: twitter.com: @TiaGillespie

The Junction Night Market - Your Local Food, Drink, Art and Music Event: July 11

Poster: Junction Night Market, Saturday, July 11, 2015; 7-11 pm

Credit: junctionmarket.ca: Junction Night Market 2015

This is the third year of the Junction Farmers Market hosting a Night Market!

#JunctionNightMarket 2015

A Community Food Festival to benefit the Junction farmers Market Food Voucher Program

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2015; 
Time: 7-11 pm

Pacific Avenue, just north of Dundas Street West

$5 Local Food!
$5 Local Craft Beer, Cider and Wine


The Junction Farmers’ Market presents the Night Market, Saturday, July 11 from 7 to 11 p.m. on Pacific Avenue, just north of Dundas Street West.

This is a community food event - an evening of fabulous local food, craft beer, cider and Ontario wine in the Junction! Tickets will be available on site. Beer, wine and food is only $5.00 each!

All the proceeds will go toward helping community members gain access to fresh and healthy food through the Junction Farmers Market Food Voucher Program.

Last year, almost $9000 in funds raised at the Night Market went to benefit the Junction Farmers Market voucher program, administered through the Four Villages Community Health Centre. The vouchers are redeemed at the market – giving equitable access to food for those in need. It’s win-win! More members of our community gain access to healthy local food and our farmers are supported through greater sales.

Participating vendors include prepared food favourites from the Junction Farmers Market, local Junction restaurants, craft breweries, cideries and Ontario wineries!

Participating Vendors:

Aphrodite Cooks
CEDAR Cold Pressed Organic Juice
Cookie Martinez – Colombian Street Food
Delight
Farmhouse Tavern
Great Lakes Brewery
High Park Brewery
Hogtown Charcuterie
Honest Weight
Indie88
Junction Craft Brewery
La Vizziata Gelateria & Dessert Bar
Longslice Brewery
Mo’Rockin’
Pommies
Tawse Winery
TC’s Tibetan Momo
The Beet
When the Pig Came Home BBQ

Music At the Night Market!

Screenshot: Music at the Night Market 2015

This year, we're bringing live music to the Night Market!

Bradley James McGoey, will be opening up the stage with upbeat campfire inspired tunes. Bradley is a regular busker at the Junction Farmers Market, and he is looking forward to singing with you into the night!

The band, Gestures will be performing at the Junction Night Market this year!

Our main act of the night will be Gestures, a local Toronto band, with an indie folk inspired sound.This young group of musicians has written and produced their own EP Things of the Heart, and will be performing originals and covers later in the evening.

Be sure to bring your dancing shoes, friends!

More info:
website: Junction Farmers’ Market 
facebook: Junction Market
twitter: Junction Market
instagram: Junction Market
hashtag: #JunctionNightMarket

insidetoronto: Bloor West Villager: Junction Night Market proceeds support healthy food programs

Check out last year's photos and a video from The Night Market:

Junction Night Market 2014, photos by JunctionFarmers Market

Credit: flickr: JunctionFarmers Market

Plus, check farmersmarketsontario.com: Junction Farmers Market, Toronto, Ontario

Screenshot: Farmers' Markets Ontario: Junction Farmers Market

Remember when we turned Pacific Ave into a culinary oasis? It's happening again July 11, 2015! #JunctionNightMarket pic.twitter.com/nYiX3d6haA

— Junction Market (@JunctionMarket) June 10, 2015

CONTACT 2015 Photography in the Junction: No Boundaries Opening Receptions on Saturday, May 2nd

Poster: Photography in the Junction: May 1-31, 2015

20+ Artists in 16 Venues, All within A Few Blocks

Photo: from Giulio Muratori's Abandoned series
Credit: thejunctionbia.ca + scotiabankcontactphoto.com

Throughout the month of May in Toronto, CONTACT has no boundaries.


CONTACT Photography Festival in The Junction
May 1–31, 2015

Presented by The Junction BIA

The Junction BIA is pleased to present another great year of Photography in the Junction - part of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.

This year you will be able to explore 16 venues and see fine photographic works of 20+ artists.

This is yet again, the highest concentration of photographic venues in the City, for the duration of an internationally acclaimed CONTACT Photography Festival.

CONTACT 2015 Photography Festival in the Junction Opening Receptions
May 2, 6-9 pm


Make your way to The Junction neighbourhood and discover all participating businesses hosting their very own opening receptions on May 2nd, 2015 from 6PM – 9 PM along Dundas St. West. between Indian Grove and Quebec Avenue.

Furthermore you will have a chance to meet several photographers at participating venues.

Location: Anchored by the intersection of Dundas Street West and Keele Street, the Junction neighbourhood follows Dundas Street West and is an emerging art and design district.

Public Transit:  Easily accessible from Dundas West, Keele, or High Park Metro Stations. Average 15 minute walk (north).

TTC:
-No.30 - from High Park Subway Station
-No.40 - from Dundas West Subway Station
-No.41 - from Keele Subway Station
-No.89 - from Keele Subway Station

Venues and Map: Photography in the Junction: May 1-31, 2015

Credit: thejunctionbia.ca

Please find more details about all venues and photographers; opening receptions, contest, map and directions on the Junction BIA's website CONTACT 2015 in the Junction.


CONTACT 2015 celebrates photography as a medium without boundaries.

Image: @artjunctionto CONTACT 2015 celebrates photography as a medium without boundaries. 
Credit: scotiabankcontactphoto.com

Please come and celebrate another great year of Photography in the Junction - part of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival!

Junction Music Festival September 20 – Program and Map

Poster: Toronto Junction Music Festival

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Credit: www.thejunctionmusicfestival.com

The Junction Music Festival

The 3rd annual festival of independent music in Toronto's Junction neibourhood.


When: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Times: 12 pm (noon) to 12 am (midnight)
Location: The Junction, Dundas West @ Keele Street, Toronto
5 outdoor stages + Vine Street Parkette
30+ participating music venues + busker stations
60+ musicians + bands
Event: FREE / ALL AGES


Presented by: The Junction BIA

The Junction Music Festival is a community-first festival, taking place September 20th, 2014 and highlights and celebrates world class and local talent that is constantly emerging from one of Toronto's most creative areas. 

Coined as the emerging art and design neighbourhood of Toronto, this eclectic community anchored by Dundas St West and Keele Street is home to a festival celebrating local up-and-coming talent and rising stars. Move to the sounds of a collection of musical performances rocking a number of stages both day and night while discovering the celebrated food, drink and nightlife that makes the Junction a must visit Toronto destination.

For more information on the festival visit:
http://thejunctionmusicfestival.com/
Facebook Page dedicated to news and updates:
https://www.facebook.com/TheJunctionMusicFestival
Official Festival twitter handle:
@TheJunctionMF
Official Festival hashtag:
#junctionmusicfest

Show time and Map of music venue locations, busker stations and stage performances:

Image: The Junction Music Festival 2014 Program and Map

Saturday, September 20, 2014
Credit: www.thejunctionmusicfestival.com

List of Stage Performances:

S1 McMurray Stage
3048 Dundas Street West @ McMurray Street
Axis Gallery & Grill - McMurray Stage Sponsor
12-3 pm - Julian Fauth
4-7 pm -  Junction City All-Stars
8-11 pm - Big Otter Creek

S2 Vine Parkette
200 Vine Avenue @ West of McMurray / East of Pacific Avenue
2 pm - Breathe Yoga Studio: Free yoga class
3 pm - Hip Kik: Belly dancing
5-8 pm - Open Mic Acoustic Session
8:30 pm - Outdoor Cinema in the park: "School of Rock" (2003) starring Jack Black.

S3 Pacific / Wavelength Stage
2968 Dundas Street West @ Pacific Avenue
The Passenger - Pacific Avenue Stage Sponsor
1:00 pm – Erika Werry & The Alphabet
2:30 pm – Two Koreas
4:00 pm – Tails
5:30 pm – Omhouse
7:00 pm – Paradise Animals
8:30 pm – Ark Analog
10:00 pm – Rambunctious

S4 Junction Train Platform Stage
2960-2964 Dundas Street West @ East of Pacific Avenue
2:00 pm – Whiskey Jack
3:30 pm – Ginger Grey
5:00 pm – Sun K
6:30 pm – Beams
8:00 pm – Bard From The Club
9:30 pm – House of David Gang

S5 Mavety Stage
2897 Dundas Street West @ Mavity Street
12:00 pm – Liminal Divide
1:30 pm – AHI
2:30 pm – Iduna
3:30 pm – UKAE
4:30 pm – Alright Alright
6:00 pm – Hands & Teeth
7:30 pm – KASHKA
9:00 pm - TBD

S6 Main Stage
2803 Dundas Street West @ Indian Grove
6 pm – The Chameleon Project
7 pm – Teenage Kicks
8 pm – The Beauties
9 pm – The Sadies

Bring your family and friends and let the music guide you through the #JunctionTO!

Plus: #LoveJunctionTO Contest! 

Tell the Junction BIA what you love about The Junction using the hashtag #lovejunctionto to win a pretty cool prize pack.
Submit entries via Instagram, Twitter, Email or fill in a ballot at one of our Info Booths.

Contest runs until September 21st.
Email: thejunctionbia@gmail.com
 

Video: The Junction Music Festival 2013 

Video Produced by Andrew Williamson 

Sound Dinosaur Bones 

Published by TheJunctionBIA 

Credit: YouTube: http://youtu.be/utIM02cAchA 

www.thejunctionmusicfestival.com

The Junction Music Festival 2014: Call for Musicians

Poster: The Junction Music Festival Call for Musicians

Starting March 1st - Closing May 15th, 2014

Preference will be given to local talent

Apply: thejunctionmusicfestival.com

Credit: thejunctionbia.ca: The Junction Music Festival 2014 - Call For Submissions

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

The Junction Music Festival is putting out a call for musicians starting March 1st.

Apply now to play at the Junction Music Festival,
which will be held Saturday, September 20, 2014!

Apply online: thejunctionmusicfestival.com/apply-2014/

Application deadline - May 15th, 2014.

Preference will be given to local talent
 
More details can be found at www.thejunctionmusicfestival.com

Spread the word #junctionTO!

#JunctionTO CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! via @JunctionBIA The Junction Music Festival is putting out a call for... http://t.co/fNKEVJrgQF
— The Junction, T.O. (@junctionTO) February 26, 2014

YouTube Video: Highlights from The Junction Music Festival, September 21, 2013 

The clouds cleared and west end music fans were treated to a a diverse, eclectic selection of music including Young Running, Polaris nominee Zaki Ibrahim, Annabelle Chvostek, and Dirty Penny. 

Highlight of the night - Ottawa based show band "The Peptides" and the strange stage performance by the lead singer from Dirty Penny. 

Only in the Junction. 

Published by JimmysWorldVideo

Junction Music Festival: A Vibrant Arts and Culture Destination: September 21

Poster: The Junction Music Festival

September 21, 2013

FREE, All Ages, All Day Long

5 Outdoor Stages; 20+ Participation Venues

Credit: thejunctionbia.ca: The Junction Music Festival 2013

Follow @TheJunctionMF for all updates regarding #junctionmusicfest!
— The Junction BIA (@junction_bia) September 21, 2013

The Junction Business Improvement Area presents

The Junction Music Festival

Date: Saturday, September 21st, 2013

Time: noon - 11 pm

Location: The Junction

On Saturday, September 21st, 2013 let the Music guide you through the Junction!

The Junction Music Festival is a festival of independent music for all ages, taking place September 21st, 2013 in Toronto’s Junction Neighbourhood.

Coined as the emerging art and design neighbourhood of Toronto, this eclectic community anchored by Dundas St West & Keele St is home to a festival celebrating local up-and-coming talent and rising stars. Move to the sounds of a collection of musical performances rocking a number of stages both day and night while discovering the celebrated food, drink and nightlife that makes the Junction a must visit Toronto destination.

For more information, visit www.thejunctionmusicfestival.com.

#junctionmusicfest full details at http://t.co/YloOgfpwfA Festival news and updates on FB Page: https://t.co/h9lOoIRapg
— The Junction BIA (@junction_bia) August 28, 2013

Bring your family, bring your friends and quench your musical thirst in the Junction!

DIRECTIONS
Anchored by the intersection of Dundas Street West and Keele Street, the Junction neighbourhood follows Dundas Street West and is easily accessible by walking, cycling, driving and public transit.

Walk: Easily accessible from Dundas West, Keele, or High Park Metro Stations. Average 15 minute walk (north).

Bike:  Explore West Toronto Bike Path on the way to the Junction. ( Detailed Directions)

TTC:
No. 30 from High Park Subway Station
No. 40 – from Dundas West Subway Station
No. 41 or No. 89- from Keele Subway Station

Drive:
From Gardiner Expressway, exit onto Lakeshore Drive and exit at Parkdale Drive. Drive north, until Parkdale Drive becomes Keele Street. Turn left/ right on Dundas Street West.

PARKING
Green P Parking is available at:
Pacific Ave South of Dundas St. West
2 Locations on Keele Street
Find Parking in Toronto with Green P Parking: Junction Map

ROAD CLOSURES
Pacific Ave ( between Dundas St. West & 1st alleyway north) 
McMurray Ave ( between Dundas St. West & 1st alleyway north)

Toronto Junction Music Festival September 21, 2013 Program and Map

Credit: The Junction BIA: The Junction Music Festival 2013

The Arts Junction: Junction Music Festival September 21 – Line-Up Program and Map

Water and Glow: A New Show at Latitude 44 Gallery

Postcard: An Exhibition "Water and Glow"

Experience a joined fine art of Kelly (Painting) and Gosia (Sculpting)

as they explore these elements

September 12 - October 12, 2013;

Opening Night, Thursday September 12th, 6-10pm

Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Décor
2900 Dundas St. W, Toronto ON M6P 1Y8

Design by: Adriana Soudek

Credit: latitude44gallery.ca: Event: Water & Glow

New Art Exhibition

WATER AND GLOW

Two Artist Show with Kelly Grace and Gosia Kosciolek as They Explore These Elements

When:  September 12 - October 12, 2013

Opening Night, Thursday September 12th, 6-10pm

Venue : Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Décor
Location: 2900 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Canada
(West of the intersection of Dundas Street West & Keele Street in the historic Junction of Toronto and wheelchair accessible)
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 7pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm / Monday: by appointment
Phone: 416-769-2900
Email: latitude44gallery@bellnet.ca

More information:  
Latitude44Gallery.ca: Event: Water & Glow

Kellective.com: In The Studio in August | Two Artist Show “Water and Glow” with Gosia

Gosia.ca: Events: "Water & Glow" | Two Person Show with Kelly Grace


 

Local Love: Junction Design Crawl 2013

Image: Local Love: Junction Design Crawl

Friday, August 23, 2013, 7 – 11 p.m.

Junction Design Crawl Participating Venue Map: Be Guided by the Lights

on Dundas Street West (between Indian Grove and Clendenan Ave.)

Postcard design by Alexandra Pettinato, Polka Dotted Pixels Design Studio

Credit: junctiondesigncrawl.com

Enjoying your summer in the Junction?! But it's not summer without the Junction Design Crawl!

This Friday, August 23 a bunch of Junction businesses along Dundas Street West between Indian Grove and Clendenan Avenue will be open late as part of the Third Annual Junction Design Crawl. Participating venues will have white lights strung up outside so you don't miss a thing.

Come on out to The Junction and be guided by the lights!

Junction Design Crawl 2013
Friday, 23 August, 7-11pm
Hosted by Your Favourite Shops

Be Guided by the Lights at the 3rd Annual Design Crawl

Start off your Friday night by going out for an evening stroll, where all of your favourite stores will be playing host for the evening. The Junction Design Crawl is organized by a group of independent business owners in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto.

Come to participating locations to see innovative design displays, participate in one-of-a-kind installations, savour exotic snacks, and hear great live music. All of the businesses participating in the Junction Design Crawl will have white lights strung up outside of their shops, making it easy to navigate the evening.

2013 Junction Design Crawl includes:

1. Junction Flea Market
2. Post and Beam Reclamation
3. Forever Interiors
4. Opticianado presents: MASTER-VIEW
5. Gerhard Supply / Telephone Booth Gallery
6. Mjolk + MSDS: selling tasty treats until 11pm, or until it all runs out!
7. Phillipa C Photography: Photos of The Burning Man Festivals
8. The Beau & Bauble + + Brothers Dressler Studio
9. Narwhal Projects presents The Funeral [Their Collection]
10. Full Stop Cafe
11. Lori Harrison
12. ARTiculations / Mason Studio
13. Pandemonium Books and Discs: installation by White Sphinx
14. SMASH presents the camp site of Troop 171
15. Indie Ale House
16. East of Keele

+ Frog in Hand: Performance at the Junction Train Platform

Check out the Junction Design Crawl website for more information about the event.

Be guided by the lights on Friday August 23rd at the Junction Design Crawl along Dundas Street West from Indian Grove Avenue to Clendenan Avenue in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto!

Just make sure to add the hashtags to your tweets to get #JunctionDesignCrawl and #JunctionTO trending!

links:
artjunction.blogspot.com: Enjoy Your Summer 2011 in the Junction: Farm Fest, Design Crawl, Outdoor Cinema and More

artjunction.blogspot.com: Junction Design Crawl 2012 - There Will Be Something for Everyone