Jane’s Walk: Junction, Swansea, High Park, and Lambton House

Screenshot: Jane's Walk: Let's Get Walking...

Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs.

Credit: janeswalk.org

Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs.

Jane’s Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighbourhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours.

Walks take place on May 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2018.

Here are some walks that take place in the West End of Toronto!

Jane's Walk: Literary Swansea

Literary Swansea
Led by Swansea Historical Society

SATURDAY, MAY 5
10:00am – 12:00pm
Alex Ling Fountain, NW corner of Bloor and Jane across from Jane subway station

A variety of authors and poets have called Swansea home. We’ll pass sites of significance to their lives or their writings and pause to read from the works of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Bernice Thurman Hunter, Raymond Souster, and more. This Walk will end at Swansea Town Hall.

More info: facebook.com: events: Jane's Walk: Literary Swansea

Jane's Walk: The Pulse of the Junction; Our Stories

The Pulse of the Junction; Our Stories
Led by Eugenia Evans & Tuli Parubets

SATURDAY, MAY 5
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Meet at the northwest corner of Dundas and Pacific in front of the mural

We will showcase the various murals, architecture, diverse cultures, breweries and businesses while talking about the history of the railroad and its role in the development of the Junction. We will highlight the past, talk about the present and explore its future. We will end on the north side of Dundas in front of Malta Park.

More info: facebook.com: events: Jane's Walk: The Pulse of the Junction; Our Stories

Walk as Workout
Led by Lee Scott/WoW Power Walking

SATURDAY, MAY 5 3:30 PM
SUNDAY, MAY 6 9:45 AM
Meet at the first parking lot on the left after entering Humber Bay Park west via Humber Bay Park Road West. Look for Lee by the public washrooms. She’ll be wearing a brightly coloured vest.

Join international fitness presenter, power walker and Toronto citizen, Lee Scott, as she takes you on a fun and informative walk. Research shows that cardiovascular, bone, and brain health improve when we exercise. Learn how rethinking your daily walk can improve posture, strength, heart health, and happiness. Let’s talk about how you can make that happen outside in our beautiful city. We’ll take our walk along the shores of Lake Ontario for a real mood boost and appreciation of Toronto’s waterfront trail. The Walk will end at our start position in the parking lot.

More info: facebook.com: events: Jane's Walk: Walk as Workout

Jane's Walk: Sculpture Hill – High Park in 1967

Sculpture Hill – High Park in 1967
Led by Bianca Lakoseljac, Swansea Historical Society
  
SUNDAY, MAY 6  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
SE corner, Bloor Street and High Park Avenue

Few places provide as much personal inspiration in Toronto as High Park. Did you know that in 1967 an Art Symposium was held within the park as a Centennial Project and added ten sculptures to Sculpture Hill? We’ll explore the artistic and literary significance of High Park including Sculpture Hill with author Bianca Lakoseljac, who has featured High Park prominently in her work, and the Swansea Historical Society. This Walk will end at Sculpture Hill in High Park.

More info: facebook.com: events: Jane's Walk: Sculpture Hill – High Park in 1967

Jane's Walk: Aggie’s Wildflower Walk

Aggie’s Wildflower Walk
Led by Madeleine McDowell

SUNDAY, MAY 13 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas Street

Explore the woods and river flats of Lambton Mills through the eyes of the 19th century. The area was a favourite spot of artist Agnes Dunbar Moodie, daughter of pioneer writer Susanna Moodie. Perhaps Agnes used the flowers here as models for her paintings, published in an 1867 book called Canadian Wild Flowers. Hear stories of ‘Aggie’ and the history of this area while we look for the wildflowers that inspired her. Return to the Lambton House for refreshments.

More info: facebook.com: events: Jane's Walk: Aggie’s Wildflower Walk

Here is Jane's Walk Toronto Walk Listings

Mark your calendars for May 4-6, and 13!

Second Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour: WWJ2HMT Continues October 24

Poster: Wild, Wild, Junction II: The Historical Mystery Tour Continues
West Toronto Junction Historical Society Fall Fundraiser and Pub Crawl
3PM, Sunday, October 24, 2010
Beginning at the Axis Gallery and Grill, 3048 Dundas Street West (@ High Park Ave)
Ending at SHOXS: The Local Option, 2827 Dundas Street West (@ Keele St)
Poster Design by Mark @ MasterEnglish.ca
Credit: wtjhs.ca

2nd Incredible Year!

The West Toronto Junction Historical Society presents:

Wild, Wild, Junction II
The Historical Mystery Tour Continues

Sunday, October 24, 3pm
Axis Gallery and Grill, 3048 Dundas West,
ending at Shox's, 2827 Dundas West

Join us for our fall fund raiser and pub crawl and the launch of

Justice in the Junction The Life and Times of Josiah Royce

• Relive the events that led the Junction to "go dry" for almost a century with the men and women who were there as the Legends of the Junction return.
• Examine the Junction's oldest cold case: The Death of Joseph Curley.
• Be sworn in as a jury member and vote. Accident or Murder?
• M.P.P. Cheri DiNovo will be reprising her hilarious performance as the Reverend Shore whose famous “Harlotry, Vice and Iniquity” sermon set the Junction on fire.
• Proceeds go to the Boom Times Artist/Mentors program working with local students to create original works of art about Junction history and culture.

We’ll also be officially launching our five part graphic novel series, Justice in the Junction, the Life and Times of Josiah Royce, with story by Neil Ross and art by Brendan FitzPatrick.

History meets community in the Junction!

Tickets $25, available at Pandemonium Books and Discs (2862 Dundas Street West) and Wise Daughters Craft Market (3079B Dundas Street West) and at the Annette Street Library (145 Annette Street).

Details and the spectacular Wild, Wild Junction 2 poster by Mark Dallas are on our homepage at: wtjhs.ca

Contact: Neil Ross, neilr@auracom.com

Photo-Collage: The First Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour:
West Toronto Junction Historical Society Fall Fundraiser and Pub Crawl
Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

links:
WILD IN THE JUNCTION 2009: WTJHS Historical Mystery Tour asks the question: "How wild do you have to get to shut down your own bars?"
By David Wencer
Celebrate Toronto Heritage: Wild, Wild Junction I, Historical Mystery Tour
torontoartsonline.org: Wild Wild Junction 2, Historical Mystery Tour Continues
insidetoronto.com: Historical society reopens, reenacts Junction cold case
Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour takes place Oct. 24
"It's the West Toronto Junction's oldest cold case: the death of Joseph Curley.
It was Curley's suspicious death that led to the railway town's appointment with abstinence some 100-plus years ago. Curley's tale is just one of many that make up the Junction's colourful past. Accident or murder? That's what the second Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour delves into."
by Lisa Rainford

Explore Canada’s Contemporary Art Scene in Toronto: Special Guided Walking Tour with Jen Morin

Poster: Junction Centennial Contemporary Art Tour with Jen Morin
Explore Canada’s Contemporary Art Scene in Toronto, May 16, 2009
Credit: Latitude 44 + Junction Local Option Art +
West Toronto Junction Historical Society + Jen Morin

Junction Centennial Contemporary Art Tour

Venture out to the world of contemporary art and visit some of Toronto’s most celebrated galleries including the Powerplant, YYZ, and various specialty shops and art venues in the heart of the Gallery District and historic Distillery District.

Lead by young cultural worker and artist, Jen Morin (B.F.A.), you will visit over 15 galleries and learn about Canada’s exciting contemporary art scene.

This event is a fundraiser for the West Toronto Junction Historical Society as part of the Amalgamation Centennial Celebrations.

Date: Saturday, May 16, 2009
Time: 11 am until 5:30 pm
Meeting: at 401 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
Subways: Osgoode or St. Andrew
Streetcars: 510, 501, 504, 508
Tickets: $25 including 2 TTC rides and admission to Powerplant.

Galleries: Wynick/Tuck Gallery, YYZ Artists Outlet, The Red Head Gallery, A Space Gallery, Open Studio, Gallery 44 - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Gorkin Gallery, Blue Dot Gallery, Gibsone Jessop Gallery, Sandra Ainsley Gallery - Fine Art Glass and More!

Tickets available through wtjts.ca or
Latitude 44 Gallery, Framing, Décor
2900 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8
Phone: 416-769-2900
Web: www.latitude44gallery.ca

Photo: Explore the Art of the City: Curated Art Tour with Jen Morin

Curator Jennifer Morin leads you on a journey of artistic exploration through some of Toronto's most innovative and influential galleries in a guided tour: 401 Richmond, Power Plant, The Distillery District
2009 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

link:
The Arts Junction: An Exploration of Contemporary Art Scene in Toronto: Reflections on Life and Art
by Cara Reeves

Invitation to the Gala: Celebration of the Toronto Junction Local Option Art Awards

Junction Local Option Art Awards Gala
Thursday October 23rd, 7pm
Latitude 44 Gallery

West Toronto Junction Historical Society

100 FLAGS CAMPAIGN and LOCAL OPTION ART AWARDS
The West Toronto Junction Historical Society Centennial Committee is launching the 100 Flags Campaign. It is our goal to have at least one hundred flags flying on the day of the Centennial, April 14, 2008: any flag you like. Or create your own Junction Flag. We’ll keep the campaign rolling through the summer with the hope of 1,000 flags up throughout the community for the Arts Festival in September. The 100 Flags Campaign was designed to promote the Local Option Art Awards and to bring the community together for the Centennial. At this point we have 16 Junction Business Improvement Area venues lined up to host artwork for the Local Option Art Awards which are sponsored by Mariposa County artist Michael Reeves. More than 40 artists who have responded to a public call will vie for $1,000 first prize, $500 second prize and $250 third prize which will be awarded to winners determined by public vote throughout the Junction between the Centennial weekend and the Arts Festival in September. A winning voter will receive Reid English’s sculpture, "Spirit of the Junction," specially commissioned by the Institute of Canadian Popular Culture. All winners to be announced on the last day of the Arts Festival and awards will be presented at a WTJHS fundraiser in October. WTJHS is launching this campaign in the memory of Enoch Ward, who flew a solitary flag to commemorate the birth of “Junction City,” so that we might celebrate the independent spirit in all of us and participate in the Art of Democracy.
www.wtjhs.ca
Credit: thejunctioncity.com

Press-Release West Toronto Junction Local Option Art Awards GALA
Credit: wtjhs.ca

From April 12th – September 7th 20 Junction businesses have hosted the works of 20 artists and the winners have been chosen by public vote in this West Toronto Junction Historical Society Centennial initiative.

We have a tie for First prize. Emmanuel Mifsud whose work is showing at The Super Sub ( Dundas West and Keele) and Peter LIU Gang showing at High Park Martial Arts ( Dundas West of McMurray). Second prize goes to Brian Anderson showing at Triple Z Roti and Third prize to Olga Sadowy also showing at Triple Z (Dundas and Medland).

The prizes will be presented at The Local Option Art Awards Gala and silent auction fundraiser for the WTJHS on Thursday October 23rd, 7pm at the Latitude 44 Gallery, 2900 Dundas Street West (ph 416- 769-2900)

Framed reproductions of historic photographs from the WTJHS archives will be among the evening’s most sought after works including silver and gold leaf, historic artifacts from the Junction Fire Hall, Station #423 and original works by contemporary artists. A lucky member of the voting public will be presented with the specially commissioned sculpture 'The Spirit of the Junction' by Reid English.

There have been wonderful spin off’s from this project. Several of the artists have sold their work, some have had work commissioned through their participation in the Local Option Art Awards, and children have been seen running through the Junction ballots in hand following the map. Artists have been offered more space to continue to show their works in the businesses. The feedback has been tremendously positive— this project has been a joy from start to finish and the Gala will be a wonderful celebration of this dynamic Centennial initiative.

Local Option Art Awards GALA
Thursday October 23rd, 7pm
Latitude 44 Gallery
2900 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
phone: 416 – 769 – 2900

Cara Reeves, WTJHSCC.

links:
Toronto Junction Local Option Art Awards: Self Guided Walking Tours
Junction Art Tour: The White Goddess Graces Pandemonium
The AJO: Toronto Art Junction Option + Guided Walking Tours
Toronto Junction's Rich Living Exposition of Art: the Local Option
Vital Links Between Arts and Business: Toronto Junction Local Option
Explore the Local Toronto Art Scene and Vote for Your Favourite Artist
insidetoronto.com: Celebrating art is the function at the Junction
by Lisa Rainford, July 31, 2008

Art + Trees = Toronto Junction Tour

Todd Irvine gives the Junction tree tour on September 7th 2008.
The West Toronto Junction Tree Tour: itceremony's slideshow on flickr: 47 photos
2008 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

arborist. (2008).
In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Main Entry: ar·bor·ist
Pronunciation: \'är-be-rist\
Function: noun
Date: 1578

: a specialist in the care and maintenance of trees

Retrieved September 17, 2008,
from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arborist

See a flickr's photo serial about the Junction Tree Tour, read an article from the National Post about it, and oh yeh, join the next Edible Tree Tour on September 20, 2008.

Screenshot: Tall tales of Toronto's trees
Published: National Post, Saturday, September 13, 2008
Article: Alison Broverman / Photo: Peter J. Thompson

Edible Tree Tour on September 20, 2008

September 20th — 1pm to 3pm

After touring the historic english orchards of the Spadina House participants will be treated to a sample of heritage apples freshly picked for market that morning by volunteers. Guest leader Laura Rainsborough will discuss Not far from the tree a wonderful new organization that is inventorying heritage fruit trees on residential properties in the area and then harvesting their bounty, 952 pounds of fruit so far this year! LEAF arborist Todd Irvine will share the history of the massive white oaks on the Spadina house grounds, so old that members of the Anishinabe Indian tribe, the area's first inhabitants, possibly passed under their canopies. The tour will also visit the grounds of Casa Loma and a steep forested ravine slope with century old mansions peering over its edge.
Trees and shrubs that provide edible fruit for both people and animals will be profiled throughout the tour.
If you would like to attend, please complete our RSVP form.
Suggested donation: $5
Meet at: Spadina House main entrance, 285 Spadina Rd. (just northeast of Casa Loma) | Map

Credit: treetours.to

link:
Press-Release: The 2008 Green Village is Home Green Home at Junction Arts Festival
"...a new special feature of the 2008 Green Village is the Junction Tree Tour (meeting on the N.W. corner of Keele Street and Dundas Street West, Sunday September 7 at 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), which will be presented by Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests (LEAF)."

Toronto Junction Local Option Art Awards: Self Guided Walking Tours

Map: The Local Option Art Awards Participated Businesses
Credit: wtjhs.ca

You are welcome to take a self-guided Local Option Art Awards tour. Be a part of the Art of Democracy in the heart of "Junction City".

The Local Option Art Awards is a West Toronto Junction Historical Society initiative with 20 local businesses hosting 27 artists exploring the themes of this storied community and vying for $1,000 first prize, $500 second prize and $250 third prize which will be determined by public vote.Vote for your favorite works and you may win 'The Spirit of the Junction' sculpture by award-winning artist Reid English.

Voting closes at 2 pm Sunday, September 7, 2008 on the last day of the Junction Arts Festival, winners will be announced at 4:30 pm Sunday, September 7, at the Latitude 44 Gallery, and Local Option Awards will be presented at WTJHS Silent Auction, on Thursday, October 23, starting at 7 pm at the Latitude 44 Gallery (2900 Dundas Street West, Toronto, M6P 1Y8).

For more information, visit www.wtjhs.ca, or email westjunction@bellnet.ca Please include the words "Local Option Tour" on the subject line. Ballots and maps available at all participating businesses.
Visit www.latitude44gallery.ca, phone: 416-769-2900.

The Local Option Art can be viewed at the following participating Dundas Street West businesses:

• Picture It Framed: 3047 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z5
• The Relax Shack: 3026 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z3
• Agora Mediterranean Cafe: 3015 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z4
• Parkdale-High Park Ontario Early Years Centre: 2918 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8
• Taylor's Shoes
• The Hair Lounge: 2940 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8
• The Beet Organic Café & Market
• Triple Z Roti
• Pascal's Bagels and Baguette
• Athens House of Beauty
• Optometrists: Dr. Brian S. Feldman and Associates: 2913 Dundas Street West, Toronto ON M6P 1Z1
• Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Decor: 2900 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8
• Forever Interiors: 2903 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z3
• Blockbuster Video
• Hole in the Wall
• Phil's Espresso Bar
• Pandemonium New & Used Books and Discs: 2862 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y9
• Super Submarine, 2856 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8; 416-762-9849
  
• West End Holistic Centre
• Shox's Billiards Lounge, Bar and Grill: The Local Option: 2827 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
• High Park Marshal Arts: 3094 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 1Z8

links:
Junction Art Tour: The White Goddess Graces Pandemonium
The AJO: Toronto Art Junction Option + Guided Walking Tours
Toronto Junction's Rich Living Exposition of Art: the Local Option
Vital Links Between Arts and Business: Toronto Junction Local Option
Explore the Local Toronto Art Scene and Vote for Your Favourite Artist
insidetoronto.com: Celebrating art is the function at the Junction
by Lisa Rainford, July 31, 2008

Press Release: The Historic City: A New Zone Celebrating the Junction's Centennial at the 2008 Junction Arts Festival

Screenshot: Junction Arts Festival 2008: The Historic City: Happy 100th to the Junction, Sept. 6 & 7

Credit: junctionARTSfest.com

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The Historic City: A New Zone Celebrating the Junction's Centennial at the 2008 Junction Arts Festival

Happy 100th to the Junction!

Toronto, ON, August 27, 2008 - The Junction Arts Festival (September 3 to 7, 2008 in Toronto), produced by the Junction Forum for Art & Culture, presents a cultural extravaganza like no other and the Historic City is a new area at the 16th annual festival (taking place during the weekend street closure on Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7), which will honour the 100th anniversary of the Junction officially becoming the City of West Toronto by the Province of Ontario in 1908.

Now attracting 150,000 visitors annually, the 2008 Junction Arts Festival, which practices reducing, reusing and recycling throughout the entire festival location, is set to throw the largest party of the Junction's centennial year as the area remembers its significant history and looks forward to the future.

The Historic City, located at High Park Avenue and Dundas Street West (Saturday, 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.), will feature fun events for the entire family and will present live stage performances including Boom Times Cabaret - Heart of the Junction Talk Show (with local actor/historian Neil Ross as Junction journalist A. B. Rice) and guitar and banjo duo Doin' Time, plus West Toronto Junction Historical Society walking tours, archival photo exhibits, turn-of-the-century children's games, photo opportunities in period costume, vintage fire and police vehicles and the Toronto Aerial Dance Company will present "Century"; a performance art piece.

Councillor Bill Saundercook (Ward 13, City of Toronto) and JFAC Chair states, "The Junction has an incredible past, which has had an undeniable influence on the area's vibrant present. It has been the Junction Forum for Art & Culture's (JFAC) honour to have presented the year long centennial celebrations in the Junction, on behalf of the Junction BIA and all of its residents."

West Toronto Junction Historical Society centennial committee chair Neil Ross states, "The Historic City is a true merging of story and place. The new zone is situated beside the old Avenue Hotel and behind is the track of the old Carlton Race Course (location of the first Queen's Plate). It is an interactive, informative musical comic dialogue, which may give us a rollicking insight into the Junction's future."

On the Historic City stage (September 6 and 7 at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.), the Boom Times Cabaret - Heart of the Junction Talk Show will take to the stage for six performances with host Neil Ross as Junction journalist A. B. Rice, Samantha Martin as Dr. Minerva Reid (the first lady of medicine) and the Boom Times Band. Their guests are a cavalcade of historical, contemporary and musical originals.

The Cabaret audience will be up close and personal with the 'Legends of the Junction'; the conmen, lawmen, musicians, politicians and scribes who built "Junction City" will come alive. Discover the Junction's railway roots; sample its breathtaking diversity of culture and character in a monologue, interviews, sketch and song.

Doin' Time (also on the Historic City stage on Saturday, September 6 only, at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.), featuring "Five Fingers Pete" and "Ramblin' Reg" now crisscross the country on their musical road to redemption atoning for passed indiscretions by singin' and playin' rather than coning and cheating.

The West Toronto Junction Historical Society (WTJHS) will invite visitors to experience "Junction City" through the eyes of the men and women who built it. The Society will present the 'Legends of the Junction Walking Tours', which will leave from the WTJHS booth at the Historic City (Saturday, September 6 at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 7 at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.) and proceed back in time to rendezvous with historical characters enroute, who will give participants a first hand account of their lives and times in the thriving railway town.

The Toronto Aerial Dance Company is extremely proud to be presenting "Century"; a performance art piece retelling the story of the Junction Triangle in Toronto (Sunday, September 7 only, at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the Historic City area.

Inspiring aerial choreography is woven with innovative modern dance, to a back drop of projected images and original visual arts depicting the region. "Century" will retrace the steps of three transformative eras: The ongoing consolidation of an integrated community, the expansion of urbanization and finally, the first sparks of industry.

A live visual artist will paint onstage, creating improvisational pieces in response to each era, representing the ongoing history, growth and diversity of the area. Recorded music will be accompanied by live instrumentation.

For more Historic City information go to,
www.junctionartsfest.com/2008/sites/historiccity/.

Also, join current and former Junction residents at the 'Junction Homecoming'; a celebratory picnic marking the Junction centennial (Saturday, September 6 in Vine Avenue Park, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

If anyone has ever lived or worked in the Junction they will be able to re-connect, meet celebrities, political figures, historians and make new friends, and visitors of the Homecoming can bring their Junction stories and be eligible to win great prizes, generously donated by local businesses, or can send their stories ahead of time to junctionhomecoming@yahoo.com or call 416 767-9068.

For more 'Junction Homecoming' information go to,
www.junctionartsfest.com/2008/sites/homecoming/.

The 2008 Junction Arts Festival will take place along Dundas St. West between Keele St. and Quebec Ave., and will feature free fun and creativity in eight distinct categories; the Visual Art Exhibitions (starting Wednesday, Sept. 3), the Movieola Movie Night (Thursday, Sept. 4), the outdoor Live Music Stages (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and the Dance/Street Performance Artists, the Poetry Peepshow, the KIDZONE, the Green Village, and the Historic City (during the weekend on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7).

PLEASE NOTE: For more details and updated schedules of all events please visit regularly at www.junctionartsfest.com.

The 2008 Junction Arts Festival will be supported by title sponsor the Junction Business Improvement Area, and Department of Canadian Heritage Anniversary program, Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, Toronto Arts Council, NOW Magazine and The Villager.

The Junction Forum for Art and Culture (JFAC) is an arts presenting organization whose main project is the annual Junction Arts Festival. JFAC was incorporated as a non-profit group in February 2004. The people who make up the Board of Directors of the Junction Forum for Art and Culture are dedicated cultural producers, artists, residents, business owners and politicians all of whom are connected in some way to the Junction.

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For media information and interviews please contact:
Laurie Lockhart,
Publicist
2008 Junction Arts Festival
Tel: 416-988-2530
Email: gtmessage@sympatico.ca
Web: www.junctionartsfest.com

For general information please contact:
Junction Forum for Art & Culture,
2008 Junction Arts Festival
Tel: 416-767-5036
Email: junctionartsfest@bellnet.ca
Web: www.junctionartsfest.com
Councillor Bill Saundercook (Ward 13, City of Toronto), JFAC Chair

links:
Press Release: David Usher Headlines the 2008 Junction Arts Festival
Press-Release: Visual Art Ignites the 2008 Junction Arts Festival
Press-Release: Live Stages Rock for Three Days at 2008 Junction Arts Festival
Press-Release: The 2008 Green Village is Home Green Home at Junction Arts Festival
Press Release: The Historic City: A New Zone Celebrating the Junction's Centennial at the 2008 Junction Arts Festival

Junction Homecoming: Invitation to Centennial Bash
martinflowers.com: Boom Time Cabaret: "The Boom Times Cabaret merges arts and heritage, making legends of the Junction's past come to life. The Cabaret will be performed on the "Historical Stage" during the 16th Annual Junction Arts Festival on September 6 and 7, 2008. Come and see historical characters like D.W. Clendenan, A.B. Rice and Minerva Reid as they share stories and songs based on the Junction's colourful past.
There will be two Martin ladies and one Martin gentleman taking part in one performance. The young ladies will be dressed in floral gowns. Stacey will wear an interpretation of an 1890's dress, and Chloe will model a 2008 creation. Julian will be taking part in the Cabaret, playing the role of his great-grandfather, Alfred Martin."
virginradio999.com: Events: 2008 Junction Arts
torontolife.com: Arts & Entertainment Guide: Junction Arts Festival
"To help cele­brate the Junction’s 100th anniversary, organizers have invited 10 groups from across Canada and the United States to form the dance component of this annual performance and visual arts festival. With last year’s demise of the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists, the Junction’s party is now the only wildly diverse showcase for dance in Toronto."—Paula Citron
When: Sep. 3/08 - Sep. 7/08
Free Event
Location: The Junction: from Keele St. to Quebec Ave

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Press-Release: The 2008 Green Village is Home Green Home at Junction Arts Festival

Screenshot: The 2008 Junction Arts Festival is pleased to announce its Green Village focus - HOME GREEN HOME

Credit: http://www.junctionartsfest.com

Media Information – For Immediate Release
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The 2008 Green Village is Home Green Home at Junction Arts Festival

The entire festival runs on Bullfrog Power: 100% green electricity

Toronto, ON, August 26, 2008 - The Junction Arts Festival (September 3 to 7, 2008 in Toronto), produced by the Junction Forum for Art & Culture, presents a cultural extravaganza like no other and HOME GREEN HOME is the theme for the second annual Green Village, which takes place during the weekend street closure on Saturday, September 6 (12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) and Sunday, September 7 (11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.).

Now attracting 150,000 visitors annually, the 2008 Junction Arts Festival, which practices and encourages reducing, reusing and recycling throughout the entire festival location, is set to throw the party of the year as the Junction celebrates its centennial of becoming the City of West Toronto in 1908.

The second annual Green Village, presented also for the second year by Bombardier Inc., is back bigger than before and will demonstrate and inspire positive methods of how to incorporate green conscious living into everyone's home and lifestyle.

Starting at the east end of the Dundas West festival footprint (Keele Street entrance), a number of environmental organizations, guest speakers and community groups will present information, daily lectures, workshops and demonstrations on ways to reduce your ecological footprint. Save money with eco- renovations and ways to reduce energy consumption, discover government programs, alternative energy sources, city planning initiatives and more.

Councillor Bill Saundercook (Ward 13, City of Toronto) and JFAC Chair states, "We are proud to have Bombardier Inc. back at this year's Junction Arts Festival as our Green Village sponsor. The Green Village goal is to motivate festival visitors and cultivate interaction through knowledge, discovery and participation with environmental concerns, and we applaud all participating groups and organizations."

Junction business owner Martin Scott of Forever Interiors states, "This year at the Junction Arts Festival we embrace creativity in the ways in which we focus on the concerns of the environment. Join us in the second annual Green Village as we artfully help you solve the needs of your environment - your home. Home Green Home."

Equally as important, the 2008 Junction Arts Festival proudly announces it will be 'Bullfrogpowered' with 100% green electricity.

'Bullfrogpowered' means that Bullfrog Power will inject carbon-free green power onto the Ontario electricity grid to match the amount of electricity used by the Junction Arts Festival. Bullfrog's green power is sourced exclusively from wind power and low-impact hydro producers who meet or exceed the federal government's EcoLogoM standard for renewable energy.

Choosing green, carbon-free power is an easy way for homes, businesses and organizations to help fight climate change and create a healthier environment for future generations. Visit Bullfrog Power on the web at www.bullfrogpower.com.

Additionally, a new special feature of the 2008 Green Village is the Junction Tree Tour (meeting on the N.W. corner of Keele Street and Dundas Street West, Sunday September 7 at 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), which will be presented by Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests (LEAF).

Join LEAF arborist Todd Irvine as he explores the Junction neighbourhood to uncover both historic and newly planted native trees. From back streets to grand boulevards, the Junction is home to a diverse array of trees including the rare black oak often associated with High Park and a honey-locust with a vigorous, arching canopy that is 60 feet across.

The tour will also feature the personal story of one resident who has turned her front yard into a 'monarch feeding station' by packing it full of native trees, shrubs and prairie plants.


For more Green Village information go to www.junctionartsfest.com/2008/sites/greenvillage/.

GREEN VILLAGE VENDOR LINE-UP (listed in alphabetical order)

• 1 800 RID OF IT
• Carbon Challenge
• Cathy's Crawly Composters
• City of Toronto, Toronto Environment Office
• Enfleurage Organics/Golden Designs
• Faces of Fair Trade
• Fred Dwyer Real Estate
• Global Aware
• GM of Canada
• Junction BIA Sustainability Booth
• Landcare
• LEAF (Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests)
• Lifecycles Wellness
• RONA Home and Garden
• Seeds of Diversity
• Ten Thousand Villages
• The Little Green Book of Big Savings
• Themba

The 2008 Junction Arts Festival will take place along Dundas St. West between Keele St. and Quebec Ave., and will feature free fun and creativity in eight distinct categories; the Visual Art Exhibitions (starting Wednesday, Sept. 3), the Movieola Movie Night (Thursday, Sept. 4), the
outdoor Live Music Stages (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and the Dance/Street Performance Artists, the Poetry Peepshow, the KIDZONE, the Green Village, and the Historic City (during the weekend on Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7).

PLEASE NOTE: For more details and updated schedules of all events please visit regularly at www.junctionartsfest.com.

The 2008 Junction Arts Festival will be supported by title sponsor the Junction Business Improvement Area, and Department of Canadian Heritage Anniversary program, Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, Toronto Arts Council, NOW Magazine and The Villager.

The Junction Forum for Art and Culture (JFAC) is an arts presenting organization whose main project is the annual Junction Arts Festival. JFAC was incorporated as a non-profit group in February 2004. The people who make up the Board of Directors of the Junction Forum for Art and Culture are dedicated cultural producers, artists, residents, business owners and politicians all of whom are connected in some way to the Junction.

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For media information, artist biographies and interviews please contact:
Laurie Lockhart,
Publicist
2008 Junction Arts Festival
Tel: 416-988-2530
Email: gtmessage@sympatico.ca
Web: www.junctionartsfest.com

For general information, please contact:
Junction Forum for Art & Culture,
2008 Junction Arts Festival
Tel: 416-767-5036
Email: junctionartsfest@bellnet.ca
Web: www.junctionartsfest.com
Councillor Bill Saundercook (Ward 13, City of Toronto), JFAC Chair

links:
Press Release: David Usher Headlines the 2008 Junction Arts Festival
Press-Release: Visual Art Ignites the 2008 Junction Arts Festival
Press-Release: The 2008 Green Village is Home Green Home at Junction Arts Festival

planetfriendly.net: Green / Environmental Event: Green Village at the Junction Arts Festival (Sept 3 - 7)
thegreenpages.ca: HOME GREEN HOME is the 2008 GREEN VILLAGE THEME at the JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL
climatecrisis.net: Official An Inconvenient Truth: Global Warming Effect, Al Gore Movie, Climate Change, CO2 Emissions & Solutions

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Toronto Junction: Jazz Beats, Raw Bites, Historic Bits and More

Music apré-Raw at the Bohemian JoHo
2008 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

And finally, tomorrow on August 2, 2008 - the last summer concert at the Junction City Square & Train Platform
2960 Dundas Street West at Pacific Avenue

As you know the schedule of free events:
10:00 am
[V] The Junction Market
[V] The [murmur] - Audio Junction Story Collectors Project
[V] Period Costumes - Dress-up & Photos
[V] Toronto Aerial Dance - Free Circus Lessons

12:00 pm
Live Concert

1:30pm
West Toronto Junction Historical Society Walking Tours

The Rawlicious Trio: Afro-beat / Latin / Jam Band performs at noon.

About Rawlicious 3
Rawlicious Three is an energetic and spontaneous musical group made up of flute, vocals, guitar, and African percussion. The group has a repertoire of original and standard material, but much of their performance is improvised. While the rhythms of West Africa, Brazil and Cuba lay the groundwork for the grooves, the music is also inspired by funk, reggae, calypso, latin jazz and bossa-nova. Their diverse sound could be compared to the likes of Bob Marley, James Brown and Fela Kuti. Rawlicious Three's groove is irresistible and infectious. The music is always upbeat and danceable. Whether it's children dancing in the streets, or shakers on the dance floor, Rawlicious Trio will get you moving. Drew Austin - Percussion; Erin Ellison - Vocal & Flute; Andy Mac - Guitar

"We're playing with sounds, textures and shapes, regardless where it comes from."
Drew Austin

myspace.com: myspacemusic: Rawlicious 3
Robin's RawketScience: The Art of Raw Living: Rawlicious Trio
torontoplus.ca: Music Event: Rawlicious Three

After the Rawlicious 3 Band performance at 1:30 pm, take a free tour "Nabob’s Retreat" an odyssey through wealth and power in the Junction.

Meet at the Junction City Square & Train Platform
2960 Dundas Street West at Pacific Avenue.

Highlights include:

[V] Avenue Hotel
Where they closed the bars and the site of "Historic City" and
Boom Times Cabaret, Heart of the Junction Talk Show
[V] Martin’s Flowers
From bakery to florist; from brass bands to floral costumes
[V] Mansions and their Masters:
"The Birches" and the Heintzmans
"Oaklands" and Robert McCormack
"Campbell House" and Archie Campbell
[V] Ravina Gardens
Home of the Champions
[V] Annette School
With a tale of pacifism, heroism and tragedy
[V] Nabob’s Retreat:
Victorian, Edwardian, Queen Anne,
Art Nouveau and Art Deco opulence.

And much more!

Bring sensible shoes and a sense of adventure.
Tour is about an hour and 1/2 and ends at Lakeshore Park near the Runnymede Subway station.

For more info, contact WTJHS at 416-763-3161,
email: westjunction@bellnet.ca or
visit our website at www.wtjhs.ca

Screenshot: Big 3: NOW editors pick a trio of this week’s can’t-miss events
FÉTE ACCOMPLI - Caribana parade
TASTE TESTOSTERONE - hardcore wrestling stars
JUNCTION CITY WALKING TOUR - Junction nabe's odyssey
Credit: nowtoronto.com

Check out the growing, on-the-verge-of-being-very-hip Junction nabe on this centennial tour.
Saturday (August 2), 1:30 pm. Free.
Junction City Square (2960 Dundas West). wtjhs.ca.

FLASH!
West Toronto Junction Historical Society Centennial Tour makes BIG 3

NOW editors pick a trio of this week’s can’t-miss events

along with Caribana and professional wrestling!

And check out the latest tour video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOkjr2jsfY
Recreation in the Junction, WTJHS Walk
Second in a series of FREE walks by the West Toronto Junction Historical Society to celebrate the Junction's Centennial of becoming a city in 1908.

Video and editing
Cristina Senjug
with Assistant Peter JIU Gang

Hope to see you there.... Please pass it on....

Nabob's Retreat: Final Two Weeks of Toronto Junction Summer Walking Tours

Photos by Olena Sullivan from the Heritage Toronto Neighbourhood Walk:
West Toronto Junction
Credit: Heritage Toronto

The title "Nabob" was a corruption of the native appellation nawab (official rank-holder in the Mughal occupational and social hierarchy). It was used to address a type of British gentleman living in the subcontinent in the 18th and 19th century known for his unequivocal love for the native aristocratic lifestyle, and who adopted some indigenous mores alien to the British cultural context.

Credit: highbeam.com, from Marg, A Magazine of the Arts, by Sharma, Jyoti P.

Take a free tour "Nabob’s Retreat" an odyssey through wealth and power in the Junction
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Junction City Square & Train Platform
2960 Dundas Street West at Pacific Avenue, after the Mariachi Guadalajara Band performance at the Summer Concerts in the Junction series.

WEST TORONTO JUNCTION HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CENTENNIAL SUMMER WALKING TOURS -- FINAL TWO WEEKS:
NABOB’S RETREAT

Saturday, July 26, and August 2, 1:30 pm, leaving the recreated railway station at Pacific and Dundas, the West Toronto Junction Historical Society presents "Nabob’s Retreat" an odyssey through wealth and power in the Junction.

The walking tour leaves the station by Vine Avenue, hits the commercial strip on Dundas, passes the site of “Historic City” at this year’s Junction Arts Festival, stops by Martin’s Flowers, the oldest business in the Junction, visits Malta Village and strolls down Clendenan Avenue toward the architectural splendour of Nabob’s Retreat (Evelyn Crescent, Evelyn Avenue and Woodside.)

Our host, once again, is Junction journalist AB Rice, with the personal tale of his home on Clendenan Ave., his life, his family and his reporter’s eye on the lives of the Junction tycoons. He is joined by among others Dr. John Taylor Gilmour, A.B.’s boss.

Highlights include:

[V] Avenue Hotel
Where they closed the bars and the site of "Historic City" and
Boom Times Cabaret, Heart of the Junction Talk Show
[V] Martin’s Flowers
From bakery to florist; from brass bands to floral costumes
[V] Mansions and their Masters:
"The Birches" and the Heintzmans
"Oaklands" and Robert McCormack
"Campbell House" and Archie Campbell
[V] Ravina Gardens
Home of the Champions
[V] Annette School
With a tale of pacifism, heroism and tragedy
[V] Nabob’s Retreat:
Victorian, Edwardian, Queen Anne,
Art Nouveau and Art Deco opulence.

And much more!

Bring sensible shoes and a sense of adventure.
Tour is about an hour and 1/2 and ends at Lakeshore Park near the Runnymede Subway station.

For more info, contact WTJHS at 416-763-3161,
email: westjunction@bellnet.ca or
visit our website at www.wtjhs.ca