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304. Halloween Party at Church & Wellesley Village

October 31, 2011

Halloween is a HUGE deal in Church & Wellesley Village! Don your costume and head to the neighbourhood for Pride Toronto’s Halloween Party at Cawthra Park! You’ll see some of the most elaborate and unique costumes during this party, where people from all over Toronto get together to celebrate the biggest dress-up party ever. The block party is the culmination of Halloweek, a week long event of Halloween-themed events including contests for the spookiest store exterior/interior, Church Street Drag and Leather Boo-zarre, and the 3rd annual Church Street Jack O Lantern competition.

The Halloween Party features live entertainment and music, a vendor market, and of course, a costume contest beginning at 7pm! This is Toronto’s biggest outdoor Halloween celebration – you won’t want to miss it! For more information and details about tonight’s party, go to www.halloweek.ca.

 

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184. Toronto Pride Parade

July 3, 2011

Starting at 2pm today, the Toronto Pride Parade will finish off our city’s Pride Week with a bang! It all gets underway at Church and Bloor, with the parade finishing at Church and Gerrard – find your spot on the route somewhere on Yonge between Bloor and Gerrard to be in the centre of all the action!

Toronto Pride Parade

Pride Toronto encourages participation in the parade by all groups, including businesses, organizations, and community groups, suggesting that paraders tell their stories “through Art Direction, Costume Design, Choreography, (Sound/Music) Mix and Special Effects,” “go glitz & glam” and “be colourful and creative.” Needless to say, you can rest assured that this will be one vibrant and lively parade! Special mention will be awarded in several categories including “Best Art Direction,” Best Celebration of the Theme,” “Best Drag” and more!

To learn more about the Pride Parade, go to www.pridetoronto.com!

 

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177. Check out Crews & Tangos this Pride Week

June 26, 2011

As everyone knows, Pride Week began on June 24th, and as the ten-day celebration picks up steam, there are plenty of things to see and do in Pride central, Church & Wellesley Village. If you haven’t got Crews & Tangos Restaurant & Bar on your 2011 Pride calendar, you’ll be missing out! This popular drag bar/dance bar/restaurant reopened its doors on April 16, 2010 after a mysterious closure a year before, and has since become a space for “multi-ethnic queer events,” adding “that something special to the LGBTQ neighbourhood.”

Crews & Tangos Restaurant & Bar

Sunday nights feature Caribbean Queen, Devine & Kera Keys, DJ Jay, Lady & The Tramps with Amanda, Amanda & Charo, and DJ Martin performing in “Crews;” Milk and The New York Sounds of DJ Relentless in “Tangos” and Latin Fever, DJ VIviana in “The Zone,” so get ready to dance the night away at Crews & Tangos!

For more information, check out Crews & Tangos website.