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91. Visit Snakes and Lattes

April 1, 2011 Heikki Walden

April 1, 2011

Located at 600 Bloor Street West (just west of Bloor and Bathurst), Snakes & Lattes is Toronto’s first board game cafe, featuring over 1500 games and plenty of specialty treats!

Whether you’re looking for something a little different from the standard dinner and a movie, or whether you’re celebrating your birthday and seeking an interesting new venue for friends to gather, Snakes & Lattes is a great place to hang out with one or twelve of your nearest and dearest (or it could be a great first date option)!

$5 gets you in the door and gives you unlimited access to Snakes & Lattes‘ games for as long as you like! Snakes & Lattes is open today from 11am until 4am. Check out Snakes‘ and Lattes website for more information about this fantastic Toronto board game cafe!

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90. Thibaudet Plays Liszt

March 31, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 31, 2011

Enjoy the beautiful music of French piano sensation Jean-Yves Thibaudet tonight at 8pm at Roy Thomson Hall as he takes on Franz Liszt’s Totentanz, and Guillaume Connesson’s The Shining One.

Special guest conductor Stéphane Denève, Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, will bookend Thibaudet’s performance with two French dance scores: Dukas’ fairy tale, La Peri, and La tragédie de Salomé.

Tickets for tonight’s performance range from $32 to $141, and are available at http://www.tso.ca.

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89. One of a Kind Spring Show

March 30, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 30, 2011

Starting today and continuing until April 3rd at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place, the One of a Kind Spring Show + Sale is Spring’s main event in the world of crafters, creators, and shoppers alike! 450 artisans gather to share and sell their creations: everything from unique toys, to beautiful clothing, to gorgeous pottery, to delicious hand-crafted delicacies!

Need to bring the kiddies along? Complimentary services include a Family Centre (child-care for those between the ages of 2 and 8 years), a One of a Kind Art School presented by DeSerres (art-related activities for children over the age of 8, keeping them busy while you shop!), and a “Just for Mom” room for those with babies in tow.

Find that perfect gift, get ready for summer with products created especially for the great outdoors, or simply treat yourself to a beautiful, hand-crafted masterpiece. Tickets to the One of a Kind Spring Show are $10 online for adults, or $12 at the door. For more information, go to www.oneofakindshow.com/toronto.

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88. Visit A Taste of Quebec

March 29, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 29, 2011

Located in the beautiful Distillery District, A Taste of Quebec is Toronto’s only food boutique specializing in terroir products from Quebec. Featuring the finest artisan cheeses, gourmet delicacies, and other delights, A Taste of Quebec not only offers products to help you create delicious meals at home, but provides Quebec delicacies from the Gallery Café, adjacent to the boutique and located in the Thompson Landry Gallery.

Interested in purchasing Quebecois cheese, but want to sample it first? Need a deliciously hand-crafted quiche for your dinner party, but don’t have the time to fiddle with phyllo pastry? Craving a unique lunch created from the highest-quality, local ingredients available? A Taste of Quebec is all of this and more. Explore A Taste of Quebec at http://www.atasteofquebec.com, and be sure to take a look at Heikki’s interview with Thom, one of the shop’s expert operators!

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87. LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oréal Paris

March 28, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 28, 2011

Fashion is serious business, and LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oréal Paris is no exception. Now in its twelfth year, Canada’s premiere fashion event begins today, bringing together media, industry, buyers and consumers in a celebration of all that is fashion.

This year’s theme is “Work It. The Business of Fashion.” Get down to work at Heritage Court at Exhibition Place from March 28th until April 2nd, the official venue for Fashion Week, but don’t forget to play – there’ll be plenty of designers, models, and industry experts exploring Toronto, and the week is filled with runway shows and exclusive parties to enjoy with beautiful company! For more information on everything going on throughout Fashion Week, go to http://www.lgfashionweek.ca/.

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86. JUNOs

March 27, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 27, 2011

The big day is here! Even if you didn’t manage to snag JUNO tickets, you can still tune into all the fun by watching the JUNOs on CTV.

Hosted by Toronto native Drake, you’ll catch performances by Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Chromeo, Down With Webster, Hedley, Johnny Reid, and Sarah McLachlan. This year’s JUNOs marks the 40th anniversary of the awards, and Toronto has the honour of hosting the big event and all of the festivities! Canada’s musical talent has been honoured world-wide (most recently at the Grammy’s, where Canadians snapped up Album of the Year, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Best Rock Song, and plenty of nominations), so support your fellow Canadians and celebrate the JUNOs today!

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85. Hands-on Cooking Class: Scones, Scones, Scones!

March 26, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 26, 2011

Spend the afternoon making scones and sipping tea in St. Lawrence Market’s “Market Kitchen!” Learn the art of scones: you’ll make savory scones (think white cheddar and organic bacon), and sweet scones (lemon poppyseed, vanilla cardamom and pecan, dried cherry and chocolate), and of course, you’ll get to sample the fruits of your labour!

The Scones, Scones, Scones Cooking Class goes from 1 until 3pm, and costs $50 per person. Pre-registration is required: call 416-860-0727, or email kitchen@stlawrencemarket.com.

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84. JUNOFest

March 25, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 25, 2011

We’ve been mentioning it all month, but now we are officially into JUNO weekend! Toronto has the honour of hosting the 40th JUNO Awards, and JUNO Fest will get the big event started on the right foot with two nights of over 100 bands playing at 20 different venues around the city.

Purchase a wristband for $30 and get access to all JUNOFest shows (some shows are restricted to ages 19 and over), or get advanced tickets to individual JunoFest shows for $17.50 each. Participating artists include Bedouin Soundclash (all ages show), DJ Egypytrixx, D-Sisive, Hannah Georgas, Justin Rutledge, Said the Whale, The Planet Smashers (all ages show), and Whale Tooth. Venues include the Bovine Club, The Drake Hotel, El Mocambo, The Gladstone Hotel, Horseshoe Tavern Hugh’s Room, Lee’s Palace, Lula Lounge, Mod Club, Sneaky Dee’s, The Dakota Tavern and Phoenix Concert Theatre – where ever you are in Toronto, a place not to far from you is hosting a JUNOFest concert!

For more information on who is playing at JUNOFest, check out the JUNO Awards website. To purchase tickets or wristbands for JUNOFest, go to www.ticketmaster.ca.

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83. Start shopping for your Spring wardrobe at Serpentine!

March 24, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 24, 2011

It is officially Spring, and whether or not the weather will cooperate with the calendar, some new Spring clothes are in order! Now that the thaw is settling in, motorcycles will be coming out in full force, and new duds are a necessity. With available brands such as Chronicles of Never, Diet Butcher Slim Skin, Fuct, Passarella Death Squad, The Cast, Tuesday Night Band Practice and Wolverine, Serpentine, located in the Yorkville neighbourhood, is the perfect place to do a little shopping before you get that bike on the road.

Want an edgy look for the JUNOs on Sunday? Jeanne Beker would certainly approve of any purchase made at Serpentine for the red carpet – after all, she listed the Yorkville store as one of her “Top 100 Shops.”

Serpentine is located at 18 Hazelton Avenue in the Yorkville neighbourhood. Check out Heikki’s interview with one of the owners, Paul Mailing, to hear about the inspiration for Serpentine’s location in the Yorkville neighbourhood.

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82. JUNO Songwriters’ Circle

March 23, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 23, 2011

One of JUNO Week’s most popular events, the JUNO Songwriters’ Circle comes to Massey Hall this year, uniting some of Canada’s most talented singer-songwriters in an unforgettable evening of songs and stories.

Your host, Johnny Reid, will lead discussion with the artists, interact with the audience, and perform some of his own hit songs. All proceeds of this event go towards MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS.

To be part of this one-of-a-kind event, go to www.masseyhall.com to purchase tickets, priced between $29.50 and $49.50. The show starts at 8pm at Massey Hall.