Toronto Notes
Courtesy of Spacing Toronto
SSP: Toronto The Good: May 27
BY Edward Keenan May 27, 2008 16:05
A little known fact about me: when I am not editing the bejeezus out of the City section or writing for EYE WEEKLY (or Spacing magazine, where I am a contributing editor), I have been known to jockey a few disks. With Toronto Notes reporter Paul Isaacs and EYE WEEKLY music editor Dave Morris, I run a monthly dance party at Bar 751 called Track Meet. From my uncompromised, objective perch, I can say that if you have been there, you know it is the best "Whorish pop and hip-hop" party in the city, possibly in the world, and yet it is so much more than that — it is a night where magic is made through the alchemy that results when you mix one part Britney Spears with one part Jackson 5, two parts Jay Z and a dash of Run DMC and then shake it up with three or four hundred litres of beer and pour the whole thing over the dancingest crowd of unpretentious beautiful people you've ever met. And then there's the rainbows and unicorns (or maybe I'm the only one who can see those — it's hard to get a straight answer).
In any event, the Track Meet crew are providing the music for the fourth annual Toronto the Good party down in the Distillery District tonight. If you've never heard of Toronto the Good, I'll let the crew at Spacing Toronto fill you in:
WHEN: Tonight! starting at 7pm
WHERE: Fermenting Cellar, Distillery District
DJs: DJ trio Track Meet
HOW MUCH: $10 gets you into the site, plus food • CASH BAR
DRESS CODE: look nice!RSVP: feel free to RSVP or share the Facebook event listing
Dear Torontonians,
The Festival of Architecture and Design is here again, and the folks at ERA Architects, Spacing Magazine, Toronto Society of Architects, Wireless Toronto, and [murmur] are throwing the fourth annual Toronto the Good party to celebrate Toronto.
This year, Toronto The Good wants attendees to explore an idea: planners, architects, developers, and interested residents from around the world are using a new tool — the urban centre — to educate the public and debate local development issues. Cities such as London, Amsterdam, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco have a place for the masses to come and learn about how their metropolis has grown and where it is headed.
Does Toronto need a similar centre? If so, what should it do and where should it be located? At the event, we want you to talk to your friends and colleagues, and even strangers, about your thoughts on this topic.
The party’s programme includes the now traditional stickering of the Big Map of Toronto, the results of TSA’s annual poster design competition, the last of Ballenford Books’ Toronto postcard series, a public text message display created by Toronto Media Lab, background but danceable music by the DJ trio Track Meet, and other charming activities. Come out May 27th to have a drink with people who care about your city.
So: come for the music. Stay for the civic minded urban appreciation. Bring money for the bar. And watch out for the unicorns.
625 Church St, 6th Floor, Toronto M4Y 2G1