IDS:Interior Design Show comes to Toronto on Jan 22-25

#IDS15 on Twitter.

The Interior Design Show will take over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on January 22-25th, 2015. The 17th edition of Canada’s design fair celebrates leading brands, innovative speakers and rising local talents. Look for spotlights on Canadian-made products and small-batch designers, as well as Nichetto Studio’s never-before-seen exploration of urban dwellings and International Guest of Honour Wanda Jelmini’s Missoni retrospective.

The three-day event will showcase hot-topic design trends and the most innovative of international and Canadian design. An incubator of ideas, the shows hosts the most influential design minds of today, curates feature exhibitions and collaborations, and is a platform to launch never-before-seen products. IDS is not just a fair — it’s a total design experience.

On Friday Jan 23, the Azure Trade Talks present young German designer Sebastian Herkner – as well as Arkansas architect Marlon Blackwell and MissoniHome creative director Wanda Jelmini.

 

Connect with the right people, with the right products, in the hottest spaces!

Don’t miss the event at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this winter. Visit www.interiordesignshow.com for a full details and the event schedule.

 

The 31st Great Valentine Gala

The Great Valentine Gala, held every February in Toronto, is the CFPDP’s No. 1 fundraising event. It has raised over $25 million and has become a glittering showcase for the unheralded achievements of physically challenged Canadians everywhere. The Gala is taking place at the Westin Hotel. The elegant venue is looking over Lake Ontario; The Westin Harbour Castle Toronto Hotel can accommodate an intimate group, a gala dinner of 2,000, a plenary session for 3,000, and everything in between. There will be over 500 guests attending. Each ticket is $500 to attend and also all donations help a good cause. The event will begin with a wonderful reception at 6:00pm where guests will enjoy live music by singer, Matt Dusk. Guests will be drinking excellent beverages and will get the chance to mix and mingle with one another before the night begins. Following the exciting reception, everyone will take their seats and enjoy a fabulous dinner at 7:00pm. Starting promptly at 8:30pm the awards will be handed out and the winners at the gala will be invited to take group photos and say their acceptance speeches. And finally, after all the awards are handed out the real party will begin. Show Time will begin at 9:30pm as guests will enjoy more fantastic beverages, the best live music possible and great company!

Featured Performer:

This years special guest is Matt Dusk. He is one of Canada’s most beloved male vocalists, forging a career in music. The 31st Annual Great Valentine Gala have patrons attending such as The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Also, Honorary Chairs: Brian Porter, President & CEO, Scotiabank and, Ellis Jacob, President & CEO, Cineplex Entertainment

Website: http://www.cfpdp.com/

Barsa Restaurant

Taste of heaven in a Spanish inspired tapas, Barsa Restaurant  

Written By:Mercedes Lamoca

Come out with your friends and family and enjoy the new beautiful Restaurant called Barsa. It’s an amazing Spanish inspired tapas restaurant, located on Market Street directly beside the historic St. Lawrence Market. At Barsa we tried a wide range of all different kinds of foods from all over the world also tying in the vibrant Barcelona-inspired atmosphere.

 

Food

Executive Chef Michael G. Smith allows for the guests to taste, discover and share. The menu has a global feeling to reflect all of the diverse cultures in Toronto. The chef uses the finest local and global seasonal ingredients for his unique menu items.  Some of the top dishes that Chef Michael and his crew put together include the Sea Bream Ceviche with pecans, Tiger milk, avocado mousse and foie; and Sangria cakes with coconut tres leche, compressed fruit and mango sorbet.  We tried one of their special sangria drinks, they have  a variety and we recommend them both for winter and summer. Barsa’s philosophy of evolving modern small plates combine worldly flavors with International techniques to deliver a diverse menu guaranteed to satisfy any palate. Come try for yourself and be in “aww”

 

Atmosphere

The atmosphere is very interesting; the restaurant is the joining of the City and culture of Barcelona with Toronto. Nearly every aspect of the Barsa Taberna design has an inspiration, a story and is unique to only Barsa Taberna. We learned the lights were specially designed to reflect its Spanish heritage and light up the place perfectly.  All of the furniture was custom made and the designs on the floor were specially created for Barsa.  The lovely patterned floors were inspired by the mosaics’ that you will find throughout Spain, specifically in the Palace Al Cazar in Sevilla (Southern Spain). All of this while keeping the historic building and condition in place. The building itself is a heritage building that’s been carefully restored. The renovation  has kept most of its 1800s identity of Toronto, which not only creates for a beautiful parallelism with the Spanish influence but also hints at the history and identity of early Toronto.

 

Website:http://barsataberna.com/

Twitter: @BarsaTaberna

 

Barsa Taberna Events:

events@barsataberna.com

 

Address: 26 Market Street, Toronto, Canada

 

National Women’s Show Post Event

The three days of The National Women’s Show was a few weeks ago and it could not have been more fun for the attendees!  CityEvents assisted the show producers with a social media lounge.  The show was at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.  The space was perfect and everyone had a great time.  The lounge was equipped with modern couches and seating areas for guests.

 

There were so many different vendors selling unique items targeted for women.  Everything from hair products to organic foods.  There was a huge spectrum of items.  Aswell as giveaways there were also free gifts.  Everyone was getting free pasta, razors and other samples.

 

The National Women’s Show had something for everyone.  There was social media interactions, shopping and mingling with other women.  We stayed in the Social Media and Contest Lounge for the majority of the time.  We had live feeds from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and more.  The live feeds were great for people for the online Twitter contests.  The online Twitter contests were great because we had many people competing for the prizes and it was simple to enter the contests.  All one had to do was retweet to win!

 

Next year is going to be just as spectacular and we hope to see everyone there again!

Click here to go to the NWS Website.

 

Author: Megan Teltscher

 

It is starting to feel like Christmas in Canada

with the decorations up and the growing number of events early this winter?  We are excited for many annual celebrations and event and have listed a few events

happening in Toronto this season?  Happy Holidays and have a wonderful season

with your family, partner, and friends.

 

The Taste of Life Christmas Ball

Enjoy a live Holiday Concert starring Toronto Concert Orchestra and Chorus

conducted by Maestro Kerry Stratton and Vincent Chan. This fantastic musical

performance is accompanied by a gourmet meal dinner; dance at the ball in the

Conservatory; and luxury prizes including a 4-day Paris Shopping Tour, and much

more; plus exquisite gifts for each and every guest. This event will be a memory

not soon to be forgotten!

When: December 10, Wednesday

Where: Casa Loma, 1 Austin

Time: 6:00 pm  Cocktail Reception

7:00 pm  3-Course Dinner

7:30 pm  Live Holiday Concert

9:30 pm  Dance Floor Opens

For tickets and info: www.tasteoflifemag.com/christmasball

 

100 Years of Christmas

Celebrate 100 Years of Christmas at Casa Loma!  This season at the castle bring the

family to visit Santa Claus, watch a performance of the Snow Queen, View the 10

Christmas trees decorated by some of Canada’s top designers, view the Winter

Wonderland display, and celebrate with carollers, festive crafts, a holiday character

scavenger hunt and more! Visit here for more information.

When: November 27th – December 28th

Where: Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto

 

Toronto Christmas Market

Again this holiday season Toronto will once again celebrate the romance and magic

of a traditional European Christmas at the Toronto Christmas Market. Inspired by

the Old World and influenced by the New, this event captures all of the tradition,

and charm of a European Christmas Market. The Distillery market showcases a

number of unique and locally handcrafted products. Family entertainment includes

musicians, carolers and children’s choirs.

Dates:   November 28 – December 21, 2014

Times:  Tuesday to Friday: 12pm – 9pm

Saturday and Sunday: 10am – 9pm

Where: The Distillery Historic District

For more information, visit http://www.torontochristmasmarket.com/

 

Gingerbread Build Party

Bring your family to the Ontario Science Centre this season for the Gingerbread

build party in support of Habitat for Humanity. Admission tickets are not required

for this event and as a bonus a 20% discount to the exhibits. Free parking is

provided for the gingerbread build.

When: Saturday December 6 or Sunday December 7: noon, 1:30pm, or 3:00pm

Where: Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills

Buy your Gingerbread kit now

 

Breakfast with Santa at the Palais

 

This season you can visit with Santa at the Palais Royale! All children in attendance

receive a small gift. Some of the activities include story time with Elves where you

can Curl up by the fireplace; the warm Hot Chocolate & Taffy Rolling. Also guests

can join Mrs. Claus and The Candy Kitchen to decorate your own festive sweet

treat. There is something for the whole family.

When: Saturday Dec. 20th & Sunday Dec. 21st, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Where: Palais Royale Ballroom, 1601 Lake Shoe Blvd. West, Toronto M6K 3C1

Website: http://www.palaisroyale.ca/breakfast-with-santa/

 

Written by Chiharu Nakatsuka

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