After entering the main foyer, you are given the choice of three specialty rooms to start your night off right. The kitchen area, living room and rec room; each of them offering a unique club experience. The Kitchen area feature its main bar where you can indulge in specialty crafted drink of the season. If you’re feeling a little dancy and chatty, head over to the living room. This high energy room offers live music and a nice space to sit down and enjoy your friends company. The last room is the Rec room. Leave your adult mindset at the door, because this room is for the kids in all of us. Featuring foosball tables, TVs, and so much more, this is definitely the room to visit.

Decorated by Lisa Ho, one of Australia’s finest in modern decor, you are immediately captivated by the variating looks in each room. The Inspiration for this venue comes from retro homes in Beverly Hills. The vibe is created through the use of open space and dark wood retro furnishings. Palm leaf prints can be found all throughout the venue, really sealing the California vibes.

Check out the Addison Residence for your next event venue.

Venue details and operating hours are below:

- 4,500 square feet sq. ft.

- 500 person capacity

- 3 fully functional bars with 7 individual bar stations

- Modular furniture

- Customizable rooms separated by glass doors

- State of the art DJ booth, outfitted with complete audio setup

- Green Room

- Separate washrooms

- Full kitchen

- Valet parking available upon request

 Courtesy of Addison Residence

Patio (Opening Summer, 2016)

 -5,000 square feet

-400 person capacity

-2 fully functional bar with 4 individual bar stations

-Communal seating

-Audio system

 Hours: Wednesday to Friday, 5 pm-close, Saturday, 7 pm-close.

Contact: The Addisons Residence

Address: 456 Wellington St, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5

Phone: 416.260.9393

website: http://www.theaddisonsto.com

The event will begin with a wonderful reception at 6:00pm, hosted in the Ontario Room, where guests will enjoy live music by Canadian singer, David Clayton-Thomas. Guests will have a chance to a beverage and mix and mingle with one another before the night begins. Following the reception, everyone will take their seats in the Canadian Ballroom 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 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!

CityEvents has unearthed some places where couples can spend a great time during this summer in Toronto. Pick a place and let your creativity and imagination surprise your sweetheart!

Any other ideas of some romantic places you have been? Comment and let CityEvents knows where it is!

Share a picture of your Romantic Moment or Location on Instagram #RomanticCityEvents @CityEvents and who knows..
maybe you’re the couple that will win a gift certificate to Habibi Day Spa!
More details? Rendezvous on Instagram: CityEvents

Contest closes on August 1st, 10:00PM.

…& The winner is @40somethngbride!
CONGRATULATIONS!

Here are some suggestions of where to go with your special someone in Toronto.

– The Flower Garden at Rosehill Reservoir in David A. Balfour park
– The warm atmosphere of the restaurant El Catrin at Distillery District, awarded as restaurant for a best first date by Dine TO’s and named one of toronto’s best mexican restaurants by Toronto.com:

– Nice public patio, in front of the restaurant SassaFraz, with Waterfall next to “Gelato, Simply Italian” at 146 Cumberland Street
– Outdoor fireplace couches at Brassaii, Café-Restaurant-Lounge
– Under the paper heart trees at Trinity Bell Park, call and wait for your dropoffs picnic baskets:

1/ Sushi Place
2/ Fiesta Farms
3/ Clafouti

Country General:

– Grab a blanket and attend the “Shakespeare in High Park” (June 26 – August 31)
– Meet each other in the summer sunset at Nathan Philips square
– An escape to the Toronto Islands
– Enjoy live symphony at Casa Loma, Every Wednesday
– Check out one of the Outdoor movie locations during all summer, revisit an old classic.
– Rent bikes at Evergreen brickworks and bike through the ravine
- The Waterfront Tuesday Dinner series at Palais Royale 

Author: Annie NGUYEN

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2014
Time: 8PM – 1AM
Location: The Hoxton, 69 Bathurst St, Toronto
Website: http://www.pantsoff.ca

On Thursday, June 12th, Pants Off for Prostate Cancer has returned for its 5th year as one of Toronto’s hottest – and most revealing – events. This year, we were grabbing our sticks, dropping the puck (and our pants), and hitting the ice for Pants off: Protect Your 5-Hole, a hockey and ice inspired fundraiser that guarantees a slap shot evening. People grabbed their helmet pads, and – errmm- their jockstrap, and joined a team of 500 of Toronto finest as they check their pants at the door and celebrated bare legs in support of the research and support programs of Prostate Cancer Canada.

All Proceeds from Pants Off for Prostate Cancer have brought benefit Prostate Cancer Canada — the only national foundation dedicated to the elimination of the disease through research, education support and awareness.

Congratulations to @ErikaKonori that won two tickets by retweeting
the Pants off Prostate Cancer post!

The flagship Aveda Institute professional hair and beauty school in Toronto is directly opposite St James Park at 155 King St East.  This is the green space where the 2012 Occupy Movement settled in the city, and the salon below and school up top both have wide windows that look out on to the park. For some students that must have been very challenging scenery. Truly gifted beauticians are therapists and empathic to ailments and societal malaise. The best of the breed do indeed feel like they were called to the job of being hair stylists from a higher power – they feel like they were born to style.

Born to Style is a nationwide search for Canada’s next top stylists; its a real contest into which many dozen young people will enter and four will find, after winning a live competition, that their entire tuition worth approx $10K each is paid in full.

AVEDA Institute Canada challenges young people to step up and prove they are Born to Style again in 2013; applicants need to show contest admin why they deserve to be included in each city’s top five finalists group. They need to make and publish video media to show what they will do when asked to perform in a live hair styling competition in front of important guests, and be judged by celebrity stylists in all four cities across Canada.

2013 Born to Style Hair School Scholarship Contest, presented by Aveda Institute Canada is the exact same structure as last year, and accepts video submissions until 1st March 2012.

This social media contest was created to help innovative and imaginative youth who are just starting out in beauty craft and perhaps, as yet, do NOT even know the basics of cutting hair.  This challenge could be the first step in a new career as a beautician or fashion stylist. The competition is designed to help these young artists become world class stylists and a satisfying career that begins by winning all tuition expenses paid prize to be redeemed at AVEDA Institute in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

Do you wonder what it would be like to win a contest like this? How would this change your life, exactly? The Aveda Institute Canada blog did a good job Catching Up With Winnipeg’s Robyn Thompson, the girl that won the grand prize in Winnipeg last year.

There will be four hair showdowns, one in each city Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. Stay tuned to the social media channels in each of the cities for the dates.

Check out this video that was made after Born To Style in Vancouver 2012!

Start your hairstyling career with Aveda today! Download Contest Info Package.

Check out Aveda Institute Toronto on Facebook, and follow on Twitter @AVEDA416

The 2012 Toronto Christmas Market is distilled from the old school European – style festive organization that brings together culturally rich family entertainment including musicians, carolers and children’s choirs. These markets originated in Germany, beginning in the early 1400?s, and are now being held in many countries all over the world, and this is arguably Canada’s biggest and best example. You can follow the Toronto Christmas Market on Twitter @TOChristmasMkt

This is a world class shopping destination. The stuff sold here is very rare and special as merchants must apply and are selected by jury for the right to sell unique products all along the different streets. The Distillery District is playing host, for the third year in a row to this festive extravaganza that is expected to bring three hundred thousand people to the compound.

Lowe’s 2012 Toronto Christmas Market has a photo contest and you could win $250 cash or dinner in any of three world class Distillery District Restaurants!

Check the 2012 Toronto Christmas Market Photo Contest on Lenzr, or visit the Toronto Christmas Market website.

Sponsored by Toronto.com, this photo contest allows attendees to compare notes. Last year this same call-to-action collected over 300 pictures, which in turn accrued over seven thousand votes as folks laboured to get their pics up into the Top Ten to be eligible for the grand prize.

Prizes for the 2012 competition are as follows,

Winner will receive a $250.00 cash prize,

2nd place will receive a $150.00 Distillery Restaurant gift certificate

3rd place will receive a $100.00 Distillery Restaurant gift certificate.

RULES

Upload original photos now and until December 25th

Voting begins December 15th and ends midnight Dec 25th

Top ten images advance to judges. *Sponsor is Judge, Here is a link to the Term of Use page unique to this contest. Winner announced on Lenzr blog Jan 1st 2013. Lowe’s 2012 Toronto Christmas Market event runs from Friday Nov 30th to Sunday December 16th, 2012 at The Distillery District, Must Be 13yrs older to enter – gift certificates and cash prizes will be mailed anywhere in Canada only. Good luck!

Winner of the:

1. Dinner prepared by a gourmet chef for you plus eight guests at Sub-Zero/Wolf  Showroom – Andrea Bolley

2. A Timothy Oulton designer overnight bag – Ann Kurdyak.

3. A special ice wine basket with a quartz cheeseboard from Cambria.- Colleen Cole

4. A teak Muskoka Chair from Andrew Richard Designs.- Deb Dileo

5. A 4×6 area rug from Modern Weave. – Heather Lewis

6. A Tom Dixon Off cut Stool from Klaus – Marlileu Roth

7. Pizza and pasta dinner for 20 people from Mangia & Bevi. Drinks not included. – Luisa Cellis

8. An Xtra Ottoman/Bed valued at $467 from BoConcept. – Meyers Ohn

9. A Kartell Attila Statue from Studio B – Mira Bedder

10. 2 Area 51 chairs, valued at $360 from Calligaris – Pam Pilkington

11. From Italinteriors a Living Divani Ile Side Table designed by Pierro Lissoni. Retail Price: $1,450.00 – Rob Campbell

12. ECLIPSE Nesting Tables ( set of 3) from Kiosk – Silvana Zivhovic

13. Designer sofa gift certificate for $1,000 towards custom furniture
and in-store design consultations at Alexander Designs – Yvonne Koscielak

Congratulation again and  if you has not received an e-mail from us yet, please send us an e-mail with your personal information.

(e-mail: info@torontocityevents.ca)

It’s simple leave us a comment on how much you enjoy Christmas shopping and you could win 2 tickets to Gladstone Hotel on an exclusive,  stress-free, shopping experience.

Enjoy complimentary glass of wine or sampling of 5 premium Colaneri Estates wines, spa services and a dessert bar…all this and more! So leave your comments now and check back to see if you have won.  Good Luck!

• Where: Gladstone hotel
• When: Nov. 3, 2012
• Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

To read more about the event, visit: http://www.nthlounge.com/

Aveda is world-renowned for its top-notch stylists, eco-friendly cosmetics and styling products and environmentally and socially-aware business practices.

Were you born to style? Are you a trendsetter who dreams of working in the beauty and fashion industry? There’s always work–movie actors to be made-up, celebrities to be styled, fashion shows to jet to–and stylists often top surveys about job satisfaction. You may opt to move to a foreign locale to work, or open your own salon–whatever you do, an Aveda graduate has a head start in his or her field in terms of skills and reputation.

To enter the hair school scholarship contest: Submit a 2-minute video that shows why you were ‘Born to Style’. Get creative and showcase your people skills, charisma and artistic vision. Four talented winners will receive full scholarships (each at $10 K value or more), one for each of the following colleges: Aveda Institute Calgary, Aveda Institute Toronto, Aveda Institute Vancouver and Aveda Institute Victoria.

Full contest details can be downloaded here.