The New Venue From Berkeley’s Events

For all fans of historical luxury and sophistication to finally have an event venue which suits your demands, the Berkeley Bicycle Club.

The newest venue from Berkeley’s events group that offers a variety of settings. For all fans of historical luxury and sophistication to finally have an event venue which suits your demands. And they say it is haunted.

Once a Gooderham family home, then a popular Italian restaurant Angelini’s, Gusto, this venue space provides both history, and intimacy for any occasion.

The highlight is the 190 seat wrap around patio that can be used for a variety of events.  CityEvents used this venue for the In and Out Burger Pop Up in Toronto and worked out beautifully.

 

Courtesy of Berkeley Bicycle Club

CAPACITY INFO: Inside: 80 Seated, 105 Standing, 100 Theatre
Outside: 150 Seated, 190 Standing, 150 Theatre

Address: 504 Jarvis St. Toronto, ON. M5A 2Y2

Email: INFO@BERKELEYEVENTS.COM

Website: http://berkeleyevents.com/venue/berkeley-bicycle-club/

Phone: 416.361.9666

 

The Intimate and friendly Ratio

Is a place where it is possible to express the art and music in an extremely cozy place with all the necessary structure for an optimal sampling of its expression. Tucked away in the second floor of  apartment in Kensington Market, Ratio It really can be a great option for your Weekend pair meet new talent in town. Follow the schedule of the site.

The underground world of Toronto will be very welcome in the Ratio. The place does not have sofas or something, for the seats have pillows, making the atmosphere even more intimate between the audience and the artists.

http://www.ratiospace.ca

ratiotoronto@gmail.com

283 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 1S2

 

The New Concept of Indoor-Outdoor Nightclub, Rebel!

The large club complex transforms between a full concert hall, multi-functional event space, and weekend nightclub.

The indoor space has floor to ceiling glass sliding doors and amazing views of Toronto’s skyline and Lake Ontario. It carries in total a capacity of 3000+ guests and access to Rebel’s sister venue, Cabana Pool Bar, increases the capacity by another 2000+. The venue is equiped with leading A/V and lighting which is perfect for your next performance or awards show.

The 45,000 square foot space designed by Studio Munge, has four distinct spaces each diverse in atmosphere, music and vibe. The main room boasts a dramatic 65-foot stage with an expansive installation of LED video walls, and as well as a grand terrace overlooking Lake Ontario with dramatic views of the city.

Photo taken by Deb Lewis

Address: 11 Polson Street, Toronto ON M5A 1A4

Email: info@rebeltoronto.com

Telephone: 416 469 5655

Website: http://rebeltoronto.com/

AMA Toronto: The Future of Marketing, Emerging Technologies

AMA Toronto November 15th 2016 panel discussion entitled The Future Today: How Marketers Can Leverage Emerging Technologies was held at Jackman Reinvents which is stylish ad agency occupying a really cool space on Adelaide Street.  It’s what’s behind the pink door at 345 Adelaide St West!

Organized by renown B2B marketing strategy expert Tania Stadnik who is also the current AMA Toronto President, there were three influential ‘thought leaders’ on the bill; Adam Green from Google, Zahra Rajani the VP Digital Experience at Jackman Reinvents, and Kevin Keane from Brainsights. When Kevin introduced himself and his company he used his two hands to gesticulate the fusion of ‘brain’ and ‘insights’ into Brainsights which he also added ‘is really cool’.

The panel was moderated by Mark Vecchiarelli whom you can see below, seated on the left in the gold pants. He did a great job – it was a fact filled and very insightful forty two minute panel discussion on a number of subjects relating to new communication mediums and marketing technologies and also how and why they adopted (or should be adopted).

After twenty years of hosting networking events in Toronto, myself and my staff at CityEvents have seen countless social trends be born and then and the many and the rise of fall of many technology fads.  We’ve seen a shift away from press releases to more unconventional messaging platforms like email blasts, promoted social media posts etc and now strangely this is becoming conventional again. What’s next? What platforms are going to be important additions to marketers’ tool kits tomorrow?

Rob Campbell wrote about the event in an article entitled how Marketing Technologists Predict Future of Advertising which outlines the event – described in his piece how moderator Mark Vecchiarelli of Vekya Inc focused the discussion on three perspectives to futurism.

First he explored the idea of how marketers get on the bandwagon so to speak to ‘chase shiny new things’. Shanny asked about Bumble and everyone laughed.

When the panel digested HOW; the group reasoned that most businesses have trouble changing and adopting new technology as their work force are occupied with separate tasks (in silos) and their performances are still measured in old-fashioned ways.  Adding what they called horizontal connective tissue to organizations and thereby removing barriers to change is at the heart of BEING the evolution that makes businesses more efficient.

Shanny in the City wrote about the evening on her blog, Marketing Matchmaking in the Future, with Raymi the Minx and Karen Nussbaum from Storia PR who wrote about her perspective on the future of marketing.

I went to this event with Shannon who’s thinking about making a mobile app for her business. She maybe got the idea after she saw the success of Wedding Girls’ innovation with PrettyBirdapp for mobile beauty workers. Mary Bratko from Wedding Girl was at the event seen below meeting Liza from AMA Toronto, whom I think has the prettiest red hair in town, presently.

Mary Bratko whom you can see on the right used the question and answer period at the event to ask about the health of mobile apps in general and whether simply having a responsive website wasn’t a better all around solution for entrepreneurs.

Most of the panel agreed that was the case and one by one they related anecdotes about the misuse of apps as marketing tools. Shanny was listening

One of the highlights for me was hearing Adam Green  describe some of the failures that Google has had trying new things. If this monster technology company cant get it right with all of their resources and collateral, then what hope do small fries have? Lots. Great ideas win the market and having disruptive technology is the most exciting development position. One of the big takeaways for me was the idea that big companies must innovate and include experimental advertising platforms in their marketing budgets. CityEvents could appeal more to that side of the event planning industry in Toronto.  One of the ways to get more attention is to offer added value and I believe offering detailed reports showing the ‘learnings’ related to the penetration of the invitation media and the summary media, done before and after the events themselves.

Part of the Connect, Learn, Grow series of networking events offers insights into many different facets of Digital Marketing and I hope to attend more of these gatherings in the future. See you there.

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The NEW Great Hall – Giving heritage a whole new meaning

A cherished Toronto heritage building that has been standing since 1889 has received a full renovation. The Great Hall located at the corner of Queen St. W. and Dovercourt St. was founded as one of Toronto’s first West End YMCA.  Rich in history, The Great Hall for over 125 years has hosted some of the most acclaimed events in the city. After being completely restored the summer of 2016, it is now ready to open its doors to all sizes and shapes of events.

Boasting over 20,000 sq. ft. of flexible space across four distinctive venues, The Great Hall is able to accommodate any size of event. These four venues can be combined or rented separately. Able to provide seating as intimate at 10 people up to 1,200 people. The four separate halls include: The Main Hall, Longboat Hall, Conversation Room and Drawing Room.

The Main Hall

This hall is a two-storey space that extends as large as 10,000 sq. ft. and includes a reception area, coat and green room. It also includes decor of large arched windows, a stage, 30 ft. ceilings and more. Capacity can fit up to 480 people standing and is flexible for seating and table arrangements. The Main Hall with the new renovations, has been installed with a state-of-the-art audio/ visual system.

Conversation Room

Located on the second floor of the The Great Hall, the Conversation Room is a classic Victorian room. With its white walls and chandeliered ceiling it is the perfect “gathering place” for your next venue. At 1,200 sq. ft. it can accommodate up to 117 people standing and seating is flexible.

Longboat Hall

In 1889 this hall became the first West End YMCA gymnasium. It is a two-storey venue with a street-level main entrance on Dovercourt Rd. This space stretches up to 5,000 sq. ft. and can fit up to 400 people standing. This venue is also complete with a state-of-the-art audio/ visual system and a modulator stage.

Drawing Room

This small but elegant room can accommodate up to 97 people standing and is perfect for small receptions, business meetings, luncheons and more. The Drawing Room also is equipped with a gourmet presentation kitchen and grand bar.

Courtesy of: The Great Hall

For more information visit the website: www.thegreathall.ca

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