R&D Restaurant: The newest Canadian Asian Restaurant
April 7, 2016 by deblewis
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R&D Restaurant is the newest Canadian Asian Restaurant where you will want to host all of your events. Located at 241 Spadina Avenue in the heart of downtown Toronto, it is easily accessible by transit.
The restaurant is owned by Season 1 winner of MasterChef Canada, Eric Chong. He has a passion for Asian cuisine and combines his dished with Canadian ingredients to express his love for Canada. Oliver and Bonacini Events and Catering has been working to book events at R&D Restaurant with Eric.
The venue has a polished modern decor that makes it the ideal choice to host your next event. It can hold a capacity of up to 100 people for a cocktail reception and holds up to 56 people for a sit down dinner.
For more information
Contact R&D Restaurant at
events@rdspadina.com or (416) 645-1342
Visit their website
http://rdspadina.com/
SKETCH Toronto: A Creative Space for Your Next Event!
March 30, 2016 by torontocityevents6@gmail.com torontocityevents6@gmail.com
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Where cultures and art collide; SKETCH Toronto offers a unique facility that has an event-geared floor which can accommodate large groups or intimate gatherings. Their 550 sq ft beautiful commercial kitchen is situated in the heart of our facility surrounded by 2500 sq ft of event space.
The flexible layout allows you to book what you need to provide your guest with the room they need to enjoy a day or evening event. In addition, SKETCH also offers the perfect set-up for a small opening, reception or workshop.
Events: Their unique space will be sure to create the atmosphere you need for your next event. Book their Project Studio and adjacent Commercial Kitchen for the perfect set-up or if your organization is up for staging a creative booking, animate their entire lower level to keep your guests engaged and entertained!
Studios: SKETCH has outfitted studios including a ceramics studio with a kiln, a commercial kitchen, a movement studio with springboard floor, an audio recording studio, a wet & dark room equipped for screen printing, and finally a project studio ready for anything and much more. SKETCH can facilitate the creative space you need.
Courtesy of: Sketch – Karri North
ROOM STYLE
Ceramics Studio
Commercial Kitchen
Movement Studia w/ springboard floor
Audio Recording Studio
Wet & Darkroom
Standard Project Studio
CAPACITY
220 guests
Contact: sketch
Address: 180 Shaw Street, Suite 201, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5
Phone: (416) 516-1559
Email: info@sketch.ca
website: http://sketch.ca/
The Addison Residence Knows How to Have a Good Time
March 23, 2016 by torontocityevents6@gmail.com torontocityevents6@gmail.com
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The Addison Residence is a lounge like no other. With the energy of a bar, but the eye catching look of a lounge, The Addison offers a unique space, fit for an energetic gathering with you and your closest friends or clients.
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
A New Kind of Venue: Once a childhood favourite, now an event planner’s tool
March 10, 2016 by deblewis
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Cineplex theatres have been around for a long time. What is even more impressive is that in the past few years they seem to have taken over all other theatres making them available no matter where you are. With added benefits like Scene Cards which allow you to collect points for watching movies and even offer discounts at concession stands, there is incentive for users to keep returning to Cineplex theatres. What you may not have thought about however is the benefit this company can have for you as an event planner or company who needs to schedule meetings or events across the country.
For starters, Cineplex theatres include audio-visual equipment, food, beverage and even party packages including arcade games for a younger demographic. None of these extras need to be brought in which saves time and money.
Secondly, with the additions of the VIP cinemas that have been opening up across the country, there are additional venues, which cater to a more sophisticated demographic and more formal event. These venues even include their own bars and lounges with food and drink service. But the service doesn’t end in the common area because the new auditoriums include spacious leather seats and menus with seat service available. These theatres also include private upgraded washrooms to keep the experience consistent.
From one side of the country to the other, Cineplex operates 163 theatres in Canada with 1,666 screens. Serving approximately 77 million guests annually through many theatre brands like Cineplex Odeon, Cineplex VIP Cinemas and Scotiabank Theatres, it’s not always a visual movie experience that you go for. The theatre spaces that Cineplex offers can be used for other gatherings including corporate meetings, seminars and receptions catering to larger groups.
Depending on the theatre size, you can typically have up to 579 people in one theatre.
You can reach the right target audience using the right strategies when dealing with theatre rentals, as it’s always an intriguing venue space. With all of these alternative options to what a Cineplex theatre can offer, it makes planning your next gathering that much easier.
Click here to find one of the 163 theatres closest to you in Canada for your next event
British Columbia: 23 Ontario: 69
Alberta: 17 Quebec: 20
Saskatchewan: 6 Nova Scotia: 13
Manitoba: 5 Prince Edward Island: 12
New Brunswick: 5 Newfoundland: 3

Visit Cineplex’s Corporate Sales site to learn more about bookings:
http://www.cineplex.com/CorporateSalesAndRentals?cmpid=TopNavEN_CorporateSales
Lodge on Queen
March 8, 2016 by deblewis
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Lodge On Queen is a not-for-profit private social club located one block west of University Ave. The lodge offers you 24/7 access to the club that features a TV lounge, private dining room, bar and kitchen. You will be able to attend special member’s only events, which include wine tastings, cheese tastings, movie parties, dinner parties, Sunday brunches and so on.
The bonus of this event as you can bring in your own food and alcohol. This venue is perfect for charity events, fundraisers, private birthdays, dinners. With the flexibility you can plan the event with your special touches in mind and the suppliers of your choice.
There is a private dining area, fridges, stoves and kitchen prep areas on both floors. The venue fees are reasonable and this is our top pick venue for non profit events or your next birthday.

Facilities details:
- 250 people for cocktail party
- Private dining room
- Boardroom with screening capacity
- Large fully equipped bar
- Private lockers
- Beautiful and friendly room
- Hand-painted pool table
- In-house Sonos music system
- Large screen television
- Private VIP entrance



Venue Size and Capacity:
-5000 square feet
-2 floors
-Boutique dining room for 10
-Grand dining room for up to 7
Contact:
251 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M5V 1Z4
Phone number: (416) 219-4609
Website: http://lodgeonqueen.club/











