Goose Island Beer Company has collaborated with Bier Markt to build Toronto’s premier Goose Island Brewhouse; a Chicago-based craft brewery in Old Town Toronto. This venue is approximately 19 years old and has been revamped into a cozy brewpub on The Esplanade.

Cocktails

The brewhouse is Goose Island Beer Company’s first endeavor into the Canadian brewery business. Premium beer is prepared at the state-of-the-art on-site brewery and is served from 12 taps. As you walk in, the well-lit space features modern wooden decor, complemented by rustic brickwork all throughout the venue. It also features very long bar, behind which sits seven fermentors.

Mains – Features

In the brewhouse, catch a full view of the brewery operations of head brewer Bernard Priest and his team, right from your seat. This casual, yet refined venue space has a capacity of 100 guests mingling and approximately 75 seated. It’s ideal for any social gathering such as a networking event, farewell party, or beer-paired dinner. The brewhouse also offers smaller dedicated sections for groups of 20-75. After your event, take home a Beer Growler (64oz) or Howler (32oz) of a brewed-in-house favourite! Do you have a bigger event? Book the brewhouse and Bier Markt Esplanade for a maximum of 700 guests mingling.

Sides

Enjoy al fresco dining at the Beer Garden. This outdoor space boasts a wall of homegrown hops climbing the surrounding four storeys of exposed brick. It’s an excellent space for a team building event or summer social. While enjoying craft brews paired with from-scratch cuisine, challenge a friend to Giant Jenga ® and Connect-4 ™.

Desserts – The Icing

The food menu was developed by Bier Markt Executive Chef Kevin Maniaci and Chef de Cuisine Shawn Jackson. The menu is seasonal, as the team uses fresh and local ingredients, with dishes designed to pair with the beers on tap.

Capacities

Brewhouse: 100 mingling, 75 seated

Beer Garden: 60 guests

Front Patio: 60 guests

Bier Markt Esplanade + Goose Island Brewhouse: 700 mingling

Bier Markt Patio: 90 guests

Address

70 The Esplanade, Toronto  ON M5E 1M1

Hours

Brewhouse: Sunday-Wednesday 11am-1am, Thursday-Saturday 11am-2am

Retail Shop: Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 11am-7pm

Contact

Phone: (416) 862-7575

General info: torontoinfo@gooseisland.com

Reservations: torontoreservation@gooseisland.com

Website

http://www.gooseisland.com/toronto-brewhouse/

Social Media

Facebook: @GooseIslandCanada

Instagram: @goosetoronto

Twitter: @GooseIsland

Snapchat: @goose-island

Their specialty is Smoker’s Choice Family Style Meat, this special menu is a large platter for sharing. You will live a refined BBQ experience. For only $44 per person, you can have wings, salad, one side, you can choose 3 types of meat on 9 different types of meat and day’s dessert. Don’t miss it! For groups of up to 10, hands-on cooking sessions reveal the secrets to achieving BBQ perfection in an over or a smoker.

Barque Butcher Bar suggests a lot of meats, from poultry to seafood, everyone can find what he likes! Between $5 and $16, it’s totally accessible. Plus, you can take fresh salad, fries or poutine. And don’t forget to taste their daily cupcakes. The maximum capacity is 40 private seats, 25 semi-private seats, and 60 standing.

By Kevin Hewitt Photography.

Venue:

Barque Butcher and Bar

287 Roncesvalles Avenue

Toronto, ON M6R 2M3

Hours:

SHOP HOURS:

Monday – Thursday: 12PM – 10PM

Friday: 12PM – 11PM

Saturday: 10AM – 11PM

Sunday: 10AM – 9:30PM

KITCHEN HOURS

Monday – Thursday: 5PM – 10PM

Friday: 5PM – 11PM

Saturday: 12PM – 11PM

Sunday: 12PM – 9:30PM

By Kevin Hewitt Photography

In order to register you:

416.532.7700

butchers@barque.ca

For private event, register you at:

events@barque.ca

Social Media:

Website: https://barque.ca/pages/butcherbar

Twitter: @barquebutchers

Instagram: @barquebbq

Facebook: @barquebutchers

By Kevin Hewitt Photography

Customized runners at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre

The CityEvents team took to the CSE Tradeshow floor, fresh after our CEO, Deborah Lewis, won the Independent Event Planner Award at the CSE Reader’s Choice Awards Gala, the night before.

Some of our favourite highlights included:

ABSOLUTE EVENTS & MANAGEMENT: specializing in interactive entertainment, they focus on brand engagement through customized activations. Touchscreens that include games and photo booth applications means your guests will likely be more involved at your event and will recognize branding and logos quicker. Other event materials that Absolute provides include; signage, custom tents, promo gear, photo backdrops and swag for giveaways

ABBEY ROAD ENTERTAINMENT: From their humble beginning of renting poker tables and karaoke machines for small parties Abbey Road is now a full-fledged entertainment management company working with fortune 500 companies. Each year their inventory and services expand as they position themselves to become the go-to for event rentals. Along with their classic casino and karaoke rentals, Abbey Road also offers photo and video booths, arcade games, giant games, carnival games, promotional material, virtual reality experiences, performance and talent, and custom branding on almost all of their wares.  

Catch The Light Arcade table game, one of the many arcade options ABBEY ROAD has to offer to rent

WILSONS: Toronto’s favourite mobile ice cream bar! Showing off some of the most delicious ice cream flavours with equally satisfying names (Hello Handsome, Bombshell, Can’t Get Enough), Monsieur Wilson specializes in building your own desired ice cream cup with a choice of over 50 premium toppings. With their rentable Airstream, clients can customize the mobile vehicle and use it for a variety of purposes like creating a mobile meeting room, dressing room, showroom, photo booth or Ice Cream Bar.

Some many toppings to choose from to customize our Wilson’s ice cream cups.

After we visited all the vendors we stepped into the Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners (CanSPEP) “Ask a Planner” booth. We sat down for an informal interview with members of the Society Dustin Rivers, Executive Director of Verney Conference Management, and Meagan Rockett, Association Ambassador of CanSPEP. They gave us some advice to pass along to novices and beginners in the business.

• Time management is the most important thing, always stay on top of your schedule.

• Venues make or break you. They are your biggest expense, they need to be your biggest partner, so build close relationships with the front desk, they have all the emergency contacts (especially if you are working in an unfamiliar city).

• There are always going to be risks associated with your events, it’s best to have a contingency plan written up in case any problems do occur. Always be six steps ahead of the problem.

Meagan Rockett, Association Ambassador of CanSPEP, poses for a photo during our interview.

Although some of their advice sounds dire, they wanted to let us know that mostly all event planners began in the business because of the continuous creativity, challenges, and amazing people they get to meet and work with.

Visit our Facebook page for all of our photos from the events: https://goo.gl/XYQcHT

We want to give special thanks to Canadian Special Events for inviting CityEvents to the tradeshow. To find out about all the vendors and suppliers that were at the tradeshow visit Canadian Special Events.

Contributing writers:

Ashleigh Alexander

Aprile Gonzalez

Paula McDines

Event Space at Only One Gallery (Photo Courtesy of OOG)

Only One Gallery is a contemporary art gallery, 3,000 square foot loft style with high wood ceilings, cement floor and brick walls located in Parkdale. OOG hosts a number of exhibitions and events presenting art with talented artists as well as a number of booked events.

The multi purpose gallery can hold up any event from car shots to traditional art showcase. The venue offers sit down dinners in banquet and reception style from 150- to 250 people.  The venue also features LED exterior lighting with a built in audio system and iPod connection.

Exterior of Only One Gallery (Photo Courtesy of OOG)

Free Space Interior of Only One Gallery (Photo Courtesy of OOG)

For more information on this venue check our earlier blog story on 5Brock

Contact: cais@onlyonegallery.com

5 Brock Ave, Toronto, Ontario M6K 2K6, Canada

www.5brockavenue.com

O N L Y O N E G A L L E R Y ®

Art event Bookings, submissions, gallery appointment, curatorial quote, or installation quote

Twitter: @OnlyOneGallery

Facebook: Onlyonegallery

Instagram: onlyonegallery

Miller Genuine Draft sponsored the event providing complimentary drinks to guests who arrived before 6:30 p.m., which was the perfect start to the night. The sun was shining bright and warm, making the snow-cone machine a massive hit. Guests were also treated to complimentary barbecue courtesy of Treeline Catering, which included sliders and skewers. A new addition to this Schmooze event was the classic party game of beer pong, set up to the right of the bar. The game was played by many guests, and even created a spectator gathering.

Guests created memories by taking pictures for our social media contest, the winner receiving a $25 Sweet Jesus ice cream gift card. To enter, contestants posted a picture using the hashtag, #MaisonAfterWorkSchmooze. The winner chosen by the most number of likes on the post. Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winner @paola_latronico!

On behalf of CityEvents, we would like to thank everyone who came to Schmooze with us and made this yet another successful event. Don’t forget to join us Friday, August 12 for more after-work fun on one of Toronto’s best rooftop patios!

For pictures from the Schmooze event: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cityeventstoronto/albums/72157669926043316

For pictures of past events by CityEvents: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cityeventstoronto/albums

For more information and to stay up to date with CityEvents, visit www.torontocityevents.ca and make sure to follow us on Twitter @CityEvents

The event included the following vendors:

•      VisionX
•      Lucent Engineering
•      North American Signal
•      Straucon
•      You Tech
•      North American Trucking News
•      Delco Remy
•      Hogg, Shain & Scheck
•      Leece-Neville
•      Uni Point
•      BOSCH
•      MITSUBISHI Electric
•      Quick Cable
•      MAHLE
•      Denso
•      Hi Torque IMI
•      Valeo
•      Andre Niermann

The vendor booths were set up inside the Newton’s Electric warehouse and offices, allowing guests to walk around and explore.

Barbecued burgers & sausages, salads, sandwiches, pastries and refreshments were served. The event had a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, which was created by the Newton family.  This made guests and vendors feel at ease

On Saturday May 14, 2016 the open house continued but was accompanied by vendor presentations held at Dreams Convention Centre, across the street from Newton’s Electric. The vendor presentations were a success with many attendees. A buffet lunch was served during presentations that allowed for guests to mingle during this time.

Overall, the event was enjoyed by all and was a success. Newton’s would like to thank everyone who attended and anyone who played a part in creating the fun experience.

Founder Rumen Dimitrov has a passion for all things alcohol. Not only did he open the Rum Exchange, but he is also the founder of Pravda Vodka Bar which stocks more vodka varieties than anywhere else in the city.  His vision was to create the perfectbar/lounge for the after work crowd and it seems his vision has been achieved. Behind the bar is lit up in bright colours displaying the most impressive collection of rums in Toronto. Get introduced to the best and most recent rums on the market at one of the Rum Exchange’s rum tastings. They have more than 80 rums in stock so you’re guaranteed to find something that satisfies your tastes.

The Rum Exchange loves to host private and corporate functions. Scotiabank and KPMG have held their events there. The space can host anywhere between 50 and 125 people and comes fully equipped with an AV system (both screen and projector), microphone and DJ booth at no extra charge. It’s also really close to a lot of hotels which is very convenient if you’re bringing in people from out of town.  For any event the Rum Exchange offers the choice between either standing or passed hors d’oeuvres that include vegetarian, seafood and meat options.

If rum is your thing or you’re simply into having a good time, be sure to check out the Rum Exchange.

The Rum Exchange Information:

Address: 67 Richmond St. West, Toronto (Bay and Richmond Sts.)

Website: http://therumexchange.ca/

Contact: (416) 941-0000

info@therumexchange.ca

Venue Features:

Board room:

–  Dimensions: 33’0” x 20’0”

–  A/V Equipment: white board (interfaces with laptop) , conference phone

Conference room

–  Dimensions: 21’4” x 17’0”

–  A/V Equipment: equipment (interfaces with laptop)

Class room A

–  Dimensions: 28’3” x 16’0”

–  A/V Equipment: white board (interfaces with laptop)

Class room B

–  Dimensions: 28’3” x 26’9”

–  A/V Equipment: white board (interfaces with laptop)

Class room C

–  Dimensions: 28’3” x 25’0”

–  A/V Equipment: white board (interfaces with laptop)
Depending on the set-up of the room, some of the spaces available at this venue can hold up to 220 people.

The HRPA offers different styles to set-up your room. These styles include workshop, square, theater and u-shape. As the host, you have the ability to choose the style that fits best with your meeting.

This venue is a sophisticated meeting space and each room comes equipped with useful technology such as video conferencing, interactive projectors and all of the other audio-visual tools you would need for a successful event. They also offer a catering service at an extra cost.
It is not necessary to make a reservation for the networking area as all of the guests that are renting meeting rooms are permitted to use this facility at no additional cost. This networking area allows your guests to meet and talk with like-minded people between meetings.

The HRPA Learning Centre will provide you with a comfortable and professional space in a convenient location. Be sure to check it out for your next meeting!

Adress: 150 Bloor Street West, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2X9

Telephone: 416.923.2324

Email: Info@HRPA.ca

Website: http://www.hrpa.ca/ProfessionalDevelopment/Pages/HRPALearningCentre.aspx

Workhaus is located in front of the St. Lawrence Market in Old Town Toronto.  This space has recently been renovated and is ideal for your meeting as it is centrally located, easily accessible and surrounded by many restaurants, pubs, and coffee shops.

Workhaus allows people to become members. A membership allows you to rent a meeting room, which you can use as an office or meeting space for $99 a month. For members, the building provides secure 24/7 access.

In the private office area, all you need to bring is your computer as the desks are already provided. High-speed secure internet access with unlimited telephone service is included as well as printing and photocopying. There is also a fully furnished kitchen!

If you need a meeting space for your next event, there are a few meeting rooms available with the ability to connect a projector for your presentation, if required. Two spaces are available to host corporate events that can accommodate up to a hundred people.

An advantage to using Workhaus is that your meeting space will always be prepared. All you have to bring is your team and your clients!

100 Front St E, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5A 1E1

Phone: +1 888-455-6789

Website:  www.workhaus.bz