Duke MakeIT Fair
Saturday May 28, 2016
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Duke of Connaught school grounds
70 Woodfield Road
A Duke Community event showcasing makers in all forms from DIY tech enthusiasts, tinkerers, educators, craft hackers, artists and beyond!
Duke MakeIT Fair
Saturday May 28, 2016
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Duke of Connaught school grounds
70 Woodfield Road
A Duke Community event showcasing makers in all forms from DIY tech enthusiasts, tinkerers, educators, craft hackers, artists and beyond!
Lots going on this long weekend – our local farmers’ market starts on Sunday May 22 at Jonathan Ashbridge Park, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
That evening May 22 the Duke Hotel at Queen and Leslie hosts a comedy show with proceeds benefiting Applegrove Community Complex.
Then on Monday May 23, around 9:30 stroll down to Ashbridge’s Bay for the Victoria Day fireworks extravaganza. Thirteen minutes of excitement – some places say it starts at 10, others at 10:15 so it’s best to be a bit early to avoid disappointment. Or just watch it from your roof.
Joanne Doucette led a very interesting walk up Craven Road from Queen to the railway tracks on May 7, 2016. And the next day a photo from the walk down Coxwell, to the new plaza to be installed on the northwest corner of Dundas and Coxwell.
Local historian Joanne Doucette leads a Jane’s Walk this Saturday May 7, in celebration of the Craven Road fence’s 100th anniversary.
Titled “Erie Terrace to Craven Road: Tiny Houses, Tall Tales and a 100-Year Fence,” the walk will begin near the foot of the road, and will travel northward through the ages to finish at Danforth Avenue.
Saturday, May 7, 2016
1 p.m.
Meet at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Queen Street East
Walk guides:
Joanne Doucette, storyteller, local historian, has led walks for over 30 years. She wrote Pigs, Flowers and Bricks, a history of Leslieville. She posts regularly on the Leslieville Historical Society, Ashbridge’s Neighbourhood and Coxwell-Gerrard Facebook pages. She has a website with the story of Craven Road.
Alison Humphrey is the daughter of an urban geographer who moved to Toronto partly because Jane Jacobs gave it the thumbs-up. Currently a PhD student in the Dept. of Cinema & Media Arts at York University, Alison plays with story across the fields of theatre, television & digital media. She writes for the blog On Craven Road.