Events Guide: Jane’s Walk, tree plantings, and more

WHAT: Taylor Creek Park Tree Planting
WHEN: May 4, 10 am — 12 pm
WHERE: Meet at the Haldon Ave. Parking lot

Join Friends of the Don East (FODE) as they reforest a gentle slope above Taylor Creek. Meet fellow tree planters at Haldon Ave. parking lot, below Stan Wadlow Park.

Click here for more information.

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WHAT: Jane’s Walk
WHEN: May 3 and 4, different times throughout the weekend
WHERE: Many locations across Toronto including Lawrence Heights, Victoria Village, Parkdale, and more

The Centre for City Ecology celebrates the legacy of Jane Jacobs, the foremost urban thinker of our times, with a series of more than 50 free neighbourhood walking tours across Toronto on the weekend of May 3 and 4.

The walks will be led by well-known and unsung neighbourhood leaders – from former Mayors and community gardeners, to journalists and street food connoisseurs – who speak knowledgeably about the people, places and history that make each community unique.

Visit www.janeswalk.net for schedules, locations and more information.

 

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WHAT: Community Environment Days
WHEN: May 3, 10 am — 2 pm
WHERE: Finch Ave. West & Weston Rd. parking lot (Former Canadian Tire site) and Lower Sherbourne Community Park (171 The Esplanade)

How many times have you heard that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure? It’s a familiar saying, and for good reason: it’s true! Bring your unwanted and unused “stuff” to your local Community Environment Day, hosted by your city councillor, and transform your trash into treasure.

Click here for more information and a schedule.

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WHAT: ROMwalks: Along the Front
WHEN: May 4, 2 pm
WHERE: Meet at Front and Jarvis Sts., look for a blue umbrella

Discover Toronto‘s unique architecture and rich history through ROMwalks, a series of free, guided walking tours of the city. From May to October, tour leaders from the Royal Ontario Museum‘s (ROM) Department of Museum Volunteers will lead the public through some of the city’s most distinctive neighbourhoods, visiting Toronto landmarks and illuminating their architectural and historical significance. The 2008 ROMwalks series kicks off on Sunday, May 4 at 2 pm with Along the Front, which highlights the St. Lawrence Market, Flatiron Building, BCE Place, Dominion Public Building, Royal Bank Plaza, Royal York Hotel and Union Station.

Visit www.rom.on.ca for more information.

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WHAT: Roundtable Discussion and Lecture for Networked Cultures: Parallel Architectures and the Politics of Space
WHEN: May 6 and May 7, 6:30 pm
WHERE: May 6: Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, Design at University of Toronto (230 College St.) and, May 7: Toronto Free Gallery (1277 Bloor St. West, May 7)

The book, Networked Cultures: Parallel Architectures and the Politics of Space, offers an insight into the complex spatial and social realities of globalization, from city-like informal markets in Moscow and the post-war self-urbanization in Kosovo, to the border economies of the Mediterranean and the parallel worlds of today’s burgeoning megacities.

Support the launch of Networked Cultures: Parallel Architectures and the Politics of Space by attending a roundtable discussion featuring Peter Mà¶rtenbà¶ck, Helge Mooshammer, Christine Shaw, Eric Cazdyn, Gita Hashemi, Luis Jacob and Adrian Blackwell on May 6. A complimentary lecture entitled Politics of Connectivity by Peter Mà¶rtenbà¶ck and Helge Mooshammer, will be held on May 7.

Visit www.ald.utoronto.ca for more information

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WHAT: This Is Not a Reading Series: Urban Nation
WHEN: May 8, 7 pm
WHERE: Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. West)

Please join Maytree‘s Chairman and author, Alan Broadbent as he addresses the problems facing our municipal regions, and possible solutions. The event will be hosted by the Toronto Star‘s Christopher Hume, with opening remarks by Mayor David Miller. An open question and answer session will follow.

Alan Broadbent is the author of the upcoming book Urban Nation: Why We Need to Give Power Back to the Cities to Make Canada Strong.

Visit www.pagesbooks.ca for more information.

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WHAT: Stilt-walking Workshop
WHEN: May 9, 7 — 9 pm
WHERE: Dufferin Grove Park

Friends of Dufferin Grove Park are bringing back their drop-in community stilt-walking workshops! Stop by and give it a try, or brush up on your skills. Meet at the Field House in Dufferin Grove Park, that’s the small brick building near the soccer field. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes and clothing.

Click here for more information.

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photo by Carrie Musgrave