{"id":3090,"date":"2008-05-01T13:16:53","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T18:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/05\/01\/events-guide-janes-walk-tree-plantings-and-more\/"},"modified":"2008-05-01T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T18:18:00","slug":"events-guide-janes-walk-tree-plantings-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/05\/01\/events-guide-janes-walk-tree-plantings-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Events Guide: Jane’s Walk, tree plantings, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/o>WHAT: <\/st1>Taylor<\/st1> Creek<\/st1> Park<\/st1> Tree Planting
\nWHEN: May 4, 10 am — 12 pm
\nWHERE: Meet at the Haldon Ave. Parking lot <\/strong><\/p>\n

Join Friends of the Don East (FODE) as they reforest a gentle slope above <\/st1>Taylor<\/st1> Creek<\/st1>. <\/span>Meet fellow tree planters at <\/st1>Haldon Ave.<\/st1> parking lot, below <\/st1>Stan<\/st1> Wadlow<\/st1> Park<\/st1>.\n<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/o><\/p>\n

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WHAT: Jane’s Walk
\nWHEN: May 3 and 4, different times throughout the weekend
\nWHERE: Many locations across Toronto including Lawrence Heights, Victoria Village, Parkdale, and more<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

<\/o>The Centre for City Ecology<\/a> 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 <\/st1><\/st1><\/st1>Toronto<\/st1> on the weekend of May 3 and 4.<\/o><\/p>\n

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.<\/o><\/p>\n

<\/o>Visit www.janeswalk.net<\/a> for schedules, locations and more information.<\/p>\n

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WHAT: Community Environment Days
\nWHEN: May 3, 10 am <\/strong>— <\/strong>2 pm
\nWHERE: <\/strong>Finch Ave. West & Weston Rd. parking lot (Former Canadian Tire site) and <\/st1>Lower<\/st1> Sherbourne<\/st1> Community<\/st1> Park<\/st1> (171 The Esplanade)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153stuff\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to your local Community Environment Day<\/span><\/a>, hosted by your city councillor, and transform your trash into treasure. <\/span><\/o>\n<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for more information and a schedule.<\/span><\/o><\/p>\n

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<\/o>WHAT: ROMwalks: Along the Front<\/em>
\nWHEN: May 4, 2 pm
\nWHERE: Meet at Front and Jarvis Sts., look for a blue umbrella <\/o><\/strong><\/p>\n

Discover <\/st1>Toronto<\/st1>‘s unique architecture and rich history through ROMwalks<\/a>, a series of free, guided walking tours of the city. From May to October, tour leaders from the Royal<\/st1> Ontario<\/st1> Museum<\/st1>‘s (ROM) Department of Museum Volunteers will lead the public through some of the city’s most distinctive neighbourhoods, visiting <\/st1>Toronto<\/st1> 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<\/em>, which highlights the St. Lawrence Market, Flatiron Building, BCE Place, Dominion Public Building, Royal Bank Plaza, Royal York Hotel and Union Station.
\n<\/p>\n

Visit www.rom.on.ca<\/a> for more information.
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WHAT: Roundtable Discussion and Lecture for Networked Cultures: Parallel Architectures and the Politics of<\/em> Space<\/em>
\nWHEN: May 6 and May 7, 6:30 pm
\nWHERE: May 6: Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, Design at University of Toronto (230 College St.) and, May 7: <\/st1>Toronto<\/st1> Free Gallery (<\/st1>1277 Bloor St. West<\/st1>, May 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The book, Networked Cultures: Parallel Architectures and the Politics of Space<\/em>, offers an insight into the complex spatial and social realities of globalization, from city-like informal markets in Moscow<\/st1> and the post-war self-urbanization in Kosovo, to the border economies of the Mediterranean<\/st1> and the parallel worlds of today’s burgeoning megacities.
\n<\/o>\n<\/p>\n

Support the launch of Networked Cultures: Parallel Architectures and the Politics of<\/em> Space<\/em> by attending a roundtable discussion featuring Peter M\u00e0\u00b6rtenb\u00e0\u00b6ck, Helge Mooshammer, Christine Shaw, Eric Cazdyn, Gita Hashemi, Luis Jacob and Adrian Blackwell on May 6. <\/span>A complimentary lecture entitled Politics of Connectivity by Peter M\u00e0\u00b6rtenb\u00e0\u00b6ck and Helge Mooshammer, will be held on May 7.<\/p>\n

Visit www.ald.utoronto.ca<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n

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WHAT: This Is Not a <\/st1>Reading<\/st1> Series: Urban Nation<\/em>
\nWHEN: May 8, 7 pm
\nWHERE: Gladstone Hotel (<\/st1>1214 Queen St. West<\/span><\/st1>)<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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

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.<\/o><\/em><\/p>\n

Visit www.pagesbooks.ca<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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WHAT: Stilt-walking Workshop
\nWHEN: May 9, 7 — 9 pm
\nWHERE: <\/st1>Dufferin<\/st1> Grove<\/st1> Park<\/st1><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friends of <\/st1>Dufferin<\/st1> Grove<\/st1> Park<\/st1> 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 <\/st1>Dufferin<\/st1> Grove<\/st1> Park<\/st1>, that’s the small brick building near the soccer field. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes and clothing.<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n

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The Events Guide is a regular feature on Spacing Toronto. To submit a listing, email eventsguide@spacing.ca<\/a>. Please note that, due to demand, we cannot guarantee publication of your listing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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