{"id":3329,"date":"2008-07-02T18:37:15","date_gmt":"2008-07-02T22:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/07\/02\/events-guide-food-festival-movies-outdoors-stuff-swap-and-more\/"},"modified":"2008-07-02T18:37:15","modified_gmt":"2008-07-02T22:37:15","slug":"events-guide-food-festival-movies-outdoors-stuff-swap-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/07\/02\/events-guide-food-festival-movies-outdoors-stuff-swap-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Events Guide: food festival, movies outdoors, stuff swap, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WHAT: International Street Food Festival
\nWHEN: July 4, 11, 18, and 25; 6 pm — 9 pm
\nWHERE:\u00a0 Mel Lastman Square (5100 Yonge St. )<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every Friday night in July the International Street Food Festival will be taking place in Mel Lastman Square. The event will include a variety of diverse food vendors as well as cultural entertainment.<\/p>\n

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WHAT: Movies Under the Stars – The Spiderwick Chronicles
\nWHEN: July 4, 9 pm – 11 pm
\nWHERE: Parc Downsview Park (35 Carl Hall Rd.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Downsview Park is pleased to present free movies under the stars Friday nights throughout July and August, sponsored by 97.3 EZ Rock and Toronto Community News. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs with your family, friends and neighbours and enjoy a free family-friendly movie under the stars as the sun sets at Downsview Park. Free popcorn and additional concessions available on site.<\/p>\n

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

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WHAT: Community Environment Days
\nWHEN: July 5, 10 am – 2 pm
\nWHERE: Colonel Samuel Smith Park (Powerhouse Parking Lot) and Central Technical School (725 Bathurst St.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

How many times have you heard that one person’s trash is anotherperson’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 CommunityEnvironment Day, hosted by your city councillor, and transform your trash into treasure.<\/p>\n

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

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WHAT: LEAF Volunteer Orientation
\nWHEN: July 8, 6 pm — 8 pm
\nWHERE: Metro Hall Room 310 (55 John St.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Want to help Toronto’s urban forest? Don’t know where to start? Join us at our next volunteer orientation session!<\/p>\n

*LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) is a not-for-profit group dedicated to protecting and improving Toronto’s urban forest. Come out to the next volunteer orientation session and find out how you can use your skills to help Toronto’s urban forest! This session will highlight the issues faced by our urban forest, provide an overview of LEAF programs and discuss specific volunteer opportunities. Registration is required.<\/p>\n

Visit www.leaftoronto.org<\/a> for more information and to register.<\/p>\n

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WHAT: Roncesvalles Avenue Streetscape Improvement
\nWHEN: July 9, 6:30 pm — 8:30 pm
\nWHERE: Emmanuel Howard Park United Church (214 Wright Ave.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The City of Toronto is undertaking a Class Environmental Assessment Study to examine potential streetscape improvements on Roncesvalles Ave. between Queen St. and Dundas St. West.\u00a0 Public consultation is an important past of this study. Comments and questions about the study may be submitted directly to project staff and will be documented and reviewed as part of the environmental assessment process.\u00a0 This public open house\u00a0 will provide information on the study to date, the challenges and opportunities identified, and the alternative solutions.\u00a0 Staff will be available to answer questions and concerns.<\/p>\n

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

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WHAT: Community Conversations on Poverty Reduction
\nWHEN:\u00a0 July 9 and 10, 7 pm — 9 pm
\nWHERE: July 9: Council Chambers, City Hall (100 Queen St. W.); July 10: Council Chambers, Scarborough Civic Centre (150 Borough Dr.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The City of Toronto will hold two public meetings in July to give Torontonians the opportunity to talk about poverty and how it can be reduced. The public sessions come at a time when the Government of Ontario is conducting consultations on the development of a provincial poverty reduction strategy. The Province has said it intends to introduce its strategy by the end of the year. The public meetings will be part of the City’s consultation process that will invite residents to express their views on poverty reduction.<\/p>\n

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

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WHAT: LEAD Canada’s Cohort 14 Training Program
\nWHEN: August 10 – 15
\nWHERE: Toronto ( details TBA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

LEAD Canada, the Canadian affiliate of Leadership for Environment andDevelopment International, is offering a professional development program for people interested in leadership training within the challenging sphere of sustainable development. The theme for the first domestic session in Toronto is \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSustainable Cities’. A criticalcomponent of any sustainable city requires that energy, alond with its common by-product, climate change, be addressed. Over the course of the program, workshop leaders will foster in participants systems-thinking, communication and interest-based negotiation skills.\u00a0 Participants will acquire a set of tools that can be taken back to business, government, NGO or university work-places.\u00a0 The registration fee for the six-day program is $750.\u00a0 Applications are due by July 21, 2008.<\/p>\n

Visit www.leadcanada.net<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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

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