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Check out 180+ Artists at Riverdale Art Walk during Riverside Eats & Beats June 4th

The 18th Annual Riverdale Art Walk Showcases Local Artists in Jimmie Simpson Park

While you’re at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest on June 4th, head over to the easterly end of the neighbourhood to Jimmie Simpson Park for the 18th Annual Riverside Art Walk. Hosted by the Artists’ Network, the Riverdale Artwalk is bigger and better than it has ever been before, with over 180 established and emerging artists exhibiting painting, photography, mixed media, printmaking, drawing, and sculpture.

The event is free and open to the public who are able to experience art all in one area over the Riverdale Art Walk’s two days (June 4 & 5). Get the unique chance to discuss art with local artists and find that perfect piece or two to take home and make your own.

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GALLERY WALL

Artists’ Network Booth
Get a good overview of participating artists by visiting the featured gallery wall at the Artists’ Network booth (south-east side of the park facing Queen Street). Booth numbers enable you to find the work you love quickly and easily.

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GUIDED ART WALK

 Starts at 1:30pm on Sunday, June 5; Meet at the Artists’ Network Booth Register HERE
Riverdale Art Walk Riverside Eats N BeatsOn June 5th, get even more interactive with the Riverdale Art Walk Guided Tour (Register HERE)!! This guided tour will showcase art pieces from established and emerging artists in retail spaces and artists’ studios in Toronto’s flourishing east end arts district. Lynne Patterson –  your Walk Leader, outstanding Riverside BIA Volunteer, and long-time Riverside resident – will also highlight Riverside’s rich historical features along the way. Tour starts at 1:30pm (approx. 2 hrs) from the Riverdale Art Walk/Riverside BIA Booth in Jimmie Simpson Park (south/east corner) and walks west along Queen St. East.

RIVERSIDE EATS & BEATS STREETFEST

Taste the best of the hood & enjoy music beats in the heart of Queen Street East on June 4th!

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SPRING REALTY COMMUNITY ART SWAP

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Try your hand at creating a unique artwork that explores the theme “Home is where the Art is”. Then keep it or swap it from the Community board. Tweet your piece:

#HomeisWhereTheArtis

WIN! PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD & DRAW

Artists’ Network Booth 

You could win a beautiful piece of art!
Complete a ballot at the Artists’ Network booth. Look for the “I Gave Art” sign in participating booths.

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BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

Kickstart your summer health with Chi Junky Studio at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest June 4

Riverside’s Chi Junky is offering free & fun promos to help everyone ‘get addicted to health’

The Chi Junky Studio is thrilled to be a part of Riverside’s Eats & Beats Streetfest on June 4th!  Stop by the booth at the Broadview street closure for amazing goodies of all sorts:

  • get a FREE class pass to the studio
  • learn about bespoke yoga
  • enjoy delicious fresh cold pressed juices, guilt free treats, coconut water
  • shop organic products (up to 60% off everything)

Best of all meet The Chi Junky herself!

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A Little Background About The Chi Junky

The Chi Junky Studio is a wellness retreat and a yoga studio located in Riverside at 70 McGee Street. Rachelle Wintzen – aka The Chi Junky – offers customized classes and services to help people looking for a healthy change. She provides yoga therapy, food therapy, and body therapy with certified professionals as personal trainers, yoga instructors, massage therapists, and holistic nutritionists. Classes include everything you need such as Jade Yoga mats, props, towels, filtered water, and even organic tea service!

“The Chi Junky Studio is the first yoga studio of its kind in Toronto and also offers a host of wellness services. Wintzen wants it to be a ‘one stop shop’ for all of your wellness needs. Chi Junky is pristine, elegant and luxurious.” – BlogTO

“The Chi Junky Studio offers small, custom classes with no more than six people to suit a client’s specific needs. Every detail (mats, water, organic tea, towels) is taken care of, all a client has to do is show up.” –  Globe and Mail.

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BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

Test Your Trivia with Historica Canada at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest June 4

Step right up, spin the wheel and test your national knowledge at the Saulter St closure for chance to win!

As part of Riverside’s June 4th Eats and Beats StreetFEST, Historica Canada will be at the  festival’s Saulter Street Closure at Queen St East with a trivia wheel and prizes! Maker of the awesome Canadian Heritage Minutes series, Historica Canada has been launched into pop culture as of late with Drake and Bautista spoofs.

Come meet the folks of Historica Canada, and test your know how of Canadian history, geography, politics and culture for a chance to win prizes!

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Historica Canada

Historica Canada is the largest independent organization dedicated to history and citizenship in Canada. Some of Historica Canada’s other nationwide programs include Encounters with Canada and The Canadian Encyclopedia.

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Ready for a challenge? Here are some trivia questions to get your brain ready for the big day! Come out on June 4th and see just how well you know your Canadian history. (Answer Key below)

 

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BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

 

Answers

1. Bluenose  | 2. Village  | 3. Telescope  | 4. Winnipeg Falcons | 5. Snag, Yukon

Visit the Riverside Good Food Market at Eats & Beats Streetfest June 4th!

Kickstart your summer with fresh, affordable produce from the Riverside Good Food Market!

As part of Riverside’s June 4th Eats & Beats Streetfest, the Riverside Good Food Market will be launching its season of selling  fresh, affordable produce at Saulter and Queen St East! Catch them during the festival from 1-5pm, and every Thursday at the same location, 3-7pm from June to October.

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About Riverside Good Food Market

A project of local community associations, the Riverdale Food Working Group and the Ralph Thornton Centre, the market is  “a community-led initiative working to make Riverdale a food friendly and food secure neighbuorhood”.

Volunteer based, Good Food Markets are a great example of a successful community involvement where people work together for the common goal of providing high quality, fresh and affordable food to our neighbourhood.  Fresh Produce is delivered on market day, and is available essentially at cost for community members.

FoodShare Toronto is the supplier for the Good Food Markets in Riverside.  They deliver fresh,  affordable,  local,  and healthy fruits and vegetables on  market day. About 80% of what we order each week is local, with at least 2 organic items.

These markets feature seasonal local produce, plus imported favourites, to offer the greatest quality and cultural value to the neighbourhood they serve. Each market uniquely reflects its community and is a vibrant and important gathering place providing opportunities for neighbours to meet, share information and celebrate.

Don’t miss visiting these fantastic folks at the Saulter Street Closure at the Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest June 4th!!

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BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

Soar to New Heights at Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest June 4th

Free suspended yoga at the Riverside Eats and Beats Festival from The Flying Yogi and discounts off their workshops

At Riverside’s June 4th Eats & Beats Streetfest, come and “hang out” with The Flying Yogi (literally) to receive special discounts!

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About The Flying Yogi 

The Flying Yogi is Canada’s first Suspension Yoga studio. They offer classes with the revolutionary YogiGym Suspension Sling: the world’s most versatile and transportable yoga prop and exercise tool. eats

On June 4th,  The Flying Yogi will be at the Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest’s Broadview Street Closure offering free suspended inversions. Suspension Yoga does wonders for the spine and the circulation, while sending lots of oxygen to the brain, helping you think faster and feel better. Indeed, “after only a few minutes on a YogiGym you’ll feel relaxed, energized and perhaps even an inch taller too!”

Make sure you don’t miss them at this special event as they will be offering a 20% discount on the purchase of a YogiGym, enabling you to suspend anywhere indoors or outside.

They are also offering 50% off their Intro to Suspension Yoga workshops! For more information about this revolutionary practice, visit their website: www.theflyingyogi.ca

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What their customers are saying:

“I tried a suspension yoga class here. It was a lot of fun. The instructor explained the equipment very thoroughly and reassured students that they were safe. She explained all the benefits of suspension yoga. We proceeded to do a lot of yoga poses with the aerials. I really did notice that I was able to go deeper into my stretches when I was upside down.” – Janet S.

“I recently went to the Intro Workshop here. The studio itself is a warm, lovely place. The workshop was front loaded with a lot of theory – why hanging upside down is awesome for you and the instructor taught us how to use the sling. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it is SO fun once you get the hang of it. If you can do yoga on the ground, you can do it on a sling – guaranteed. The instructor said that we would leave the studio with a feeling of euphoria, but I left with a huge grin on my face and continued to feel fabulous all day.” – Danika C.

 

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BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

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