Cut the Ribbon, Eat Cake, Take a Walk, Find a Deal – and Don’t forget to Stop and Smell the Roses…
Come on out to Riverside on July 11 with your walking shoes for a full-on experience, here’s the scoop on what’s in store:
Starting at 10AM – Toronto Flower Market at 659 Queen Street East
Start off your day strolling through the Toronto Flower Market located in the 659 Queen Street East lot. They are a monthly pop-up market that ‘celebrates locally grown flowers, the growers that cultivate them and the florists that style them’. Field growers, La Primavera Farms, along with 13 other participating vendors have been working all spring to bring fresh and stylish blooms. This month’s market happens on July 11, 10AM to 3PM, but get there early for the best picks! (and don’t miss coming back for the latest beautiful blooms). As a special treat this day enjoy jazzy and folk tunes from Dustin and Caleb from 10-12!
Starting at 11AM – Launch of Riverside Wayfinding Signage at the Foot of the Riverside Gateway Bridge with Ribbon Cutting and Cake!
Head a few minutes west and become part of history at the launch of Riverside’s shiny, new wayfinding art with ribbon cutting ceremony and cake! Located at the west side of the Bridge, this art is the final piece of the Riverside Gateway Bridge Project – a $600,000 capital installation illuminating the iconic bridge, launched in early June by the Riverside BIA, the project partners and sponsors and the community.
As part of this special project, the BIA looked to update the bridge way-finding banners. These are the spirals of steel that carry on the ribbons from the famous and beloved art installation atop the Bridge which reads “This River I Step in is Not the River I Stand In”, created by world-renowned artist Eldon Garnet. The artist who recreated these banners is Rebecca Houston who describes the banners as being “ribbons of steel that spiral around the pole and that reference the river and the ribbon.”
Ron Fletcher
Right after the launch, experience Historical Riverside with Ron Fletcher’s Art + History Walk
Starting with the history of the Bridge and its art, take a walk eastward through Riverside with local historian and author Ron Fletcher to uncover the history and anecdotes on how Riverside’s streets got their names and experience the flourishing art of Riverside. Learn about and experience the art and history of Riverside through the ages with local stories and imagery with many destination points along Queen Street East. Ron is our local art and history expert: the Founder and President of the Riverdale Historical Society, Founder of the Riverdale Art Walk (now in its 17th year!!), and past Chair of the Riverside BIA.
12pm-6pm Enjoy the Sidewalk Sales along the Riverside from the Bridge to Empire Ave!
Get ready, get set for some great deals with Riverside’s Games-themed Sidewalk Sale where you can shop and experience Riverside’s family friendly food outlets and boutiques in its unique small town in the big city atmosphere. The deals will be happening along Queen Street East, from the DVP to Empire Avenue.