The Little Paper

NOTE: As of Monday, June 22nd, many of the festivals and events in City-run facilities such as Colborne Lodge, Spadina House, Fort York and Montgomery Inn are on hold until the strike is resolved. Please check with event organizers and websites before planning your day. We would hate to see you or your children disappointed!

Sunday

Music in the Orchard

Spadina Museum
285 Spadina Rd
416-392-6910
1:30-2:30pm; Ends 21 June; Free admission to the grounds
Spadina’s popular outdoor performances return with different musical guests each Sunday afternoon. Bring the family. Bring a blanket. Bring a picnic. Enjoy the music!

Tuesdays

Scottish Country Dancing in the Park

Toronto Botanical Garden, Lawrence/Leslie
416-285-0367
www.rscdstoronto.org
7pm-dusk; ends 23 June
Scottish country dancing to live music on the greens at Edwards Gardens. Everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun or be a spectator (bring a chair).

Thursdays

Any Time is Storytime (0-3yrs)

Colborne Lodge
Colborne Lodge Dr in High Park
416-392-6916
10-10:45am; 4-18 Jun
$12.50/workshop, registration required
Learn rhymes, stories and songs from the past and present with your young children. Classes are led by Harriet Xanthakos, professional storyteller with the Parent-Child Mother Goose program and educator at Colborne Lodge. These workshops promote bonding and literacy through touch, music and language.

6 June

Paint the Street!

Michael Power Park
SE Corner Dundas St W at Michael Power Place
416-767-7985
www.villageofislington.com
12-5pm;
Village of Islington-Village of Murals holds its 3rd annual Paint the Street festival with Art in the Park, fabulous music, magic and dancing in the gazebo, self-guided mural walks and a community BBQ. There will also be a special children’s program including clowns, face-painters, a bouncy castle, Circus Jonathan, interactive art projects and story-telling in both French and English.

6-7 June

Riverdale Art Walk

Jimmie Simpson Park
Queen St E, btwn Carol St and Jones
www.riverdaleartwalk.com
11am-6pm
Emerging and established artists showcase original works in drawing, photography, print, new media, painting, sculpture, and mixed media. There are also children’s activities. This multi-venued exhibition annually draws over 10,000 people to Jimmie Simpson Park and artist studios, galleries and retail spaces in the South Riverdale and Riverside neighbourhoods of Toronto.

Korean Dano Spring Festival

Christie Pitts Park
750 Bloor St W
Sat: 11am-11pm, Sun: 11am-9pm;
An annual event featuring live music, korean culture shows, Taekwondo, Korean instruments, dances and great food.

13 June

Toronto Tree Tours: Saddlecreek Park and Neighbourhood

Meet at: Cummer Park Community Centre, Southwest corner of Leslie St and Cummer Ave, near the skateboard park
416-413-9244
www.treetours.to
2-4pm; $5/suggested donation
Space limited, RSVP on website
LEAF will host the first ever Tree Tour in Willowdale. Come to the top of the city, meander through Saddlecreek Park and discover one of Toronto’s beautiful ravines. Giant white pines, calming ravine sounds and a grove of black walnuts, a giant ironwood and a century old apple tree are some of the sights you will see on your voyage.

The Great Big Enormous Afternoon of Storytelling

Riverdale Farm
201 Winchester St
Info: 416-699-2608
www.storytellersforchildren.ca
1-3pm; PWYC/Donations
An afternoon of stories and songs on the hillside inside The Farm presented by the Canadian Association of Storytellers for Children. Bring a blanket, sunscreen and your friends and family.
Bloor-Yorkville Festival: Brazilian Guitar Marathon
Bloor St, Cumberland St and Yorkville Ave
www.bloor-yorkville.com
12-8pm; Free
From bossa nova to classical, the guitar has a rich and diverse history in Brazil. This free outdoor fiesta features Grammy Award-winners Sérgio and Odair Assad, often hailed as the best classical guitar duo in the world. Virtuoso Celso Machado’s onstage lunacy enraptures adults and kids alike; and a host of other stellar performers fill the air with music.

13-14 June

Beaches Arts and Craft Show

Kew Gardens Park
Lee Ave & Queen St E
www.beachesartsandcraftsshow.com
10am-6pm;
150 vendors come together in Kew Gardens to offer a huge selection of handcrafted wares, including pottery, glass, leather, wood, jewelry, clothing and more.

The Teddy Bear Picnic in Amos Wright Park

The Heritage Centre-Amos Wright Park
19 Church St N, Richmond Hill
905-780-3802
11:30am-1pm; $5/2-6yrs w/caregiver
Teddy bears and children will be entertained with songs, crafts and games. Treats served.

14 June

7th annual Day of Delight

Dufferin Grove Park
875 Dufferin St
www.clayandpapertheatre.org
2-5pm
PWYC/$10 suggested
Some of Toronto’s most romantic artists put on a delightful afternoon of music, dance, theatre, a giant puppet parade, a community belly dancing class, stilt-walking and more. Presented by Clay & Paper Theatre.

17-21 June

Cooking Fire Theatre Festival

Dufferin Grove Park
875 Dufferin St
www.dufferinpark.ca; www.cookingfire.ca
pwyc ($10/suggested), food extra
A week-long performance extravaganza celebrating theatre, food and public space in Dufferin Grove Park. Each evening, hosts Les Trouvères, lead the audience from site to site to see performances ranging from the love story of an old man and a beautiful pigeon to a comic meditation on going on a journey. Delicious organic meals will be served to the audience over cooking fires.

20 June

Strawberries and Asparagus Festival

Cedarvale Park
www.gn21.ca
12-5pm; Free, Donations welcome
Join EvolutionGreen.Com and Green Neighbours 21 for a celebration of community, greenspace and the environment at the third annual Strawberries and Asparagus Festival. There will be music, local food, solar energy and fun.
Sunshine Stories (0-5yrs)
Runnymede Public Library
2178 Bloor St W
416-393-7600
10:30-11am;
Celebrate the first day of summer with stories, songs, and bubbles in the park. Meet behind the library.
Na-Me-Res Annual Pow Wow

Wells Hill Park

Bathurst & St Clair
www.torontopowwow.com
12-6pm; Free
Traditional dancing, drumming, native craft vendors, children’s kid area (courtesy of Red Pepper Spectacle Arts), native foods, raffles, and a free dinner feast and giveaway.

Annual Leslieville Tree Festival and Native Plant Sale

Leslie Grove Park
Queen S E/Jones Ave
www.leaftoronto.org/events
12-5pm; Free
Performers (including Chris McKhool), displays, kids’ crafts, food, native plant sale, children’s activities and more!
Outdoor Guided Walk: Wildflowers in the Valley

Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum & Arts Centre

67 Pottery Road
416-396-2819
1:30-3pm; $4/adults, $3/6-12yrs
Celebrate the summer solstice! A guided tour of the woodlands and meadows introduces the many plants in bloom in the Wildflower Preserve. Refreshments provided after the walk.

27 June

Toronto Tree Tours: Casa Loma Grounds

Meet at: East side of entrance to the castle
416-413-9244
www.treetours.to
1-3pm; $5/suggested donation
Space limited, RSVP on website
Explore the grounds of Casa Loma while learning the history of the famous castle with no King. The gardener of the property will be on the tour to share stories about the giant remnant trees that grace the property.
Teddy Bear Picnic (2yrs+)

Casa Loma

1 Austin Terrace
416-923-1171
www.casaloma.org
11am; $14.50/Children, $17/Adult
Pre-registration necessary
Can you imagine anything more enchanting than bringing your Teddy Bear to Casa Loma for a picnic and story telling in the gardens? Following a reading of Goldilocks and The Three Bears, children will have an opportunity to decorate their very own Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear cookies to take home . Teddy Bears and children alike will enjoy a glass of lemonade and a cookie snack.

28 June

Spadina’s Annual Strawberry Festival

Spadina Museum
285 Spadina Rd
416-392-6910
12-4pm; $3/admission, refreshments extra
Welcome summer with children’s games, musical performances, special exhibits and plenty of strawberry shortcake and lemonade. This year’s theme is “Local Food, Local Flavours.”