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EVERYTHING COOL IN TORONTO By: Ricardo McRae

BIG sale on Musical Instruments & Equipment 50-70% off September 22, 2009

Check out this big sale on Musical Instruments and Equipment starting today in Mississauga. 50 to 70% Bankruptcy Sale off all products. See website, address, phone number below. For all Musicians – in today’s Toronto Star Guitar & Musical Instrument Bankruptcy Sale 50 – 70% off all products. Sale starts Sat. Sept 19 at 10 am then hours are Mon-Fri 12 – 7 and Sat/Sun 10-6. 5150Dixie Road, Mississauga SW corner of Dixie & Aimco 3 lights south of Hwy 401. Check out the web-site http://www.canam-appraiz.com or call 647-330-9321. Advertised are: Bass & Jazz guitars, left or right handed, starter sets, monster cables, instruments bags, strings, trumpets, flutes, clarinets, speakers,mics, earbuds, earphones, headphones, parts, picks, straps, tamcourines, stands, tuners, accessories & too much to list. So check out the web-site……. See all their offerings here: http://www.canam-appraiz.com/PDFSlideShow.pdf


 

The world’s first zero carbon clean emission grand pri – Wrap party July 27, 2009

Filed under: 01 Special Events, 06 Friday Events, FREE, HOOK ME UP, TECHNOLOGY — Ricardo @ 1:25 PM

Mission Motors is proud to host the world premier screening of the HD footage of the TTXGP: On June 12th 2009, the world’s first zero carbon clean emission grand prix was run on the Isle of Man TT. Join us to re-live the event at the world premier of the TTXGP Race Day in High Definition… Shot with multiple camera positions, including on-boards and helicams, it’s your chance to feel excitement with corner by corner action and some never seen before footage. Meet some of the teams that took part in the race and see one of the bikes up close. TTXGP organizers will also be there for the evening to talk about plans for 2010 including the TTXGP World Series.

The evening will include light refreshments and provide ample networking opportunities with manufacturers, investors and the motorsport racing community. It will be your chance to ask questions and explore the opportunities as the next generation of motorsports is launched.

The Mission One Premier Limited Edition will be on display.

When: 7:30pm, Thursday, July 30th, 2009.

Where: San Francisco, CA

Spaces are limited, please RSVP at this link, and we will provide more detailed location information: http://www.egrandprix.com/index_nav.php?page=missionregister

 

FREE SCREENINGS from Filmi Festival! June 16, 2009

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Filmi will doing Free Sceening at this year Mosaic Festival in Mississauga which takes place at the Noel Ryan Theatre at the Mississauga Library from June 17th-19th, 2009. 7PM.

Filmi Mississauga Schedule

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
“The Pool”, Director: C. Smith

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
“Ganesh, Wonder Boy”, Director: Srinivas Krishna,

Friday, June 19th, 2009 – Filmi Shorts

“I Do. Do I?”, Directo: Lily Ahluwalia
“Statues Come to Life”, Director: Bobby Brown
“Purple Coloured Curtains”, Director: Kyle Anderson – Produced by Pamela Sethi
“Home and Native Land”, Director: Rohan Bader
“Wires with Words”, Director: Radha Rajagopalan
“Ziddi Larki (Stubborn Girl)”, Director: Arshad Khan

Please take a look at Jay Walia talking about ‘I Do. Do I? on South Asian Focus:
http://tinyurl.com/njndt7

Filmi 10 is accepting submission. Filmi South Asian Film Festival, October 1st-4th, 2009.

 

Custom made suits for $475-695 September 8, 2008

Maxwell is back in town, if you are thinking of getting a suit this is an event not o be missed. I am going this week..
see ya there – Ricardo.

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Custom made suits for $475-695

Each garment is individually hand-cut to your style and shape based on 27 of your exact measurements.

3 shirts for $135

 

All shirts have:
• fuse collar and cuffs
• a standard business pocket,
• cuff pleats
• seven button placket front
• sleeve gaunlet opening with button
• center box pleat at back.

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TORONTO

MR. K. MAXWELL will be visiting the following town on the listed dates. (PLEASE ASK HOTEL OPERATOR FOR MR. K. MAXWELL’S SUITE).

SEPTEMBER 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH 2008

TORONTO, ONT. (Toronto Airport)
Westin Bristol Place Hotel
950 Dixon Rd.
Tel: (416) 675-9444

http://www.maxwellsclothiers.com

SEPTEMBER 8TH, 9TH, 10TH, 11TH, 12TH 2008
TORONTO, ONT. (Downtown)
SHERATON CITY CENTRE HOTEL
123 Queen St. West
Tel: (416) 361-1000

http://www.maxwellsclothiers.com

SEPTEMBER 13TH, 14TH, 15TH, 16TH, 17TH, 18TH 2008
MARKHAM, ONT.
SHERATON PARKWAY HOTEL
600 Hwy 7 East
Tel: (905) 881-2121

http://www.maxwellsclothiers.com

 

FREE SCREENING OF JAB: The Blue Devils of Paramin April 10, 2008

Filed under: 01 Special Events, 06 Friday Events, ART, COMMUNITY, FREE, HOOK ME UP, MOVIES — Ricardo @ 10:19 AM
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CARIBBEAN STUDIES, NEW COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO and A DIFFERENT BOOKLIST
YOU’RE INVITE YOU TO A SPECIAL SCREENING OF JAB: The Blue Devils of Paramin
Followed by a Q & A with Director/Producer Alex de Verteuil and Co-Producer Elizabeth Topp

WHERE: WILLIAM DOO AUDITORIUM, 45 WILLCOCKS STREET (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SPADINA AND WILLCOCKS, ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF HARBORD AND SPADINA)
DATE: FRIDAY APRIL 11TH, 2008
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
ADMISSION: FREE
Isolated in the mountains of Trinidad, the district of Paramin once a year at Carnival time sheds its rural languor and erupts into an inferno of blue-painted ‘jabs’ or devils. This 46-minute documentary, filmed in the two weeks leading up to Carnival, follows Kootoo, King Devil, as he prepares with his three brothers to once again win the village competition for the most convincing devil band. Known for his athletic prowess, and given to extraordinary feats like ripping up trees and scaling tall buildings, the charismatic Kootoo must still work hard with his band of devils to win the prize in the face of serious competition from a new generation of ‘jabs’. Will the brothers’ scheme to add a new twist to the masquerade be enough for them to win?

Told by the villagers themselves, in their own dialect, this entertaining story highlights the joyous heart of Paramin. With its CD-worthy background music of folk-songs and calypsos, JAB sheds light on a Caribbean culture that few visitors ever get to see.

Official selection: Inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase (Cuba), Cambridge Film Festival (U.K.), Africa World Festival of Documentary Films (U.S.A.)
“..A spectacular success. Some shots will take your breath away” (B.C. Pires, The Daily Express, Port of Spain)
“Alex de Verteuil’s direction is serenely unobstrusive, letting the fascinating micro-culture unfold before our eyes. I was captivated…” (Tim Harding, Cambridge Film Festival )

 

25 pairs of tickets for SpyMonkey Performance TONIGHT March 7, 2008

Filed under: 06 Friday Events, COMEDY, FREE, HOOK ME UP — Ricardo @ 12:38 PM

Hey everyone,
This email just came across my desk…. If your interested check it out.
Ricardo

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Our good friends at Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage want you to get COOPED!

They have given us 25 pairs of tickets for TONIGHT’S 8pm performance (that’s Friday, March 7.08) and tomorrow’s 2pm matinee (that’s Saturday, March 8.08) at the Premiere Dance Theatre.

Drop whatever you are doing and email artdepartment@flip-publicity.com and let em know you got it from Ricardo on Hook me up.

Write back before 3pm for the thrill of a lifetime with Spymonkey’s crazy antic clown turns in a show that was a hit at Montreal’s Just for Laughs last summer! (editor’s note: And I speak with authority, I have already seen the show!)

Michael Posner from the globe and Mail agrees too!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080307.wcooped07/BNStory/Entertainment/

http://www.spymonkey.co.uk/coopedhome.html

http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/worldstage/performances/cooped/

 

Everything About Sex Show October 16, 2007

OK It’d Backkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!! The Sex Show…

 Well I am going to be there on Saturday Taking it all in.. :\ heyy That dosent sound 2 good ??? :\ but you know what I mean.. This is not a show to miss..

Ciao Rco

 

“Light Skin Party”? – Say it isn’t so…. October 12, 2007

Filed under: 06 Friday Events, COMMUNITY, FREE, HOOK ME UP — Ricardo @ 2:49 PM

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Oh yes sadly it is true. :\

I know as a Black community we have our “issues” with shadism and colour but to have a party and make a flyer that asks “light skin” girls to come out and they will get in for free… :S I am not sure how to respond to this..

It’s like we see one person in our community doing or saying something bad and we have to say No! NO!! NO!!! I can go lower than that, watch me.

This party is promoted by DJ Lish from Detroit He has a myspace page . and his phone # is (313) 743-1291

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Damn people read a book, it is not OK to divide our community by shade or colour!!

What do you think? ~Rico
UPDDATE:Apparently the party is canceled because of backlash from the Internet< Click here.

 

TIFF by Darlene September 6, 2007

Hey people,

My girl Darlene puts together a smokin’ list of all the hot shows at TIFF… She cuts through the fat and takes you right to the meat check it out…

Rico

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TIFF – TORONTO INT’L FILM FESTIVAL

Want to trek across the globe without living the city? TIFF welcomes int’l stars and hollywood
to Hollywood North for the festival of the year. For 10 days, Toronto plays host to the largest
and most popular international film festival with over 300 films from around the world. (more…)

 

Machel Montano Free Broadcast August 24, 2007

Filed under: 01 Special Events, 06 Friday Events, COOL STUFF, FREE, HOOK ME UP, MOVIES, MUSIC, VIDEO — Ricardo @ 2:46 PM