Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'peru'
July 19, 2008
Whether we like it or not, some of us will be in Toronto all summer, with nary a trip or vacation elsewhere in sight. As a remedy, we've created Tourist. Every weekend morning, bright and early, of the summer we're featuring a photo (or two) from a globe-trotting photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. UntitledMACHU PICCHU, PERUBY P.BO.......
Continue Reading "Tourist: July 19, 2008"June 28, 2008
Whether we like it or not, some of us will be in Toronto all summer, with nary a trip or vacation elsewhere in sight. As a remedy, we've created Tourist. Every weekend morning, bright and early, of the summer we're featuring a photo (or two) from a globe-trotting photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. UntitledAREQUIPA, PERUBY P.BO.......
Continue Reading "Tourist: June 28, 2008"June 22, 2007
A great haircut will make you feel cute, sleek and sassy. An even better haircut will make you feel cute, sleek and sassy and help children in Peru learn to read. On Sunday, June 24, Evoke Salon at Yonge and Eglinton will donate 100% of profits from all services to Para el Mundo, a non-profit organization that works with the community of Máncora, Peru. Para el Mundo organizes and facilitates education, health and social......
Continue Reading "A Brand New 'Do: Good for You and Peru"May 3, 2007
On your mark, get set, go register for Run The ROM! The 5km run is scheduled for May 12 and it’s the latest in the Run With Art series from The Movement Movement. The main movers of The Movement Movement, dancer/choreographer Jenn Goodwin and artist/curator Jessica Rose, are inviting the public to run laps of the museum for public art’s sake. You could be running through Ancient Peru or perhaps Heaven or Hell. Sounds exotic!......
Continue Reading "Get A Move On"March 13, 2007
Though you’ll have to hold your herrerasaurs for the long-awaited (and belated) revamping of the Royal Ontario Museum, this weekend the ROM opened a new exhibition on the ancient Peruvian Sicán culture. Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures of a Lost Civilization explores the lesser known pre-Incan society via artefacts from a recent major dig at the Batán Grande archaeological site. The items in this show are visually stunning, largely because (as the title implies)......
Continue Reading "Waiting for the Renaissance"February 25, 2007
It's always risky to see a band when they're not promoting a new album. There's always the possibility of finding a lot of new songs thrown into the mix, which can seriously hamper, if not altogether halt, what might have been a really fun show. So it was no surprise that Saturday night's Cuff The Duke show, a sold out affair infront of a well-liquored audience, was lopsided, filled with new songs from the third......
Continue Reading "The Future Hangs on Cuff The Duke"December 14, 2006
When was the last time you jumped on your bed? How about jumped on a hotel bed- and documented the historic moment? More than likely you're long overdue for a hotel bed jump. For those of you spending the holidays in the hospitality industry's overnight lodging, here's your chance. On HotelsByCity.net, self-proclaimed hotel industry maven Chris Clarke of Chrispitality Media (pictured) blogs hotel bed diving episodes from around the world. The concept is simple --......
Continue Reading "Bouncing on Beds at the Bed & Breakfast"