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Urban Planner: September 2, 2010
Urban Planner is Torontoist’s guide to what’s on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you’d like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you’ve got any—to [email protected].
Ignite Toronto gives local speakers five minutes and twenty slides to communicate their new ideas, be they revolutionary, frivolous, or somehow a combination of both. Photo by James Kachan.
Today in Toronto: a global garden opens, fashion and poetry intertwine, new ideas are given five minutes apiece, and a comedic prodigal son returns.
GARDEN: Tonight, community food centre The Stop will be opening its metaphorical doors to the neighbourhood for its new Global Roots Garden. Consisting of seven demonstration gardens producing fruits, herbs, and vegetables from some of the city’s major ethnic communities, the project aims to spread awareness of the diversity of planting options available to urban gardeners. Open house visitors will not only be able to tour the garden but also enjoy snacks prepared from harvested ingredients. Barn 5 at Wychwood Barns (601 Christie Street), 5:30 p.m., FREE.
WORDS & FASHION: Literature for Life‘s second installation of Poetic Fashion aims to continue the mission of showcasing the talent of youth from underserved neighbourhoods. Hosted by Juno nominee Kim Davis and Raptors TV’s Akil Augustine, the event will showcase spoken word artists and performers wearing fashion from some of Toronto’s hottest new designers. Run for youth by youth, the Poetic Fashion project is dedicated to promoting the talent found in Toronto’s at-risk communities.St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (27 Front Street East), 7 p.m., $26.
IDEAS: Ignite is a global initiative to share ideas from freethinkers, problem solvers, and other various sharp minds that fall under the curious umbrella of “geek culture.” Staged in numerous cities worldwide, the Toronto chapter has put on three successful events to date. Given five minutes on stage and twenty slides set to auto-rotate every fifteen seconds, speakers can talk about any ideas that they desire. Advance tickets are sold out, but early birds may be able to snag some at the door. Drake Hotel (1150 Queen Street West), 8 p.m., $20.
COMEDY: Comedian, actor, and filmmaker Levi MacDougall is making a brief return to his homeland to nab second billing at Friends & Levi MacDougall. The familiar face from such shows as Hotbox and The Jon Dore Show—and of course, a series of pretty popular Rogers commercials—will be performing one night only with guests Katie Crown, David Dineen-Porter, and musician Bob Wiseman. Head on down to the Comedy Bar to get your ribs tickled before MacDougall returns to his new home of sunny L.A. Comedy Bar (945 Bloor Street West), 10 p.m., $5.