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Friday, May 1, 2009

Jane's Walk: Get to know your neighbourhood in Toronto

Sorry we didn't get this out sooner, but this weekend marks Jane's Walk, marking events both Saturday and Sunday to let you connect with your city's history, architecture and life. There are SOOO many events you can see here on the website. Peruse it right now and we're sure you'll find some events on Saturday or Sunday

"Get the inside scoop on your city and neighbours - free walking tours for locals who want to go deeper"
Here are just some of the nearby walks.

Downtown Sculpture Walk

* Charles Campbell
* Saturday, May 2, 2009
* 10:30am
* Walk: 1.5 hours

Meeting Place: The Archer sculpture on Nathan Phillips Square, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
Garment District and Wellington St.: Historic yet ever-changing

* Dylan Reid
* Sunday, May 3, 2009
* 2:30pm
* Walk: 1.5 hrs


Meeting Place: "The Thimble" sculpture at the North-West corner of Richmond St. West and Spadina Avenue

King-Spadina: One of 'The Two Kings'
* Paul Bedford, Margie Zeidler
* Saturday, May 2, 2009
* 10:30am
* Walk: 2.5 hours


Meeting Place: 401 Richmond St. W., at the Roastery Cafe on ground floor, this building is just east of Spadina Ave
Lower Don Lands

* Ken Greenberg
* Sunday, May 3, 2009
* 10:00am
* Walk: 1.5 hours
Meeting Place: Keating Channel Pub - Cherry Street and Villiers




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1 comment:

  1. Thanks so much for posting this. I've gone on ROM-Walks before and have loved them. I'm definitely going to go on a Jane Walk. Hopefully the guides are good.

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