An annual Polish tradition, Fat Thursday is the last hurrah before the fasting perios of Lent. Traditionally, celebrants feast on Fat Thursday, particularly on the popular (and really tasty!) Polish “donut” called pączki (pronounced POONCH-kee) and faworki (“angel wing” pastry.) What a better day to try out something tasty! Tłusty Czwartek is big on Roncesvalles. You can expect brisk business … Read More
Santa and “The Grinch” at the Revue!
From noon until 2:00 on Saturday the 19th, you can co-star with Santa on the big screen at the Revue! You’re invited to get free digital photos taken at the Revue (which will be emailed to you), courtesy of Impact Photography. Prints with Christmas cards can be ordered for $6 and picked up later from Impact Photography at 361 Roncesvalles … Read More
Mobifest Returns to the Revue!
The 4th annual Nokia Mobifest Toronto will be held at the Revue Cinema on November 17th. Check out the world’s best made-for-mobile films and be there as the winners are announced. This years screening will include the films created at the first ever Toronto Made for Mobile 24 hour Challenge, sponsored by the City of Toronto, and the Mobifest World … Read More
Lighting Exchange at Polish Credit Union
On Saturday November 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 the Roncesvalles Village BIA is hosting the Toronto Hydro sponsored LED lighting exchange. The Lighting Exchange will be at the Polish Credit Union at 220 Roncesvalles Avenue. How does it work? Simple! Bring two strands of old incandescent lights and you’ll receive one strand of new, energy-efficient LED holiday lights. Complimentary hot … Read More
First photos from Polish Festival
Photo: Kevin Gonsalves Toronto photographer Kevin Gonsalves captured some great images from this weekend’s Polish Festival. The photos were uploaded as part of his Project 60, a series depicting 60 themes each with 60 photos shot within 60 minutes over 60 days. The photos can be viewed as a Flickr slideshow here. While the BIA is still crunching the attendance … Read More
Kino Kultura: Revue Cinema celebrates Polish film during festival, Sept. 18-20
From the Revue Cinema website: Where Roncesvalles Ave. and King St. meet, there sits an imposing bronze monument that’s about five metres high and four metres across. The sculpture is rent in half by a jagged vertical fissure, and its concrete base bears a single word running its full width: KATYN. How many of us who’ve walked or driven past … Read More
Construction? Festival!
Roncesvalles is under construction, and we are working hard to earn your business. The RVBIA encourages our neighbours to continue to support business on Roncesvalles through this challenging time. Put your money where your house is—shop locally! GREAT NEWS! Everything is a go for the 2009 RONCESVALLES POLISH FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 19 AND 20, 2009. Read all about it here!
West End Flower Fairies at Grafton Community Garden
The West End Flower Fairies meet every Wednesday evening at 7:00 at Grafton Parkette to tend their wonderful community garden. Everyone’s welcome!
Totstock ‘09!
Totstock is coming this Sunday at Sorauren Park. A great event for kids of all ages (but particularly 2 to 8 years!) Here’s the press release: TOTSTOCK ’09 Who says it’s not easy being green? Don Kerr & The Blue Bin Band host ‘Totstock 09’, an afternoon of songs, stories and crafts designed to make eco concerns fun and accessible … Read More
Clean Train Coalition Fundraiser at Revue Cinema
Beginning with the startling fact that Canadian babies are born with up to 287 industrial chemicals in their blood, director (and parent) Barri Cohen investigates the links between industrial chemicals, environmental degradation and childhood illness — and asks why governments are doing so shockingly little about the problem. Barri Cohen (documentary director), Leo Petrelli (documentary subject), and Mike Sullivan, of … Read More