About us
Arts & Rec Toronto is a laid-back creative hangout where people draw together, play games like gartic phone, watch movies, and occasionally meet up in person. Most of our hangouts happen online, with members joining from both Canada and the U.S.
Started in downtown Toronto in 2014, the group has grown into a fun, low-pressure space to create and unwind together.
Later this year, we plan to move off Meetup and onto Discord (and we may also set up an email list for anyone who doesn’t use Discord).
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We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small donation at Ko-fi - https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto .
This helps cover Meetup costs, Zoom and other miscellaneous expenses with hosting events (and my time :) ) ! Thank you all so much!
Upcoming events
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Impromptu Indoor Sketching Hangout - MaRS Discovery District
MaRs Discovery District, 101 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Toronto, ON, CAHi everyone!
We're doing an afternoon impromptu hangout at the MaRS Building food court tables- Enter MaRS from Collage Street where the statue of two men are sitting by the glass doors. Turn left and head down the escalator. Turn left at the bottom of the escalator and head down the hall past another escalator and Foosball table the event will be held at the far end of the food court.
First time meeting us and still not sure about the vibe? Check out photos from past in-person events of 2023
Bring your art supplies (mainly dry medium or small watercolour set), and order a warm drink and snacks. *Note the food court is closed but there are a couple of coffee shops in the area at street level.
Where to meet exactly?
MaRS Discovery District at 2pmHow to get there?
- Public transit - get off at Queens Park subway station, walk East along Collage you should see glass doors with a statue of two men sitting at a table outside. Instructions stated aboveLooking forward to meeting you all :)
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Support This Group 🥰🤩
We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto .
This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info!
Thank you all so much!6 attendees
Collaborative Drawing on GARTIC PHONE
·OnlineOnlineWe'll be playing Gartic Phone while chatting on zoom, and links will be provided to log into Gartic phone. https://garticphone.com/
There will be some digital drawing involved so it is recommended to have your tablet with you for these games!
I look forward to the drawing collaborations ^_^!
RULES ---
1. Please no drawings of any explicit imagery (especially genitalia). Let’s keep things respectful so everyone can enjoy the session. Keep the art PG-13. Also NO POLITICAL ART
2. For new members - this is a social and friendly group so we kindly ask you to turn on your camera briefly to remove the anon identity. You may turn off your camera afterwards, we're all trying to get past being strangers here.If you don't have it turned on after being asked, you will be removed from the session.
3. No discussions of POLITICS. Everyday we are bombarded with political news wherever we go. Everyone has their own stresses, and problems to deal with. This Meetup is a Politics free zone. Keep it at home or vent someplace else.
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Support This Group
We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto.
This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info!
Thank you all so much!
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🧑🎤 KARAOKE Night at The Wych on Davenport Road 🧹
The Wych, 1150 Davenport Rd, Entrance below, Toronto, ON, CACome join us at The Wych for a night of karaoke! Belt out your favorite pop songs, heavy metal, rap, musical theatre, or join in on the ensemble cast while serenading the crowd with boy band hits. Vocal talent not required. There is a high chance of making new friends.
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Our karaoke host is AJ - Make sure to get your name added to the list! Our Karaoke machine is connected to YouTube so song selection is pretty much UNLIMITED 😵 !
The Wych
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https://wych.ca/menu Support our host venue; buy a drink!
This is a cool underworld bar, (Entrance down the stairs) and small enough so you can get to know the patrons and other attendees and get to sing a couple of times. The Wych makes some excellent cocktails, and has many non-alcoholic offerings as well.
Public Transit Directions:
On Subway Line 1: You can get off at Eglington West and take the 63A southwards
On Subway Line 2: You can get out at Ossington and take the 63A northwards.
The stop should be Davenport/Ossington.If in Liberty village or in in between just take the 63A all the way to Davenport and forget the subway. If you're in the south core, take Line 1 to Dupont or Spadina stations and take the 127 bus west to Davenport/Ossington. If on St Clair streetcar line (512) you can take that to Winona drive and walk south.
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Support This Group 🥰🤩
We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events!
If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto14 attendees
Karaoke in Kensington 👩🏼🎤
Harmony Cafe, 75 Nassau Street,, Toronto, ON, CACome join us for downtown karaoke at the Harmony Cafe in super trendy Kensington. If this is your first time, expect to make friends. 😊
Belt out your favorite pop songs, heavy metal, rap, musical theatre, or join in on the ensemble cast while serenading the crowd with boy band hits. We expect to go way past midnight, can you? (You don't have to lol)
The Harmony cafe has a variety of alcoholic and non alcoholic libations, cocktails, and baked goods so have a bite late!
Our karaoke host is AJ - Make sure to get your name added to the list! Our Karaoke machine is connected to YouTube so song selection is pretty much UNLIMITED 😵 !
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Support This Group 🥰🤩
We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events!
If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto9 attendees
Past events
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