Sharing and Displaying Talents

Join Lawrence, your top hatted host, for an afternoon of great photography, delicious food and Happy Hour drinks. Our adventure begins at the CONTACT Festival headquarters, at 80 Spadina. We will see Sin Wai Kin - CLOSER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN Be part of the art as you step into two-channel-video installation *The Time of Our Lives* presented at CONTACT Gallery, viewers can choose to sit or move around the space, their experience oscillating between lived and imaginary realities. https://contactphoto.com/festival/2026/core/closer-than-its-ever-been Then you can peruse the Women's Image Library by Artexte. The curators of *Women’s Image Library* activated its archives to reveal women photographers’ significant and often overlooked contributions to the Canadian art scene. https://artexte.ca/en/ At 3 pmish, we will head outside to see mural at 460 King St W Thandiwe Muriu - An Abundance of Plenty *An Abundance Of Plenty* references classical Renaissance portraits while praising the sisterhood between two women which allows each to become the best of herself. https://contactphoto.com/festival/2026/map#venue-460-king-st-w-north-facade Afterwards, we will cross Spadina to 401 Richmond ArtSpace to see more. Gallery 44 - Suite 102 Group Exhibition - Corpus Obscura Across black-and-white prints, photographic sequences, and material interventions, the works engage photography as a site of becoming. Urbanspace Gallery - Ground Floor Yann Pocreau - The Prefix Prize 6 YYZ Artists' Outlet - Suite 140 Hong Yu (Casey) Chan - Listening to the Pathways of the Dead Conservation + Culture Chloé Beaulac - Sanctuary At 4:30 pmish, we will head over to Waterworks Bar for some Happy Hour Social and refreshment. https://www.waterworksfoodhall.com/happy-hour 50 Brant St, Toronto, ON M5V 3G9 If you want to continue to explore the 401 Richmond Art Space, head to the basement to discover these gems. Museum of Toronto to see The 52 exhibit on women who influenced Toronto http://www.museumoftoronto.com/ Spacing Store, or as I like to call it the Toronto Store, where you can find upscale souvenirs. http://spacingstore.ca/ 50 Brant St, Toronto, ON M5V 3G9

**Description:** * Join us for a 2-hour show-up-and-play session aimed at intermediate players. You’re comfortable with rules, scoring, dinking, and basic strategy. We’ll rotate for doubles and keep the pace up so everyone gets good rally time. Bring your paddle and come play. **[Details]** * **Where:** Swing Star * **Address:** 1-15 Connie Crescent, · Vaughan, ca * **Level:** Intermediate (Level 3.0 - 4.0) * **What to bring:** Comfortable athletic wear, court shoes, a water bottle, and **your paddle** ### **[Registration & Payment]** To finalize your registration, please send an **e-Transfer of $15** to **playtogether.ca@gmail.com** immediately after your RSVP. Your spot is only confirmed once the payment is received. * **Capacity:** Limited to 8 participants (First come, first served). ### **[Refund Policy]** A **full refund** will be issued in the following cases: 1. If the minimum number of participants (**3 people**) is not met 48 hours before the event. 2. If the court becomes unavailable for booking. 3. If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather. *Please note: No-shows or cancellations made within 48 hours of the event are non-refundable unless the organizer cancels the session.* Join us for a great workout and meet new pickleball friends in the Markham community!

**Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company** \| Academy of Spanish Dance: *Ticket link is below* (20% off promo)-- Flamenco is Life. It's a living art. ***Special guests, acclaimed flamenco dancer José Manuel Álvarez (Barcelona, Spain) and beloved singer Manuel Soto (Jerez, Spain),*** join dancers Kiyo Asaoka, Makeda Benítez, Pamela Briz, Nancy Cardwell, Virginia Castro Durán, Rocío Conde, Alison MacDonald, and as always, Artistic Director Esmeralda Enrique, with flamenco guitarists, Caroline Planté (Montréal) and Benjamin Barrile (Toronto), singer Marcos Marín (Montréal) with percussionist, Miguel Medina (Montréal). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IeTi_ZxUGU **Ticket link:** https://www.flamencos.net/ (You are purchasing for Friday May 8th) Once you enter Ticketmaster link (May 8th)--look for the **UNLOCK** box **Enter promo code:** MEETUP This will give you a 20% off ticket price. Play around with the seating chart--but more than likely you can find a $40-$45 ticket (be patient!)

🎶**🎭✨ Join Us for Our Monthly Musical Theatre Open Mic Night!** 🎶**🎭** Join us for this our monthly Open Mic Night **Musical Theatre Open Mic Night:** Toronto Cabaret Productions proudly invites you to an open mic experience **like no other** — a night where talent shines, voices soar, and community comes alive. 💖 This isn’t *just* an open mic… It’s a **life-changing, joy-filled, goosebump-making night of connection, courage, belonging, and pure musical theatre magic.** ✨✨✨ Whether you're a powerhouse vocalist, a nervous first-timer, a theatre kid at heart, or simply someone who loves being surrounded by creativity — **this space is for YOU.** A safe, welcoming, all-ages room where everyone is celebrated. 🌈🤝🎶 If you love to sing musical theatre or showtune songs then this is for you. Bring a friend, bring your sheet music, just come and listen, be inspired and just be you. **Diseny Theme Night!:** Come out and sing your favourit disney song or come out and listen! HOWEVER, you can sing any song you like from a show even if it doesn't fi the theme. ### 💫 What to Expect: • 💛 A warm, inclusive, community-minded environment • 🎹 Live piano accompaniment by the brilliant Gabriel QB • 🎤 A chance to perform your favourite MT number (or discover a new one!) • 🎶 Show tune sing-alongs that feel like instant friendship • 🌟 Wildly talented performers + tons of encouragement and applause • 🤗 A place to meet new people, make friends, and belong ### ⏰ Event Flow 📍**Doors Open and Sign Up:** 7:00pm ⏱️**Open Mic Starts:** 7:15pm **🎤 Ends:** 10:00pm 🎟️ **Cover:** $10 cash and there will be no Meetup fee! **Hosted By:** Mathew Mac Lean **Piano Accompanist:** Gabriel Quenneville-Bélair **Meetup Spot:** Mathew will be inside hosting the event **Please note:** **Please bring your own sheet music for the accompanist but we might also have your song.** **Leaving time:** Any time you like. It should take about 2hrs. **REMEMBER YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP OR JUST SHOW UP ON THE DAY OF IF YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU CAN MAKE IT.** **NOTE:** Sometimes things happen and I might have to cancel so please keep a look out for that! *** ### 👥 **About the Group** This event is open to everyone — single, not single, shy, social, new in town or a long-time local. We're a group for people who love movies *and* making real connections. We also do walks, hikes, restaurants, arts & culture — come be part of it! 🎬 **Organized by:** Mathew 📧 Questions? Reach out: **torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com** 📅 **Mark Your Calendar:** Next Open Mic — **Friday, May 8th, 2026**🎶✨

**Join us this Friday at University of Toronto’s iconic chess club at the Hart House. U of T is Toronto’s oldest and most prestigious chess club. This event is free and open to the public.** **All skill levels welcome, chess sets provided, super friendly vibe. Whether you’re just learning or love the game, come hang and play some chess. No pressure, just good times!** **We’re joining the weekly scene at one of Toronto’s coolest spots—Hart House Chess Club has been around since 1895 and has this amazing historic charm (they even hosted Bobby Fischer back in the day!).** **📍 Hart House Reading Room🗓️ Friday, May 15 | 6-11pm♟️ Just show up & play** **Where the Kibitzer is King 👑** **Note: their event actually starts at 4pm, however I will be heading there after work so our group will join at 6!** **Look forward to seeing everyone there!**

🎨🏙️ **GRADEX 111 – OCAD UNIVERSITY ART EXHIBITION & SOCIA**L 🏙️🎨 Emerging Artists, Creative Energy & A Cultural Hangout If you want to feel inspired, this is the kind of event that does it. Join us for GradEx 111 at OCAD University — Toronto’s largest free art and design exhibition, featuring work from over 800 graduating artists and designers. This is a chance to step into the next wave of creativity — exploring everything from painting and photography to design, installation, and experimental work, all in one space. It’s vibrant, it’s varied, and there’s always something that catches you off guard in the best way. This is not a formal tour. It’s a social outing — come explore, react, and experience it together. 👉 📲 **Join Our WhatsApp Group:**[ Click here to join](https://chat.whatsapp.com/DRFTkxRlHS4B3IL1lMleUd) \*\*\* 🚶‍♂️ **What We’ll Do** We’ll meet outside and head into the exhibition together, spending about 1.5–2 hours exploring the different displays across the building. You’ll have time to move at your own pace, take it all in, and check out the wide range of disciplines on display. **There’s also:** 🎓 Student work available for purchase 🏅 A special medal-winning exhibition in the Great Hall 🛋️ An alumni lounge space Afterward, we’ll head out to find a nearby spot for drinks or food and keep the conversation going. You’re welcome to join or head out whenever you like. \*\*\* 🎨 Vibe & Expectations This is a relaxed, low-pressure event — no art expertise needed. Just: ✔️ Curiosity ✔️ Openness ✔️ A willingness to explore Also — this is NOT a guided tour. It’s about experiencing the exhibition in your own way, while being part of a social group. \*\*\* 🧢 Meetup Details 📍 Meetup Location: Corner of Dundas St W & McCaul St (AGO side) 🫎 I’ll be wearing my Moose Hat ⏰ Meetup Time: 11:00 AM I will only wait 5 minutes. Early is on time. On time is late. We’ll head in promptly. End Point: Back at the starting location \*\*\* 🎟️ Meetup Fee: $5 cash in person or e-transfer to 📧 \*\*[mathewmaclean@hotmail.com**](http://mathewmaclean@hotmail.com%2A%2A/) The exhibition itself is free. This fee helps support the group and allows us to keep hosting events like this. Thank you for supporting community! 💖 \*\*\* 🎒 **What to Bring** Water Comfortable shoes (we’ll be on our feet) Curiosity and an open mind 🎨 Optional: cash/card for food & drinks afterward \*\*\* 🌈 **Who Is This For?** This group is open to anyone who wants to be social and make friends — whether single or not. **We also host:** 🎬 Movies 🚶 Walks & hikes 🎭 Arts & culture outings 🍽️ Restaurant gatherings There’s always something happening. \*\*\* **REMEMBER:** You’re welcome to just show up on the day if you’re unsure about your schedule. And as always, sometimes plans shift and events may need to be canceled — please keep an eye on updates. \*\*\* 👤 Organizer: Mathew Questions? Post on the event wall or email 📧 [torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com](mailto:torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com) Come for the art. Stay for the conversation. Leave feeling inspired by what people are creating right now. 🎨✨11

Hello all! New and veteran gamers are welcomed. We will also be teaching games too! For all participants of our Crit Tako meetups, Wood For Sheep has reduced the **sitting fee to $6 per person** (Thank you WoodForSheep!). Same sitting fee for Flock members. The sitting fee will cover from 1 pm to 11 pm (closing time). We usually play till 7 pm or 8 pm (for a break, grab dinner), depending on the game. But you are welcome to stay after and continue playing. Wood For Sheep has a large collection of games available for the public to play. You can bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic drinks too! I invite you to follow and Subscribe to us in the links below to stay up to date on future events, contests, and videos! Join our Discord server to suggest games to play in the Meetup section. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEmt6ZGISZgqwTStAvBDUQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CritTako Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crittako Discord: https://discord.com/invite/N8FPKV7EvH Looking forward to seeing you and Come Play With Us!

( SOLD-OUT ) We will return to see **Labyrinth Ensemble** for the 5th time! [https://www.labyrinthontario.com/s/stories/labyrinth-ensemble-with-efren-lopez-2](https://www.labyrinthontario.com/s/stories/labyrinth-ensemble-with-efren-lopez-2) Every FOUR years, the 14 members 'disband', and a new group of 14 members is put together. A new cohort! Which also means 14 new instruments to learn about! The new cohort will dig into European Medieval, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Central Asian musical traditions, and will feature unique instrumentation ranging from guzheng, Hardanger fiddle, lutes, hurdy gurdy, qanun and microtonal guitar; bringing a whole new sound to the project. The Aga Khan Museum concert venue is one of our top 3 spots in Toronto--for live music. Tickets have just gone 'on sale'. I've purchased a ticket in Row F. Prices are: $50 regular. $37.50 for Senior. https://agakhanmuseum.org/whats-on/labyrinth-with-efren-lopez/ \*\*\*Purchase your own ticket--**and the ticket price includes** entry into the Museum from 6pm onwards (which we always do). We can check out the new exhibitions. If interested, grab your own ticket. Don't miss out! A short video--3 of the 14 members perform at local Thorncliffe Park festival last summer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XjudW45nQ

Grab your brushes and join us for a fun, laid-back Creative Painting Night! This is a friendly space to play with colour and express yourself, regardless of your skill level. Come hang out, meet new people, and enjoy a relaxing evening of making art together.

Join us for some **fun** and **friendly** **CASUAL HITTING TENNIS** at Fountainhead Tennis Club - University Heights (couple of blocks from FINCH WEST subway station). This is a TENNIS AND TUNES event 🔊🎵🎶📻 (music will be played during the meet up). Hope to see you there! :) **BEFORE** confirming your RSVP, please review the following meet-up guidelines and group rules. General Rules and Guidelines: 1. This is a **CASUAL HITTING** meet-up. It is **NOT** a competitive tennis gathering. Due to limited court availability we will only engage in **casual rallies**. 2. Upon arrival, please check in with the event organiser. This is important for attendance purposes and assigning hitting partners for the session. 3. Should you decide to bring your own tennis balls, please make sure they are distinctively initialled. If not, a meet-up Sharpie will be available (from the host) for you to do so. 4. **GTA Racquet Player members are expected, at all times during the meet-up, to observe a *courteous demeanour* and a *positive sporting spirit* towards fellow players.**

Let’s do some coding together at a cafe! No more working alone in the weekend. Here, we write code together. And I mean together together. Not occupying-the-same-space-but-separate together. Here’s how it works: Jennifer brings her mobile app project, tells everyone that it is like Pinterest for recipes and she’d like to work on the nav bar. Paul and Chloe think Jennifer's project is fascinating, and they join the group. They gather around Jennifer’s laptop and work on the nav bar for 2 hours. Jennifer is the one typing out the code while Paul and Chloe research, brainstorm, and offer suggestions. If you’re feeling stuck on your own project or need a motivation boost, bring it to mob programming! Want to learn by watching how others code and solve problems? Join someone else’s project at this event! Oh and we love your half-done projects that you are a bit embarrassed to share. Absolutely bring those to the event! **Discord**: We use Discord to share screen & code snippets during the event. Also feel free to share your projects here before the event! https://discord.gg/xwjDdVSw3E **Event policy**: * We have 0 tolerance for harassment. * We don’t allow the projects that are not meant to be shared in public such as school assignments, interview tasks, or trade secrets. * The goal is to write code. We discourage you from pitching business ideas here, doing code reviews, or spending the whole event on planning what to do. * Please buy a drink, and tip the barista well.

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.

We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches. These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun! Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up: https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/columbus-oh/meetup/ If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works. Happy hitting! - Scott

Join us as we get together to get together to help those in need at this CMG Gives Back event! We have a great little community of Movie Group friends so rather than see a movie this time, we’ll help “create a better world” by helping serve those in need. Here are complete details and our plan for this event: FAITH MISSION – GRANT KITCHEN: The Faith Mission kitchen and dining room serves residents 3 meals a day, every day of the year. For this event, our group will help prepare food, serve meals, assist residents in the dining room, wash dishes, and clean surfaces. PLAN: We will be preparing / serving / cleaning for BRUNCH from 10:30am to 12:30pm and have space for a total of 7 volunteers. Please arrive at 10:20am and wear closed-toe shoes and long pants. LOCATION: Faith Mission – Grant Kitchen is located at 245 N. Grant Ave. Enter the kitchen at Dock 1 (in the back of the building), indicated in the attached map. On-site parking in the adjacent lot and street parking is available in the surrounding area. Below are some links / attachments with additional info/details: IMPORTANT REMINDER: Our group will be providing all of the volunteers on this day so a firm RSVP count is essential. Please only sign up if you are certain you’ll be able to attend. If something unavoidable comes up, please try to update your RSVP no later than one week prior to the event. With few exceptions, no shows or cancelations within 1 week of the event will not be eligible for future CMG Gives Back events. I appreciate your understanding as we try to ensure the agencies have the volunteers needed to provide the essential services they provide to the vulnerable population they serve. Our Partner Agency for this event is Lutheran Social Services! A huge THANK YOU to all of YOU for volunteering at this (and any of our previous) CMG Gives Back events! Should be another good/fun/meaningful time together, Dan

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.

🌸 Mother’s Day deserves more than flowers 🌸 Join us for an elevated outdoor paint experience designed for creativity, connection, and unforgettable memories. ✨ Brushes & Brunch: Mother’s Day Garden Edition ✨ Beautiful garden vibes Brunch bites Signature refreshments Guided painting Soft music Luxury energy Whether you're celebrating your mother, your daughter, your friends, or simply honoring yourself — this experience is your invitation to slow down and create something beautiful. No painting experience needed — just bring your good energy. This is not your typical paint party. This is intentional. This is elevated. This is your moment. 🎟 Limited seating available to keep the experience intimate. Reserve your spot early https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brushes-brunch-a-curated-mothers-day-painting-experience-tickets-1987709930911

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!