Sounds of the Season

CBC’s Sounds of the Season is an annual event which is a special day in support of GTA (Great Toronto Area) food banks. This year it kicks off officially on Friday, December 5.

A live, full day of radio show from the Glenn Gould studio, starts at 5:00 am and ends at 6:30 pm. There is also a silent auction, book signings and CBC personalities greets all day in the atrium. You will meet celebrities and enjoy the live music.

Admissions is free, and location is at 250 Front St. West, Toronto. Bring a donation of food or money, help those in need.

 

 

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 Courage is very important, like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. – Ruth Gordon (1896-1985) U.S. actress

 That is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They don’t grow wise, they grow careful. – Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) U.S. author

Woodbine Racetrack – Toronto

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian race track for thoroughbred and standardbred racing. It is the only horse racing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging. The track was opened in 1956. It has very beautiful view in winter time.

It is located at 555 Rexdale Blvd, Etobicoke, Toronto, ON, Canada. The more detail is here.

 

 

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 The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way. – Henry Miller (1891-1980) U.S. author

 The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. – Ken Blanchard (1939-) U.S. management consultant

Zombie Walk – Toronto

The Zombie Walk has grown over the past decade. It is a gathering of people dressed as zombies costumes. Zombie walks are popular in large cities, especially in North America. Some have been established as annual traditions.

An early Zombies event was held at the Gen Con gaming convention in Milwaukee, USA in August 2000. The first Zombie Walk in Canada was in October 2003 in Toronto.

The Zombies coming to eat your brain this year in Toronto on Oct 25 …

 

More detail for Toronto Zombie Walk

 

 

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 Success is often archived by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.  – Coco Chanel (1882-1971) French fashion designer

 Failure is an important. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. – Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) English actor, director, producer and composer

Cheltenham Badlands

Badlands is an area of soft rock devoid of vegetation and soil cover that has become molded into a rolling landscape of rounded hills and gullies.

Cheltenham Badlands is a unique sight to see in Ontario. It is fabulous for family trip, especially in the fall.

Cheltenham is small but cool to see, totally free and you just need be careful when you park,

There are trails that line the edge of the badlands that you can walk around in to explore the area.

Location:

1501-1901 Olde Base Line Rd

Caledon, ON, Canada L7C 0J2

 

 

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 There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. – John Adams (1735-1826) U.S. Politician.

 The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. – Robert Maynard Hutchins (1899-1977) U.S. Lawyer and Educator.

Nuit Blanche – Toronto

Nuit Blanche is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival. The Nuit Blanche concept came from Jean Blaise, who founded the Centre de recherche pour le développement culturel (Research Center for Cultural Development) in Nantes, France, in 1984. More detail is here.

A free all-night contemporary art event in Toronto 2014
Experience Toronto transformed by contemporary art projects created by hundreds of artists.

Time: October 4, 2014 • 6:53 pm to sunrise
Where: various venues throughout down town
Telephone: 416 338 338

Website: http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/

 

 

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 The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule but to schedule our priorities. – Stephen Covey (1932-2012) US. Self-help author

 Time is the scarcest resource unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.- Peter Drucker (1909-2005) an Austrian-born American management consultant