Events
Halloween Costume Swap!
Having trouble finding a costume? Can’t think of what to be? C’mon out to our costume swap, and maybe it’ll inspire some ideas. Bring your old garb – big or small, next Saturday for some costume-swapping creativity. The goal is that everyone leaves with a new disguise! And for even a little MORE FUN — stick around for drama class at 12:30 p.m. and we’ll wear our costumes as part of the workshop!
When: Saturday Oct. 22, 2011
Where: 1497 Queen St. West (our CFAS location)
Time: 12 noon
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Queen West Art Crawl
Look for the Centre for Art & Soul at the KidZone at QWAC doing their infamous and super cool kite-making workshop!
W h e n: Sunday September 18; 12-4pm FREE
W h e r e: Trinity Bellwoods Park (near the Queen Street gates)
For full details, click here.
Brought to you by the Parkdale Community Development Group
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TOTSTOCK!
Join Centre for Art & Soul this year for our super cool kite-making workshop at Totstock!
THE TOT SQUAD
(AKA SMALL PRINT TORONTO, THE LITTLE PAPER & ROOSTER STUDIO)
PRESENTS
T O T S T O C K ‘ 1 1
Sunday June 19; 2-5pm FREE
Sorauren Park (Wabash & Sorauren Ave)
For full details, click here.
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Customer Appreciation OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION! May 29th, 2011
Please join the party! Come one – come all to our Open House Celebration! We’ll have special guests, drama games, arts & crafts, music, snacks, raffles & prizes from our contributors and a draw for one full week of summer camp!
When: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sunday May 29th, 2011
Where: 1497 Queen St. West (just east of Sorauren Ave.), south side. Click for directions.
Contributors
Located at 2473 Dundas St. W, Hula Girl Espresso Boutique is now open serving up their signature Kona coffee blend, freshed baked goods, homemade vegan chocolates and delicious homemade soups.
New Moon Kitchen is an all natural bakery devoted to making delicious and healthy baked goods since 1997.
is located in Parkdale and has everything one could imagine – ranging from health food to vintage clothing. Think ‘Tuck Shop’ meets ‘Big Carrot’ meets ‘It Store’. Their friendly neighbourhood owner Jola, always has new and interesting fare coming into the shop, and postings are made regularly on her facebook page.
Inspired by a love for all things fresh and beautiful, Coriander Girl is a floral and gift boutique in the heart of Parkdale, owned and operated by Alison Westlake.
Join David Bruins and Hilary Leung as they read from both “The Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear” and “Ninja Cowboy Bear Presents the Way of the Ninja”. They will also lead the audience in a variety of new and exciting ninja games!
The Michael Johnston Music Studio teaches and celebrates music rooted in traditions of diverse Canadian communities. We are comfortable working in many musical styles: folk, pop, jazz, classical, blues, rock, country, indie, and various world musics.
Meditative Arts is a creativity & wellness program in Toronto. Michelle Currie (Founder) offers African drumming and creativity workshops for women and children.
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Previous Events
Back by popular demand — The MONKEY BUNCH at the DRAKE! – Mar. 26th, 2011
… and WE’LL be there again too! Come join us for some fun; don’t miss your chance to see JUNO NOMINATED Monkey Bunch this Saturday! Look for Ryan doing what he does best – entertaining the kidlets before the Monkey Bunch’s BIG performance! For more info on the event please check their site.
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TOTSAPALOOZA is back! February 27th, 2011
2011 marks the 25th anniversary of Franklin In The Dark by author Paulette Bourgeois and illustrator Brenda Clark, the book that started their internationally acclaimed Franklin series. Mark your calendar for Small Print’s 3rd annual Totsapalooza where Franklin himself will be the guest of honour. Alongside the stellar roster of authors, musicians and artists, the Centre for Art & Soul are thrilled to be manning the ‘Franklin-inspired’ craft table! For tickets, click here.
Sunday February 27, 2010: 2-4pm
Revival, 783 College Street
Advance Tickets: Adults $12 / Kids $8
At The Door: Adults $17/ Kids $13 (*if available*)
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The MONKEY BUNCH at the DRAKE! – Feb. 6th, 13th, 20th 2011
… and WE’LL be there too! Come join us for some fun over the next 3 Sundays in February. Don’t miss your chance to see JUNO NOMINATED Monkey Bunch for their family series! Look for Lisa at the craft table and Ryan doing what he does best – entertaining the kidlets before the Monkey Bunch’s BIG performance! For more info on the event please check their site.
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Holiday ART SHOW! Saturday December 18th, 2010
Please join us as we proudly showcase a sampling of some our students’ hard work from the fall term. Students — bring your family to our Celebration of Art! We’ll have special guests, music, snacks, raffles & prizes from our contributors. Our grand prize is a gift certificate worth $200.00 towards custom framing.
When: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday Dec. 18th, 2010
Where: 345 Sorauren Ave., Studio # 6 (next to the Sorauren Ave. park)! Click for directions.
What to Bring: A non-perishable food item to donate to our food bank collection (gets you an additional raffle ticket!).
Contributors
Structure is an art service business located at 1681 Dundas St. West. We thank Darrell Kobza for his generous donation of a a gift certificate worth $200.00 towards framing!
Kat Lanteigne is an award-winning film-maker, actor and playwright. During the Art Show, she will be reading her book “My Fairy Uncle” to the children. See a review of this delightful story here.
New Moon Kitchen is an all natural bakery devoted to making delicious and healthy baked goods since 1997.
Located at 2473 Dundas St. W, Hula Girl Espresso Boutique is now open serving up their signature Kona coffee blend, freshed baked goods, homemade vegan chocolates and delicious homemade soups.
Picture It Picture Books The one and only book series that children illustrate themselves. Picture It Picture Books contain the stories but leave out the illustrations, giving children a chance to set their imaginations free. Their books focus on the environment, social responsibility, positive human interaction and creativity.
Saplings is an on-line retail store that provides a “one-stop shop” to enable parents and caregivers to create and decorate children’s spaces in fun, innovative ways while being socially and environmentally responsible.
We’ve got Sho & Mo from the Monkey Bunch gonna sing us some holiday songs! Doesn’t get much better than this!! What a special gift! 
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The Toronto Roald Dahl Festival – September 11 & 12:
Small Print Toronto presents The Toronto Roald Dahl Festival, a celebration designed to encourage readers of all ages and stripes to share their impressions of Dahl’s work. ~Theatre Direct, Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.~ 
Roald Dahl is one of the great storytellers of our time. And his books are more popular than ever. Over the past five years alone, Hollywood has released two major films based on his classic novels: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton, and Wes Anderson’s adaptation of The Fantastic Mr Fox. And “Roald Dahl Day” is now observed all across the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Isn’t it high time for a tribute to this international literary giant here in Canada?
The Centre For Art & Soul is thrilled to be a part of such a dynamic event, giving a Dahl-inspired craft session on Sunday Sept. 12 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.!
Please see the schedule with detailed info for
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th @ www.smallprinttoronto.org/events
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TOTSTOCK
THE TOT SQUAD
(AKA SMALL PRINT TORONTO, THE LITTLE PAPER & ROOSTER STUDIO)
PRESENTS
T O T S T O C K ‘ 1 0
Sun June 27; 2-5pm FREE
Sorauren Park (Wabash & Sorauren Ave)
As the rest of the city becomes embroiled in the G20′s pageant of international diplomacy, why don’t you join your neighbours in a whimsical celebration of local culture? THE TOT SQUAD (AKA Small Print Toronto, The Little Paper & Rooster Studio) presents TOTSTOCK ’10, the second annual festival of kid-friendly indie culture, in Sorauren Park on Sunday, June 27. Proceeds from this year’s afternoon of songs, stories, games and activities will be donated to the WABASH BUILDING SOCIETY.
S O N G S:
Once again, the Little Paper Mainstage lineup features a constellation of Toronto’s top kids-friendly indie (or ‘kindie’) bands and performers.
• DON KERR & FRIENDS
• THE MONKEY BUNCH
• BELLWOODS TRINITY
• CHRIS PATTERSON
• THE ELWINS
• DJ TERRENCE DICK
With appearances by DAVE BIDINI and other Special Guests!
S T O R I E S:
What would Totstock be without some of our city’s leading children’s authors? Check out who’ll be appearing at the Small Print tent:
• LANA BUTTON Willow’s Whispers (Kids Can Press)
• LAUREL CROUZA, MATT JAMES I Know Here (Groundwood Books)
• SHARON JENNINGS C’Mere Boy (Kids Can Press)
• PATRICIA STORMS The Pirate & The Penguin (Owl Books)
• LYNDA HILL, Artistic Director of THEATRE DIRECT, will read Peter Rabbit by BEATRIX POTTER. (Penguin Group Canada)
And there’s a good chance that rascally rabbit, Peter himself, will make an cameo appearance.
ANOTHER STORY will be the bookseller at Totstock ’10.
A C T I V I T I E S:
Totstock Activities are decidedly lo-tech. We’re firm in our belief that you don’t need a bunch of bouncy castles, fast food and Disney™ characters to have a great time with your kids.
SWEET PEA and CORIANDER GIRL, an organic landscaper and florist is bringing buckets of flowers to decorate bicycles. Mid-afternoon, the decorated bikes will parade the park, led by the minstrels of Bellwoods Trinity. WESTSIDE CYCLE will also be on hand to provide bike and helmet safety checks.
ANOUK’S ARK will lead families in a giant game of memory with her Endangered Species Game. THE CENTRE FOR ART & SOUL is going to provide children’s art activities and yoga. MRS HUIZENGA will bring her tickle trunk of dress up clothes. PINE PROJECT will lead nature crafts. THE PLANET IN FOCUS INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL is supplying “Mixed Greens”, a series of short films for children for our bicycle-powered film festival. Local movers and shakers will power the festival in 15 minute bike stints.
L O C A L * F O O D:
WEST END FOOD CO-OP will handle the food and drink tents. All food and drink is locally sourced, organic or ethically farmed. There will be little pizzas, lemonade, coffee, cookies and fresh fruit available.
L O C A L * G R O U P S
At the Rooster Studio Info Tent, we’ll have representatives from Greenest City, Clean Train Coalition, Waterkeepers and many others.
S T A Y * I N * T O U C H:
Acts and sponsors are still coming on board. For all of the up-to-date information, including schedules and previews, visit http://www.littlepaper.com/totstock
Want to be a Volunteer or Sponsor? Contact Vicki Bell at vicki@littlepaper.com
Media Contact: Chris Reed at chris@smallprinttoronto.org
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‘Power to the Little People!’ MONKEY BUNCH cd release party!!
The Monkey Bunch unveil their newest creative explosion POWER TO THE LITTLE PEOPLE on May 30th and is sure to be the best party in town, even if you aren’t still wearing pull-ups. Presented by The TOT SQUAD and Sponsored by Front Door Organics, The Little Paper, Centre for Art & Soul, Anouk’s Ark and New Moon Kitchen. 
Event: The Monkey Bunch CD Release Party for Families and others who like to rock. All ages, no caffeine for minors.
Date: Sunday May 30th from 3-4pm
Location: The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street West (Queen and Dovercourt)
Cost: Admission is $5 for kids, $10 for big ‘uns
Details: Live musical performance by The Monkey Bunch, GIANT endangered species puzzle from Anouk’s Ark, art and drama with Centre for Art and Soul, organic veg. from Front Door Organics, cookies from New Moon Kitchen and many more.
Available at www.themonkeybunch.com, POWER TO THE LITTLE PEOPLE is recommended from ages small squishy potato and all the way up to really big squishy couch potato. Special CD Launch Party Price: $15 with no HST cause we just don’t get it!!
To learn more about The Monkey Bunch please visit: www.themonkeybunch.com
For more information please contact Shoshana Sperling at sho@themonkeybunch.com or 416-516-8511
The Centre For Art & Soul is thrilled to be a part of this fun filled event. Look for the paint and kraft paper mural station as well as ‘Monkey’ and Ryan on stage!
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New Kids in Town OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION! May 8th 2010
Please join us in officially introducing ourselves to the neighbourhood at the edge of Roncesvalles Village. Come one – come all to our Open House Celebration! We’ll have special guests, drama games, arts & crafts, music, face painting, snacks, raffles & prizes from our contributors and a draw for one full week of summer camp!
When: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday May 8th, 2010
Where: 345 Sorauren Ave., Studio # 6 (next to the Sorauren Ave. park)! Click for directions.
Contributors
Front Door Organics is Toronto’s best source of certified organic fresh fruit and vegetables! With over 400 certified organic grocery products, strong ties to specific Ontario farms and enduring links with Toronto communities, FDO is the number 1 choice for certified organic home delivery in Toronto.
Toronto’s Kitchen Cupboard. Pantry is a family-run fine food café, take-out, gourmet grocery and caterer located in downtown Toronto. “Our dishes and baked goods are prepared on-site daily, and we use only farm-fresh, local, sustainably raised produce and meats.”
Small Print runs literary programs for curious minds between the ages of two and seventeen: Tot Studio, Volume One Project and Teen Beat. “Our interactive literary events and workshop sessions are designed to provide budding readers and sprouting writers a hands-on opportunity to enrich their understanding of how stories work. Overall, Small Print cultivates a dialogue between professional writers and their primary audiences.”
Balzac’s freshly micro-roasts and blends by hand every week from Stoney Creek for its Retail locations and Shopbalzacs.com online purchasing site. We look forward to serving you in store or through the web! Cheers!
Anouk’s Ark was founded in Canada out of a desire to raise awareness about endangered species. Their aim is to awaken compassion for our planet and all the diverse lifeforms it supports.
As a member of The Arrogant Worms, Chris Patterson has been singing and acting silly for many years. Now he is proud to present Small Potatoes, his first solo album for kids. This neighbourhood dad will be singing songs from his album!
New Moon Kitchen is an all natural bakery devoted to making delicious and healthy baked goods since 1997.
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GREEN LIVING SHOW April 23rd – 25th 2010
The Centre For Art & Soul is thrilled to be part of the Kids Zone at the Green Living Show! Please stop by to visit our booth or to participate in some kids yoga!
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Two Part Mask Making Art Workshop (w featured guest Terry D)
March Break Saturdays — March 13th & 20th – 10:30a.m. ’til noon — Cost: $44
This special kids 2-part art workshop will be presented by mask-maker extraordinaire and friend Terry D.
The first Saturday will be devoted to making the plaster, building, and molding the masks. After they have dried, we will take the 2nd Saturday to paint and decorate them! We should mention that these masks are easy-peasy to make. The image of the fish mask may look complex, but do not be intimidated – Terry assures us it’s really quite a simple project!
The images below are of Terry and his ‘Fish Man’ mask.
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The Centre For Art & Soul joins the star-studded roster of this year’s Totsapalooza: The Space Age Rodeo Edition, a benefit for The Children’s Storefront
On Sunday, February 21st, Small Print, The Little Paper & Rooster Studio (AKA The Tot Squad) proudly present:
TOTSAPALOOZA: THE SPACE AGE RODEO EDITION – “DIY Defies Gravity”
Toronto Life Magazine awarded last winter’s wildly popular tribute to the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) spirit, Totsapalooza, with number 14 on their 2009 list of “50 Reasons To Love Toronto”. Fasten your seatbelts, celestial explorers! For this year’s Totsapalooza: The Space Age Rodeo Edition, we’ve put together another amazing lineup of leading indie rockers, children’s authors and inventive crafts to celebrate how the DIY ethos defies gravity. Don Kerr & The Jet Pack Orchestra will beam the party into another galaxy with the help of Bellwoods Trinity, I Eat Kids and Sho, Mo & The Monkey Bunch. Also on the bill is Katie Van Camp, who will perform her award-winning tale, Harry & Horsie, (Harper Collins), Ashley Spires will present her stellar feline, Binky The Space Cat (Kids Can) and Chris A. Rutkowski’s going to open your eyes with his I Saw It Too: Real UFO Sightings (Dundurn). Kids will build musical instruments and UFOs that can actually fly out of recycled materials. Lisa Kelly and Ryan Kelly from The Centre For Art & Soul will run activity and dance sessions. And, of course, there will be an intergalactic jam session featuring budding rockers and indie veterans! Presented by Small Print, The Little Paper and Rooster Studio, (AKA The Tot Squad) with BookShorts Literacy Program, The Centre for Art & Soul, Bunch and Torontoist.com.
The Revival, 783 College St (At Shaw)
Sunday Feb 21, 2010; 2pm (Doors 1:30pm)
Adults $10 / Kids $8 / Non-Walkers Free
Tickets Now Available On Earth at TYPE Books (883 Queen St West) and Soundscapes (572 College St West) and, also, on-line at www.smallprinttoronto.org. Proceeds will be donated to The Children’s Storefront.
OUTTA THIS WORLD SOUNDS:
Don Kerr & The Jet Pack Orchestra features some of the brightest stars in Toronto’s indie rock universe: Paul Aucoin, Kevin Lacroix, and Tim Vesely. Prepare to be dazzled by their original space-age sounds!. Chip Yarwood’s vintage marionettes, along with his trio Bellwoods Trinity’s fresh slant on old-timey music will keep your toes-a-tappin’. The musicians in I Eat Kids may only be between six and ten years old but they’ve been wowing crowds across the city for over a year now. And the high energy tunes of the much-loved local indie-kids collective Sho, Mo, & The Monkey Bunch will send your spirits soaring into the stratosphere.
STORIES FROM FARAWAY GALAXIES:
Prepare to hear some of the most amazing tales on earth. Katie Van Camp will present Harry & Horsie (HarperCollins Canada), the award-winning picture book she wrote while working as Nanny to Harry Letterman, son of renowned talk show host Dave Letterman. Illustrator and author Ashley Spires will give us earthlings a glimpse of what’s involved in creating the cosmic adventures of Binky, The Space Cat (Kids Can Press). Who says farmers on dirt roads are the only people who see flying saucers? Chris Rutkowski has collected tales of children’s close encounters in I Saw It Too: Real UFO Sightings (Dundurn Press).
VOLUME ONE PROJECT SHOWCASE:
Don’t miss special performances by the kids taking part in January’s story-and-songwriting workshop with Dave Bidini and Evan Munday. Small Print runs The Volume One Project, a writing workshop series for scribes between the ages of 8-12. Kids get to write their tales and leave with their own books.
CENTRE FOR ART & SOUL
The Centre for Art & Soul is an eco-friendly centre for children’s arts and wellness. Brother-sister team Ryan and Lisa Kelly coordinate and teach classes for students aged pre-school to 13 years old in art, music theatre, drama and yoga. The Centre For Art & Soul inspires, nourishes and supports people of all ages who want to foster a sense of creativity and personal well-being. Check out the range of their programs: http://www.centreforartandsoul.com.
THE CHILDREN’S STOREFRONT
For more than thirty years, the Children’s Storefront has provided a community hub for parents of young children from across Toronto. On Saturday, October 31st of last year, fire struck the child-parent centre’s West Annex home. Flames demolished the building and its entire contents. They have since been operating out of a temporary space at St Alban’s Boys and Girls Club. Proceeds from this year’s Totsapalooza: Space Age Rodeo Edition will be donated to help The Children’s Storefront secure a new permanent home. For more info, visit: http://www.childrensstorefront.com/
WHY RISK IT?
As many of you learned the hard way, tickets to last winter’s Totsapalooza completely sold out in just four days! And advance ticket sales for this year’s show are already brisk. So, why risk it? Take a second to reserve your tickets at www.smallprinttoronto.org.
WHAT’S “THE TOT SQUAD”?
The Tot Squad is a trio of undercover cultural operatives who join forces to serve and protect the DIY ethos on the mean streets of children’s programming. Rumor has it that they go by the aliases of Vicki Bell (Editor of The Little Paper), Don Kerr (Musician and Producer of Rooster Studio) and Chris Reed (Artistic Director of Small Print). The Tot Squad motto is, “indie never grows up and moves away”.
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Family Day with the MONKEY BUNCH!
On Monday, February the 15th (Family Day), the Centre For Art & Soul joins Sho, Mo, & The Monkey Bunch for some wild and wacky fun! Ryan will be doing some choreography teaching funky dance moves, co-ordinating a ‘dance-off’ and joining the band for songs on stage. He’ll also be bringing a surprise guest with him — always a hit with the kiddies. Be prepared to enjoy some crazy ridiculous-ness.
When: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: The Great Hall – 1087 Queen Street West
How Much: $2/child (under 2 yrs, free) Adults – pwyc
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Winter Holiday Camp: Dec. 28th – Dec. 31, 2009
Camp will take place in the morning between 9 a.m. and noon at the Centre from December 28th to the 31st. Each day will begin with a specific theme at song circle. Yoga with Lisa will be an energizing and grounding part of the morning and then Ryan will use that wonderful focused energy in an exciting drama or music and movement class! Both Lisa and Ryan will work together with the children in the visual art component of the camp. We’ll end each day with a story and more singing on the magic mat! On the last day, we invite parents and friends to arrive half an hour early so they can enjoy our students art gallery and a fun musical open-class presentation. Reminder: Please bring a nutritious nut-free snack and drink daily, along with comfortable clothing and inside shoes. Space is limited to ten children (ages 4 – 8) so it is suggested to register early. Cost is $139.00 + 40% off our registration fee ($15) + gst. To register, please click here.
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Dance Workshop — Fame! September 26th, 2009
Calling all dance, drama and music students! FAME is here!! On Saturday September 26th, our Music Theatre teacher Ryan, will be at the Alliance Cinemas in The Beach doing a dance workshop for the opening of FAME along with another studio from the east end of town called The S.P.A.C.E.
Linette Doherty (of The S.P.A.C.E.), has co-ordinated this special event occuring in the lobby of the theatre before the movie opens and Ryan – from our studio, will be participating/teaching in the workshop. Don’t miss this rare opportunity!!
We’ll be at the Beaches Alliance Cinema, starting at 3pm. We’ll see the movie at a reduced rate – which also includes a discount on concession items – and we’ll also have a big dance workshop in the lobby of the theatre with T-shirts, posters, and other fabulous FAME giveaways! We’d LOVE it if your kids and their friends could join us in making it a great event for everyone. And especially for them to see a group of kids just like themselves — passionate about the arts — up on the big screen.
The theatre is a little farther away – especially from Bloor and Lansdowne, at 1651 Queen St. East. But it’s just off the Lakeshore, so if you’re driving, it’s actually pretty easy to get to, and there’s tons of parking. Plus, it’s a huge theatre, and can accommodate a big group.
Please contact either Lisa of The Centre for Art & Soul or Linette of The S.P.A.C.E. for tickets.
