St. Lawrence Market: September 2007 at the Market

September 2007 at the Market

COMMFFEST September 27-30
North Market (indoors & out)
COMMFFEST, the not-for-profit Community Film Festival, showcases a wide variety of local, national, and international films. Its main objective is to bring communities together to increase awareness and understanding that we are more alike than not. Each film represents a voice to share experiences, educate others on their struggles, and discover common bonds of solidarity.

This year Commffest kicks off it’s third year by adding COMMFFEST 100. COMMFFEST 100 celebrates 100 of Toronto’s finest not-for-profit and charitable organizations, including film festivals, agencies and community groups under one roof, showcasing film art and community.

Open to the publlic. See www.commffest.com for more information.

A special event in The Kitchen
ScotiaBank nuit blanche / BLACKNIGHT
An exhibition of artwork that celebrates the darkness of night
September 29, 7:03 p.m. to sunrise
The Kitchen (South Market, West Mezzanine)
Rodney Bowers, chef and owner of “Rosebud” and “The Citizen,” voted Toronto’s hottest young chef, will craft a menu devoted entirely black food. His performance will be shot on video and projected onto the window facing Front Street.

Melatonin: Marx Kruis and Sean Searls will perform extended durational pieces inspired by the night on amplified guitar, bass and flute.

Tomas Begin's kinetic sound and light sculpture suggests the orbits of planets, mirroring the rotation of the earth into darkness.

Chang Wanwee will exhibit Blackhole, a video projection referring to the cosmos and processes of digestion. Complementing Bower’s culinary production, Wanwee questions the impenetrability of darkness and the body.

Anders Oinonen will screen a video piece titled Blackout, inspired by the several-day blackout that hit the Eastern Seaboard.

Relief Sculpture by Susy Oliveira

Mike Murphy exhibits paintings from his “Darkstar” series.

Comfort Station: 12 cots will be available to tired guests. Sleeping audience members become objects of vulnerability.

Market fog: the floor of the market will be enveloped in a fog illuminated by strobe lights which phase in and out. Viewed from above in The Kitchen, the St Lawrence Market appears in a completely different light.

Food & History Shows in The Kitchen NOTE NEW TIME: Saturdays at 12 noon
South Market, West Mezzanine
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Each show features a 15-20 minute talk by Bruce Bell, the Market Historian, or Bill Genova, tour guide, on the history of the Market buildings and Old Town Toronto.

Following that, Market vendors or notable food experts present demonstrations, samplings and/or discussions on food. The food portion of the show lasts 20-30 minutes and changes each week. See The Kitchen for upcoming events.

The Food and History Shows take place in The Kitchen, located on the West Mezzanine of the South Market, and accessible via the stairs or elevator from the main lobby. For more information on the development of this area, see The Kitchen page.

Still to come in 2007

October 27 9 a.m.	Halloween Celebrations The Market celebrates Halloween with pumpkin decorations and more.	South Market, Farmers' Market (North Building), Market Lane Park
November 3 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	St. Lawrence Market's Anniversary (est. 1803) Tenants, farmers, vendors, neighbourhood businesses and Market friends celebrate this important event with Tastes of the Market, displays, historical information, etc.	South Market, Farmers' Market (North Building)
TBA 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Citizenship Ceremony for 200 new Canadians By invitation only	North Market
TBA 6:30 p.m.	Cavalcade of Lights - Lighting Up Ceremony The St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood joins the City of Toronto and lights up the festive season with the Cavalcade of Lights.	South Market, St. Lawrence Market BIA
December 1 to 24	Toy Drive Toy box for donations	St. Lawrence Market Foyer

To see what's happened at the Market in past, go to: MARKET NEWS ARCHIVES