Torontup venue info
The main event starts tonight at 8 (ish) at the Artful Dodger,10 Isabella St, off of Yonge. We have the upstairs bar.
Getting there:
On the Yonge subway line, get off at Wellesley station and walk north to Isabella.
If you want to walk from the hotel, head north. It should take about half an hour.
Free Gigs in Toronto this Weekend
Hey, I know there’s a lot going on this weekend, but some nerds might be interested in the following free gigs in Yonge-Dundas Square:
Friday: Matthew Good - Plants and Animals
Saturday: Flaming Lips - Portugal. The Man - Of Montreal
Sunday: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - Killer Mike
For more information go here: NXNE website
Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum is open today at 10am. Adults are $15. It’s at the Museum subway stop.
Artist Giuseppe Penone carefully removes the rings of growth to reveal the ‘sapling within’. By carving out the inside of a tree trunk and leaving the knots in place, they eventually emerge as tiny limbs.
In the beautiful Art Gallery of Ontario, here in Toronto.
If you’re looking for something to do today before the main event tonight, you could check out the AGO
Source: Wikipedia
Free Gigs in Toronto this Weekend
Hey, I know there’s a lot going on this weekend, but some nerds might be interested in the following free gigs in Yonge-Dundas Square:
Friday: Matthew Good - Plants and Animals
Saturday: Flaming Lips - Portugal. The Man - Of Montreal
Sunday: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - Killer Mike
For more information go here: NXNE website
Torontup Updates
- We’ll be getting into Toronto tomorrow afternoon. Jeremy is planning a dinner in the Distillery District. We’ll have our van, so we can provide transportation for 5 extra people.
- We’ll be finishing the badges tonight, so if you’d like a different photo or name, or want a badge for a guest, let us know.
- The subway is an easy way to get around. There are only two main lines. The hotel and venue are right on the Yonge line. One-way rides are $3.00, but an unlimited Day Pass is $10.50. On Saturday and Sunday, 2 adults can share a group Day Pass for the same price.
- Follow the Torontup twitter feed for up-to-date info on what’s going on.
Torontup People: Excellent Places to Visit
Here is a list of some of the lesser-known, but no lesser-fun (ha-ha) places to visit in Toronto.
- The Royal Ontario Cheese Curd Museum features over six different kinds of cheese curd. An antique bowl of cheese curd is on display behind a scent-proof barrier. Kids will love the hands-on experience in Captain Curdelia’s Curdstravaganza Laboratory, where they can play with as much cheese curd as is decent in this day and age.
- Brave souls may want to try the Unofficial Moonlight Midnight Geddy Lee Walk, where a dedicated guide will walk you through the streets of downtown Toronto, giving information on Geddy Lee and looking for his house, which he’s sure is around here somewhere, it’s either this block or the next one over, dammit all these postwar duplexes look the same.
- The Corner of Front Street and Yonge Next to the Sony Centre is home to quite possibly the worst smell in the world. Can you guess what it’s caused by? You’ll be surprised! (Open 24/7)
- One of the best attractions that Toronto has to offer is St. Clair Signs Inc. From banners to menu boards and awning signs, St Clair Signs Inc. is fun for all the family, except for grandparents (who are kindly asked to wait outside)!
- RickMoranisWorld is an “amusement” park dedicated to the life and works of Rick Moranis, who was in films. Take a trip on the RickRoller (Coaster), a wild ride in which you symbolically journey through Rick’s thought process when deciding on what films to appear in. Enjoy the No Man is a Moranisland ride, which begins as a water-based log flume and ends with a showing of all of Rick’s scenes from Ghostbusters 2 in puppet form. (For ticket information, call 416-555-1000 and ask for Rick)
Bullet points would never lie to you.
Torontup people…
If you have AT&T and are going to Toronto, the cheapest option to make your iPhone usable for voice & data is $55. That’s 120MB of Data and 50 minutes of voice.
Yeah. It sucks. But if my clients call…
TorontUp Folks
I’m mostly downtown for the next couple days for NXNE Interactive. If you are in town early, kik me: Cutlerish
Well this might suck, eh?
Torontuppers!!!
Some dude is tightrope walking across Niagara Falls tomorrow night.
This will *definitely* impact crossing at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls and probably have an impact on Queenston-Lewiston.
If you are driving and planning on crossing on Friday night, take note. It might be worth driving around and crossing at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo/Fort Erie.
