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SUMMARY: Promise Cherry Blossom picnic in High Park
LOCATION:High Park\, Toronto (Toronto\, Ontario)
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/4047
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:this sunday may 4th=2C 3 to 9pm=0D=0Apromise ambient cherry =
blossom picnic at high park=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AEvery year at =
this time the cherry trees in High Park come into amazing =
full bloom just for a few resplendent days and then the =
blossoms all blow away=2E We invite you to enjoy a really =
nice day on the cherry blossom hillside with us for an =
ambient music picnic=2E It=E2=80=99s a great little grove of =
trees in the park=2C looking west over Grenadier pond and =
it=E2=80=99s a great place to enjoy with music=2E =
=0D=0A=0D=0AObviously=2C for this weekend=2C the event is =
weather dependent=2E The weather is supposed to be nice on =
Sunday=2C but it could rain=2E If it does=2C we =
won=E2=80=99t be able to go ahead with it=2E Check email or =
call the info line at 416=2E461=2E4939=2E =
=0D=0A=0D=0AWe=E2=80=99ve held this event for three years =
now and it has been surprising to see how many people in the =
city just migrate to the cherry trees each year for the =
beauty of it =E2=80=93 there were even people painting the =
blossoms in past years=2E =0D=0A=0D=0AA venerable tradition =
of cherry blossom festivals exists all over the world =2D in =
San Francisco=2C Washington and=2C most notably=2C in Japan =
where there are hundreds of celebrations between January and =
June=2E =
See=3A=0D=0Ahttp=3A=2F=2Fgojapan=2Eabout=2Ecom=2Fcs=2Fcherryblossoms=2Fa=2Fsakurafestival=2Ehtm=0D=0Ahttp=3A=2F=2Fjapanese=2Eabout=2Ecom=2Flibrary=2Fweekly=2Faa031900=2Ehtm=0D=0A=0D=0AOur =
dj friends will be playing ambient and chill music =
that=E2=80=99s nicely suited for absorbing the tranquility =
and beauty of the spot=2E So far we have Aia and Richard =
Windeyer=2C we=E2=80=99ll announce the rest =
shortly=2E=0D=0A=0D=0Awhat to expect=3A=0D=0A=0D=0AEvenings =
this time of year get really cool and even if you just plan =
to come by for a short visit=2C you may get swept up and =
stay until the end=2E So come prepared =2D bring blankets=2C =
sleeping bags=2C chairs=2C hammocks=2E Tuck away a hat=2C =
sweater=2C gloves and a thermos of tea to keep yourselves =
warm=2E Bring a nice bit of a picnic=2E =
=0D=0A=0D=0ADon=E2=80=99t expect deep dancefloor music=2C =
we=E2=80=99re focused on beatless ambient music for this =
occasion=2E It only goes til 9pm=2C so mid afternoon full =
sun is the best=2E Do yourself the favour of coming down =
nice and early=2C nothing beats the feeling of sun warming =
your face through those flowers as the day slips =
by=2E=0D=0A=0D=0Alocation=3A=0D=0ASouthwest side of the =
park=2C just down from the restaurant =28lots of =
parking=29=2E Walk towards the pond and we=E2=80=99re right =
there on the hillside=2E More about the park and directions =
at=3A=0D=0Ahttp=3A=2F=2Fwww=2Etoronto=2Eca=2Fparks=2Fhighpark=2Ehtm=0D=0A=0D=0Acontact=3A=0D=0AUpdate =
on Sunday =2D 416 461 3949=0D=0AOur mobiles =2D David 416 =
550 2702 and Irving 416 902 1740=0D=0A=0D=0AThanks to Blaine =
=28blankfoto=29 for the generator and Justin =
=28alienInFlux=29 for the =
soundsystem=2E=0D=0A=0D=0Acheers=2C=0D=0ADavid and =
Irving=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0Aupcoming=3A=0D=0AMonday May =
5th=0D=0AChampion Heartache at the Horseshoe=0D=0ABrendan =
Lawless=E2=80=99 new band is playing a show at the Horseshoe =
in preparation for their NXNE appearance in June=2E =
It=E2=80=99s a difficult sound to explain and we like it=2C =
check out their myspace =
page=3A=0D=0Ahttp=3A=2F=2Fwww=2Emyspace=2Ecom=2Fthechampionheartache=0D=0A=0D=0Arecommended =
reading=3A=0D=0AThe Dangerous Book for Boys =2D Conn and Hal =
Iggulden=0D=0AThe Definitive Short Stories of Jack London =
=2D Edited by Labor=2C Leitz and Shepard=0D=0AThe Book Thief =
=E2=80=93 Markus Zusak=0D=0A=0D=0Arecommended =
listening=3A=0D=0ABlack Mountain =2D In The Future=0D=0ACut =
Copy =2D In Ghost Colours=0D=0AEllen Allien =E2=80=93 =
Sool=0D=0AEllen Allien =E2=80=93 Fabric Compilation =
=2334=0D=0ABand of Horses =E2=80=93 Cease to =
Begin=0D=0ARobyn =2D Robyn=0D=0A
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