Toronto Tourism Visitor Guide 2008 - (Page 34) Culture & recreation Santé the Bloor-Yorkville Wine Festival 416-928-3553 www.santewinefestival.com Experience one of the world’s truly outstanding wine festivals featuring amazing vintages, world-famous winemakers, celebrity chefs and spectacular cuisine. May 5-10. Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 416-944-2765 www.torontowaterfront marathon.com Marathon, half-marathon and 5k. Canada’s fastest and one of North America’s best marathons. Come join 15,000 runners from across the world. Perfect for first timers and Boston qualifiers alike. Sep 28. Fashion Design Festival Toronto 514-876-1499 www.sensationmode.com The Fashion and Design Festival. This August Yonge-Dundas Square becomes a catwalk, featuring local and international designers, personalities and DJs. Free event, open to all. St. Paul’s Foundation for the Arts 416-241-1298 www.stpaulsarts.com Since 1995, St. Paul’s has presented internationally renowned groups such as the Cambridge Choir, King’s College, St. John’s Choir as well as local Toronto artists Erica Goodman and percussion ensemble NEXUS. Taste of Little Italy 416-698-9053 www.tasteoflittleitaly.ca Sample foods from over 45 restaurants in Little Italy for $1-5. Listen to music from around the world on street corners. Enjoy authentic Italian beer and wine. Free admission. College St. from Bathurst to Shaw. Jun 15-17. TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival 416-870-8000 www.torontojazz.com An annual 10-day, world-class jazz festival showcasing more than 1,500 international artists attracting over 500,000 people. One of North America’s premier musical events. Jun 20-29. Tennis Canada 877-2-TENNIS, 416-665-9777 www.tenniscanada.com Feel the passion, feel the intensity, feel the power of men’s tennis. The Rogers Cup will be at Rexall Centre Jul 19-27. Log on for tickets and information. See ad on page 31. TOnightmarket 416-267-8666 www.TOnightmarket.ca Saturday nights in July and August at Woodbine Park. Over 100 stalls featuring spice, flowers and floating markets alongside a children’s mini-market and the best international street food. Toronto International Art Fair Metro Toronto Convention Centre 800-663-4173, 604-925-0330 www.tiafair.com Canada’s premier four-day exhibition and sale of modern and contemporary art. Over 100 leading art galleries from around the world. Oct 2-6. Toronto International Film Festival Group 416-967-7371 www.tiffg.ca Diverse programming including Sprockets International Film Festival for Children; Cinematheque Ontario, our year-round screening program, the Toronto International Film Festival and the largest collection of Englishlanguage Canadian film ephemera in the Film Reference Library. Toronto Italian Film Festival 416-657-0100 www.italianfilmfest.com Educating and exposing Italians and the community at large to Italian film culture. The festival screens and exhibits Italian films made in Italy and elsewhere in the world, along with a strong contingent of Italian/Canadian filmmakers. Toronto Marathon 416-972-1062 www.torontomarathon.com Professional and amateur competitors from around the world pit themselves against 26 miles, 385 yards in a test, and validation, of the human spririt. Oct 19. Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Nathan Phillips Square; 416-408-2754 www.torontooutdoorart.org 34 www.torontotourism.com http://www.tenniscanada.com http://www.santewinefestival.com http://www.TOnightmarket.ca http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com http://www.tiafair.com http://www.sensationmode.com http://www.tiffg.ca http://www.stpaulsarts.com http://www.italianfilmfest.com http://www.tasteoflittleitaly.ca http://www.torontomarathon.com http://www.torontojazz.com http://www.torontooutdoorart.org http://www.torontotourism.com
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