On Sunday, Ossington was closed again for another parade. An annual affair in our neighbourhood the local Portuguese celebrate the assumption of Mary, which includes a parade that goes along Foxley, back across Argyle and ends at the local church.
Not speaking the language I don’t fully understand all what goes on at the festival but a lot of the neighbourhood people are involved. The party continues on into the night at the Osler Playground.
It had a more sombre tone than the parade on Friday, but there were a lot of participants.
Ossington broke out into song and dance tonight with the Ossington Blackout Street Party. It was quiet to start, with bars turning off their lights and just having candles and acoustic music. We stopped in the Crooked Star for a pint, and while it was hot inside, the atmosphere was fun and people were enjoying themselves. Along the street, in parking spots there were games of musical chairs, foozball, and jugglers.
Then right around 10 the party broke out. Fire jugglers, samba drummers, and all sorts of musicians, including the organizer, Michael J. and Richard Underhill, of the shuffle demons.
Here’s a set of the pictures with music accompaniment:
If you have more, let me know and I’ll add them into the mix. Keep an eye on the facebook and yelp pages, for more pics.
Come to Ossington on Friday August 14th for the a fun night in the best neighbourhood in the city. Michael Johnson, the troubador of Communist’s Daughter, and advocate for less cars through his streets are for people campaign, is organizing a party in celebration of the 6th Anniversary of the Toronto blackout.
This should be a great night. There should be no lights, no mics, no amps, some good acoustic music.
There should be a lot of venues involved. While walking the street tonight I saw signs on Reposado, Painted Lady, Foxley Bistro and BQM.
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Ossington broke out into song and dance tonight with the Ossington Blackout Street Party. It was quiet to start, with bars turning off their lights and just having candles and acoustic music. We stopped in the Crooked Star for a pint, and while it was hot inside, the atmosphere was fun and people were enjoying themselves. Along the street, in parking spots there were games of musical chairs, foozball, and jugglers.
Come to Ossington on Friday August 14th for the a fun night in the best neighbourhood in the city. Michael Johnson, the troubador of