Vol.10 No.4 - Apr 2000

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Volume 10 #4 A· Kensington people's paper April 17 2000
Garbage? No, music (with the help of the animals).
See Chjldren's Carnival, back page
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So, what's
happening with
ONGOING STORIES updated
THE PROPOSED 1000 SQ FT
STOREFRONT COMMUNITY SPACE
AT THE KENSINGTON LOFTS
The story so jar:
Last time we reported a spokesper~
son for the developer, Alex
Speigel, saying that they had had
no discussions about the space ·
with the new board of the Kensington
Market Working Group '
(KMWG), elected July 1999, but
that the developers were still
committed to having the community
occupy the space and "would
welcome expressions of interest
(863-0202) from bona fide community
groups interested in using
the space".
Update:
Subsequent to the last DRUM
report, some members of the board
of the KMWG called a meeting
(topic "The Kensington Lofts
dilemma") (February 19 at 217
Augusta Avenue). Five of the 22
people attending the meeting
identified themselves as members
of the new board of the working
group, and four of the five stated ·
that they were officers of the
board: Mr B. Caron (president),
Mr. G. Shipley (vice president),
Mr D. Crawford (secretary), and
Mr. G. Peacock, (treasurer).
The fifth board member present,
Mr. M. Rosenberg, challenged the
right of the other four to call
themselves officers of the board,
or to have called this meeting,
stating that no valid election of
officers had been conducted by the
new board.
Mr Caron stated that the "Lofts
dilemma" referred to in the notice
for the meeting did not refer to the
new residents of the lofts -- "we
have no bone to pick with the new
residents." He said that their
lawyer had advised them that if the
KMWG agreed to accept the .
community space on behalf of the
community, it would "weaken the
community's case against the
previous board of the working
group and the developer who had
"defrauded the community of $3
million to $10 million of benefits
.
Continued,
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. KMA Cat a crossroads
H RDC departs
End of the beginning
or beginning of the end?
BY DAVID PERLMAN
For the past three years the -
federal HRDC has funded
aspects of the City-appro.ved
Kensington Revitalization
Plan.Now it's official. As of
last Tuesday (April 10 2000)
HRDC involvement in the
Mar!cet is at an end. And
KMACs paid staff (a requirement
of HRDC funding) will
be gone at the end of April.
The federally appointed
paid facilitator of KMAC,
Joan Roberts, is expected to
submit her official report to
HRDC by the end of April.
For now at least KMAC
will continue as ~ volunteer
initiative, attempting to raise
funds in the community to
maintain Its storefroni
community space at 67
Kensington Avenue (see,
News from the Storejront,
page 4).
People working on several
of its subcommittees (Housing,
Web Weavers, the
Listening Post, Waste Management)
have expressed the
intention to continue with
their work.
KMACs stated goals are:
. -to preserve and nourish the
business, residential and cultural
character of Kensington market;
--to be a forum to reflect the
direction and views of the
community
--to be available to be ~pproached
for possible support
and empowerment of grassroots
initiatives;
-to build community consensus
-·to be a voice with outside
institutions.
Officers of KMAC are: G.
Peacock, chair; D. Melville,
treasurer; M. Rosenberg,
secretary; and M. Busija,
storefro'nt coordinator.
CN N -THE COMMUNilY NEWSPAPER N£1WORK BEGINS
BY ROBERTO VERDECCHIA
A network of independent
neighbourhood newspapers
has begun to take shape over
th'e last few months, aimed at
pooling the knowledge,
experience and resources of
Toronto's diverse community
newspaper publishers.
"[Co-founder] Tom Kear
and I were talking about how
important community
newspapers are, especially in
economically stressed
communities. We thought
Letters to DRUM
If it q·uacks
like a duct ...
Tallulah Blankenship's
coverage of the Rex Reilly
shooting on Augusta A venue
was a masterpiece (Talk
show host gets caught in the
crossfire, Kensington M~rket
DRUM April 1). (Although I
have to say Reilly had it
coming).
it would be good to contact
others involved in the same
work, with a view to supporting
each other and strengthening
community media.From
there, it. just grew, " explains
Marilyn Eisenstat, one of the
people behind the initial
formation of the network.
Independent papers involved
in CNN, the Community
Newspaper Network,
include the long-running
Kensington Drum, Catch da
Continues page 4
One thing disturbed me
however -- a bit picky perhaps,
but anyway. Miss
Blankenship wrote that "the
hostage, Mr Curtis, had been
bound around the head with
duck tape." Did you, I
wonder, mean duct tape?
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BY DAVID PERLMAN , St. Stephen Is at 260 Augusta project. But cl~ly the impact
The facts. St Stephen s • · • of the Corner Drop-In was the
Community House has bought
Plans presented' questions remain biggest question for most
the building which housed the A . . . people. (At its present location, on the north
Tasca restaurant and rooming house at 260- for occup~cy by December .this Yt!al'· side of College, west of Brunswick, the
262 Augusta Avenue. They will.!JSe the The meeting. As repo~ m the DRl!M Drop-In is open Monday to Friday from
three story building to bring together under (Feb~ 15), St Stephen s held a public 7.30am to 11.30 am, providing sandwiches
.one roof four existing programs that are at meetmg at 260 Augusta on February_ 23, at 7.30 and then a hot meal at 10,30.
present scattered in different locations. attended b~ about 60 people. These mcluded Depending on the weather, anywhere from
These (our progi'ams are Neighbourhood St Stephen s bo~d mem~rs, program . 200 to 350 people a day attend.
Development; Language Training and users, and Kensmgton r~~Idents and busmess Questions raised at the Feb 23 meeting
Newcomer Services; Youth Services; and people. ~trongest oppos1non expressed at .and the March 30 open houses revolved
the Corner Drop-In (daytime drop-in for the ~eetmg was f!om Mr Bren?an Caron . around concerns about the impact of noise,
homeless/socially isolated people. The who ~troduced hims~lf ~ president of the loitering, and increased panhandling on the
C0rner Drop-In will occupy the basement, K~nsmgton Market Working Group and neighbourhood and on businesses. '
the other three will occupy the main floor. said that he had talked to almost l!!l the Responding to these questions at the
In addition to these existing four pro-. . me~~ts, who had not hear~ ~~ut. the . . March 30 open house, St Stephen's execugrams,
St Stephen's will operate the eXIstmg proJect, bu~ were opJ?OSed .to It because It IS tive director Liane Regendanz said that
rooming house on the second floor as 13 not conducive to busmess m the market, ¥Id noise has never been a problem with the
units of supportive housing, one of which will interrupt the flow of the market." Drop-In, but that the other points are valid
will be for a "live-in superintendent." The Concerns about the Drop-In. The concerns that will have to be addressed on
project falls under existing wning regula- majority of people who spoke at the meeting an pngoing basis, by St. Stephen's and by
tions for the Market, so probably does not (and who attended the three subse9uent the users of the Drop-In. She invited anY
require any special approvals from the city.
St. Stephen's hopes to start work on the
open houses on .March 30) w~re either
strongly or cautJously supportJve of the
community member with concerns to phone
her at 925-2103.
building by June and have the housing ready
Unite to fight the
dem.on dumpers!
It 1 s time to stoop and snoop
Commercial property owners may be eligible in designated
Community lmprovementAreas for grants that cover
up to 50% of the cost to improve or enhance building .
facades to a maximum of$ 12,500.
The piles of doggy doo along Nassau from
Bellevue to Leonard get denser by the day.
"Someone out there has a dog the size of a
pony," grumbles one hospital staffer who has to
walk past there every day. And it's not only
hospital staff freaking out!
"lt's not the dogs, it's the pigs who own
them'~ says a neighbour.
Whatever. lt's really out of hand: DRUM will
offer small cash prizes (and fifteen minutes of
fame!) to anyone supplying identifiable crime
scene photos of the culprits (and their dogs).
. Examples of eligible projects include:
Replacing or restoring storefronts, windows, doors, lighting,
awning, parapets, eaves or canopies
'
Cleaning brickwork or tuckpointing
Installing or improving signage
Making your building entrance wheelchair accessible
To determine your eligibility for this program and receive further
information please contact Michael Saunders, ~ommunity Partnership
Advisor, at 392-1005 •
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uw PAGE 4 KENSINGTON MARKET DRUM APRIL 1 7 2000
BACK
1V~9
RELEVANT ITEMS 'FROM
oLoDRUMs
People receiving DRUM by
home delivery this month
will r.eceive a flyer for a
conference -- Healing Not
Revenge -- to be held at
Ryerson University May 10
to 12. Back in 1994,
DRUM profiled Ruth
Morris, one of the keynote
speakers at the upcoming
conference.
NEWS FROM THE STOREFRONT
Our World--Our Market
BY MIKE BUSIJA
The view from the KMAC Storefront at 67 Kensington
Avenue is a view on the world. Now that HRDC has
ended its three years of funding, the future of this space
is up to the community. Here's what's happening at the
moment.
W ebsite. All businesses are listed free on the Market
web-site, but much work on tl1e site remains to be done.
Visit the Market on-line at www .kensingtonmarket.com.
Fundraising Committee of KMAC has planned a
special event for promoting Kensington through a raffle!
to be held late in May/June, with prizes gathered from
local merchants (raffle licence pending). Publicity for
this event will bring in new faces and benefit the whole
market.
To date we have pledges of: dinners for two from
Vittorios' Restaurant and Club ·s6 Bistro; a 4'x7'
carpet from Kensington Carpets; a roasted chicken with
fries from Norms' Market Grill, a Taroh Card reading
by Patrice, a Kin of Kensington CD from Global Sync
and a painting of Kensington from the fantastic mind of
Tim Radford, one of Kensington's' most creative
visualists. Tickets will be $2.00 each, 3 for $5.00.
Watch for more prizes to come!
Call Mike at 593-9604 concerning donations for the
raffle or for KMAC's ongoing "Flea Sale" fundraising to
continue Storefront operations and KMAC initiatives.
B~lletin board. Drop in and check our resources
such as printed materials and information booklets from
other communitY groups. Plarming an event? Bring your
notice/poster. Got a job for someone, room to rent- post
your notice.
Volunteers. If you would like to volunteer to help
with our web-page, or wquld like to assist our clients
between the hours 1-4 pm daily, call the Storefront at
416-593-6904.
BY CARMIN PRIOLO
from low income minorities.
Originally published March 94 we need to change our justive
Rum MoRRis is not the type system because it does not
of person you push around. As meet the needs of victims,
she talked before an audience offenders or the community."
at Metro Hall, she made it And so Morris has become
clear: " I'm a system basher an advocate of a new vision of
and this system is rotten." But Justice called "Healing ,
don't get the impression she's Justice". It is a kind of justice
embittered, blaming everyone that could be "implemented
else for a problem she has. tomorrow in Ontario" Morris
This Governor-General Award says. "It differs frorii retribuwinner
(for community tive justice and restorative
service) has a list of honours justice and was pioneered 20
and degrees that would make years ago right here in Ontario
you blink · by the Mennonite Community."
Indeed Morris could easily . She told her audience about
be considered a part of the her work with men in prison
'System' with all her creden- for break and entry and other
tials and accomplishments. assorted crimes, and talked
except she has this cleat and about Rittenhouse (established
lucid New Vision of Justice. at 736 Bathurst, within Drum-
"I am a system basher, but land) to help promote un.dernot
a. people basher!" she standing of the triangle of
declares, using the analogy of crime: victims, offenders and
the rotten apple but expressing community.
it in up-to-date terms: "Folks, · I would need pages to do
there is a mixture of apples in justice .to Morris' insights and
the barrel today, but the barrel the colourful asides in her
itself is ROTIEN"! talk. She called some judges
So what about our Canadian "little tinpot gods" --·in her
System of Justice? What's own research "judges as an Recently acquired furniture at the KMAC Storefront was
wrong with it? She provides a occupational group were given to us by ChillOut and The Furniture Bank. Both
brief glimpse at the prob- among the highest users of these non-profit charities supply the needy, homeless and
lems.....
prostitutes that specialized in those coming back to the community from psychiatric
First, cost: "It costs 7. 7 S & M".
and correctional institutions, with the necessities of life.
Billion Dollars! And our It makes a strange kind of They pass on, free of charge clothing, gently owned
prisons are getting bigger, not sense. After all who is thereto furniture, housewares, bedding, toys and books. Some
smaller. The justice system is punish judges when they feel 325 tons of clothing goes overseas for disaster relief as
a vast bureaucracy." they've erred; or can't take well as locally. Thanks for your help in furnishing our
Second, inequity. "Ifs the pressures on their conunjust.
Native Canadians are science!
Storefrorit.
workplace-from-all the, volunteers at the community
six times as likely to go to jail In her own backgroUnd, she
as white Canadians." has a combined degree in To donate clothing call: ChillOut: 934-1227.
Third, morality. "It's
q~usic and sociology from For furniture and furnishings call: 934-1229
immoral. A gre11t many Oberlin College ..in 1956
offenders in the system are · followed by a PhD in Crimimerely
there beca_use they are nology at the Umver~ity of COMMUNITY NEWS NETWORK INITIATED
younge, come _fro?I a~m~ive . ~~chigan: ·:Healing Justice" continued from a e 2
homes, or sterile mstitutiOnal IS m tune with her own Fl th ·f p g '
environment~." · underStandings of the need for a'Va (a you paper r~m C:N~ papers a~d cover a .
Fourth, ineffectiveness: · illirrnony in resolving thin_gs. Regent Park), C?mmunzty sigmficant portion of th~ _city
"It's a failure. Recidivism . -The downtown west was N~ws (Yo~k Region), Jl!ne- of Toronto, at a competitive
rates from prisons range from fortunate .in attracting her Fz_nch · Carzng Communzty, ra~e · Eac~ paper then re-
40% to 85% and are consist- energies: apart from founding Vzew from the Danforth, cetVes their share of revenue
ently higher than for alterna- Rittenhouse, she is known for West Toron_to Art, and the and eveqron~ benefits:·
tives (ie halfWay houses etc) her fou'ndationwork at St two humamst papers, ~ I~ you d hke more mfor-
What prisons do best is to .. Stephen's and the Corner· Roncesvalles Vozce and matton on CNN, please
embitter angry young men Drop In. · · Annex Echo, among other~. contact Marilyn Eisenstat at
· Currently, the network IS 656-8613. If you'd like
Tom's
Ptaee
Men's and Ladies' Clothing
by top-name designers
working on developing a · information on CNN flyer
shared advertising project. In advertising, contact David
this way, an advertiser can Perlman at 603-DRUM.
insert a flyer into all willing
This report, which appeared originally in the Annex Echo
is reprinted courtes~ the Community News Network.
So what's happening
with ...
continued from page 2
that should have come to the
community."
"We have called this
meeting" he said "to let
people· know that this matter
is presently in the hands of
our lawyer, to pursue on ·a
number of fronts."
A letter to the KMWG
from the developer of the
lofts was presented to the .
meeting by Mr J. Cohen.
The letter states that if the
KMWG has not "actively
moved to enter into a lease
by 30 April, .. . we will
advise the comrtmnity
publicly that-the space is
available and encourage
interested groups to come
forward."
No decisions were taken
at the February 19 meeting.
Latest development: at least
some of the same four
officers- of the Working
Group have called another
~'special public meeting" for
Wednesday March 19 at 217
Augusta. The agenda as
stated in a notice of the
meeting is:
1. Developers bribe
comm4nity members?
2. Community members
accept bri]Les?
3. What the legal system
can do about it for the
community.
The meeting has been called
for 6.30pm and the contact
number given is 367-2760.
(Note: the writer of this ·
DRUM report, Mr D,
Perlman is among the
former members of the
board of the KMWG alleged
to have defrauded the
community)
STREET NAME CHANGES
The story so far: a report is
doing the rounds at City
Hall recommending that
duplicated street names in
the new megacity should be
eliminated, in the interests
of avoiding confusion, and
that as a general rule streets
with the higher number of·
residents. should get to keep
their names. By this
criterion Kensington A ve
looks to be safe.
Update: The recent strike
delayed the report but it
looks on track to go to City
Works April 19. (Meanwhile
we can happily report
that Oxford Street advances
to the next round of the
playoffs, handily defeating
its Et9bicoke namesake by a
score of 727 to 246.)
LIVING
THE Mu~
TEXT AN
The Rank Strangers gathe
Music reflects uniq1
creates mood, ev(
the mind. It gets •
end of Kensington Market
up ·like crud oil. It compet~
the street at often overwhe'
Local musicians play hen
patio of a local bar or cafe.
poetry to play, speak or sin
stages. These warm streets
Tony Caruso, (right), sings f1
Daemon.Heinz at Kims' Cafe
Andrews' Street up Kensing
sounds of Madi Gra and Ne
evenings, the sound of HunJ
the street.
Catch ledgendary Shawn
-at Planet Kensington. Here
draw crowds with legends s:
Also breaking the sound ba1
these musicians are worthy
At Kims' Cafe on Friday
Dylan or Pink Floyd. Don11
Bola Udo mixes drums, (pt
fusion of sounds. At V erns'
take advantage of the Frida
A recent compilation CD
is considered the finest hon
. duced by Global Sync Med
this is the first compilation
come. Watch for it!
Super
Discount
Prices
Discounts range from
40% to 80% off
596-0297 · 190 Baldwin StrE;let
Heart of the .Marlref
Tom's Ptaeea since 1958!
14 KENSINGTON AVE. TORONTO CANADA
MST • 2K7 'i: (416) 979•1992
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that enrich our neighbourhood. It
the past, touches the heart, sears
clapping and feet staniping. Fz:om one
other, a rich musical sub-culture bubbles
a rainbow· of canned music pumped into
intensity.
and listen as a guitar appears on the
as patrons bring their instruments or
the heart at one of the many open
solace to buskers and artists alike.
Often blocked at
one end with trucks
and cars, they are
host to artists gathered
to do justice to
the colour and light
of one of the worlds
best outdoor markets.
Most. bright Saturday
afternoons The
Rank Strangers will ·
a . toe-tapping
mTront of
Grafittis' Restaurant.
The beat of African
drums roll from St.
while at Po-Boys on Augusta, the
Jazz pepper the senses. In the
violins, like a whirling gypsy spins up
playing his own music on the patio
inside the bar/restaurant, The Nationals
Brian Cober and Paul McNamara.
here is Steve Goof, of the BFGs. All
nanona1 recognition.
you could enjoy Tony Caruso singing
"""ord might play Beatles or Beethoven.
, with guitar to create a rythmic
on Augusta, local upcoming talent can
open stage.
of Kensington was a tasty primer of what
talent in Kensington Market. Proltroductions
and available at (416) 979-000,
rk.ensington sounds. There's lots more to
Sundays
Eucharist -10 am.
French - 2 pm.
SpHnish.- 5 pm.
www.saintstephcns.on.ca
Telephone & Fax: 921-6350
365 College St. at Bellevue, between Spadina & Bathurst.
KENSINGTON MARKET DRUM FEBRUARY 15 2000
Dem's da CoMMUNITY CALENDAR ·
tax
a pot pourri of
press releases to
Wednesday April 19,
Scadding Court Community
Centre. 12:30pm to
3:30pm. KNOW YOUR
the DRIJM RIGHTS. Workshop on
Metro .Police, 14 Children's Aid. Call Patric.ia
division advises that O'Connor at 703-8482 ext
our designated crime 326 for info or to arrange
prevention officer is childcare.
Zayard Sackrule Wednesday April 19, 217
(3810) and our Augusta Avenue. Kensingcommunity
service ton Market Working Group.
officers are PC Tony Special public general
Lucko (6012) and PC meeting. 6 :30pm. 367-
Jim McFedries 276Q.
(7363). Phone 808-
1500 or 808-
1529; fax 808-1502
St. Lawrence Works
is celebrating the
first anniversary of
"The Toronto Dollar",
a local currency
project mainly east
of Yonge St, benefitting
local business
and.. community
groups alike. Visit
www. torontodollar.
net.
Toronto Public
' Health says if you're
pregnant (first seven
months) you can get
free nutrition support.
Services
include counselling,
vitamin supplements,
and free food vouchers.
Call 395-7600.
Also West Downtown
Perinatal
Support program at
the Queen West
Community Health
Centre offers a full
range of services
including support
meetings every
Thursday from 1 :30-
, 3:30pm. 703-8482.
Calling all poets.
Toronto Public
Libraries' poet-inresidence,
Christopher
Dewdney, is
accepting manuscripts
for comment
and feedback. Deliver
to Writer-in-Residence,
Main Reference
Centre, Toronto
Reference Library,
789 Yonge Street
M4W 3~8 or phone
393-7089 for info.
St Christopher house
needs ESL tutors
(one to one, 3 hours
a week), and bicycle
riding volunteers to ·
deliver meals in the
community. Call
volunteer coordinator
Andrea Pines 532-
4828.
S SAJN1'
TEPHEN
IN·THI!-FII!Ll>S
........... <: .......
~!Me
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Patricia Katz
Associate Broker*
*Re sident/owne r in Kensigton Market
*Specializing in downtown real e state since 1981
*Free market ~vo._lu(jtion of your house or c ondo
*Free Re<;JI Estate report
416.599. 6060
e -mall·: pkatz@trebnet.com
Sutton (jroup :~ .Asso.ci"'tes 'R.ealty 1nc.
Thursday April 20, Queen
Elizabeth Theatre, C[\IE, 7-
9pm. Come meet the hew
Police Chief Julian Fantino &
voice neighbourhood con-
cerns.
Saturday April 29, St·
Stephen's Community
House, 1-4pm. THE
CHILDRENS CARNIVAL:
INSTRUMENT AND
MASK-MAKING WORK­
SHOP. Special project of
the Kensington Market
Summer Festival,
children, families, ·y6uth
of all ages. lnfo 598- ·
7776.
Thursday May 4, Kensington
Festival Committee,
6.30pm to 8.30pm,
King's Cafe, 192
Augusta Avenue. Open
house/community
meeting. Come hear
about plans so far for
this summer's festival
(August 12, 13) and get
involved. More into,
Colin Puffer, festival
coordinator, 515-7740.
Tuesday May 9, KMAC
storefront office, 67 .
Kensington Avenue,
7pm. COMMERCIAL
FACADE IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM. Grants for
up to 50% of the cost
PAUL 0BERST
ARCHITECT
603-3625 .
CoMMUNITY CLIENTs:
CouRAGE Mv Love
CASTLE FRUIT
ToM's PLACE
KENSINGTON LoFTs
.
of improving the appearance
of your storefront! (Max.
grant $12,500). lnfo meeting.
More information
Michael Saunders at 392-
1005.
Wednesday May 10 and
Wednesday June 14, 5-
7pm. Sixth flo9r, room 103,
Fraser Fell Pavilion of the
Toronto Western
Hospitai.Next two meetings
of the Community Advisory
Committee of the Toronto
Western Hospital.
May 10-13, Ryerson Polytechnic
University. 9th
international Conference on
Penal Abolition (ICOPA).
Featuring Angela Davis, Rev
Bill Phipps, Ruth Morris.
AFRICAN
' . & DIASPORA; ·
276 Augusta Ave
Art, Batiks, Bags, Baskets, Be!!ds,
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Your representative at
Queen's Park
Community Office:
854 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, ON M6J 1V5
603-9664
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Community Legal Services
Problems with Immigration,
Landlord-Tenant,
Employment Rights, W_elfare.
Free Legal Services.
T el: 924-4244 Fax: 924-5904
Phone Rittenhouse at 972-
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Wednesday, April19, 2000
• "Know Yo.ur Rights": Child and Family Services Act
This is a workshop designed to answer all your questions
in regard~ to the Child and· Family Services Act
_ It will be held at: Sanderson Public Library
(beside Scadding Court), 327 Bathurst Street
from 12:30-3:00. ·
It is sponsored by the '\1/.est End Cvroup vJhich is
c.omprised of the local social service agencies.
Call Maria Santos at 926-8221 Ext 231 to register
Scaddlng Court Community Centre
New Sn~cr<: Progr_am!
Starts April 6th, 2000
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Children inVOlVed in the scaqding court
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Children's Carnival
April 29 is the start of the fun
BY SOPHIA PERLMAN
This story, written by South
Once, {here was a little African Pedro Espi-Sanchis,
village, 'Which was famous for is at the heart of the Kensingits
carnival. Every year, ton Children's Carnival
people would come from near Project, an exciting new
and far, for the food and fun, initiative for this year's
and, most important, to hear Kensington Summer Festival
the\band (made up of all the (Aug. 12113, 2000).
important grown-ups) march Part play, part parade and
up and down the main street. part treasure hunt, the
But this one particular
Ch~ldren's Carnival will use
year, disaster struck. The giant puppets, masks, music
town hall, where the instru- and storytelling as well as
ments were stored, burned to lots of audience participation,
the ground . . No carnival, the to re create the story. As the
adults said. But the children, drama unfolds, participants
with the help of a magic bird of all ages, led by the chitand
its animal friends, dren, will follow a creature
manage to create instruments to special places in the
and music and save the day. market to discover musical
instruments made of "found"
objects, and to learn how to
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maskmaking, music, storytelling
drama, and market
history with adults to help
them in their learning.
Together we will create the
story, express it using music
and art and dramatize it for
the festival.
Things get under way April
29 in the gymnasium at St
Stephen' s Community
House, 91 Bellevue Avenue,
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from 1-4 pm with a chance to
hear the original story, and a
lively hands-on workshop in
instrument and music making.
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in or~e of the workshop series,,
call Barbara Morrison at 598
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The Kensington Market Millennia! Summer Festival takes
place Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13. This year's
theme "Come Home to Kensington" means an invitation to
the many people and cultures who have at one time felt at
home here.
There is a festival open community meeting at King's
Cafe, 192 Augusta Avenue, at 6.30pm Thursday May 4
for anyone interested in getting involved.
Planned Festival Highlights
grant, etc.) to today's
amazing mix.
make music out of what they The Children's Carnival (see
have _f~un~. A!l the groups story this page)
Fashion. The 2000 Fashion
then JOin m a JOyous parade . .
focus will include a runway
to play their new instruments. Food. Bnngmg all of the
. foods of the Market to one show as usual but hopes are
central food stage where for a number of other mini
The performance, however, Kensington personalities will fashion shows and focuses
is only half the process. demonstrate the art of throughout the Market.
Workshops in local s<;hools barbecue cooking from . .
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