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Toronto's Top 100 Annual Events
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 | The 2007 Canadian Open
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From the Toronto International Film Festival to Caribana and the Rogers Cup, Toronto plays host to an array of events that create buzz, set trends, and attract crowds year after year. Here are our picks for the benefits, festivals, awards, and trade shows that drive their industries and make Toronto thrive.
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Toronto's Top Benefits 2008
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 | The 2007 Look Good, Feel Better ball
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1. Bloor Street Entertains
With 23 exclusive boutiques in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood hosting gourmet dinners, this annual fund-raiser for Canfar is the most prestigious benefit in the city. The 2007 event, which attracted 848 people, was marred by a bomb threat outside the Royal Ontario Museum, which led to the last-minute cancellation of the venue’s after-party. (Canfar staged an online auction in early December in an effort to raise additional funds.) The 2008 event will be held at the ROM on November 26.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, Canfar, H2O Africa, HealthyKids International, Right to Play, SickKids Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Toronto Public Library Foundation, Design Exchange, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Art Gallery of Ontario, Jeanne Lottie, Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Canadian Opera Company, Children's Aid Foundation, Reach for the Rainbow Foundation, Grocery Foundation, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada, Villa Charities Foundation, Mount Sinai Hospital, Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care |
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Toronto's Top Fashion Events 2008
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 | The tents in Nathan Phillips Square
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1. L’Oréal Fashion Week
This semiannual event generates a weeklong buzz among designers, editors, retailers, and industry insiders who converge on the city from across the country. Last fall’s event, which featured 30 collections, saw the shows move from Exhibition Place to a tent at Nathan Phillips Square. This year’s shows, produced by the Fashion Design Council of Canada, ran March 17 to 22; the “Wear in the World” theme featured international designers. This year's spring 2009 collections will present October 14-19.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, L’Oréal, Fashion Design Council of Canada, AIDS Committee of Toronto, Toronto Fashion Incubator, Elle Canada, Windfall Clothing Service |
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Toronto's Top Food, Wine & Hospitality Events 2008
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 | Restaurants and wineries across the city hosted dining events for Santé.
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1. Wine & Cheese Show
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the Wine & Cheese show prides itself on being “Toronto’s most aggressively promoted food and drink show ever.” The wine competition has become a well-known fixture, with more than 500 submissions in 15 categories judged by a panel of experts. The 2008 show took place April 4 to 6 at the International Centre in Mississauga, featuring a sip-and-savour stage presented by the Food Network.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, Food Network, Second Harvest, Tourism Toronto, Bon Appétit, Town Media, University Health Network, Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Niagara Community Foundation, Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada, Evergreen, Slow Food Toronto, Stop Community Food Centre |
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Toronto's Top Marketing Events 2008
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 | Serena Ryder performed at the 2007 R.M.B. Crystal Awards.
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1. Canadian Marketing Association Awards
Considered one of the most prestigious marketing award events in Canada, the C.M.A. has been honouring the best marketing talent in the country for more than 35 years. Bianca Barbucci and Stephen Brown were presented with honourary life memberships at the 2007 gala, held at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. The gala drew an audience of more than 2,100 industry insiders. The Westin will host the 2008 ceremony on November 28.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, Canadian Marketing Association, Television Bureau of Canada, Broadcast Executives Society, Marketing Magazine, Canadian Public Relations Society, Institute of Communication Agencies, Strategy Magazine, Radio Marketing Bureau, Mandrake, American Marketing Association, Canadian Media Directors' Council |
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Toronto's Top Media & Literary Events 2008
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 | Ian Rankin and Margaret Atwood at the International Festival of Authors
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1. Scotiabank Giller Prize Annual Gala
Founded in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, Doris Giller, the Scotiabank Giller Prize is the country’s most prestigious annual fiction award. Celebrity presenters Gordon Pinsent and John Ralston Saul participated in the 2007 event, which attracted 450 members of the publishing, media, and arts communities. The 2008 gala is set for November 4 at the Four Seasons Hotel. The Giller Light Bash, a fund-raiser for Frontier College, is held the same evening.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, Scotiabank, Canadian Journalism Foundation, National Magazine Foundation, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression |
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Toronto's Top Sports Events 2008
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 | The 2007 Telus Toronto International Dragon Boat Race
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1. R.B.C. Canadian Open
Over the weeklong 2007 Canadian Open, 91,000 spectators watched Jim Furyk defend his 2006 title and snare the $900,000 (U.S.) top prize. With R.B.C. secured as title sponsor, the stage is set for the PGA Tour’s only Canadian stop, July 21 to 27 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, Royal Bank of Canada, Telus, Toronto Chinese Business Community, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Baycrest Foundation, Solutions With Impact, SBC Events Inc. |
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