Plant a seed, nurture an idea, watch it grow! Loft404’s inaugural pARTy Affair…

Dear friends! A while since our last post. Things have been amazingly busy here at Loft404 ~ The Ambrosia Hub.

Last month’s highlight was our inaugural Loft404 pARTy Affair. This is a regular creative series, so keep in touch on social media & join our mailing list for updates on pARTy #2!

It was beautiful evening and we were charmed and delighted by all the warm-hearted people who attended and participated.

Everyone looked fabulous, including our lovely Co-Hosts with their colourful make-up courtesy Soraya Prado.

The weather was mild, there was magic in the air, and all of us enjoyed a spectacularly unique evening of creativity, expression and fun. Thank you to one and all for sharing all your inspiring energy.

There were countless highlights to the night, including the incredible Liny Antwi, who blew us away with her powerful improv walking spoken word/song performance, weaving throughout the maze of Loft404 to the final North Studio performance stage.

Our Guests were as impressed as us…

Jeremy Edwards kept the South Studio warm with his improv sax & harmonica playing… all night long!

(thanks for the photo Casie Stewart)

Melysa Gorlicky kept it beautiful with her live painting…

.. which our wonderful Co-Host Sarah loved so much she bought!

Julie Gladstone kept the North Studio beautiful with her live-painting,

.. as did Gabrielle Lasporte,

(Join us & Gabrielle on the 1st Monday of each month in our North Studio at 6:30pm for The Art Generator Sessions, part of Loft404’s Motley Mondays, a free shared creative workspace series each week 10am - 6pm at The Ambrosia Hub!)

The talented Devin Michael & Mike Celia kept the North Studio jamming,

.. as did our favourite DJ Sean Sax!

Thanks to all our generous food & bevie sponsors (listed below), as well as everyone who contributed BYOB to Loft404’s Community Bar… the treats were delectable!

Thanks to Yannick Anton for all the great photos - more can be found on our website:

http://www.loft404.com/pARTy_Affairs.php

Special thanks to all the Guests who arrived fashionably late or who spontaneous performed but we’re caught on film, including violinist Blaise Alleyne and singer Andrea Romolo.

Once again thank you to our generous sponsors & participants:

LIBATIONS:

TAG Vodka

Muskoka Brewery

Rosewood Estates Winery

FOOD:

Matthew Sullivan, Boxed Catering

Panera Catering

The Inner Chef

TEA:

Sloane Tea Company

DJ:

Sean Sax

Live MUSIC:

Devin Michael

Mike Celia

Jeremy Edwards

Andrea Romolo

Blaise Alleyne

LIVE PAINTING:

PHOTOGRAPHY:

FILMED:

By Alejandro Valbuena

Special thanks to
The Tsaphiyn Group
&
King West Flowers

And an EXTRA EXTRA special thanks to all the spectacular Co-Hosts who helped make the evening a beautiful success:

Charles Harris
Consuelo McAlister
Dell Isidor
Jamie Maczko
Jess McAvoy
Miriam Fernandez
Nadeem Umar Khitab
Sarah Brose
Sarah Jurgens
Sasha Singer - Wilson
Shawna Caspi

“Life, well spent, is long.”

~ Leonardo da Vinci

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“If it kills you, you’ve gone too far.” — Alice Neel

ALL STORYTELLERS WELCOME! Expand the tools of your writing practice through a series of timed writing exercises…this MOTLEY MONDAY @ Loft404

“Explore your own pocket-sized stories in the first installment of These Five minutes: Writer’s Workout.

Expand the tools of your writing practice through a series of timed writing exercises.

All storytellers welcome!”

When: Monday, May 14th, 7-9pm

Cost: $10 (sliding scale)

Pre-register by Friday, May 11th at:

Email TheseFiveMinutes@gmail.com

Join us at Loft404 this 2nd Monday of the month for the first instalment of a new regular Motley Monday Evening Showcase series hosted by These Five Minutes: Writer’s Workout!

About These Five Minutes

Formula:

1. Inspiration “dip” (find a phrase, word, image or audio clip arbitrarily in a source of our choosing). 2. Set the timer to five minutes. 3. Write (without editing). 4. Share.

History:
We are Julia and Sasha. We started writing together in April 2010, meeting in coffee shops with various inspirational sources and doing timed writing exercises. We started off with six, or four, or twelve minutes, but we began to love the short ones because there was something magical that happened in such a snippet of time. It was fast and dirty, and we got to the heart of what we wanted to say without wasting any time. With that, “these five minutes” was born. After sharing these writes solely with one another for a year and a half, we decided it was time to share these pocket-sized stories with you. What better way to launch this project than with a challenge: using the same “dip” we each write a five minute piece per day. It’s just the way we like it. Short writes. Short reads.

Want to get in touch? Email! thesefiveminutes@gmail.com

FACEBOOK Page

TWITTER@TheseFiveMinutes

http://thesefiveminutes.com/

Get updates at Loft404’s Motley Mondays FACEBOOK Group

(Credit - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3738068774092&set=a.2790073634806.149167.1347324758&type=1&theater)

Speaking of the realest of the real… how could we nearly forget the one & only MCA

I guess it’s his profound belief in something. Sounds kinda idiotic, but I believe in him. I believe in his passion.

“

—	Maurice Sendak, on his love of William Blake

J’adore Maurice Sendak - the REALEST of the REAL. What glorious honesty…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXAjkLUv7dY

http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-colbert-report#clip612322

http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-colbert-report#clip612330

A few images from yesterday’s Motley Monday at Loft404 ~ The Ambrosia Hub. Thanks to The Art Generator for another great Evening Showcase of collage-making! Check them on facebook for details on next month’s session.

Join us NEXT WEEK for the 1st instalment of another regular Motley Monday Evening Showcase hosted by These Five Minutes: Writer’s Workout!

“Explore your own pocket-sized stories in the first installment of These Five minutes: Writer’s Workout.

Expand the tools of your writing practice through a series of timed writing exercises.

All storytellers welcome!”

When: Monday, May 14th, 7-9pm

Cost: $10 (sliding scale)

Pre-register by Friday, May 11th at:

TheseFiveMinutes@gmail.com

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Windows

Time to get creative again with The Art Generator,

host of the 1st Motley Monday of each month

at Loft404 ~ The Ambrosia Hub!

Monday - May 7th, 2012
6.30-9.30pm
263 Adelaide St. W at Duncan St. (opposite the Fire Station)
Loft 404, 4th Floor

Come after work, de-stress, bring your friends and get ready to generate some art!

Session Cost: $10
$5 w/ Student ID

Project: Paper Collage on paper

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A collage (From the French: à coller, to glue, French pronunciation: [kɔ.laːʒ]) is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.
A collage may sometimes include newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of colored or hand-made papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century as an art form of novelty.
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All materials provided. Art experience is not required!

~ Appetizers will be prepared by OMI Catering
~ Non-Alcoholic Refreshment Provided
~ Feel free to bring alcoholic beverages for Loft404’s Community Bar

~ Photography by Yannick Anton

Presented by Gabrielle Lasporte in collaboration with Loft 404 - Ambrosia Hub as part of the Motley Mondays Lineup

Until next time,
Gabrielle
art@bygabrielle.com
TWITTER @gxcentrik

… Igniting art, crafts and ideas

Photo by Yannick Anton

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Might as well

Breakdancing at Loft404 last Sunday with The Rocksteady Crew … whew, what a weekend.

A few pics from Loft404’s inaugural pARTy Affair.

(Thanks to Casie Stewart & Carolyn Van for the photos)

Loft404 pARTy Affairs are exclusive creative events showcasing a variety of incredible talent & celebrating the Ambrosia Hub’s old & new friends alike!

… art, food, music, performances, live painting, silent auction, interactive installations, fabulous company like you & more…

~ Details on our next pARTy Affair coming soon ~

Loft404 pARTy Affairs are exclusive creative events showcasing a variety of incredible talent & celebrating the Ambrosia Hub’s old & new friends alike!

… art, food, music, performances, live painting, silent auction, interactive installations, fabulous company & more…

Thank you to everyone who attended Loft404’s inaugural pARTy Affair. It was a beautiful beginning to this regular creative series … Plant a seed, nurture an idea, watch it grow!

…

Special thanks to our generous sponsors:

LIBATIONS

TAG Vodka (http://www.tagvodka.com)

Muskoka Brewery (http://www.muskokabrewery.com)

Rosewood Estates Winery (http://www.rosewoodwine.com)

FOOD

Matthew Sullivan, Boxed Catering (http://goodfoodrevolution.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/boxed-toronto-

supper-club-goes-all-asian-on-us/)

Panera Catering

(http://catering1.panerabread.com/Home.aspx)

TEA