Pride Parade, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Thanks SO MUCH to Walter for helping Jeff empty out our last storage locker. Our house is full of boxes to unpack again, but at least these are the last set of boxes. :-)

I had fun at the Toronto Pride Parade this afternoon with Ray, Craig, Jen and Colleen this afternoon! I could only stay for part of the parade, but loved all the colours and joy in the floats and costumes (some costumes consisting mainly of just paint :-).



Lots of candy, buttons and necklaces were being tossed out into the crowd...I caught a blue bead necklace! When I got back home, I also discovered that Craig had fastened an "OUT & PROUD: AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE" button on my shoulder bag. :-D

Here's a photo that Jen took of Colleen, Craig and me:



Do see Allison's LJ entry for more parade photos. You can see more of the photos I took during Pride weekend here.

Jeff, Ray, Craig, JBR and I also went to the open house at the new opera house in downtown Toronto, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, where they were offering free self-guided and full guided tours that included a mini concert in an upstairs performing area:



A peek in the performers' changerooms:



A display of costumes from the National Ballet of Canada's "Sleeping Beauty" production in the ballet rehearsal hall:



Checking out the concert hall from the stage:



Loved the glass staircase:



All seats were computer tested for optimal sightlines so that every seat has a full view of the stage (no obstructed views). Two-thirds of the washrooms in the building are for women, with a ratio of 1 washroom for every 20 patrons (the usual is 1:30)...yay for smart designing!

I'm not a huge fan of opera music but do like the spectacle (lavish costumes, settings); the open house has half-convinced me to buy tickets for one of the productions. Or perhaps ballet!

You can find out more about the new Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts here.

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