BUBBLY @ THE BE-BOP BAR

This week I celebrated my debut “Girls Night” party @ The Be-Bop Bar, Moss Park edition.  Terry & I welcomed my friends, party guru Val Dooley (Parties Without Borders), journalist/author Rosie Levine (The Peace Project) and Patti Habib (The Bamboo).  It was such a great way to launch our holiday celebrations and the Be-Bop Bar, Moss Park edition.

ML, Val Dooley, Rosie Levine, Patti Habib

Val, Terry & Rosie

Your home is beautiful and full of love, life and colour!  With love, peace & LIMOGE Bridal Rose!

Your home is so full of love and festive touches.    

It was so much fun, and your home is, indeed, beautiful and of course, filled with love and cheer. Bubbly and laughter with friends makes for an uplifting evening.

FASHION CREDITS:      MaryLenore

Vintage Vivienne Tam fishnet, beaded slip dress @ Patina Soho, New York
Black slip @ Victoria’s Secret
Vintage 1960’s black leather Go Go boots @ Deco to Disco Tulsa, OK
Vintage 1970's beaded and glitter bracelet, a gift from Imogene Nichols

 

Best Dressed:  Check out Val’s gorgeous vintage multi-coloured suede shoes. 

When I asked where she found them I received a discreet, “Darling, I never reveal my sources”.

MOSS PARK, POLITICAL COMMENT:

After the recent major gun bust in Toronto this week, Councilor Doug Ford – commented on living conditions in one of the high rises where the guns were discovered in the Jane/Finch corridor. I am paraphrasing but the thrust of the observation was:  “We’ve received complaints from hundreds of tenants….  People were smoking marijuana in the hallways, if you can believe it.  Also in the stairwells….. Just unacceptable”.

I think Councilor Ford should pay a visit to 201 where discarded needles are found in the stairways.  Our worries are not of people smoking marijuana in the hallways but users having a bad reaction to the heroin they have shot in our stairwells and foaming at the mouth and convulsing in our hallways.  

Happy Holidays, Be-Bop Bar 2011

OPENHEARTS SOCIETY: MAKE THAT A DOUBLE

Oh Susanna’s annual holiday concert @ Hugh’s Room was a huge success.  A sold out show with a stellar list of Suzie’s friends joining her on stage including Open Hearts Society, The Abram Brothers, Lori Yates, Basil Donavan (Blue Rodeo), David Baxter and many more. 

FASHION CREDITS:      MaryLenore

1950’s styled dress, Betty Paige @ Katy K Designs, Nashville, TN

Vintage linen day hat @ Antique Corner Mall, Goodlettsville, TN

Vintage pearl drop earring on Queen St West

Oxford patent leather pumps, Gianni Bini @ Macy’s, Nashville, TN

Bazil Donavon (Blue Rodeo)

Bazil’s vintage checked gingham shirt was a gift from guitarist David Baxter. 

Elijah & Carly

Best dressed couple:  Former Wolf Island residents, Carly Feeney & Elijah Abrams.  I just loved Elijah’s Pucci inspired vintage tie, a gift from Sarah McDermott.

LOCATION:      OPEN HEARTS SOCIETY @ THE PISTON

Sarah McDermott (Openhearts Society)

FASHION CREDITS:      Sarah McDermott (Openhearts Society)

Jeans, U Stars @ Giant Tiger

Vintage pinstriped wool vest @ Sally Ann, Kingston, ON

Grey shirt @ Sally Ann, Kingston, ON

Mexican turquoise necklace, a gift

Vintage pewter Poppy necklace

Mexican silver bracelets

60 vintage brass wrap hoop earrings in NYC

Vintage baked Art Deco bracelet

Hawaiian prayer bracelets

Boots, Miss Sixty

FASHION CREDITS:      MaryLenore

Vintage dress, a gift from Sarah McDermott

Vintage beaver and velvet hat, my Alabama ‘precious hat’ found at  @ little church shop

Vintage glass beaded necklace, a gift.

Chris Brown (Openhearts Society)

Eric Schenkman (Openhearts Society)

Robert Graham, Sarah McDermott, Dave Wall & Eric Schenkman

Ran into ex Wolfe Islander Robert Graham at the show.  Chris Brown produced Robert’s debut CD Storm In A Teacup.  He is performing next week in Toronto: December 19^th @ The Old Nick (Danforth/Broadview)

Robert Graham

MOSS PARK, NEIGHBOURHOOD OBSERVATIONS     

The 51 Division Canine (K-9) patrol was out in force Friday checking out various apartments @ 201.  Not sure what they were looking for exactly, but it’s probably not a good thing they are scrutinizing some of our neighbours’ apartments.