Hosted by Jon Evans, ARLIS/NA President. Come mix and mingle with members of the ARLIS/NA Executive Board, as well as other society leaders. Open to all first-time conference attendees. We look forward to meeting you!
Friends and colleagues – old and new. Help us celebrate ARLIS/NA’s 40th birthday. Dress up, have some cake, and raise a glass to the pioneer art librarians who decided it would be a good idea to form the Art Libraries Society of North America forty years ago.
Generously supported by the ARLIS/NA Chapters
We are leaving the hotel front desk at 8:45 on Friday to go to the Library Bar, 100 Front St West (at the Fairmont Royal York hotel). Others are welcome to join us as they wish.
The reception, limited to 450, will be held in Baillie Court in the new Frank Gehry building at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
7:15PM
First bus departs for Convocation Reception from Richmond Street Entrance, Sheraton Centre
Cabs available at York Street Entrance, Sheraton Centre or on Queen Street West.
If walking, allow 15-20 minutes.
Returning shuttle buses begin departing from AGO at 9:30pm.
This is a ticketed event. Attendees will be welcomed by leaders from the AGO and OCAD University. The reception will include passed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. A selection of galleries will be open as will the AGO Gift Shop.
It is suggested that attendees plan to eat before Convocation or go out for a late dinner after the Reception as the food served will be light. The friendly folks at the Hospitality/Registration Desk will be pleased to provide you with suggestions.
Generously sponsored by the Libraries of the Art Gallery of Ontario, OCAD University, Ryerson University, University of Toronto, and York University.
The Summer Educational Institute, a joint project of ARLIS/NA and the VRA Foundation, has provided educational summer workshops on image management since 2004. A long-standing tradition, the SEI Reunion at the ARLIS/NA conference offers the opportunity for SEI alums, instructors, and organizers to gather informally. At this year's Reunion, SEI faculty, students, and planners from past Institutes can reconnect, meet the current SEI Implementation Team, and learn more about SEI 2012. Students attending SEI 2012 are also invited to participate. Cash bar.
LOCATION:
Lobby Lounge in the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre 525 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L2 Canada
The Marriott is a five minute walk from the conference hotel. This is a Google map showing the walking route from the Sheraton Centre Toronto to the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre:
http://g.co/maps/cqd6n
Guests responsible for own transportation (allow 15 minutes).
Disabled Access-Yes
Guests will gather in the Second Floor Lounge at TIFF Bell Lightbox, located at Reitman Square on the north-west corner of King and John Streets (350 King Street West). TIFF Bell Lightbox (designed by world-renowned architectural firm KPMB) occupies an entire city block in the heart of Toronto’s media and entertainment district. It is home to the Toronto International Film Festival, the leading public film festival in the world, screening more than 300 films from 60+ countries every September. The Lightbox has 5 public cinemas with 35mm, rare 70mm and state-of-the art digital capabilities, plus a performance stage. A rich screening program of new releases and retrospectives invites the public “to fall back in love with film.” The Film Reference Library is the ultimate resource for filmmakers, students, researchers, screenwriters and film and television professionals. The Library maintains the world's largest resource of English-language Canadian film and film-related materials as well as a wide range of local, national and international film resources. Sylvia Frank, Director of the Film Reference Library and Curator of the Canadian Film Gallery, will welcome Society Circle members to the TIFF Film Reference Library and provide a presentation/guided tour of the exhibition Otherworldly: The Art of Canadian Costume Design which she curated in partnership with the Canadian Alliance of Film and Television Costume Arts and Design (CAFTCAD).
Once the ARLIS Conference has wrapped up, intrepid conference-goers who are staying in town for Sunday night will be looking to head out and explore Toronto further. What better way to do so than to take in some of the city’s outstanding food and drink destinations, as we are an epicurean destination that does not need to take a back seat to any city! In order to showcase some of this variety, on Sunday, April 1, there will be a number of gatherings for conference-goers to let down their hair and relax. For those who are interested, there will be four options:
Caplansky’s
356 College Street
This has quickly become the go-to spot in Toronto to indulge in what is admittedly a Montreal specialty, but a Canadian passion – Montreal smoked meat sandwiches. Started as a take-out joint at the local institution, the Monarch Tavern, Caplansky’s now has its own location where diners can have a smoked meat sandwich or other specialities such as liver & onion and beef brisket. Intrepid souls could follow up a sandwich with a short walk to some outstanding nearby bars such as the Cloak and Dagger or Smokeless Joe.
Average Main: $12
C’est What?
67 Front Street East
Until recently, Ontario lagged behind other areas in the craft-brewing renaissance in North America. No longer! C’est What has become something of an institution in Toronto as a mecca for Ontario craft brews, with 35 local-only taps at any given time, all showcasing the amazing variety and quality of our beers, ranging from the Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA to Beau’s Night-Marzen.
Average Main: $12
Le Select
432 Wellington Street West
A long-standing Toronto favourite that indulges diners with a wonderful atmosphere and traditional French fare, including steak frites, cassoulet, and bouillabaisse, along with one of the city’s best wine lists. The restaurant is pure France, with a feeling of having walked in from downtown Toronto straight into the Montparnasse.
Average Main: $21
Terroni
57 Adelaide Avenue East
While there have been a number of excellent Italian restaurants focussing on pizza that have opened up in Toronto over the past few years, few live up to the long-established standard set by Terroni. It is a boisterous and casual affair, with fantastic antipasti, paninis, pasta, and yes, pizza.
Average Main: $16
Watch this space for more details to come.
