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Greetings!
Well, we made it through the move! Paring down from 3000 square
feet to 1100 is no easy task, but it feels wonderful! We moved on
June 28, bringing two mattresses (yes, we kept your favourite one
for you!), a table, one chair, most of our artwork and some of our
clothes. The rest is history. We stayed here two nights, then
escaped to Victoria for a month, throwing the keys and the credit
card to Ida Cristello, our designer.
Returning on August 1 - this
is what we found! Delighted beyond measure, we were. It didn't
take us long to host a Lemon Drop Inn reception to give it the real
test, and also to welcome our first guests to TDBAB-IV. Now that
it's all properly broken in, we're eager to welcome you!
The other big news is The Cruise, a.k.a. TDBAB@SEA. All the
details are in this newsletter - please think seriously about
joining us. You won't find a better deal, nor a better group of
friends to travel with.
See you soon!
Rog & Jim
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The big news in Toronto Theatre is that it's coming back!
While the Mirvish and CanStage groups have continued to
consistently bring us the finest quality productions, it's
always taken a third player to build the draw and reputation
that Toronto had just a few years ago, as a major destination
for Broadway-styled theatre. The new impresario on Toronto's
Great White Way is Dancap,
and their playbill reads like the theatre section of the
New York Times.
The Drowsy Chaperone - Sept 19 to Oct 14,
2007.
Spelling Bee - Jan 29 to Feb 10,
2008
3 Mo' Divas - Mar 4 thru 16,
2008
My Fair Lady -May 8 thru 31,
2008
Avenue Q - July 29 to Aug 31,
2008
Jersey Boys - TBA / 2008
Meanwhile, theatre aficionados are blessed with these great
longer-running productions from the Mirvish
folks:
We Will Rock You- now till Jan 6, 2008
Dirty Dancing- Opens Oct 31
High
School Musical - now till Sep
23
Cats- Oct 16-21, 2007
And coming next
year,Sweeney Todd, Nicholas Nickolby, Twelve Angry
Men and The Ha'penny Bridge.
Add to that, a full season of great entertainment from CanStage:
The Pillowman, The Elephant Man, Little Shop of Horrors,
The Clean House, Fire, Misery and more. Plus the many
fine offerings from the 20 or so other mainstream theatres and
50 fringe events on the boards every night in Toronto.
Did you realize that from our new location, you can walk to
nearly all these productions? Let the Shows begin, and let us
get the best seats available because - you deserve it!
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Fireworks accompanied the long-awaited midnight opening of
the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum,
considered the boldest architectural addition to Toronto in
decades. The crystal, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind,
is named in honour of billionaire investor Michael Lee-Chin
and his $30 million donation toward its $135 million tab.
The 10-storey-high, 175,000-square-foot,
aluminum-and-glass-covered structure houses seven galleries
overlooking the street as well as the museum's new main
entrance, replacing the former one on Queen's Park. Its
futuristic, metallic look and juxtaposition with the rest of
the building's classic style has been controversial since the
design was first revealed.
The ROM announced several new acquisitions it will display
in the new Crystal and its renovated galleries. Among them are
a six-metre ichthyosaur, Eurhinosaurus, that will be the
centrepiece of a marine display of Mesozoic life, and an
Egyptian mummy cover dated to between 986 and 964 BC.
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TDBAB Reunion Cruise |
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London to Rome on Crystal in May 2008
Since re-discovering the pleasures and the convenience of
luxury cruising last year, we've been on four, each a delight
in their own way, but one stood apart: Crystal Serenity in the
Mediterranean, certainly one of the most wonderfully luxurious
trips we've ever enjoyed.
Add to that, the most fun trip we've ever had in all our
travels was the TDBAB Reunion Rocky Mountaineer this past
spring. Those of you who were with us then will surely agree
that, while the scenery was spectacular, the best memories
were the continuous laughs we shared with each other - often
without even drinking!
Imagine combining these two wonderful experiences into one:
A TDBAB Reunion Crystal Cruise. We will be Tour-Conducting a
group on one of Crystal's most popular itineraries: London,
Northern France and Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Southern Spain
and France, and Rome. Twelve nights, eight ports, and all at
up to half price, from May 7 to 19, 2008.
It's a "group," but no group activities are required: if
you want a quiet, exclusive two weeks of pampered luxury, this
is also ideal. Of course, you'll be tempted to join one of our
legendary Lemon Drop Martini receptions, but nothing is
obligatory. Except your pleasure!
The cruise is open to anyone, TDBAB Alumni or not. Bring
your friends and family, too. And remember, no one is
obligated to spend their time with anyone else. It's a big
ship (1000 passengers attended by 550 staff - the highest
ratio in the industry, with two pools, up to seven dining
venue options each evening, and so much more) and a bigger
world to explore at every port.
Please join us! It's an incredible value (HALF OFF the
brochure price) and lots of perqs (including a complimentary
shore excursion in Barcelona led by Roger!). Deposits are
required by October 1, 2007, to hold your stateroom, and all
deposits are fully refundable until January 1, 2008. So even
if you are only partly sure you can join us, make a deposit
now and think about it till the end of December without any
risk at all.
The
full itinerary and fares are detailed here.
See you in London!
Queen Street West
Welcome
to our new neighbourhood! Trendy, funky, exciting,
ever-changing, unique. Some of Toronto's finest dining is
here, as well as more fabric and beads than the rest of the
country combined. Bookstores, housewares, fashions both high
and low, new and used - something for everyone.
It's always been a favourite destination with our guests,
and now - it's in our own back yard! Come, enjoy!
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