| Dear
Jim,
 It's Fall in Toronto, and there was never a more
beautiful time to visit. We've just celebrated our first anniversary
in our new home, and designer Ida Cristello has been called back in
to "finish the job" - as well as deck the halls with Christmas
trimmings.
Come let us share the season, Toronto, and TDBAB with you!
Your friends,
Rog & Jim
| The Producers is/are in Town |
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 It's the Canadian premiere of Mel Brooks' musical
adaptation of his great, classic film comedy!
The Producers tells the tale of the mousy
accountant Leo Bloom and the flamboyant Broadway impresario
Max Bialystock. They hatch a plot to raise more money than
needed to stage the worst musical ever written... and pocket a
fortune when it flops.
The Producers is a theatre phenomenon,
winning more Tony Awards than any other show in Broadway
history! And it's now playing at The Canon Theatre, in
Toronto.
Many of you will be familiar with our unrivalled theatre
connections, so you will know: if you want the best seats to
the best productions, give us 5 days' notice and come stay
with us.
 Last Call for Disney's The Lion
King. It closes January 4. And the Abba musical that has
everyone dancing in the aisles, Mamma Mia!, has
re-opened for a continuous run.
We have also updated our Dinner & Theatre package with
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap to include dinner in
our favourite upscale Yorkdale eatery, Cantine Restaurant. All
within an easy walk, to dinner, to the theatre, and home
again. Gosh! we love our new neighbourhood! You will, too!
Other Theatre packages... »
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| Wedding Belles (& Beaus) |
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 A special thrill for us this year has been the number
of weddings held in our home. There simply is nothing more
beautiful than participating in the solemnization of perfect
love between two persons.
Following our own wedding in June, we've hosted five more
and are already looking forward to those already reserved for
next spring.
Our goal is to help couples enjoy their special day,
without hassles and expense. Ceremonies, conducted either at
City Hall or in our home, are followed by an intimate
champagne reception for 2 to 50 in our home. Some couples then
prefer to take their guests to dinner, or we can cater that,
too.
One popular choice for officiant, Roben Goodfellow of All
Seasons Weddings, had this to say after the first of three
ceremonies she has conducted in our home: "We were all very
impressed by Toronto Downtown Bed and Breakfast. Roger and Jim
provided a fabulous experience and welcome environment. They
are the best bed and breakfast in Toronto, and two of the
finest people I've met in my life."
Wedding packages at TDBAB... »
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| Vacation Time with Rog &
Jim |
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A quick trip over Labour Day Weekend took us to Seattle and
then Port Angeles WA, where we discovered a wonderful new bed
and breakfast: Port Angeles Bed and Breakfast!
Okay, we confess ... that's Jim's sister Joy's B&B, but
it really is nice, with the same oversized fluffy Lands' End
towels (monogrammed PABB of course) and RobeWorks spa robes.
And she has the magnificent Olympic Peninsula as a setting,
with only a short ferry ride to Victoria. Jim & Joy's
folks also joined us on our tour of the area, a weekend much
to short, but sure to be repeated.
But for now, we're off to Dubai, on the "good side" of the
Persian Gulf - the fastest growing tourist destination in the
world. We'll tell you all about it in the next newsletter.
The Washington Escape... »
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| What's On in TO |
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| Museum-hopping is a perfect reason for a visit to
Toronto in the fall and winter, and this season brings plenty
of variety and exciting exhibits.
The Art
Gallery of Ontario presents the Degas
Sculptures, to January 4, the sole Canadian venue for a
major exhibition of sculptures by renowned French 19th-century
artist Edgar Degas from October 11, 2003 to January 4, 2004.
Degas Sculptures will present 73 bronzes from the Ny Carlsberg
Glyptotek in Copenhagen - one of only four complete sets in
existence.
The Royal Ontario Museum is
hosting Art Deco 1910-1939 (also to January 4).The
first comprehensive historical exhibition of the Art Deco
style to be presented in Canada, this exhibition, organized by
the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, brings
together some 250 masterworks by famous artists and designers.
The exhibition also examines the important 1925 Paris
Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts and the
New York World Fair of 1939.
Also at the ROM this fall is Peter Rabbit's Garden,
multi-media exhibit showcasing renowned children's author
Beatrix Potter.
Textile Museum of
Canada is presenting Irene Avaalaaqiaq: Myth and
Reality (till February 15) featuring wall hangings and
drawings from the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. Avaalaaqiaq is
one of Canada's most prominent Inuit artists and a leading
member of the prolific artistic community of Baker Lake,
Nunavut. Avaalaaqiaq is best known for her remarkable wall
hangings that reveal a rich heritage of spirit and shamanistic
imagery.
The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
presents Passion & Porcelain (till January 18).
Pre-Revolutionary French Ceramics from the Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art, an exhibition of priceless porcelain
exclusively on loan from the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford,
Connecticut that were gifted to the museum by financier J.P.
Morgan in 1917.
Find out more....
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