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March 3, 2020
Winter Stations’ exhibit removed
PHOTO: DONNA BRAYBROOK
On the ice at Fairmount Park Winterfest Azania takes a walk on the ice during the Fairmount Park Winterfest held recently. The event featured food, fun, entertainment, skating and other winter activities.
Popular live-music venue SHE Leads Conference Salty Dog closes its doors set for March 8 in Beach By Alan Shackleton
THE LIVE music scene in the Beach appears to have taken a serious hit with news that the Salty Dog Bar & Grill on Queen Street East has closed. The popular bar at 1980 Queen St. E., at Waverley Road, held a closing night party on Sunday, March 1. Owners Danny and Larry Papas announced the closure on the Salty Dog’s Facebook page on Feb. 22. The Facebook post read: “As the page boy whispered in the conqueror’s ear, ‘All glory is fleeting.’ “Yes indeed. ‘All good things must come to an end’ to coin another common bromide. “Thank you. We love you, one
and all.” At Sunday night’s closing party, Danny Papas did not want to get into details on the closure or upcoming plans, but promised to talk more with Beach Metro News later this month on what the future might hold. The Salty Dog’s closure will leave a large hole in the live-music scene on Queen Street East. The bar, which opened in 2009, would host numerous music events and had jazz nights and blues nights as regular features for more than a decade. Sunday afternoon saw a special session of the usual Tuesday Night Jazz performers, as they played one Continued on Page 2
THE FOX Theatre in the Beach will host the SHE Leads panel discussion on Sunday, March 8, to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event will have four successful female speakers from the community and discussion topics will include achieving work-life integration (versus work-life balance); facing fear and anxiety; and embracing mistakes and having the courage to take chances. Moderator for the event, which takes place between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., will be Maureen Adamson who is president of Fleming College in Peterborough. Panel members are: Melanie Wright, Broker and Owner of the Wright Sisters Group
which she and her sister founded in 1999. Wright is involved in the community and mentors young professionals. Trang Trinh, the founding director and CEO of TREC Brands – a recreational cannabis brand. Rochelle DeClute, Broker of Record DeClute Real Estate, Union Realty Brokerage Inc., and a wellrespected community entrepreneur. The Fox Theatre is located at 2236 Queen St. E. Those interested in attending the complimentary event are asked to please register at www.eventbrite. ca/e/she-leads-international-womens-day-panel-at-the-fox-theatretickets-93152221803
THE NOODLE Feed installation that was part of Winter Stations 2020 on Woodbine Beach was removed last week due to a combination of safety reasons and unintentional damage that was beyond repair. The installation, designed by iheartblob from Austria, had proved extremely popular with visitors to Winter Stations this year as they were encouraged to climb on the structure and move its pieces into different shapes such as chairs, beds and shelters. The usage caused damage to the recycled sailcloth material, stuffed with straw, that compromised safety of the users and could not be repaired, Winter Stations said in a statement on its Facebook page. “Earlier this week Winter Stations Noodle Feed, was unfortunately removed from Woodbine Beach. While Winter Stations strives to build the vision of all of the winning artists who participate in our design competition, we prioritize the safety of our guests and the environmental impact on the beach,” said the Facebook statement. “The popularity of this installation caused tears in the fabric and the filling that was used to stuff each noodle had begun to spread. It was advised by our fabricators that the damage was beyond repair, and to remove the installation for the remaining duration of the exhibition. We extend our gratitude and sincerest apologies to the winning team, iheartblob. Their design captured the spirit of Winter Stations as well as the imagination of our visitors, especially the young. Thank you for understanding.” The number of Winter Stations art installations on Woodbine Beach is now at three. Winter Stations will continue until April 1. Visitors to the site of the installation noticed its removal on Wednesday, Feb. 26. In its description, Noodle Feed said it had created a shared augmented reality environment where people can interact in new ways and consider “that the world is much more than we perceive.” The “noodles” were designed to attract attention and the “rough Continued on Page 12