Toronto is not a dirty old town, but I am DirtyOldTown
posted November 11, 2024 9:33 AM RSS | iCal | +googleCal
Sat November 30 at 8:30 PM, STACKT Market
28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6, Canada (Map & Directions)
Hiya! 8:30 pm on Saturday, November 30th at STACKT Market. Does that work for everyone? General Toronto Me-Fi meetup with special guest star: me. I would love to say hey to you nice folks.
Original post: Hiya! I'll be in Toronto from Wednesday, November 27th through Saturday, November 30th and would love to say hello to some MeFites. I got to walk the St. Lawrence Market with Mandolin Conspiracy on a previous trip and chat and eat nice things. I'd be amenable to meeting up there, or maybe somewhere else. I'm flexible.
FWIW, we have cousins in Toronto and I have been many, many times. So I don't need any tourism assists, I just wanted to meet and spend a little time with MeFites, as you're the best, folks.
FWIW, we have cousins in Toronto and I have been many, many times. So I don't need any tourism assists, I just wanted to meet and spend a little time with MeFites, as you're the best, folks.
Are there decent patios there in late November? Depends on the weather that week, I guess.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:20 AM on November 11
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:20 AM on November 11
Isn't there at least one place in the Distillery District that has heat lamps and fire pits?
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:29 AM on November 11
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:29 AM on November 11
Alas, I will be in town on the 30th but am getting tattooed. Bummer summer!
posted by Kitteh at 9:56 AM on November 12
posted by Kitteh at 9:56 AM on November 12
I'm around, and haven't met any Ontario mefites before. I'll do some looking around for outdoor, heated places to meet, as well. Stackt Market on Bathurst might have some heating set up by that point.
posted by sagc at 2:41 PM on November 12 [1 favorite]
posted by sagc at 2:41 PM on November 12 [1 favorite]
Just realized mandolin conspiracy isn't active of late and maybe didn't see the memail I sent. I will see if I have a direct contact...
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:10 AM on November 14
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:10 AM on November 14
I haven't been to a meetup in ages and would love to attend, but I'm not young and carefree anymore. I would need a sitter. I am a 2 minute walk from Stackt Market so that would certainly be convenient, but given my "maybe' status, don't pick locations to suit me! Has a date been picked?
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 7:13 AM on November 15 [1 favorite]
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 7:13 AM on November 15 [1 favorite]
I have never been to Stakt and am curious about it so that's another pull in that direction!
posted by seanmpuckett at 7:24 AM on November 15 [1 favorite]
posted by seanmpuckett at 7:24 AM on November 15 [1 favorite]
I should be able to attend an evening thing on any of those dates.
posted by sillygwailo at 12:23 PM on November 17 [1 favorite]
posted by sillygwailo at 12:23 PM on November 17 [1 favorite]
We're about 2 hours away, I'll see if we can fit it into the weekend!
posted by RhysPenbras at 5:50 AM on November 20
posted by RhysPenbras at 5:50 AM on November 20
Let me check with my cousins tonight and see which day makes the most sense for me to dip out and meet up with you fine folks. I'll shoot for Friday or Saturday night.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:18 AM on November 20 [1 favorite]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 6:18 AM on November 20 [1 favorite]
CONFIRMED FOR SATURDAY, 11/30 8:30 PM AT STACKT MARKET.
I was not able to post this address as the system didn't recognize it. (I guess STACKT is new?)
I will ask the mods to correct, but in the meantime, the actual address is:
28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6, Canada
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:54 PM on November 25 [1 favorite]
I was not able to post this address as the system didn't recognize it. (I guess STACKT is new?)
I will ask the mods to correct, but in the meantime, the actual address is:
28 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5V 0C6, Canada
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:54 PM on November 25 [1 favorite]
Great, I have arranged for babysitting...Now as the person who can look out the window and practically see Stackt right now, I'm embarrassed to ask this, but I've never really been...do we know that there is a drinking establishment or such there? I mean I've walked passed it and seen the Bathurst-facing stores, but I've never gone into the interior.
DirtyOldMan, it's not one place, it's more like a site that has a bunch of shipping containers and each shipping container is a store/venue etc.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 4:46 PM on November 25 [1 favorite]
DirtyOldMan, it's not one place, it's more like a site that has a bunch of shipping containers and each shipping container is a store/venue etc.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 4:46 PM on November 25 [1 favorite]
> do we know that there is a drinking establishment or such there? I mean I've walked passed it and seen the Bathurst-facing stores, but I've never gone into the interior.
There’s a drinking establishment at the back, not a lot of seating, and some food. There’s a lot in the area (I live nearby), so if we don’t like it, we’d be in the Entertainment District, which has more than a few other options.
posted by sillygwailo at 6:18 PM on November 25 [1 favorite]
There’s a drinking establishment at the back, not a lot of seating, and some food. There’s a lot in the area (I live nearby), so if we don’t like it, we’d be in the Entertainment District, which has more than a few other options.
posted by sillygwailo at 6:18 PM on November 25 [1 favorite]
STACKT has Blue Moon Brewery, Speakeasy Wine Bar, and Winter Wine Bar. The Winter Wine Bar sounds ideal as they have fires there, supposedly. Maybe we meet there?
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:51 PM on November 25
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:51 PM on November 25
argh, have to make this a no as I'll just be coming back from World of Commodore in Mississauga and I'll have been on my feet all day and I'll be half-deaf from the over-amplified SID chiptunes so I will be even less socially delightful than usual
posted by scruss at 11:16 AM on November 26
posted by scruss at 11:16 AM on November 26
Hey FYI, the headline says December 2, and that's what shows up on the sideblog thingie. Is there a way to fix that?
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 10:25 AM on November 27
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 10:25 AM on November 27
[Dates corrected!]
posted by travelingthyme at 10:43 AM on November 27 [2 favorites]
posted by travelingthyme at 10:43 AM on November 27 [2 favorites]
I’m at Stackt now. I’m wearing an orange/red parka. Can whoever’s at the MeFi table send up a flare?
posted by sillygwailo at 5:35 PM on November 30
posted by sillygwailo at 5:35 PM on November 30
I am the shaggy white haired man at the winter wine bar, at a picnic table on the fake grass under the hanging fake floral stuff in from of Kong's Tacos.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:38 PM on November 30
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:38 PM on November 30
Sorry I missed this. Family thing. Hope y’all had fun.
posted by seanmpuckett at 7:37 AM on December 1 [1 favorite]
posted by seanmpuckett at 7:37 AM on December 1 [1 favorite]
It was a nice time, nice enough that until I reached out to hold my spouse's hand on the way back to the car and she shrieked, I had no concept of how cold I had gotten.
Nice meeting you, sillygwailo and If I only had a penguin! Kind of a fail that we didn't take any pics, but maybe next time.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:16 AM on December 2 [1 favorite]
Nice meeting you, sillygwailo and If I only had a penguin! Kind of a fail that we didn't take any pics, but maybe next time.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:16 AM on December 2 [1 favorite]
posted by seanmpuckett at 11:13 AM on November 11 [2 favorites]