Steam Whistle Poster Party Art Show

Who knew that Steam Whistle Brewery hosted monthly art exhibitions? Located in the Gallery of their Brewery (255 Bremner Blvd), September's art show entitled Poster Party is an exhibition of a group of work by poster artists and printmakers who became friends while studying Printmaking at OCAD University. 


Featured poster artists and printmakers include:

Kyle Michael Murray 
Jordan Warmington
Jay Beckett
Reid Jenkins
Matt Moreland
Iris Karuna
Miles Ingrassia
Reid Millard
Nick Shick
Rebecca Ladds
Nathan Enkel
Lee Wiesblatt
Jackie Lee
Eunice Luk
Ella Selbie

This group of printmakers and friends work in a medium that is produced in great quantities to be distributed to a greater audience. The exhibition will be a celebration of the poster as a work of art and the distribution of affordable art to the general public.

The show opens on Wednesday, September 4th with an opening party from 7pm-11pm and remains on display throughout September.

All exhibitions are open free to the public Monday to Thursday from 12 noon to 6 pm, Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 6pm, and Sunday from 11am to 5 pm. 

images courtesy of Steam Whistle

Blogiversary Giveaway Day One – Step in the Right Direction this Fall with Secret Hosiery!

Embrace timeless style and encourage bold fashion statements with a Secret hosiery gift pack that is right on trend highlighting gorgeous, sumptuous colours and classic patterns! Secret’s reliable, trendy brand adds punch to every outfit.

The Secret Gift Pack is approximately $100 in value and features a variety of coloured and patterned tights and hosiery, socks and shapewear.

To Enter:

1. Follow @CityGirlScapes on Twitter

2. Answer the following question in the comment section below, include your Twitter handle: 

How do you use hosiery to accent your outfit?
(ie: do you buy different hosiery to fit your mood or the season? etc.)

3. For a Twitter bonus entry, Tweet: “I want to win a Secret Gift Pack from @CityGirlScapes (citygirlscapes.blogspot.ca)!”

Contest Rules:
Contest closes on August 20th. Must be a legal resident of Ontario to enter.

Winner selection is based upon a random draw held following the contest closing date from all eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. 

Winner will be announced via Twitter and will be asked to DM their mailing address.

Click to read full contest rules and regulations. 

City Girl Scapes Three Years Blogiversary!

We know we've been MIA lately, but we're back and hoping to make it up to you.

This week, Tuesday, August 13 to be exact, marks our three year blogiversary! In celebration, we're feasting tomorrow night on a glorious dinner and taking in a pre-screen of Kick Ass 2 on Wednesday. But we also wanted to extend our celebration to our loyal readers with a series of giveaways!

So over the next few days, check back and see what kind of goodies we'll be giving away in celebration of three wonderful years here at CityGirlScapes.