Parties & Events

Fireside Culture Week 2012 Opening Reception

by ThinkCONTRA | March 20, 2012

Fireside Culture Week 2012 Opening reception at Goodfellas Gallery. This years festival started off with a fun-filled party with some great performances by local favourite Jeff Quick and the funky folk-rock sounds of Shuggie & The Bandits. Presented for the fourth year by the Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area, and sponsored by Beau’s All Natural [...]

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The Artist Project 2012 Coverage

by Matt Ho | March 3, 2012

Artists, cross-dressers and art enthusiasts collided at the Queen Elizabeth Building for The Artist Project 2012, and CONTRA was there to experience it all. While seemingly overwhelming at first due to the sheer volume of artists and attendees that settled into the venue, it was probably one of the best events we’ve had the pleasure [...]

Art & Design | Parties & Events

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Converse SS 2012 Media Event

by Matt Ho | March 1, 2012

CONTRA crew hit up Hotel Le Germain in Toronto yesterday to check out what Converse had to offer in their latest collection. We were ushered into a tiny suite filled with other bloggers eagerly looking upon the white tables that displayed all the fresh kicks. Wes, the Converse rep, gave us a tour around the [...]

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#FIRSTANDFOREVER Dr. Martens SS ’12 Launch

by Lauren Festa | February 9, 2012

Yesterday, the CONTRA crew headed over to the Dr. Martens store on Queen West for the #FIRSTANDFOREVER Dr. Martens SS 2012 Launch party. The theme was love – first loves, to be exact, of Toronto’s top bloggers’ shown by Instagram-ish photos hung in between rows of Doc’s SS collection on the wall. As part of [...]

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A$AP Rocky x Community 54 In-Store

by ThinkCONTRA | January 31, 2012

A$AP! A$AP! A$AP! Last Friday A$AP Rocky and the mob came through Community 54 (Parkdale) for a meet and greet with his fans and first ever T Dot show. Rocky patiently signed and met EVERY fan that waited hours to get a chance to get interact with the Harlemite. Even after a long day of [...]

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Community 54 x TISA

by ThinkCONTRA | January 27, 2012

Taz Arnold, the man behind TISA makes an exclusive appearance at the Community 54 Lower East Side store for a one day pop up on January 31st. Cop some TISA gear and meet Taz from 6PM-8PM.

Parties & Events | Shops & Boutiques

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