Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo starring James Stewart and Kim Novak is the next outdoor movie at the Sorauren Town Square. The movie starts 9 pm on Saturday, July 22.
Vertigo tells the story of a police detective who must overcome his fears while solving a haunting mystery.
Come early to get your seat on the Town Square (hardscape, perfect for lawn chairs) or the grassy slope (perfect for picnic blankets). The bake oven will be offering smores from volunteers from Friends of Sorauren Park. The Snack Shack will have fresh popcorn and drinks. Bring your reusable popcorn container for half-priced popcorn.
Thanks to our 2023 Outdoor Movie Sponsors for their support. Sponsorships and donations allow the Friends of Sorauren Park to provide free park programming!
With one eye on the weather forecast, the Friends of Sorauren Park have decided to move ahead with the first Outdoor Movie of the season on the Sorauren Town Square.
The movie, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky and Bobby, starts at 9:15 pm. Come early for pizza at the pizza oven. The Snack Shack will also be open during the movie, serving popcorn and drinks. Bring a reusable container for your popcorn and get a discount!
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen and Amy Adams star in the 2006 comedy about a Nascar driver who must reclaim his confidence and find love again after being challenged by a French driver and hitting life’s roadblocks.
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Big thanks to Cucinato Studio for running the pizza oven, and to our 2023 Outdoor Movie Series sponsors. See our Outdoor Movie page for the full summer schedule.
The City of Toronto is in the final phase of community engagement for the new Wabash Community Recreation Centre. This is your last chance to comment on the preferred design.
You can sign up for an online consultation on July 5 at 6:30 pm, take an online survey before midnight July 9, or attend pop-up events in the park (no schedule available). Comments are invited on both the interior layout and features, and the exterior landscaping that integrates with the park.
Here’s a timeline of the project to date (not counting community advocacy by Friends of Sorauren Park, predecessor groups, Roncesvalles Macdonell Residents’ Association and many others that began in the 1990s):
Summer 2018: Public Meeting to introduce the project
December 2019: Design team hired
Summer 2020 to Summer 2023: Community engagement and design development
Summer 2020 to Summer 2021: Community Engagement Phase A, Building a Vision
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022: Community Engagement Phase B, Exploring Design Options
Spring- to Summer 2023: Community Engagement Phase C, Setting the Direction (current phase)
The Sorauren Farmers’ Market returns to the Sorauren Town Square on May 22 to begin the outdoor season, appearing every Monday 3 – 7 pm until October 30.
With fresh and prepared food, delicacies and entertainment, the Market is as much an event as a place to shop and eat. Visit the Market website for updates.
Thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs program, Friends of Sorauren Park will again be hiring for the summer season to assist with programming and communications in the park. Come work with us!
The CSJ program is aimed at post-secondary students or graduates up to age 30. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents (international students are not eligible).
The Friends of Sorauren Park (FOSP) is a volunteer-based, non-profit corporation dedicated to the enjoyment and completion of Sorauren Avenue Park in Toronto’s Roncesvalles/Parkdale neighbourhood.
We are a fun group of community members who have volunteered for many years to animate our neighbourhood park and fundraise and advocate for capital improvements.
This is the fifth year we have received support from the Canada Summer Jobs program to hire students to help with our exciting summer program.
Job 1: Coordinator, Special Events
About the job
Flexible hours adapted to summer program
Flexible start date (no later than June 19)
$20.50 per hour plus vacation pay
Funded in part by Canada Summer Jobs
Post-secondary student or recent graduate, maximum age 30
Canadian citizen or permanent resident
The Opportunity
The Coordinator, Special Events will work with volunteer board members and other volunteers to help promote, deliver and evaluate the 2023 summer program of public events at the park.
Duties include but may not be limited to:
Supporting Outdoor Movie Night events including developing pre-roll of community announcements and trivia, developing and distributing poster and social media marketing and promotion (in partnership with FOSP Digital and Social Media Coordinator), assisting with set-up and tear-down of the monthly Movie Night events
Serving as a FOSP primary point of contact at all Monday Farmers’ Markets and Pizza Oven related events assisting with set-up, clean-up, and other day-of responsibilities, in collaboration with our friends at the Sorauren Farmers’ Market
Supporting weekly, free, outdoor World Dance Classes weekly during most of June and July in the early evenings
Developing strategies to encourage new or increased donations at all FOSP events. Develop and test a new FOSP swag sales strategy
Assisting the board with other events, planning, meetings, as needed
Submitting regular progress and activity reports
The Ideal Candidate
We are seeking a community-minded, creative, fun-loving candidate with good communication skills and the ability to work flexible hours around events. Candidates should also be self-starters who can spot opportunities to pitch in or improve existing programs.
Under the Canada Summer Jobs program, candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Sorry, international students are not eligible.
How to Apply
To apply for this exciting and creative opportunity, please send your cover letter and resume to feedback@soraurenpark.com by May 26.
Job 2: Coordinator, Digital and Social Media
About the job
Flexible hours adapted to summer program
Flexible start date (no later than June 19)
$20.50 per hour plus vacation pay
Funded in part by Canada Summer Jobs
Post-secondary student or recent graduate, maximum age 30
Canadian citizen or permanent resident
The Opportunity
The Digital and Social Media Coordinator will work with volunteer board members and other volunteers to help promote the 2023 summer program of public events at the park, and upgrade and develop the FOSP’s digital media assets.
Duties include but may not be limited to:
Supporting development of the Friends of Sorauren Park and Wabash Building Society (WBS) website upgrade transition plan, including collaboration with new web designers (outside vendor) on projects such as content migration
Managing website content and design, ensuring systems and reminders are in place for keeping all information current and relevant
Developing, managing and executing FOSP 2023 digital communications strategy in partnership with FOSP Special Events Coordinator
Taking video and photos and deploying across digital assets as needed
Developing a transition plan so new procedures for website updating and social media posting practices can be assumed and maintained by trained volunteers outside the busy summer season
Updating the annual Sorauren Park By the Numbers metrics analysis for use in sponsorship kits
Pitching in and reporting at Sorauren Park public events such as Outdoor Movie Nights and Farmers’ Market as required
The Ideal Candidate
We are seeking a community-minded, creative, fun-loving candidate with excellent digital media skills and the ability to work flexible hours around events. Candidates should also be self-starters who can spot opportunities to pitch in or improve existing programs and assets.
Under the Canada Summer Jobs program, candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Sorry, international students are not eligible.
How to Apply
To apply for this exciting and creative opportunity, please send your cover letter and resume to feedback@soraurenpark.com by May 26
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