Promise Cherry Blossom picnic in High Park

this sunday may 4th, 3 to 9pm
promise ambient cherry blossom picnic at high park


Every year at this time the cherry trees in High Park come into amazing full bloom just for a few resplendent days and then the blossoms all blow away. We invite you to enjoy a really nice day on the cherry blossom hillside with us for an ambient music picnic. It’s a great little grove of trees in the park, looking west over Grenadier pond and it’s a great place to enjoy with music.

Obviously, for this weekend, the event is weather dependent. The weather is supposed to be nice on Sunday, but it could rain. If it does, we won’t be able to go ahead with it. Check email or call the info line at 416.461.4939.

We’ve held this event for three years now and it has been surprising to see how many people in the city just migrate to the cherry trees each year for the beauty of it – there were even people painting the blossoms in past years.

A venerable tradition of cherry blossom festivals exists all over the world - in San Francisco, Washington and, most notably, in Japan where there are hundreds of celebrations between January and June. See:
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/cherryblossoms/a/sakurafestival.htm
http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa031900.htm

Our dj friends will be playing ambient and chill music that’s nicely suited for absorbing the tranquility and beauty of the spot. So far we have Aia and Richard Windeyer, we’ll announce the rest shortly.

what to expect:

Evenings this time of year get really cool and even if you just plan to come by for a short visit, you may get swept up and stay until the end. So come prepared - bring blankets, sleeping bags, chairs, hammocks. Tuck away a hat, sweater, gloves and a thermos of tea to keep yourselves warm. Bring a nice bit of a picnic.

Don’t expect deep dancefloor music, we’re focused on beatless ambient music for this occasion. It only goes til 9pm, so mid afternoon full sun is the best. Do yourself the favour of coming down nice and early, nothing beats the feeling of sun warming your face through those flowers as the day slips by.

location:
Southwest side of the park, just down from the restaurant (lots of parking). Walk towards the pond and we’re right there on the hillside. More about the park and directions at:
http://www.toronto.ca/parks/highpark.htm

contact:
Update on Sunday - 416 461 3949
Our mobiles - David 416 550 2702 and Irving 416 902 1740

Thanks to Blaine (blankfoto) for the generator and Justin (alienInFlux) for the soundsystem.

cheers,
David and Irving


upcoming:
Monday May 5th
Champion Heartache at the Horseshoe
Brendan Lawless’ new band is playing a show at the Horseshoe in preparation for their NXNE appearance in June. It’s a difficult sound to explain and we like it, check out their myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/thechampionheartache

recommended reading:
The Dangerous Book for Boys - Conn and Hal Iggulden
The Definitive Short Stories of Jack London - Edited by Labor, Leitz and Shepard
The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

recommended listening:
Black Mountain - In The Future
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Ellen Allien – Sool
Ellen Allien – Fabric Compilation #34
Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
Robyn - Robyn

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