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FUNKTION FUNCTION - Saturday October 3, 2009 - 7pm-7am

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Bloor/Lansdowne announces a beehive of interactive art activity for Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche 2009

FUNKTION FUNCTION is an all-night art exhibition which will highlight the unique sub-cultural art forms of local West Toronto artists - wall-art, live projection, toybox mechanics, all-night vintage camp-in, and music animate the Bloor/Lansdowne neighbourhood from sunset to sunrise, Saturday, October 3, 2009.

FUNKTION FUNCTION Participants
The Faceless Few Collective Plywood Prisms & Paint
EmCee Rae New Digital Technologies
69 Vintage All-Night Vintage Camp-In
Loft Youth Program Small Social enterprise
Joel Richardson 4x8s : Wall of Saints
Roaming Musical Act Guerilla Puppets
Katie Graham Painted Ladies
Maux Man Toybox Mechanics

FUNKTION FUNCTION

Date: Saturday October 3 to Sunday October 4, 2009, 6:55pm to 7am

Location: Bloor Street West @ Margueretta (between Lansdowne & Dufferin) see map

INFORMATION Free admission. For more information:

www.annhomanART.com
www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca

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About DIG IN

DIGIN is a local community group committed to the cultural, social, environmental and economic vitalization of the Bloor Street West neighbourhood surrounding Bloordale. DIGIN initiates inclusive community and cultural plans and actions that will contribute to sustaining a neighbourhood that is GREEN * CLEAN * SAFE * CIVIL.

DIGIN’s annual Festival DIGIN once again will join forces with the BIG Coalition (Bloor Improvement Group) to present the BIG on Bloor Street Festival.

DIGIN will present CULTURE WORKS -- a feature event of the BIG on Bloor Street Festival. This precedent setting street fair celebrates the arts and brings the best that Toronto has to offer to Bloor and Lansdowne. Major cultural institutions and organizations like the AGO and the Elgin Theatre sit alongside local Garnet/Abrams, annhomanART, Funktion Gallery and many others to offer unique and interactive programming for young and old.

June 20th 2009
Bloor St West ~ Lansdowne to Dufferin
1pm - 6pm CULTURE WORKS
6pm - 9pm Local DINNER PARTY Buy dinner from a local vendor. Pack a picnic. Have your dinner catered.

Join your friends and neighbours as they enjoy dinner on Bloor Street – literally. Closed to traffic till 9pm explore Bloor Street like you never have before!

For the festival website visit at www.bigonbloor.com

More about DIGIN
It was founded in 2002 by local resident and artist Dyan Marie. Originally created to address specific problems along Dupont St. (DIG stands for Dupont Improvement Group} DIG IN also works with other local groups to improve the conditions along Bloor St W between Lansdowne and Dufferin.