Paint the Town Green!

 

Join us on Wed Oct 19 at 7:00pm for a fundraising event at the Ground Level Café. We’ll be unveiling our new greener menu and our continued employment training programs for youth.

Framed limited edition prints by acclaimed artists (including Robert Bateman) will be for sale, there will be a silent auction of a wide range of items, live jazz from a local musician, and of course delicious food and drink!

Tickets are $25 at the door, or $20 in advance in the cafe or by visiting our CanadaHelps donation page.  Please indicate “Oct 19 fundraiser” in the message box if donating online.  Each ticket will be entered into a draw for one framed limited edition print by Robert Bateman.

We hope you can join us!

art prints for sale

 

Cicero once eloquently said “Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature” and artists like Robert Bateman and Brent Townsend animate that quote with every brushstroke.

We have a collection of framed prints for sale, and all proceeds go directly to Ground Level Youth Ventures.

 

A Resting Place

Artist: Robert Bateman

Size: 44″ x 31″, framed

Print No: 647/950

Price: $595

 

Vantage Point

Artist: Robert Bateman

Size: 43″ x 31″, framed

Print No:  606/950

Price: $2000

 

 

Black Ice

Artist: Brent Townsend

Size: 39″ x 25″, framed

Print No: 114/303

Price: $900

 

Misty Day Loon

Artist: Ron Parker

Size: 27″ x 31″, framed

Print No:  372/95

Price: $595

 

 

 

Ambush – Timber Wolves

Artist: Liz Lesperance

Size: 37″ x 25″, framed

Print No:  354/690

Price: $1200

 

Mystical Shadows

Artist: Liz Lesperance

Size: 39″ x 25″, framed

Print No:  278/790

Price: $700

 

The Long Distance Hunters

Artist: Carl Brenders

Size: 34″ x 29″, framed

Print No:  728/950

Price: $1588

 

 

 

 

For more information on how to purchase these prints and how your purchase supports the work of Ground Level Youth Ventures, contact Mike Wood Daly at mike@glyv.org.

Thank you for your support.

 

teas on trial

We’ll be testing a new line of teas from Toronto company Nourishtea starting next week. Their line of red (black) whole leaf teas can warm your mornings and soothe your afternoons. 

We’d love to hear what you think of them and what your favourite flavour is. Be sure to mention in the comments or on our Facebook page.

new exhibit by Karim Awad

The walls of the cafe are beaming with abstract art and colour, courtesy of local artist Karim Awad. The bold colours and roughened brushstrokes of these oil paintings pop against our rustic brick facade.

His original paintings are for sale, and 10% of all sales will be donated back to the cafe. Contact Karim for details.

Karim’s art will be on display into Sep 2010.

beat the heat and help to buy an air conditioner

Thank you all for your continued support, unfortunately this event will not be going ahead.

Contributions can still (and always!) be made at http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s80133

Please – watch the website (http://www.glyv.org/) or sign up for our newsletter at http://bit.ly/GLYVnewsletter for the latest news.

It sure is hot out there! And yes, we know that it’s hot in our cafe as well.

Don your Hawaiian shirt, put on a straw hat, and let’s have some fun while raising money to buy an air conditioner!

We’re having a fundraiser on Fri Aug 6 starting at 7:00pm and we’d love you to join us. Tickets and details at http://bit.ly/glc10G12 – earlybird tickets on sale now!

calling all crafters!

We’re looking for crafters, jewelers, and all sorts of people who work with their hands to create awesome new things to sell. We will be filling a calendar of crafters to have a table in our cafe to sell your wares. Tables are now being booked at $20/day.

What you’d get:

• 1 6ft table near the window
• 2 chairs
• mention on our blog, Facebook page, Twitter (plus other opportunities where we can)
• a full day to display your products (you can stay for as long as you’d like during business hours)

You’d be responsible for managing your table and products throughout the day.

For $20 you’d get exposure to all of our customers, plus any foot traffic that see you through the window. Contact info@glyv.org to book your date!

what flavour of ice cream should we stock?

We all have our preferences, especially when it comes to ice cream. You can choose which flavours of ice cream or frozen yogurt we stock, be featured on our blog and on our Facebook page, and enjoy a free cone on us!

Here’s how it works:

read the list of flavours we can get

become a fan of Ground Level Cafe on Facebook by clicking on the Like button

list your flavour of choice on our wall and say why you’d love it so much

We’ll choose a winner every two weeks in June, invite you in to get a free scoop of your flavour of choice, and feature you and your photo in our blog and page.

We’ll start with the Supreme flavour list and you can read descriptions of each flavour at the Maypole Dairy website:

Ice Cream:

Vanilla

Chocolate

Strawberry – we already stock this

Butterscotch Ripple

Swiss Mocha

Lime Sherbet

Orange Sherbet – we already stock this

Black Rasp Cheesecake

Blue Bubble Blast

Burgundy Cherry – we already stock this

Banana Wave

Butter Pecan

Birthday Cake

Caramel Turtle Fudge

Coconut Island

Cherry Cheesecake

Cherry Vanilla

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Chocolate Mint

Cookies and Cream

Cotton Candy – we already stock this

Dark Chocolate Fudge – we already stock this

Double Fudge Brownie

French Vanilla – we already stock this

Gold Medal Ribbon

Grapenut

Grape

Heavenly Hash

Mango

Maple Walnut

Mocha Almond Fudge

Oranges and Cream

Peanut Butter Chocolate – we already stock this

Pistachio Almond Crunch

Pralines and Cream

Rum Raisin – we already stock this

Scottish Toffee

Smores

Tiger Tail

Rainbow Sherbet

Pomegranate Sherbet

Watermelon Sherbet

Frozen Yogurt:

Black Cherry

Vanilla

Make as many suggestions as you’d like, but be sure you’ll really want them. This Supreme Flavour contest closes June 25 and then we’ll do the same for the Extravagant flavours and the Millenium flavours in together July, so you’ll have multiple chances to participate.

This contest is open to all ages, but kids should get their parents permission before making a recommendation and posing for a winners picture.

Let’s hear your stories and suggestions!

i scream, you scream… c’mon you know the ending!

It’s going to be another hot one today with the Weather Network calling for a high of 29 but feeling like 34. It’s a good thing we now carry Maypole ice cream in a variety of flavours:

Peanut Butter Chocolate

Dark Chocolate Fudge

French Vanilla

Strawberry

Cotton Candy

Burgundy Cherry

Rum and Raisin

Orange Sherbet

A Kid’s cone is $1.75, a Single is $2.50 and a Double is $3.25.

Come on in for a treat!

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- photo by stevendepolo under a Creative Commons licence

space available

Our cafe is a community space. We welcome inquiries about using the space during business hours for book clubs and meetups, as well as bookings after hours for private meetings or receptions.

Please see our Space page for details.

nomination for best new cafe

Please nominate Ground Level Cafe for The Best New Cafe in BlogTO‘s Year in Review. Comment at http://bit.ly/BNC2009 or e-mail them at bestof -AT- blogto -DOT- com.

Let them know that GLC in our new space should be in the running when they open up for voting!

Deadline is midnight tonight.