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Past Events
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Women’s Brain Health Research Fund Video Launch |
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Thursday December 01, 2011 |
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Annual Member Appreciation Reception & Tea |
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Windsor Arms Hotel |
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Women of Baycrest members are invited to celebrate our achievements |
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SEX, AGING & MEMORY | Canada’s First Women’s Brain Health Conference |
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Allstream Centre, 105 Princes’ Boulevard, Exhibition Place, Toronto |
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A one-day brain health conference geared to women interested in learning more about what one can do to stay brain healthy longer, with emcee CTV News Anchor Christine Bentley, CTV Health & Medical Contributor Dr. Marla Shapiro and Senator Linda Frum. Featuring special guest speaker, 2-time Best Actress Academy Award winner and women’s health advocate HILARY SWANK. Registration now open. |
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Brain Games (formerly Games Girls Play) |
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The Ritz-Carlton, 181 Wellington St. W. |
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Playing games & training your brain can boost overall mental power & performance. Ladies, give your grey matter a lift! Enjoy games night at Toronto’s newest luxury hotel, including hors d’oeuvres, wine & snacks. This year, gambling is also available. |
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AT THE CROSSROADS OF SEX, AGING & COGNITION |
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Glenn Gould Studio – CBC Building, 250 Front St. W. |
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IT’S TIME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FEMALE BRAIN. Bringing together the leading thinkers in the field to discuss where we currently stand on issues relating to women’s brain health research and where focus needs to be applied. |
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Invent Your Scent; YWB Exclusive Experience |
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Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant, 55 Mill St. Building #3 |
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Young Women of Baycrest & their friends are invited to an exclusive evening of perfume making, generously sponsored by YWB member and Aromachology founder, Kirsten Menkes and the Distillery District’s new Tappo Wine Bar & Restaurant. Enjoy cocktails & hors d’oeuvres and create the ideal scent that best conveys your personality. |
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Women of Baycrest Member Appreciation |
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Winter Garden, Baycrest |
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Members of Women of Baycrest are invited to a reception held in their honour. Meet WB post doc Dr. Norman Farb and help us recognize our outstanding corporate partners and exceptional volunteers. Enjoy cocktails & a light supper and be the first to view the new technologically advanced Women of Baycrest information & media wall installation inscribing all new members. |
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The Power of One |
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Fall Series |
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CAN ONE PERSON MAKE A DIFFERENCE? YES. Every person can make a difference and have an enormous impact on the success and scope of Women of Baycrest. You have the power – the Power of One. |
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YWB Power of One |
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Brassaii, 461 King Street West |
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CAN ONE PERSON MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Yes. Every one of us can make a difference and have an enormous impact on the success and scope of Young Women of Baycrest. |
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More Passion for Fashion |
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Personal Passport to Bloor-Yorkville |
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Back by popular demand, shop, savour fine wine and save in the best stores Bloor-Yorkville has to offer, with emcee Mike Chalut, Canada’s VIP Host and Host of The Mike Chalut Show on PROUD FM. Luxury transportation between select stores provided by Parkview BMW, service beyond your expectations. Every guest will receive a personal passport granting them 20% off at participating location & a chance to win a stunning Colette Harmon original necklace, gift certificates & more. |
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Sex and the City 2; Private Pre-Screening |
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Cineplex, Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond St. W. |
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Be 1st to see the 2nd! Get CARRIED away at Women of Baycrest’s private pre-screening of Sex and the City 2, with emcee Jeanne Beker, Host of CTV’s Fashion Television. Enjoy the exclusive Roosevelt Room after party with welcome Skyy Vodka cocktail, hors d’oeuvres and fabulous swag bag. WHAT WILL YOU BE WEARING? |
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Comedy Night with Carla Collins |
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Koolhaus, 132 Queens Quay E |
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Join Carla for a sneak peek between the sheets of her upcoming book, “ANGELS, VAMPIRES and D#^&%$+*!S” Catch an exclusive first look at Carla Collins’ soon to be released inspirational, edgy, laugh-out-loud blockbuster and receive an autographed copy. Enjoy a cocktail & enticing morsels courtesy of McEwan Fine Foods, Elizabeth Grant swag bag and tunes spun by DJ Ted Dancin’. Hosted by etalk reporter TRACI MELCHOR, with special guest performance by new musical sensation ALEESIA. DOORS 7 pm SHOW 8 pm |
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Beat Brain Sag: Ladies, Give Your Grey Matter A Lift! |
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The Guvernment, 132 Queens Quay East |
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Statistics show women have a higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s than men. It’s time to take charge of our lives before cognitive decline takes charge of us. Join journalist Libby Znaimer with featured speakers Dr. Tiffany Chow & Dr. Jean Marmoreo for an enlightening conversation focused on women’s brain health. Medical consultant Dr. Marla Shapiro will emcee. Coffee & dessert to follow. |
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Beyond Beauty; Scents and Sensibility |
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Murale, Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Road |
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Discover Murale, a beauty shopping experience unlike any other. Indulge your fashion sensibility with the freshest news in cosmetics, fragrance, skin care and beauty at an amazing one-time-only 20% discount & take home a Murale Swag Bag. Enjoy wine & tantalizing tidbits courtesy of gourmet grocer McEwan. Finish at McEwan’s for coffee and dessert & receive a $75 gift certificate! |
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Women of Baycrest Founding Members – Plaque Dedication Ceremony |
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Winter Garden, Apotex Centre, Baycrest |
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Founding members of Women of Baycrest are invited to a reception and dedication ceremony held in their honour. Enjoy cocktails & a light supper and be the first to view the stunning Women of Baycrest plaque installation inscribing all founding members. Members will also receive their sterling silver WB bracelet, a symbol of their multi-year commitment to funding research into women’s brain health. |
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Babes for Baycrest – Bachelor/ette Charity Auction |
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Ultra Supper Club, 314 Queen Street West |
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Ok, we admit we stole the idea from the Young Women of Baycrest! Single or attached, male or female, you can bid on fabulous date packages with some of Toronto’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes. Join award-winning comedian, actress, television host and writer Carla Collins and auctioneer Perry Tung for an experience to remember. Enjoy music, dance performances, delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and take home an exclusive swag bag. |
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Behind the Mask – YWB Bachelor/ette Auction |
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Six Degrees |
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Single or attached, male or female, join Young Women of Baycrest at their inaugural event to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and its effect on women. If you’re under 35 don’t miss out on this exciting event! Hosted by SOLE POWER with MC Abby Tobias, experience the original magic of UK illusionist SCOTT PEPPER and bid on some of Toronto’s hottest young bachelors and bachelorettes! Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and desserts by Toben Food by Design. |
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A Passion for Fashion – Personal Passport to Bloor-Yorkville |
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Launching at DAVIDS, 66 Bloor St. W. |
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Shop, save and savour fine wine in the best stores Bloor-Yorkville has to offer. Every guest will receive a personal passport granting them significant discounts at participating stores and will have a chance to win one of two fabulous PASSION FOR FASHION shopping sprees, or a stunning 1950 necklace with matching earrings from Carole Tanenbaum’s vintage jewellery collection! |
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Maple Syrup & Wild Leek Festival |
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Eigensinn Farm |
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Arrive at Eigensinn Farm for “A Heaven on Earth” celebration with Michael and Nobuyo Stadtlander. Accommodations provided at nearby Westin Trillium House. Sunday afternoon it’s back to the farm for the Maple Syrup & Wild Leek Festival. Roam about the property and enjoy food prepared in outdoor kitchens by Toronto’s top chefs & receive a gift, compliments of The Stadtlanders. |
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Lisa Lillien Hungry Girl |
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The Market Kitchen |
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Celebrity author & chef “Hungry Girl” Lisa Lillien shares her recipes and survival strategies for guilt-free eating in the real world. Friends, mothers & daughters can share in this exclusive culinary event with “goddess of grub” Lisa Lillien at the new Market Kitchen at St. Lawrence Market. Participants will receive a signed copy her latest cookbook Hungry Girl: 200 under 200 as well as her last best seller!
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An Evening of Soul, Food and Friends – Launch Party |
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Kultura Restaurant, 169 King St. E |
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Experience the cross cultural creations of Executive Chef Roger Mooking, and delight in hearing him sing from his Juno award-winning CD ‘Soul Food’. Take a seat at the Dermalogica Skin Bar and learn how to achieve healthy skin from the experts. Sample some of Lifford’s finest wines not yet available to the general public. Meet the first neuro scientist supported by the Women of Baycrest, Dr. Tiffany Chow. Open to members and non-members. |
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Cocktail Reception for Dr. Tiffany Chow |
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One, Hazelton Hotel |
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Influencers are invited to an intimate cocktail reception honouring the first female neuro scientist supported by the Women of Baycrest, Dr. Tiffany Chow. Talk personally with the distinguished neurologist and hear her views on changing how we age. Enjoy fine wine and exquisite appetizers in a private dining room at one of Mark McEwen’s finest restaurants. |
