The UK CONNEXION

Winter Events 2023

Fully vaccinated you and single friends, WHEREVER BORN,
are invited to the events below.

Unless mandated by government, the maximum number of people
(indoor/outdoor) is at the discretion of the hosts.

When reserving for these events, please give your first & last names plus home phone number.
Your home phone number is important - even if you reserve by email.
The host may need to call you about a last-minute change.

There is a $5 levy per person per event to be paid on arrival.
YOUR GUESTS and FIRST TIMERS INCLUDED.

If you do not believe in the necessity of the vaccination, masking, sanitization, and social distancing requirements, or have any virus symptoms, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND.

Let's give Friday night out a try and join Christine at an old UKC favourite pub for some good conversation, drinks and dinner. There is a new and wide-range menu at reasonable prices, along with a big choice of beers and wines. Christine is limiting the event to 11 members. Please contact by Thu prior at christineukc23@gmail.com or 416-487-9869. It's wonderful to have a NAGS pantomime again! This year they are performing Cinderella-ella-ella at the Tranzac Club. Dinner first at Thai Basil, 467 Bloor St West nearby (optional) or join us at 7.15 for 7.30 at the Tranzac Club just south of Bloor at 292 Brunswick (bar drinks & snacks available). Cost: theatre ticket: buy your own on-line at www.nagsplayers.com/seeashow/ + UKC Levy paid to host. Contact Ann at (preferably) agarnett@rogers.com or 416-447- 5239. Join Susan and enjoy a fabulous meal from the menu: chicken or pork schnitzel, fish 'n' chips, salmon, beef. Prices begin at $18. Also available - a selection of beers (and wines). Meet at 6 pm for meet and greet and supper at 7 pm. Closest subway King & Yonge or Union Station. Contact Susan by Thu prior at brunnsu@rogers.com or 416-925-4959. A traditional Hungarian restaurant serving stews, cabbage rolls, schnitzel, dumplings, and more. Side of Danforth walk east 2 ½ blocks to restaurant. Pay parking is available on Danforth or public pay parking off of Amroth Ave (behind Value Village, 1 block east of Woodbine) for $3 after 6 pm. Event is open to 12 members. Note new time. Contact Rosemary at rosemary2k14@gmail.com or 416-423-1753. Join Marilyn at The Smokeshow BBQ and Brew on the first block south of Eglinton Ave, west side. There is street parking on Mt. Pleasant plus the side streets. The Climax Jazz Band plays traditional New Orleans jazz and has been seen in Toronto for decades. There is a $10 cover charge collected by the bar plus our normal $5 UKC Levy. Please reserve with Marilyn by Thu Jan 19 so we can hold a large enough table: marilyn.goodman45@yahoo.com (preferred) or 647-210-5110. Come and join Maureen at The Granite Brewery, on Mt. Pleasant Road, for mingling, drinks and dinner. Good selection of craft beers and pub type food in this long-established neighbourhood restaurant, situated in mid-town Toronto. There is free underground parking at The Granite, with a token from the server (see video). From Eglinton subway station take the 56 bus or any bus going east and get off at Rawlinson and walk west one block to Mt. Pleasant, then south on Mt. Pleasant. Alternatively, take the 74 bus from St. Clair subway station and get off at Soudan Avenue and then walk less than a block north. The event is open to 12 members. To reserve, please contact Maureen at mstuchbury@gmail.com or 416-486-6088 by the Fri prior. Join Beverly and Marilyn for an afternoon at the opera as Toronto City Opera presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's masterpiece, Don Giovanni at the Al Green Theatre, in the Miles Nadal Community Centre, 750 Spadina Ave. at the Spadina subway station. This fully staged production will be sung in the original Italian with English supertitles and presented in a 1940's Hollywood in Film Noir style. Watch for Beverly on stage in the chorus. Discount tickets are available to UK Connexion members at the code: TCOchorusregular. Tickets with discount are $40 and are available at the website: www.torontocityopera.com.

After the opera we will meet at the Victory Cafe for craft beer and conversation at 440 Bloor St. W. - a short walk west of the theatre on the north side of Bloor. Since Beverly is a performer, her sister Marilyn Gilbert has kindly offered to be UKC host and collect the levy. We meet Marilyn between 1:15 - 1:45 in the Welcome Lounge on the main floor inside the Miles Nadal Community Centre. The event is open to 18 members. Contact Beverly by Fri prior at bev.gibson@hotmail.com or 416-465-2613. Join Ada for mingling with free snacks followed by dinner at the Squire, 3335 Bloor St W, just two short blocks east of Islington subway station on the south side. Street parking available, as well as free street parking one block south on Lothian Ave, the street beside the pub. The event is open to 18 members. Reserve with Ada by Thu prior at granshawada@gmail.com or 416-358-9514.

Dead Accounts is a comedy featuring a brother, a sister, a nearly ex-wife, a high-price secret and a plethora of pizza, all combining to complicate a family reunion. Meet Vanessa in the lobby at 7:15 to buy your ticket at the box office. Adults $29, Seniors $26, plus UKC levy. Eight seats will be reserved for UKC so please mention you are with our group. Play starts at 8 pm sharp and seats are on a first come, first-served basis. Location 2190 Bloor St. W. (down the stairs on the north side across from No Frills) just east of Runnymede subway. As the play sells out fast, please contact Vanessa at van.jones@yahoo.ca or 416-465-7532 by Sat prior and also let her know if you are interested in meeting at 5:45 pm at a nearby pub for a drink and/or meal before the play. Join Ron and enjoy a fabulous meal from the menu: chicken or pork schnitzel, fish ’n’ chips, salmon, beef. Prices begin at $18. Also available - a selection of beers (and wines). Meet at 6 pm for meet and greet and supper at 7 pm. Closest subway King & Yonge or Union Station. Contact Ron by Thu prior at rkoehli@bell.net or 289-981-3184. A traditional Hungarian restaurant serving stews, cabbage rolls, schnitzel, dumplings, and more. Take subway to Woodbine Station then, on south side of Danforth walk east 2 ½ blocks to restaurant. Pay parking is available on Danforth or public pay parking off of Amroth Ave (behind Value Village, 1 block east of Woodbine) for $3 after 6 pm. Event is open to 12 members. Note new time. Contact Rosemary at rosemary2k14@gmail.com or 416-423-1753. If you are not yet on the mailing list for the UK Quarterly, please send your cheque for the $20 subscription for four issues (Spring 2023 – Winter 2024) plus the current one. Use the yellow application form If enclosed or download a form from www.ukconnexion.net. This is also the last day to let our Events Director know what events you would like to organize in Apr, May, and June. Please contact Christine Quinn at 416-487-9869 or christineukc23@gmail.com. Please join us for an evening of fun & hilarity if you are prepared to take an active role in this event! Character info will be sent to guests ahead of the date so that they an get in to character with costume and prop. Chicken dinner and prizes for best detective, costume and acting, voted on by the guests. $13, plus UKC levy. Bloor & Mt Pleasant, Sherbourne or Yonge subway and plenty of underground parking. RSVP Jackie@burgerfs.ca or 647-298-5153 (but not between Jan 29—Mar 9). Note: those who originally registered a year ago will be given first preference – but please confirm. Join Marilyn at Smokeshow BBQ and Brew, 744 Mt. Pleasant Rd., in the first block south of Eglinton on the west side. Street parking is available. Come and enjoy the York Jazz Ensemble, one of Toronto's top 9- piece bands with a large horn section plus singer Cheryl Lyn Backman who has a beautiful bluesy voice. Please note that this big band IS LOUD. The Band plays rock, ballads and the old big band standards. Smokeshow has a varied menu with interesting new specials. Plus there is lots of room to dance. There is a $10 cover charge plus the levy. Please reserve no later than Fri am prior. We are limited to 14 members. Contact marilyn.goodman45@yahoo.com (preferred) or 647-210-5110. Come and join Maureen at The Granite Brewery, on Mt. Pleasant Road, for mingling, drinks and dinner. Good selection of craft beers and pub type food in this long-established neighbourhood restaurant, situated in mid-town Toronto. There is free underground parking at The Granite, with a token from the server and walk west one block to Mt. Pleasant, then south on Mt. Pleasant. Alternatively, take the 74 bus from St. Clair subway station and get off at Soudan Avenue and then walk less than a block north. The event is open to 12 members. To reserve, please contact Maureen at mstuchbury@gmail.com or 416-486-6088 by the Wed prior. Join Tony at the Katsu Sushi Japanese Restaurant, 572 Danforth Ave. at Carlaw (near Pape subway station). It has a wide menu of Japanese specialties including sushi, sashimi, teriyaki and tempura dishes, also vegetarian options. They suspended their all-you-can-eat buffet-byorder during the pandemic. Set course and combo dinners from $12.99. The UKC levy will apply. Register by 5 pm the day of the event. Please contact Tony at 416-693-8639 or tonyasrilen@yahoo.com. Join Ada for mingling with free snacks followed by dinner at the Squire, 3335 Bloor St W, just two short blocks east of Islington subway station on the south side. Street parking available, as well as free street parking one block south on Lothian Ave, the street beside the pub. The event is open to 18 members. Reserve with Ada by Thu prior at granshawada@gmail.com or 416-358-9514.