The UK CONNEXION

Spring 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.

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. Let's give Friday night out another 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 9 members plus host. Please contact Christine by Thu prior at christineukc23@gmail.com or 416-487-9869. Join Ritu and enjoy ethnic Afghani food with a glimpse of Central Asian atmosphere. The restaurant is close to Yonge/Bloor subway. You have options to select group platters or individual dishes . For photos, menu and prices, please check www.nandk.ca . Limited to 20 people including the host. Contact Ritu by Fri prior at ritubhama@hotmail.com or 647-405-4474. Come for a boardwalk stroll in "The Beach" with Elaine. We'll walk beside the lake and take in the view. If some wish to go to a pub later, we'll head over to one of the many places on Queen Street for a bite and brew. Meet in front of the Beaches branch library 2161 Queen Street E on Queen near Lee. TTC routes are #64 Main (south) bus from Main station to Queen, walk a short distance west, or catch the Queen #501 streetcar and get off at Queen/Belle-fair. Call Elaine at 647-323-2713 before or on Apr 6. Join Ron and enjoy a fabulous meal from the menu: chicken or pork , 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. Note change in day. Join Peter for an afternoon of Dixieland Jazz, 3:30 to 7 pm, by the Happy Pals along with beer or wine refreshments and a chance to get up and dance along to the music if you wish. UKC limit of 10 people. Coming early is advised as it gets pretty busy once the music starts. Our group will probably leave around 6:30 to go to the Red Room restaurant, across the road at 444 Spadina, for an inexpensive Chinese dinner (optional). Accessible from the TTC Spadina Street Car, Nassau St. stop. Contact Peter Warth by the Fri prior at pwarth.es@gmail.com or 416-787-0645. 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 (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 416-932-5536 by the Fri prior. 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. Contact Rosemary at rosemary2k14@gmail.com or 416-423-1753. 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 9 members. Please contact by Thu prior at christineukc23@gmail.com or 416-487-9869. 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. Get some fresh air, exercise, and (no guarantees!) maybe see the cherry blossoms in High Park if the timing is right. We'll spend a couple of hours in the park with a rest at the Grenadier Café for a patio lunch or snack before heading home. Meet Elaine at the Bloor Street/High Park Avenue entrance to the park, just south of the High Park subway station. Call 647-323-2713 on or before May 1. Join Peter for an afternoon of Dixieland Jazz, 3:30 to 7 pm, by the Happy Pals along with beer or wine refreshments and a chance to get up and dance along to the music if you wish. UKC limit of 10 people. Coming early is advised as it gets pretty busy once the music starts. Our group will probably leave around 6:30 to go to the Red Room restaurant, across the road at 444 Spadina, for an inexpensive Chinese dinner (optional). Accessible from the TTC Spadina Street Car, Nassau St. stop. Contact Peter Warth by the Fri prior at pwarth.es@gmail.com or 416-787-0645. Join Ron and enjoy a fabulous meal from the menu: chicken or pork , 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. Contact Rosemary at rosemary2k14@gmail.com or 416-423-1753. Join Jo-ann at the Scarlett Woods golf course for 18 holes of golf. COST: green fees $35.07 for seniors and $48.13 for adults, plus UKC $5 levy. Rentals are available: Clubs $20 with pull cart included, pull cart only $7, power carts for seniors $32 and $34 for adults. Please have a $5 bill or a pre-written cheque ready made payable to UK Connexion. IMPORTANT: To reserve, contact Jo-ann at 416-707-7758 or jdathome@sympatico.ca by Sun prior. Note: The fees quoted are for 2022; at time of printing the 2023 fees are not available. Everyone is welcome. UKC levy of $5 will apply. This will be the ‘19th hole’ for the afternoon golfers, with no levy payable. The London Gate Pub (formerly the Wild Goose) is located at 5395 Eglinton Ave. W, just west of Renforth Drive. It is located close to highways 401 and 427. Hopefully, it will be a lovely sunny day, so we can enjoy dinner on the large patio. Reservations required by 8 pm the evening before. Please contact Jo-ann at 416-707-7758 or jdathome@sympatico.ca.

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 midtown 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 416-932-5536 by the Fri prior. Tony invites you to enjoy an excellent Indian dinner at a reasonable cost at the Regency Restaurant, 1423 Gerrard St. E, west of Coxwell Ave in Little India. This spotless restaurant features a wide variety of Indian dishes at reasonable prices. It was famous for its all-you-caneat buffet, but replaced it during the pandemic by new Combo Plates, with two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, plus rice and naan and either salad or dessert, for $12.99 (or two vegetable dishes and one meat dish for $11.99). Take the No. 22 bus from Coxwell Station. Please register by 5 pm the day of the event. Contact Tony at tonyasrilen@yahoo.com or 416-693-8639. Let's give Friday night out another whirl 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 9 members. Please contact by Thu prior at christineukc23@gmail.com or 416-487-9869. 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. Come have fun dining together with Jackie, share laughs and then battle wits over a few games of Scrabble. Chicken dinner ++ $10 plus $5 UKC levy. BYOB. Plenty of underground parking. RSVP jackie@burgerfs.ca (preferred) or 416-483-5153. Let’s celebrate! Summer almost here! Come out and enjoy a delicious entree from this popular downtown restaurant. We'll sit on the patio if weather permits. Hot House offers an international menu, including steaks, salmon, burgers, pastas, pizzas, soups, salads, fish' n chips and curries. Thursday is all-day $8 martinis. Walk to 35 Church Street (Front and Church) from King or Union stations. Call to reserve by Jun 6 with Elaine at 647-323-2713. Limited to 12 diners. Ask for the UK group at the restaurant. Join Peter for an afternoon of Dixieland Jazz, 3:30 to 7 pm, by the Happy Pals along with beer or wine refreshments and a chance to get up and dance along to the music if you wish. UKC limit of 10 people. Coming early is advised as it gets pretty busy once the music starts. Our group will probably leave around 6:30 to go to the Red Room restaurant, across the road at 444 Spadina, for an inexpensive Chinese dinner (optional). Accessible from the TTC Spadina Street Car, Nassau St. stop. Contact Peter Warth by the Fri prior at pwarth.es@gmail.com or 416-787-0645. Join Ron and enjoy a fabulous meal from the menu: chicken or pork , 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. 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-by-order during the pandemic. Set course and combo dinners from $12.99. Register by 5 pm the day of the event. Please contact Tony at 416-693-8639 or tonyasrilen@yahoo.com. Join Jo-ann at the Scarlett Woods golf course for 18 holes of golf. COST: green fees $35.07 for seniors and $48.13 for adults, plus the UKC $5 levy. Rentals are available: Clubs $20 with pull cart included, pull cart only $7, power carts for seniors $32 and $34 for adults. IMPORTANT: To reserve, contact Jo-ann at 416-707-7758 or jdathome@sympatico.ca by Sun prior. Note: The fees quoted are for 2022; at time of printing the 2023 fees are not available. Everyone is welcome. UKC levy of $5 will apply. This will be the ‘19th hole’ for the afternoon golfers, with no levy payable. The London Gate Pub (formerly the Wild Goose) is located at 5395 Eglinton Ave. W, just west of Renforth Drive. It is located close to highways 401 and 427. Hopefully, it will be a lovely sunny day, so we can enjoy dinner on the large patio. Reservations required by 8 pm the evening before. Please contact Jo-ann at 416-707-7758 or jdathome@sympatico.ca. 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, 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 (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 416-932-5536 by the Fri prior. 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. Contact Rosemary at rosemary2k14@gmail.com or 416-423-1753. Weather permitting, join Liz to ferry over to Centre Island, followed by a hike to Ward's Island and a lunch at the Island Cafe. You will need to buy a ferry ticket online: (https://secure.toronto.ca/FerryTicketOnline/tickets2/index.jsp) and appear at the ferry dock, wearing a mask if desired. At this writing, the spring schedule is not yet set, but will be by Apr 7. Once you have signed up, I'll let you know more details. hoping for an 11 am departure. (https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-gardens-beaches/toronto-island-park/) We will walk and explore the south shore along the road and boardwalk, then proceed to have lunch at the Island Cafe: (https://www.islandcafeto.com/). Wear a hat and bring water. If the weather is inclement, the alternate date will be the negotiated, probably Jun 30. Sign up with Liz at 416-580-8446 (cell) or lizmcgroarty41@gmail.com, giving full name and contact phone number and/or email. 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. Let’s give Friday night out another whirl 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 9 members. Please contact by Thu prior at christineukc23@gmail.com or 416-487-9869.