Notable Now Toronto: June 1, 2012

DTour Festival of Art + Music
The DTour Festival of Art + Music is a fundraiser in support of motionball – a charity that raises funds for the Special Olympic – and boasts this summer’s largest communal outdoor patio, replete with relaxing by the fire bins while enjoying S’mores, drinking brews, chowing on BBQ, schmoozing and whisking away a hot summer day at Brick Works. (June 2nd at 550 Bayview Avenue.) 

The Remarkable Entrepreneur SuperConference
On Saturday and Sunday at the MTCC, celebrated best-selling author Robin Sharma is presenting his outstanding Remarkable Entrepreneur Superconference. Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship and how to take your business to sky-breaching levels, and discover strategies and growth models that multi-billion dollar companies us, all in the span of two information-packed days.

The Hogtown Pub and Oysters
On June 7th a new kid in town hits the restaurant scene. The Hogtown Pub and Oysters will be a gastropub of the highest calibre, serving some of the best haute comfort grub you can find. Located at 633 College Street, Hogtown will be shucking oysters, doling out plates like soft shell crab with quinoa, and taking an interesting approach to on-and-offline social media interaction. 

Sick Kids’ Scrubs in the City
Scrubs in the City is one of the hottest tickets year after year. This fundraiser in support of Sick Kids is themed Secret Garden this year, and be sure to expect some surprises throughout the night. Toronto’s glitterati will be gathered at Brick Works on the 7th for a night of curiosities, characters, and cocktails.

2012 Versailles Gala
Mirage is the theme for this year’s Opera Atelier Versailles Gala, being held, interestingly enough, also at Brick Works. June 6th will see the Operatic elite gathered for this celebration and gala fundraiser, an evening of intoxicating delights, alluring auctions, mouth-watering bites, and bewitching performances. It will be a theatrical extravaganza, raising funds for an oh-so-notable cause.

9th Annual Earth Day Canada Gala
Also on June 6th, the 9th Annual Earth Day Canada Gala will take over Toronto’s Drake Hotel (1150 Queen St. W.). Transforming the space into an environmental art showcase that will challenge the way you see things both big and small, the gala will see movers and shakers and environmental enthusiasts all raising a glass to Earth Day, with world-class food, comedy, and entertainment.

Photo courtesy The Hogtown Pub and Oysters