TOPHATs Village Idiot, Beatles at AGO for Free, and OCAD @111th

Join Lawrence, your top hatted host, for an evening of local food, interesting beers, Paul McCartney's photos, an AGOs collection of photos, and OCADs 111th celebration.

At 6 pm. we will warm-up at the Village Idiot for a beer and a bite. They have a great selection of Ontario Craft and Traditional European beers. I usually start with a Fullers.
Their menu of fine foods, includes a wicked pulled pork poutine, eggplant parm with pesto rice, and poke tuna cobb salad.

https://www.villagegeniuspub.com/food-menu
126 McCaul St, Toronto, ON M5T 1W2

7pmish, we will join the fast moving queue, to gain our Free entry to the AGO.

Please book your digital entry here:

https://visit.ago.ca/59813/59875

Then we will head to the back to ride the lift to the 5th floor to see Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm

These intimate and historic photographs, shown alongside video clips and archival materials, capture both the intensity of The Beatles touring schedule and the energy of the era, as well more intimate views of his bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

https://ago.ca/exhibitions/paul-mccartney-photographs-1963-64-eyes-storm

Afterwards, we will descend to the ground floor and make our way to Collective Visions: Celebrating 25 Years of Photography

Organized by Sophie Hackett, this exhibition aims to highlight the breadth of the AGO’s photography collection, representing a diverse range of artists, artistic genres and approaches, subject matter, and materials. Accompanied by responses from the participants, the works on view offer a rich and varied perspective on the medium of photography.

https://ago.ca/exhibitions/collective-visions-celebrating-25-years-photography

Around 8:00 pm, we will leave the AGO for OCAD around the corner for the Opening Night event to Celebrate this year’s student medal winners at one of Toronto’s most fun art parties with a bar, food, DJ and the city’s most creative people.

https://www.ocadu.ca/gradex111