Camera by Crystal Marie Lopez

Be transported to southern France with beautiful vintage black-and-white photography, featuring selections from Toni Harting's Provence Collection.

Toni put together a wide-ranging collection of candid, revealing portraits that are an original, joyous, thought-provoking, but above all honest historical documentary record of the lively spirit of those times. With these pictures he celebrates the enchanting heart of the land of glorious light and presents a loving look at the people of captivating Provence, the playground of Southern France.
 

A new selection of unframed prints from the Provence Collection will be on exhibit and available for purchase at the gallery.

There will also be a collection of framed pieces, (Series A) printed by the photographer for purchase at friendly holiday pricing.

THE DEPARTMENT INC.
www.thedepartment.ca

1389 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1Y4
tel: 416 720 8273

Gallery hours: 12-4 pm Tuesday-Saturday

 

Our fabulously talented client Naomi Clement, will be showing and selling her

beautiful work this weekend at the Woodlawn Pottery Show & Sale at the

Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West (2nd Floor)

Friday Dec 4 5-9pm (opening reception)
Saturday & Sunday Dec 5&6 11am- 5pm
 

Kongrats to Jessica Grant  who won a gift certificate to Chapters / Indigo books.  Thanks to all that entered - check back again Dec 1/09. 

Interesting results from the question - everyone loves fireplaces!

You’re invited to a Contemporary Photo Show @ Gallery 44.

Our talented client Gary Cwitco is exhibiting his art work. Please drop in to see Les Pieds à Terre

between November 10 and 28th
401 Richmond Street West
Toronto

Les Pieds à Terre continued...

Read our latest September 2009 Newsletter - Kinnear's Komments

Lots of chit chat and babies, a glorious GEM from one of our recent sellers, update on this "new market", and the ever popular What They Got section.

One of our fantastic clients, Jim Blokland has some great news!

The feature film comedy 'Year of the Carnivore', which he edited for director Sook-Yin Lee, will have its world premiere at TIFF '09 on Thursday September 10th at 7:30 PM.

There will also be a second screening on Saturday September 12th, at 12:15 PM.

Tickets are available online through the TIFF '09 website.

Congratulations Jim!!!
 

Read our latest July 2009 Newsletter - Kinnear's Komments

Lots of chit chat and babies, a glorious GEM from one of our recent sellers, update on this "new market", and the ever popular What They Got section.

Movies Shot in Toronto – Put a Smile on Your Face continued...

Movies shot in Toronto – A Few Drops of Blood continued...

KONGRATS TO GREG SHELDRAKE! He's the winner of a gift certificate to ITunes! Watch for next month's Kontest!!

If you’ve ever been through the process of buying or selling a property, you surely have heard of what stands for MLS – Multiple Listing Service. Today we will have a look at some of the basic background of MLS, its history, future and functionality.

What you’ve always wanted to know about Multiple Listing Service (MLS) continued...

Has the financial crisis finally descended upon you? Do you spend more than you would like?

No need to worry: inspire yourself with our list of 10 common dollar-gluttons and find a few alternatives to your daily spending.

1. Grocery shopping
   Eat before you go shopping and stick to your shopping list. These are the two rules that can save you plenty of money over time. When shopping, always compare price per ounce. You might notice that you always find the most expensive stock right in front of your eyes, while the cheaper alternative (private label or store brands) would be located right at the bottom of the shelf. Can you really tell the difference (blindfolded) between a $9 bottle of wine and a $25 bottle of wine? On the other hand, don’t buy something only because it is cheap: stick to your shipping list!
2. Bottled water
   Did you get used to drinking bottled water over the years? Filtering your tap water works just as well. Just think of all the plastic bottles you leave behind!
3. Coffee
   Can’t live without your coffee? Most people can’t. But do you really need to stop by at your favourite coffee shop every morning? Invest $10 in a coffee pot and make your own coffee.
4. Snacks
   Sure 8 hours at work every day can’t be completed without some tasty snacks. Have you tried munching on fruits and vegetables instead of buying your favourite chocolate or protein bar? As well as saving money, you might even lose some pounds from
5. Movies & Cable
   A movie night at the cinema for a couple can be as much as $30, if you include popcorn and babysitter. Netflix, on the other hand, costs only $9 for unlimited viewing. On the other hand, do you really watch all the channels you pay for every month? Check your billing options at your cable provider and choose the option that matches your viewing habits.
6. Music
   Do you still buy new CD releases? Why don’t you get your favourite tunes at Amazon or iTunes, where you pay per song, so that you can download only those you really like for under $1 per song.
7. Phone
   Living without a cell phone is near impossible these days for most people, but the good news is there are plenty of opportunities to save on your cell phone bills. Compare the billing options or switch to pay as you go, if that would make you call less often.
8. Smoking
   If you cannot stop smoking altogether, think of switching to rolling tobacco. You might need a few days before you master rolling your cigarette, but the saving effect (as much as 50% in many countries) will be astonishing.
9. Petrol
   Of course driving less would be the the ultimate money-saver, but that is not always possible. If asking yourself is this trip really necessary every time you turn on the engine isn’t an option for you, comparing petrol prices instead of stopping by at your closest petrol station could save you a bundle.
10. Credit cards
    You probably heard that one already many times, but if you if you keep using your credit card for every day shopping and in the end find yourself unable to repay it on time, no money-saving tips will ever help you. Why don’t you close you credit card accounts (except for one for emergencies) and stick to paying cash, thus avoiding paying the interest (sometimes up to 30%) and possible late charges, which can also be very high.

    Lots of credit card companies have secret low interest versions which you can move to if you press them. On the low interest versions you may not get some small bonuses but the savings on interest (as low as 5%) more than make up for the bonuses for most people.

Other ideas
I hope these ideas help you. Let us know if you have any other ideas in the comments. We have to all stick together to get through more difficult times in a changing world. Strange going back to the world of our grandparents where saving is more important than spending.

Easter Kolouring Kontest Winner !! continued...

Sunday April 19th, 2009 - The Resistor Gallery (College/Spadina)

1:00 - 6:00 pm, tickets are available at the door for $8.00.

Its a CD Release Party, a Bake Sale and and Arts and Crafts show.

All proceeds going to raise money for Lymphoma Cancer Charity, The Hibiscus Fund for Hope.

www.hibiscusandrosehips.com

Check out their very cool website. Get an idea of the crafts and baked goods that will be for sale as well information on all the musical acts that will be performing.

Come for the afternoon! It will be a truly unique experience. You'll be doing 2 great things, supporting our local talent and raising money for an extremely important cause!

Read our latest March 2009 Newsletter - Kinnear's Komments - Tons of news for you!

Lots of chit chat and babies, a glorious GEM from one of our recent sellers, update on this "new market", and the ever popular What They Got section.

KONGRATS!!! to AIRIN STEPHENS AND CHARLES LEVKOE!!

Lucky Grand Prize Winners and Thank you to all of you who entered.

Friendly reminder from all of us at The Julie Kinnear Team to Move the Clocks Forward on Sunday March 8th @2:00am!

(Oh ya - and check those smoke detector batteries too.)

We've just posted our first neighbourhood video, for Cabbagetown. Yay! See what it's like to live in Downtown Toronto.

See the video in our Cabbagetown real estate guide or right here:

January Newsletter posted! Check it out in our newsletter section – including the latest print interview

Latest January Newsletter now posted continued...

Our lovely clients Sonja and Carlo sold their home in downtown Toronto with the Julie Kinnear Team and relocated to Europe. They have asked us to spread the word that they are looking to rent out their house in northern Italy, near Lake Maggiore, for the month of August.

Looking for a House rental in Italy for August? continued...