Toronto Event Generator Newsletter June 19, 2025
I am trying to publish this quickly because I really have to go to the bathroom
SOON YOU WILL HAVE MISHA GLOUBERMAN TO KICK AROUND AGAIN!!!
ENJOY YOUR LAST DAYS WITHOUT ME
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TORONTO EVENTS LIKE THEY WRITE ABOUT IN SONGS
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June 19 - 22: Arts in the Parks: Clowns Reading Shakespeare [link]
Who doesn't like clowns? Who doesn't like Shakespeare? The correct answer to both questions is "almost everyone". But put 'em together, and blammo!
June 20: PROGRAM: TORONTO [link]
A hackathon with the theme to make Toronto the world's most programmable city, in collaboration with your best pals the City of Toronto Open Data team
June 20, 21, 27, 28: Arts in the Parks: Dance Together Festival [link]
Dance with people in Mimico Square.
June 20 - 22: Fairbank Summerfest 2025 [link]
Fair on Eglinton.
June 21: Toronto Prop Expo [link]
Explore props from movies, TV shows, and theater productions. Discover innovative designs and techniques, and see how industry professionals bring their creations to life.
June 21: Walk and Talk #13: [link]
This walk will start and end at New Stadium (83 Walnut Ave), with a planned urban trail covering Trinity Bellwoods and Christie Pitts park (~1hr45 mins).
June 21: How To Split A City: The Story of the Spadina Expressway [link]
Hidden Rivers tours is back!!
June 21: TAPETRONICA [link]
A pop up rave at Cumberland Terrace
June 22: The Good Swap x Left Field Brewery: Clothing & Sports Gear Swap [link]
Swap your clothes.
June 22: The City Beneath Toronto [link]
Hidden Rivers tours is SO back!!
Sold out but see more of their tours here
June 22: Self-Dating: Sunday Session [link]
Speed dating but the person you are dating is you. Will you still leave with no matches?
June 23 - 27: Toronto Tech Week [link]
A week of tech stuff! We tried to choose some good stuff for you here, but maybe check out the whole event if this is your sort of thing
June 23: APIs and IPAs Social [link]
Best-named nerd event of the month.
June 23: Reading Rhythms Toronto Chapter - Society Clubhouse [link]
Reading while listening to lo-fi music at the Society Clubhouse patio and storefront.
June 23: TechTO Hackathon [link]
Hackathon event as part of Toronto Tech Week.
June 23: World-Building for New Dimensions of Play [link]
Creative workshop exploring imaginative world-building concepts.
June 24: Curiosity Café: Grief [link]
Philosophy conversation event at the Maddie by my good friends. This one: exploring themes around grief and loss.
June 25: Hitchdeck: Pitch your single friend [link]
Pitch your single friend to a room full of strangers.
June 25: June Dinner Dialogues @ Mossop's Social House [link]
Food and talk!
June 25: June Tribe Toronto Social [link]
Talk to people.
June 26: New WIP: TTW [link]
A gathering for works in progress, from the folks at New.
June 26: 1RG Incubator Demo Day [link]
I was a volunteer mentor in this program. I did not help anyone in any way. I guess I feel bad?
June 26: Leviathan Screening - Toronto Premiere + Afterparty [link]
A movie about the metacrisis- I am super-curious what the afterparty will be like.
June 26: Anti-Networking | Cinq à Sept Vol. 5 | Toronto Tech Week [link]
Alternative networking event as part of Toronto Tech Week.
June 27: Other People's Treasure BINGO [link]
Play bingo and the prize is stuff other people don't want.
June 27: The Punk in You - Lauren Russ-Constant [link]
I hope it’s Dee Dee Ramone.
June 27: COMMON CODE: Is Toronto's tech community ready to become leaders in addressing loneliness? [link]
Exploration of Betteridge's law.
June 27: Toronto Tech Week: Switch Friendlies [link]
Not that kind of switch-friendly, it’s the Nintendo device.
June 28: Dinner Dialogues [link]
Eat with people and talk about things.
July 2-13: Toronto Fringe Festival [link]
Lots of theatre.
July 5: HTML in the Park [link]
Want to do something outdoorsy, but also very very indoordsy? Write HTML in the park!!
July 7: Trampoline Hall [link]
Toronto barroom lecture series started a very very long time ago. Sells out fast. We didn’t do a Toronto show in June because we were in SF instead. Hosted by me. I love doing this. The version of me that is on stage is like real me but with all the dials turned up higher.
July 9: All about intimacy: Kink [link]
This is an event series I run with my friends Sophia and sometimes Heidi. We do facilitated group conversations about love, sex, friendship, and more. This one is about kink!! It’s not a workshop, not a munch, not a play party, not a part of “the kink community”. Just a conversation. It’s for people who are new to kink, people who are very experienced, people who are just curious, and anyone else. I’m really excited about this one! (Event not formally announced yet - you heard it here first)
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About Misha
Hi, I’m Misha! Nice to meet you. I make this newsletter. We started this in September. Around the same time, I also started my own substack. So far the most popular post is one called Stop Pretending Toronto is More Than It Is, which you might like. Or read more about Toronto Event Generator.
I run and host the Trampoline Hall Lecture Series. I co-host All About Intimacy, a conversation event about love, sex, and friendship, and sometimes host a live-band karaoke night at Jean Darlene Piano Room.
In my working life, I help companies foster better human connection - I help teams get better at talking about tough issues, and help organizations run better conferences, workshops, and offsites.
You can find me on twitter, instagram, substack… See you at the next event!
Any idea what the age range is at hitchdeck? Would love to go and sell my pal who is a 65-year-old dude but that wouldn't be much fun in a room full of millennials!