Toronto Event Generator Newsletter June 5, 2025
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June 6: Decades Dance Party at Handlebar [link]
Six decades of music!
June 6-8: Do West Fest [link]
Street festival on Dundas.
June 7: SexTech TO Conference [link]
An early leadup event for this was the first project ever sponsored by Toronto Event Generator, so this has a special place in our heart. Also it will be great.
June 7: A FREE Intro to Square Dancing [link]
Do you want to learn square dancing, but not enough to pay money for it? This is for you!
June 7: PLAYSPACE: Weekend Edition [link]
A playful and creative workshop for grown ups exploring identity and self-expression.
June 7: Toronto Comic Arts Festival [link]
Annual two day festival in downtown Toronto celebrating comics.
June 7: Danu D&D [link]
Play D&D in a bar.
June 8: Spin Class [link]
Music and hangout at Danu
June 10: Tantra Speed Date - Toronto! [link]
I went to this once and liked it but also I never went back.
June 10: Curiosity Café: The Ethics of Future Medical Technology [link]
Talk about philosophy at the Maddie.
June 11: Power Point Presentation Party [link]
A break from silent reading clubs.
June 12-18: Toronto Games Week [link]
"A collective coordination of events organized independently by dozens of organizations, curators, companies, creators, and communities."
June 12:MOSAIC S2E2 // Culture, Psychedelics, & Consciousness [link]
“Where Burning Man meets TED”
June 12: Progress | Mediums | 墨子 [link]
Local hero Ben Parry presents this in conjunction with fascinating NYC org Fractal University.
June 14: House Party [link]
This happens every month at Danu. I had some hand in starting it.
June 15: That conversations event Toronto #8 [link]
There are a million “talk to strangers” events in town. At this one, you talk to someone you know.
June 15: Dream Game Incorporated [link]
Draw your dream game character (we'll have plenty of art supplies to use)
We capture your drawing.
We program your drawing into a game.4.
You get to play that game!
Kid-friendly, Part of games week
June 15: Metazooa: Live! [link]
Evolution-themed scavenger hunt in high park - Part of games week
June 15: Board Game Design Jam [link]
Teams and individuals can gather to create a prototype boardgame.- Part of games week
June 15: Prediction Markets 101 [link]
Prediction markets are probably #1 on my list of “how the hell do more people not know about this?” If you are interested in having an accurate understanding of how the world works, you really need to know about these. Run by fiend of the newsletter Abi.
June 15 & 16: Lady Arcaders: Out Of Bounds [link]
Non-men speedrunning event. Whoo!
June 16: Parachute Club [link]
Play with a massive parachute, with weirdo legend Sherwin Tjia!
June 16: The Playful Page: A Sci-fi Rom-Com Conversation [link]
Holly Gramazio (game designer turned novelist) and Jim Munroe (novelist turned game designer) in conversation.
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. Use code teg2025 to get early bird ticket prices.
June 23: APIs and IPAs Social [link]
Best-named nerd event of the month.
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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!