[URBAN NOTE] On throwing a Long Winter party in the Galleria Mall

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Long Winter's migration north to the Galleria Mall is non-trivially awesome. From blogTO's Amy Grief:

Toronto's Long Winter is well-known for hosting monthly art and music parties at The Great Hall. But now, it's taking its seasonal event farther north to an unlikely place: the notorious Galleria Mall.

"It's a fun mall but also somewhat of a relic," says co-organizer Mike Haliechuk via email when I ask about the unique venue. "Lots of art happens in the neighbourhood and lots of artists live up there so it felt like a good fit to bring our community into the space."

On January 30, Haliechuk and the rest of his team will transform the rather depressing mall, complete with performances from TEENANGER, The Highest Order, VCR, New Fries and S.H.I.T. as well as an It's Not U It's Me dance party in an empty storefront. As per usual, there will be installations by local artists - including Andrew Lamb, Laura Dawe and Jonathan Carrol and Ben Macarthy - scattered about.

The Facebook event page is here. I'm definitely going ($C 10.99 a ticket).