IWD2020

International Women's Day

#EACHFOREQUAL Sunday, March 8

Drake Devonshire

+ Women in the County

For the third year in a row, Executive Chef Alexandra Feswick, Senior Food and Beverage Manager Cheynelle Fraser and the team at Drake Devonshire are thrilled to be bringing together 15 female culinary and hospitality professionals for an evening of sips, snacks and conversation to celebrate International Women’s Day. Starting at 4PM, guests are invited to try out eats and drinks from some of the County’s top destinations including Drake Devonshire, Karlo Estates, Merrill Inn, Enid Grace Cafe, Midtown Brewing, The Grange of Prince Edward County Winery, Kinsip Distillery, La Condesa, Parson’s Brewing Company + more. All to be followed by a DJed dance party starting at 7PM.

$15 Tickets available at the door (includes a raffle ticket), with all proceeds from ticket sales donated to Reaching for Rainbows.

$3 tasting tickets. So many incredible silent auction gifts! Live music by Annelise Noronha and 7PM dance party with DJ Waves.

Full list of participating restaurants, wineries and breweries below:

Rebecca Hunt- Picnic
Lili Sullivan- Merrill House
Meghan Vanhorne- The Cape
Trish Cook- The Good Place
Enid Grace- Enid Grace
Sam Valdivia- La Condesa
Sam Valdivia- Koenji
Alex Feswick - Devonshire
Mel Cannons- Idle Wild
Zoe Marshall Nares- Stock and Row
Stella's- Leah & Rosealie
Ashley Telsa- Bermuda
Patricia Bertozzi- Fifth Town
Samantha Parsons- Parsons Brewery
Maggie Granger - The Grange
Nat Wollenberg- 555 Brewing Co
Sarah Waterston- Kinsip
Lynn Sullivan and JJ Syer- Rosehall Run Winery
Mackenzie Brisbois- Trail Estate Winery
Sherry Karlo- Karlo Estates
Kristyn Mayers/Laura Hayes - Red Tail
Liz Lacey- Lacey Estates
Rachel Yeager- Lakeside PEC Air BnB
Shelley Durnin- KOKITO

The Drake Hotel

+ Good To Be Good Foundation

THE DRAKE HOTEL

At The Drake Hotel on March 8 starting at 5PM, all are welcome to enjoy and participate in a panel and Q&A discussion focusing on generational equality for women, hosted by Char San Pedro, advocate and founder of the Good To Be Good Foundation and featuring, photographer and visual artist Zahra Siddiqui, Executive Director of Food Share Canada Paul Taylor, youth activist and speaker Diviya Leonard and speaker and motivator Karlyn Percil.

The goal of the event is to encourage an open, positive and healthy discussion around gender equality in this new decade, focusing on how different generations can encourage and support one another. The panel discussion and Q&A will be followed by bites + DJ Cozmic Cat spinning from from 5PM in the Lounge and then a show in the Underground by Gxrls Need Love Presents: Who’s That Gxrl?

The event is PWYC or a box of new feminine hygiene products (sanitary napkins preferred), with all proceeds going to Good To Be Good Foundation mission to support programs serving women and girls experiencing abuse, poverty and social injustice.

Plus on March 5th at 6PM, The Drake Hotel x Harper Collins present: Wine Girl // A book reading with author + sommelier Victoria James, followed by a wine tasting, bites and a book to go // This event is now SOLD OUT.

DRAKE GENERAL STORE

The first three Saturdays in March will see pop-ups from a variety of female-identifying makers in-store at the Drake General Store flagship location: March 7 with Biko Jewelry, March 14 with Rose Hound Apparel and March 21 with The Scaries.

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Drake Commissary

+ House of Anansi w/ Groundwood Books

Drake Commissary is partnering up with neighbours House of Anansi Press and Groundwood for two readings and talks on March 8th. First up is Helaine Becker, an award-winning author who has written over eighty books for children and is a two-time recipient of the Lane Anderson Award as well as a winner of the Silver Birch Award, will be reading to kids from her new book Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao (illustrated by Liz Wong) and others, starting at 9:00 a.m. Later, friends and authors Judy Rebick and Annahid Dashtgard will be teaming up for a conversation as part of House of Anansi’s Women Do It Write series, a project that aims to amplify women’s stories, voices, and experiences, starting at 4 p.m. All talks and readings are free to join, and the authors will be available to sign books following, with books available for purchase.

RSVP for Children’s Book Reading_9AM

RSVP for the Women Do It Write _4PM

Drake One Fifty

+ Repaint History

Herstory is Art History: Know Her Name.

Over in the Financial District, Drake One Fifty is thrilled to welcome the team from Repaint History for a panel discussion with writer and curator Tatum Dooley, artist Shelley Adler, and Repaint History CEO and founder Pegah Kargar. This dynamic group, moderated by Jessica Tan will be discussing gender equality in the art world both past and present, while also debunking myths from 3PM-4:30PM. Also available during the event will be a pop-up of Repaint History’s custom apparel, Drake One Fifty’s half price wine list and $5 Happy Hour sips + snacks from 3PM-6PM.

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