TORONTO, May 6, 2004 -- Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will present Vernissage – an exciting evening of great art and music with budding artists who by day are Toronto professionals – on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at The Boiler House in Toronto’s Distillery District.
Proceeds from the event will be used to fund Osgoode’s first youth program called World View Conference: Youth Exploring Global Issues and the Law. The conference, which will take place from June 22 to 27 at Osgoode’s Professional Development Centre in downtown Toronto, will give Grades 9 to 12 students a chance to learn from the brightest legal minds about some of the pressing challenges facing the world and how Toronto youth can make a difference. For more on the World View Conference, please go to http://worldviewyouth.osgoode.yorku.ca
WHAT:
Vernissage – a fundraiser for Osgoode’s World View Conference – will feature the best of what the city has to offer: original artwork, live music from a Latin-Brazilian quartet, sumptuous food and drinks, and exciting prizes. Artwork from 50 professionals in the city will be displayed at the beautiful and historic 2-storey premises of the Boiler House. Lawyers, bankers, TV personalities, graphic designers, engineers, analysts and entrepreneurs have signed on to show another side of themselves - their passion through art. Some of the artwork will be available for purchase.
There is still some space available for artists interested in showing their art at this event. Artists can register by calling Barbara Tong, Assistant Director, Osgoode Professional Development Program, at 416-597-9729. Companies wishing to donate a product or service as one of the prizes for this event may also contact Tong.
WHEN/WHERE:
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Boiler House in Toronto’s Distillery District at 55 Mill Street (one block south of Front Street, east off Parliament Street).
TICKETS:
$25 per person available by contacting Barbara Tong at btong@osgoode.yorku.ca
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For more information, please contact:
Barbara Tong
Assistant Director
Osgoode Professional Development Program
416-597-9729
