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We’re all gearing up for summer. So, with that in mind, are you in need of new bike or some bike parts? The good people at Bikechain are running a Bike Swap this Sunday at MEC:

Buy and sell bikes and bike parts. Arrive early to drop off your gear, consign it and we’ll sell it.
Get some great deals on bikes, bike parts/equipment. Make sure your old bike goes to a good home.

When:
Earth Day, April 22nd

Schedule
8-11am – Drop off bike gear for sale
11-2pm – Buy bike gear
2-3pm – Pick up proceeds and unsold gear

Where:
Mountain Equipment Co-op
400 King Street West (map)

If you’d like help run the event, send BikeChain an email: [email protected]

P.S. did you know, the title of this post is an example of a spoonerism

ONE DAY ONLY — RENT YOUR PLACE FOR THE SUMMER!

. Meet with students & others who have places to sublet for the summer
. Meet students & others who are looking for summer housing
. View our extensive rental listings from landlords & students
. Pick up sublet agreement forms & other housing info.
. Attend a Workshop on Tenants Rights

When: April 21st at 10am-3pm
Where: U of T Student Housing Service, 214 College St, Koffler Student Services Centre

We all know it’s exam week… but did you know it’s also Creativity and Innovation Week this week, leading up to April 21, Creativity and Innovation Day?

Creativity and Innovation Day is a celebration of the unlimited creative potential in all of us. Its goal is to raise awareness of the opportunity to unleash creativity from within – within ourselves, our families, our communities, our workplaces, our city, our country and our world.

That sounds good to me!

Here’s a calendar of events for the week in Toronto. Unfortunately, we’ve missed quite a few days of the week already. But not to worry, we haven’t missed Creativity and Innovation Day itself. What should you do on Creativity and Innovation Day? Here are some suggestions: 10 Ways to Celebrate Creativity at Home!

So, here’s another exam study break post.

The above is the video for Collarbone, a great song by Brittish Electronica/Krautrock band Fujiya & Miyagi. These guys make good music. Even Pitchfork gave them a highly rated review for their most recent album (and we all know pitchfork are snobbiest of the music mags). Be warned though, the video is all “awww, cute” till about the halfway mark. Then everything goes to BLOODY hell!!

Fujiya & Miyagi are playing in town at the Phoenix on Saturday May 6th, opening for Peter Bjorn And John. Unfortunately, the tickets are sold out out out. So, you’ll have to find creative ways to get your hands on a pair. Scalpers are making a killing on Craigslist.

This year’s St. Michael’s College Annual Lecture – Christianity & The Arts – is taking place this Wednesday.

Ted Rettig, sculptor and professor of art at Queen’s University will be giving this year’s Christianity and the Arts lecture at St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. The topic brings together major themes in Rettig’s research and artistic practice.

When: Wednesday, April 18, 7:30pm
Where: St. Michael’s College, Alumni Hall, Room 400, 121 St. Joseph Street
Details: Reception to follow at Father Madden Hall, Carr Hall, 100 St. Joseph Street. For information, 416-926-7145

So we know you’re probably studying for exams. We also know every good study period needs a good study break. So here’s your 5 minutes of distraction and fun!

The International Design Magazine has answered a golden question for us: “How many designers does it take to design the perfect place to lose your virginity?”

Odds are, if we could do it again, there’d be candles and soft sheets. But in reality, most of us were deflowered in a haze of alcohol or teenage self-doubt. For an issue devoted to life’s milestones, I.D. asked six eros-minded designers to create the perfect space for sexual initiation.

Read the article here.

Okay, now back to the books!

via Core77

In 1982, sixteen-year-old Marina Nemat was arrested on false charges by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and tortured in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.

via U of T Bookstore Webpage

She emigrated to Canada in 1991 and lives with her husband and two sons near Toronto. Marina Nemat will be talking about her new book Prisoner of Tehran, an extraordinary tale of faith and survival.

When: Tuesday, April 17, 7:30pm
Where: Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave.)
Details: Free, for more information call (416) 640-5836. Also, more on this page.