Yearly events
The CCB Toronto Visionaries present a few big events, and many smaller activities throughout the year.
In February each year, the CCB celebrates White Cane Week, a public awareness campaign which broadens the understanding of vision loss and its impact on Canadians across the country. The CCB Toronto Visionaries participates in White Cane Week by hosting the WCW Experience Expo, an exposition of the products, supports & services available to the vision loss community in Toronto.
Our other big events include a Bus Trip, a Concert, and a walkathon.
Some of our recent past events include:
- White Cane Week 'Experience' Expo (2017), Recreation & Leisure Expo (2016).
- Bus trips out of Toronto to Niagara Falls (2014), to St. Jacobs Farmer's Market & Apple Picking (2015),, Creekside Estates Winery &, Niagara-on-the-Lake (2016]), and the Stratford Festival (2017).
- Live music concerts, including 'The History of Jazz' (2015), 'Growing Up Television' (2016), and 'The Dawn of Music' (2017), featuring a four-piece band.
- Toronto city walking tours through Kensington Market (2015), St. Lawrence Market and the Distillery District (2016), and Yorkville & the Annex (2017).
Calendar of activities
The calendar that appears below highlights the events and regular activities that the CCB Toronto Visionaries has planned. These include our big events, smaller activities, and our ongoing Get Together with Technology (GTT) programs in Toronto.
Please contact us for more information on how you can join us for any or all of the following activities, events and meetings.
We look forward to meeting you!
Use this list to jump directly to a particular month:
February, 2018
2018 WCW Experience Expo
Date: Saturday, February 3, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (750 Spadina Ave, Toronto)
Directions: South-west corner of Bloor & Spadina
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
Notes: An interactive Exposition of all aspects of living with vision loss
2018 WCW Community Social
Date: Saturday, February 3, 2018
Time: 4:00pm until 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (750 Spadina Ave, Toronto)
Directions: MNJCC Al Green Theatre
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
Notes: Food, cash bar, door prizes; RSVP to the CCB Toronto Visionaries
Pub Night
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Time: 5:00pm until 8:30pm
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: Bishop & Belcher Pub (175 Bloor Street East, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Church, 1 block south of Bloor at Hayden
Contact: Bishop & Belcher Pub, 416-591-2352, info@bishopandbelcher.com, http://bishopandbelcher.com/ho...
Winter-licious Lunch
Date: Friday, February 9, 2018
Time: 12:00pm until 2:30pm
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: Café California (538 Church Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2E1)
Directions: West side of Church Street, just south of Wellesley
Contact: Café California, http://www.cafecalifornia.ca/
Notes: 2 or 3-course fixed prix lunch
Bowling
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Cost: Members: free, Non-members: $8.25+tax
Location: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama (2788 Bathurst Street, Toronto)
Directions: West side of Bathurst, just south of Glencairn
Contact: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama, 416-782-1841
Notes: Bowling shoe rental included
Get Together with Technology' (GTT) Meeting
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2018
Time: 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Community Hub (1525 Yonge Street, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Yonge, 1 block north of St Clair at Heath
Contact: GTT Toronto, gtt.toronto@gmail.com, http://www.gtt-toronto.ca
CCB Toronto Visionaries Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Centre (1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto)
Directions: Corner of Bayview & Kilgore, north of Eglinton
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
Notes: Potluck Social
March, 2018
Historic Campbell House Tour
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2018
Time: 1:00pm until 3:30pm
Cost: Members, free; non-members $5
Location: Campbell House Museum (160 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 3H3)
Directions: North-west corner of University & Queen
Contact: Campbell House Museum, 416-597-0227, campbellhouse@bellnet.ca, http://www.campbellhousemuseum...
Notes: Traditional baking plus 'War Flowers' multisensory exhibit
Pub Night
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Time: 6:30pm until 9:30pm
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: The Swan & Firkin Pub (2205 Bloor Street West, Toronto)
Directions: South side of Bloor St West, just east of Runnymede
Contact: The Swan & Firkin Pub, 416-767-9222, http://www.firkinpubs.com/thes...
Bowling
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Cost: Members: free, Non-members: $8.25+tax
Location: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama (2788 Bathurst Street, Toronto)
Directions: West side of Bathurst, just south of Glencairn
Contact: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama, 416-782-1841
Notes: Bowling shoe rental included
Get Together with Technology' (GTT) Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018
Time: 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Community Hub (1525 Yonge Street, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Yonge, 1 block north of St Clair at Heath
Contact: GTT Toronto, gtt.toronto@gmail.com, http://www.gtt-toronto.ca
Full Sensory Tour at the AGO
Date: Friday, March 23, 2018
Time: 6:30pm until 9:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas Street West, Toronto)
Directions: South side of Dundas Street, between McCaul and Beverley
Contact: Art Gallery of Ontario, 416-979-6648, http://www.ago.net/accessible-...
CCB Toronto Visionaries Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Centre (1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto)
Directions: Corner of Bayview & Kilgore, north of Eglinton
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
April, 2018
Pub Night
Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Time: 5:00pm until 8:30pm
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: Bishop & Belcher Pub (175 Bloor Street East, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Church, 1 block south of Bloor at Hayden
Contact: Bishop & Belcher Pub, 416-591-2352, info@bishopandbelcher.com, http://bishopandbelcher.com/ho...
Bowling
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Cost: Members: free, Non-members: $9 + tax
Location: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama (2788 Bathurst Street, Toronto)
Directions: West side of Bathurst, just south of Glencairn
Contact: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama, 416-782-1841
Notes: Bowling shoe rental included
Blind Boys & Blues Queens' Concert
Date: Friday, April 13, 2018
Time: 5:30pm until 9:30pm
Cost: In Advance: members $10, Non-members $15
Location: CNIB Centre (1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto)
Directions: Corner of Bayview & Kilgore, north of Eglinton
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://www.ccbtorontovisionari...
Notes: An evening of blues with the 'Lucas Haneman Express'
Get Together with Technology' (GTT) Meeting
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Time: 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Community Hub (1525 Yonge Street, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Yonge, 1 block north of St Clair at Heath
Contact: GTT Toronto, gtt.toronto@gmail.com, http://www.gtt-toronto.ca
CCB Toronto Visionaries Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Centre (1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto)
Directions: Corner of Bayview & Kilgore, north of Eglinton
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
Dinner at Saint Louis Bar & Grill
Date: Saturday, April 28, 2018
Time: 6:30pm until 9:00pm
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: Saint Louis Bar & Grill (561 Danforth Avenue, Toronto)
Directions: South-east corner of Danforth and Carlaw
Contact: Saint Louis Bar & Grill, 647-351-1112, https://stlouiswings.com/
Notes: Taco specials and great wings!
May, 2018
Pub Night
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Time: 6:30pm until 9:30pm
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: The Swan & Firkin Pub (2205 Bloor Street West, Toronto)
Directions: South side of Bloor St West, just east of Runnymede
Contact: The Swan & Firkin Pub, 416-767-9222, http://www.firkinpubs.com/thes...
Our Musical Universe' Planetarium Show
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:30pm
Cost: free, maximum of 25 people
Location: University of Toronto Planetarium ((Russell Street entrance) 50 St George St, Toronto)
Directions: West side of St George, just north of College
Contact: U of T Planetarium, http://universe.utoronto.ca/pl...
Notes: Show designed for those with vision loss
Bowling
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Cost: Members: free, Non-members: $9 + tax
Location: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama (2788 Bathurst Street, Toronto)
Directions: West side of Bathurst, just south of Glencairn
Contact: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama, 416-782-1841
Notes: Bowling shoe rental included
Get Together with Technology (GTT) Meeting
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018
Time: 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Community Hub (1525 Yonge Street, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Yonge, 1 block north of St Clair at Heath
Contact: GTT Toronto, gtt.toronto@gmail.com, http://www.gtt-toronto.ca
CCB Toronto Visionaries Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Centre (1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto)
Directions: Corner of Bayview & Kilgore, north of Eglinton
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
June, 2018
City Walking Tour
Date: Saturday, June 2, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 12:30pm (if not staying for lunch)
Cost: free, limit of 25 walkers
Location: Toronto's Waterfront (9 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON, M5J 2H3)
Directions: Start: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, west to Amsterdam Brew House
Contact: Amsterdam Brew House, 416-504-1020, http://www.amsterdambeer.com/b...
Notes: Host: Professional Describer, JJ Hunt
Pub Night
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Time: 5:00pm until 8:30pm
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: Bishop & Belcher Pub (175 Bloor Street East, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Church, 1 block south of Bloor at Hayden
Contact: Bishop & Belcher Pub, 416-591-2352, info@bishopandbelcher.com, http://bishopandbelcher.com/ho...
Bowling
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Cost: Members: free, Non-members: $9 + tax
Location: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama (2788 Bathurst Street, Toronto)
Directions: West side of Bathurst, just south of Glencairn
Contact: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama, 416-782-1841
Notes: Bowling shoe rental included
2018 CCB Walk-a-thon & Beach BBQ
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 2:30pm
Cost: free
Location: Woodbine Beach Boardwalk (Woodbine Beach Picnic Area #1)
Directions: South of Lakeshore Rd East and Northern Dancer, at the Woodbine 92 Bus Loop
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
Notes: 5km fundraiser - followed by our Beach BBQ!
Get Together with Technology' (GTT) Meeting
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2018
Time: 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Community Hub (1525 Yonge Street, Toronto)
Directions: East side of Yonge, 1 block north of St Clair at Heath
Contact: GTT Toronto, gtt.toronto@gmail.com, http://www.gtt-toronto.ca
CCB Toronto Visionaries Monthly Meeting
Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Time: 10:00am until 1:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: CNIB Centre (1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto)
Directions: Corner of Bayview & Kilgore, north of Eglinton
Contact: CCB Toronto Visionaries, 416-760-2163, ccbtorontovisionaries@gmail.com, http://ccbtorontovisionaries.c...
Notes: End-of-Year Luncheon/Annual General Meeting/Executive elections
July, 2018
Pub Night
Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: TBD
Bowling
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Cost: Members: free, Non-members: $9 + tax
Location: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama (2788 Bathurst Street, Toronto)
Directions: West side of Bathurst, just south of Glencairn
Contact: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama, 416-782-1841
Notes: Bowling shoe rental included
There is no Monthly Meeting in July
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Notes: Monthly meetings resume January 30
August, 2018
Pub Night
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Cost: $5 member rebate
Location: TBD
Bowling
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm
Cost: Members: free, Non-members: $9 + tax
Location: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama (2788 Bathurst Street, Toronto)
Directions: West side of Bathurst, just south of Glencairn
Contact: Bathurst Bowl-a-rama, 416-782-1841
Notes: Bowling shoe rental included
There is no Monthly Meeting in August
Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Notes: Monthly meetings resume January 30
The information on this page was last updated: 2018-04-25