Meet Laurel Croza & Matt James at shopAGO
March 2nd, 2011
Tuesday, March 15th 1:30-2:30 pm
Meet Childrens’ Author Laurel Croza and Illustrator Matt James at shopAGO on Tuesday, March 15th between 1:30 and 2:30 pm and have your copy of I Know Here signed personally!
Winner of the 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature (Picture Book) and shortlisted for the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award: Children’s Literature — Illustration, I Know Here is the story of a little girl from northeastern Saskatchewan who knows everything about the place she lives — her road, her school, the forest where she plays hide-and-seek and where the wolf howls at night, the hill where she goes tobogganing in winter . . . but her family is moving to Toronto when summer comes.
“Have people in Toronto seen what I’ve seen?” the little girl asks. And with her teacher’s help she finds a way to keep everything she loves about home.
This simple, beautifully written story, complemented by Matt James’s vibrant, imaginative illustrations, will resonate deeply with anyone who has had to leave their home for a new place.
Free temporary tattoos for kids! shopAGO
March 2nd, 2011
Visit shopAGO during March Break (March 12-20) for a free ‘henna’ design temporary tattoo! 
Choose from heart, paisley, floral or butterfly inspired designs.
While supplies last, one application per child.
Temporary tattoos courtesy of Dover Publications.
Children’s Author Joan Yolleck at shopAGO
March 2nd, 2011
Sunday, March 13th 1:30-2:30 pm 
shopAGO
Meet Joan Yolleck, author of Paris in the Spring with Picasso at shopAGO on Sunday, March 13th between 1:30 and 2:30 pm.
“Paris in the spring with Picasso invites the reader into the world of Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso and their friends for a day of adventure that culminates in a party. Text and illustrations are beautifully integrated to evoke the studio life of painters and writers, the legendary Paris salon, and an exuberant street scene [...]This is a book about the making of art — literary as well as visual — and the value of friendship and affection in connecting artists with their best ideas. The creative impulse may be sparked by a dream, a memory, an image, a sound or scent, and often in the company of one’s friends[...]These are key messages for children and artists of all ages.”
(B. Mains, amazon.ca review)
March Break hours, shopAGO
March 2nd, 2011
Come and visit shopAGO during March Break!
The main shop will be open the following hours:
- Saturday, March 12 11:30-6
- Sunday, March 13 11:30-6
- Monday, March 14 11:30-4
- Tuesday, March 15 11:30-6
- Wednesday, March 16 11:30-9
- Thursday, March 17 11:30-6
- Friday, March 18 11:30-6
- Saturday March 19 11:30-6
- Sunday March 20 11:30-6
shopAGO’s Maharaja Marketplace will be open from 10am daily, in tandem with Gallery hours.
Meet Vikram Vij
February 28th, 2011
Wednesday, March 9
5 – 7 pm
shopAGO
Next Wednesday, come by shopAGO to meet Vikram Vij and pick up a copy of his new book, Vij’s at Home: Relax, Honey – The Warmth and Ease of Indian Cooking.
The lineups are legendary at Vij’s Restaurant in Vancouver, where genial proprietor Vikram Vij and his wife, Meeru Dhalwala, use local ingredients and original ideas to create exciting takes on the cuisines of India.
Meet the chef and owner of Vij’s, hailed by The New York Times as “easily among the finest Indian restaurants in the world.” Vikram will be signing copies of the couple’s award-winning bestseller Vij’s: Elegant & Inspired Indian Cuisine and their recently published Vij’s at Home: Relax, Honey — superlative Indian dishes, from stove to plate in less than 45 minutes.
This book is just one of many products inspired by Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts. Join us for a taste of India — at shopAGO!
Shary Boyle Book Signing, February 23rd
February 4th, 2011
Meet Canadian artist Shary Boyle as shopAGO features the companion catalogue to the exhibition Shary Boyle: Flesh and Blood, which ran September 15th to December
5th 2010 at the AGO.
Pick up your copy and have it signed Wednesday, February 23rd between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Shary Boyle, one of the decade’s most buzzed-about Canadian artists, was awarded the $25,000 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO in 2009 for her outstanding contribution to visual arts in Canada. Boyle is a multidisciplinary artist who works fluidly between drawing, painting, sculpture, projection, and installation.
This major publication features all new works, many created especially for Boyle’s first solo museum exhibition, touring nationally throughout 2011. Three original essays and dozens of color plates showcase the remarkable talent of this artist. Catalogue available at shopAGO or online here.
Arvinda’s Spice Blends – Cooking Demonstration
January 20th, 2011
As part of the Maharaja Festival Week, discover Indian flavours with Arvinda Chauhan and her daughter Preena Chauhan as they guide you through the fundamentals of Indian cuisine.
Saturday, January 29th, 1pm – 3pm, in the Tanenbaum Sculpture Atrium
Arvinda’s spice blends are derived from time-honoured family recipes, ground into perfumed gems of unparalleled taste and aroma. Roasted, ground and blend in small batches, containing no additives or inexpensive fillers, Arvinda’s spice blends contain only the most fragrant whole spices Nature has to offer – green cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and star anise to name a few.
Arvinda Chauhan’s signature masala blends ingeniously combine key curry ingredients for you to make healthy and delicious Indian dishes. Arvinda’s Cooking Masalas contains at least 50% fresh Ontario organic garlic from a local garlic co-op. Contains no oils, additives or preservatives.
Visit shopAGO to purchase Arvinda’s Masala and Spice Blends, $6.50 per tin, or purchase online here
Henna Tattooing at shopAGO
January 20th, 2011
Visit shopAGO during the Maharaja Festival and get yourself tattooed with henna!
Tattooing services are available Saturday, January 29th and Sunday, January 30th from 12pm to 4pm in the shop.
Prices range from $5 to $20, based on the size and intricacy of the design selected.
Annie Cohen-Solal Book Signing, February 5th
January 19th, 2011
Meet Annie Cohen-Solal following her Jackman Hall talk “Leo Castelli, a Global Gallerist Anchored in Renaissance Tuscany”, at shopAGO between 4:30 and 5:30 pm.
Purchase her new book Leo and His Circle – The Life of Leo Castelli and have your copy signed by the celebrated academic herself.
David Blackwood Book Signing, February 2nd 2011
January 14th, 2011
Meet Canadian artist David Blackwood at the launch of Black Ice: David Blackwood – Prints of Newfoundland – the companion catalogue to the exhibition running February 
5th to June 12th, 2011.
Pick up your copy and have it signed Wednesday, February 2nd in shopAGO between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
The 224-page volume, edited by Katharine Lochnan, features 115 colour plates and an international, interdisciplinary approach to Blackwood’s works, including essays by Lochnan, geologists Derek Wilton and Martin Feely, historian Sean Cadigan, folklorist Caoimhe Ní Shúilleabháin, art critic Gary Michael Dault, and novelist Michael Crummey. Black Ice will be available to purchase at shopAGO in February, or online here.