Thursday, July 9, 2009

The 80s are making a comeback...at Harbourfront

Toronto's Harbourfront-
It could be so much more I know. Right now it's lined with condos, and cut off from the rest of the city by the Gardiner Expressway. Its inaccessibility, lack of aesthetically pleasing and meandering boardwalks/bike paths have contributed to my not really bothering step down to the water- which is hard because who doesn't love waterfronts?


But, when I heard from my cousin that you can revisit old friends like Molly Ringwald, James Spader and Jon Cryer on the big screen, watch Blane confess his love for Andy, outside, by the water and for free, I thought: Harbourfront is on to something. Yup, every Wednesday this summer you can see 80's classics at the Sirius Stage (see first pic!). It's fun, it's loud, there's plenty of seating space, people are a-hootin' and a-hollerin', you can feel the summer breeze and smell the water as you eat your popcorn (which they sell, but we brought our own). Even the CN Tower looked pretty and summery from our seats. I tried to take pics, but clearly have not mastered the art of night-time photography with a point-and-shoot, so the blurriness it is.

Next week: Breaking (80's break-dancing! Now how can you say no to that?)
July 22nd: Desperately Seeking Susan
July 29th: Stop Making Sense
August 5th: Say Anything
August 12th: Labyrinth

We're gonna try and see all of them. Come join!