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Weekend Roundup, October 14 to 16

Friday: Cheer on the Argos as the seek to stop the Stampeders (photo by John Steadman)

Friday, October 14
Watch Chad Owens as he tries to become the first player in pro football history to rack up 3,000 combined yards in back-to-back seasons when the Toronto Argonauts take on the Calgary Stampeders at the Rogers Centre.

Hear the sweet stringed sounds of Sinfonia Toronto at their first Masterpiece Concert of the new season at the Glenn Gould Studio. The virtuoso chamber orchestra welcomes pianist Davis Jalbert and trumpeter Guy Few for the show.

Tiptoe around corpses, feel the blood on the walls of a darkened maze, and outrun movie slashers come to life! Screemers, the indoor haunted scream park, takes over the Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place. (more…)

Hot Dining: In Vogue Italian at Viva Napoli

Midtown Torontonians now have a Neapolitan pizza joint to call their own. Viva Napoli recently opened on Mount Pleasant Road, and quickly became a hit with diners seeking the hallmarks of an “authentic” Italian pie—thin, wood-oven baked crust, San Marzano tomato sauce and other simple, fresh toppings. Owner Giustino Iorio lived in Naples for more than a decade, and applies exacting standards to staples like the margherita ($13), but with more than 20 pizzas on the menu, there’s also room for creativity: the ortolana ($15), for example, has eggplant, zucchini, peppers and cherry tomatoes, and the tartufata ($20) features tartufo spread, shrimp and apple slices. Dinner Monday to Saturday, 679 Mount Pleasant Rd., 647-344-8482.

Hot Shopping: Mount Pleasant’s Unique Retail

The Little Dollhouse Company stands stalwart on Mount Pleasant Road

The gentrified Mount Pleasant neighbourhood has long been known for its charming antiques, housewares and collector’s stores. The retail environment is more diverse, of course, but such stalwarts as Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Jacaranda Tree (569 Mount Pleasant Rd., 416-482-6599) and The Little Dollhouse Company make the midtown trip worthwhile. Kids, too, are well served by specialty bookshop Mabel’s Fables and designer boutique Bean Sprout.

Hot Entertainment: City Landmark

Heritage Hall is the cornerstone of Main Street. Photo by KK Law

Built in the bustling Mount Pleasant area of Main Street in 1914, Heritage Hall is one of the city’s oldest buildings. Easily spotted thanks to its castle-like clock tower, this former post office was home to the RCMP and, later, the city’s oldest theatre troupe. It sat unoccupied for a while, then underwent an interior re-vamp—the main hall is reminiscent of a French chateau—and is now busy with private parties, craft fairs and comic shows.—Jennifer Patterson