Tonight is Part 1 of BBQ Fest at 159 Manning. The Grid called it Toronto’s Backyard Coachella. I went last summer and it was so much fun!

The event is curated by by Timothy A. McCready and Justin Peroff with performances on 3 different stages by Buck 65, Bizzarh, Biblical, the Golden Dogs, BB Guns, Michael Rault, Ice Cream, the Pairs, Bouquet, Choir!Choir!Choir!, the Good Enough Live Karaoke Band, Hollow Earth, and Almighty Dreem Egg.

There are also DJ sets by Elaquent, Sunclef and Brendan Canning AND Becca Lemire is doing a SAFARI PHOTO BOOTH!

#SafariRealness #159manning photobooth is live! First up: timmccready’s dad and his friend! @ 159 Manning http://t.co/3wbJoyN9Qf

— Becca Lemire (@BeccaLemire) June 13, 2014

TBH I’m really stoked about the photobooth. Thinking it might be a little bit like this…RARRRR. Becca said there will be REAL ANIMALS. Can’t wait.

You can get tickets at the door and the party goes till 11pm! LMK if you are going to be there my TWEETING ME!

Also, look up at the full moon tonight and make your 8 wishes. Today marks a special Friday the 13th since there’s a full moon. The next full moon on Friday the 13th won’t occur until August 2049. Oh, and I JUST GOT A TATTOO! If you’ve been reading for a while you will know I think it’s good luck to get tattooed on Friday the 13th, a bunch of mine were done on this day. 

Happy Friday!

CASIE

Tweeted Warby Parker about the new Karlie Kloss collabo and look what they did! I;m a big fan of the brand and am pulling out my credit card as soon as I finish typing to buy a pair of these. OMG. She even said CASIE not Cassie.

Now THAT is how you work a celebrity ambassador collaboration.

HUGE PROPS TO WARBY PARKER!

@casiestewart We appreciate your support, Casie. @karliekloss wants to thank you as well! http://t.co/P1DWcvLvzt #warbyvision

— Warby Parker (@WarbyParker) June 12, 2014

Check out the Karlie Kloss collections here. I’m blushing. This was totally out of the blue btw.  Thanks Karlie!

Much love ♥

CASIE

This beautiful little package arrived the other day from Dermalogica full of goodies to pamper and treat my skin for the summer. I’ve been using Dermalogica for about a year now and blogged about some of my fav products here (Cover Tint w/ SPF 20) and here (Precleanse).

Over the past 2 months, I’ve had the opportunity to be an ambassador for their Little Grey Pass program and visit some of Toronto’s great spas for Dermalogica facials. It’s been great! So far the treatment I had at Hammam Spa is my fav. I’ve been to Hammam for other services but now the facial tops my fav, most relaxing things to do there. (You also get to use the sauna room when you book a Dermalogica facial! A++)

We’re hooking you up with this package of great products to pamper your skin for summer. The SPF products make year-round UV protection easy keep your skin hydrated, calm, and safe. I’ve ben wearing a their moisturizers for the last year that all contain SPF 20-30. 

There are 3 prizes to be won:

• 1 grand prize of $200, that contains four items, SPF products, after sun repair and a toner
• 2 other prizes each containing two products

Contest is open to anyone in Canada and all you have to do is enter below. Winners will be picked random via Rafflecopter. Good luck! Here’s some more info on the SPF products and you can get your own Little Grey Pass here.

Scroll down to enter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

In filmed this short video for Renters Guide with Wall2Wall Media a few months ago (you can tell by the hair). They’re part of the Yellow Pages group and provide real estate media solutions so agents/landlords/developers can reach people like us.  They’ve been in the biz for 25 years and next week I’m hosting an event where they debut this new app.

I used to spend heaps of time in Liberty Village when I worked Toronto Carpet Factory building from 2010-2012. Places to grab lunch or afterwork drinks were few and far between back then Now, Liberty Village is hub of businesses, agencies, places to eat, and more. In this vid, I share some of my fav things about Liberty Village. Below are some notable Canadians featured this video series too.

Content in Context – Neighbourhood and Lifestyle Videos

• Chef Massimo Capra introduces us to the best meat shop in Port Credit, Mississauga
• Urban Suburban TV hosts/real estate experts Sarah Daniels and Philip DuMoulin, unveil English Bay’s breathtaking views from Kitsilano, Vancouver
• Olympic Curler Cheryl Bernard strolls through the beautiful parks in Bridgeland, Calgary
• Country music star and radio host Clayton Bellamy feasts on the best burger in Windemere, Edmonton

If you’re interested you can DL the app from iTunes and find them on Twitter and FB at @RentersGuide_CA and TheRentersGuide. See the full press release here.

On Saturday afternoon I went to a TFC game with some of my old girl gang from Community Agency. It was so fun!

We had such great seats! Meghan got hooked up with them from something. It was the perfect spot to soak up the sun. Toronto won, there were fireworks. It was a lovely ladies afternoon!

Beer & hot dogs for everyone!

Thanks Megs! Working with a few of the girl on a pop-up party with Perrier later this month.

Stopped by Marben on Wellington before heading home. They did some renos, looks great. This cheese plate was divine.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend. Might head back to Field Trip at Fort York w/ Sean later. Broken Social Scene and some other bands are on tonight!

CASIE