Shari Kasman
@smkasman.bsky.social
Torontonian, artist, writer, Bloordalian, fond of Bloordale Beach, creator of all kinds of stuff, including a book about everyone's favourite mall, the Galleria.
This is happening tomorrow! Come on by! I’ll be there! 12 to 5pm.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is happening tomorrow! Come on by! I’ll be there! 12 to 5pm.
Welcome to Pepto-Bismol Avenue
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Welcome to Pepto-Bismol Avenue
The Museum of Bad Gifts is coming back! If you have bad gifts (or photo/drawing representations of them) to submit or want to turn something bad into something better for the show, check out the submission forms on our website! www.museumofbadgifts.com
Museum of Bad Gifts
Founded in 2024, the Museum of Bad Gifts is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the chaos of consumption, the pressure of giving under obligation, and wild mistakes in judgement.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Museum of Bad Gifts is coming back! If you have bad gifts (or photo/drawing representations of them) to submit or want to turn something bad into something better for the show, check out the submission forms on our website! www.museumofbadgifts.com
I'll be telling spooky stories tomorrow! Get a ticket while they're still available. www.eventbrite.ca/e/1769910803...
Dufferin Grove Ghost Walk
A spooky stroll through the neighbourhood! Get ready for some spine-tingling stories!
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October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'll be telling spooky stories tomorrow! Get a ticket while they're still available. www.eventbrite.ca/e/1769910803...
I feel cross-eyed looking at this new Canada Council portal. They couldn't have made the text boxes bigger? And a budget sheet that endlessly scrolls in all directions!
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I feel cross-eyed looking at this new Canada Council portal. They couldn't have made the text boxes bigger? And a budget sheet that endlessly scrolls in all directions!
Nothing is spookier than learning more about the Rat Response Plan for Halloween!
October 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Nothing is spookier than learning more about the Rat Response Plan for Halloween!
I’m leading ghost walks on Oct 20 and Oct 26 in the Bloor & Dufferin area! Some of the proceeds will support the Brock PS schoolyard disaster elimination program. Grab a ticket on Eventbrite. It’ll be good spooky fun!
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Dufferin Grove Ghost Walk—Brock P.S. Fundraiser
A spooky stroll through the neighbourhood, in support of Brock Public School! Get ready for some spine-tingling stories!
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October 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I’m leading ghost walks on Oct 20 and Oct 26 in the Bloor & Dufferin area! Some of the proceeds will support the Brock PS schoolyard disaster elimination program. Grab a ticket on Eventbrite. It’ll be good spooky fun!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/dufferin-g... www.eventbrite.ca/e/dufferin-g...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/dufferin-g... www.eventbrite.ca/e/dufferin-g...
Did you know I've got a Substack? open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Did you know I've got a Substack? open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
Subscribe to this fabulous paper! I’ve got a whole bunch of new whispers coming your way!
If you have an ear for hot gossip fear not, @smkasman.bsky.social WestEnd Whispers column returns to the pages of WEP Oct 4th!
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September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Subscribe to this fabulous paper! I’ve got a whole bunch of new whispers coming your way!
My friend Geoff wouldn’t stop complaining about this abandoned motorcycle, so this morning I decided it should become a garden and this afternoon me and his girlfriend Eva created this Motorcycle Garden Pocket! Thanks to the bike’s neighbour for the broken bike basket—it made for a nice planter.
September 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My friend Geoff wouldn’t stop complaining about this abandoned motorcycle, so this morning I decided it should become a garden and this afternoon me and his girlfriend Eva created this Motorcycle Garden Pocket! Thanks to the bike’s neighbour for the broken bike basket—it made for a nice planter.
Cool!
The "Messy Cities" gang is getting back together at the Toronto Reference Library next week to talk about the book. Come and join us! www.eventbrite.ca/e/messy-citi...
Messy Cities: A Panel Discussion
Join editors and contributors as they discuss a new book about the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity and enterprise.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Cool!
These very ugly tree cages could use more colour! I’m running another crochet workshop in Bloorcourt where we’ll add to the street art! There are still spots available!! Tickets here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/crochet-fu...
September 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
These very ugly tree cages could use more colour! I’m running another crochet workshop in Bloorcourt where we’ll add to the street art! There are still spots available!! Tickets here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/crochet-fu...
Back to school! Bored already! They grow up so fast!
September 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Back to school! Bored already! They grow up so fast!
I’m so glad they’ve decided to put my beach book at the Beaches branch!
August 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’m so glad they’ve decided to put my beach book at the Beaches branch!
Airplanes start promptly at 12:02pm
August 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Airplanes start promptly at 12:02pm
I took the beach exhibit home with me and put it in the basement. open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
Beach Wrap-Up, New Workshops, and More
Exhibit wrap-up, seasonal sale, workshops in September, and a sign delivery
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August 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I took the beach exhibit home with me and put it in the basement. open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
I’m leading workshops at Gallery 1065 in Bloorcourt on Wednesdays in Sept! Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/o/gallery-10...
August 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I’m leading workshops at Gallery 1065 in Bloorcourt on Wednesdays in Sept! Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ca/o/gallery-10...
Come by for some indoor sun, sand, and surf on the very last day of the Bloordale Beach exhibit! Saturday at 3pm at Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond!
August 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Come by for some indoor sun, sand, and surf on the very last day of the Bloordale Beach exhibit! Saturday at 3pm at Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond!
Geese for 2km by the Palais Royale? 2km of geese??!! I saw zero!
August 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Geese for 2km by the Palais Royale? 2km of geese??!! I saw zero!
I talked to Cason at Type Books in the Junction and all the things I said are now on their Substack!
Interview with @smkasman.bsky.social about Bloordale Beach, which she wrote about in the "Messy Cities" book thejuncture.substack.com/p/makers-mar...
Maker's Mark: Shari Kasman
The Juncture talks to the custodian of Bloordale Beach
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August 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I talked to Cason at Type Books in the Junction and all the things I said are now on their Substack!
The barbershop in my neighbourhood said they needed a sign to tell pigeons not to hang out in and around the dog bowl. They did not expect me to actually do anything about it!
August 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The barbershop in my neighbourhood said they needed a sign to tell pigeons not to hang out in and around the dog bowl. They did not expect me to actually do anything about it!
We’ll be talking about my essay in the Junction next Wednesday! Should be fun. Pls come!
Messy Cities event next week - co-editor @zahraeb.bsky.social and contributors @smkasman.bsky.social and Lorraine Johnson will be talking about Kasman's essay on Bloordale Beach at Type Books in the Junction.
August 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We’ll be talking about my essay in the Junction next Wednesday! Should be fun. Pls come!
I have a Substack, and here's the latest post! open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
Fortune Tellers, Tassels, and Printed Matter
Perforated programs at Trampoline Hall, the final yarnbombing workshop (for now), and gearing up for Zine Dream.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I have a Substack, and here's the latest post! open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
Come to Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond tomorrow! The event will be approx an hour in total. The AC is cool and so are the films!
August 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Come to Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond tomorrow! The event will be approx an hour in total. The AC is cool and so are the films!