Celebrate Mother’s Day at Hot Pizza! 🎨💐🥟🧁 (Plus other weekend offerings)
Hi everyone,
I should probably register Julia for Hot Pizza’s second annual Mother’s Day extravaganza. I departed Toronto for a work trip on Tuesday, leaving her the kids and the College Street renovation. Incredibly, she’s been kind to me on all our calls. How? I can’t fathom. Mother’s Day should be celebrated at least three times a year.
But for now, this email is to alert you to Hot Pizza’s special May 10 event, plus a few other upcoming weekend offerings.
Playing catch-up,
Brian
Mother’s Day at Hot Pizza
Join us on Osler Street for watercolours, treats, and drinks! It’s an all-local, all-independent, all–women owned affair. Enjoy an art lesson from longtime HP favorite Sarah Aranha, flowers from the nearby Pictus Goods, boozy or non-alc drinks, and treats by Great Canadian Baking Show contestant chi nguyễn hand-selected by food guru Laura Siperman (a.k.a. @itsrainingmian; IYKYK).
This is a chance for mothers—defined in the broadest sense—to come together in joyful creation. You’ll leave with a full spirit (and belly), your artwork, and a beautiful bouquet.
Upcoming weekend sessions
We’ve just added a bunch of one-off May/June weekend classes across both locations! Browse events for kids, for adults, and for side-by-side grown-up/kid creativity. A few highlights:
Pocket Palooza. Bring in your items that tragically do not have pockets and learn how easy it can be to add them in! We’ll learn how to sew in-seam and patch pockets together. Sun, 4/26, 2 p.m., Osler St. Register →
Wild-Style Graffiti. Kids: transform your name into a vibrant, graffiti-inspired design and create your own “tagged” miniature wall. Sat, 5/2, 2 p.m., Osler St. Register →
Deluxe Studio. Explore interdisciplinary creativity with Julia, Hot Pizza’s founder. Come find what medium speaks to you, learn first techniques or advanced tips, and build confidence on your creative journey! Sat, 5/16, 7:30 p.m., Osler St. Register →
Speed Portraiture. Come with a desire to practice drawing and chat with new people. Leave with a fistful of pictures of you and possibly a new friend or two! Sat, 5/30, 7:30 p.m., College Street. Register →
Clothed Life Drawing. A playful, confidence-building life drawing class for grownups and kids, together! You will draw from a clothed, friendly model and learn useful basics like gesture drawing, proportion, and how to capture movement without getting stuck on “perfect.” Sun, 5/31, 10 a.m., Osler St. Register →