Grad school can be a tiring and isolating experience - sometimes you just need to escape. In 2003, the Graduate Students' Union and Student Life Programs created Grad Escapes, a program offering discounted tickets to social, cultural, and recreational events in Toronto for stressed-out grad students. From opera to baseball, from musical theatre to historic tours, there's something for everyone. So, forget your thesis for a night and escape!
Upcoming Events:
The Toronto International Circus Festival
Saturday, May 19 from 11:00am-5:00pm
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
Tickets: FREE, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: SOLD OUT; Limit: 4 per person
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
Tickets: FREE, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: SOLD OUT; Limit: 4 per person
Harbourfront Centre partners with Zero Gravity Circus to bring you the 10th Annual Toronto International Circus Festival -- a three-day culteral experience for children and families featuring world-class acrobats, fire masters, jugglers, clowns and more!
"What's for Dinner?" Cooking Class
Tuesday, May 22 from 6:30pm-7:30pm
Loblaws, Maple Leaf Gardens, 60 Carlton Street
Tickets: $10, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: May 14-18; Limit: 2 per person
Spend $10 and receive a $10 gift card! At the "What's for Dinner?" cooking demonstration you'll pick up great tips as you watch the chef in action, receive the recipe, grocery list and of course, your $10 PC gift card!
Loblaws, Maple Leaf Gardens, 60 Carlton Street
Tickets: $10, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: May 14-18; Limit: 2 per person
Spend $10 and receive a $10 gift card! At the "What's for Dinner?" cooking demonstration you'll pick up great tips as you watch the chef in action, receive the recipe, grocery list and of course, your $10 PC gift card!
Pottery Class
Monday, June 4 from 4:30pm-6:00pm
The Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen's Park
Tickets: $10, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: May 28-June 1; Limit: 2 per person
The Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen's Park
Tickets: $10, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: May 28-June 1; Limit: 2 per person
Have you ever wanted the opportunity to work with a professional ceramic artisit and hand-build your own unique, one of a kind contemporary sculpture? No experience necessary, you will be delighted and surprised to discover you inner artistic self!
TSO: Late Night
Saturday, June 9 at 10:30pm
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
Tickets: $14, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: May 28-June1; Limit: 2 per person
The TSO stays up late and delivers an electrifying performance of Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony. After the concert there will be an audience wide party with TSO musicians and live music!
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
Tickets: $14, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: May 28-June1; Limit: 2 per person
The TSO stays up late and delivers an electrifying performance of Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony. After the concert there will be an audience wide party with TSO musicians and live music!
Friday Night Live @ ROM: Futalongko-What?
Saturday, June 9 at 10:30pm
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park
Tickets: $8, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: June 4-8; Limit: 2 per person
Drinks. DJs. Dinosaurs. History just got hot! Expect the unexpected. Be a part of history at the most unique social destination in the City.
FUTALONGNKO-WHAT? Be here when the ROM unveils the 110 ft. long Futulognkosaurus and the signature foot-long hot dog. Drink and Dance among the ROM's dinosaurs, and explore events throughout the Museum!
* Food/Drink tickets on-site starting at $5.
* Food/Drink tickets on-site starting at $5.
* Adults Only. Visitors must be 19 years or over and provide photo ID.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers
Friday, July 27 at 7:00pm
Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way
Tickets: $19, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: July 16-20; Limit: 2 per person
Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way
Tickets: $19, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: July 16-20; Limit: 2 per person
Join your fellow graduate students and cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays vs. the top ranked Detroit Tigers!
The Crucible
Wednesday, August 15 at 7:30pm
Soulpepper Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill Street, Building 49
Tickets: $20, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: August 6-10; Limit: 2 per person
Experience Arthur Miller`s explosive account of the famous Salem witch trials that caused a sensation with its parallels to the Communist scares of the 1950s, and remains one of his most enduring classics. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, a small devout town is thrown into chaos with accusations of witchcraft and spiritual possession.
Soulpepper Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill Street, Building 49
Tickets: $20, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: August 6-10; Limit: 2 per person
Experience Arthur Miller`s explosive account of the famous Salem witch trials that caused a sensation with its parallels to the Communist scares of the 1950s, and remains one of his most enduring classics. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, a small devout town is thrown into chaos with accusations of witchcraft and spiritual possession.
Past Events:
TSO: Sci-Fi Spectacular with George Takei
Wednesday, May 2 at 8:00pm
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
Tickets: $17, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: SOLD OUT; Limit: 2 per person
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street
Tickets: $17, available via bookit.studentlife.utoronto.ca
On Sale: SOLD OUT; Limit: 2 per person
George Takei, alias Captain Sulu of the Starship Enterprise, is your host for an awesome programme of out-of-this-world favourites! You'll hear sweeping themes and dynamic suites from Star Trek, Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Avatar, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and more, plus a nostalgix medley of vintage sci-fi television themes.
Get Involved!
The GSU and gradlife are always looking for graduate students to get involved in the planning and hosting of Grad Escape events. If you would like to join the Grad Escapes Committee, which meets three times a year to plan events for each term, or if you would like to host a particular event, please contact:
Tara Bunting
Student Life Coordinator (Graduate Programs)
Office of Student Life
Koffler Student Services Centre - Mezzanine
214 College Street
(416) 946-0148
tara.bunting@utoronto.ca
Tara Bunting
Student Life Coordinator (Graduate Programs)
Office of Student Life
Koffler Student Services Centre - Mezzanine
214 College Street
(416) 946-0148
tara.bunting@utoronto.ca