Category: Entertainment

Today’s Groupon Toronto Deal of the Day: Toronto Waterfront Cruises from Yankee Lady Yacht Charters. Twenty-Two Options Available.

Buy now from only $15
Value $33
Discount 55%
You Save $18

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight (Friday, May 6, 2011). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Variety of yacht cruises
DJ & dance floor
Food and cash bar
Beautiful views of the city

The Fine Print
Expiration varies
Valid only for option purchased. 48hr cancellation notice required or $5 rebooking fee may apply; rebooking subject to availability. Subject to availability. Operates in all weather conditions. Port Authority fee included. Tax included.

The Company
Yankee Lady Yacht Charters
http://www.yankeelady.ca/index.htm
249 Queens Quay W Toronto, Ontario

Bodies of water are frequent metaphors in poetry, due to their unfathomable depths, unknowable sprawl, and elusive porpoises. Set sail into the enigma with today’s Groupon to Yankee Lady Yacht Charters. Choose from the following cruise options (all values include HST):

• For $35, you get a ticket to Father’s Day Brunch on Sunday, June 19 at 11:30 a.m. (up to a $67.80 value).
• For $15, you get a ticket to Discomania on Thursday, June 30 at 8:30 p.m. (a $33.90 value).
• For $25, you get a ticket to Canada Day Brunch on Friday, July 1 at 11:30 a.m. (up to a $45.20 value).
• For $35, you get a ticket to Dinner/Dance on Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to Afternoon Lunch on Saturday, July 9 at 11:30 a.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $25, you get a ticket to Singles Night Dinner/Dance on Friday, July 15 at 7 p.m. (a $50.85 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to Dinner/Dance on Friday, July 22 at 7 p.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to Dinner/Dance on Saturday, July 23 at 7 p.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $25, you get a ticket to Caribana Brunch on Saturday, July 30 at 1 p.m. (a $45.20 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to Caribana Party on Saturday, July 30 at 11 p.m. (a $56.50 value).
• For $35, you get a ticket to Dinner/Dance on Friday, August 5 at 7 p.m. (a $73.45 value).
• For $35, you get a ticket to Leo Dance Party on Friday, August 12 at 7:30 p.m. (a $73.45 value).
• For $40, you get a ticket to Hunka Hunka Burning Cruise on Saturday, August 13 at 7 p.m. (an $84.75 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to Dinner/Dance on Friday, August 19 at 7 p.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $35, you get a ticket to Dinner/Dance on Friday, August 26 at 7 p.m. (a $73.45 value).
• For $25, you get a ticket to Family Toronto International Air Show on Saturday, September 3 at 12 p.m. (up to a $50.85 value).
• For $25, you get a ticket to Family Toronto International Air Show on Sunday, September 4 at 12 p.m. (up to a $50.85 value).
• For $25, you get a ticket to Family Toronto International Air Show on Monday, September 5 at 12 p.m. (up to a $50.85 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to End of Summer Dinner/Dance on Friday, September 16 at 7 p.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to End of Summer Dinner/Dance on Saturday, September 17 at 7 p.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $30, you get a ticket to Ghoulish Good Time on Saturday, October 29 at 7 p.m. (a $67.80 value).
• For $4,500, you get a private charter for 150–300 people for four hours on any available Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday evening or any available afternoon (an $8,723.65 value). This option includes a chicken-and-pasta dinner and cash bar.

Yankee Lady Yacht Charters eases passengers into their sea legs aboard one of two 115-foot triple-decked yachts equipped with DJs, cash bars, tasty meals, and picturesque views. Toronto’s Harbourfront and surrounding islands flourish throughout the summer with weekly themed excursions generally lasting three to four hours. Retrieve your bell-bottoms from their commemorative shadow box for the Discomania cruise, celebrate Canada’s birthday with colourful pyrotechnics on the Canada Day Brunch cruise, or laugh at the ant’s pathetic inability to swim while you enjoy outdoor dining on the Afternoon Lunch cruise. When not taking in the grandeur of the Toronto skyline from one of the outdoor decks, passengers can relax in the luxurious interiors of the vessels or perform the life cycle of a minnow through breakdance on the ships’ dance floors. For more information, visit their Groupon page.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!

Today’s Groupon Toronto Deal of the Day: $75 for a One-Year Family Membership to Casa Loma ($150 Value)

Buy now for only $75
Value $150
Discount 50%
You Save $75

This is a limited 3-day only sale that will expire at midnight (Sunday, May 1, 2011). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Major historical site
Secret passages, period rooms
Admission to estate grounds
Gift shop & café discounts

The Fine Print
Expires Jun 2, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. New members only, or members who have been a lapsed member for more than 1 year.

The Company
Casa Loma
http://www.casaloma.org/
1 Austin Terr. Toronto, Ontario

With today’s Groupon: for $75, you get a one-year family membership for two adults and up to three children to Casa Loma, located on Davenport Hill (a $150 value).

Built between 1911 and 1914 as a private residence for industrialist Sir Henry Pellatt, Casa Loma’s rooms and gardens are now fully accessible to the public, making it one of the city’s major historical sites. The Edwardian era comes alive as guests explore decorated suites, furnished rooms, hidden passages, cloud-tickling towers, and an 800-foot tunnel extending to stables and a secret garage formerly reserved for band practice. Estate gardens surround the grounds in 5 acres of ornate fountains, gazebos, rose arbours, perennials, and annuals. Embark on self-guided audio and multimedia tours in the language and length of your choice, after viewing the Colin Mochrie–narrated documentary on the life of the castle’s knighted tenant.

In addition to year-round access to all buildings and access to the Casa Loma Gardens from May to October, family membership entitles card-carrying kin gratis admission to March Break, Christmas, and Halloween programs. During two hours of free parking, members can peruse the Castle Keep Gift Shop while enjoying their 15 per cent discount, and a 10 per cent discount at Sir Henry’s Café allows for longer discussions about appropriate broadsword etiquette. Membership also earns advance notice and priority purchasing for selected special events, such as Ghost Tracking, Elves in the Workshop, and Castles and Cupcakes.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!

Today’s Groupon Toronto Deal of the Day: $18 for a Hop On–Hop Off Double-Decker Bus Tour of Toronto from ShopDineTour Toronto ($45.19 Value)

Buy now for only $18
Value $45
Discount 60%
You Save $27

This is a limited 1-day only sale that will expire at midnight (Tuesday, April 26, 2011). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Knowledgeable guides
See Toronto’s famous buildings & neighbourhoods
Leave bus for solo exploration

The Fine Print
Expires Oct 31, 2011
Limit 4 per person, may buy 10 additional as gifts. Not valid for harbour tour. Tax included.

The Company
ShopDineTour Toronto
http://www.shopdinetour.com/
Downtown Toronto
10 Dundas St. E, Suite 122 Toronto, Ontario

ShopDineTour Toronto invites locals to view their city’s attractions, historical sites, and neighbourhoods through the eyes of tourists. Participants view more than 30 famous sites and attractions at any tour time for the day with the Hop On–Hop Off Tour. After complimentary hotel pickup from any downtown hotel, embark upon a two hour tour through concrete canals, matching sites and rooftop chase sequences with an included map and city guide. From both panoramic levels of an antique, open-top double-decker bus, tour guides weave history-illuminating narratives as the bus passes by the CN Tower, the Hockey Hall of Fame, Casa Loma, Steam Whistle Breweries, Toronto Eaton Centre, Museum of Inuit Art, and the Used Bottle Cap Cathedral. Dual-level citizen containers motor through Dundas Square, Chinatown, St. Lawrence Market, the Distillery District and the Waterfront, absorbing the supreme pizza–like diversity of each neighbourhood culture. When struck with curiosity or tracking the scent of wild taxicabs, view tycoons may leave the group for solo exploration.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!

Today’s Groupon Toronto Deal of the Day: $25 for $50 Worth of Bisque Pottery Painting, Glass Fusion, Art Class, Camp, or Party at Artistic Way

Buy now for only $25
Value $50
Discount 50%
You Save $25

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight (Tuesday, April 19, 2011). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Community-focused school & art studio
Design ceramics, glass crafts
Create art in a party setting

The Fine Print
Expires Nov 20, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 4 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per group of 3. Reservation required; subject to availability. Studio fee included. Classes are non-transferable.

The Company
Artistic Way
http://www.artisticway.ca/
1003 Eglinton Ave. W Toronto, Ontario

With today’s Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of bisque pottery painting and glass fusion or $50 toward any art class, camp, or party at Artistic Way, located in Forest Hill. This Groupon covers the studio fee ($5 for children younger than 12, $7 for adults).

Artistic Way’s community-focused facilities guide families and individuals of all ages to self-expression through art making. Choosing from a stock of 200 pottery pieces, including a round-rim dinner plate ($18) or cupcake box ($14), pottery painters expand ceramic horizons with colourful brush and sponge work. Glass fusion, on the other hand, puts a glossy sheen on visitors’ artistic aspirations as they embellish and meld ornaments, bowls, and picture frames formed from fragments of nature’s kaleidoscopic vanity plate (starting at $12). Completed ceramic pieces are glazed or gently reassured before a kiln firing, while glass pieces are either kiln fired or moulded to bowl form by slumping ($6).

Gaggles of artisans come together to celebrate the creation of fully realized projects at instructor-led art parties (average $230), and art camps encourage budding artists ages 4 to 18 explore the flat and formful arts in morning or afternoon sessions ($195/week, $60/day for half day, $350/week, $85/day for full day). All-ages class programs foster further understanding of multidimensional media such as drawing, painting, glass making, animation, and invisible squid-ink calligraphy (starting at $300).

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!