Party photos of the week: Get Lit fundraiser
Musicians, Olympians, and journalists alike joined forces in Parkdale last night for the Get Lit fundraiser at the Neubacher Shor Gallery. The evening features readings from a select set of Canadians who recite a few chapters from an inspiring book. Rob Ford-reporting journalist Robyn Doolittle read from Tina Fey’s Bossypants and received quite the chuckle from the eclectic literary group as she read a passage about being a woman in the workforce. On the flip side, Damian Abraham, who is used to ripping his shirt off on stage as front man for the punk band Fucked Up, nervously read from David Piece’s GB84, showing the softer side to his otherwise colourful appearance. Money raised from the evening benefits the Start2Finish Reading and Running Club, an organization that helps inner city kids living in poverty train while mentoring their reading and writing skills. parties@globeandmail.com
Jen Woodall and Clare Cashman attend the Get Lit Event to raise funds for The Running & Reading Club, April 24, 2014, at the Neubacher Shor Contemporary Gallery in Toronto.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Maxine Thomas and Caleb Goodman.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Jeremy Laing and Frank Griggs.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Yen Tran and Lauren Shum.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail’s Robyn Doolittle and Damian Abraham.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Silvia Ruegger and Romina Tina Fontana.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Blaine Van Bruggen and Jeff Harris.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Grace Johnson and Jill Piper.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Camas Winsor, Maya Carvalho and Amanda Lang.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Perdita Felicien.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Trevor Howes and Jean Pierre Cartier.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Rosemary Westwood and Julia De Laurentiis Johnson.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Erika Mitchell and Cleo Morden.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Julia Viva and Frank Viva.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Zach Feldberg, Elana Safronsky and Anya Shor.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Romina Tina Fontana speaks at Get Lit.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail
Damian Abraham gives a reading at Get Lit.Jenna Marie Wakani/The Globe and Mail