National Post
May 14, 2011
Sherway Gardens LEGO
Store Opening

More great coverage over the weekend at the LEGO Store Opening.

Hundreds of shoppers stopped in to see what the commotion was all about at Sherway Gardens. Children were playing with LEGO toys and adults were reliving their childhood memories.

For all of you Star Wars fans, Danish LEGO Master Steve Gerling, built an eight-foot-tall R2-D2, all the while encouraging shoppers to build at nearby tables. Others were consumed with the LEGO video games or stations where they could assemble their own LEGO character.


Check out the following blogs to get a taste of the opening days events: Everything Mom and Parent Central.

For media coverage, have a look at the National Post and Mississauga News Online articles.

LEGO® Master Builders and Exciting Prizes
LEGO Store Grand Opening Weekend!
at Sherway Gardens - May 13 - 15

Help a real LEGO® Master Builder construct an 8-foot tall LEGO R2-D2 during Sherway Gardens’ (Hwy 427 and the QEW) three-day LEGO Store Grand Opening celebration from Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15 in Sherway Square!

Visit the new LEGO store located between Sherway Square and Door 5 during the event for a chance to win great prizes and help Steve Gerling, LEGO Master Builder, create a LEGO masterpiece in Sherway Square.

8 FOOT LEGO R2D2 MODEL BUILD IN SHERWAY SQUARE
Steve Gerling, LEGO Master Builder will begin the 8 foot LEGO R2D2 model build on Friday, May 13 at 11am. Sherway Square will be set up with 8-10 tables around a 4 foot platform; each table will contain LEGO bricks and building instructions.

Once the building starts, kids are invited to come to the tables to use the LEGO pieces to build one giant brick that is four times the size of a regular brick, which LEGO Master Builder Gerling will use to help build the model. Participating kids will receive a free LEGO Star Wars(TM) Certificate of Achievement for helping the Master Builders (while supplies last).

While LEGO Master Builder Gerling works on the LEGO R2D2 model, there will be appearances throughout the weekend by the Star Wars 501st Legion. The build will continue throughout the entire weekend until the last piece is added on Sunday at 5pm.

BUILDING HOURS:
Friday, May 13: 11am - 7pm
Saturday, May 14: 10am - 6pm
Sunday, May 15: 11am - 6pm

LEGO PRIZING AND IN STORE EXPERIENCE
ALL WEEKEND:
Visit the LEGO Store during the event to enter for a chance to win a $50 LEGO Store Gift Card! No purchase necessary to enter.

SATURDAY, MAY 14: Be one of the first 300 customers to spend $35 in the LEGO Store and receive an exclusive, limited-edition LEGO Minifigure set!

SUNDAY, MAY 15: The first 300 customers to spend $35 in the LEGO Store will receive an exclusive, limited-edition LEGO Minifigure T-Shirt! Shirts are available in child's sizes only.

For more information, call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca or www.facebook.com/sherwaygardens.

TOWN CRIER
HOUSE AND HOME
SPRING 2011

11TH ANNUAL GARDEN ART SILENT AUCTION

SHERWAY GARDENS JUNE 4 -19

Visit Sherway Gardens’ 11th Annual Garden Art Silent Auction for a chance to bid on an original piece of art! Local Canadian artists have transformed 30 folding White Pine Muskoka chairs and four children’s chairs into works of art in support of the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The chairs will be displayed during regular mall house from Saturday, June 4 to Sunday, June 19.

Local artists include designers, painters, printmakers, quilters, handweavers, calligraphers, sculptors and cartoonists, instructors, artists running their own full-time studios, and representatives of many arts organizations.

Featured Local Artists:
Judith Pelley - Totem (image one)
Anna McCusker - Fables (image three)
Brian Pelley - It's Good to Be King

Guest Artist: Glen Peloso, Glen Peloso Interiors – Muskoka Boat Races
In addition to the chairs designed by local artists, renowned designer Glen Peloso has returned for a second year to create a chair for this year’s Garden Art Silent Auction. Glen is the Principal Designer of Glen Peloso Interiors, Inc., and has been designing spaces for commercial, corporate, and residential clients for fifteen years. Glen is known from hosting such television design shows as Restaurant Makeover and Take This House & Sell It. Glen is a designer who is committed to creating spaces that are not only functional but adapt to your way of living. By combining client's needs with current trends, classic pieces, and green initiatives, Glen creates environments for clients that are true expressions of who they are, and living spaces that reflect their lifestyles!

BIDDING:
Silent bidding only. There will also be a “BUY IT NOW” feature – allowing customers to take the item off the bidding sheet by paying an asking price. ALL items will remain on display until Sunday, June 19. All successful bidders will be notified by phone on Monday, June 20. (The Bid Book is located at the entrance to the display at the south end of Sherway Square).

Adult Chairs: Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) - BUY IT NOW OPTION $500
Kids' Chairs: Bidding starts at $100 (increments of $25) BUY IT NOW OPTION $350

ALL proceeds to Neilson Park Creative Centre

For more information, call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

24 HOURS TORONTO - May 4, 2011
Eat My Words at Sherway Gardens