Improv in Toronto has been given the opportunity to run a giant real life Where’s Waldo Game at the On The Pulse Festival this year!

Harbourfront Centre and Improv in Toronto take the classic renowned book, and bring it to life. The pages will jump out of the book as fake Waldos are placed around the Harbourfront site. With help from the fake Waldos, who will be giving clues and handing out tasks, and with some clever sleuthing skills, families will be able to solve the mystery to find the real Waldo.

Sunday, July 3, 3-5 p.m. (Redpath Stage and Harbourfront Centre Site)

Confirm your attendance through our facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=213681661998691

NOTE: This event is more family oriented in terms of difficulty. We still encourage you to come out and enjoy the game, as well as the festival no matter your age. More than anything though, we are looking for as many volunteers as possible to play fake Waldos.

So, if you can volunteer, please do email us at improvintoronto@gmail.com

 7 years ago, one man, going by the name “Juan Mann”, set out to embrace passersby in the streets of Sydney, with nothing more than two arms.

Every year, on International Free Hugs Day, Improv in Toronto commemorates this man’s actions by gathering together the world’s largest brigade of Free Huggers.

This year is no different.
On July 2nd, come out and join Improv in Toronto as we continue to commemorate Jaun Mann’s work on the streets of Toronto.
We will be meeting at Nathan Philip’s Square at 3:00 p.m. to meet quickly before going out and delivering our hugs.

Feel free to join us at our freeze event earlier that day as well!

Watch the video of last years event: http://improvintoronto.com/2010/10/09/free-hugs-2010-2/

Learn how to hug at http://www.freehugsguide.org/

Confirm your attendance through our facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=228830847127088

Come just one hour earlier to join us for our classic Freeze event: http://improvintoronto.com/2011/06/06/upcoming-harbourfront-freeze/

 We’re bringing back a favourite: The Freeze!

On cue, we will freeze in place for 5 whole minutes before casually returning to what we were doing 5 minutes ago – all to the bewilderment of onlookers.

We will be meeting inside the Harbourfront Centre, and then going outside to do the actual freeze: Lakeside Terrace – in the York Quay Centre (Main Floor, South End)
The event will be on July 2nd. Make sure to be there for 1:30pm. Don’t be late otherside you will miss out!
Feel free to join us after the freeze for this years free hun event later that day!

See the classic Grand Central Freeze to see how it’s done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo

Confirm your attendance on our facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=220462167973491

Stay with us later, because we’re running our annual Free Hugs event – the world’s largest meet-up on International Free Hugs Day:

Out of ANY of the events we run, the Toronto-Wide Scavenger Hunt, brings the most  enthusiasm, teamwork, and energy by far. It really is amazing, so thank you for putting your all into participating! We truly hope you enjoyed yourselves.

Every year this an event we hope to improve. I (Cole) am seriously looking for criticism. If you have any comments, on what you enjoyed? what we should do more of? What we should continue doing? Or what you disliked? What we should change? What we should fix? Please please send us an email. This is an event that next year has potential to be even bigger and more exciting.

Like any good scavenger hunt, we know some of the tasks led to some funny or crazy stories! If you’ve got any to share. Please do! Comment below and tell us about them!

AND Last but not LEAST the scores!

A big congratulations to our top 3:

1. Scavenge My Death II: Out for Scavenge  – 61
2. Sexier Than Dancing Robots – 58
2. Shade of Gray – 58

The pressure is now on for them to keep their title next year.
Feel free to continue below, to check your own teams scores:
(if your team name is incorrect please point it out so we can fix it!)

4. Exploding Penguin – 55
4. Danella N’ Da Fam – 55
4. Scarbarians – 55
7. Super Lemonz – 53
7. Nerd Fighters – 53
9. Balls Deep – 52
9. Slightly Above Average – 52
9. HIKCORY VICTORS – 52
9. 186, 282 MPS – 52
13. The Breakdancing Robot That Caught on Fire – 51
13. ROYGBIP – 51
15.Freshbooks – 50
15. Major League Asskickers – 50
15. Psychedelic Neopolitan – 50
15. Team Baywatch – 50
15.The Human Centipede – 50
20. Team Sunchoke – 49
20. This is what she said – 49
20. Team Team – 49
20. Schulich Rocks – 49
24. For The Pie – 48
24. Team Rocket – 48
26. Marblez – 47
26. The Minorities – 47
28. Rappytap – 46
28. The Rejects – 46
28. WBTYM – 46
28. Team Problem – 46
32. Name of Team – 45
32. Ghetto Fab – 45
32. Eventual Losers – 45
32. Team Incredible – 45
36. Toronto Steampunk Society (T55) – 44
36. Team Epic Win – 44
36. F. B. Rusty – 44
36. Gravytrain – 44
40. Efn Right – 43
40. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Flamingoloupe – 43
42. Tiger Blood 3000 – 42
42. Team BM – 42
42. Iotics – 42
42. Tough Cookies – 42
46. Discovery Channellers – 41
46. Diversity – 41
46. Not Your Team – 41
46. Q-tips – 41
46. Super Bros. – 41
46. Team Easy – 41
52. Frenchies – 40
52. Couch Surfers – 40
52. TTC – 40
55. Bike Pirates – 39
55. Homesbudgers – 39
55. The GTA – 39
58. Egypt – 38
58. Awesomeness 01001 – 38
58. Foxton & Friends – 38
61. Lord YENSID – 37
61. MacCatDaddies – 37
61. Slow Slow Go Go – 37
64. York Hunt – 36
65. Anabelles Team – 35
65. Daggerssssss!!! – 35
65. Purple Bruisers – 35
65. Monkey Jail Moustache – 35
69. Super Mega Foxy Awesome HOT!!! Team – 34
69. JOELT – 34
71. The Essential Slackers – 33
72. Yuno Meme – 32
73. Carebats – 30
74. Fast Eight – 22
75. Tumbalakatumba – 20
76. Carlos – 18

Thanks to everyone for coming out! See you next year!

The Pillow Fight is a global event, which happens every year in countries all across the world. This year Toronto hosted one of the bigger pillow fights, with hundreds of people coming out, ready to battle.

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We have implemented a new feature on our site, called our Skills Database.
Essentially it is a checklist of skills we may one day need in a future mission.
If any apply to you, you check it off!

http://improvintoronto.com/skills/

And we’re putting the database to work already!
We’re running a small mission next weekend. Specifically for those who do improv.
The details are being sent to those who have checked off improv within our database.

If that’s something you’re interested in, be sure to check it off.

2)

Our online t-shirt sales is FINALLY up and running.
Remember, every t-shirt sale goes towards financing future events:

http://improvintoronto.com/help-us-out/

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LASTLY, is their interest in a giant foam sword battle?
We might charge $4(ish) per sword, to raise money for IT.
Thoughts?