They enjoy the opportunity to exchange ideas with other professionals in their own and other disciplines, and to mingle with members whose business and personal interests relate to architecture and design. M USIC Evening recitals at Monday Club Nights and the Thursday lunchtime Music Table are regular events on the Club calendar. The Club's choir performs at the Christmas Boar's Head dinner and at our annual general meeting. Composers and singers play an important part in the Spring Revue , while the two Steinway grand pianos in the Great Hall lie in wait for performers, professional and amateur. The walls of the Great Hall and lounge are invariably hung with the works of members or distinguished artists from outside the Club.
Exhibited works are usually for sale.
Day-long sketching trips are organized several times a year, as well as weekend painting expeditions. In the days when most theatre in Canada was amateur, The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto was in the vanguard of theatrical activity, winning awards in local and national drama festivals. This tradition continues on the Club stage, with strong emphasis on original Canadian material. Full-scale performances and play readings are undertaken, theatre nights are held, and a company of 100 or more performers, producers, directors, and stage crew is employed at the Spring Revue .