We are planning a guide to nearby stores, eateries, etc. so if you have any suggested additions in the downtown Markham area, please pass them on to any Concom member or via e-mail to filkontarioinfo AT gmail DOT<\/span> com.<\/p>\n FilKONtario always has LOTS of concerts and we’ll post the concertees here as we add them so stay tuned.<\/p>\n As always. Filk Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at the Hall of Fame Banquet at FKO. Nominations have closed for 2019 but check the Hall of Fame Page<\/a> and nominate worthy filkers for next year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Monte Carlo Inn and Suites Downtown Markham<\/strong>, 7255 Warden Ave, Markham, ON https:\/\/www.montecarloinns.com\/downtown-markham-suites<\/a><\/p>\n After last year, we tried to locate an hotel that would address some of the things that could be improved to make FKO a better experience for all.\u00a0 And, of course, it had to be within a reasonable reach of our budget without putting FKO out of business forever.<\/p>\n There is a fridge and microwave in every room and free hotel wide WiFi. There is free parking. There is a restaurant.\u00a0 There is a Continental breakfast, included in the room rate, of pastries and breads, the usual spreads, juices, fruit, tea and coffee. For $6 you can add eggs, bacon or sausage, and home fries.\u00a0 They are a tiny bit confused about people who stay up all night to *sing<\/strong>* but they are really nice.\u00a0 Room rates are $115-120 CAD depending on room type, which, in the Greater Toronto Area, is a steal.\u00a0 The rooms are very nice.\u00a0 The hotel block is now open. See Progress Report #1<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n The main room is significantly larger than last year and the whole place is a bit more spacious. There is a restaurant (and bar) on the premises as well as a pool and fitness centre. That being said, there is one issue we face. The is no airport shuttle for this hotel so anyone coming without a vehicle will need to consider that. Taxi \/ Limo estimators show it as $70-80 CAD so this might be a good time to locate a filk buddy or two to share the cost. Fee free to use the FKO Facebook page.<\/p>\n Due to privacy concerns, we only display the first letter of the surname, plus given name, province or state or country, and whether or not you have reserved a banquet ticket.<\/p>\n Pre-Registration is open. The list of people Pre-Registered for FKO<\/a> will be here.<\/p>\n If your name does not appear on this list, and you expect it should, then please contact Dave by e-mail to: (fkoreg AT gmail DOT com)<\/span><\/p>\n Wait, why is this on the news page?\u00a0 We have interesting weather, and it can’t be predicted this far ahead. You can always check the forecast from The Weather Network<\/a> . It’s in \u00baC but there is a button at the top of the page to change it to \u00baF.\u00a0 We hoped that moving the con a few weeks later would give us better weather. But, after all, this is Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FilKONtario 29 Update We are planning a guide to nearby stores, eateries, etc. so if you have any suggested additions in the downtown Markham area, please pass them on to any Concom member or via e-mail to filkontarioinfo AT gmail DOT com. FilKOntario PRs Quick Finder FKO 29 Progress Report #1 FKO 29 Progress Report … Continue reading “News!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":781,"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/filkontario.ca\/fkowp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}FilKOntario PRs Quick Finder<\/h5>\n
\n<\/a>FKO 29 Progress Report #1<\/a>
\nFKO 29 Progress Report #2<\/a>
\nFKO 29 Progress Report #3<\/a>
\nFKO 29 Progress Report #4<\/a><\/p>\nConcerts! Concerts! Concerts!<\/h5>\n
The Filk Hall of Fame Banquet<\/h5>\n
We are at another<\/span> new hotel this year.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Who’s Coming?<\/h3>\n
Weather<\/h2>\n