# Event Details - **Event Name**: Curiosity Café : Meaning in the Mundane - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: The topic of our next café is: Meaning in the MundaneAbout this EventWe will be hosting our next Curiosity Café on Tuesday, June 2nd from 6:00-8:30 pm at the Madison Avenue Pub (14 Madison Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 2S1). Come and hang out with us, grab food, and read through our handout from 6-6:30. Our structured discussion will run from 6:30-8:30pm with a 10 minute break in the middle.Event DescriptionMost of life is routine. We each have a set of actions we perform in roughly the same sequence every single day: brushing our teeth, putting on the kettle, and taking the TTC (for instance). In contrast, we sometimes have experiences we deem extraordinary or profound. Vacationing somewhere new. Viewing a work of art that moves us. Going to see our favourite band live. Noticing the intricate details of a flower (for instance). These experiences seem significant. Yet we don’t seem to ascribe the same significance to the “mundane” parts of life, despite them making up a majority of our everyday experience. In this Curiosity Café, we will explore why there appears to be a distinction between the mundane and the profound. Are these useful categories? Is there something uniquely meaningful about experiences that happen infrequently or are considered ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ events? Can the mundane parts of life be made profound through a change of perspective or attitude? Join co-moderators Jaber Abedin and Sofia Panasiuk as we explore these questions and more at our next Curiosity Café:What makes a day mundane? What makes a day extraordinary?Which ordinary rituals and routines feel meaningful to you? Can a meaningful life exist without extraordinary experiences?Why do we seem to have a liking for extraordinary experiences as opposed to mundane ones? Should we strive to appreciate the mundane more? About Ticket Cost:*hey community! Sophia here, Director of Community Programming. We ask that you consider that our ideal recommended amount for a ticket is now $15, and as you choose what to donate within the bounds of your own financial means, we ask that you keep in mind that your donation will go directly towards compensating those involved in making Curiosity Cafés happen so that we can keep doing this for you.Please note that we also still have 5 free tickets available for our attendees. If paying anything at all is not financially feasible for you, or our ticketing system presents some other barrier for you, please contact our Director of Community Programming at sophia@beingnbecoming.org. These tickets will be first come, first served, no questions asked! You can expect to hear back from her within 72 hours.About the Curiosity Café SeriesFor those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to join us at our Curiosity Cafés and are wondering what they’re all about: every two weeks, we invite members of our community to come out to the Madison Avenue Pub to engage in a collaborative exploration of our chosen topic. Through these events, we aim to build our community of people who like to think deeply about life’s big questions, and provide each other with some philosophical tools to dig deeper into whatever it is we are most curious about.AccessibilitySome accessibility-related information* about our event and the venue:This event involves a verbal discussion, with a handout to guide the discussionThere will be a large-print version of the handout availableWe ask the staff at the Maddy to turn off the speakers playing music in the room we are in. Unless we end up in their “VIP” room upstairs (very unlikely!), this keeps background noise to a minimum.There will be earplugs available to tamper background noiseThere are about five steps up to the entrance of the Madison, and another to get in the door. In order to get upstairs, where we sometimes hold our events, there is another set of stairs that are quite steep. While we hope to be in the downstairs room, we cannot guarantee this until closer to the event date.There are two single stall bathrooms located downstairs that we will have access to. The other bathrooms, located on the main and upper floor, are gendered.Should you be accompanied by a support person, please contact us in advance so that we can add them to our guest list. Their ticket will be included, for free, as part of your pay-what-you-can ticket.*We recognize that this list provides a far-from comprehensive picture of accessibility-related concerns you might have. Please feel free to contact our team at sophia@beingnbecoming.org, or the Madison Avenue Pub (416-927-1722) with any other questions or concerns you might have. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/curiosity-café-meaning-in-the-mundane/100001990421364883 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, music, it, art, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Madison Avenue Pub - **lat**: 43.667827 - **long**: -79.403296 - **full address**: Madison Avenue Pub, 14 Madison Avenue, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Curiosity Café : Meaning in the Mundane - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f5d9eae2f3bd9986dd4bdf4882d1bc9ad3b51808e742c163ec18079417aaf71a-rimg-w1200-h1698-dc494949-gmir.jpg?v=1780173370 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Curiosity Cafe : Meaning in the Mundane being held? - **A:** Curiosity Cafe : Meaning in the Mundane takes place on Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 02 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Madison Avenue Pub, 14 Madison Avenue, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Curiosity Cafe : Meaning in the Mundane? - **A:** Curiosity Cafe : Meaning in the Mundane is organized by Being and Becoming. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Curiosity Cafe : Meaning in the Mundane is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Toronto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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