Journaling Workshop | Conversations with Style & Self

Schedule

Sat Apr 26 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Youthful Vengeance - Cafe & Gallery | Toronto, ON

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A guided journaling workshop to deepen self-awareness and self-expression, with a mix of ritual, reflection and retail.
About this Event

Are you interested in exploring your inner world and your personal aesthetic? Curious about how to use journaling to cultivate deeper self-awareness and core confidence?

Join us for Conversations with Style & Self, a guided journaling workshop presented by .

We’ll use thought-provoking prompts to examine our personal narratives around style, confidence, and self-expression. The space will blend ritual, retail, and reflection, creating an atmosphere where creativity and introspection intertwine.


What to expect:

  • Guided journaling exercises to deepen self-awareness and build core confidence
  • Thoughtful prompts exploring your relationship with style and identity
  • A welcoming, intimate environment designed to foster connection and insight
  • The chance to engage with a new creative community.


After the workshop, you’re invited to explore the curated vintage +thrift Pop-Up, shop our limited-edition zine and journals, and enjoy snacks and beverages from Youthful Vengeance Cafe.

Come for the writing, stay for the community, and leave with a renewed sense of self and style.

Reserve your spot now! Limited to 10 participants for the Journaling Workshop.



GRAND RISKO Vintage +Thrift Pop-Up is on from 10am-6pm.
Entry to exclusively shop the pop-up is FREE.


Choose your pricing for the Journaling Workshop:

$20 - Includes:

1 mini hand crafted GRAND RISKO journal

The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Digital Zine)


$30 - Includes:

1 mini hand crafted GRAND RISKO journal

The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Digital Zine)

The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Printed Copy)


About the Facilitator:

Dianne B. Francavilla (she/her) is the creative mind behind GRAND RISKO, a curated vintage +thrift boutique and community, where style, confidence and self-expression collide. GRAND RISKO is Dianne's response to the overwhelming and often-superficial approach to fashion.

With a background in theatre, music and marketing plus a deep love for vintage and thrift, she's passionate about building a community where people can embrace their personal style with confidence and creativity.

Dianne is interested facilitating this workshop as a collective movement toward deeper authenticity, self-discovery, and the art of being seen.


About Grand Risko:

GRAND RISKO is a curated vintage + thrift online boutique and creative community. Part self-expression and part self-discovery, this is where style is reframed as a ritual for self-confidence.

Join us on April 26th at our first pop-up event to experience the GRAND RISKO ethos IRL. Discover our limited-edition zine, The CUT/PST Chronicle, crafted with vintage collage art and thought-provoking visuals. Plus, take part in our journaling workshop and shop the spring collection of GRAND RISKO curated thrift apparel and vintage goods.

*As our way of giving back, a portion of proceeds from Grand Risko sales on this day will be donated to the , supporting youth-led social good projects.



Agenda

🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Intros & Workshop Kick-off
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Journaling Workshop
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Wrap Up & Group Reflection
🕑: 01:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Shop / Write / Hang (Optional)
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Where is it happening?

Youthful Vengeance - Cafe & Gallery, 1110 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada

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Tickets

CAD 22.63 to CAD 33.28

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