{"id":6796,"date":"2013-04-17T21:47:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T01:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2014-10-13T08:44:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T12:44:03","slug":"spin-toronto-launches-weekly-ping-pong-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=6796","title":{"rendered":"SPiN Toronto launches weekly ping pong league"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/spin-toronto.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6797\" alt=\"spin toronto\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/spin-toronto.jpg?resize=250%2C194\" width=\"250\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>SPiN Toronto, a ping pong social club,\u00a0is offering a weekly ping pong league. For $5 a week, The League is a fun and social springtime activity for people of all skill levels from beginners to experts. Kicking off on Sunday, April 28, The League will run weekly on Sunday afternoons beginning at 2 p.m. for eight consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ox3HLlKWkyI&#8221; theme=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TheLeague.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6798\" alt=\"TheLeague\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TheLeague.jpg?resize=215%2C300\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TheLeague.jpg?resize=215%2C300&amp;ssl=1 215w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TheLeague.jpg?w=394&amp;ssl=1 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>Beginners, amateurs and pros will all have a chance to battle it out, with multiple divisions to reflect skill level. Ladder rankings, based on Tennis Canada\u2019s ranking system, will dictate levels and standing of players.<\/p>\n<p>While participants who work up an appetite, they can enjoy Chef Jon Lovett\u2019s new spring \/ summer creative comfort food menu, launching Wednesday, April 17, and can cool down with SPiN\u2019s signature cocktails or one of 12 import and local beers on tap.<\/p>\n<p>People interested in joining The League can sign-up online <a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.spingalactic.com\/news.post.php?newsid=122\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on SPiN Toronto, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http\/\/:Toronto.SpinGalactic.com\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto.SpinGalactic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>SPiN Toronto, a ping pong social club,\u00a0is offering a weekly ping pong league. For $5 a week, The League is a fun and social springtime <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=6796\" title=\"SPiN Toronto launches weekly ping pong league\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[36],"tags":[1975,1974,1973],"class_list":["post-6796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-toronto","tag-league","tag-ping-pong","tag-spin-toronto"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-1LC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27290,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27290","url_meta":{"origin":6796,"position":0},"title":"Casper Skulls share video for &#8216;Lingua Franca&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Casper Skulls' 'Mercy Works' LP is out now via\u00a0Buzz Records, and to mark the release the band have shared the video for the album's single Lingua Franca. The song was featured on an episode of NPR's All Songs Considered last week, and has garnered praise, along with the rest of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Casper Skulls","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21247,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21247","url_meta":{"origin":6796,"position":1},"title":"Boyfriends release &#8216;Pleasures&#8217; from new 7&#8243;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Seattle feminist-punk band\u00a0Boyfriends\u00a0have released Pleasures, which is the third and final single lifted from their new 7\" (out now via Gold Van Records). \"This single is sweet, bombastic and serious - highlighting that gender is over, if you want it.\"\u00a0-\u00a0Lauren Rearick, the Grey Estates. Take a listen to Pleasures via\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Boyfriends","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/9ac607ee-6cc4-4a76-b05b-9d60249f2fec.jpg?fit=751%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/9ac607ee-6cc4-4a76-b05b-9d60249f2fec.jpg?fit=751%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/9ac607ee-6cc4-4a76-b05b-9d60249f2fec.jpg?fit=751%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/9ac607ee-6cc4-4a76-b05b-9d60249f2fec.jpg?fit=751%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27159,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27159","url_meta":{"origin":6796,"position":2},"title":"Casper Skulls share &#8216;Primeval&#8217; video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Casper Skulls have shared Primeval, the video for the third single from their forthcoming debut LP. The album,\u00a0entitled 'Mercy Works,'\u00a0will be released via Buzz Records on November 3rd, following Casper Skulls\u00a0well-received 'Lips & Skull' EP from 2016. Primeval follows Lingua Franca and You Can Call Me Allocator, and the premiere\u00a0is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Casper Skulls","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ad6a23f8-7fdd-4301-9e50-59ac905331ee.jpg?fit=1200%2C796&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7243,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7243","url_meta":{"origin":6796,"position":3},"title":"Soft Metals release first video from sophomore album","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"LA's\u00a0Soft Metals have released\u00a0their very eerie and fantastic sophomore album, 'Lenses' (which is out now via Captured Tracks). They have just revealed\u00a0the video for first single Tell Me, which contains footage lifted from the film 'Hardcore' (by Erin Frost and\u00a0Shaun Kardinal) that was created\u00a0for the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;live&quot;","block_context":{"text":"live","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=25"},"img":{"alt_text":"Soft Metals","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/softmetals.jpg?fit=600%2C449&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/softmetals.jpg?fit=600%2C449&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/softmetals.jpg?fit=600%2C449&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39196,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39196","url_meta":{"origin":6796,"position":4},"title":"Cola share new track \u2018Keys Down If You Stay\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Last year, Cola, the new project from former Ought members Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy and US Girls\/The Weather Station drummer Evan Cartwright, released their debut LP \u2018Deep In View\u2019 via Fire Talk Records. Earning praise from outlets like Pitchfork, NPR, FADER, Stereogum, Uproxx, Paste, BrooklynVegan, Consequence, Clash, NME and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cola press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4FC2BA9B-8ECE-46D6-8A5C-81231E2688FC.jpeg?fit=1124%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4FC2BA9B-8ECE-46D6-8A5C-81231E2688FC.jpeg?fit=1124%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4FC2BA9B-8ECE-46D6-8A5C-81231E2688FC.jpeg?fit=1124%2C700&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4FC2BA9B-8ECE-46D6-8A5C-81231E2688FC.jpeg?fit=1124%2C700&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4FC2BA9B-8ECE-46D6-8A5C-81231E2688FC.jpeg?fit=1124%2C700&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23721,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23721","url_meta":{"origin":6796,"position":5},"title":"Greys release surprise LP entitled &#8216;Warm Shadow&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto noise rockers Greys surprised fans with the release of\u00a0'Warm Shadow,' a 10-track companion album to their amazing sophomore album\u00a0'Outer Heaven,' released earlier this year via\u00a0Carpark Records and Buzz Records. 'Warm Shadow'\u00a0features Fresh Hell, which Greys released earlier this month.\u00a0Greys frontman Shehzaad Jiwani talked in-depth with Stereogum, who are streaming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Greys","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b4671cf5-d49b-468d-90af-d6b4b8ec5670.jpeg?fit=640%2C419&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b4671cf5-d49b-468d-90af-d6b4b8ec5670.jpeg?fit=640%2C419&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/b4671cf5-d49b-468d-90af-d6b4b8ec5670.jpeg?fit=640%2C419&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6796"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11240,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6796\/revisions\/11240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}