Holiday hoopla

Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth hits the stage in front of Holt Renfrew’s Yorkville flagship (50 Bloor West, 416-922-2333) tonight (Thursday, November 5) at 7 pm for the luxe retailer’s holiday window unveiling.

Swap for Eva’s

Clean out your closet at Chasse Gardée’s (1084 Queen West, 416-901-9613, chassegardee.com) clothing swap Saturday (November 7) between 11 am and 3 pm. Bring along two non-perishable food items for 15 per cent off footwear purchases. Any extra clothing and all food will be donated to Eva’s Place shelter.

Frocktail funder

Designer dresses donated by Ashley Rowe, Jeremy Laing and Greta Constantine plus TV personalities including eTalk’s Tanya Kim and So You Think You Can Dance host Leah Miller are auctioned off next Thursday, November 12, at the Frocktail Party fundraiser. The Burroughes Building (639 Queen West) event starts at 7 pm. Tickets are $40 at thefrocktailparty.com, with proceeds benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Princess Margaret goes Big 

Top Toronto hat spot Big It Up (58 Spadina, 416-591-0864, bigitup.com) is part of the World Head Wraps Fashion Show and Concert Fundraiser November 19 at the Liberty Grand (25 British Columbia). A Ryerson student catwalk show plus performances benefit the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation’s Wig Salon & Accessories Boutique. Tickets are $100 at Big It Up’s four Toronto-area locations.

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Holiday-perfect buys from Virginia Johnson (virginiajohnson.com) including clothing, shawls and totes are $20 to $50 at the designer’s sample sale, Thursday to Saturday (November 5 to 7), 11 am to 7 pm, at AWOL Gallery (78 Ossington).

Shoe outlet

Ron White has opened Le Petit Outlet (2465 Yonge, 416-481-4111, ronwhite.ca), where brand-name shoes and boots are reduced by up to 70 per cent. Look for footwear by Cole Haan, Stuart Weitzman, Frye, Donald J. Pliner and more.