We have introduced a video tour of Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park. A TV with 4 headphones has been installed in the office to show the video to visitors. There are many reasons for the video: Do a better, more consistent job of giving a tour Provide a more complete look at the park and its activities regardless of weather or season Include information about the philosophy behind naturism Give tours to everyone – in the last two years, we have been getting so many visitors that we just didn’t have the staff to give a tour to everyone Stop touring clothed people aroundRead More →

On the penultimate day of Toronto’s Fashion Week, the fashionable thing to wear to the Theatre Passe Muraille was your birthday suit. Thursday night’s clothing-optional performance was a great success with a near-capacity audience of 133. The majority of crowd enjoyed the show clothes-free. Maev Beaty and Erin Shields, the performers and co-creators of the production who spend most of the show nude on stage, also enjoyed the event.  After the show, they both commented that it “felt like a special event” and that they were “very excited for this performance.” Erin added that “it was just wonderful… just people really generous… sitting there… enjoyingRead More →

Volunteer Day! Saturday May 14, 2011 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Lunch will be provided, free of charge, for all volunteers. Non-members who volunteer will not be charged any day fees. (please register at the office) We really appreciate the multitude of people willing to give up their time to make Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park a better place. While there are many people volunteering all year, this is the day we set aside for a massive volunteer effort to get things ready for the season. We are told that it is also a fun day that many people look forward to.Read More →

This performance is reserved for naturists and the audience will be NUDE! Just $20/person ($10 discount) TO OBTAIN THE SPECIAL PRICING, CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 416.504.7529 AND QUOTE “NATURAL” This is the story that reveals the naked truth. Theatre Passe Muraille is enchanté to be home to the next stage of development for the SummerWorks smash hit, Montparnasse. Exposing us to the artists of the time, such as Jules Pascin, Henry Miller, Sylvia Beech, Kiki de Montparnasse, Chaim Soutine and the muses who inspired them, Montparnasse invites you to peek behind the canvas and discover the clandestine world of nude models in 1920s Paris.Read More →

Spring is here, the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, the sun’s rays are getting stronger, and there’s almost no snow left. That also means that memberships and site fees are almost due. Invoices were sent out in November with an April 1st due date. If you have not received an invoice, please contact the office immediately to ensure uninterrupted access. As always, we take payments in a variety of methods and offer a monthly payment plan. If you have other problems or concerns, please contact us. We would be happy to try and work out alternatives.Read More →

Last year, members and visitors found Liz to be their favorite operator of the Bare Bistro to date. But it sees to be true for the media too!  First it was the restaurant review by Ian Brown in the Globe and Mail. Today, there is an article in blogTO. In their own words, “blogTO is a web site about Toronto written by a group of obsessed artists, musicians, photographers, politicos, advertising and media types, dancers, tech geeks, food lovers, aspiring film directors, fashionistas and people for the ethical treatment of animals.” The website is popular with urban youth in Toronto and has 500,000 unique users andRead More →

The Naturist Living Show has exceeded 100, 000 downloads (not hits or impressions) of the show! And that number to continues to grow every day and the rate of growth is also increasing. Here are a few facts about the podcast: It is audio-only so only true naturists or those genuinely interested in naturism listen (we don’t get downloads of the show from people just looking for nudity because there are no pictures) Each download is many megabytes in size and the show is nearly an hour long so the involvement level is very high. (it’s not just a ‘hit’ or ‘impression’) Unlike a radioRead More →

Early Payment Discount February 1st is the deadline for the 2011 early payment discount. You can save up to $67.00.  The discount is 2% for paying two months early. That’s the equivalent of a 12% annual interest rate!  Try to get that from your bank. Upcoming Events It may be winter but there are still lots of events happening. February 5th is the second Euchre night organized by the Bare Bistro and February 12th is the Valentine’s Day Dinner and Dance. Plus the Ontario Roaming Bares and the Newmarket Nature Bares continue to organize swims; January 29th (wave pool), February 12th, and February 19th. Check out theRead More →

The Federation of Canadian Naturist (FCN) just sent out the following announcement which is important to all naturists in Canada: The final court date of the Coldin trial has been rescheduled to May 17th in Bracebridge. Originally scheduled for today (Jan. 25) in Bracebridge, the hearing could not proceed because Mr. Coldin’s lawyer, Clayton Ruby, was unable to attend due to car troubles on his way to the trial. For naturists and those interested in legal affairs, this last day should be the most interesting since Mr. Ruby and the crown will be making constitutional arguments as to the validity of section 174 of the criminalRead More →

The latest episode of the Naturist Living Show is all about how we have been, and continue to be, exploited. From the very beginning of naturism/nudism, there have been people who have exploited naturists and nudists. They go against the very core values of our movement. They objectify our bodies and sexualize our activities. They turn our philosophy into a source of personal gain. (money, sex, power, pride, etc…)  Some of them even pander to deviants but conceal themselves beneath the cloak of legitimacy that naturism provides. All too often, we have been willing participants. The exploiters use our tolerance and open-mindedness against us. TheyRead More →