A living tribute to Rick Williams · The Academy, 1991–2012

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One Snooker Street · Liberty Village, Toronto

The Academy, remembered

The memories live on.

The Academy welcomed guests from 1991 to 2012. Today, its rooms and stories live here in memory of Richard “Rick” Barry Williams. Reservations and event enquiries are no longer available.

If the Academy was part of your life, share your story in Rick’s family memory book.

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Social Events

Was it the food, the amazing billiard trick shots, the hand-rolled Cuban cigar demonstration, the vintage cognacs or the live music that made the Academy party so fantastic?

It all comes together at an Academy Party. Our memorable evenings have ranged from a discreet formal dinner party for ten, to a come-as-you-are film wrap party for up to three hundred and fifty.

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Corporate Events

The Academy is warm and comfortable, visually seductive and remarkably flexible. Meetings of up to one hundred people have been configured into just about every shape and style.

Our stellar list of clients includes such luminaries as the American Bar Association, American Express, Bell Canada, Hewlett Packard, IBM Canada Ltd., IMAX Corp., Levi Strauss, Royal Bank and the Canadian Stage Company.

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"Everyone raved about the evening! Jim was jaw dropping phenomenal with his trick shots. Thank you for showing us a great time the evening was the highlight of the conference. We look forward to seeing you again real soon."

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Menu Options

Cocktail Reception Buffet Style Plated Service

Bar Option

Cash Bar Host Bar Drink Tickets

Additional Entertainment

Beer Tasting Jazz Trio Caricature Artist

Magician and Mind Reader Glassblowing Demonstration Comedy Stage Hypnotist

Handwriting Analyst Casino Tables Chocolate Fountain

Palm Reader Tarot Card Reader Massage Services

Pool Pro Scotch Tasting Improv Teambuilding

Painist/Vocalist Wine Tasting Four Piece Band

Vodka Luge Karaoke Improv Show

Celebrity Addition Dinner Theatre Guitarist

DJ 50's, 60's and 70's Style Band

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Rick WilliamsRichard Barry Williams
1945 — 2026
The Academy’s crest

In loving memory

A door left open.
For Rick.

Rick Williams created the Academy of Spherical Arts—a place for beautiful things, good company, and a life well lived.

The Academy closed in 2012. This is its world, brought back to life in his memory. Step inside and imagine another evening at One Snooker Street.

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