$6.2 million renovation to make Carnegie Library performing arts centre
By Ryan Saundercook
After 33 years of a somewhat unstable nomadic existence, the Theatre Centre has broken ground on the renovation of its first permanent home – the Carnegie Library, a 104-year-old heritage property located at 1115 Queen St. West.
First Huron Artisans Fair took place on Nov. 17
By Jacqueline Schifano
The event, organized by Leigh Chestnuthall and members of St. Thomas’ Anglican Church spent a beautiful Saturday appreciating and acquiring some of the great work by the artists within the Huron Street community.
The Royal Ontario Museum opens new textile showcase
By Katie O’Connor
When the Royal Ontario Museum commissioned a haute-couture dress from fashion house Christian Dior, they had little idea how big its significance would become.
Exhibition in the Annex shows what it means to be homeless
Visitors to the Beit Zatoun House view Your Life, Our Life, a new exhibition exploring what it means to be homeless. Photo by Kristin Eliason
By Kristin Eliason
In the heart of the Annex lives a place with a lot of the same.
Supporters gathered at the Toronto Book Awards to celebrate the city
By Jacqueline Schifano
Bibliophiles united at the Toronto Reference Library for the 38th annual Toronto Book Awards.
On Oct. 11, Andrew J. Borkowski’s collection of short stories, Copernicus Avenue, took the top prize at the awards honouring literary works that are evocative of Toronto.
Folk musicians gather to share tales of the history of Toronto
By Jacqueline Schifano
Folk music is heading back to Trinity St Paul’s Church as the Grass Roots Folk Songs of Toronto concert makes its one-night stand.
All proceeds to support children’s arts programs
Left to right: Kevin Cooke, Roger Dorey and Glenn Tooth bring the house down at the A Night of Jazz at 918 event. Photo by Alex Zakrzewski
By Alex Zakrzewski
Move over Ron Burgundy, Glenn Tooth is this town’s newest jazz flute virtuoso.
By Kristin Eliason
This past July, a new collaborative workspace opened on Bloor. CO:WORK (703 Bloor St. W.) opened with the goal of creating an inspiring space, where productivity and networking would be possible.
Hit SummerWorks play explores hard choices in marriage
By Melania Daniel
Its stage name is A Song for Tomorrow, but this Annex-based play, which enjoyed a successful debut at SummerWorks this year, could have easily been called The Story of the Wongs.
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The executive director of Creative Trust is keeping the arts alive in Toronto, one dance troupe at a time
By Haley Steinberg
Jini Stolk, a longtime Annex resident, was recently awarded the Toronto Arts Foundation’s William Kilbourn Award for the Celebration of Toronto’s Cultural Life. The work she has done to promote and sustain the arts city-wide is extensive and diverse.