Plus a spooktacular October weekend By Heather Kelly Art & Architecture Exhibitions The Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents With New Eyes: Architecture for Toronto by Francesco and Aldo Piccaluga Architects, and opening on October 19, the Gardiner Museum presents Steven Heinemann: Culture and Nature. Gardiner Museum Executive Director & CEO Kelvin Browne and curator Rachel Gotlieb lead an […]
Entries Tagged as 'Arts'
ARTS (FALL 2017): Exhibitions, concerts, films, talks
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (FALL 2017): Exhibitions, concerts, films, talks
ARTS (FALL 2017): Swimming the English Channel
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (FALL 2017): Swimming the English Channel
Former Gleaner writer publishes novel Former Gleaner writer Gillian Best has published her debut novel. The Last Wave (House of Anansi Press) tells the story of Martha, a woman who has swum the English Channel ten times. As she navigates complex relationships with husband, children, and close friends, the sea remains the one constant in […]
ARTS (AUGUST 2017): Prepare for a season of festivals and events
September 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (AUGUST 2017): Prepare for a season of festivals and events
September marks the start of performance season and arts classes By Heather Kelly Concert season begins! Fanfares herald Tafelmusik’s 2017-18 concert season and new Music Director Elisa Citterio, who makes her debut directing A Joyous Welcome at Koerner Hall, September 21 to 24. Vivaldi’s Summer, the first in a complete cycle of his The Four Seasons being […]
(ARTS JULY 2017) Canada 150, camps for kids, and plenty of film
August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on (ARTS JULY 2017) Canada 150, camps for kids, and plenty of film
August is alive along the Bloor St. Corridor By Heather Kelly Film Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema invites you to step into one of the most eccentric and remarkable spaces in New York hipster history: The Jazz Loft: According to W. Eugene Smith which opens August 4. Then enjoy a spirited look at the life and career of […]
ARTS (JUNE 2017): Bata Shoe Museum celebrates heels and stars
June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (JUNE 2017): Bata Shoe Museum celebrates heels and stars
Music and art at the Gardiner By Heather Kelly Looking for something interesting and unusual? Consider enjoying family time and learning something new at an exhibition. Shining Stars: Celebrating Canada’s Walk of Fame is on at the Bata Shoe Museum, and while you are there, see the exhibition Standing Tall: The Curious History of Men […]
ARTS (MAY 2017) A month of festivals and finales
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (MAY 2017) A month of festivals and finales
Royal Conservatory of Music marks Canada 150 By Heather Kelly May is a month of fantastic festivals and concert season finales on the Bloor St. Culture Corridor. It is also Museum Month, and there is no better time to visit the Bata Shoe Museum, Gardiner Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). Festivals From May […]
ARTS (MAY 2017): Examining pre-Confederation treaties
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (MAY 2017): Examining pre-Confederation treaties
As Canada celebrates 150 years of colonialist history, this display presents another vital component to our history, which has forever shaped the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The exhibit delves into the geographic land negotiations — treaties — that predate Canadian Confederation. Each of the 24 panels provides a comprehensive explanation of the complicated […]
ARTS (APRIL 2017): Challenging the audience
April 10th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (APRIL 2017): Challenging the audience
Brandon Hackett takes the stage in Second City revue By Geremy Bordonaro Brandon Hackett is a new breed of comedian. Fiercely funny and whip-smart, the Annex resident is one of the cast members bringing some diversity to Second City. He joined the Main Stage performers in June, and is currently appearing in Everything is […]
ARTS (MARCH 2017): Blue whale exhibit opens at the Royal Ontario Museum
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (MARCH 2017): Blue whale exhibit opens at the Royal Ontario Museum
Bloor Street’s cultural organizations starting to celebrate Canada 150 By Heather Kelly The Annex neighbourhood is so full of art and culture organizations that, for March Break, we don’t have to go far to find fun and creative activities. The Bata Shoe Museum will host “shoetastic shenanigans” during March Break, where kids can make shoe […]
CHATTER (FEBRUARY 2017): The beat goes on
March 5th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FEBRUARY 2017): The beat goes on
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FEBRUARY 2017): Moving to the centre
March 5th, 2017 · Comments Off on BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FEBRUARY 2017): Moving to the centre
Crossing Bathurst Street with A Different Booklist By Annemarie Brissenden The Postman, a 2015 play about Albert Jackson, Canada’s first Black postman, opens with an invocation. “Toronto the Good. Toronto, the White. Toronto the Christian, Irish, Scottish, English. This is happening right here in this neighbourhood: Harbord, Major, Palmerston, Brunswick, Euclid, Borden,” says Jackson. […]
ARTS (DECEMBER 2016): HMS Terror found on greeting cards
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on ARTS (DECEMBER 2016): HMS Terror found on greeting cards
Thomas Fisher Rare Books a treasure trove unto itself By Annemarie Brissenden You may know that a maritime mystery was solved this September when Arctic researchers found the HMS Terror, one half of the Franklin Expedition that had set out to seek the Northwest Passage in 1845. Her sister ship, the HMS Erebus, had been […]