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. “I’ve been wanting to do this for years,” said Chestnuthall, […]

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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. One month after the deep red dramatic coat dress was revealed to the world, its Dior designer John Galliano, was […]

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Exhibition in the Annex shows what it means to be homeless By Kristin Eliason In the heart of the Annex lives a place with a lot of the same. The Beit Zatoun House (612 Markham Street), is a space where the social justice and human rights community gather for performance and art. It holds multiple […]

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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. “We […]

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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. On Oct. 27, the sactuary of St Paul’s (427 Bloor Street W.) will be ringing with the sound […]

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All proceeds to support children’s arts programs By Alex Zakrzewski Move over Ron Burgundy, Glenn Tooth is this town’s newest jazz flute virtuoso. Jazz flute virtuoso Glenn Tooth charmed the ears and the keys in support of a local children’s charity. On Oct. 13, Tooth headlined A Night of Jazz at 918, an event he […]

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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. “I think the workforce is changing. People are empowered,” said Heidi McCulloch, founder of CO:WORK. “They can work from wherever they […]

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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. For one, a trio of unrelated Wongs dominated the program credits on opening […]

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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 […]

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Despite the rain, roughly twenty artists came out to beautify the alley behind Ossington Avenue between Queen and Humbert streets. From Thursday Aug. 9 to Sunday Aug. 12, volunteers painted murals in the laneway, giving it a much-needed makeover. The art-in-the-alley project is one of many  initiatives organized by the Well and Good creative collective. […]

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Inventive project showcases excerpts from fictitious works in the real locations where they occur. By Kristin Eliason There are two bookmarks in the Annex, but they are not of the paper variety. One, on St. George Street, can be found just north of Bloor Street on the west side. The other can be found at […]

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Ancient play set in modern-day Toronto leaves room to debate what happened at the G20 Summit protests By Mickal Aranha It’s been two years since the G20 Summit in Toronto, cause for Canada’s biggest security operation and the largest mass arrest in peacetime history, and almost a year since the Occupy Toronto movement began. Many […]

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