October 17th, 2018 · Comments Off on ARTS: Get your spook on for Halloween (City Election 2018)
Travel round the world through the arts
By Heather Kelly
The end of October is a creepy, crawly, spooky fun time of year. With that in mind, everyone can get up close and personal with some of the biggest and baddest arachnids in the world, including new additions to the Spiders: Fear & Fascination exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum. Read more
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October 16th, 2018 · Comments Off on ARTS: Openings and anniversaries (October 2018)
Celebrate 100 years of Estonian independence
By Heather Kelly
It’s the time of year when arts organizations launch new concert seasons, new exhibitions, and new film and talk series. Arts and language classes start again, too. Not only are there enriching and fun arts events coming up all across the Bloor St. Culture Corridor, but some of our cultural organizations are also celebrating momentous anniversaries. Read more
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August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on ARTS: Summertime arts and culture (Summer 2018)
Fascinating films, family fun, and fabulous festivals
By Heather Kelly
For the family
Open Streets TO, the recreational program that opens our streets to people, returns August 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Bloor and Yonge streets. These active living events are a great way to enjoy walking, cycling, rollerblading, and dancing in the streets of our city! Read more
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May 9th, 2018 · Comments Off on ARTS: New exhibitions and many festivals to herald spring (May 2018)
Nikon ambassadors to offer tips and tricks on May 30
The Tatsuya Nakatani Gong Orchestra, which is touring North America, brings its live sound project to the Music Gallery on May 26 at 8:00 p.m. COURTESY OF THE BLOOR STREET CULTURE CORRIDOR
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May 1st, 2018 · Comments Off on ARTS: Heralding spring with film and music (Spring 2018)
Hot Docs returns and eclectic sounds abound
Yoko Ono’s The Riverbed, continuing at the Gardiner Museum until June 3, is an interactive exhibit that invites viewers to participate. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BLOOR STREET CULTURE CORRIDOR
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March 22nd, 2018 · Comments Off on ARTS: Celebrate diversity through stories (March 2018)
March Break fun with art, music, and culture
Audience and art interact in Riverbed by Yoko Ono at the Gardiner Museum. The museum is showing Ono’s films from the 1960s and 1970s, and hosting a lecture about the artist’s activism on March 26. COURTESY GARDINER MUSEUM
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January 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on ARTS: New year adventures in arts and culture (Jan. 2018)
Learn a new language, gain a new skill or try something different
The Japan Foundation, Toronto is celebrating film in January with special screenings of Japanese films, including The Vancouver Asahi, a baseball drama about a Japanese baseball team in Vancouver in the 1930s. COURTESY JAPAN FOUNDATION
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December 15th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS: Exceptional gifts (Dec. 2017)
Arts, culture, film, and music
COURTESY BLOOR STREET CULTURE CORRIDOR Tickets for a Calypso Rose and Kobo Town show at the Royal Conservatory of Music make a great gift.
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November 2nd, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (Oct. 2017): Focusing on education and history
Lectures, arts talks, and creative workshops
By Heather Kelly
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS
The 37th Annual Neuberger Holocaust Education Week takes place throughout Toronto November 2-9, 2017. This year, the event examines Pivotal Moments that have shaped our understanding of the Holocaust. Read more
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October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (FALL 2017): Exhibitions, concerts, films, talks
Plus a spooktacular October weekend
PICTURE COURTESY BLOOR ST. CULTURAL CORRIDOR: The Toronto Jewish Film Society presents The Human Resources Manager on October 15. Adapted from a novel by A.B. Yehoshua, it tells the story of an HR manager who reluctantly takes home the body of a Romanian worker after she is killed in a suicide bombing in Israel. Read more
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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
PICTURE COURTESY HEATHER KELLY: The Royal Conservatory’s red piano at Open Streets TO.
By Heather Kelly
Concert season begins! Read more
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June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on ARTS (JUNE 2017): Bata Shoe Museum celebrates heels and stars
PICTURE COURTESY?THE?ROYAL?ONTARIO?MUSEUM: The Family Camera, at the ROM?until October 29, invites viewers to consider family portraits with a different lens.
Music and art at the Gardiner
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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). Read more
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