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  • SPRING FLING – KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA @ ARTSCAPE WYCHWOOD BARNS (April 16, 2015)

    The Kidney Foundation of Canada launched it’s SPRING FLING — Great food, drinks, a live Art Battle and Silent Auction! More coverage to follow ….              

  • Cocktail Crawl-Fri.,April 10th,2015@The Burroughs

    Cocktail Crawl Social Club hosted it’s Spring Fashion Show event at the ever exclusive The Borroughes Building on Friday April 10, 2015 @7:30 p.m. It was a combination of Mingling and networking at the Cocktail reception with some of Toronto’s urban elite. It was upscale networking professional and fashionista at the legendary Burroughes. What is…

  • Food And Drink Market Preview-Fri.,April 10,2015@Direct Energy Centre

    The Food And Drink Market media preview started early at the legendary C.N.E. “Direct Energy Centre” with a bevy of vendors handing out samples and gift bags last Friday. The Food And Drink show ran from Fri., April 10th to Sunday April 12th, 2015. Guest chefs doing Demo Dishes  included: Chef Susur Lee, Tania Ganassini,…

  • Goose Gala 2015-Thurs.,April 9th,2015@Four Seasons Yorkville Hotel

    The Canadian Wildlife Federation http://www.canadianwildlifefoundation.org was showcased at this great gala last Thursday night.The purpose of this fundraiser was to protect and grow our natural resources, wildlife and our endangered species. Ranked in the top 25 of 86,000 charities, C.W.F. fundraiser keeps every dollar raised in Canada. This was the first annual Goose Gala and…

  • PREVIEW OF ODYSSEO by CAVALIA (April 7, 2015)

    by Bill Kwan The preview for ODYSSEO by the internationally acclaimed Cavalia theatrical production was shown to a select few media and VIP Under The Big White Top at The Port Lands on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. Artistic director and Creator Normand Latourelle greeted the audience with a little bit of background behind the latest…

  • Open House at The Gates, Apr. 1, 2015 @66 Gerrard Street East, Toronto

    Welcome to the Gates, a special events venue located in downtown Toronto (Church and Gerrard) and is within a walking proximity to Dundas Square.  Rasool Verjee opened this new space recently and had the first open house, bring event planners, media personnels, PR companies, event suppliers and other industry professional together to celebrate with drinks…

  • Fancy Franks Gourmet Hot Dogs-Tues.,March 31st,2015@453 Queen St. W.

    Fancy Franks, Toronto’s premiere gourmet hot dog restaurant celebrated the opening of its third location in the heart of downtown Toronto, which features their popular classics as well as exciting new menu items. Fancy Franks Gourmet Hotdogs – http://www.fancyfranks.com/ Those who attended included: John Orpheus (Performer), Rick Campanelli (ET Canada), Tara Spencer-Nairn (Actor), Matthew Willson…

  • Made With Love-Mon.,March 30,2015@Liberty Grand

    MADE WITH LOVE – TORONTO 2015 The MadeWithLove Toronto event! We tasted 21 yes 21 amazing competitors cocktails, delicious food to accompany them and the right to vote for our favorite barchef. These were the”COMPETITORS”: 1. Michael Fortier – DRAKE ONE FIFTY 2. Michele Maffei – BALSAMICO 3. Brett Intrater – INDEPENDENT 4. Aaron Male…

  • Furious 7 Movie Premiere

    By Derek Lang Furious 7 (2015) Director: James Wan While I was impressed that the story made sense, there were no glaring plot holes, and considering Paul Walker passed away during the filming of it that seems like a large feat to accomplish. That said, my friend Alfred said “it’s like a messy ball of…

  • FLARE MAGAZINE: An Evening of Fashion & Cocktails @ Spoke Club (March 27, 2015)

    Flare Magazine capped off Fashion Week at The Spoke Club. More coverage to follow…              

  • ANOKHI MEDIA’s 12th Anniversary Event @ Fairmount Royal York (March 28, 2015)

       The  ANOKHI MEDIA’s 12th Anniversary event at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York was the place to celebrate the South Asian Community with over 900 well-dressed attendees. Red Carpet guests included: Daniel Ashwin Pillai – Director of Online TV, Spotlight TV, Pulse TV Dilshad Burman- Host, Omni TV V-Mix Raoul Juneja – Producer and Veejay, Omni TV V-Mix Veronica Chail…

  • SNAP! A Photographic Art Fundraiser for the AIDS COMMITTEE of TORONTO (March 26, 2015)

      SNAP  – a photographic art fundraiser for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. This fund raiser supports education and outreach programs within the communities most affected by HIV in Toronto area. SNAP held their fundraiser on March 26, 2015 at Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library. This included a Cocktail reception,…

  • The Players Gala presented by BlackBerry supporting MLSE Foundation-Sun.,March 29th 2015@Real Sports

    The Players’ Gala presented by BlackBerry was the chance for sports fans to mix and mingle with their favourite Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors players and alumni while supporting the MLSE Foundation. The Toronto FC were not at this gala because of an out of town commitment in Salt Lake City. Fans entered the event…

  • 4th Annual Memory Ball-Sat.,March 28th,2015@Palais Royale

  • World MasterCard Fashion Week March 23-27, 2015 @ David Pecaut Square, Toronto

    by: Gillian Moody Mercedes Benz Start-Up Winner Sidney Neigum Opens Fashion Week FW2015 Have you been following the Toronto Star and The Canadian Press coverage? It’s all so exciting, really. After earning a lucrative emerging designer prize at Toronto’s World MasterCard Fashion Week last Fall, fashion designer Sid Neigum returned to the Toronto runway on March 23rd…

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd-Fri.,March 27th,2015@Casino Rama

    Photography by Scott Hughes In 1969, Ronnie Van Zant sought a name.for his Rock Band and  The group settled on Leonard Skinnerd, and eventually spelled “Lynyrd Skynyrd”  a mocking tribute to a physical-education teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida who was notorious for strictly enforcing the school’s policy against boys having…

  • BACARDI LEGACY COCKTAIL COMPETITION @ Casa Loma (MARCH 23, 2015)

      It’s March 23, 2015 and I’m heading over to King West. Bacardi is having their Legacy Competition! The Location…..it’s a big secret!   As we gather at the office of Faulhaber Communications, Kevin Pacheco (Account Representative) diligently checks off all the names as the VIPs begin rolling in. As I peer outside, a white…

  • The National Home Show-March 13th-22nd@Direct Energy Centre

    We attended North America’s Largest Home and Garden Event which was held at the huge Direct Energy Centre by the Lakefront from March 13th to March 22nd, 2015. The co-location of two world class events, Canada Blooms the largest flower and garden festival and the National Home Show. http://www.nationalhomeshow.com/ We like to thank Sara Zajac…

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service Movie Premiere

    By Derek Lang Kingsman: the Secret Service (2015) Director: Matthew Vaughn This was a fun movie that seems to not know who their target audience is… adults or teens. There’s a lot of violence in the movie but you can tell there are scenes that have done some creative workings to keep the gorefest down.…

  • SNAP! Art Auction Preview-Wed.,March18th,2015@Arta Gallery-Distillery District

    SNAP! Art Auction SNAPS To It! Presented by TD Canada Trust, SNAP! is ACT’s annual photographic fundraiser featuring a live auction of art, a silent auction and a photo competition. ACT works with gay men, women and young people to increase their knowledge, skills and resilience in the face of HIV/AIDS. ACT also helps to…