Category: Arts
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Spring for Peace 2025, Hosted by Peacebuilders Canada and presented by Mattamy Homes @The Globe And Mail Centre -Thursday, May 1, 2025
Photography By Jesse Read & Shannen Johnston On Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the stunning Globe and Mail Centre, the annual event-Spring for Peace 2025, Hosted by Peacebuilders Canada celebrated 22 years of championing restorative justice for youth and fostering change in our communities. This year’s gala was an unforgettable evening featuring: Keynote Speakers and personalities: CFL legend Michael “Pinball” Clemons…
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DEPARTUREHONOURS INFLUENTIAL MUSIC VISIONARIES, FEATURING DALLAS GREEN (CITY AND COLOUR), TEGAN AND SARA, AND TIA WOOD, AMONG OTHERS, WITH FORMER CMW PRESIDENT & CEO NEILL DIXON RECEIVING THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Departure Honours takes place Wed. May 7 at 6:00PM Initial lineup of Industry Supporters and Partners announced including Amazon Music, CIMA, Live Nation Canada, Music Canada, Seeing Red, Slaight Music, SOCAN, Ticketmaster, among many others Departure Honours pre-sale tickets now available, general ticket sales begin April 8 In advance of Canadian music’s biggest weekend, Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) announced Departure Honours,…
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Save the date for Departure Honours, an intimate reception showcasing and celebrating notable changemakers, emerging voices, and milestones within the industry taking place in Hotel X Toronto’s New Fort Hall on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 @6:00pm.
Save the date for Departure Honours, an intimate reception showcasing and celebrating notable changemakers, emerging voices, and milestones within the industry taking place in Hotel X Toronto’s New Fort Hall on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00pm.Dallas Green (City and Colour) and Tia Wood are set to perform at the event, alongside a special presentation by Tegan and Sara, highlighting their foundation’s mission to invest in the potential of…
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Art Gems @The Liberty Grand-Thurs.,April 4th,2025
Art Gems is the annual fundraising art auction in support of Good Shepherd’s Creative mission to support mental health programs through the arts Works Studio, its members, and programs. The generosity and support has enabled creative Art It was a fantastic night of great food, drinks and beautiful art 50+ works of art combined in the Live and Silent Auction Collection created by…
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Sean Jones at the Windsor Arms Every Thursdays for 3 Months Residency Til June/July 2025
By Sally Warburton Last week, March 27th, Sean Jones started his 3 month long gig at the iconic Windsor Arms. Every Thursday Sean Jones and his band will be performing nostalgic songs and R & B influenced music. The Juno Award-winning R&B Artist Sean Jones has an exclusive 3-month residency at the iconic Windsor Arms…
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Crunchyroll Takes Toronto Event @ Shangri-La Toronto (188 University Ave) on the 3rd Floor-Tues.,April 1st,2025
By Shannen Johnston &Jesse Read Crunchyroll Takes Toronto Event @ Shangri-La Toronto (188 University Ave) on the 3rd Floor-Tues.,April 1st,2025 It was an Anime Lovers delight with excited fans,journalist &photographers were in attendance for the Crunchyroll Takes Toronto event on April 1! Totally not an April Fool’s joke, as invited guest celebrated anime’s meteoric rise at an exclusive Toronto event for anime lovers…
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2x JUNO Winner Steve Marriner Brings Analog Grease to “I Can’t Dance” With a Swaggering Blues Reimagining of the Genesis Classic
“I Can’t Dance” Spotify Website I Facebook I Instagram From harmonica to baritone guitar, from frontman to producer, Steve Marriner has spent over two decades shaping the sound of modern blues. With two JUNO Awards for his work with MonkeyJunk, a career spent touring with Colin James, and collaborations with Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Blue Rodeo, Marriner has become…
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The 32nd annual Hot Docs Festival-April 24 to May 4, 2025
By Sally Warburton The reveal of films for the Hot Docs film Festival was held at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema on Tuesday, March 25. The reveal included preview clips of some of the documentary films from all over the world, the themes depicted in the films and that there is a strong…
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Canadian Film Fest In Toronto – The19th Season! Mon.,March 24th-Sun., March 29th,2025
By Sally Warburton For almost two decades, Canadian Film Fest has brought together the indie filmmaking community of The North. With a solid dedication to Canadian voices, it showcases films from Canada’s filmmakers – telling stories taking place in Canada and from all over the world. During the CFF is a series of industry events. These…
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Comicon Toronto @M.T.C.C. -Fri., March 14th -Sun., March 16th, 2025
Photography By Wayne Baggs, BKONTHESCENE & Alon Weiss We had the opportunity to visit The Metro Toronto Convention Center as droves of costumed rabid fans miraculously turned the venue into a landscape of fantasy, dreams and imagination, celebrating the fandom of anime, Sci-Fi, comics, and video games. Once again presented by FAN EXPO Canada, as it was…
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Triangle d’Or Cabaret’s “Déjà Vu”
By Shannen Johnston Tickets May 2025: https://alleytrak.com/app/client/4692-5083/?PackageID=2359&EventDate=2025-05-03&bypass-welcome=true Triangle d’Or Cabaret’s “Déjà Vu” offered Toronto audiences an enchanting journey into the heart of Parisian glamour, seamlessly blending classic cabaret elements with contemporary flair. The show’s concept draws inspiration from Paris’s famed Golden Triangle (Triangle d’Or), an area renowned for its cultural richness and elegance. “Déjà Vu”…
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Goddess of Slide: The Untold Story of Ellen Mcllwaine
Photography By YYZ Events Goddess of Slide: The Untold Story of Ellen Mcllwaine is a film by renowned Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Alfonso Maiorana. The screening was moderated by Canadian television personality Michael Williams. This documentary pays tribute to Ellen Mellwaine, the Canadian musician who fought for her right to play the slide guitar.…
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TOYS AS ART, ART INSPIRED BY TOYS:MATTEL’S 80TH ANNIVERSARY GROUP EXHIBITION
top row: “Thrill Of It All” by Brandi Milne, “An Ode To All That’s Good and Real Within” by HERA of Herakut, “The Pocket Medusa” by Soey Milk, and “Attack of the 150 ft. Barbie” by Eric Joyner bottom row: “Portrait of Barbie” by Marion Peck, “Masters” by Mark Todd, and “Barbie with Meat” by…
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Kraftwerk @Massey Hall – Sat.,March 8, 2025
Kraftwerk at Massey Hall was nothing short of a mesmerizing, mind-bending journey through electronic music history. For a band that has been at it for over five decades, they remain as innovative and hypnotic as ever. The night was a perfectly curated mix of robotic precision and human nostalgia. From the opening pulses of Numbers…
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Rosanne Cash at Koerner Hall – Fri.,March 7, 2025
By Wayne Baggs Rosanne Cash delivered a stunning performance at Koerner Hall on March 7, bringing warmth, wisdom, and an effortless command of the stage. Backed by her longtime musical partner and husband, John Leventhal, Cash took the audience on a journey through her rich catalog, blending folk, country, and Americana with storytelling that felt…
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The International AutoShow 2025 Total Immersion
The AutoShow 2025 took place in Torontoonce again at the Metro Convention Centre. February 14th to 23rd were the dates when both the North and South Buildings of MTCC were filled with cars of every type. In the North building the theme was Where Luxury Meets Performance – with specially selected supercars and high-end performance vehicles -luxurious, rare…
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Leigh Steinberg’s Annual Super Bowl Party, Taste Of The NFL & Sports Illustrated -Sat., Feb. 8th, 2025
We started our Saturday afternoon at The Leigh Steinberg Annual Super Bowl Party held in New Orleans for SB59 week and it was an extravagant get-together of some of the Nation’s most influential people. With thousands of high-profile guests, from NFL owners and athletes to celebrities, politicians, corporate CEOs, entrepreneurs, and media personalities, it proved…
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Blue Rodeo Lost Together-The Documentary Film @Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema-Saturday, February 1st, 2025
By Sally Warburton Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema was a sold out venue on Saturday, February 1st, 2025. It was the premiere screening of Lost Together – the documentary film of Canada’s iconic band Blue Rodeo. Blue Rodeo’s 40 year story. And the place was filled with Toronto musicians – Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor and…
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IDS-The 26th Edition of Interior Design Show 2025
By Sally Warburton The opening night of the Interior Design Show took place in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building, 255 Front St W, Toronto. This evening opened the IDS Show for its 4 day event. The opening night included the opportunity to visit the designer booths and to speak to the designers. Live entertainment,…
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Bullseye Super Bowl Tailgate Event @New Orleans, Louisiana During SB59 – Sun., Feb.9th, 2025
We had the great pleasure of covering the yearly Bullseye Tailgate event just before the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs. This Sunday’s tailgate is always a fantastic finale to the week of festivities during Superbowl 59 in New Orleans. Attending one tailgate event yearly, this is the ultimate sports tailgate.…
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