Category: celebration
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YINTAH wins 2024 Hot Docs Audience Award! DOXA festival screenings Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday this week + Sheffield DocFest in June
YINTAHA Documentary Film on the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s Fight for Sovereignty by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell & Michael Toledano Winner of the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary at Hot Docs Festival 2024 DOXA Film FestivalTuesday, May 7 – 8PM (PDT) @ VIFF Centre – Vancity TheatreThursday, May 9 – 3PM (PDT) @ SFU – Djavad Mowafaghian CinemaSaturday, May 11 – 3PM…
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Hot Docs-“It’s A Wrap For 2024!”
Hot Docs wrapped up its exhilarating 11-day Festival last night, capturing audiences with a diverse lineup of 168 films hailing from 64 countries. The Festival featured 274 live screenings on seven screens at three venues across Toronto, with 248 live filmmaker Q&As, and five extended discussions with filmmakers and special guests as part of the Big Ideas Series,…
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The 2024 NFL Draft In Detroit, Michigan @ Campus Martius Park-Thurs.,April 25th-April 27th,2024
It was the 2024 NFL draft, which was held in Detroit, Michigan with Commissioner Roger Goodell bringing out rapper Eminem and Lions legend Barry Sanders to start off the festivities. More than 275,000 people attended the draft Thursday, according to Goodell, a record for the event. Chicago Bears selected consensus top choice in USC quarterback…
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International R&B Artist Dru with The Recipee Band – Soul Nostalgic at Acqua Supper Club
By Sally Warburton Thursday, April 25, 2024 was where the action was in Toronto! Juno-Award Winning DRU was performing along with the amazing Recipee Band at Acqua Supper Club. That’s a lot of info in one sentence… Juno Award Winning and Certified Gold selling International R&B Artist Drualong with the Iconic The Recipee Band collectively known as Soul Nostalgic were…
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The 20th Annual Celebrity Sports Mixer @The Hockey Hall Of Fame-Wed.,April 17th,2024
By Sally Warburton On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 the 20th Annual Celebrity Sports Mixer for ComKids took place. Comkids.ca The venue? One of the most interesting in Toronto… The Hockey Hall of Fame. What could be more suitable? A beautiful venue. An interesting venue. For a very important fundraiser to support ComKids. This year over…
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French Montana Headlines Maxim Grand Prix Party Presented by Michelob Ultra in Montreal!-Sat.,June 8th,2014 @Windsor Station
Montreal is gearing up for the return of the most anticipated event of the race weekend, the Maxim Grand Prix Party presented by Michelob Ultra. Set to take place on Saturday June 8th, 2024, from 10 PM to 3 AM EST, this event promises an unforgettable night of luxury, excitement, and entertainment at the iconic…
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Planted Expo @The Enercare Centre-March 23rd and 24th, 2024
By Sally Warburton It’s North America’s biggest plant-based event of the year and it made its stop in Toronto on the weekend of March 23rd and 24th. The Enercare Centre was the place for the Planted Expo – those who are already plant-based food fans and those wanting to learn more about it were there.…
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Winners announced for The 53rd Annual JUNO Awards, celebrating Canadian music excellence, live on CBC
Video By Violeta Voss The Beaches take home Rock Album of the Year and Group of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada and Charlotte Cardin takes home Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year Presented by Music Canada Award-winner actor and Halifax native Elliot Page presented the prestigious 2024 Humanitarian Award to…
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Winners Announced for the 2024 JUNO Opening Night Awards Presented by Music Canada
Tate McRae takes home two awards for Single of the Year Presented by YouTube and Artist of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada Special honours presented to Chip Sutherland (Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award) and performances from Aqyila, Begonia, Jah’Mila, Lili-Ann De Francesco and LU KALA. HALIFAX, NS – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts…
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Presented by Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation, Super Bowl LVIII’s Largest Philanthropic Event Supports GENYOUth’s Mission to Help Tackle Youth Hunger
Nutrition Grant Opportunity Opens for U.S. Schools NEW YORK, GENYOUth, the national nonprofit organization founded by America’s dairy farmers and the NFL to help ensure students are well-nourished and active to be their best selves, announced today that the collective impact of the 2024 Taste of the NFL philanthropic event totaled $2.0 million. These funds, the largest…
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Let The NFL Free Agency &Trade Frenzy Begin!-Tues.,March 12th-Mon., March 18th, 2024
Let’s see what notable signings took place on day one. The revolving QB situation: Russell Wilson announced he was going to the Pittsburgh Steelers bound late Sunday night, Kirk Cousins, the top free agent quarterback heading to Atlanta. Gardner Minshew joins the Las Vegas Raiders on a two-year, $25 million deal. Reunited and it feels so…
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Comicon @M.T.C.C. -March 15th-17th,2024
by Sally Warburton& BKONTHESCENE Comicon Toronto, the annual comic book and pop culture convention was held at Toronto Metro Toronto Convention Centre on March 15th to 17th, 2024. It’s been happening since 2001 with its changes over the years, and has been a 3-day event with exhibitors, presentations, workshops, celebrity, high-profile guests… with increased attendance…
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Brian Burke-2024 Grand Marshal For The St. Patrick’s Parade-Sun.,March 17, 2024
The St. Patrick’s Parade Society are the custodians of a tradition to celebrate Ireland’s history, culture and heritage through entertainment. This is a not for profit, event staging organization, responsible for numerous Irish events throughout the year. The annually organize the Grand Marshal Ball, the St. Patrick’s Parade Lunch, Celtic Island, and Toronto’s St. Patrick’s…
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CULTURAL GOODS GALLERY PRESENTED-MOHAWK WARRIORS, HUNTERS & CHIEFS/THE ART OF TOM WILSON TEHOHÁHAKE
Coming to Cultural Goods Gallery this February,Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs will explore the personal story of Juno Award-winning singer,songwriter, musician and performer, Tom Wilson Tehoháhake. This specially organized exhibition presents a selection of works created between 2015 and 2024, and celebrates the launch of Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs, a ground-breaking bilingual book that explores the paintings and iconography of Tom Wilson. In his early fifties, Tehoháhake accidentally discovered that he wasadopted and that he was Mohawk from Kahnawake. “There’s blood memory that happened in my…
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PDAC Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention -March 3 – 6, 2024
By Sally Warburton It’s March! It’s Toronto! So it’s the annual PDAC Convention. Held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC). The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is the leading voice of the mineral exploration and development community. People involved in the mining industry come from all over the world to attend, speak and exhibit. …
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The Web Summit Qatar @Doha, Qatar-February 26 – 29,2024
By Sally Warburton For the first time, the Web Summit was held in Doha, Qatar. The gem of the Middle East. A beautiful setting of palm trees and warm weather for a wonderful Web Summit… The sold out Web Summit Qatar started with the Opening Ceremonies at DECC (The Doha Exhibition and Convention Center) located in West…
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Canadian International AutoShow @METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE-FEBRUARY 16-25, 2024
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6MHXD-hCg&feature=youtu.beThe AutoShow opened last Friday to the largest crowd in the 51-year history of the event. Lineups were waiting when the show officially opened at noon. By the end of the day, 22,628 people had passed through the turnstiles to see the offerings from 44 different automotive brands across the 650,000 square feet of the…
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POGO PJ Party In Support Of PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY GROUP OF ONTARIO-“Leap into the Wild”@The Symes-Thurs.,Feb.29th,2024
It was the yearly POGO gala and PJ event at the art deco-the Symes. The evening started off with a cocktail reception, including a host bar and scrumptious hors d’oeuvres. http://www.pogopjparty.com/ POGO ensures that everyone affected by childhood cancer has access to the best possible care and support—from a child’s diagnosis, through treatment and into survivorship.…
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The Lazys @Lee’s Palace-Fri.,March 1st,2024
By Wayne Baggs Mate, The Lazy’s gig at Lee’s Palace on March 1st, 2024, was an absolute ripper! Leon Harrison and the Aussie crew tore the place up, and we were all on a rock and roll high that’s gonna last a while. Leon’s stage presence is like a lightning bolt – electrifying and impossible…
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The Second Annual SickKids Fired-Up Gala @Four Seasons Hotel Fri.,Feb.23rd,2024
Photography By SV Photography It was the second annual SickKids Fired-Up Gala, with the success of the very first event last year which was started and Organized by Roxy Zapala – Art of Celebrations, this year it was held at the stunning Four Seasons Hotel in support of an amazing cause-The SickKids Burns and Plastics…
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