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Category: Events

  • 23rd Toronto Jewish Film Festival-April 30th-May 10, 2015

    All over Toronto for 23 years “The Toronto Jewish Film Festival” arrives with over 46 Canadian Premiere, 20 Toronto Premieres and 110 films from 18 countries.  The theme of the festival was “Only The Films Need To Be Jewish To Get In.” The closing night film was:” Mr. Kaplan/Esperando A Mister Kaplan” is a 2014…

  • Don’t Miss The North American Craft Beer Experience — May 8th

    Berkeley Church – 315 Queen Street East, Toronto – May 8, 2015 Come and experience some unique and superior brews from some of the best craft breweries in Canada, plus a taste from the U.S. as well! This is a pay as you go event. Sample vouchers are available on both levels of the church and…

  • Sixx A.M.-Thurs.,April 23rd,2015@The Phoenix Theatre

    Photography by Scott Hughes Sixx A.M. played the intimate Phoenix Theatre on Thursday. Los Angeles-based hard rock band Sixx:AM, features: James Michael (acclaimed producer and vocalist), Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, bass) and DJ Ashba (Guns n’ Roses/Beautiful Creatures, guitar)They have embarked on their first-ever headline tour with a packed house at their sold out first…

  • META/THIRDSPACE-Mon.,April 20th,2015@The Gallery@99Sudbury

    It was the opening reception for The Annual New Media art exhibition featuring 4th year Ryerson students. Each year this exhibition showcases selected art work displayed in a gallery atmosphere. http://www.ryersonmeta.ca Meta showcases emerging artist to display their work and talent. Thirdspace Meta exhibits artwork that combines digital and computer generated usage to make the…

  • The Princess Ball, April 19, 2015 @ The Liberty Grand, Toronto

    It was an unforgettable afternoon of royal entertainment for the whole family. Princesses and their family were treated like royalty for the entire afternoon; from the moment they stepped inside the Liberty Grand, the red carpet, a full regal announcements, to dancing with 8 Disney Princesses under sparkling stars of lights and a surprise indoor…

  • 20th ANNUAL STARLIGHT CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION @Fairmount Royal York (April 18th, 2015)

    By Bill Kwan This year the 20th Annual Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada celebrated with the theme of “Roar Into Our Twenties” and it was a spectacular evening of big band music, flapper dancers, gangsters, models on stilts and the whole hotel decorated like a “Speakeasy”. A big thank you goes out to sponsors Toys “R” Us and Babies“R“Us for…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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

  • 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…

  • 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.…