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  • The Great Jewellery Heist @ Toronto Ritz Carlton (Thu. Nov. 1, 2018)

    by Kimberly Samnang On November 1, over 400 guests came together in support of Bridgepoint Active Healthcare at the eighth anniversary of The Great Jewellery Heist (Heist), presented by CIBC and Ivanhoe Cambridge. The sold-out fundraiser brought together a diverse and influential group of men and women from Bay Street and Toronto’s fashion circles for…

  • Canada’s Great Kitchen Party, Regional Qualifier

    Canada’s Great Kitchen Party presents its annual Toronto Regional Qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos and featuring a line-up of acclaimed Canadian chefs, elite athletes and musicians, celebrating pillars of Canadian culture – sport, music and food. Guests enjoyed  a variety of delicious dishes from 10 competing chefs, mingle and meet…

  • Happy Place @ Toronto Harbourfront (Nov. 1 – Jan 1, 2018)

    We were invited to an exclusive sneak peek of HAPPY PLACE! This is a pop-up sensation on its first international stop and it ‘s showing by Toronto’s Harbour Front, from November 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019. HAPPY PLACE creator Jared Paul was present during our visit. #CaptureYourHappy! HAPPY PLACE was created because they BELIEVE that our world today can…

  • 2018 Taste Canada Awards (Tue. Oct. 30, 2018)

    photography by Kimberly Samnang October 30, 2018, Toronto, ON — Taste Canada Awards / Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada (tastecanada.org) has announced the winners of the country’s only national, bilingual food writing awards.  October is National Cookbook Month #Love Cookbooks #MoreThanRecipes A champion of cookbook authors and food bloggers, Taste Canada inspires readers to…

  • Friday Night Live @ ROM (Fri. Oct. 26, 2018)

    by Jesse Read https://torontocreatives.com/ On Friday I attended my Friday Night Live at The Royal Ontario Museum. The party was Wicked themed, promoted as weird, wacky and wicked and it sure didn’t disappoint. When I arrived there was a lineup that stretched all the way around the street corner, the museum was the place to…

  • Pinball Clemons Foundation – Rally For Kids (Fri. Oct 26, 2018)

    by Kimberly Samnang photography by Franklin Lau The Rally for Kids Scavenger Cup (Car Rally) was a unique, exhilarating and memorable event that provided participants with two incredible days filled with fun and excitement. Described as a high-end scavenger hunt meets “Amazing Race”, this event, featured luxury vehicles, that challenged, inspired and entertained. We rallied…

  • Ghostbusters Experience @ Redwood Theatre (Fri. Oct 26th, 2018)

    Ghostbusters the Movie Experience, brought to you by The Secret Sessions, was a one of a kind experience that fuses live theatre and cinema together to truly bring films to life right before your eyes. This fall, we’re going to call the Ghostbusters to the stage. Have you ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?…

  • Los Angeles Fashion Week / Arts Hearts Fashion (Oct. 10-14)

    Los Angeles, California: From October 10th – 14th, Los Angeles Fashion Week powered by Art Hearts Fashion found a new home at the magnificent Majestic Downtown. Designers, celebrities, artists, buyers, and industry professionals from around the world converged in Los Angeles for the most visionary and largest fashion platform. Art Hearts Fashion offered the most…

  • Eat to the Beat @ Roy Thompson Hall (Tue. Oct 23, 2018)

    A night of great food and fun, for a great cause! We all love food and fine beverages, and this was the event for this week. We left with a full belly and a full heart knowing that we, along with the female chefs, played a role in ensuring no one needs to face breast cancer…

  • Martin Wittfooth Exhibit ‘Domestic Katabasis’ @ Corey Helford Gallery (Oct. 20 – Nov. 24)

    On Saturday, October 20, downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery will proudly present the new solo exhibition from Martin Wittfooth, entitled Domestic Katabasis, in the Main Gallery. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 20 from 7pm – 11pm, and the show will be on view until November 24. One of the most provocative artists of the New Contemporary movement, Wittfooth’s new series will feature the…

  • Award-Winning Artist Zahed Sultan Creates Cross-Cultural Reggae Exchange

    Award-Winning Artist Zahed Sultan Creates Cross-Cultural Reggae Exchange Recorded at Tuff Gong Studio, “Monkey Riddim” is the First Single Out on this Jamaica / Kuwait Multi-Media Album. “Talented artist” — Keep Walking Music “Loved the insane vibe and vocal mood!” — Canal Off & Surf “I loved the vibe on this” — Streetfrass “The video…

  • Craft Recordings announces a reissue of Nick 13, the self-titled debut solo album from the frontman of SoCal-based rock trio Tiger Army.

    “Nick 13 has the timbre of Chris Isaak, the tone of a young Lyle Lovett with some Elvis and Ricky Nelson mixed in.” Los Angeles, CA – Craft Recordings announces a reissue of Nick 13, the self-titled debut solo album from the frontman of SoCal-based rock trio Tiger Army. Originally released on Sugar Hill Records in…

  • Irish photorealistic figurative painter Nigel Cox¸ whose new solo show Solitude & The Road to Extinction debuts in Los Angeles this month at Corey Helford Gallery (on view Oct. 20th – Nov. 24th) Solitude & The Road to Extinction will feature 16 paintings

    Cox observes his figures on the busy streets of London, transports them into his calm, minimal spaces, transforming them from anonymous figures in a crowd to the focal point in a vast and mostly empty landscape. He sees solitude as a comforting shield against the frenetic world around him. His solitude is a calm place,…

  • Chie Yoshii Exhibit “Dreams” @ Corey Helford Gallery: Sat. Oct 20 – Nov. 24, 2018

    On Saturday, October 20, downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery will proudly present the debut solo exhibition from mythological surrealist painter Chie Yoshii, entitled 夢 (DREAMS), in Gallery 3. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 20 from 7pm – 11pm, and the show will be on view until November 24. This Los Angeles-based, Japanese-born artist creates beautiful oil paintings that explore timeless psychological themes…

  • HENDRICK’S GIN L.E.V.I.T.A.T.R.E. RETURNS TO ENCHANT FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE AT THE 13TH ANNUAL NUIT BLANCHE TORONTO

    By Mala Chatargun & Photography By Rick O’Brien Hendrick’s Gin returns to Nuit Blanche Toronto with a multi-sensory, all-night experience. It includes the first public participation for the penchants of peculiar at the annual celebration. Curators of the curious, standby! The skyward spectacle of spectacles returns to Toronto from sunset to sunrise at Nuit Blanche Toronto. On…

  • Honoring Megan Follows @The Yorkville Four Seasons – Mon., Sept. 24th, 2018

    The Stratford Festival honoured one of Canada’s leading stage and screen actors – Megan Follows. The Yorkville Four Seasons Hotel was filled with 2 floors of fans, families and friends of Megan. The ceremony  featured tributes by writer Margaret Atwood, Antoni Cimolino, veteran festival actor Sara Farb, singer/songwriter Dayna Manning, Barry Avrich, Wendy Pitblado and the host…

  • Luke Chueh’s “Anthropomorphucked” Gallery Premiere @ the Corey Helford gallery (Sat. Sep 8, 2018)

    On Saturday, September 8, artist Luke Chueh will return to Corey Helford Gallery after a three-year hiatus to premiere ANTHROPOMORPHUCKED. In over 20 new acrylic paintings, Chueh will render anthropomorphic characters both new and familiar to explore what it means to be “anthropomorphucked.” The opening reception for ANTHROPOMORPHUCKED will be held September 8 from 7pm – 11pm, and the show will be on view until October 13. “This…

  • Soey Milk premiere @ the Corey Helford Gallery (Sat. Sep. 8, 2018)

    Photography By Birdman Photos On Saturday, September 8, artist Soey Milk will premiere her second solo show with Corey Helford Gallery: Inflorescence. In over 20 new paintings and drawings, Milk captures the most significant moments and eras from the timeline of her life, embodying them as vibrant portraits of some of her friends. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Royston Langdon, formerly of Spacehog, will perform under…

  • Vancouver’s HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA release new album Kenny Wheeler: Suite for Hard Rubber Orchestra feat. Norma Winston.

    Vancouver’s HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA release new album Kenny Wheeler: Suite for Hard Rubber Orchestra feat. Norma Winston, Kenny Wheeler: Suite for Hard Rubber Orchestra represents the final large work by the famed Canadian jazz composer and features Wheeler’s long-time friend and vocal collaborator, Norma Winstone, performing with Vancouver’s acclaimed jazz ensemble The Hard Rubber Orchestra;.…

  • THE 6th ANNUAL BIRKS DIAMOND TRIBUTE TO THE YEAR’S WOMEN IN FILM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TELEFILM CANADA@RICARDA’S-Mon.,Sept.10th,2018

    This was The 6th annual Telefilm Canada + Birks Diamond Tribute to the Year’s Women in Film that honours outstanding Canadian women for their contributions to film and TV. The 2018 honourees were: director Nettie Wild (Koneline: Our Land Beautiful), actresses Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves) and Pascale Bussières (When Night is Falling), screenwriter Susan…