Category: Life & Culture
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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;.…
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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…
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THE CFF/DGC CANADA PARTY RED CARPET with special guest DJ Amanda Brugel from The Handmaid’s Tale@The Fifth Social Club, 225 Richmond Street West-Sunday, September 9,2018
The theme was totally “CANUCK”, for this TIFF event. Guests were notified and they obeyed !…..“No posers, just hosers! “ This was the most unapologetically Canadian event during TIFF! On Sunday, September 9 at The Fifth Social Club, the CFF and DGC presented The CFF Canada Party at TIFF celebrating homegrown Canadian talent who have…
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NKPR-“IT HOUSE x PRODUCERS BALL “TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL EVENT in Partnership with Rolling Stone-Thurs.,Sept.6th,2018
NKPR IT House x Producers Ball Portrait Studio in Partnership with Rolling Stone, kicked off on September 6 and ran through September 8, in collaboration with Scott Brothers Entertainment (Brother vs. Brother, Property Brothers at Home), NKPR co-create a landmark destination, the IT House x Producers Ball. We were invited to the Media Day: Thursday,…
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Bask-It-Style@Thompson Hotel-Wed.,Sept.5th,2018
On Wednesday, September 5 we were invited to the annual media day for Bask-It-Style, not your traditional gifting, as it kick starts people on the go for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), one less thing to worry about while in town promoting their films and schmoozing with their peers – collecting new products. And…
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FanExpo @ MTCC (Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2018)
by Alon Weiss photography by Bill Kwan As summer comes to a close, it’s once again time for geeks to unite in their love of comics, video games, anime, sci-fi and all things that are a testament to the power of imagination. Labor Day weekend from Aug 30 to Sep 2, geeks and fans gathered…
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THE Canadian National Exhibition@CNE Grounds-Aug.17th-Sept. 3rd,2018
It was 18 days of fun and we really enjoyed the traditional “end of summer “ fair ! A picket line of strikers, some inclement weather and heavy traffic jams didn’t hamper the 140th edition of the CNE, from Aug.17th-Sept. 3rd. A wide variety of entertainment & events, concerts & celebrity chef demonstrations, midway rides &…
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Halifax-based Christina Martin is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter ! Her New Album-“Impossible To Hold”,Out today-Friday, August 24th,2018!,and a number of East-Coast dates for now !
Halifax-based Christina Martin is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter whose style has been described as an effortless union between Americana and Rock. She has her brand new album, Impossible To Hold, out today, and a number of east-coast dates for now. Following two years of touring across Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, The UK, Switzerland, Austria, France…
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INDIA DAY FESTIVAL AND GRAND PARADE DRAWS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO CITY HALL-Sunday,August 19th, 2018
Photo Credits: by Nisarg Lakhmani / Nisarg Media Productions Panorama India presented India’s culture and heritage to mark India’s Independence Day The colours and festivities of India shaded City Hall on Sunday when more than 75,000 people participated in the Indian Day festival and Grand Parade to mark India’s 71st Independence Day. Organized by Panorama…
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Virtual Reality for Seniors at Yee Hong@ Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care has launched a new Virtual Reality for Seniors (VRS) Program-Mon.,Aug.20th,2018
. Funded by the government of Ontario through the Seniors Community Grant Program, this virtual reality program is the first of its kind and aims to provide a platform where seniors can learn to use virtual reality technology and engage with others in their community. Unlike the therapeutic focus of other virtual reality initiatives in…
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THE KENSINGTON MARKET JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018, with 400 musicians playing over 200 shows is less than a month away! It starts Friday, Saturday, Sunday September 14th, 15th& 16th
THE KENSINGTON MARKET JAZZ FESTIVAL 2018, where 400 musicians play over 200 shows is less than a month away! It starts Friday, Saturday, Sunday September 14, 15, 16, and this year will be the best one yet. Deemed by Brad Wheeler of the Globe and Mail as “wildly successful,” the new kid on the Toronto…
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Muskoka Comic-Con (The Muskokacon)-Saturday, Aug. 4,2018@The Bracebridge Memorial Arena
The first-ever Muskoka Comic-Con ( The Muskokacon )took place on Saturday, Aug. 4,2018 at the Bracebridge Memorial Arena, 169 James St. www.muskokacon.com. Over 125 vendors from all over Ontario were in Bracebridge on Saturday. A great crowd had their “geek on” and dresses up for the huge cosplay contest and there were live superhero wrestling at the…
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Ottawa’s Tribe Royal and their new double A-Side, “The Road To Muscle Shoals”
“The Road To Muscle Shoals” Was Worth It for Ottawa’s Tribe Royal Featuring Famed Producer Norbert Putnam and GRAMMY Award-winning engineer Jimmy Nutt, Two Part Mini Doc Captures the Band’s Journey to Create New Double A-Side Double A-Side — “Good To Me” & “Holding On” Documentary — The Road To Muscle Shoals — Part I & — Part…
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