Category: Life & Culture
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Normal Sucks- How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines
Thursday, October 19 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PDTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.In his best-selling book, Normal Sucks, Jonathan Mooney blends anecdote, expertise, and memoir to present a new mode of thinking about how we live and learn―individually, uniquely, and with advantages and upshots to every type of brain and body. As…
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A Molecule Away From Madness-Thursday, October 12, 2023-5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Thursday, October 12, 2023 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.A Molecule Away from Madness – Tales of the Hijacked Brain is a riveting journey into the deepest mysteries of our brains that are the most complex machines known to humankind. But they have an Achilles heel: the very…
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The 30th Anniversary For Art With Heart @The Carlu-Tues.,Oct.3rd,2023
Art With Heart returned to The Carlu for their milestone 30th anniversary auction of contemporary art by local Canadian artists. This was a great celebration to showcase art and the cause that is so important to Casey House. Funds raised from this amazing evening supported people living with and at risk of HIV. Art With…
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Fashioning The Beatles, A New Book By Canadian Journalist & Author Deirdre Kelly @Liss Gallery-Tues.,Sept.26th,2023
Yes we’re going to a party party. The Toronto launch of Fashioning The Beatles, a new book by Canadian journalist and author Deirdre Kelly, rocked out at the Liss Gallery on Tuesday night, where dozens lined up to get signed copies of a book that — only days after its hotly anticipated release — is already…
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Nuit Blanche 2023 – All Across Toronto- Sat., Sept. 23rd @7PM – Sun., Sept. 24th @7AM
Toronto City Hall The year’s theme for Nuit Blanche 2023 was Breaking Ground, as it explored ideas about the natural world, change and innovation. Traditionally defined as the preparation for building or planting, Toronto Waterfront Exhibition The Waterfront Exhibit Breaking Ground invited Nuit Blanche artists to create thought- provoking artworks that analyzed the impacts of…
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Day#3-TIFF2023-Sat.,Sept.10th,2023
BY THE BKONTHESCENE TEAM Our early morning day began with the film screening – Les Indésirables (Batiment 5) at the Scotiabank Cinema. A moving French film by Director Ladj Ly set in an underprivileged suburb in Paris. The film deals with the racist policies forcing the poor into unsafe and unfortunate living conditions. With a strong…
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13th Annual Bask-It-Style Media Day at Fairmont Royal York on Sept 6, 2023
by Steph C. Bask-It-Style dazzled attendees at its 13th annual Media Day at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. This exclusive event gave us a unique opportunity to get a sneak peek and firsthand experience of the VIP treatment offered by this year’s twelve generous sponsors. Bask-It-Style personally delivers VIP gift bags to celebrities who are…
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Amber Smith-Quail: Nawemaa / To be related at the Dignam Gallery, Women’s Art Association of Canada on Sept 7, 2023
Amber Smith-Quail: Nawemaa / To be related at the Dignam Gallery explores the importance of connections and the power of identity. Amber is a member of Alderville First Nation and an Indigenous artist and educator in Tkaronto and South Algonquin. Her art is deeply rooted in her Indigenous heritage, reflecting her thoughts on our world’s…
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The 13th Annual Bask-It-Style Media Day at Fairmont Royal York on Wed.,Sept 6, 2023
By Steph C. Bask-It-Style dazzled attendees at its 13th annual Media Day at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. This exclusive event gave us a unique opportunity to get a sneak peek and firsthand experience of the VIP treatment offered by this year’s twelve generous sponsors. Bask-It-Style personally delivers VIP gift bags to celebrities who are…
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Women In Music Honour Roll 2023 Recipient, Shumaila Hemani, Ph.D. Releases “Primordial Covenant” Dedicated To Peace And Justice;An Art Song From Her Upcoming Album, Kashf (Knowledge Of The Heart)
“Primordial Covenant” YouTube and Spotify Website Recent Women in Music Canada Honour Roll recipient and Cultural Diversity Award Winner,Shumaila Hemani, Ph.D., releases a non-western art song: “Primordial Covenant” from her upcoming second album: Kashf (unveiling). “Primordial Covenant” is based on Hemani’s poem that was published in Alberta’s literary feminist magazine: New Forum (2021) and nominated for the Alberta Magazine Awards…
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Fan Expo@Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)- Thurs.,August 24 – Sun.,Aug.27,2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team Fan Expo 2023 literally hit the streets of Toronto this past weekend! Everywhere fans were seen in costume – great costumes! The fans were in full force to enjoy every moment of Fan Expo 2023. And the fans were there… thousands and thousands of them! The Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)…
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AWA NIAGARA FESTIVAL August 26 + 27, 2023 Features Afrobeat Music, Dance and More In Queenston, Niagara-On-The-Lake
Saturday, August 26 & Sunday, August 27, 2023 from 2:00-10:00pm 116 Queenston Street, Queenston, Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON All Tickets Here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/awa-niagara-festival-2023-sat-sun-august-26th-27th-tickets-669521756597 The 3rd edition of the AWA Niagara Festival 2023, presented by the African Women Acting (AWA) organization, celebrates African Cultural Heritage and special guest artists. The annual festival presents talented, hard-working, resilient artists, who demonstrate tremendous effort in…
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The 15th Annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards Thurs.,Aug.3rd,2023
By Sally W. The 15th Annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards 2023 took place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto on Thursday, August 3rd. It was a time to celebrate Immigrants to Canada who have made a significant contribution to their communities and to Canada. The Award Winners were from all over Canada – from the…
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TO Beer Festival With Musical Headliners-Ice Cube ,Special Guest Big Boi , Third Eye Blind &T-Pain@Exhibition Place on July 28-30, 2023
By Jesse Read & Shannen Johnson Toronto’s legendary annual Festival of Beer returned on July 28-30, 2023, to the Bet98 Bandshell Stage at Exhibition Place on the lovely waterfront with crowd favourite musical headliners Ice Cube and special guest Big Boi on Friday, Third Eye Blind on Saturday, and T-Pain on Sunday, along with over…
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Yogi Berra:It Ain’t Over@The Distillery District-Fri.,June 30th,2023
It was a beautiful Friday night leading into the holidays weekend at the legendary Distillery District. On the big screen was- It Ain’t Over.Yogi Berra is a legendary baseball player who has achieved many impressive feats, including 10 World Series rings as a player, winning World Series as a coach, 3 MVP awards, and 18 All-Star…
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Collision Tech Conference@ENERCARE CENTRE,-Mon., JUNE 26-Thursday.,June 29, 2023
By Sally Warburton June 26 – 28, 2023 was the 3rd in-person Collision Conference in Toronto. And it has grown… massively! The 3 day international tech conference was a very, very busy hive of activity! Learning, networking and promoting every type of tech business from every corner of the world. From the minute it started…
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One Golden Night In Support Of Childhood Cancer Canada-Thurs.,June 8th,2023
BKONTHSCENE It was an amazing night on June 8, as philanthropists and Childhood Cancer Canada advocates Shantelle and Yannick Bisson, hosted one of the most exclusive parties of the summer — One Golden Night. This was an opportunity to step back in time on the set of Canada’s longest running drama, Murdoch Mysteries. For the first time…
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‘Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella’ to open in Canadian theatres on June 9th, 2023
Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella‘ will open in Canadian theatres on Friday, June 9th. The documentary is written and directed by Montreal-born Barry Avrich (The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, Made You Look: A True Story about Fake Art) and focuses on Rosalie Abella—Canada’s first female Jewish Supreme Court Judge and third female on the bench. The film features interviews with…
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Unveiling of Canada’s Walk of Fame Roy Thomson Hall Toronto May 26, 2023
By Sally W.and Photos By Alex Lam Friday, May 26, 2023 just after 12 noon was an exciting time by Roy Thomson Hall! It was the unveiling of the 25th year of Canada’s Walk of Fame. Eleven inductees were being honoured! A very special ceremony to celebrate the talent, the brains, ingenuity, business skills, creativity…
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Fefe Dobson, Tyler Shaw, Danny Michel, Nicolina Bozzo, Antonio Michael Downing And More Join The Awesome Music Project June 21st In Support Of Young Adult Mental Health
Learn more about this special night or buy tickets now Live Auction Happening now here! Items include: – A pair of great seats to see Beyonce July 8th at the Rogers Centre on her Renaissance Tour – A pair of Gold tickets to see a regular season Toronto Maple Leafs game during the 2023-24 season – A guitar signed by everybody…
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