Category: reception
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Dragon Ball 2025 Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation-Welcome Year of the Snake @Metro Toronto Convention Centre-Saturday, January 25th, 2025
By Sally Warburton Saturday, January 25th, 2025 was the date for the annual Dragon Ball – a wonderful fundraiser for the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation. Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation hosted the 36th Dragon Ball at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre North in the lower level event space. A thousand philanthropists, dignitaries and business…
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World-Renowned Chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Marc Murphy and Aaron May to Headline The Players Tailgate at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans-Sun.,Feb.9th,2025
World-Renowned Chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Marc Murphy and Aaron May to Headline The Players Tailgate at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans 11th annual event to feature 18 extraordinary celebrity chefs and 50+ active NFL stars for premium pre-game VIP tailgate experience on Super Bowl Sunday New Orleans, LA – Bullseye Event Group today announced the full roster…
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The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century @AGO
Pictures By Jesse Read & Craig Boyko Portrait of artist Patrick Nichols. Photo: Craig Boyko © AGO In 1958, music photographer Art Kane brought together 57 prominent jazz musicians on the stoop of a Harlem brownstone to create one of the most important photographs in jazz history. That year, A Great Day in Harlem was published in Esquiremagazine,…
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Krampus Ball @The Opera House-Sat.,Dec.7th,2024
It was the twelfth year to Toronto, Krampus Ball was a night of costumes, music, and mesmerizing performances, all inspired by the folklore of Krampus, the yuletide demon. The performers include Squid Lid featuring A.P.E., Projekt F, Bass Witch, and others. Guests are encouraged to fully immerse themselves by donning creative outfits, whether as festive demons, nutcrackers,…
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Boardroom x Cadillac Host Exclusive Dinner During Art Basel Weekend
Devin Booker, Braxton Berrios, & Carmelo Anthony Attend the Friday Evening Event Courtesy of Boardroom Miami, FL – This weekend, Boardroom and Cadillac partnered for a star-powered exclusive dinner at Miami hot spot ZZ’s Club to celebrate Art Basel. Hosted by Boardroom CEO Rich Kleiman and Major Food Group co-founder Jeff Zalaznick, attendees included a diverse group of leaders across sports, music, art, and entertainment.…
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Web Summit Lisbon, Portugal-2024 – Where the Tech World Meets
By Sally Warburton The 15th annual Web Summit took place November 11th to 14th, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. And what a beautiful and welcoming city Lisbon is! It’s eight years since the November 2016 first edition of Web Summit in Lisbon. The Web Summit took place at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), located in the…
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THE 20TH ANNUAL ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS RETURNS TO TORONTO’S MASSEY HALL DECEMBER 4
Featuring Barenaked Ladies, Alex Lifeson, Broken Social Scene, Billy Talent, Dan Hill, Wiliam Prince and more to be announced Tickets to the 20th annual celebration on-sale Oct 18th at 10 am local time at TicketMaster.ca with proceeds supporting CAMH’s Gifts of Light Prices range from $35.50- $85.50 (plus service charges) All Ages / Reserved Seating The Andy Kim Christmas returns to Toronto’s…
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The 6th annual Elevate Festival @Meridian Hall-October 1st – 3rd, 2024
By Sally W. The 6th annual edition of Elevate Festival took place October 1st – 3rd, 2024 in Toronto. Founded in 2017 as a Canadian non-profit organization. It is an intimate and accessible event for all attendees. The opening night started with a few special start-up pitching presentations. Amber Mac was the animated MC for…
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The Art With Heart gala -Tuesday October 8th, 2024 @The Carlu.
The annual Art With Heart gala took place Tuesday October 8th, 2024 at The Carlu. As Canada’s most anticipated charity art auction, it was an amazing and fabulous evening of art and philanthropy for all who attended. The artists, curatorial committee, gallerists, patrons’ circle, sponsors, and art lovers helped us raise more than $1M for…
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Day #1 Of TIFF- Movie Reviews, Red Carpet & Events- Thurs., Sept. 5th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew What a fantastic way to start with the documentary screenings of Canada’s iconic group, The Tragically Hip, taking place in front of the Royal Alex. Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal Film screening – and an honour to have Canadian musicians including Bare Naked Ladies band members, Toronto vocalist and songwriter SATE and Oji-Cree…
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Day #2 Of TIFF- Movie Reviews, Red Carpet And Events- Fri., Sept. 6th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew In the afternoon we arrived at the RED Carpet for The Penguin Lessons at RTH The actors and filmmakers elegantly donned the Red Carpet at Roy Thomson Hall. Unfortunately, Missing from the Red Carpet was the main actor of the film, Steve Coogan. The Premiere film screening took place directly afterwards. Starring Oscar nominee…
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Day #3 Of TIFF- Movie Reviews, Red Carpet And Events- Sat., Sept. 7th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew Our first stop was the Industry Special Event, The Ankler’s Prestige Junkie LIVE with Katey Rich and Hugh Grant at Glenn Gould Studio CBC In this live edition of The Ankler’s Prestige Junkie podcast, host Katey Rich went over the highlights and awards buzz of the festival thus far with Vulture’s…
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Day #4-TIFF -Movie Reviews, Red Carpet And Events -Sun., Sept. 8th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew Sunday, September 8th Day 4 Cate Blanchett in Conversation at Royal Alexandra Theatre Red Carpet and in Royal Alexandra, 12noon Actress Cate Blanchett was very well received by her fans on King Street across from Royal Alexandra Theatre. She spent time greeting the fans. She was beautiful and elegant in a stunning…
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The 34th SOCAN Awards @HISTORY-Tues.,Sept.24th,2024
Interviews By Jesse Read &Photography By Wayne Baggs On September 24, 2024, the 34th SOCAN Awards honoured the outstanding achievements of Canada’s most accomplished songwriters, composers and music publishers over the past 2 years. The SOCAN Awards returned The Song & Score Week in Toronto – a week-long program of celebration and education for emerging…
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Day #7 Of TIFF – Movie Reviews,Red Carpet And Events-Wed., Sept.11th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew Piece by Piece – Pharrell Williams @Lightbox Cinema Singer and producer Pharrell Williams’ life is told through LEGO pieces in this animated feature debut from director Morgan Neville. Wonderful bonus to the fantastic music is that it features voices of Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z. Retelling Pharrell Williams’ successful career with…
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Day#9 Of TIFF -Friday, September 13th, 2024 – RED CARPET, Events And Film Reviews
By The BKONTHESCENE crew Elton John: Never Too Late, a documentary by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, 1:15pm at Scotiabank Cinema. Nothing beats a music documentary. Nothing beats one with concert clips. Nothing beats a documentary on Elton John. This documentary film on Reggie Dwight most commonly known as Elton John, is mesmerizing. Yes, we’ve learned about the…
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CANADIAN IMMIGRANT MAGAZINE AND WESTERN UNION RECOGNIZETHE TOP 25 CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS OF 2024 @TIFF Lightbox-Wed.,Aug.14th,2024
By YYZ Events The 16th annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winners were honoured and celebrated at a ceremony in Toronto. Presented by Western Union, the Top 25 awards shared the inspiring success stories of immigrants and refugees who came from diverse cultures and backgrounds, from coast to coast. This year’s program was also sponsored by COSTI…
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“BLOOD AND GUTS”Billy Morrison And Jonathan Ball Exhibit Now @Liss Gallery-122 Cumberland Street Until Fri., August 30th,2024
It was a very special preview of original and limited edition prints by Billy Morrison and sculptures/callaboration with Johnathan Ball was held at Liss Gallery. Billy Morrison is an artist,radio host on SiriusXM with the ”Influenced”show and a guitarist from of the Billy Idol Band. A master of the six string and canvas. After performing…
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Maxim Grand Prix @Gar Windsor, Montreal-Sat.,June 8th,2024
Interviews By Jesse Read & Videographer-Shannen Johnson This was the third annual Maxim Grand Prix Party event which delivered on their promise of a night of luxury, excitement, and entertainment, making it the “Go To Event” of Grand Prix weekend festivities.Taking the stage first-Animated Australian twins-NERVO, with their multi talented:singing,great dancing skills, unrivalled beats and…
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Scrubs in the City Gala Transforms Toronto Into Vibrant Mexico City @Evergreen Brick Works-Thurs.,June 6th,2024
On June 6, 2024, Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works was magnificently transformed into a colorful homage to Mexico City for the “Holt Renfrew Presents Scrubs in the City: Mexico City” gala. With over 1,600 attendees, the event united fashionistas, philanthropists, and corporate partners in support of Sick Kids Toronto. This year’s gala, organized in collaboration with…
