Category: Showcase
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Ori Dagan Awarded Silver Medal Win in Global Music Awards
From Eric Alper Wanted to drop a note and share how thrilled we are to announce Toronto jazz singer songwriter Ori Dagan’s recent silver medal win for “Outstanding Achievement” in the Best Album category at the recent Global Music Awards! This is just the latest news for Dagan as he works away at his mission……
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Engineered Automotive – Cars n’ Coffee Season Closer-Sun.,Sept.17th,2017
By Sorin Sim Modified cars, exotics, coffee and models are what drew what seemed hundreds of automotive enthusiasts to this year’s season closer. I got up nice and early (8am) on a Sunday as I was excited to grab some free coffee, oh yeah the Housemusic DJ and food vendors were alright also! However, I…
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The Toronto International Film Festival® announced its award winners at the closing ceremony at TIFF Bell Lightbox-Sun.,Sept.17th,2017
The Toronto International Film Festival® announced its award winners at the closing ceremony at TIFF Bell Lightbox today, hosted by Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF. To watch the presentation, visit tiff.net/ceremony. The 42nd Festival wraps up this evening. The short film awards below were selected by…
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b.d. Gottfried’s recent release, “Through The Dog’s Eyes”
b.d. Gottfried’s recent release, “Through The Dog’s Eyes” — out this past summer — for potential consideration in any upcoming year-end reviews, lists, or compilations. “I’ve played in empty bars. I’ve played to crowds of 50,000. I’ve played with rock royalty, and played with others that should have been. I’ve played with the Devil,” says…
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42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival® & Entertainment One (eOne)celebrates it’s 12 Films-including :Stronger, Molly’s Game, The Current War and The Upside@The Citizen, 522 King St.-Friday September 8, 2017
Photo credit: Vito Amati On Friday September 8, 2017 Entertainment One (eOne), the largest independent film distributor in Canada, celebrated its 12 titles premiering at this year’s 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival®, including Stronger, Molly’s Game, The Current War and The Upside. The event teams from Uniq Hospitality, DiGabi and eOne transformed The Citizen…
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Buskerfest 2017@Woodbine Park-Sept.1st-4th,2017
Photography By Kimberly Samnang Woodbine Park was the venue for the yearly BuskerFest 2017! Live performers, break dancers, jugglers and fire eaters were some of the exciting attractions filling Woodbine Park this week. Working hand in hand with Epilepsy Toronto, this year’s edition had quite the variety of international performers who thrilled the patrons who…
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Fan Expo@M.T.C.C.-Thurs.,Aug.31st-Su.,Sept.3rd,2017
The geeks and nerds are here, the geeks and nerds are here! Toronto FanExpo, Canada’s premiere convention for genre entertainment fanfare, celebrated it’s 23rd spectacular year. From Thursday to Sunday the Metro Convention Centre was packed from wall to wall as geeks, nerds and fans, both local and visitors from all corners, came together to…
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PanAmerican Food & Music Festival@Daniel Spectrum-Fri.,Aug.,11th,2017&Dundas Square-Sun.,Aug.,13th,2017
By Kim Samnang The Pan American Food & Music Festival (PAFMF) is Canada’s only annual festival that celebrates the Western Hemisphere’s rich diversity of cuisine, music and art. On Friday, August 11, guests experienced an unforgettable culinary evening at the Opening Gala Reception for the Pan American Food and Music Festival that included a culinary…
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The 12th Annual KULTURA Filipino Arts Festival @Daniels Spectrum-AUGUST 10-13, 2017
By BK on the SCENE The closing day of The 12 Annual Kultura Festival was held at Daniel Spectrum, it’s the 12th consecutive year of traditional and modern Filipino cultural experience. http://www.kultura.ca/about It was a Kultura’s culinary battle and guests were able to tour/taste the traditional and nouveau cuisine of the Philippines on the final…
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Music Under The City Stars @ Casa Loma-Wed., Aug. 2nd, 2017
Photography by AJ Lam and BKonthescene. Canada’s Walk of Fame hosted its Music Under the City Stars Fundraiser, raising $350,000 while bringing together great Canadian artists and their hits. The CWF Gala was presented by Walter and Maria Schneider, Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment and Liberty Entertainment Group who gathered some of Canada’s most talented singer-songwriters and…
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Toronto Festival Of Beer @The Bandshell Park, CNE (July 28th-30th, 2017)
Photographer by BK on the SCENE and lNTELIVENTS The beer in all its variety and flavors was flowing, along with a cavalcade of “food, glorious food” for the opening day of The Toronto Beer Fest. The festival showcased 80 brewers and 416 types of beer, with such an assortment of libations and “eats” to try at…
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The 50th Annual Carnival 2017 Gala @Liberty Grand-Fri., July 28th, 2017
Carnival Toronto swept the city this year for the 50th Anniversary of the Caribbean Festival, and what a way to celebrate the festivities with a “big time gala!” Last year, there wasn’t a formal gala and we were excited that the event returned just in time for the 50th anniversary. The celebration was in full…
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The 3rd Annual Burroughes Open House – Enchanted Garden -Thursday July 20th, 2017.
The 3rd Annual Burroughes Open House – Enchanted Garden was held on Thursday July 20th, 2017, this marking a special year for the Burroughes Venue space celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary! We started the weekend a day early to really get into an exciting evening surrounded by festivities. This special occasion was shared with clients…
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Metallica@Rogers Centre-Sun.,July 16th,2017
Metallica played to a sold out crowd in Toronto, one of the many stops of their world tour to promote the new material from Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. This album is a combination of earth-shaking, scorching rhythms as delivered by the rhythm section of bass player Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich. Guitarists, Kirk Hammett and…
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Driftwood Theatre and The Bard’s Bus Tour Presents”The Cyprus Project and Othello”-July 26- Aug. 1,201
Travelling across Ontario, The Driftwood Theatre and their Bard’s Bus Tour who have been making the rounds for a few years now, will be hitting 27 communities this year, eventually returning to Toronto for 6 outdoor performances across the city (July 26- Aug 1). All of the shows are free or PWYC and there’s a…
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LG Holidays in July@Artscape Sandbox-Thurs.,July20th,2017
LG Electronics recently held it’s Holidays in July Media Tour, where they showcased an exciting lineup of their upcoming products. With such a selection of consumer electronics, more than we could hope to cover, here’s a sampling of some of LG’s tech toys to look out for and add to your wish list. 86SJ9570 86”…
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Iron Maiden-Book Of Souls Tour-Sat.,July 15th,2017
The world tour continued for Iron Maiden and it returned to North American and Toronto once again in support of their latest record The Book of Souls. Following a five year hiatus, during which lead singer Bruce Dickinson underwent treatment for tongue cancer, the heavy metal icons returned stronger than ever with a huge double…
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Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy -Fri.,September 1st-4th, 2017-@Woodbine Park-in The Beaches
Comedy, spontaneity and a dash of the unbelievable. Welcome to the Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy – where fearless meets funny! Comedians, musicians, magicians, fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, clowns, daredevils and much more. Four days of non-stop, action-packed, fun-filled entertainment, September 1-4, in Woodbine Park in The Beach. Admission by donation to Epilepsy Toronto.…
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Hiromi Duet: Featuring Edmar Castaneda@Koerner Hall-Wed.,June 28th,2017
Hiromi is well known for her technique and high-energy performances, the pianist style of musicianship is unprecedented. Her level of complexity and creativity is original and the composer who turns her music into an experience , Hiromi is one of jazz piano’s most unique virtuosic players capable of playing stride with speed and amazing accuracy.…
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The 38th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards@The Elgin Theatre-Mon.,June26th,2017
The 38th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, the awards show and party that celebrates extraordinary Toronto talent in the performing arts. For the very first time, the event was held at the elegant Elgin Theatre and the host for the evening was-actor and musician Raoul Bhaneja. The winners of the evening were: Soulpepper won five Dora…
