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  • Canadian Music Week Jim Beam Indies Awards (May 7-13, 2018)

    CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK ANNOUNCES THE 2018 JIM BEAM INDIES WITH INDIE88 WINNERS Canadian Music Week is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Indies – presented by Jim Beam with Indie88 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in downtown Toronto, hosted by Indie88’s Josie Dye, Matt Hart, and Carlin Burton. Jessie Reyez, Gord Downie, Death from Above 1979, and The Glorious…

  • Canadian Music Week 1st Annual Canadian Sync Awards (May 7-13, 2018)

    Canadian Music Week & The Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada Announce Winners For The First Annual Canadian Sync Awards Canadian Music Week (CMW)and The Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada (GMSC) are excited to announce the winners for the 1st Annual Canadian Sync Awards sponsored by songtradr, which took place Saturday May 12, 2018 at The Sheraton Centre.   Hosted by…

  • Canadian Music Week 3rd Annual Live Music Industry Awards (May 7-13)

    Canadian Music Week Announces Winners For The 3rd Annual Live Music Industry Awards Canadian Music Week is happy to announce the winners of the Live Music Industry Awards, which took place May 11, 2018 in the Dominion Ballroom of the Sheraton Centre Toronto. The Live Music Industry Awards were hosted by Paul Shaffer and celebrated the best in the business with award presentations and…

  • Canadian Music Week 2018 Music & Broadcast Industry Awards (May 7-13)

    Canadian Music Week Announces Winners For The 2018 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce the winners of the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards (CMBIA), which took place May 10, 2018 at Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto. The CMBIA gala was hosted by Jessi Cruickshank and celebrated the best and brightest in all…

  • Cuisine & Cuvée @ Rebel (Apr. 20, 2018)

    by Kimberly Samnang photography by Nicholas Chan GREAT FOOD, GREAT WINE & GREAT SPIRITS… ALL FOR A GREAT CAUSE In its 18th year, Cuisine & Cuvée, presented by The Co-Operators and TD Bank Group, was one of the hottest tickets in the city, raising over $250,000 for Providence Healthcare! The event returned to Toronto’s most epic venue,…

  • Win Tickets to the Spring Beerfest Toronto (May 19-20)

    While the weather has been slow to catch up to Spring, nothing stops the BEER from flowing for our enjoyment all year round. And the Spring Beer Festival is back to celebrate our love of the best known cold refreshment! Taking place at Fort York Garrison on the May Two-Four weekend (19 and 20), all…

  • Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants Announces 2018 Rankings

    by Kimberly Samnang photography by Nick Chan Toronto, ON – Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants today released its comprehensive 2018 rankings for exemplary restaurants and bars nationwide. Recognizing culinary talent coast to coast to coast, the 2018 rankings welcome 29 restaurants new to this year’s list. Canada’s most commendable chefs, restaurateurs, bartenders and critics all joined tonight to celebrate the…

  • Green Living Show @ MTCC (Apr. 6-8, 2018)

    (Toronto – March 6, 2018) The Green Living Show, Canada’s largest event dedicated to healthy and sustainable living returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from April 6 – 8, 2018. Over the course of the three-day event guests tested out the newest electric vehicles on the market, explored the latest health and wellness trends, and picked up…

  • The Organ Project Gala, March 29, 2018

    By: Sorin Sim Photography by: Sorin Sim & Shahryar Rafiei The 2018 Project Organ Gala was a huge success with unbelievable entertainment, inspiring speakers and great friends made for a memorable evening. Helping end the wait for organ transplants, the hashtag #endthewait is helping bring awareness to this great cause and save lives. The Organ…

  • PFAFF Porsche – Cars N’ Coffee – 2018-03-17

    By Sorin Sim Photos by: Sorin Sim & Bill K   This year’s season opener Cars N’ Coffee was hosted by PFAFF Porsche in Vaughan. Even though temperatures lingered below 5°, the turnout was impressive. In addition to the standard breakfast served, PFAFF Porsche also handed out swag this year. The new Porsche Carrera T…

  • Green Living Show @ Toronto (Apr. 6-8, 2018)

    The Green Living Show is Canada’s largest consumer show dedicated to simple solutions for leading a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. This three-day event features local and organic food; beer and wine tastings; influential speakers; thousands of innovative products; eco home and garden design; health, wellness and yoga pavilions; eco fashion and green beauty; electric vehicle…

  • URBAN SQUASH TORONTO’S 3RD ANNUAL FUNDRAISER (Wed. Mar. 7, 2018)

    By Kimberly Samnang   The theme from “Good to Great” was perfectly suitable as Urban Squash Toronto celebrated it’s first Graduating Class at the private Cambridge Club in downtown Toronto.  It was a special evening as UST presented it’s first graduating class. The evening’s guest of honour was Karl Subban, the first Toronto District School…

  • Dixonlicious @ Regent Park, Toronto (Mar. 1, 2018)

    On March 1st, Dixon Hall celebrated it’s annual gala fundraiser “Dixonlicious” and it was the most successful yet! They raised over $80,000 to provide 20,000 meals to some of the community’s most vulnerable.       The evening’s host was Farah Nasser from Global News and took place at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park, in support…

  • Nordic Light Concert @ Metropolitan United Church, Toronto (Sat. Feb. 24, 2018)

    By Kimberly Samnang   The Nordic Light Gala Concert at Metropolitan United Church in Toronto on Saturday, February 24 featured the Orpheus Choir of Toronto and That Choir, in a concert dedicated entirely to the music of Ēriks Ešenvalds, conducted by Robert Cooper, Craig Pike and the composer himself. The performance centerpiece was the Canadian premiere of Nordic…

  • Lamborghini Urus Canadian Reveal @ Design Exchange, February 13th 2018

    By: Sorin Simniceanu.  Photography by AJ Lam. With over 300 guests in attendance, the reveal of the world’s first Super Sport Utility Vehicle took place at the Design Exchange in Toronto just before the 2018 Canadian International Auto Show. This invite-only event allowed you to be a part of Lamborghini history. Prior to the main event, attendees…

  • Welcome Christmas! Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Friday December 15th, 2017!

    by Sorin Simniceanu More than 50 years ago, Toronto organist and conductor John Sidwick’s vision of creating a choral organization which stood the test of time has materialized under Artistic Director Robert Cooper. Currently, the Orpheus Choir is looked at as one of the pre-eminent and most dynamic choral groups in the country. The Orpheus…

  • The Gentlemen’s Expo@M.T.C.C.-Friday Nov. 24th&Sat.,Nov.,25th 2017

    By: Sorin Sim What does shopping, wine, tweed, a culinary stage and boxing have in common? You could find them all and more at this year’s Gentlemen’s Expo. Some of Saturday’s honourable mentions were: Chef Tonia Wilson, Joe Carter & Robbie Alomar (center stage), Rachel Bies, Darcy Tucker & Curtis Joseph and Michelle Tham (head…

  • The 10th annual Chief of Police Gala – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017 – Beanfield Center

    By Kimberly Samnang The Chief’s Gala is an annual event hosted by Chief Mark Saunders in support of Victim Services Toronto. It is a celebration that highlights a highly valued and respected volunteer organization that is essential not only to victims, but also to police officers at the scene of crimes and sudden tragedies. The…

  • Maxim Hot 100 Canada Search & After Party (Sat. Oct 21, 2017)

    We’re excited to announce: The Maxim Hot 100 Canada Contest and After Party is coming back to Toronto Event Centre, October 21st, 2017! We’re looking for Canada’s Top 100 Ladies to enter for a chance to win an editorial feature on Maxim.com. After the October 21st @TorontoArgos game in Toronto, Ladies come to the Toronto Event Centre (15 Saskatchewan Rd.) to register and take…

  • Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories @ The Cadillac Lounge (Sep. 15-17, 2017)

    FIVARS (Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories) celebrated their successful 3rd installment on September 15-17, 2017 with what many raved was an exceptional showcase of the world’s best narrative VR and AR. Known as the most influential independent immersive stories festival,FIVARS strives to program a wide array of emerging technologies, bringing VR and AR to the forefront of…