Arts

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Happy Hallowe’en: St. Lawrence Market ghost story

As I mosey through St. Lawrence Market on my daily guided tours, the one question I get asked most by local and foreign tourists alike is: Are there any ghosts here? As a somewhat a skeptic in all things occult ...

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TIFF dreams come true for documentary filmmaker

By Dennis Hanagan – Filmmaker and Downtown west resident Rob Stewart has come a long way from catching fish and frogs as a boy in Toronto to filming sharks in the Galapagos Islands and running from machine gun fire near ...

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Ann Summers Dossena retires from artists’ management

After 55 years as an artist manager, Ann Summers Dossena of Ann Summers International has announced her retirement from artists’ management. Honoured by her industry in 2012, she has had a distinguished career in which she created and oversaw many ...

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Second City celebrates Obama’s passionate need to start a war with Syria

Second City spoofs Obama’s need for a war with Syria. Interesting, considering he was anointed with the Nobel Peace Prize apparently just for being elected. He certainly wasn’t peaceful with Libya, which is now a war-torn mess like everywhere else ...

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Shaping a new life through Carpentry program for women launching in September

Dennis Hanagan – For entrepreneur Jesse Darby of Leslieville, it’s not hard to hammer together a compliment for Dixon Hall’s Mill Centre. After all, it helped him launch a carpentry career and his own business. “The program has been really ...

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Robin raps and wraps Fan Expo 2013 with hints for 2014 visitors

Sarah Valant as Death about to devour a cake, Robin Careless — I arrived at Fan Expo to the expected long line and well -meaning but overwhelmed volunteers all being told various things by their respective supervisors. After my compatriot ...

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Inaugural CityPlace residents’ festival a success

Zak Paget — It’s safe to say that what was once an open patch of land in the heart of the Downtown core is now a vibrant neighbourhood full of community spirit. That was the overwhelming sense from the thousands ...

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Maestro Fresh Wes and Friends Welcome Emcee Shad to Guest Perform

The line-up continues to grow for the landmark concert celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Maestro’s groundbreaking career as the godfather of Canadian hip hop on Saturday, September 21 at 8 p.m. at Massey Hall, as part of Canada’s Walk of ...

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Bell boxes to be painted with murals in Downtown art project

The 2013 Bell Boxes Murals Project is painting five murals on Bell Canada utility boxes in the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood August 24-25. Since 2009 the Bell Boxes Murals Project has painted murals on 48 Bell Canada outdoor utility boxes ...

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Murals on Church Street for World Pride 2014

Kristyn Wong-Tam — In June 2014, Toronto will play host to World Pride and to hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the country and around the globe. As the historical home to Toronto’s LGBT2IQ community, The Church-Wellesley Village will ...

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