Arts

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Funds support deaf artists and artists with disabilities

The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has established resources for deaf artists and artists with disabilities. OAC’s new strategic plan, Vital Arts and Public Value, identifies deaf artists and artists with disabilities as a new priority group. A number of initiatives ...

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Sylvain Émard Danse’s Ce n’est pas la fin du monde

Québec’s award-winning choreographer, Sylvain Émard of Sylvain Émard Danse, brings the critically acclaimed Ce n’est pas la fin du monde (It’s not the end of the world) featuring seven male dancers in a ritual of resistance and adaptation to the ...

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Vital Planet’s founder pens an eccentric novel

Frank Touby— Vital Planet, the health shop that Hamilton lawyer Michael Granat started years ago at St. Lawrence North Market, went on the block last year. He wanted to sell it. And that desire led to his first (semi-biographical) novel, ...

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AIDS survivor and artist honoured with gallery at the 519

Dennis Hanagan — When he thought he was dying George MacIntyre didn’t sink into depression. Instead, he was inspired to get back to his artwork and make paintings as a legacy for people who died from, or are living with, ...

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Sustainable, walkable neighbourhoods since 1914: museum

Eric Morse — The year is 1914. David Adams leaves his home at 255 Sumach St. each morning, walks north, and then a block east to the southeast corner of River and Gerrard streets where he works as an enameller ...

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Sustainable, walkable neighbourhoods since 1914: museum

Eric Morse – The year is 1914. David Adams leaves his home at 255 Sumach St. each morning, walks north, and then a block east to the southeast corner of River and Gerrard streets where he works as an enameller ...

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TDSB teacher stars inner-city kids in young adult novel

Nelson Mandela Park Public School teacher Mary Jennifer Payne has just released her first Young Adult novel, Since You’ve Been Gone (Dundurn Press). The book explores issues of child and spousal abuse, poverty, racism, and how the legal system often ...

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Closer to the Heart benefit for Regent Park School of Music

Karen Pace — The Closer to the Heart benefit concert series continues with its 7th instalment on Thursday, February 12th. All proceeds from the show go directly to the Regent Park School of Music, a non-profit after-school program that offers heavily ...

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City of Toronto Historic Sites events Jan. 15 to 28, 2015

Ilena Aldini-Messina — The City of Toronto Historic Sites present several events in January that provide enriching entertainment for all ages while connecting visitors to Toronto’s rich history. Visit www.toronto.ca/museum-events for more information. COLBORNE LODGE    South end of High Park ...

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Cabbagetowner’s ‘hairy Greek story’ inspired by hairdresser

Carolyn Taylor-Watts— My book Helena: An Odyssey is an historical saga about descendants of ancient Greeks knocked about by a cruel Fate as they struggle to reclaim a supposedly glorious past, it is also very much a story about hair. ...

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