Eric Morse – The Forsythia Festival has had something of a gentle growth spurt this year. Since it was founding in 1971 by the late Tony Braden, an enthusiastic Cabbagetowner—the festival has been an unassuming neighbourhood happening not widely known ...
Read More »Dancer captures athleticism of ballet in CONTACT show photos
Kimberly Spice – Form, grace, prowess and strength are the norm for dancers and one particular dancer Aleksandar Antonijevic, recently turned photographer,has been able to capture these athletes at their best. Picking up the camera three years ago, the Broadview ...
Read More »Distillery resident reprises role as director of a capella festival
Richard Holt – Distillery District resident Aaron Jensen is already an internationally published composer, arranger and performer— and now he can add the title of artistic director for this year’s SING! vocal arts festival at Harbourfront Centre. He is clearly ...
Read More »Docent to dancer? Caldwell curates choreography
Kimberly Spice – Michael Caldwell had a change of heart while attending his first year at the University of Toronto. He was studying to become a museum curator when he dropped out— after just his first semester in the master’s ...
Read More »King Eddy hotel would have been named for Victoria
On the morning of Jan. 22, 1901 the world awoke to some shocking but inevitable news: Queen Victoria, after reigning over a vast empire which included Canada for the past 64 years, was dead. During her reign Toronto had grown ...
Read More »Brick project backed up
A grassroots project to improve Riverdale Park has failed to take root this year, according to the project’s organizer. As reported in the Dec. 2010 edition of The Bulletin, Randy Brown of Cabbagetown Art and Crafts was spearheading a project ...
Read More »Shaw St. school to have new life as arts centre
The 97-year-old Shaw St. school that’s been vacant for the past 10 years in the Trinity-Bellwoods community is being renovated to re-open next fall as Downtown’s largest arts and cultural centre west of Spadina Ave. It’ll be called Artscape YOUNGplace, ...
Read More »The types of commerce on our streets keep changing
I was really sorry to see that the Nicholas Hoare bookstore on Front Street with its old world look, creaky wooden floors and well-stacked shelves has closed. But I’m not surprised because bookstores seem to be going the way of ...
Read More »Amateur comedy night invites locals to try their lines
The very big, very bright spotlight is on. The mike stands alone, except for a single stool, on which you will place your beer glass, for this is stand-up comedy, so you… stand up. You are one of eight or ...
Read More »Grassroots film festival tackles Childrens’ Aid stonewall in documentary, local panel
Commffest, the global community film festival that makes its home in the Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) and the area immediately around the St. Lawrence Market, entered its seventh year of existence. The documentary film festival tries to make a difference ...
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