Echo Women’s Choir celebrates its 25th anniversary with favourite songs from past seasons and newer ones as well, in its winter concert, Ain’t Life Sweet, Sunday, December 11, 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square ...
Read More »Canadian Jews mourn Leonard Cohen
David Ouellette — Upon learning of the death of Leonard Cohen, David J. Cape, Chair of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, issued the following statement: “We were profoundly saddened by the death of the great Leonard Cohen. He ...
Read More »Daniels Spectrum wins global awards for excellence
The Daniels Corp., together with Artscape and development partners Toronto Community Housing, and the Regent Park Community, and project architect Diamond Schmitt Architects, were honoured with the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2016 Global Awards for Excellence announced October 27 at ...
Read More »Tackle the achievement gap through music education
Dixon Hall says that for far too many young people from low-income neighbourhoods in Toronto, income inequality and the resulting achievement gap negatively impact their chances for success. Dixon Hall Music School says it is committed to addressing this gap ...
Read More »Community 1 Foundation hosts final Integral House event
Cory Stewart — Weeks after the reported sale (rumoured to Canadian musicians Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida) of Toronto’s celebrated and award-winning residence Integral House (194 Roxborough Drive, Rosedale), the Community One Foundation – an organization with grant and award ...
Read More »Invite the public to your home cultural event Nov 20-27
Toronto’s Third Annual Festival of House Culture, Nov. 20-27, is a week of music, arts, workshops, conversations, fun, food, and community building, all in people’s homes, all over the city. The festival features a core of more than thirty in-home, ...
Read More »School of Toronto Dance Theatre celebrates past and present as fall sessions begin
Lilya Sultanova – From our Artistic Director: At the beginning of a new year of our Professional Training Program, we welcome a wonderful incoming class of first-year dancers, and look back with pride at the accomplishments of our recent graduates. ...
Read More »Web series Opinionate This about creative struggle debuts
A brand-new, unique story is coming to the web this fall. Opinionate This the web series will be launching it’s season premier in the beginning of the season. Featuring local content creators Lindsay Rollins, Patrick Smith and Titus McNally, the ...
Read More »Dori Tunstall appointed OCAD design dean
OCAD University has appointed Dr. Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall as Dean of the Faculty of Design, effective Aug. 29. Reporting to the Vice-President, Academic & Provost, Tunstall will be responsible for the educational and research leadership, development and supervision of the ...
Read More »Donato, Fraser named to Canadian News Hall of Fame
Two icons of the news business in Canada have been named to the Canadian News Hall of Fame for 2016. The honourees, John Fraser and Andy Donato, will be inducted at a gala banquet in Toronto in late November. The ...
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