What does it take to get fired from a church choir? In 1880, all it took was singing in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Scandalized by the pagan audacity of a group of choristers, Metropolitan Methodist Church—now Metropolitan United Church—fired en masse those who had taken part. Celebrating its 200th anniversary, the church invites […]
A musical production and fundraiser presented by Innocon and produced by Toronto Artscape Foundation and The Daniels Corporation, takes to the stage on November 7, 2018 (7:30PM) at Daniels Spectrum, a cultural hub in Regent Park (585 Dundas Street East), with a brand-new storyline. THE JOURNEY gives youth performers the unique opportunity to gain and […]
The Alumnae Theatre Company is celebrating its 100th birthday and you’re invited On Sunday, September 16, the oldest theatre in Toronto is holding an Open House for friends, family and neighbours, at the old Firehall No.4 at Berkeley and Adelaide. Come visit us at 70 Berkeley Street, from 1 – 4 pm. The entire […]
Contributed by: Stephen-Thomas Maciejowski. This Cabbagetown tradition continues on September 8th and 9th with the 42nd Cabbagetown Festival. The annual event has grown over the years and today boasts music, food, a FREE kids’ zone and more. Many know the lore of the cutting of the Cabbage which takes place during the Saturday, 11:30am opening […]
Contributed by Sarah Cook- Publisher. Fish, Festivals and Firetrucks… oh my! Weather you prefer Fahrenheit or Celsius, it is climbing! It’s going to be a hot one this year, Summer 2018 is starting off Fast and Furious. New restaurants opening, Festivals, Fresh fish and Fried Fish, the Farmers market on Tuesdays and a […]
Stephen-Thomas Maciejowski Grab your picnic blanket and get ready for Cabbagetown Movie In The Park returning for its 3rd annual installment presented by the Cabbagetown BIA on Wednesday July 18th (rain date Wednesday July 25th.) This special movie night in Riverdale Park West beside the farm is a big Thank You from our members, Cabbagetown […]
Contributed by Blake Keidan, Photo credit: Kelly Teahen, Forsythia Festival organizer Welcoming in the late, but much anticipated spring, federal Minister of Finance and our Toronto Centre MP Bill Morneau joined residents to celebrate the 47th annual Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival, on May 6th in Wellesley Park. Together we welcomed a long-awaited spring with the […]
Forsythia Photo & article contributed by Shawna Pereira With open arms and yellow frocks residents from Cabbagetown, Regent Park and St. Jamestown came together to welcome spring in style. The 47th Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival is an annual tradition put on by the Cabbagetown Residents Association (CRA). Free to attend, the festival is run 100% by […]
This year, being Canada’s 150th Anniversary as a country, will trigger many comparisons with the last national party we enjoyed in 1967. In some respects, Canada is profoundly different today. For many, the Charter of Rights & Freedoms was the beginning of Canada as a nation. Perhaps that should be the date we honour. In […]
Paul-François Sylvestre’s book on the 5five decades of French-language theatre in Toronto is one of the five finalists for the prestigious Trillium Book Award. Cinquante ans de « p’tits bonheur » au Théâtre français de Toronto was published by Éditions du GREF. Ontario’s minister of Culture, Eleanor McMahon, will announce the winners in the Anglophone […]
