Contributed by Sarah Cook and Jennifer Torres. Todd Vesby, proprietor of F’Amelia Restaurant, put together a splendid evening in support of Winchester Jr. Sr. Public School on Monday January 21, 2019. Numerous parents, teachers and community members came together for a great cause. They shared a glass of wine and some of F’Amelia’s best menu […]
Mike O’Shea…doing good things! Do you remember where you were and what you were doing? In this, the first of a six-part serialization of Desmond P. Ryan’s crime fiction novel 10-33 Assist PC, you will be taken back to that date. It was a beautiful October afternoon. In the west end of Toronto, at […]
Contributed by Sarah Cook- Publisher. As I write this, on 11/18/18 – I’m currently ‘wrapping up’ a wonderful week of ‘momentous birthday celebrations’ – my thoughts, now drift to celebrations of another kind… “The Holidays”. I am so very grateful for all the wonderful friends, family and colleagues I have in my life. There is […]
In January, Alumnae Theatre Company’s mainstage takes on Caryl Churchills’s Top Girls. At its centre, Marlene throws a dinner party to celebrate her promotion at Top Girls Temp Agency. Her guests? Five powerful wonder women from the historical past. Marlene strives to join their ranks, and does – but at what cost? Director Alysa Golden […]
The Alumnae Theatre offers three fresh plays, innovatively staged for its FireWorks Festival, running from 7-25 November. These three plays, The Pigeon by Chloë Whitehorn, Moving On by Elmar Maripuu and Animal by Romeo Ciolfi are original scripts that were all developed and nurtured at the Alumnae Theatre Company, and all deal with reckoning […]
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 […]
