Toronto, Ontario (May 12, 2016) – The Female Eye Film Festival(FEFF) is celebrating 14 years June 14-19,2016 in Toronto with 80 Film Screenings, Industry Panels, and Special Events. Female Eye Film Festival, voted one of the “World’s Top Fifty Film Festivals” by MovieMaker Magazine for the 4th consecutive year, is an international film festival for […]
24 Years and going strong
Contributed by Gina Dineen Celebrating outstanding short films from around the world and around the corner, this local one-night-only juried screening of international short films promises something for everyone! Come and vote for the People’s Choice Award. The screening will be held in the Ada Slaight Hall at Daniel’s Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. […]
Cabbagetown Theatre
Contributed by Kim Sprenger Cabbagetown Theatre is returning for their fifteenth+ year as members of the Cabbagetown Festival. We take fairy tales and bring them to life – panto-style – in the glorious Necropolis Chapel that is part of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Group across from Riverdale Farm. This year our story is “Goldilocks: […]
Cabbagetown Tour of Homes Displays Richness of Style and Architecture
Contributed by Kathy Flaxman The architecture in Cabbagetown is unparalleled. On street after street homes built in the Victorian era stand in manifestations from majestic mansions to exquisite workers’ cottages, lovingly preserved and cherished. At the same time, newer homes, sometimes constructed to tie in with their historic neighbours, make this area special. On the […]
If you can make it there (Regent Park) you can make it anywhere!
Contributed by David Blackmore Alex Lifeson, Getty Lee & original drummer John Rutsey (predecessor to Neil Pert who replaced him in 1974 at the start of their US tour) wait backstage before a gig at 203 Sackville, photo from Regent Pk. Teen Centre archives. Before you take a crowbar and triumphantly rush into demolishing 203 […]
Alumnae Theatre Company
Contributed by Carina Cojeen The 97-year-old Alumnae Theatre Company, located in an old firehall building at Adelaide and Berkeley, has two more offerings in its 2014-2015 season. The 27th annual New Ideas Festival, running from March 11-29, presents 15 new short plays, averaging 30 minutes in length over the three-week run. But even more exciting […]
Wonder and Magic on a Winter Night
Contributed by Jenny Salisbury Theatre Columbus is back at Evergreen Brick Works with The Dog and the Angel by Martha Ross. Winter Theatre defies logic. Preformed outdoors at the coldest and busiest time of year, this maddening season becomes wondrous — especially when doing something unexpected, like following a troupe of actors and musicians […]
Festival for the Ages
Contributed by Duncan Fremlin, Broker RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd. — I can’t think of a better way to unite and promote a neighbourhood than a Community festival. The formula is simple. Form a group, call a meeting and encourage all of your neighbours to contribute something that they think their neighbours will enjoy. Sometimes it’s […]
The St. Jamestown Youth Centre Steel Orchestra
The St. Jamestown Youth Centre Steel Orchestra was formed in 1993. The Orchestra practices Monday to Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. during the school year, and in the summer months from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Orchestra members are between the ages of 6 to 21 years old and are part of […]