Over the last few years, the one of a kind show has evolved from a basic craft and art showcase into a mecca of creative expressions, artistic and culinary. Evolving, the show has many green initiatives with more emphasis on sustainable product engineering. Most of my friends know that this festival is one of my favourite events in the city. I could spend hours wandering through every aisle and be inspired by various shapes and colours. Actually, that’s what pretty much what I did this morning. The most comprehensive scoop to this year’s show, right here…Continue Reading »
The “light fantastic” takes on a whole new meaning in director Nik Sheehan’s phantasmagoric FLicKeR – the story of an artist who invented a drug-free way to achieve altered states of mind – through dancing pulses of light. The feature was produced by Maureen Judge of indie production company Makin’ Movies Inc.Continue Reading »
Newmindspace is interactive public art, creative cultural interventions and urban bliss dissemination based in New York and Toronto. Their latest project night lights: higher had the group create a string of dazzling lights that was, ultimately, higher than the CN Tower. Liftoff was accidentally achieved at 10:30 PM after many hours of dedicated balloon inflation, LED construction and freezing in the cold, as volunteers watched the lights drift above the world’s tallest freestanding glowstick.
Before this unplanned liftoff, it reached higher than Manulife Centre, the tallest building in Yorkville. The recovered LEDs (most of them) will be used for a top secret December installation that will be publicly viewable for about two weeks.
What began as two DJ’s and a Wednesday night party at College Street’s Lava Lounge, has become one of North America’s entertainment industry success stories of the new millennium. Saturday, November 29, 2008 starting at 9:30pm, marks 5 years of “THE MOD CLUB” (TMC) – Mod Club- a unique, iconic club and concert venue located at 722 College Street, Toronto….Continue Reading »
Finally…
After countless hours of driving, harassing friends, typing, cropping, cursing, and dosing up on meds (my neck is killing me!)…the 2008 Christmas Shopping guide is up.
Click, and tell us what you think.
Within reason, discerning palates in Toronto can agree that some restaurants are more ‘authentic’ or ‘loyal’ to the cuisine they represent than others. Well, as authentic as WE think it is because what do we know anyway? Living in a multi-cultural city doesn’t necessarily make you an expert on the varieties of cuisine, and nor does that 2 week trip you took to Indonesia. Nevertheless, we have plenty of pride, and we crave ‘authenticity’. If there’s one cuisine that has been criticized for lacking ‘authenticity’ in this city — it is of course — Mexican. Recently one of America’s popular burrito chains opened up, and a group of us have been stopping by for lunch regularly. Authentic or not, it is quite tasty…Continue Reading »
An aboriginal all-star music line-up of Juno Award winner Derek Miller, Don Amero, Brenda MacIntyre, Medicine Song Woman and the renowned Métis Fiddler Quartet will play the Gladstone Nov. 21 + 22 as part of the eclectic aboriginal Creator Within festival.Continue Reading »
The transformed Art Gallery of Ontario is opening its doors to the public on November 14th with three days of free admisision. Visitors will see celebrated architect Frank Gehry’s spectacular re-imagination of the institution, and more than 4,000 works of art in 110 light-filled galleries. Keep reading to learn what’s new at the AGO….Continue Reading »
We’ve raved about this show for many years. It is without a doubt one of the most anticipated social events of the year, and it’s just around the corner. The unforgettable Gourmet Food & Wine expo. Running for 4 nights, the event is a full production surrounding food and wine. Treat your senses. Full details, jump jump…Continue Reading »
There was plenty of ‘adult’ Halloween action to be found on Church street Friday night. Great weather, fantastic costumes and music made sure the party went on until late into the night. Here’s a quick montage of our photo experience.
