“We’re so excited to perform live again in our home territory,” said Wally Hucker, founder and bassist of local band The Two Fours of their upcoming show this week. The roots rock revival band plays and sings this Thursday, Oct. 21, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Trecce, the Lorefice family’s Italian restaurant at 1792 […]
By AMANDA GIBB Pegasus Dance Studios in East York has partnered with Darby’s Dancers, an international nonprofit organization, to offer a dance education program for children with special needs. The program has not been launched at the studio yet, but mother and daughter Jane Davis-Munro and Lara Munro are hoping to launch it toward the […]
Starting tonight and continuing until the end of the week, art projections will be displayed on the wall of the R. C. Harris Treatment Plant on Queen Street East. The display is part of the BigArtTO initiative which brings large outdoor art displays to the exteriors of local landmarks. This week’s projections are set for […]
Tom Allen and Lori Gemmell will welcome the “gathering darkness of autumn” with A Poe Cabaret concert in the Beach this week. Featuring music by Claude Debussy, his student Andre Caplet, and Canadian composer Alexina Louie, A Poe Cabaret combines the tragic and compelling story of Edgar Allen Poe with “great music conjured in his […]
BigArtTO is back in the Beach this October with a number of art projections planned for local landmarks. This is the second year locally for BigArtTO which is an ongoing city-wide public art celebration featuring free access to more than 200 hours of temporary public artworks projected onto buildings and landmarks. This month’s projections began […]
Forever Fest, a three-day-long event featuring live music from Canadian artists, food, and beer, will be held in Leslieville (beside the Maple Leaf Forever Park at 62 Laing St.) this weekend. The event starts at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, and will wrap up on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. The park is […]
By AMARACHI AMADIKE Toronto residents gathered recently in celebration of new public art murals in the city’s east end. Women Paint Riverside was organized by the Riverside BIA (Business Improvement Area), East End Arts, Native Women In The Arts, StreetARToronto and Women Paint. The program revolves around murals designed by women or non-binary artists. “That […]
East End Arts is inviting local residents to take part in a Safety Dance at East Lynn Park this weekend. The free event, which is part of ArtworxTO activities, is slated to take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on both Saturday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 3. East Lynn Park is located on the […]
Beach United Church begins its 2021-2022 season of Jazz and Reflection with a concert slated for Saturday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. The concert will be performed live in front of a limited audience due to COVID-19 safety rules, but will also be available to be viewed online during October. The season-opening concert features Paul […]
East Toronto residents are invited to the Women Paint Riverside Community Celebration slated for the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 25. Organized by East End Arts, 20 new murals have “added beauty and colour to the laneways in the Riverside community, all of which celebrate our relationship with water, and all of which were created by […]
