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The Beautiful & The Damned, Queer Dissident Voices

When: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Time: 6:30pm until 10:00pm
Where: Zelda’s Restaurant and Bar – 692 Yonge St, Toronto, ON

Sponsored By Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, this is a The Pride Toronto Affiliated Event and Hosted by DM Moore. Please come join us for a very special night!

Toronto Dollar Supper Club cordially invites you to attend an evening with Mark Kingwell

This concert marks the 30th anniversary of the No Hot Cargo for Argentina protest in Saint John,NB.
It will be filmed and shown as part of celebrations March 13 in Saint John, where members of the Longshoremen’s Union, represented by Pat Riley, will receive  the “Orden de Mayo” from the present government of Argentina, in recognition of their role in the protest.

9 p.m.  NANCY WHITE with SUZY WILDE (keyboard), CLAUDIO SALDIVIA (guitar and charrango), and JUAN OPITZ (bombo and small percussion)
10 p.m.  MARCELO PUENTE More »

Fort York National Historic Site and Olivia Chow, MP

welcome you to a special free community event in the Blue Barracks at Fort York
Meet Cynthia Dale, star of Street Legal and the Stratford Festival.
Enjoy some extraordinary Canadian NFB short films, including Robes of War, an Official Selection the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto last year.

February 24, 2010
7 to 8:30 pm

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TUESDAY May 26, 6:00 p.m. at the Hot House Cafe ( 35 church at Front street)
Choose one of  3, 3-course meals for only 25 Toronto Dollars (available at the door)
Reserve your seats by email torontodollars (at) gmail (dot) com or call 416 361 0466.

RICK SALUTIN is a writer, lecturer, and social activist, born in Toronto on August 30, 1942. Educated mainly in the U.S., Rick returned to Toronto in 1970 to work as a trade-union organizer and journalist. More »

Thursday May 7 watch CHCH TV and Cable 14, and listen to CHML 900 and CKOC throughout the day beginning at 5:30 a.m. and ending at 10:00 p.m. Call toll free: 1-877-525-8185

Join in the effort to help the victims of the Abruzzo earthquake. www. hamiltonearthquakerelief.ca

Cheques or cash accepted in person at the McMaster Downtown Centre, 50 Main Street East. More »

Toronto Dollar is excited to present “Anton Kuerti in Conversation.”

Anton Kuerti, one of the world’s most renowned concert pianists, has agreed to grace us with his company at the Hot House Café in Toronto at our next Supper club, March 30, 6:00 p.m.

Come early to get a good seat. More »

John Ralston Saul will be the next speaker at the Toronto Dollar Supper Club, Monday, January 26, at the Hot House Cafe.
A 3 course meal is provided for 25 Toronto Dollars. Toronto Dollars are available that night.
A book signing follows.
Call 416 361 0466 to attend.

The City of Toronto is preparing a new sign by-law. It will replace the individual sign by-laws of the former municipalities. The new sign by-law will update the standards for signs on private property, address current sign issues, and reflect the diverse character found in Toronto communities. The Sign By-law project will also explore ways where signage will support the City’s efforts in energy conservation and revenue generation. More »

I was impressed by this open letter to the media by Jessica Ruano, who runs the Ottawa Arts Newsletter.

Dear Arts Editors,

Have we done something wrong?

We’ve been sending you press releases full of witticisms and high definition photos, and then following up with bubbly phone calls letting you know why our productions are important and why your readers would enjoy them. We work hard to formulate selling points for every production within the season. Sometimes we even risk artistic integrity by marketing our productions in a way that would appeal to a wide variety of people because we know how important that is.

We try really, really hard – and yet we feel you are completely ignoring us.

To read the rest, click here: http://jessicaruano.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/open-letter-to-arts-editors/

Artscape Wychwood Barns Official Opening Ceremony
Thursday November 20, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(official ribbon cutting & speeches followed by an Open House)

The transformation of the historic Wychwood TTC streetcar repair barns located in Toronto’s St. Clair and Christie neighbourhood into the Artscape Wychwood Barns is almost complete! This 60,000 sq. ft. multifaceted complex represents a new generation of community centres. More »

MP Olivia Chow would like to invite you to participate in this upcoming town hall.

Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 at 7pm.
The Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen Street West, (South East Corner of Queen and Dovercourt)

Who should come? Everyone concerned about the Federal Government’s blatant contempt for arts and culture.

Who will be speaking? Representatives from Government (including Olivia), visual arts, film, video, performing arts More »

Please join award winning athlete, motivational speaker and physical trainer, Waneek Horn-Miller (Bear Clan of the Mohawk Nation) in a discussion addressing identity and how health and personal well-being can drive one along a journey of self-discovery.

Aboriginal identity is complex within the contemporary realities. Aboriginal identity is often more than who the individual is. Family, land and culture is intertwined and equates a collective expression of identity. More »

A Space Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 110

The Latin American Speakers Series address politically and socially engaged themes pertaining to the local Latin American artistic community. A wide range of visual artists, curators, designers, educators, and academics will have the opportunity to share and discuss their projects creating a forum for dialogue and collaboration as well as provide an educational vehicle for change and exchange. The public will have the opportunity to engage in discussion after each presentation. More »

Necessary Angel Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that after an extensive workshop process, Artistic Director Daniel Brook’s critically lauded play The Eco Show is making its Toronto premiere. Hailed as a “near-perfect piece of contemporary theatre” by the Montreal Gazette, The Eco Show previews from May 13, opens May 15 and runs to June 1 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. More »

The ‘unheard’ stories from the front lines of Iraq

Why Not Theatre and The Theatre Centre present Winter Soldiers
An evening of recorded stories/testimonials from veterans of the Iraq War as presented at Winter Soldier, edited by director Ravi Jain

April 14, 2008 at 8:30 pm at The Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen St. West (at Dovercourt) More »

Explore the potential for locating the Toronto Museum Project at the Canada Malting Silos
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP & DESIGN CHARRETTE
Sunday, March 30, 2008, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Harbourfront Community Centre, 627 Queens Quay West, (at Bathurst Street) More »

A friend forwarded me a link to Barak Obama’s speech on March 18, and I am very impressed. This is the kind of thoughtful political discourse that I suspected had gone extinct in the US — and is an endangered species here in Canada. Ron Weihs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrp-v2tHaDo

Queen Charlotte’s Birthday Ball

The next fort event will be Queen Charlotte’s Birthday Ball on January 19th, a day-long celebration of music, food and dance. This year, for the 200th anniversary of the commencement of the Peninsular War, the theme is Portugal and the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. Join us for English Country Dancing, a Port Tasting and a wonderful Georgian dinner (buffet-style) featuring Portuguese influenced recipes found in early nineteenth century British cookery books. The volunteer historic cooks have been busy testing and sampling recipes and the results have been delicious! See page 8 of the newsletter for more information.

A wonderful event is coming up May 29, 7:00 p.m. at Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square, beside the Eatons Centre. Adam Vaughan is MC, David Miller and Barbara Hall will be presenting awards and certificates to Toronto Dollar award winners. Mary Jo Leddy will be speaking. More »