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JUNE 5 – 21, 2008, RECEPTION JUNE 12, 6 – 9PM
Leonardo Galleries’ Yorkville location on Avenue Road is proud to commemorate Portuguese Day with the visually captivating works of artist Margarida Neto.
Neto is a world-renowned visual artist whose canvasses have graced gallery walls in Lisbon, Spain, Sintra, and now Toronto. More »

A celebration of the first year of the Rowers Pub Reading Series, and a chance to get to know the people behind it, with very short readings by its five directors: Ian Burgham; David Clink; Catherine Graham; Ned Hagerman; and Halli Villegas. Let there be cake! (and a solitary candle). More »

TLC Project Fundraising Gala
at the Pearl Company Art Centre ( 16 Steven Street )
on Saturday May 31st at 6:00 PM

An evening of dinner and music celebrating the expansion of the TLC (Theatre of Liberation) Project Sessions for young people in the Landsdale neighbourhood and beyond.  More »

It’s house concert time again and there’s nothing like the intimate setting of a living room in which to sit back and listen to beautiful music.

Brian Katz, famed jazz and Jewish music artist and Jonno Lightstone, acclaimed klezmer clarinetist/flutist combine their talents to explore some rarely performed klezmer repertoire The inviting texture of the classical guitar and flute will especially intrigue listeners who have yet to hear the quieter side of klezmer. More »

WORDS: A wordless exploration of communication on stage.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
Dancemakers at the Distillery District
55 Mill Street, The Cannery
Building 58
Toronto

Choreography: Janet Atkinson More »

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE – May 29 to June 22, 2008
Tarragon Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto
For tickets call: 416-531-1827 or go to http://www.totix.ca/> www.totix.ca
BOOK NOW – SOME DATES ALREADY SOLD OUT!!!
For more information, please visit us at www.theatrepanik.ca More »

Alchemy Theatre is pleased to present Shakespeare’s Bits, a festival of scenes by the Bard.

The festival features 6 scenes, each featuring a different romantic heroine, and each directed by a different young director. More »

The Fifth Annual Cooking Fire Theatre Festival
June 18-22, 2008, Dufferin Grove Park
From June 18-22, local, national and international theatre companies will present original work that promises to delight, entice, and inspire. Each evening, returning hosts Les Trouvères will lead the audience from site to site throughout the park to see performances ranging from a pickle-puppet show to a manual on how to deal with very large disasters, by companies from Portugal, the USA and Toronto. Delicious organic meals will be served to the audience over cooking fires and from Dufferin Grove Park’s two wood-fired outdoor community bake ovens. More »

First book from an 88 year old Somali-Canadian Renowned Oral Poet
And Then She Said, Saa Waxay Tiri – The Poetry and Times of Hawa Jibril
Translation and Introduction by Faduma Ahmed Alim

Book Launch & Community Celebration: June 25th, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., The Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Drive, Etobicoke.

Book Signing and Tea: June 26, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Montgomery’s Inn (Dundas W. & Islington) More »

What if…a film about Judith Merril
3pm Sunday, June 1, 8, 15. $10.00. The Cineforum, 463 Bathurst Below College. 416-603-6643.

Helene Klodawsky/Richard Elson
52 minutes • 2005
Some remember her as the host of the original Dr. Who series; to others, she was a shining star in science fiction’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s. Others, like Canadian writer Dennis Lee, recall her as an inspiring mentor at Toronto’s newly formed Rochdale College. More »

At last…A program that truly pulls no punches.
Reg Hartt Presents The Best Of The Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival
“A smorgasbord sampler of animation’s wildest moments, many of them too much for television.”
—GLOBE & MAIL.

9pm Saturday, May 24, 31, June 7. $20. $10 under 24.
The Cineforum, 463 Bathurst Below Bloor. 416-603-6643.
Cineforum members may bring their own food & drink.

RADIOHEAD
KID DRACULA
See NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF FEAR, the acclaimed F. W. Murnau first film version of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, set to the music of RADIOHEAD’S KID A and OK COMPUTER.
7pm Saturday, May 24, 31, June 7. $20. $10 under 24.
The Cineforum, 463 Bathurst Below Bloor. 416-603-6643.

Through her groundbreaking books, Jane Jacobs has influenced the planning and understanding of cities and economies with what she calls a “web way of thinking.” In this program, Jacobs shares her insights into urban planning by tracing the progression of ideas in her books, including The Death and Life of Great American Cities; The Economy of Cities; Cities and the Wealth of Nations; Systems of Survival; and her most recent, The Nature of Economies. More »

Herman Hesse, SIDDHARTHA
The Film By Conrad Rooks.

A glorious adaptation of the classic Herman Hesse novel, “Siddhartha” was filmed by Conrad Rooks with legendary cinematographer Sven Nykvist in Northern India. Bewitched by the shimmering beauty and magic of this ancient land, they transformed Hesse’s tale into widescreen poetry.

4pm Sunday June 1, 8, 15. The Cineforum 463 Bathurst Below College. 416-603-6643. $20. $10 under 24.

I JUST RECEIVED THIS NOW, 1 HOUR BEFORE THE RALLY. I CAN’T MAKE IT, BUT I WISH I COULD. Ron Weihs

Canadians of all ages are coming together on Saturday May 24 to save their CBC Radio Two. The Toronto Committee of Stand on Guard for CBC Radio, a nationwide coalition of forces protesting the impending evisceration of our nation’s public broadcasting system, is planning to meet at 1 pm in Simcoe Park, adjacent to the CBC Broadcast Centre in downtown Toronto. Similar demonstrations will take place in Vancouver and Calgary. More »

The Toronto School of Puppetry And The Raucous Caucus’s Second Annual FRESH IDEAS IN PUPPETRY DAY
Is fast approaching. Put Saturday May 31st in your calendar and come participate! A day of demonstrations, show-and-tells, hands on activities, and a discussion panel, followed by an evening pizza party. All held at Puppetmongers’ Studio: 401 Logan Avenue (at Dundas Street East)

For details and the early registration discount please visit Fresh Ideas day on our website

What’s on at the Revue (May 21 to May 29)
Drop Your Shorts 3: Thursday, May 22, 7:00 p.m.
Discover Toronto’s next big film talent at Drop Your Shorts 3, the Revue’s unjuried short film program. Admission is only $2, no membership required.
Epic Weekend: Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, 3:00 p.m. More »

Can’t take the clutter anymore? Are you ready for your OMO inspired annual spring cleaning?

Good news, it’s time for OMO’s spring CALL FOR YARD SALE DONATIONS. That’s right – OMO will be holding a yard sale on Saturday, June 7th, 2008

We’ll take everything that you no longer need in your life! Books, movies (video/DVD), pictures, picture frames, gently used clothes, shoes, belts, purses, bags, electronics, house wares, glass ware, bric-a-brac, jewelry, watches, toys, home décor items to microwaves and computers.  More »

You are invited to A TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL CONCERT
with the KYE MARSHALL JAZZ QUARTET
Sunday June 22, at the Bonar-Parkdale Presbyterian Church
250 Dunn Ave  (south of Queen West)
Sets at 3:00 and 4:00 pm More »

AFROFEST 2008 – Queen’s Park July 5th & 6th, LULA Lounge June 5th.

Music Africa presents Toronto’s 20th annual Afrofest, a celebration of African music and culture, FREE on Saturday July 5th and Sunday July 6th at Queen’s Park from noon to 10:30pm. Afrofest is a multi-disciplinary event with concerts, dance, theatre, food, a marketplace, and activities for youth and children. More »