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Les Médecins de Molière (Molière’s Doctors) by Molière

THE WORST PATIENTS ARE THOSE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE CURED. A group of young actors on tour perform an anthology of finely woven scenes from three pieces written by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière: Le Médecin volant (The Flying Doctor) (1645), L’Amour médecin (The Doctor of Love) (1665), and Le Médecin malgré lui (A Doctor in Spite of Himself) (1666). More »

Talk & Book Signing: Roger Ballen: Boarding House
Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 p.m.

Roger Ballen: Boarding House is currently on exhibit in the OCAD Professional Gallery, until May 31, 2009. This landmark exhibition honours the launch of photographer Roger Ballen’s eighth book, Boarding House (Phaidon). Ballen will give a free public talk and book signing at OCAD. More »

The Neighbourhood Innovations Fund & Toronto Dollar Community Projects Present
The 9th Annual Frankly Bob Awards

The Frankly Bob Awards  recognize achievements in both the Visual, and Written arts.  The awards are open to all people who have experienced long-term poverty. 1st Prize $250.00, 2nd Prize $150.00 and 2 honourable mentions of $50, in both categories. More »

Toronto Dollar is proud to present 40 + Toronto authors and their books – all under one roof. Much more than a book market!

Children’s story time and crafts, authors on stage, silent auction, and more.

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CLOSER
by Patrick Marber, Directed by Laura Roald

“You forget you’re dealing with a clinical observer of the human carnival.”

CLOSER is an unflinching dissection of the relationships of four Londoners in the mid-1990s. Alice, an adventurous young woman, falls for Dan, a struggling obituary writer who is inspired by her frank sexuality. More »

The Rowers Pub Reading Series has as its April features: Sandra Campbell (Getting to Normal, Stoddart Publishing, 2001); John B. Lee (The Place That We Keep After Leaving, Black Moss Press, 2008); and, Andrew Pyper (The Killing Circle – Doubleday Canada, 2008). More »

The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) invites you to experience the transformative power of creative and critical thinking at OCAD+, its 94th annual Graduate Exhibition, to take place May 7 to 10, 2009. More »

Birdland Theatre Presents
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
15 of Canada’s top actors take to the stage for the revival of this extraordinary multiple Dora Award winning production.

Birdland Theatre is thrilled to announce the return of 2005’s FIVE time Dora Award winning production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Award winning Director David Ferry returns to direct Stephen Adly Guirgis’ critically acclaimed play, which runs from Tuesday, April 7th to Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 in the Fermenting Cellar at the Distillery District. More »

The Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) is pleased to close its season with Francis Veber’s Le Dîner de Cons (The Dinner Game). An original TfT production, the play will be directed by Guy Mignault, TfT’s artistic director. This hilarious comedy runs at the Berkeley Street Theatre from April 22 to May 9, 2009.

This piece, a cult hit onstage and in film, has become synonymous with scathing comedy that denounces the excesses of today’s society. More »

dance Immersion Workshop Series presents
Drum and Dance Classes with M’Bemba Bangoura , April 4-9, 2009

COMMUNITY FORUM: Saturday April 4, 2009, 6:30PM-Studio 4C, free of Charge

IN-STUDIO PRESENTATION: Saturday April 4, 2009, Show begins at 8:00 PM, Concourse Studio
Admission is $8 for Adults and $4 for children (under 12 years old)
Guest Artists Include: M’bemba Bangoura, Children’s Dance Theatre, ASM Dance (As the Spirit Moves), and VDance
Weekend Classes April 4 -5 2009 More »

Open Studio is pleased to present Continuum Ininterrompu, a solo exhibition by Belgian artist Ingrid Ledent from April 2 to 25, 2009. Opening Reception: Thursday, April 2, 6 pm-9 pm. Artist will be present at reception

Influenced by the philosophy of Henri Bergson, Continuum Ininterrompu (Uninterrupted Continuum) investigates perceptions of time and the difference between time as a physical phenomenon and time as a personal experience. According to Barbara Balfour in the accompanying essay, Ledent’s installation—printed in a restrained palette of red and black—“draws in the viewer from the open doors of Open Studio into the gallery, as side chapels lead to an apse or boxes in an opera house lead to the stage.” More »

Stories are not just for bedtimes! From March 27 to April 5, 2009, storytellers will gather in Toronto to entertain audiences of all ages at the Toronto Festival of Storytelling. We’ve got artists coming from around the corner, across the nation – and more flying in from around the world!

Events take place at a variety of venues around Toronto including:
Artscape Wychwood Barns, Harbourfront Centre, The Bata Shoe Museum, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Walmer Centre, Toronto Reference Library, Lula Lounge, and the Japan Foundation, Toronto.

Prices vary. There are some free events. See our website for details! www.torontofestivalofstorytelling.ca

MacKenzieRo presents The Canadian Premiere of

bedbound
by Enda Walsh

Starring  Richard Greenblatt & Cathy Murphy, Directed by Autumn Smith

For the father and daughter who are the sole inhabitants of their suffocating and filthy quarters, language is nothing short of a basic biological function. An account of a life spent flogging three-piece suites and Swedish pine furniture becomes both feverish and blackly comic offering a beautifully judged glimpse of redemption. More »

Get your words in edgewise with a host of celebrities at the fifth annual Scrabble® With The Stars! This fun-draiser in support of Performing Arts Lodges (PAL) Toronto takes place on April 6, 2009 at The Suites at 1 King West. PAL is pleased to announce that iconic fashion/lifestyle reporter Jeanne Beker and talented Canadian actor Barry Flatman will be co-hosts for this star-studded benefit that features more than 40 stage, screen and literary celebs. More »

The Echo Women’s Choir invites you to an old-fashioned
Ceilidh
Come to be entertained by Celtic musicians, bands, fiddlers, step dancers, and story tellers!
Saturday April 4, 2009, 7:30 – 10:30pm
at the Church of Holy Trinity
located behind the Eaton Centre (Dundas subway)

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Draft 4.4
Including new work by Jeff Cottrill, Terry Favro and Ron Edding,Stacey May Fowles, Clara Ho
Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
The Blue Moon Pub, 725 Queen St. E., 416 463-8868
(a little east of Broadview on the south side)

With the $5 admission fee you get a copy of Draft, a limited-edition publication available only at these readings. More »

Inspired by her Abenaki grandmother, Marie-Claude Rodrigue’s contemporary choreographic work, Territoires Féminins – Women’s Territories brings a new approach to live performance. Women’s Territories speak to the contemporary rites of passage that link women to the changing of seasons. The cycles found in nature – from death to rebirth – are vividly brought to life on stage, with poetry by Judith Duerk, alongside a compelling combination of video, music, costume, scenography, and lighting. These elements take the spectator on a journey to the world of Yin energy. More »

Toronto Palestine Film Festival is proud to present a fundraiser screening of
SALT OF THIS SEA
SLINGSHOT HIP HOP

These films made their Canadian premieres at TPFF08 to sold out audiences.
This is your chance to see these two acclaimed films and to support TPFF09. More »

German pianist and violinist Kolja Lessing, who has won awards and international acclaim for performances and recordings on both instruments, makes his Toronto debut at Mooredale Concerts, Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m. He joins Artistic Director, pianist Anton Kuerti, in a program of solos and duos at Walter Hall, in the Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park Crescent (south of the ROM; Museum subway). Tickets are $25; $20 seniors and students. For tickets or information, call 416-922-3714, extension 103, or visit www.mooredaleconcerts.com.

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LKTYP is proud to present the stage adaptation of Pobby and Dingan. Based on the award-winning book by Australian author, Ben Rice, Pobby and Dingan is a beautiful parable about how even ordinary people can become heroes to help those they love. Adapted for the stage by Paula Wing, Pobby and Dingan runs on the Mainstage between April 20 and May 10. This play was first presented as a staged reading in April 2008, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as part of New Visions/New Voices.

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