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SAMBA SQUAD DANCE PARTY AT LULA LOUNGE
Friday May 20, 2011

1585 Dundas St. West of Dufferin
$15 at the Door
Shows at 10PM and Midnight More »

ART SMART
a partnership of the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board and Theatre Ancaster,
presents

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

from May 27, 2011 to June 5, 2011. More »

This is turning into a semi-annual event!

Klezmer meets free improvisation at Mezzetta

Jonno Lightstone (clarinet and flute), Brian Katz (Classical guitar) and David Mott (baritone Sax) are joining forces once again, to push klezmer music into post-modern territory. This is an arena in which Hasidic and Jewish traditions encounter free form improvisation and anything may happen. We draw on a variety of musical genres, from blues and jazz, to Indian raga and classical baroque. Don’t miss the battle of the basses – baritone sax encounters bass clarinet! More »

The Show Off
OCAD University’s 96th annual Graduate Exhibition
May 5 to 8, 2011

The Show Off presents the work of the class of 2011, an eclectic mix of more than 500 graduating students working in twelve undergraduate programs ranging from drawing and painting, printmaking, photography, criticism and curatorial practice, integrated media and sculpture/installation in the Faculty of Art, to advertising, environmental, industrial and graphic design, illustration and material art and design (jewellery, fibre and ceramics) in the university’s Faculty of Design. Each year, the annual Graduate Exhibition transforms the university’s main building and the acclaimed Sharp Centre for Design into the biggest exhibition of the year. More »

Open Studio is pleased to present the first of two 2011 Visiting Artists’ Exhibitions featuring Toronto-based artists Caitlin Erskine-Smith and Joy Walker, May 5 – June 11, 2011. Each year, Open Studio selects four professional artists with or without printmaking experience to create works in the print medium of their choice, working collaboratively with a print media artist. These exhibitions by Erskine-Smith and Walker are the result of this intensive work period.

Artist Talks: Thurs. May 5, 6-7 pm
Opening Reception: Thurs. May 5, 7-9 pm More »

Dear Friends and Photography Devotees,

You are invited to join me for the opening of my exhibition of new black and white photographs of Ireland titled Between Heaven and Earth.

The photos in this collection were made during my extended stays in Ireland over the past six years while filming the mini-series Camelot and The Tudors. More »

‘Yes Man’ Andy Bichlbaum is the keynote presenter for Digital Activism and the Environment, the 2011 Summer Institute in Film to be held May 11 to 17 by York’s University’s Faculty of Fine Arts.

Bichlbaum will present “The Yes Men Fix Canada”, a public how-to-hoax clinic, on May 11 at the Ontario College of Art & Design University Auditorium. The event is presented under the auspices of the Norman Jewison Series in York’s Department of Film, in collaboration with OCADU’s Faculty of Art. More »

SUNDAY, MAY 15 AT POSLUNS AUDITORIUM
TORONTO JEWISH FOLK CHOIR’S 85TH ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT

WITH BEYOND THE PALE KLEZMER BAND

The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir celebrates its 85th annual spring concert by commemorating the original immigrant workers who founded the choir. Its performance – under conductor Alexander Veprinsky – features special guests Beyond The Pale (2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards’ Instrumental Group of the Year). The concert takes place at the Posluns Auditorium at Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, north entrance, 2nd floor (wheelchair accessible), Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m. More »

A SHOW ONE PRESENTATION:
RUSSIAN PIANO VIRTUOSO DENIS MATSUEV
MAKES TORONTO RECITAL DEBUT MAY 12 AT KOERNER HALL

“A virtuoso in the grandest of Russian traditions who returns us to the great days of Emil Gilels… He literally possesses the sort of technique which begins where others end” – Gramophone

“Perhaps he is the new Horowitz.” – London Times More »

ECHO WOMEN’S CHOIR CELEBRATES WOMEN AT WORK
IN SPRING CONCERT, SUNDAY, MAY 1

Women caring, loving, marching for justice, and just being rambunctious are the focus of Echo Women’s Choir’s spring concert, Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square (behind the Eaton Centre/wheelchair accessible). More »

Tickets on Sale for Mixed Company Theatre?s
2nd Annual STARS Awards Gala

Tickets are now on sale for Mixed Company Theatre’s 2nd Annual STARS Awards Gala. Mixed Company Theatre is thrilled to partner with Master of Ceremonies, Motivational speaker, social worker, singer, rap artist, dancer and actress, LaToya Rodney, in a celebration of forum theatre and MCT’s annual STARS Awards Gala, recognizing contribution to positive social change. More »

The acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble, under the Artistic Direction of Andrew Burashko, presents The Songbook 5, featuring celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Slean, on Tuesday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 25 at Harbourfront Centre’s Enwave Theatre. More »

Toronto impressionistic painter and printmaker Jane Burns showcases her latest series “Artists and Other Rare Birds”, which she dedicates to her recently departed dear husband Peter Burns. The solo exhibition opens with a public reception on Thursday, May 5 (6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) and runs to May 28, 2011 at Leonardo Galleries in Yorkville. More »

The Art Market at 99 Sudbury on Sunday May 1st from 10am to 4pm. Local independent artists and designers have come together to showcase their wares and sell them to the public! Check out some amazing original art pieces while snacking on some yummy eats and refreshing treats! (mmmm mimosas + ceasars)
Invite your friends and family…the more the merrier!

Also, there are still some vendor spots available to rent! If you or anyone you know is interested in this fabulous opportunity to showcase & sell some art, food or fashion please contact events (at) 99sudbury (dot) ca and she will be happy to send you some information on reserving a spot. More »

North Toronto Group of Artists (NTGA) Spring Fine Arts Tour, Toronto, April 30 and May 1, 2011. The North Toronto Group of Artists presents its 3rd annual Spring Fine Arts Tour, featuring 20 artists who work in watercolour, acrylic, oil and mixed media. Mingle with the artists in their own studios (Yonge Street & Lawrence area), while delighting on an amazing range of art from figurative to modern abstract. Maps available at  www.northtorontogroupofartists.com

FrancOmen- Women Speaking Frankly is an evening of Caribbean comedy and the oral traditions milieu featuring local raconteur, Rhoma Spencer and live from the sister isle, Tobago the sensational wordsters, Naomi Abiola and Glenda Rose Layne. Admission is $25.For reservations call 416-750-1764 Ext2. Space is limited so book early!

Friday, May 13 · 8:30pm – 11:30pm
Artscape
601 Christie Street
Toronto, ON

DanceWorks, Toronto’s longest-running contemporary dance series, presents Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre in the world premiere of solos of my life, a multi-layered dance performance choreographed by Toronto’s Sashar Zarif. Rich in Azerbaijani-Iranian dance traditions as well as forms from the Caucasus, Middle East, Central Asia and more, this evocative dance piece runs May 12 – 14 at Harbourfront Centre’s Enwave Theatre. More »

Hi, all!

I hope this finds you well, and that you might have time to see a show of some of our work that my friend Niurka Barroso and I have put together (7 – 20 May). Do hope we might have the pleasure of your presence. Niurka and I will be at the opening from 3:30 until 7PM on 7 May. And please FW to friends who also celebrate the impassioned eye. . .

With warm regards,
herschel j stroyman

Macomere Fifi, reigning Calypso monarch of Canada 2010 in a concert like you have never seen her before. Special guests: LaVonne (winner of 2 Canadian Reggae Music Achievement awards 2010) and Jimmy Young. MC: Naomi Abiola (Voted TNT’s Best Calypso Tent MC 2011). Musical Direction by Jeremy Ledbetter. An evening for all mothers and daughters on the eve of Mothers Day. More »

Rowers Pub Reading Series – Monday, May 2, 2011

Our marvelous May features are:
George Bowering,
Steven Heighton,
Carolyn Smart More »