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Continue reading →: Another #Damned Show
Originally posted on TOpoet: nice hat The September edition of The Beautiful and The Damned filled the house once again. Great features, great open stagers, DM Moore was a sublime host with great trivia questions, what more could one ask for? I was happy to take up my spot as…
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Continue reading →: Queen West Art Crawl & Alumnae Theatre mounting world premiere of Lisa Moore’s February
Lots more to do – some great stuff coming up. This Friday/weekend (September 14-16), head on over to Trinity Bellwoods Park for the annual Queen West Art Crawl – and check out the outdoor show of arts, crafts, food and all that good stuff. Among the artists there this year…
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Continue reading →: A beautiful & painful coming of age story – The Lesser Blessed
I had the great pleasure of attending the premiere of The Lesser Blessed yesterday afternoon at the Isabel Bader Theatre, part of the TIFF 2012 program – and left the theatre incredibly moved. Based on the novel by Richard Van Camp, and adapted for the screen by Van Camp and…
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Continue reading →: Rawkin’ for PAWS @ the El Mo
Little Creatures for Little Creatures rawked the house for PAWS last night at the El Mocambo, folks. And this music event rawked it big time. Such a good time for a very good cause. PAWS rescues and cares for homeless animals and is a no kill shelter. That’s right. For…
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Continue reading →: Panto-style comedy fun for all ages – Cabbagetown Theatre’s Cinderella…if the shoe fits!
So much fun this afternoon at the 1 p.m. matinée of Cabbagetown Theatre’s Cinderella…if the shoe fits! Writer/director Kim Sprenger had a hand with the script from Liam Doherty, Stephen Flett and assistant director Basil Tamkei, as well as the cast; this is a show that was written with both…
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Continue reading →: Vivid colourful escape to a faraway beach – Blair Sharpe: Recent Paintings @ Fran Hill Gallery
People like – and buy – art for a lot of reasons: they like to collect, it goes with their couch, they like the style, they like the artist or they just like a particular piece. For me, it’s about style and artist, and especially just liking the piece. It…
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Continue reading →: Big wacky panto fun coming up with Cinderella…if the shoe fits! @ Cabbagetown Festival
Get ready for some big wacky fun with Cabbagetown Theatre’s panto production of Cinderella…if the shoe fits! at this year’s Cabbagetown Festival, opening Friday, September 7 at the Necropolis Chapel. Here’s what the folks at Cabbagetown Theatre have to say about the production: Join the adventures of a BBQ-obsessed Cinderella…
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Continue reading →: Blues & spoken word that moves @ Free Times Café’s Best of Open Stage
Hanging at the Free Times Café is always an enjoyable experience. The atmosphere is laid back, the beer is cold and the food is amazing. I highly recommend the latkes. And it was an even greater pleasure hanging out there last night to see the Best of Open Stage, with…







