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Art, Comedy, Music, Poetry, Spoken word

Coming up this week: arts & culture & our four-legged friends

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September 3, 2012

As I start to think about changing gears from a lovely long weekend to the upcoming week, I’m thinkin: Busy fun times coming up kids, with a whole lotta music, spoken word/poetry, comedy and art happening this week. Please check the respective websites for location and other info: Best of…
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Theatre

Rowdy & rollicking romance with Two Gents

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September 1, 2012

Went to see the delightful outdoor production of Two Gents in Withrow Park last night, Shakespeare in the Ruff’s adaptation of Two Gentlemen of Verona, the company’s inaugural season, which included a six-week youth apprenticeship program for secondary students, The Young Ruffians. As an added treat, before Two Gents, the…
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Theatre

Shifting power & perception in a struggle to communicate – Oleanna

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August 30, 2012

Got out to see Unit 102 Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s Oleanna last night; the play is running in rotation with Neil Labute’s In a Dark, Dark House at Unit 102’s space at 376 Dufferin St., Toronto (just south of Queen St. W., on the west side of Dufferin). Directed…
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Thoughts from the “February” set designer

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August 29, 2012

Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: Behind the scenes of a world premiere! Yesterday’s post was about Peter DeFreitas’ costume design inspiration. Today, February set designer Karen Elizabeth McMichael describes her process. She said she’d just “ramble a little bit”, but I found this whole thing fascinating, not…
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Music, Theatre

Two awesome upcoming fundraisers: Rarely Pure Theatre & PAWS (Little Creatures)

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August 28, 2012

Two things I love a whole lot: theatre and our little furry friends. Well, guess what? Folks in the Toronto area can lend their support to both, with two upcoming fundraising events: Rarely Pure Theatre’s Dirty Bingo Night: Duke of York pub: Wed, Aug 29 from 8:30 – 11:00 p.m.…
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Movies

Magic & mayhem in Moonrise Kingdom

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August 27, 2012

Finally got out to see Moonrise Kingdom yesterday – and I have to say, they had me when I saw the trailer and I was not disappointed. Check it out: Written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, and directed by Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom is one magical, romantic and adventurous ride.…
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Music

Meghan Morrison band rocks The Central

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August 26, 2012

Hey all – a bit late on this one today as I needed to sleep in and get to the early matinée of Moonrise Kingdom – more on that in tomorrow’s post. Last night I had not only the pleasure of dropping by The Central (http://thecentralbar.ca/) to hear Meghan Morrison…
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Poetry, Spoken word

Tea & passion-filled words @ Harvest Noon Café’s PÖtea & Jam

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August 25, 2012

Out again with my lovely friend Lizzie Violet last night, this time for the PÖtea & Jam poetry/spoken word readings at Harvest Noon Café. Upstairs from the GSU pub at UofT (16 Bancroft Ave.), Cassandra Witteman greeted us as we arrived, offering freshly brewed mint tea, among others, and croissants…
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Around London in 6 colours

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August 24, 2012

Check this out – you’re gonna love it! With thanks to G. for posting. 🙂
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Poetry, Spoken word

Beautiful, fun word play with Lizzie Violet

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August 21, 2012

Okay, so right off the top, I have to admit a certain amount of bias – okay, a whole lot of bias – when it comes to Lizzie Violet. She’s super smart, funny and has an incredible way with words – and is brave enough to get up in front…
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I’m Cate (she/her)

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Thanks for stopping by life with more cowbell. This blog is about living my best life through the arts. I’ll be sharing short fiction & creative non-fiction, art & other stuff. The arts are for everyone & you can choose to share your art or make it just for you – have fun exploring & creating!