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Continue reading →: Captivated And Reaching For Sunlight
Originally posted on KAT LEONARD (Kat & The MP3): Music normally captivates me in three ways: 1) The sound: the melody and ambience of simple tones or intricate chords dancing together in a magical arrangement 2) The lyrics: the words, specific or all-encompassing, that articulate, commiserate and motivate 3) The…
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Continue reading →: Theatre & music – upcoming adventures
Busy week for this bloggergal, chickens. Here’s a peek at what I’ll be up to: Atic Productions has a short run of Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? opening at the Tarragon Extra Space tonight and running until June 24. This production was directed by Carter West, and…
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Continue reading →: Ottawa – GGFG Annual Ceremonial Review
One of my favourite moments during my weekend stay in Ottawa was attending the Governor General’s Foot Guards (GGFG) Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR) with my friend Lesley and her son Chris at the Cartier Square Drill Hall. The Drill Hall is a beautiful piece of architecture itself and, in addition…
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Continue reading →: Back again
Just added pics to The Beautiful and the Damned post. Thoughts go out to the folks at Zelda’s, which sustained a pretty serious fire last night. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
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Continue reading →: Passionate words & music @ Zelda’s The Beautiful & the Damned – Pride edition
Back upstairs at Zelda’s (aka “the trailer in the sky”) for another edition of The Beautiful and the Damned last night – with my pal, the lovely and talented Lizzie Violet – this time, for a special (and early treat) Pride edition, sponsored by Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QAIA). Dead…
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Continue reading →: How I first learned about sex
When I was about seven, I asked my mum where babies came from. Mum having been a nurse and all, plus me being the oldest of four kids, I knew we came out of her belly (and even had the opportunity to listen in with her stethoscope when she was…
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Continue reading →: Ottawa – Doors Open @ Château Laurier
Doors Open Ottawa was in full swing when Les and I ventured out after Sunday brunch – and we decided to visit the magnificent Château Laurier (http://www.fairmont.com/laurier), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, complete with cake and costumed folks wandering about the lobby. Grand Trunk Railway (which became…
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Continue reading →: Ottawa trip – subway flood adventures & a haunted jail
Okay, so now I’m ready to tell the tale. The Ottawa trip started with an adventure before my mum and I even got on the VIA train – namely, the flooding of the TTC section of Union Station. I was still at the office when I got word of the…
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Continue reading →: Brandon Pitts reading @ Art of the Danforth
Okay, so back to the work and big fun of blogging about cool arts, culture and entertainment stuff around Toronto. Yesterday, I had a date with one of my ladies – the lovely and talented Lizzie Violet – to go hear Brandon Pitts read at Art of the Danforth. Toronto…
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Continue reading →: Bite-sized Wisdom: Bradbury
Originally posted on Thoughts on Theatre: In honor of a man whose work defined what it means to be courageous. Thanks for the ever-inspiration Ray. You will be missed. “If we listened to our intellect we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go in…
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