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Continue reading →: Thursday @ Zelda’s!
Originally posted on Lizzie Violet: You can catch Ellie Anderson at Zelda’s tomorrow night. Thanks to my pal Lizzie Violet for posting! Lizzie Violet View original post
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Continue reading →: More great sounds at Graffiti’s Tumultuous Tuesday
Yep, out late and drinkin’ beer on a school night. Fun! Great time with friends and music at Graffiti’s last night for their Tumultuous Tuesday line-up. First up was Ellie Anderson, who accompanied herself on some heartfelt tunes on a sweet Takamine acoustic guitar. A clear, clean voice and a…
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Continue reading →: Tumultuous Tuesday & The Happy Woman
Some late school nights for me this week, chickens – all for very good reasons, I assure you: music and theatre. Tonight is Tumultuous Tuesday at Graffiti’s in Kensington Market (170 Baldwin Street, Toronto), and the line-up features the lovely and talented Kat Leonard. Added bonus: I’ll also get to…
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Originally posted on KAT LEONARD (Kat & The MP3): Ah… a quiet Sunday all to myself to catch up with me and plan the rest of my life again. I crack open my new CD, Florence & The Machine, which fuses magnificently with the blissful sound of coffee percolating. It’s…
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Continue reading →: Downton Abbey – s1 & s2 on Vision TV
For those of you who missed it – or want to see it again – you have a second chance to catch seasons 1 & 2 of Downton Abbey on Vision TV on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. EST (they’re a couple of episodes into s1 at this point). Check…
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Continue reading →: I believe…
A little while ago, I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon at my pal Kira’s apartment, where we caught up over brunch, drank mimosas and even did a little home improvement. And we watched one of my favourite movies: Bull Durham. Those of you who’ve seen Bull Durham will…
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Continue reading →: Arizona dreamin’ – the last two days
Here’s what I got up to during the last two days of my Arizona adventure… One thing my parents hadn’t done yet is visit the Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix (there’s also a location in Scottsdale: Heard North Scottsdale). And part of the fun was getting to and from, which…
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Continue reading →: Let’s give it up for the indie films!
A couple of indie film projects have come to my attention recently, and I think they deserve your support (via word-of-mouth, social media alerts and monetary donations) and recognition. Check out the links below, which include info, teaser trailers and an opportunity to support The Cocksure Lads and Sex After…
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Continue reading →: Bringing the light – A New Hope
Another truly beautiful theatre experience yesterday afternoon, when my pal Kerri MacDonald and I went to see the closing matinée of Shelley Hamilton’s one-woman show A New Hope, the story of the first African Canadian communities in Canada. The first thing that struck us about this production was the venue…
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Continue reading →: Brutal hilarity in The Lonesome West
You always hurt the one you love. Martin McDonagh’s play The Lonesome West is a dark comedy about the battling Connor brothers, Valene and Coleman, whose constant petty fighting comes to a head with the death of their father. Playing referee, and trying to shepherd the brothers to some kind…







