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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…
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Continue reading →: Theatre this weekend: A New Hope & The Lonesome West
Hey again – don’t normally post twice in one day, but I wanted to give a shout out to two productions running this weekend: Shelley Hamilton’s A New Hope and the Toronto Irish Players’ The Lonesome West. A New Hope – the story of the first African Canadian communities in…
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Continue reading →: Lost Girl – fae’ing with fire
What with the Arizona trip and so much else going on, it’s been a while since I’ve posted about Lost Girl, so it’s high time I remedied that. Showcase is teasing Canadian viewers with a couple of new episodes at a time lately (the next new s2 ep. is March…
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Continue reading →: Arizona dreamin’ – cacti, cacti & more cacti
If you want to get a good sense of what grows in the Arizona desert, pay a visit to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Flora and fauna – and even examples of structures created by desert-dwelling people – abound in this carefully tended outdoor environment. Throughout my time in…
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Continue reading →: Big crazy fun @ Così read-through
Bit sleepy this morning, chickens – but for a very good reason: theatre. Last night, I had the pleasure of sitting in on the first read-through of Così, Alumnae Theatre’s spring production of the Louis Nowra play, held in the green room at PAL (Performing Arts Lodge) – space courtesy…
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Continue reading →: Best New Werewolf Tales (Vol. 1) [Kindle Edition]
Originally posted on Lizzie Violet: Hey all! The first book I edited for Books of the Dead Press is out for Kindle! Check out Best New Werewolf Tales (Vol. 1). http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BJFCN8/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk Product Description Want the Greatest Werewolf Stories Ever Written? BEST NEW WEREWOLF TALES (Vol. 1) Over 100,000 words From…
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Continue reading →: TIP’s Lonesome West opens this Thursday
Hey all. Now that many of us are returning to our regularly-scheduled lives after the long weekend (and back into our work weeks), thought I’d shout out a reminder. The Toronto Irish Players’ (TIP) production of The Lonesome West opens this Thursday (Feb 23) on the main stage at Alumnae…
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Continue reading →: Arizona dreamin’ – architecture
Architecture is not the first thing I think of when I think of Arizona, but I had a very nice surprise – and it wasn’t just that I was taken with the buildings, but the architects. And I really didn’t think “architecture” – except for maybe nature’s hand – when…
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