-
Continue reading →: Adventures in arts & culture in Nuit Blanche Toronto 2014
Arts adventures continued last night at Nuit Blanche Toronto 2014, as audiences roamed the night to view and engage with various arts and culture exhibits around the city. A lot of the exhibits I saw (along with pals Lizzie Violet and Zoltan Hawryluk) were part of the Night Circus series.…
-
Continue reading →: Spooktacular October!
Originally posted on Lizzie Violet: October is always my favourite month! To say I love Halloween is an understatement! I am also hosting some killer shows this month! Make sure you come dressed up for The Cabaret! There will be prizes for best costume and best Halloween themed open mic!
-
Continue reading →: Raoul Bhaneja & Divine Brown take us to the Church of the Blues in Life, Death and the Blues
A young boy with a dream – and the harmonica is his ticket. Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM), in association with Hope and Hell Theatre Co., opened Raoul Bhaneja’s Life, Death and the Blues in the TPM mainspace last night – and wowed a packed house. Directed by Eda Holmes and…
-
Continue reading →: Chaotically insightful and darkly funny ride in Alumnae Theatre’s Escape From Happiness
“Please don’t do anything you can’t live with later.” “I can live with a lot.” Alumnae Theatre Company opened its 2014-15 all-Canadian season with George F. Walker’s Escape From Happiness on Friday night and I dropped by the theatre for the Sunday matinée. Directed by Andrea Wasserman, Escape From Happiness…
-
Continue reading →: Drama, debate, deception & delirium in Gay Play Day
Gay Play Day Artistic Director Darren Stewart-Jones launched the opening of the third annual LGBTQ theatre festival in a packed house in the Alumnae Theatre Studio space last night. What is Gay Play Day? It’s a festival of short, original LGBTQ-themed plays. Stewart-Jones wanted to create a space for LGBTQ…
-
Continue reading →: Theatre teaser: Escape From Happiness @ Alumnae Theatre
Hey kids! Just got this awesome fun trailer for Alumnae Theatre Company’s production of George F. Walker’s Escape From Happiness, directed by Andrea Wasserman. The show opens tonight (Fri, Sept 26) and runs until October 11 on the main stage. I’ll be going to see this on Sunday. Check it…
-
Continue reading →: #NikBeat Into The Mystic
Originally posted on TOpoet: The ‘farewell’ to Nik Beat at St. John of Norway Church, fell on the first day of autumn. It was warm and sunny, almost as if Nik had arranged it himself, to give us a warm goodbye. that’s a diet coke beside Nik’s guitar When the…
-
Continue reading →: Teacups
Originally posted on Lizzie Violet: Teacups. I have a lot of them. I tried to mentally count how many teacups and saucers I have and I am guessing I have somewhere around 50 or 60 sets. My mother can attest to this. When I was a child/teenager, for every birthday,…
-
Continue reading →: A heartbreaking, erotic & darkly funny journey of identity & intimacy in Aromas
“Sex is never just about sex, it’s about so much more.” The Junes Company* production of Aromas, written and directed by Andrew Faiz, and starring Andy Fraser, opened at Red Sandcastle Theatre last night. Shifting between time, space and – possibly – reality, Aromas is a one-woman show, featuring two…
-
Continue reading →: My movie “Sorceress”!
Originally posted on Patrick Jenkins Animation: New entry on my blog at Bitlanders: My movie “Sorceress”! Please click here to read it! ? ?
Hi,
I’m Cate (she/her)
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!
Let’s connect
life with more cowbell 