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Continue reading →: Bomb Girls – Don’t Let Go
Originally posted on The Mind Reels: On every occasion, Tim does the heartfelt and wonderfully-worded write-ups to each of our our beloved Bomb Girls episodes. So close to the end, now, I feel it is only proper that he should also do the final two posts of the series. However,…
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Continue reading →: Packed House for Aynsley Saxe’s Debut CD Release
A truly great evening of friends and music. Here’s what singer/songwriter – and the evening’s MC – Heather Hill had to say about Aynsley Saxe’s “Take Me As I Am” CD release party.
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Continue reading →: Songs like love letters on Aynsley Saxe CD “Take Me As I Am”
It was a packed house at Hugh’s Room last night for the launch of Aynsley Saxe’s Take Me As I Am CD. And what a great launch event it was! Singer/songwriter Heather Hill acted as MC for the festivities, first introducing Saxe’s life partner Bryan Pickell, who opened the evening…
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Continue reading →: Great big hair-raising fun @ Alexander Showcase’s Young Frankenstein – The Musical
I had the great pleasure of seeing Alexander Showcase Theatre’s highly entertaining production of Mel Brooks’ and Thomas Meehan’s Young Frankenstein – The Musical, playing now at the Al Green Theatre (Jewish Community Centre at Bloor/Spadina, Toronto) last night. The Alexander Showcase production was helmed by director Vincenzo Sestito and…
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Continue reading →: Pamela Williams’ photography brings us In the Midst of Angels
I visited another stunning art exhibit last night: photographer Pamela Williams’ In the Midst of Angels at Sunderland Hall (First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto at 175 St. Clair Ave. W. – St. Clair W./Avenue Rd.). I first became aware of Pamela’s’ work years ago in a newspaper piece – possibly…
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Continue reading →: Some wacky fun time theatre shouts
Hey kids! Busy times for this bloggergal last week, so happy to be slowing things down a bit this week. Wanted to shout out a few theatre events happening: If you’re looking for some big, wacky, scary musical fun – check out Alexander Showcase Theatre’s production of Young Frankenstein –…
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Continue reading →: Fan Dancers & Bibles
Originally posted on TOpoet: Lizzie Violet hosted another Cabaret Noir packed house. Q Space has done a bit of spring renovating – shifting the books shelves into the back space which makes for a warmer sound for the performers and gives the shows more of salon feeling. green bin After…
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Continue reading →: Double-barrelled sound goodness @ Red Falcon / White Lightning CD launch
Big, big fun times as Red Falcon / White Lightning launched their double CD Rootsy!!! Rocky!!!! & Power!!! Poppy!!!! at the Tranzac Club last night. Opening band The Roughnotes served up an energized set of alt country, rockabilly, wailing blues and even a little reggae with “Winona,” a tribute to…
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Continue reading →: Multi-media artist Victoria Vitasek gets up close & personal in Anxiety exhibit @ Fran Hill Gallery
Multi-media artist Victoria Vitasek’s exhibition Anxiety opened at Fran Hill Gallery last night to a packed space full of friends, family, fellow artists and likely – given the gallery’s neighbourhood vibe – folks who live in the area. Anxiety is Vitasek’s MFA thesis exhibition – she’s studying at York University…







