The Arts Junction

The Business of Art Conference, January 28

2012-01-14T23:18:00.008-05:00

Poster: The Business of Art Conference
Art Exhibition and Sale
January 28, 2012 @ York University
Credit: SIFE York

The Business of Art Conference

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time: 9:30 am to 4 pm
Location: Accolade East Building, York University
Keele Street & Steels Avenue West, North York, ON M3J 2S5

Price: $5, lunch included
Website: www.facebook.com/business.of.art

Learn how to increase visibility and art sales, as well as build a community through connections with other artists, professionals, art galleries and organizations!

SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) York presents The Business of Art Conference - an exciting full-day conference filled with workshops, networking, activities, prizes and food!

We have a group of top key note speakers who are central members of the Toronto art and entrepreneurship community and they will be covering a range of topics from social media and building your brand, public relations, networking and business skills, and how to really leverage your potential and showcase your talent.

Attendees will learn how to increase visibility and art sales, as well as build a community through connections with other artists, professionals, art galleries and organizations!

There will be an exclusive lunch networking session with galleries and organizations as well as a one-on-one personal consulting session with one of our guest speakers.

There are limited seats so register now to guarantee your seat (all registrants before January 21st will get an early bird discount code from Above Ground Art Supplies!)

Register now at http://businessofart.eventbrite.com/.

For more details, updates and contests, visit The Business of Art Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/business.of.art.

Update:
We've opened up At-The-Door payments in our eventbrite page under "Show Other Payment Options". (http://businessofart.eventbrite.com)

For those of you who thought you missed the deadline, don't worry! Due to high demand, we opened up more seats and also, the PAY-AT-THE-DOOR option (just click "show other payment options" on our eventbrite site).

We are excited to welcome galleries, organizations and many professional artists to the conference. It's going to be a fun, packed day so don't this miss amazing event!

link:
Neighbourhood Arts Network: The Business of Art Conference

Winterlicious at The Junction

2012-01-05T09:52:00.011-05:00

Collage: Toronto Special Events: Winterl1ous
Winterlicious 10 Annual
January 27 - February 9, 2012
Aquila Restaurant & Junction Jazz Bar
"Aquila Restaurant is a comfortable neighbourhood gem in the Junction that offers flavourful dining at affordable prices.
Chef Jose Corniellis is passionate about food and most noted for for his ribs, smoked in-house using natural wood. "
347 Keele Street, Toronto, The Junction
Image credits: toronto.ca/aquila-restaurant-prix-fixe + toronto.com/aquila-restaurant + facebook.com/aquila-restaurant

Winterlicious 2012 : Eat Local @ the Junction @ Aquila Restaurant

From January 27 to February 9 in its tenth delicious year of a city-wide celebration of Toronto's cuisine, Winterlicious again offers two popular programs - the three-course prix fixe restaurant promotion, plus, the culinary series events. But this is the first time when Aquila, an Italian restaurant in the Junction, is participating in this @LiciousTO festival.

Aquila Restaurant
Prix Fixe Menu
starter, entrée and dessert

$15 Lunch plus taxes and gratuity
Soup of the Day
or
House Salad
or
Caesar Salad
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Australian Lamb Shank
Braised lamb shank slowly simmered in a sauce of fresh herbs, garlic, tomatoes and a red-wine Shiraz and then brushed with a mint demi-glaze; served with potatoes and fresh vegetables
or
Lemon Butter Salmon
Grilled 6oz fresh salmon gently brushed with a lemon butter sauce and served with rice and fresh vegetables
or
Smoked Brisket
6oz of Aquila’s mouth-watering beef brisket, naturally smoked and gently baked in a chipotle red-wine tomato sauce; served with potatoes and fresh vegetables
or
Smoked Pork Ribs
A half rack of pork back ribs, naturally smoked in-house with Aquila’s own BBQ sauce and served with fries and fresh vegetables
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crème Brûlée
or
Chocolate Mousse
or
Tiramisu

$25 Dinner plus taxes and gratuity
Soup of the Day
or
House Salad
or
Caesar Salad
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Striploin
8oz striploin with a peppercorn rub, seared to perfection on the grill and served with a Merlot demi-glaze, potatoes and fresh vegetables
or
Lemon Butter Salmon
Grilled 8oz fresh salmon gently brushed with a lemon butter sauce and served with rice and fresh vegetables
or
Smoked Pork Ribs
A full rack of pork back ribs, naturally smoked in-house with Aquila’s own BBQ sauce and served with fries and fresh vegetables
or
Beef Brisket
8oz of Aquila’s mouth-watering beef brisket, naturally smoked and then gently baked in a chipotle red-wine tomato sauce; served with potatoes and fresh vegetables
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crème Brûlée
or
Chocolate Mousse
or
Tiramisu

Aquila Restaurant
January 27th to Febuary 9th, 2012
Winterlicious Prix Fixe

$15 Lunch

$25 Dinner

West Toronto

Bistro Italian

347 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M6P 2K6
@ Dundas Street West

Located in historic Junction neighbourhood

phone: 647-341-8487
web: aquilarestaurant.ca

Details on the AQUILA Restaurant Facebook's page

The Winterlicious restaurant promotion is produced by the City of Toronto.

Japanese Film Screenings in Toronto @ The Royal Cinema December 8-10

2011-12-03T19:02:00.003-05:00

Screenshot: Japanese Film Screenings in Toronto
The Royal Cinema, December 8 - 10, 2011
Images from films: Shindo, Linda Linda Linda,
The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones, Always Sunset on 3rd St. 2
Credit: jftor.org

Presented by The Japan Foundation & The Consulate-General of Japan

Japanese Film Screenings in Toronto

Thursday, December 8, 7 pm
Shindo (Genius) (2007)
Dir: Koji Hagiuda, PG, 120 min
Starring: Riko Narumi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama and Satomi Tezuka

Friday, December 9, 7 pm
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita, PG,114 min
Starring: Doona Bae, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii, Shiori Sekine, Takayo Mimura, Masahiro Komoto

Saturday, December 10, 2:45 pm
The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones (2009)
Dir. Daisaku Kimura, PG, 140 min
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Teruyuki Kagawa, Toru Nakamura, Ryuhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho

Saturday, December 10, 6 pm
Always Sunset on 3rd St. 2 (2007)
Dir. Takashi Yamazaki, PG, 146 min
Starring: Shin'ichi Hatori,Maki Horikita and Kazuki Koshimizu

Language: All films shown in Japanese with English subtitles

Location: The Royal Cinema
Address: 608 College St., Toronto, ON M6G 1A1

*Please note that the screenings will NOT be at the Bloor Cinema this year*

Admission: Free

Inquiries: info@jftor.org or (416) 966-1600

For more information, please read: Japan Foundation Toronto Events: What's On: Japanese Film Screenings in Toronto

The 10 Films That Made The Biggest Impact At The 2011 Film Festivals | Special-feature | subtitledonline.com

2011-11-27T19:08:00.002-05:00

youtube.com: "Faust" Trailer
Uploaded by RussiaNowTV on Aug 30, 2011 Video Statistics 74,459

Faust is an upcoming Russian film directed by Alexander Sokurov.
read more at : http://rbth.ru/13386
link to rbth.ru: Sokurov reminds Venice about the deal with the devil
by Galina Masterova

I am so glad that Faust is on the list of 10 movies making the biggest impact at 2011 film festivals.

Faust (Russia)

Based on the Faust legend and its literary adaptations, Aleksandr Sokurov’s latest version of the man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for his knowledge has received much acclaim worldwide.

This Russian production (although the dialogue is in German) was nominated for Best Film at the London Film Festival. However, it was in Venice where this picture was most well-received.

Considered to be one of the top three most important and revered film festivals alongside Berlin and Cannes, the jury at Venice awarded Sokurov’s feature with its grandest prize – the Golden Lion for best film.
Stefan Pape

Here is the whole list:

Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (Turkey)
We Have A Pope (Italy)
Michael (Austria)
The Artist (France)
This Must Be The Place (Italy)
A Separation (Iran)
Faust (Russia)
Las Acacias (Argentina)
Snowtown (Australia)
The Kid With A Bike (Belgium)

Please read the article:
The 10 Films That Made The Biggest Impact At The 2011 Film Festivals | Special-feature | subtitledonline.com

My Perestroika Opens in Toronto at the Royal December 2

2011-11-26T19:58:00.007-05:00

Screenshot: My Perestroika by Robin Hessman
88 min. 2010 Russian Federation / United Kingdom / United States
Coming Soon @ The Royal Cinema
608 College St. West, Toronto
Credit: theroyal.to

My Perestroika Showtimes:
Friday, December 2 at 7 pm
Sunday, December 4 at 9:30 pm
Monday, December 5 at 7 pm
Tuesday, December 6 at 7 pm
Thursday, December 8 at 9:30 pm
The Royal @ 608 College St. West

KINOSMITH presents

My Perestroika

A feature documentary by
Robin Hessman

Opens in Toronto on Friday, December 2, 2011

After winning awards and critical acclaim at festivals and theatrical engagements in over 80 U.S. markets, Robin Hessman’s “My Perestroika” opens in Canada beginning in Toronto on Friday, December 2, 2011.

When the USSR broke apart in 1991, a generation of young people faced a new realm of possibilities. An intimate epic about the extraordinary lives of this last Soviet generation, Robin Hessman’s feature documentary debut tells the stories of five Moscow schoolmates who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain, witnessed the joy and confusion of glasnost, and reached adulthood right as the world changed around them. Through candid first-person testimony, revealing verité footage, and vintage home movies, Hessman, who spent many years living in Moscow, reveals a Russia rarely ever seen on film, where people are frank about their lives and forthcoming about their country. Engaging, funny, and positively inspiring, in My Perestroika politics is personal, honesty overshadows ideology, and history progresses one day, one life at a time.

At the center of the film is the Meyerson family.

Borya and Lyuba are married and have a son, Mark. They are both history teachers at Moscow’s School #57. As we are drawn into the fabric of their everyday lives, we hear stories of two very different Soviet childhoods: Lyuba was a conformist who would salute the TV when the Soviet hymn played, while Borya preferred to subvert the system whenever possible.

Their childhood classmates provide their own perspectives.

For more information: http://myperestroika.com

Media Contact:
V Kelly & Associates
Virginia Kelly, Meghan Parnell
info@vkpr.ca
416-466-9799

My Perestroika - 2011 Trailer

youtube.com: My Perestroika - 2011 Trailer
by newdayfilms on Feb 28, 2011 / Stats: 41,802

links:
artjunction.blog: The Canadian Premiere of "My Perestroika" at Hot Docs 2010

facebook.com: RUSSIAN TORONTO PARTIES: The Royal ~ MY PERESTROIKA
Hello Russian Canadians, the fascinating and critically acclaimed documentary film "My Perestroika" is coming to Toronto!! It will be playing at the Royal from Dec 2- 9th!
by Anya Talis

docspace.ca: Award Winning documentary MY PERESTROIKA opens Friday, December 2
by Eamonn

tandemnews.com: Hessman’s My Perestroika in Canada
Award-winning documentary tells story of five Moscow schoolmates brought up behind the Iron Curtain

Examiner.com: Toronto independent film: Film review: My Perestroika -
by David Voigt, Toronto Independent Film Examiner

My Perestroika Opens in Toronto at the Royal December 2: Screenshot: My Perestroika by Robin Hessman88 min. 2010... bit.ly/rXkHFR
@High_Park_Web

From generation Nyet to Net Generation: My Perestroika opens @TheRoyalCinema #tonight Dec 2 for a short run in #Toronto shar.es/olEtP
@artjunctionto

Four Seasons Centre: Chamber Music Concerts: Postcards from Paris & Creative Explorations

2011-11-26T10:40:00.007-05:00

Screenshot: Canadian Opera Company: Concerts & Events
Postcards from Paris, Nov. 29, 2011 12 p.m.
Creative Explorations, Dec. 1, 2011 12 p.m.
Chamber Music Series
Image credit: coc.ca

Free concerts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

Canadian Opera Company
Week of December 1, 2011
Concert Listings
Chamber Music Series

Postcards from Paris

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
12 – 1 p.m.

Nathaniel Anderson-Frank, violin
Carson Becke, piano

Young Canadian violinist Nathaniel Anderson-Frank teams up with German pianist Carson Becke in a program of works evoking the end of La Belle Époque: violin sonatas by Debussy and Ravel, Satie’s Choses vues a droit et à gauche (sans lunettes), and Messiaen’s Thème et variations. The concert also features a work by award-winning Canadian composer Elizabeth Raum (Les ombres).

View the Program

nathanielanderson-frank.com
www.classicamusic.com

Creative Explorations

Thurs. December 1, 2011
12 – 1 p.m.

Artists of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Join the TSO Adopt-A-Player musicians as they premiere a jointly composed work based on their experiences of being artist-educators. Blurring the lines between music and theatre, this original composition will introduce you to the techniques that the musicians use during the creative music-making process. This performance does not necessarily represent a finished product; rather, it is a snapshot of the process that the musicians underwent in exploring creative composition.

View the Program

www.tso.ca – Youth & Education

Chamber Music Series featuring 19 concerts, the chamber series explores a vast repertoire of music, showcasing the excellent musicianship of some of the most notable local and international artists.

Classica International Artist Management is a full service artist management agency that specializes in developing, managing and promoting classical musicians, opera singers and stage directors in North America.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra offers a variety of programmes intended to supplement and enhance a young person's music education. In addition to the many programmes designed for students and their teachers, both the Young People's Concerts series and the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra offer opportunities for musical development outside school hours.

Map & Directions to the Four Seasons Centre

The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
145 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 4G1
The main entrance is at the southeast corner of Queen and University.
Subway: Osgoode Station - Southbound Platform

Toyland Premiere: Experience the Magic of Christmas!

2011-11-21T12:57:00.008-05:00

Poster: Toyland - The Magic of Christmas
Ismailova Theatre of Dance
Pia Bouman Studio Theatre
December 03, 2011 @ 8 pm
Image credit: ismtheatreofdance.blogspot.com

Ismailova Theatre of Dance Presents

Toyland

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: 8:00 pm

Venue: Pia Bouman's Studio Theater
Location: 6 Noble Street, Toronto ON M6K 2C6
In the heart of Parkdale! West of Dufferin Street & North of Queens Street West

Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
For tickets: http://ismtheatreofdance.blogspot.com/

Experience the magic of Christmas as you journey to a mystical place in TOYLAND. Escape reality with our heroine, Sophie. On this enchanted adventure, she meets a mysterious friend, who takes her to a secret world filled with forgotten treasures.

Impersonations of our whimsical daydreams are brought to life by the unique physical art Ismailova Theatre of Dance is fast becoming known for. Through contemporary dance, jazz, minuet, Viennese waltz and live singing you will be introduced to mythical creatures and primal characters that hold a key to Sophie's past. But are things as they seem?

Sophie must unravel the true intentions of her new friends and examine all that she holds dear. Does this new reality contain all that she desires or is it a phantom shadow taking her away from her rightful place?

Toyland by Ismailova Theatre of Dance will premiere at Pia Bouman Studio Theatre on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 at 8 pm.

For more information, please contact:
phone: 647-829-4839
email: ismtheatreofdance@gmail.com
twitter: @IsmTheatre
fb event: Toyland by Ismailova Theatre of Dance
fb company: Ismailova Theatre of Dance
web: Ismailova Theatre of Dance

Ismailova Theatre of Dance is fresh and exciting physical theatre company in Toronto. It has already proven to be one of the most entertaining and promising new theatres in Toronto. In past 2 years Ismailova Theatre of Dance produced My Last Teacher and Behind The Door with both being sold out shows. Ismailova Theatre of Dance is known for its expressive physicality, variety of dance styles and genres and unique way of approaching theatre stage.

Toyland by Ismailova Theatre of Dance Trailer

youtube.com: Toyland by Ismailova Theatre of Dance
Premiere at Pia Bowman Studio Theatre
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8 pm.
Uploaded by IsmailovaM on Nov 1, 2011, 222 views

The show will feature opening number by the RSA Dance Ensemble and is supported by Russian Student Association at the University of Toronto.

update:

TOYLAND: Physical Theatre Play
By Ismailova Theatre of Dance
December 3, 2011, Toronto
Photos by Alexei Malakhov

Thank you for attending the premiere of Toyland a week ago!

Your support is very valuable for us and we sincerely thank you for supporting local art! The night was magical and we were honored and humbled to have a sold out show!

If you missed the premiere, you will have one more chance to see Toyland on January 22nd, 2012, Sunday at 7 pm at the Pia Bouman Theatre, 6 Noble Street. We will present it right after New Year holidays and will go back to the magic of Christmas for one more night.

We hope to see you at the theatre!

ismtheatreofdance@gmail.com

links:
toronto-charities.ca: Toronto Charity Events Guide: Christmas: TOYLAND physical theatre play

danceumbrella.net: Dance Umbrella of Ontario: Ismailova Theatre of Dance: TOYLAND (Dec 3)

Romeo and Juliet – the Ballet of Timeless Love

2011-11-19T11:56:00.008-05:00

Jiří Jelinek as Tybalt and artists of the ballet in Romeo and Juliet
Image credit: yfrog.com/nationalballet - national.ballet.ca

Romeo and Juliet World Premiere
National Ballet of Canada
November 16-27, 2011
Four Seasons Centre for the Perfoming Arts
145 Queen Street West, Toronto

A historic event took place on November 16, 2011 in Toronto - The world premiere of the new "Romeo and Juliet" ballet was greatly anticipated by the full house audience at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. When the curtain lifted on an entirely original choreography by the renowned artist, Alexei Ratmansky, a timeless tale of undying love unfolded.

The National Ballet of Canada’s Guillaume Cote and Elena Lobsanova were unforgettable as the famous star-crossed lovers. Their performance moves the heart to tears, and reminds us of the enduring love that triumphs over death. The young dancers reached sublime perfection in their portrayal of the tragic couple. Guillaume Cote is a high-energy, romantic Romeo, who emits vitality and valour with every move. Elena Lobsanova is breathtaking as the exuberant Juliet; she conveys deep emotions and intricate steps through brilliant lightness and purity.

The William Shakespeare's classic love story is vibrantly expressed by the masterful interplay of characters whose roles are integral to the plot. Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography is rich with complicated lifts, jumps and turns, every moment of the ballet is active and emotive, filled with complex dance sequences, clever humour and powerful drama. Piotr Stanczyk dances a witty and charismatic Mercutio and Jiri Jelinek portrays an ominous Tybalt, their actions together with the rivalry of the two houses are pivotal to the fate of Romeo and Juliet.

The ballet builds in dramatic intensity and reaches its apex in the last act with the fateful end of the lovers’ lives. But their love lives on as Romeo and Juliet, husband and wife, follow each other into eternity. Their love unites rivalling families and transcends death, as Romeo and Juliet live on forever in spirit, saved by each others’ love. It is this vital message that the ballet conveys, as the audience sees its beloved characters dying in each others’ arms.

The new ballet is an epic undertaking to resurrect a story which is based on true events - a story which tends to repeat itself at various times in history, showing that its message is not understood. It takes great masterpieces such as the one born on the stage of the National Ballet of Canada, to transmit the moral of the story anew. This phenomenal new choreography, set to legendary music by Sergei Prokofiev, is created by great masters and artists, including set and costumes design by Richard Hudson. It is a production which unlike the previous version of the ballet involves the full corps de ballet of the Company and is a full-length classical ballet attuned to the contemporary life.

On stage until November 27, 2011, the groundbreaking ballet is an inspiring and exhilarating experience which will be cherished for generations. To see this beautiful ballet, with its exceptional dancers, superlative choreography and outstanding performance, is to participate in history and to realise the constant moral of life, that love never fails and endures everything.

2011 @ Anya

The National Ballet of Canada
Romeo and Juliet: The Trailer

youtube.com: Romeo and Juliet: The Trailer
credit: nationalballetcanada | Nov 18, 2011 | 91 views

links:
twitter.com: nationalballet
Thank you to our amazing opening night audience for your 10 minute ovation and raptuous response to the world premiere of Romeo and Juliet.
17 Nov

backstagepassblog.ca: A Fresh Take on Romeo and Juliet
by Karen Kain, Artistic Director

cbc.ca/video: November 19, 2011 > News > TV Shows > The National > Ballet's gutsy gamble
Featured Analysis: National Ballet celebrates 60 years in style
The National Ballet takes a great leap of faith with a top choreographer's new production of the classic love story Romeo and Juliet: There aren't too many people who dare to re-work a Shakespeare classic, but the National Ballet of Canada has done just that to mark its 60th anniversary. It's a gamble costing almost 2-million dollars, but with the help of an acclaimed choreographer - one that's paying dividends.
Arisa Cox has the story tonight

CONTACT 2012 Toronto Photography Festival: Call for Submissions: Exhibit in the Junction

2011-11-09T11:28:00.006-05:00

Collage: CONTACT 2011 Annual Festival of Photography in the Junction
Image credit: junctionbia.com + scotiabankcontactphoto.com + artjunction

Call for Submissions:

Exhibit in the Junction for CONTACT 2012

Submission Deadline: December 16, 2011

Artists will be notified by December 23, 2011

Inquiries: 416-767-9068

junctioncontact2012@gmail.com

www.thejunctionbia.com

The Junction Business Improvement Area (BIA) will be hosting a minimum of 20 photographic exhibitions during CONTACT 2012. Submit your photographs for the chance to exhibit in one of the selected venues throughout the area.

How to apply:

Please submit the following by email with your name, phone number and email address:

A minimum of 10 digital files of works proposed for the exhibition (RBG, jpeg format, no larger than 1024 x 768 at 300dpi). Images should be numbered 01 - 10 (01_tree, 02_house, etc.)
Image list indicating title, year, medium and dimensions
75 word description of your work
Curriculum vitae, resume or biography

If your work is selected by the Junction BIA, a $75 participation fee will apply. CONTACT's registration fee is covered by the Junction BIA. The artist is responsible for corresponding with their venue and for printing, framing, and installing their photographs.

Exhibitions will take place from May 1 - 31, 2012

Submit applications to:

Moe McGuinty
Executive Director
junctioncontact2012@gmail.com

Credit:
@ContactPhoto
Looking for a venue for CONTACT 2012? Exhibit with @JunctionBIA & @QueenStWestBIA ow.ly/7n3Fw

@TBoothGallery
Make this CONTACT Photo Fest the best ever!! Exhibit in the Junction in 2012. Submit by: Dec 16. #JunctionTO junctioncontact2012@gmail.com

scotiabankcontactphoto.com: Call For Submissions CONTACT 2012 Featured Exhibitions
The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival is now accepting Featured Exhibition proposals for the 2012 edition of the festival. The call is open to all photo-based practices and to shows of any subject matter. Individual or group exhibitions will be selected to showcase the most dynamic range of artists and highest caliber of exhibitions throughout the greater Toronto area in May.
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2011 by 5PM
Send submissions to:
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
80 Spadina Ave, Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2J4

Santa Clause is coming to the Junction on Saturday November 26, 2011

2011-11-08T15:31:00.009-05:00

Poster: Santa in the Junction
14 Live Performance Windows!
Saturday, November 26, 2011 @ 10 am - 4 pm
Storefronts along Dundas Street West,
from Keele Street to Quebec Avenue
Credit: thejunctionbia.com

Santa had such a good time and was received so warmly in the Junction last year that he is coming back for more and bringing more of his dancing friends.

Santa in the Junction!

Saturday November 26, 2011 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m.

14 Live Performance Windows featuring
100 young dancers from the Creative Children's Dance Centre;
Wonderful Window Displays;
Wendall Ferguson's Country Guitar Carolls;
Visits with Santa;
Hot Roasted Chestnuts - new this year;
Strolling Carollers - new this year;
The Junction Children's Choir;
The Acts of Sweetness Cookie Truck;
A 30'x80' ball hockey rink - new this year;
Santa's Workshop;
Mrs Claus Story Time
and a whole lot more.

SCHEDULE:
Ball Hockey Rink 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Santa Visits 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Mrs Santa Stories 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Creative Children's Dancers: 7 locations 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Santa's Workshop 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wendell Ferguson's Guitar Christmas 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Junction Children's Choir 2:15 pm
Strolling Carollers 12:00 p.m.- 3:00 pm
Garry & Renees's Jazzed up Christmas 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Roasted Chestnuts 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

For more information please call 416-767-9068
The Junction BIA
www.thejunctionbia.com

Please check out the great video from last year's event:

youtube.com: Santa in The Junction 2010
Christmas event organized by Junction BIA, The Junction, Toronto, Ontario.
This years event will take place on Saturday, 26th November, 2011.
Uploaded by 180indian

It really will be a magical day for The Junction to visit. This is the only community in the G.T.A. offering this “Live Window Performance” experience. Come and get the feeling that Christmas is in the air!

links:
thejunctionbia.com: Santa in the Junction

insidetoronto.com: Childhood memories inspire Junction holiday window displays
For the second year, The Junction Business Improvement Area will present a Santa in The Junction event.
by Lisa Rainford

westtorontorealestate.ca: Home Buyer Resources: Childhood Memories Inspire Christmas Window Displays in The Junction
by Dave Proulx and Ingrid Smith

Espresso Mi Vida Presents an Art Display by Orlando Pantoja: November 12

2011-11-07T21:21:00.005-05:00

Poster: Pantoja Paintings Sound Gallery Exhibition
Saturday, November 12 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Espresso Mi Vida, 392 Pacific Ave @ Dundas St W
Credit: @espressomivida

Latin American Cafe and Gallery
Espresso Mi Vida Presents

Art Display by Orlando Pantoja

Saturday, November 12, 2011 @ 6-7 PM
392 Pacific Ave @ Dundas St W, Toronto M6P 2R1
416-761-0000

Orlando Antonio Pantoja Rodriguez
Cuban Painter · Toronto, Ontario

Pantoja was born in Havana, Cuba where he started painting at the age of 5 with watercolors at The Palace of Art, A Museum where he attended Art classes.
Pantoja moved to Ontario, Canada in 1995. He continues to paint with oil and acrylic using spatula and brush, representing a variety of styles such as impressionism, cubism and abstract.

email: orlandopantoja@live.ca

More information:
Pantoja Paintings Sound Gallery Exhibition

World Premiere of Romeo and Juliet: National Ballet of Canada: November 16-27

2011-11-06T19:34:00.011-05:00

National Ballet of Canada: Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo & Juliet
Four Seasons Centre for the Perfoming Arts, November 16-27, 2011
Photo credits: Guillaume Côté and Elena Lobsanova in Romeo and Juliet
Photograph : Christopher Wahl + national.ballet.ca

The National Ballet of Canada

World Premiere

Romeo & Juliet

New production
choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky

November 16-27, 2011

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Map & Directions: 145 Queen Street West, Toronto

World premiere of Romeo and Juliet by Alexei Ratmanksy opens 60th anniversary season of The National Ballet of Canada. And even more: November 14 – 20, 2011 proclaimed as "National Ballet of Canada Week" in the City of Toronto.

Shakespeare's tender, tragic and enduring evocation of youthful passion undone by familial and societal discord, Romeo and Juliet has exerted its incomparable emotional power over generations of ballet audiences throughout the world.

Created by the internationally celebrated choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, this world premiere is a totally fresh, brilliantly imagined interpretation of Shakespeare's play. Building on and finding wonderfully inventive possibilities in Prokofiev's inimitable and touching score, Ratmansky blends the elegance and stateliness of a classical vocabulary with the intense emotional edge of the modern to create an unforgettable version of one of the greatest dance dramas ever.

More info: national.ballet.ca

Romeo and Juliet: The Photo Shoot

youtube.com: Romeo and Juliet: The Photo Shoot
Video by James Cooper.
Uploaded by nationalballetcanada on Sep 20, 2011

links:
balletnews.co.uk: Guillaume Côté and Elena Lobsanova will dance the Opening Night of the World Premiere of Romeo & Juliet on November 16th 2011

balletnews.co.uk: National Ballet of Canada | Romeo and Juliet Principal Casting Announced

toronto.com: Romeo and Juliet-themed Menu at Tundra
Tundra Restaurant, located in the Hilton Toronto Hotel (the National Ballet’s Official Hospitality Partner) on Richmond Street, is offering a special Romeo and Juliet menu.

khvostik.wordpress.com: Le Ballet est Ballets Russes
by khvostik

torontolife.com: Best of Fall #5: How the National Ballet’s Elena Lobsanova is preparing for her big debut in Romeo and Juliet
by Emily Landau

broadwayworld.com: BWW Interviews: Elena Lobsanova talks the World Premiere of Romeo and Juliet
by Kelly Cameron

toronto.com: A fresh take on Romeo and Juliet
by Michael Crabb

nytimes.com: Alexei Ratmansky
"Alexei Ratmansky is the most in-demand ballet choreographer in the world, known for his musicality, wit and physical inventiveness."
The New York Times

Cultural Heritage Festival Yurta Mira: November 25 - 27

2011-10-23T19:41:00.007-04:00

Invitation: International Festival of the Peoples' Friendship
by Yurta Mira (World Yurt of Peace)
at Metro Hall, November 25 - 27, 2011
Credit: yurta-mira.blogspot.com

Yurta Mira (World Yurt of Peace) Invites to

International Festival of the Peoples' Friendship

When: November 25 - 27, 2011

Where: Metro Hall

Location: 55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C6
(South-east corner of King and John, two blocks east of Spadina)

Public transit: subway to St. Andrew, then walk through "PATH" to Metro Hall or walk above ground 2 blocks west.

Yurta Mira (World Yurt of Peace) is holding the first International Festival of the Peoples' Friendship and invites all cultural communities to Toronto's Metro Hall, November 25th -- 27th, 2011.

Join Yurta Mira for:

• Sacred throat singing by famous folk ensembles from Siberia's Khakassia and other folk and modern music from different cultures

• Exhibits of traditional costumes, photographs, paintings and books on indigenous nations' histories

• National dances

For more information, please contact:
Alexandra Grigorieva, President of Yurta Mira
phone: 416-530-7436
email: alexandra.grigorieva@utoronto.ca

Yurta Mira. Part 1.

youtube.com: Yurta Mira. Part 1.
Uploaded by vladimirsign on Jan 24, 2009, 252 views

links:
diaspora.sakhaopenworld.org: Sakha Diaspora: Announcement: Yurta Mira (World Yurt of Peace) First International Festival of the Peoples' Friendship

craigslist.ca: Events: 11/25-11/27: International Festival of the Peoples Friendship (Metro Hall)

The Art of Window Dressing: Show Off @ the Junction: October 18 - 30

2011-10-12T13:27:00.011-04:00

Poster: Show Off @ the Junction @Dundas & Keele ;
Designers & artists are being paired up with Junction shop owners
to create show-stopping window display installations
On display from October 18 - 30, 2011
Street party on October 21, 2011, 7pm - 11pm, hosted by MASON
Credit: mason-studio.com

Show Off @ the Junction

Street Party Friday, October 21, 2011 @ 7 - 11 pm

On Display from October 18th-30th

Dundas St W. West of Keele St.

Designers and artists let loose on the Junction shop windows.

Two designers found themselves wandering about Dundas West in the Junction. On that particular day, many of the retail shops were closed which left them clutching the glass of their spacious shop windows gawking at the merchandise from the sidewalks.

This turn of events led Toronto-based design firm Mason to host Show Off @ the Junction; an event where local designers and artists are let loose on these awe-inspiring glass boxes to create jaw-dropping installations which showcase the amazing retailers and product the community has to offer.

The event, which includes 12 retail shops and art galleries on the strip of Dundas St. W, west of Keele, unites over 20 design-professionals providing an opportunity to create conceptual spaces all the while supporting independent business owners and their unique product.

The art galleries, eclectic home furnishing and fashion retail shops that have cropped-up in this neighbourhood are not the only unique feature of this area; the sense of community and pride that residents and shop owners have for their neighbourhood is what makes the Junction the perfect location for Mason to host the first, of what is expected to become an annual event which will take place in different neighbourhoods around town.

Along with the parade of window installations which will be on display from October 18th - 30th the city can look forward to a Street Party on October 21st. Shops and galleries will keep their doors open until 11 pm with unique offerings in support of the event. Owners will be on hand to chat about their unique goods alongside the artists and designers who will reveal the secrets and stories behind their installations.

Show Off @ the Junction Team
Stanley Sun & Ashley Rumsey, Mason Design Studio

Participating Designers & Artists
Jeff Palmeter, Joanna Ferraro & Julie Chapman
Christine Kim
Diana Watters, Bradley Marks & Jennifer Nicevski
Diane Paz & Warren Gyulay, 1point0 Interior Design Consultants
Nivek Remas, Kevin Chan & Samer Shaath
Kira Varvanina & Edward Lin
Sherry Lin, Zahra Ebrahim, Sonja Millermaier & Jackie Beale, archiTEXT
Julie McNicol
Amanda McCavour & Micah Adams
Julia Vandepolder & Brian Harvey
Jenn Hannotte & Micah Lenahan, Russet and Empire

Participating Retailers
Narwhal
Metropolis Living
Post + Beam
Opticianado
Mrs. Huizenga
Eclectic Revival
Telephone Booth Gallery
IZ Adaptive
SMASH
Russet & Empire
Pandemonium
Radar Media Company

Show Off @ the Junction Map

For more information, please visit:
www.mason-studio.com/showoff
Or contact:
showoff@mason-studio.com
+1 (416) 453-5536
facebook.com: Show Off @ the Junction - Street Party

Come and enjoy some of the best window shopping ever!!! And it's even better with friends.

Follow Show Off @ #JunctionTO #showoffatthejunction @MASONintoronto

twitter.com: Show Off @ the Junction

Show Off Map

Collage: Map of Show Off @ the Junction @Dundas & Keele
October 18 - 30, 2011, hosted by MASON
Street party October 21, 2011, 7-11pm
Image credit: Mason Studio, and the logos' respectful owners

October Is Heintzman Month in the Historic Junction

2011-10-05T21:17:00.011-04:00

Screenshot: West Toronto Junction Historical Society
Our Next Meeting ... Thursday October 13, 2011
Legends of the Junction Salute Heintzman
Credit: wtjhs.ca

WTJHS Upcoming Events

Historical Talk Show: Legends of the Junction Salute Heintzman

Thursday, October 13, 2011

7:30 PM
Refreshments and Business Meeting

8:30 PM
Kicking off Heintzman Month with our renowned historical talk show, with special guests George Heintzman and members of the Heintzman family

Where: Annette Street Public Library
Lower Level, Committee Room 1
145 Annette Street, Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
(One and a half blocks west of Keele)

West Toronto Junction Historical Society
Deluxe Walking Tour: Tickling the Keys:
the Heintzman Piano Company …
Sunday, October 23, 2011, 2 PM
Credit: wtjhs.ca

Deluxe Walking Tour: Tickling the Keys: The Heintzman Piano Company

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Time: 2 PM

Start: Annette Street Public Library
Lower Level, Committee Room 1
145 Annette Street, Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
(One and a half blocks west of Keele)

One of the world’s most famous piano manufacturers was based in the Junction. Follow in the footsteps of the Heintzman family and company employees during this 2 hour guided walking tour lead by members of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society.
Starts at Annette Street Public Library at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets $20, available at the local Junction sources below or by calling 416-763-3161.

Tour Tickets are available from:
Annette Street Public Library, 145 Annette Street
Ice Cream Junction, 3103 Dundas Street West
Pandemonium, 2862 Dundas Street West
Wise Daughters Craft Market, 3079B Dundas Street West

For more information:
wtjhs.ca
junctionhistorical@gmail.com
@WTJHS
416-763-3161

links:
thecanadianencyclopedia.com: The Canadian Encyclopedia: Heintzman & Co. Ltd.
Heintzman & Co. Limited ... Makers of Canada's Greatest Piano
by Helmut Kallmann, Patricia Wardrop

wikipedia.org: Heintzman & Co.
Heintzman & Co. Ltd was a celebrated Canadian piano manufacturer, based in the Toronto area, whose instruments retain a reputation for quality of workmanship and fineness of tone.

wikipedia.org: Theodor August Heintzman
Theodor August Heintzman (birth name Theodore August Heintzmann) (19 May 1817 – 25 July 1899) was a German-born Canadian piano manufacturer (Heintzman & Co.) and inventor, best known for founding the piano company which still bears his name.

heintzmanpiano.ca: Heintzman Pianos Ltd.: A tradition for five generations

wikitree.com: Mr. Theodor August Heintzman formerly Heintzmann
Profile manager: Douglas Heintzman

heritagetoronto.org: Heritage Toronto - Telling Toronto's Stories: The Heintzman & Co. Ltd
Toronto's piano company
For over one hundred years, Heintzman & Co., Ltd. was a Toronto-based company which produced some of the highest-quality pianos ever manufactured in Canada.
By David Wencer

ontariojewisharchives.org: The Congregation Knesseth Israel: Early History
"...a large number of Jewish residents with a background in carpentry and cabinetry found work at the Heintzman Piano factory, which was located on Keele Street. Several of these cabinet-makers were the same men who carved much of the Synagogue’s interior wooden architectural details."

junctionra.ca: JRA e-newsletter – Fire Safety, Walking tour plus more

torontopubliclibrary.ca: West Toronto Junction Historical Society

breakingprojects.com: WTJHS meeting Historical Walking Tour: Sunday, October 23 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Bard Concert: Veronika Dolina in Toronto

2011-10-05T12:34:00.014-04:00

Concert of Veronika Dolina in Toronto
An Evening of Bard Songs Dolce - Doloroso
KSP Toronto, October 28, 2011
Image Credits: veronikadolina.ru + barnesandnoble.com
kspcanada.com + torontovka.com

...Концерт, хоть маленький, надо петь еженедельно. Тогда сохраняются какие-то мышцы.
15 октября я в Питере, у Финлядского. Привезу туда "Дудочку" и переводы, и двухтомник наш там еще не был.
27 ноября я в Доме музыки в Москве, это теперь, похоже, концерт года.
А вот между тем да этим – следы мои найдутся в Канаде и США...

Ваша Вероника.
Новости, концерты
09.10.2011

The Concert of Veronika Dolina in Toronto

When: Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7 PM

Where: York Woods Library Theatre
Location: 1785 Finch Ave. West, Toronto, ON M3N 1M6
Directions: TTC Finch Ave. West bus #36 from Finch subway station,
stops at Tobermory Dr.

Tickets and information:
(905) 821-9875
(416) 590-0256
ksp_toronto@hotmail.com

Ticket prices: $30 and $25

For more information please visit:
KSP's web site
and
Torontovka.com Afisha

links:
veronikadolina.ru: Новости, концерты

artjunction.blogspot.com: Concert of Veronika Dolina in Toronto

finzal.ru: Концертный зал у Финляндского: Поэт, автор песен Вероника Долина
с новой программой «Ночная дудочка»
15 Октября, Суббота 19-00
Поклонникам авторской песни Веронику Долину представлять не нужно – её песни известны многим...
Концертный зал у Финляндского

torontovka.com: Авторская Песня: Вероника Долина
28 октября 2011 – 19:00
York Woods Library
1785 Finch Ave. W , Toronto

kspcanada.com: Вечера авторской песни в Торонто - Вероника Долина с программой Дольче Долорозо

Концерт состоится в пятницу, 28 октября 2011 года, в 7 часов вечера
в зале York Woods Library Theatre по адресу: 1785 Finch Ave. West, Toronto

Информация о билетах:
(905) 821-9875 (416)590-0256
ksp_toronto@hotmail.com

Цена билетов $30 и $25

Более подробная информация на нашем сайте:
http://www.kspcanada.com
http://www.torontovka.com

brooklynpubliclibrary.org: Brooklyn Public Library: Culture & The Arts Events
Russian Literary Series: Veronika Dolina
Saturday, November 12, 4:00PM

russianny.com: Вероника Долина "Дольче-Долорозо"
Location: Russian Bookstore
No.21174-176 Fifth Ave /22/23/Streets, Manhattan
Sunday, November 13, 2011

arlindo-correia.com: Вероника Аркадьевна Долина: Veronika Arkadevna Dolina
In 1971 a young girl began writing her own songs. She was 15 years old. Her guitar was young and so were her poems. Three years later, her friends knew her as an 18-http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifyear-old poetess with a guitar, a miniature “bard”. On the way to a birthday party, she got off at a Moscow metro to write a song and give it as a present for her friend. She did not know that 25 years later she would be singing that song to thousands of people....

laminortv.ru: Азбука шансона. Персоны: Вероника Долина
биография, дискография, песни, фотографии, видео

wikipedia.org: Veronika Dolina
Veronika Dolina (Russian: Вероника Аркадьевна Долина) is a Soviet and Russian poet, bard, and songwriter.

snob.ru: Вероника Долина против "Культурной революции"
"Я давно хотела написать текст в поддержку авторской песни в сегодняшнем ее разобщенном состоянии. Текст в защиту... В защиту от дремучих стереотипов нового времени и повсеместной дикости сверстников, склонных отрицать все случившееся до 90 года. В итоге меня опередила мама, Вероника Долина, поэт, автор и исполнитель песен. "...
Ася Долина

2011 World Press Photo Exhibition Is Coming to Toronto, October 5 - 26

2011-10-04T22:09:00.008-04:00

Screenshot: World Press Photo 11
October 5 - 26, 2011
Allen Lambert Galleria • Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Toronto
Credit: worldpressphotobrookfieldplace.com

World Press Photo 11
October 5 - 26, 2011
Allen Lambert Galleria • Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Toronto

Open 9 am – 9 pm daily
(including Sundays and Thanksgiving Monday)
Closes 6 pm October 26

Free Admission, Wheelchair Accessible

2011 World Press Photo Exhibition in Toronto

The World Press Photo Exhibition will be on display from October 5 to 26, 2011 in the Allen Lambert Galleria at Brookfield Place in Toronto. This traveling exhibition, unique in its kind, is the result of a worldwide annual contest on press photography and is brought to Toronto with the support of Brookfield Place. 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the exhibition at Brookfield Place.

www.worldpressphotobrookfieldplace.com

TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2011 /CNW/ - Each year, an independent international jury, consisting of nineteen members, judges the entries in nine different categories, submitted by photojournalists, agencies, newspapers and magazines from all corners of the world. This year's competition attracted 5,691 photographers from 125 countries. In total 108,059 images were entered in the contest. The exhibition is comprised of 177 photographs and is free and open to the public.

World Press Photo is a nonprofit organization based in Amsterdam founded in 1955. Its main aim is to support and promote internationally the work of professional press photographers. The annual exhibition will be shown at over 100 venues all over the world. Over the years, World Press Photo has evolved into an independent platform for photojournalism and the free exchange of information.

www.worldpressphoto.org.

Brookfield Place is a landmark address deeply rooted in the commercial, cultural and social fabric of Toronto. Home to some of the world's most prestigious financial and legal firms, and the corporate head quarters of many preeminent Canadian corporations, the 2.6 million square foot complex fosters business and commerce of global significance. Conceived by Spanish designer/architect/engineer Santiago Calatrava, the Allen Lambert Galleria is an award-winning six-storey pedestrian avenue resplendent in light and glass. It measures 85 feet high, 45 feet wide and 360 feet long and is the main venue for World Press Photo 11.

A representative from World Press Photo in Amsterdam will be in Toronto through to Thursday, October 6 for media requests.

World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT.

Credit: CNW - newswire.ca

Toronto Exhibition Contact:
info[at]worldpressphotobrookfieldplace[dot]com

Visit the iTunes store to buy and download the 2011 World Press Photo Contest iPad App.

Days of Sakha-Yakutia Culture in Toronto: Visual, Musical, Vocal and Culinary Art

2011-10-04T16:31:00.005-04:00

Poster: Days of Sakha-Yakutiya Culture
September 30 - October 9; October 15 - 30;
Bezpala Brown Gallery, BBG
17 Church Street (@ Front) Toronto, ON M5E 1M2
Credit: bezpalabrown.com

Days of Sakha-Yakutiya Culture

September 30 - October 9, Days of Sakha-Yakutiya Culture in Toronto. Part I. The first three days: Sept30 - Oct2 will be featured within Culture Days events programming. Public Reception: October 1st, 5 - 8pm.

October 15 - 30, Days of Sakha-Yakutia Culture in Toronto. Part II. Reception: Sat Oct 22, 12-3pm (admission fee: $25).

Location: Bezpala Brown Gallery
Address: 17 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario
Directions: Church and Front, near Flatiron building in the area of St Lawrence Market.
Closest subway stations are Union and King.

The provenance of Sakha (Yakut) people of Siberia, Russia is still much of a mystery. Their language belongs to the Turkic group. Their origin is still a much debated subject among historians and archeologists. Yet, much of Sakha cultural background is referred to Olonkho, the oldest epic arts of the Turkic-Mongolian peoples, proclaimed by UNESCO a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

This event will consist of two parts.
First part (Sept 30-Oct 9) will feature original artwork of Mikhail Starostin, Andrey Chikachev, Tujara Markova, Valeriy Bessonov, O.A. Rakhleeva, A.G. Petrov. As well, a burgeoning photographic talent, Evgenia Arbugaeva, will present her newest collection - vivid depictions of Siberian life - showing why she has received awards in Moscow, Paris and New York.
Reception: Oct 1st, 5-8pm. Wine and cheese. Free Admission.

During the second part (October 15 – 30) Torontonians will also be able to take a bigger glimpse of the unique culture and ancient philosophy of Sakha people through contemporary pieces of visual, musical, vocal and culinary art. For the very first time in Canada, the audience will be able to listen to improvisations of Claudia and Herman Khatylaevs performing on more than 15 traditional musical instruments, enjoy one-of-a-kind fashion show of custom made beadwork dresses by designer Avgustina Filippova, - each dress takes up to 2 months of work if sewn by 20 seamstresses, savor traditional Sakha delicacies created by chef Innokentyj Tarbakhov.
Reception: October 22nd, 12-3pm. Admission Fee: $25 per person

Organizers: Bezpala Brown Gallery and the Trade Commissioner of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) of Russian Federation in Canada

Official Sponsors: Silver Bear Resources Inc. (Leading Sponsor), CERBA (Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association), Журфикс.

For more information, please contact:
Fariz Kovalchuk
fariz[at]bezpalabrown[dot]com
416-907-6875

links:
wikipedia.org: Sakha Republic
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

spri.cam.ac.uk: Scott Polar Research Institute: University of Cambridge: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
compiled by Tatiana Argounova

Georgian Polyphonic Choir Darbazi in a Concert Entitled "Gideli" Celebrating the Grape Harvest, September 23

2011-09-20T21:51:00.006-04:00

Poster: 'Gideli' - Darbazi in Concert
Friday, September 23, 2011
Credit: darbazi.com/

“stunning harmony”
Chris Kennedy, Musicworks

“vocal polyphony at its finest”
Karen Ages, Wholenote

Clay and Paper Theatre Presents

'Gideli' - Darbazi in Concert

Friday, September 23, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Venue: York Woods Library Theatre
Location: 1785 Finch Avenue West, Toronto

Darbazi, Kakheti & Nikolasvili Wines
Celebrating the vine harvest with Georgian songs,
Georgian dancers and wonderful Georgian wine.

(Gideli is a basket traditionally used for carrying grapes during the harvest.)

Georgian polyphonic choir DARBAZI will be working again with the traditional dancers of the KAKHETI dance group. And to enhance the performance even more, NIKOLASHVILI WINES will be joining them with a selection from their vineyards.

YES! WINE WILL BE SERVED!

So come and enjoy the wine, the dance, and the song

in this beautiful hall at York Woods public library

at York Woods Library Theatre

(1785 Finch Avenue West,
south side of Finch Ave. West and Tobermory Drive)

cover $20 / kids $10

click for the poster
Nikolashvili Wines at www.georgianwineonline.com

Details:
blogto.com: Clay & Paper Theatre presents: 'Gideli' - Darbazi in Concert

or
e-mail: darbazi.choir @ gmail.com

links:
thewholenote.com: WORLDS OF MUSIC IN TORONTO: The Georgian vocal ensemble Darbazi
by Karen Ages

myspace.com: ZARI: Music: All Songs
Arti Vardi, Gandagana, Maglonia, Adila Ali Pasha

artjunction/blog: Machari: Celebrate Spring with a Concert of Georgian Folk Song

artjunction/blog: Music from Caucasus and Balkans: Friendship and Wine

artjunction/blog: Megobrebi Means Friends: Torontonian Georgian Singing Groups Performance

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2011-09-20T18:19:00.005-04:00

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Credit: sharenator.com

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Junction Shul Centennial Community Celebration: Open House, Street Fair, Walking Tour September 18

2011-09-16T19:25:00.008-04:00

Poster: The Junction Shul @ 100
Congregation Knesseth Israel
Celebration a Century of Tradition
Upcoming Events (Save the date!)
September 2011
Credit: junctionshul.org

The Junction Shul's 100th Anniversary Street Fair

The Junction Shul is marking its 100th anniversary, and as part of its celebrations, the Junction Shul is hosting a community celebration and street party at The Shul (Congregation Knesseth Israel). The festival will run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 18th on neighbouring streets adjacent to the synagogue (located at 56 Maria Street in the Runnymede and Dundas area) and will be the final event in a series of Centennial festivities running from September 7th to the 18th. Neighbourhood residents and the public are invited to significant event with music, entertainment, activities for both adults and children and food and beverages. There will also be tours of the synagogue and historical tours of the adjacent neighbourhood, led by local historians, and talks by past residents of the community.

Sunday, September 18, 2011
11 am - 3 pm
Community Celebration and Street Party
The Junction Shul @ 100
56 Maria Street & Shipman Street, around St. John's Place, Toronto ON
(north of Dundas, east of Runnymede)

Sunday, September 18, 2011
11:30 am and 1:00 pm
Junction Shul Centennial: A Hundred Years on Maria Street, a Walking Tour
Start Point: Maria Street and Runnymede Road, North East corner
Led by Neil Ross with Special Guests

More info at http://www.junctionshul.org/

links:
insidetoronto.com: Junction Shul marks 100th year with street party
As part of its centennial celebrations, the Junction Shul is hosting a street party from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18. The Maria Street synagogue's celebration will feature music, entertainment, children's activities, guided tours, food and more. The Shul is located at 56 Maria St. in the Junction.

theshtetl.ca: Connecting Jewish Communities Across Canada: $28,000 OTF Grant Helps Junction Shul Mark its 100th Anniversary
By theshtetl

cjnews.com: The Canadian Jewish News: Junction Shul celebrates 100th anniversary
By JARED LINDZON, Special to The CJN

Maria spelling/pronunciation: Back in the 1800s, the English pronounced Maria the way we would pronounce Mariah: "ma-RYE-ah".

Ontario Heritage Foundation: Knesseth Israel Synagogue
"Jews began to settle in West Toronto in the late 19th Century, attracted, as were others, by the industrial and commercial opportunities generated by the nearby railway junction. Although some undoubtedly found employment at the Heintzman piano factory, most were artisans or proprietors of small shops. Some engaged in peddling and junk collecting, while others worked at construction. The majority were immigrants from Poland and Russia. ...
Maria Street seems to have had the densest concentration of Jewish residences and family names appear which still have a connection to the Knesseth Israel Congregation, “The Junction Shul”: Alexandroff, Goldstein, Greenblatt, Kronis, Tanenbaum, Usprich, to name just a few. "
2001

Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble Performs at Toronto's Sony Centre, September 8 - for one night only!

2011-09-07T23:32:00.006-04:00

Screenshot: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
The Russian Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ensemble
Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:00PM
Credit: SonyCentre.ca

"The Russians are here! …. And performing LIVE outside the Sony Centre right now! Check out their performance onstage tomorrow night! http://bit.ly/fa8kgZ"
twitpic.com: Photos/Videos from SonyCentreTO

"The Russian Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ensemble - the most renowned and prestigious military ensemble in the world on stage with 125 choristers, dancers and musicians in Québec City, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton"
fimmq.com: Military Bands International Festival, Quebec City

"Russian folk tunes, church hymns, operatic arias and pop songs by the official army of Russia's armed forces boasts 125 musicians, singers and dancers with a full orchestra. 8 p.m., $68.61-$135.90; call 1-855-872-7669 to buy."
where.ca: THE RUSSIAN ALEXANDROV RED ARMY CHOIR AND ENSEMBLE

Québec City International Festival of Military Bands
Presents

The Russian Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ensemble

Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011

Performance Time: 8:00pm

Venue: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

Location: 1 Front Street East, Toronto, ON M5E 1B2

The Russian Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ensemble is the official army choir of the Russian armed forces. They are widely regarded as the foremost artistic ensemble of its kind, twice earning the Order of the Red Banner and Red Star, the highest military decoration recognizing civilian service. Their Canadian tour will feature an astonishing 125 musicians and performers, consisting of soloists, a male choir, and dancers, together with a full orchestra performing with a mixed composition of Russian traditional and western instruments, including the balalaika, the domra, the bayan, the double bass, woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments.

links:
THE ALEXANDROV RED ARMY CHOIR to Serenade Torontonians With Impromptu Street Performance Outside the Sony Centre Today at 1:00PM!
marketwire.com: Press Release - Sept. 7, 2011

alexandrovensemble.com: Alexandrov Ensemble

facebook.com: Red Army Choir

bbc.co.uk: The Alexandrov Ensemble

rbth.ru: The best known military music ensemble leaves for India after its triumph in Canada

montrealgazette.com: Alexandrov Ensemble marches into PdA
By Victor Swoboda, Gazette Dance Critic

Generation P North American Premiere at TIFF

2011-08-31T11:39:00.013-04:00

Poster: Generation P: A Victor Ginzburg Film
A chronicle of the rise of the advertising industry in Post-Soviet Russia.
Plot Outline: Who is behind all this?... / Кто за всем этим стоит?...
Credit: generationp.ru

"...Generation P is never boring."
Colin Geddes
tiff.net: Programmer's Note

"...this local indie hit still feels Western enough to build something of an underground and abroad."
Peter Debruge
variety.com: Film Festival Reviews: Karlovy Vary

“a welcome break from so much chernukha.”
Booth Wilson
Antenna: Responses to Media & Culture: Film Review: Can Generation P’s Cultural References Play Abroad?

"Good, and maybe even best adaptation possible"
Constantine
IMBd: The Internet Movie Database: User Reviews: Generation P

How many movies are you going to see at this month's Toronto International Film Festival?

This year TIFF will host the North American premiere of Victor Ginzburg's film Generation P, under TIFF's cutting-edge Vanguard banner and in cooperation with Kino Art Festival (Russian Film Festival based in Toronto).

After the fall of communism in Russia a young advertising executive seeks inspiration from hallucinogenic drugs and uses a ouija board to summon the spirit of Che Guevara for advice.

Screening Times

1. Wednesday September 14
AMC Theatre 6 @ 8:30pm (main event)
10 Dundas Street East, corner of Yonge and Dundas

2. Thursday September 15
Scotiabank Theatre 2 @ 6:30pm
259 RichmondStreet West, Toronto, ON

3. Friday September 16
Scotiabank Theatre 11 @ 10:00am
259 RichmondStreet West, Toronto, ON

Screenshot: IMDb: Generation P (2011) | Also Known As: Generation П
Director: Victor Ginzburg | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Release Date: 14 April 2011
A chronicle of the rise of the advertising industry in Post-Soviet Russia.
Stars: Oleg Taktarov, Vladimir Menshov and Mikhail Efremov
Credit: imdb.com

Generation P:
wikipedia: Generation P
website: GenerationP.ru
facebook: GenerationP

Kino Art Festival
Russian Film Festival based in Toronto
For The Love of Russian Film, Music and Art

links:
Toronto.com: Movies TIFF 36 things you didn’t know about TIFF
By Linda Barnard Movies Writer

variety.com: Russian indie pops: 'Generation P' gets online backing
By Nick Holdsworth

artymind.com: ArtyBlog: Generation P
"My overall impressions are very favourable. The book was definitely worth screening. "
By admin

Poemas del río Wang: Great Patriotic War

Call for Designers and Artists: Show Off @ the Junction

2011-08-19T21:56:00.010-04:00

Poster: Show Off @ the Junction @ Dundas & Keele
October 18-30, 2011, Hosted by MASON
Credit: mason-studio.com

Show Off @ the Junction
< Dundas & Keele >
October 18-30, 2011, Hosted by MASON

Do You Want to Design a Window {Display}?

To register and for more info
go to www.mason-studio.com/showoff

Registration Deadline: August 26, 2011

For Designers & Artists:
Mason is hosting a design event in the Toronto west-end community of the Junction from October 18-30, 2011, pairing up designers & artists with design-savvy retailers to create jaw-dropping window installations. Come out and show us what you’ve got by working with some amazing products in an incredible area of the city.

How It Works
After registering, come meet us for the kick-off meeting in mid-September to receive your project kit and to chat with the other project designers. Teams will be given a set budget and a retail space on Dundas West strip in the Junction. You will then have a month to design, plan and construct your installation incorporating the product offered by the retailer. The install will happen over the course of one day while the shop is closed. All displays will be on show for a duration of two weeks.

What's in It for You?
A chance to show off your talent
Meet up with other amazing local designers/artists & retailers
Get involved with the Junction design community
Get your name out there through the event marketing

Registration
Participants must register before Friday August 26th. No fee required. Participants may work individually or as part of a team. Please visit www.mason-studio.com/showoff to download a registration form.

For More Info
Visit our website mason-studio.com/showoff,
or contact us at showoff@mason-studio.com

links:
eHow.com: How to Become a Window Display Artist
By Buffy Naillon, eHow Contributor

ezinearticles.com: Top 10 Tips For Designing a Window Displays
By Michael K John

about.com: Creating Attractive Displays: Visual Display Tips
By Shari Waters, About.com Retailing Guide

vmsd.com: Window displays: Visual Merchandising and Store Design
By ST Media Group International

the vibe on the web:
@High_Park_Web: Call for Designers and Artists: Show Off @ the Junction: Poster: Show Off @ the Junction @ Dundas & Keele Octobe... bit.ly/oouvIt
23 hours ago via twitterfeed
Retweeted by junctionTO

@russetempire: hey guys did you hear about this? #junctionTO seems to be the place to go for design (told you so) xo http://t.co/y0OcG7Z
about 11 hours ago
Retweeted by mjolkshop+ wisedaughters

@smashca: Show Off in the Juction: Call for designers: bit.ly/qvBlxW #junctionTO
16 hours ago via TweetDeck
Retweeted by ModernToronto

junctionTO folks: A public list Curated by SMASH

Junction Community Meet and Greet at Annette Street Library, September 10

2011-08-04T21:23:00.005-04:00

Junction Community Meet and Greet
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 1-4 pm
@ Annette Street Library, 145 Annette Street
Credit: torontopubliclibrary.ca

Junction Community Meet and Greet

When: Saturday, September 10, 2011, 1-4 pm
Where: Annette Street Library
Location: 145 Annette Street Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
Closest major intersection: Keele and Annette Streets

Call for Participation at the Junction Community Meet and Greet

Hello Junction Community,

As you probably know, the Junction Arts Festival has been cancelled this year.

I had arranged to have a Toronto Public Library tent and have decided to keep that reservation. I am planning to have a "community meet and greet" that day here on the Annette Street Library lawn from 1 - 4 pm the day the Festival would have been, Saturday September 10.

We will have some activities for children and promote the programs happening at Annette Street and further afield in the Toronto Public Library. I welcome you to join us to promote your community activism / group / activities.

The West Toronto Junction Historical Society is planning to put up their tent as well.

I am very open to other ideas for the day.

I hope you'll consider joining us for some or all of the time; please let me know if you would like to attend and if you would like to do any kind of presentation/program.

Thanks very much,

Pam Mountain
Branch Head
Annette Street Library
Phone 416-393-7521
Fax 416-393-7412
pmountain@torontopubliclibrary.ca

Toronto Public Library Annette Branch Hosts a Community "Meet and Greet"
Saturday September 10, 2011; 1 - 4 p.m.
Kid's activities, local history, a local fire truck, comedy, and more!
Find out what's going on at the library and in the community.
Annette Street Branch: 145 Annette St., Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
Credit: torontopubliclibrary.ca

Toronto Is Trending! And Junction Is Trending Too!

2011-08-03T18:40:00.006-04:00

Screenshot: Toronto Is Trending.
#JunctionTO on Google city view interactive map
Credit: seetorontonow.com
The official website of Tourism Toronto

A new social media site Toronto Is Trending pulls info from Twitter, Foursquare and blogs, plus deals on great tickets, restaurants and hotel packages.

If you want to contribute tweeting use the hashtag #torontotrending or checking in on Foursquare.

The West Toronto Junction Twitter hashtag is the #JunctionTO. See what's trending now in the #junctionto:

@MargretBar Margret OnDundas
#Margrethour dares you!! #torontotrending #junctionTO yfrog.com/h8mchwavj

1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
Retweeted by junctionTO

some of the reaction on the web:

Screenshot: paper.li: The #JunctionTO Daily
Toronto Is Trending! And Junction Is Trending Too!
Credit: parer.li + High_Park_Web

@High_Park_Web
Toronto Is Trending! And Junction Is Trending Too!: Screenshot: Toronto Is Trending. #JunctionTO on Google city view http://bit.ly/nFOu1s
about 15 hours ago

Toronto.MEME.ca
Toronto Neighbourhood News and Buzz Aggregator
by dailypixel.ca - Canadian online media network

A Wonderful Day at The Junction Farm Fest

2011-07-26T10:11:00.013-04:00

Photo-Collage: Junction's 1st Annual Farm Fest
Where city meets farm July 23, 11-5
2011 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

Helping with urban bees at the train platform in the at Dundas W. and Pacific tomorrow 2-5 pm, Junction Farm Fest. I will have Rococo Brocades
@karabogazgol

I had such a wonderful day at The Junction Farm Fest, helping with the Toronto Bee Co-Op at the train platform with a wonderful gentleman called Oliver. My favorite honey was the blueberry / raspberry blossom and the buckwheat honey was delicious as well.

It was a happy day offering people samples of raw honey, raspberry honey, cinnamon honey, wildflower honey and Royal Jelly as well as hand creams, candles and bee venom cream for arthritis. Hearing about the sacred bee and being asked if I will help out with the booth at The Whole Life Expo on November 26th.

I did a quick tour of the Mavety Street section and saw Janis taking rustic Kaleidoscope photos with chickens and bales of straw and great hats to choose from. I saw sheep and goats as well as chickens and bees.

Ice cream at the platform was heaven, a wonderful lady appeared with a spoonful for me to try. I can truly say I had the time of my life today. It really was fun and the music was fabulous. The whole thing was so well organized and I love my little piece of wood name tag and the ornate beeswax egg candle I treated myself to as a souvenir of the day, to bring me fond memories in the future.

Cara Reeves
@karabogazgol

links:
junctionfarmfest.wordpress.com: Thank You!!!
"We would like to thank all our amazing volunteers, sponsors, community supporters and participants for making Junction Farm Fest a HUGE SUCCESS!

Feel free to view our Photo Gallery."
Posted by Junction Farm Fest

twitter’s link to the article: http://t.co/ltmsbc7

No Junction Arts Festival in 2011?

2011-07-22T10:30:00.004-04:00

Screenshot: Junction Arts Festival Cancelled for this year
by Lisa Rainford, Inside Toronto, July 21, 2011
Credit: insidetoronto.com/news

Here is an article by Lisa Rainford that one of Toronto’s hugely popular annual Junction Arts Festival, which attracted over 200,000 visitors to the culturally vibrant historic area, will not happen in 2011.

Junction Arts Festival cancelled for this year

After almost 20 years of bringing visual arts, theatre, dance and comedy to Dundas Street West, the Junction Arts Festival will not take place this year....

http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/1046557

links:
junctionra.ca: 2011 Junction Arts Festival Cancelled!
By admin, on July 22nd, 2011

insideTORONTO.com: Junction Arts Festival cancelled for this year
By Lisa Rainford July 21, 2011

junctionartsfest.com: Junction Arts Fest - 2011 greater Junction (Toronto) Arts Festival There will be no festival in 2011 see information below

Latest News about the Junction Arts Festival 2011:
Sadly, the Junction Arts Festival will not be happening this year due to difficult challenges and obstacles created by the certain unworkable situations and Associations. . .
posted July 18th 2011

Enjoy Your Summer in the Junction: Farm Fest, Design Crawl, Outdoor Cinema and More

2011-07-15T22:11:00.012-04:00

Poster: Abracadabra @ Margret
Credit: Margret Bar / Lounge for the Junction

Tonight, Friday, July 15 at 10 pm
Abracadabra
A Pact with Rock: A rock n’ roll party bringing you between rock and a hard place.
at Margret
2952 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON

Flamenco @ La Revolucion Restaurant
Credit: La Revolución

Tomorrow, Saturday, July 16 at 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Flamenco Evening
at La Revolucion Restaurant
2848 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON

Get ready for a night of first class flamenco entertainment at the Junction's own Mexican cantina, La Revolucion! Enjoy a candlelit dinner while watching traditional live music and a live Flamenco dancer! Once you get in the mood, try a few steps of your own as Carla, our beautiful dancer, will be giving some lessons after she's done her show:)

Poster: Junction's First Annual Farm Fest
Where city meets farm
July 23, 11 - 5
Credit: junctionfarmfest.wordpress.com

Junction Farm Fest is next Saturday, July 23, 11 am - 5 pm

The 1st Annual Junction Farm Fest
Saturday, July 23, from 11 am to 5 pm

The event will be held at two locations.

Toronto Police Service, 11 Division (209 Mavety St.): sustainably raised farm animals including a cow/calf, sheep, lambs, goats and chickens.

Junction Train Platform (2954 Dundas Street West): Hands on activities including pollination, beekeeping sponsored by Food Share, urban gardening sponsored by the Stop, vermiculture and more!

A children’s educational event that focuses on local, sustainable agricultural production.

Meet and interact with local Ontario farmers and their animals.

Hands on activities, demonstrations, food samples and more!

Everyone welcome!!!

follow @farmfestTO

Junction Farm Fest + Junction Design Crawl
Credit: Junction Farm Fest + Junction Design Crawl

Be Guided by the Lights at the Junction Design Crawl
Friday, August 5, from 7 to 11 o'clock in the evening

the Junction Design Crawl
A night of special events for your pleasure
hosted by your favourite shops

in association with
Russet @ Empire: Purveyor of Fine Goods from this Great Nation and Abroad
Opticianado: independent optical boutique
SMASH: design store / art gallery
Mjölk: Scandinavian & Japanese Design
Mrs. Huizenga: A Vintage Mecca
Phillipa C Photography: People. Spontaneity. Love!

and other fine establishments

All businesses who are participating on the evening will have white lights strung up outside of their shops, making it easy to navigate the evening.

Be guided by the lights on Friday August 5th at the Junction Design Crawl from Keele Street and Dundas Street West to Pacific Avenue in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto!

Narwhal Art Projects: Storefront Installation
Disjunctions at Mrs Huizenga
Optics + Vision: Eyewear Design at Opticianado
Paper Moon Portrait Booth at R&E
Mjölk Pylsur
Everything You Need to Know About Forever Interiors
Official After Party at Margret on Dundas

For details: junctiondesigncrawl.com

+ Outdoor Cinema in the Junction on Thursdays and more...

Enjoy your summer in the #JunctionTO!

Outdoor Cinema in the Junction: It's Time for Another Movie Night!

2011-07-14T20:11:00.003-04:00

Photo: A Busy Summer in the Junction
2011 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

The Junction BIA invites you and your family to the

OUTDOOR CINEMA IN THE JUNCTION

Watch the stars - Under the Stars

Free outdoor movies

When: At dusk on Thursday July 14, 21, 28 and August 4, 2011

Where: at the Junction Train Platform
2960 Dundas Street West
Dundas Street West and Pacific Avenue

The best in Classic Cinema
July 14 - Rain (1932)- Redemption on a Hawaiian Isle.
July 21 - Murder, My Sweet (1944) A private eye, a pretty crook, bribery, perjury and theft.
July 28 - King Kong (1933) A giant gorilla and a good looking gal.
August 4 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) Master Sleuth, archenemy, crime of the century.

Enjoy a night out with friends or a special someone. Try the delicious cuisine at one of our fabulous restaurants and end the evening with a free viewing of classic film.

All films will be presented on 16 mm and will all be preceded by an assortment of shorts, cartoons and musical numbers.

Sponsored by the Junction BIA

Megobrebi Performs with Songs from the East at Music Mondays on July 4

2011-06-22T16:42:00.005-04:00

Poster: Music Mondays 2011 Season
Megobrebi Women’s Ensemble
A Programme of Songs From the East
Monday, July 4th, 12:15 pm
Church of the Holy Trinity
Credit: megobrebi

Music Mondays 2011
20 Anniversary Season
A lunchtime summer concert series at
The Church of the Holy Trinity
10 Trinity Square Toronto, ON M5G 1B1
Telephone: (416) 598-4521 x 304
info@musicmondays.ca
www.musicmondays.ca

Megobrebi
Women’s Ensemble
Presents:

A Programme of Songs From the East
Eastern Europe, Republic of Georgia, Russia and the Balkans

Monday, July 4th, 12:15 pm
Church of the Holy Trinity
Trinity Square, west of the Eaton Centre
As part of Music Mondays series
Admission: $5 or pay-what-you-can

Women's ensemble, Megobrebi, will take part in the "Music Mondays" series at the Church of the Holy Trinity on July 4th.

Megobrebi will be singing both folk and composed music from Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, as well as Finland and Russia, all of which are rich in musical tradition.

Please take a look at the brochure of the Music Mondays 2011 concert series, as there are many more wonderful groups performing every Monday throughout the summer.

Plus, special “after work” concert
to celebrate Music Mondays 20th Season
July 4, 5:15 p.m.
William Aide, piano

Liszt B minor Sonata, poems from his new book, "Pieces in My Hands" on this piece;
Liszt concert etudes: Un sospiro and La leggierezza

About Music Mondays 2011 Season
Music Mondays offers a glorious spectrum of musicians from Toronto and all around the world with a wide range of cultural traditions and musical genres.

All concerts start at 12:15 pm and take place at the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Trinity Square (beside the Eaton Centre)
Suggested donation: $5 or more
For more information, contact 416-598-4521 ext: 304

Luminato Festival June 10 - 19: Ten Days of Free Creativity

2011-06-09T22:35:00.003-04:00

Screenshot: Free Creativity: Luminato Free Event Preview
For 10 extraordinary days in June, Toronto's stages, streets and public spaces are illuminated.
Luminato June 10 - 19, 2011: View all free Festival events
Credit: @Luminato

Luminato 2011 celebrates 10 days and nights of free creativity. There are just some events from the category: Check this out, Not to be missed!

June 10-19 / 12:00 PM
Lunchtime Conversations (daily series)

Chapters John & Richmond
142 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 2E4

Gain enlightening insights into Luminato events, direct from the artists themselves during each of this series' Conversations (held daily at 12:00 PM).
June 10: Festival Overview
Join Luminato Artistic Director Chris Lorway and other members of the programming team for an inside look at the 2011 Festival: how it came together and what threads and connections can be traced in the program as a whole.

June 10 / 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
National Bank First Night @ The Festival Stage
The Joel Plaskett Emergency w/Beast

David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

Celebrate the opening of Luminato 2011 at a free outdoor concert featuring stellar performers from Canada's indie-rock scene: The Joel Plaskett Emergency & Beast.
Hosted by Anne-Marie Mediwake and Dwight Drummond, co-hosts of CBC News Toronto.

Jun. 12 / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Homayun Sakhi w/Alim Qasimov Ensemble (Sunday Afternoon @ The Festival Stage)

David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

A free celebration of music from the Middle East and around the world.
Hosted by the Nana Aba Duncan, producer of CBC Radio One 99's Big City, Small World.

June 17 / 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang w/The Belle Brigade (Friday @ The Festival Stage)
[367 likes]
David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

Don’t miss rare chance to see "the best singer of her generation" for free, as k.d. lang comes to Luminato for the Canadian launch of her latest North American tour. With special guests The Belle Brigade.
Hosted by the CBC's Denise Donlon.

Saturday, June 18 / 12 - 9:00 PM
Sunday, June 19 / 12 - 6:00 PM
President's Choice® 1000 Tastes of Toronto™

John Street (between Adelaide Street West and Wellington Street West)
100, rue John, Toronto, ON M5H 1Y2

Treat your taste buds to a trip around the world, with gourmet street food prepared by some of the city's leading restaurateurs. Free to attend. All food items $5 each.

I spotted the Delight Chocolate as one of the participants in this year's event. Also Poutini’s House of Poutine will be on Stage at 5:00 pm on Saturday. Their 2nd Anniversary [gluten-free] poutine party with 2-for-1 special is on on June 12th from noon-9pm! Om nom nom nom!

June 19 / 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Nitin Sawhney w/ Tasa (Sunday @ The Festival Stage)

David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

Join Nitin Sawhney and friends for Luminato's spectacular free closing day concert: a modern take on east meets west.
Hosted by Zaib Shaikh, actor, writer, and director known for his role as Amaar Rashid on CBC's Little Mosque on the Prairie.

And much, much more about Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity: http://www.luminato.com/ + @luminato (I'm a Luminatic) + facebook: Luminato Festival + youtube: LuminatoEvents's Channel

Junction "Local News" and Other Events @ Annette PL

2011-06-01T13:57:00.005-04:00

Posters: Annette Street Public Library Author Readings in June 2011
Glen Downie "Local News" and Terry Fallis "The Best Laid Plans"
Credit: torontopubliclibrary.ca

Glen Downie reading from his new book "Local News"

Mon Jun 06, 2011
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

City of Toronto and One Book Award winner, Glen Downie reads from his new book "Local News". Set in the Junction, this prose collection is full of local flavour.

Local author Glen Downie, who is a previous winner of Toronto Public Library's One Book and also the City of Toronto Book Award for his book Loyalty Management, will be here Monday June 6, 7pm to speak and read from his new book Local News. This collection is set in The Junction and you will recognize many of the places he writes about.

Author reading from award-winning novelist Terry Fallis - "The Best Laid Plans"

Mon Jun 13, 2011
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Novelist Terry Fallis won the Stephen Leacock medal for humour in 2008 for his novel "The Best Laid Plans". In February 2011, this book won the Canada Reads Book Award as an essential Canadian book. Come meet Terry and hear about his path to publication and his humorous books, including his new book "The High Road".

There is also a Medicine Wheel teaching, special programs for Seniors, and a 2-part Personal Finance workshop.

Check out your local library!

Opening of the Four Villages New Dundas Site: May 31

2011-05-30T21:08:00.004-04:00

Poster: Official Opening of The Four Villages
Community Health Centre's new Dundas Site
3446 Dundas Street West, Toronto, May 31, 2011
Credit: www.4villageschc.ca

You’re invited!

Join The Four Villages Community Health Centre
in celebrating the Official Opening of our new Dundas Site
and 20 years of service in the neighbourhood!

When: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Time: 4:00 - 6:30 pm

The Four Villages Community
Health Centre - Dundas Site
3446 Dundas Street West, Unit 2, Toronto, ON M6S 2S1

Light refreshments will be served.

Special guests:
The Honourable Deb Matthews,
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Angela Ferrante,
Board Chair, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network
Adrianna Tetley,
Executive Director, Association of Ontario Health Centres

Everyone is welcome!

links:
The Junction Residents Association: The Four Villages Community Heath Centre – Official Opening May 31, 2011
By admin, on May 16th, 2011

The Four Villages Website: Working Together for Whole Health

The Four Villages Community Health Centre: The Journeys to Health Digital Storytelling Project
The project is a part of Ontario Arts Council (OAC)’s new initiative supporting artist residencies within health care settings to connect wellness and creativity.

CONTACT Photography in the Junction Photos

2011-05-11T23:30:00.003-04:00

Collage: Contact Photography in the Junction
2011 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

flickr: CONTACT 2011 Photography in the Junction: Figure + Ground

Opening Night Gala & Film Screening

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Function in the Junction Photos

2011-04-26T20:57:00.009-04:00

Photo-Collage: Function in the Junction II
2011 @ artjunction + flickr

Fundraiser was a great success! Here are a few photos from the event, please take a look at the flickr's slideshow of the Function in the Junction II.

Plus, click to read a feature article on the Inside Toronto.com website - Function in the Junction nets nearly $12K: Funds to help people with severe burns by Lisa Rainford.

Screenshot: Inside Toronto Article:
Function in the Junction nets nearly $12K
Photo/GRAHAM PAINE.

Award-winning Documentary Vodka Factory at Toronto's Hot Docs

2011-04-22T20:18:00.006-04:00

Poster: Vodka Factory by Jerzy Sladkowski, Hysteria Film AB, Sweden, 2010
A co-presentation of KinoArt Festival and Hot Docs
Canadian International Documentary Festival, 28 Apr - 8 May 2011, Toronto
Photography by Wojciech Staron
Credit: hotdocs.ca + hysteriafilm.se + kinoartfestival.com

Please mark your calendar for the next two weeks: April 28 - May 8, 2011. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest documentary festival, conference, and market, presenting over 200 films from more than 43 countries and welcoming hundreds of international filmmakers and industry delegates to Toronto for its 18th annual edition from April 28 to May 8, 2011.

This year the Hot Docs teams up with local festivals and organizations to present select screenings of award-winners from film festivals around the globe. One of those high profile special presentations include a Swedish documentary Vodka Factory, which won the grand prize - the Golden Dove Award at the DOK Leipzig festival and Grand Jury Special Mention at the One World Documentary Film Festival.

Special Presentations: The North American Premiere

Vodka Factory

Director: Jerzy Sladkowski
Produced by: Hysteria Film AB
Sweden, 2010, 90 min
Language: Russian with English subtitles

Fantasies of big-city stardom cushion a single mother labouring on an assembly line from the brutal banalities of life in Russia’s backwoods in this award-winning, intimately filmed story of the high price of dreams.

Director's Biography
Jerzy Sladkowski, born in Poland, studied film and TV at the School of Journalism in Warsaw and worked for TVP in Poland before immigrating to Sweden in 1982. He has produced and directed over 40 films, mostly documentaries for television.

Screenings:
Wed, May 4 6:30 PM
TIFF Bell Lightbox 2

Thu, May 5 11:00 AM
The ROM Theatre

Sun, May 8 6:15 PM
Innis Town Hall

“I’m a silly person, but sensitive too,” declares Valya, the 22-year-old single mother who works in a local vodka factory and lives with her mother in the backwoods Russian town of Zhigulyovsk. There’s no future here: there’s nothing to do but drink and all the men are deadbeats. Ambivalent about caring for her son, the comely, heavily mascaraed Valya escapes the brutal banality of her reality by dreaming of becoming an actress in Moscow. But in realizing her dream, she would not only be abandoning her son, she’d be destroying her mother’s: Fifty-year-old Tatiana finally has a chance at love when an old flame re-enters her life. Filmed like fiction and imbued with the gorgeous melancholy of crushed dreams, award-winning Vodka Factory is a stunningly intimate reflection on the price of dreams.

Gisèle Gordon

Subjects : Women & Women's Issues, Families & Family Relationships, Labour & Working People, Russian Culture & Issues

Co-presented with KinoArt Festival.

Hot Docs documentary Box Office
131 Bloor Street West ***New Location****
(p) 416-637-5150
(e) boxoffice@hotdocs.ca

Hot Docs 2011 Trailers: VODKA FACTORY
4 min - 15 Mar 2011 - Uploaded by HotDocsFest

Maybe you could be interested in some other documentaries, please check it out at hotdocs.ca.

The Naked of Saint Petersburg
22 minutes | Denmark | Language: (Subtitled) Russian | North American Premiere
Director: Ada Bligaard Søby
International Spectrum

Bobby Fischer against the World
93 minutes | USA | Language: English | International Premiere |
Director: Liz Garbus
Special Presentations

Family Portrait in Black and White
99 minutes | Canada | Language: (Subtitled) Russian Ukrainian English | Canadian Premiere | Rating: PG
Director(s)
Julia Ivanova
Canadian Spectrum

Pit No. 8
95 minutes | Estonia | Language: (Subtitled) Russian | Canadian Premiere
Director: Marianna Kaat
Workers of the World!

After the Apocalypse
65 minutes | UK | Language: (Subtitled) Kazakh Russian | International Premiere
Director: Antony Butts
World Showcase

The Block
75 minutes | Germany | Language: (Subtitled) German
Directors: Stefan Kolbe, Chris Wright
Ripping Reality

Our Newspaper
58 minutes | Netherlands | Language: (Subtitled) Russian | Canadian Premiere | Rating: PG
Director: Eline Flipse
International Spectrum

Please mark your calendar and get ready for the best showcase of documentary films in Toronto this year!

Note: Free tickets for all screenings before 6 p.m. are available for seniors (60+) and students with valid photo I.D. at the venue box offices on the day of the screening (subject to availability).

links:
Toronto Film Scene: Festivals: Hot Docs 2011 is just around the corner!
By Pam Fossen, March 15, 2011

torontovka.com: VODKA FACTORY - Documentary

swedenabroad.com: 28 Apr - 8 May 2011: 7 Swedish Documentaries at HotDocs Film Festival in Toronto

10th docpoint: Helsinki Documentary Film Festival: Vodka Factory

10th docpoint: Jerzy Sladkowski, Vodka Factory @ Kinopalatsi
By Mikko Kauppinen, 01 February 2011

HubPages.com: Vodka Drinks: The Best Vodka Cocktails and Mixed Drinks
...Vodka As Culture

Vodka has definitely made it's impact on culture. It seems like every college musician has at least one song on the subject. There are both rock groups and songs named "Vodka" while searches online for "Vodka Factory" turn up an award winning documentary as well as a very popular viral video of a forklift driver going nuts and taking down an entire factory with the forklift (possibly under the influence of said vodka). ...
By Jerry G2

pedsovet.org: "Водочный завод"
Человек как воспитатель и воспитуемый
Психология и другие науки о человеке на службе педагогике
версия для печати 26.03.2011

Toronto: Easter Traditions Around the World

2011-04-16T18:39:00.005-04:00

Collage: Poster Easter Around the World
Sunday, April 17th, 2011, Toronto City Hall
Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto
Credit: www.cfactoronto.com

The Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto presents

Easter Around the World

When: Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Time: 12 - 5pm
Where: Toronto City Hall Rotunda (inside)
Location: 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N1
(North-west corner of Queen Street West and Bay Street)

Admission: Free

Join the Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto for the 46th annual "Easter Around the World" celebrations.
Experience and see how 15 different countries and communities celebrate Easter and their traditions.
See live egg painting demonstrations.
Buy foods and gifts from around the world.

For more info call: 416-368-8743
or go to: www.cfactoronto.com

It's a wonderful event and an excellent opportunity for children and families to learn about how different cultures celebrate Easter.

Happy Easter!

links:
Toronto.com Restaurants Word of Mouth: Experiencing Easter around the world
by Sheryl Kirby, March 25, 2011

Just Food Now: Information, Recipes, Religious Feasts: Easter Around The World
by J @ JFN, March 30, 2010

CONTACT 2011 Photography in the Junction: Figure & Ground

2011-04-14T23:33:00.005-04:00

Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival: Figure & Ground
Photography in the Junction, May 1 - 31, 2011, 21 Venues / 26 Artists
Opening Night Gala & Film Screening: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Photo: Brahmin, Varanasi by Rina Singh
Credit: scotiabankcontactphoto.com + junctionbia.com

Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival & the Junction BIA

Photography in the Junction

May 1 - 31, 2011
21 Venues / 26 Artists

Enjoy the work of 26 photographers in 21 locations along Dundas Street West from Quebec Avenue to Keele Street.

Opening Night Gala & Film Screening
Saturday, May 7, 2010

Opening Night Receptions: All Venues

Time: 6 - 9 pm

Location: Dundas Street West
[between Keele Street & Quebec Avenue]

Outdoor Film Screening:
The Many Faces of Arnaud Maggs
Directed & Produced by Annette Mangaard
Arnaud Maggs and Darcy Killeen, Executive Director of CONTACT will provide opening remarks.

Time: 9:30 pm

Location: on Pacific Avenue north of Dundas Street West

For more information contact:
The Junction BIA
416-767-9068
JunctionBIA2010@gmail.com
www.junctionbia.com

Facebook: CONTACT-Photography-Festival
Flickr: contactphotofestival
Twitter: @contactphoto
#contact2011
#junctionto

links:
The CONTACT 2011 Calendar Saturday, May 7

The CONTACT 2011 Exhibits + Photographers + Venues in the Junction

Bravo! Canada Photography Month

YouTube: The Many Faces of Arnaud Maggs
Uploaded by AnnetteM2010 on Mar 17, 2010

This documentary examines the life and work of Montreal-born Arnaud Maggs, an artist who gave up a successful commercial career to become a portrait photographer. Maggs has captured such Canadian notables as Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton and Karen Kain with his lens.

Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction: Discussing the idea of Heritage Conservation Districts

2011-04-13T15:45:00.006-04:00

Poster: Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 3049 Dundas Street West
Photo: 204 High Park (northwest corner of High Park & Humberside)
by photographer, John Huzil, 1995
Credit: JunctionRA.ca + WTJHS.ca

The Junction Residents Association and the West Toronto Junction Historical Society present

Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction

When: Monday, April 18, 2011
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: West Toronto Baptist Church
Location: 3049 Dundas Street West, The Junction, Toronto, ON M6P 1Z7

Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction, Monday, April 18th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Architect Catherine Nasmith and Ward 13 Councillor Sarah Doucette have been invited to discuss the idea of Heritage Conservation Districts.

There has been a great deal of interest expressed locally in establishing a Heritage Conservation District in the Junction, and public discussion of the idea will follow.

The presentation is at the West Toronto Baptist Church, 3049 Dundas Street West, refreshments will be provided.

Presented by the Junction Residents Association and the West Toronto Junction Historical Society.

The JRA is streaming this and all of their meetings live on their website, http://junctionra.ca/jra-tv/ for anyone who can't make the meeting.

links:
Junction Triangle: The Junction Residents Association: Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction, Monday, April 18th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

meetup.com: Junction Toronto: Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction

Junction Toronto: Uniting West Toronto Junction residents, non-profit organizations and businesses: "Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction" presented by JRA & WTJHS

Junctioneer: Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction, Monday, April 18th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Junction Parents: "Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction" presented by the JRA & WTJHS

toronto craigslist: events: Preserving Built Heritage in the Junction (3049 Dundas Street West, Toronto)

insidetoronto: events: Meeting on Heritage Conservation in the Junction

People That Matter: Jane Jacobs Prize Recipient: Catherine Nasmith
Protecting buildings, neighbourhoods and streetscapes: Jane Jacobs Prize Ceremony September 14, 2010

Heritage Toronto: a charitable organization that works with the citizens of Toronto to advocate for, preserve, and promote a greater appreciation for our city's rich heritage.

City of Toronto: Heritage conservation districts: Policies and Terms of Reference for Designating Heritage Conservation Districts (HCD) in Toronto

Yuri Gagarin, the First Man in Space - Tuesday, April 12, 1961

2011-04-11T21:50:00.010-04:00

Yury Gagarin, the First Cosmonaut in the World:
A part of a painting from the Kennedy Space Center
The Dreamers, Doers, and Heroes: A Collective Portrait
from flickr.com

On April 12, 2011, Russia and the world will mark the 50th anniversary of the historic flight of Yury Gagarin, the first cosmonaut in the world. Around the world, it is celebrated as Yuri's Night and celebrated with parties. An annual International Day of Human Space Flight was declared by the General Assembly to be celebrated on 12 April, the date of the first manned space flight in 1961.

An Attic Room Production in association with Yuri's Night and YuriGagarin50 have partnered with YouTube to share First Orbit in a special global streaming event on the 12th April.

first orbit: a free film to download & share
created to celebrate the first 50 years of human spaceflight

First Orbit - Trailer I
"On 12th April 2011 it will be 50 years to the day since Yuri Gagarin climbed into his space ship and was launched into space. It took him just 108 minutes to orbit Earth and he returned as the World's very first space man.
To mark this historic flight we have teamed up with the astronauts on board the International Space Station to film a new view of what Yuri would have seen as he travelled around the planet.
Weaving these new views together with historic voice recordings from Yuri's flight and an original score by composer Philip Sheppard, we have created a spellbinding film to share with people around the World on this historic anniversary.
We have partnered with YouTube to host a special global premiere of the film on the 12th April."

Uploaded by firstorbit on Mar 9, 2011

Have a great Cosmonautics Day!

@firstorbit

#Gagarin

links:
680news.com: Canada joins global party to celebrate 50th anniversary of Gagarin space flight
"...Canada entered the space age when the Alouette-1 scientific satellite was launched on Sept. 29, 1962.
With that launch, Canada became the third nation after the Russian and American superpowers to design and build its own artificial Earth satellite."
by Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press Apr 07, 2011 15:16:43 PM

cbc.ca: Technology & Science: Manned space flight's 50th anniversary
CBC News Apr 12, 2011 5:04 AM ET

artjunction: Toronto International Sputnik Day 2007 Celebration

Machari: Celebrate Spring with a Concert of Georgian Folk Song

2011-03-28T23:11:00.007-04:00

Poster: Machari Concert April 2, 2011
The Heliconian Hall, Toronto
Credit: Machari

"Toronto is a great place to be to learn about the world …"
Enhee

Dear friends of Machari,

This Saturday we are celebrating spring and our first CD Machari 2010 with a concert of Georgian folk song.

Please join us
for great music and a toast to spring, on

April 2, 7:30 pm
at the Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, ON
(1 block noth of Yorkville Ave)

for tickets and information phone 416-703-4975
$15 at the door

Our recently released CD Machari 2010 will be available for sale.

For information on Machari, visit www.machari.ca

Come celebrate Spring with Machari.

Machari is a ten-member ensemble of Canadian men and women taken with the folk music of the Republic of Georgia. Machari, meaning "new wine" in the Georgian language, is a word that evokes fruitfulness, fermentation and blending, a metaphorical reference to the fomentation of new ideas.

links:
Megobrebi Means Friends: Torontonian Georgian Singing Groups Performance
Music from Caucasus and Balkans: Friendship and Wine

Enterprise Toronto Small Business Arts Forum 2011 "Get Discovered!" March 29

2011-03-15T22:40:00.004-04:00

Brochure: Small Business Arts Forum 2011 "Get Discovered!" [pdf]
Credit: Enterprise Toronto

Enterprise Toronto Small Business Arts Forum 2011 "Get Discovered!"

March 29, 2011
From 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
North York Civic Centre, Lower Level
Council Chambers, CR# 1-4

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Keynote Presentation: "Business of Art"

Presented by:
Jeff Melanson, Executive Director, Co-CEO
Canada's National Ballet School

The Small Business Arts Forum is a City of Toronto, Economic Development & Culture initiative, organized in bringing together an inspiring and informative day to help artists "Get Discovered!"
We hope you find this day informative and useful.

Does one have to sacrifice art or creativity in order to be businesslike? No! In fact, marketing yourself in a business like fashion will help you to get discovered, ensure that word spreads systematically, build your reputation and enable you to continue delivering the art you believe in.

The Forum will include an inspiring morning panel discussion where industry veterans will share their own creative journeys and let you know how they spot talent, along with the afternoon seminar series presented by some of the leading edge artists and professionals in our City. Check out the links below for further details!

Small Business Arts Forum 2011 Resource Links:
1. Art Associations
2. Business of Art
3. Taxes
4. Intellectual Property Laws
5. Contracts
6. Government Art Links
• National
• Provincial
7. On-line Art Links
8. Other

Credit: The Small Business Arts Forum 2011 "GET DISCOVERED!"

Junction Residents Association's Fundraiser Function in the Junction: April 9

2011-03-12T22:15:00.005-05:00

Poster: JRA's Fundraiser Function in the Junction
All proceeds will be used to establish a fund to assist people recovering from burn injuries
Saturday, April, 9 2011 @ West Toronto Masonic Temple
Poster design by Mark@MasterEnglish.ca
Printed by vj@dundasmarketing.ca
Credit: JunctionRA.ca

The Junction Residents Association
proudly presents

Annual Fundraiser

FUNCTION in the JUNCTION II

All proceeds will be used to establish a fund to assist people recovering from burn injuries

When: Saturday, April, 9th, 2011

Where: West Toronto Masonic Temple

Location: 151 Annette Street, Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
(next to the Library)

Tickets: $40

Sold in advance only from our sponsors:
Agora Café (3015 Dundas St.W) & Latitude 44 (2900 Dundas St.W)

featuring a delectable 3-course dinner
(local food from local restaurants)
served from 6 pm till 8 pm

LOCAL LIVE MUSIC
till 1 am

Silent auction & door prizes!
Cash Bar

On April 9, 2011 the Junction Residents Association will be holding it’s annual fundraiser “Function in the Junction” at the West Toronto Masonic Temple located at 151 Annette Street in Toronto.

This year all monies raised will be used to establish a special fund for burn survivors who are in need of custom made pressure garments but do not have the financial means to acquire them.

These specialized garments are crucial in allowing the skin to recover. Even though there are agencies that help patients in financial need, not everyone is eligible. These are the people that the fund would help in their extreme time of need. With the help of Roberta Harris at the Recovery Garment Centre at 16 Heintzman St. we have set up a special needs funding protocol and portions of the funding will go to different patients on a case by case basis.

Tickets are available from our sponsors Agora Cafe (3015 Dundas St.W) and Latitude 44 (2900 Dundas St.W) at a cost of $40.00. This includes a 3 course meal (you choose from a menu provided by local restaurants when you purchase your ticket) that will be served from 6 pm - 8 pm.

Doors will be open to the public after 8 pm, no cover charge. There will be local live entertainment featuring the McDales. A silent auction will take place all evening and there will be a cash bar.

Tickets for last year's event sold out quickly and it looks like this year's event will as well!

For more information, please visit www.junctionra.ca or contact info@junctionra.ca.

It’s your Junction, It’s our Junction

links:
Junction Residents Association: Function in the Junction on Sat., April 9
Buy your dinner tickets soon — they’re going fast.

Victoria Lodge - Masonic Lodge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Agora: The best teas, coffees and food that The Junction has to offer. Free Wi-Fi to all our customers.

Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Décor: Dedicated to art in all its traditional disciplines as well as its current edge slicing mediums and are mandated to showcasing, supporting and preserving the work of Canadian artists.

Art Inspired by Nature in High Park: Artists Talk March 13

2011-03-11T19:11:00.008-05:00

Screenshot: High Park Volunteer Stewardship Program
Artists Inspired by High Park Talk on Sunday, March 13, 2011
Credit: www.highparknature.org

Artists Inspired by High Park

Sunday, March 13, 2011
10:30am to 1:30pm
Howard Park Tennis Club,
430 Parkside Drive (S. of Bloor from Keele)

FREE

High Park Volunteer Stewardship Program winter lecture series presents: "Artists Inspired by High Park" talk on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 10:30 - 1:30.

Six artists - three writers (novelist, poet and climate change author) and 3 visual artists (art books, photographer and painter) reflect on how they have been inspired by High Park nature in their artistic endeavours, subject matter, and as a place to create. After all the artists present and talk about their work, there will be a short lunch break followed by a panel discussion.

Because of the number of speakers, this session will be longer than usual. Although refreshments will be provided, it is recommended that audience members bring their own lunch if they wish.

For more information, visit www.highparknature.org or contact stewards@highparknature.org.

links:
High Park Nature: Volunteer Opportunities / Volunteer Stewardship Program
Facebook: High Park Stewards

Join the Discussion on Artistic Excellence in Community-Engaged Arts: March 17

2011-03-04T23:01:00.005-05:00

Poster: Artistic Excellence and Community-Engaged Arts
5005 Dundas Street West, March 17, 2011, 1 - 3 pm
Image: Art Starts, Villaways:
Look Up, Live Large – a series of large-scale photo installations
mounted throughout the neighbourhood documenting young residents of Villaways.
Credit: Neighbourhood Arts Network

Please join the Neighbourhood Arts Network and MABELLEarts for a discussion on March 17th.

When it comes to community-engaged arts, what does 'artistic excellence' mean to you? How is the idea of artistic excellence relevant to the work you do? Join the conversation on Thursday, March 17!

Share your thoughts and hear from others who are active in the field, including folks from Jumblies Theatre, Whippersnapper Gallery, Ontario Arts Council, Asian Arts Freedom School, Art Starts, and more.

This is a great opportunity to meet other artists and cultural workers!

To register for this FREE event, please contact skye@torontoarts.org

Thursday, March 17 from 1-3pm at MABELLEarts: 5005 Dundas Street West in Etobicoke.

Details: Artistic Excellence in Community-Engaged Arts
Neighbourhood Arts Network

Capitalism and Culture in the Junction: There's More to Come

2011-03-02T09:42:00.003-05:00

Photo: "Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent"
Reflection in the Window of the Capitalism and Culture in the Junction Art Show
3109 Dundas Street West, #JunctionTO, February 3 – 13, 2011
2011 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

Hi Everyone,

I am taking a moment to write you all and give my deepest thanks to you for your participation in Capitalism and Culture in the Junction.

I am very heartened by the exhibit and all the workshops and interactions that took place in and around the space; it was truly an amazing time and I am still reeling from all the knowledge and feeling that was shared variously through the artworks on the wall, and our presence with each other.

For those of you who wish to continue the work of activating the public space in which we live together, there's more to come.

My warmest gratitude to all,

Kim Jackson
Capitalism and Culture in the Junction
exploring the reproduction of capitalist relations through cultural production

Looking for Beauty in Poverty: Rei Murakami New Photo Exhibition in the Junction

2011-02-11T23:19:00.004-05:00

Invitation: Rei Murakami "Looking for Beauty in Poverty"
Exhibition February 11, 2011 @ Chuck Akudu Gallery, The Junction, Toronto
2011 © Rei Murakami

Rei Murakami
Looking for Beauty in Poverty
Photo Exhibit

Opening Reception February 11 @ 7 pm.

Chuck Akudu Gallery
3035 Dundas Street West, Toronto

Chuck Akudu Gallery is featuring a Rei Murakami photography exhibition "Looking for Beauty in Poverty", photos from India. If you're looking for inspiration, it's definitely worth taking a peek at.

links:
Haruki Murakami

Takashi Murakami

Rei Murakami

brokeandliving.com: A Cold day in Toronto
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
"While running around trying to pull some stuff for an upcoming project, we ran into a few people trying to stay warm on this cold cold city ...
Our new favorite person Rei Murakami ... such an amazing person :) " read more >>>

Capitalism and Culture in the Junction Art Exhibit: February 3 – 13

2011-02-06T20:37:00.006-05:00

Poster: Capitalism & Culture in the Junction Exhibition
3109 Dundas Street West, #JunctionTO, February 3 – 13, 2011
Credit: capitalismandculture.wordpress.com

If you are in Toronto, check out an art show The Capitalism and Culture in The Junction at the 3109 Dundas West Gallery. The exhibition is open every day from February 3 till February 13 from 12 noon to 8 pm.

Capitalism and Culture in the Junction Exhibition

A community-based exhibition that blends works by Junction inhabitants and workers, some of whom identify as artists and some who do not – but all of whom have blunt questions about the state of the economy.

When: February 3 – 13th, 2011
Time: 12 pm - 8 pm
Venue: Gallery
Location: 3109 Dundas Street West, Toronto
<- Quebec Ave - Clendenan Ave ->

Artists: Mary Breen, Nancy Egan, Evangeline Transformation Project, Craig Flint, Mark Dallas, Nancy Halifax, Donna Husiak, Kim Jackson, Wren Jackson, Richard Joos, Voja Jurisic, Kelli Keily, Leslie Kern, Naomi Knaff and Raul C Andres, Trisha Leigh Lavoie, Ben Ng, Norman Perrin, Michael Ricks, I’m Sold, Lynda Solowinsky … and Junction community members at large.

With the recent economic "crash" the system of capitalism has come under increasing questioning by citizens. Artists and community members respond to life within capitalism: the contradictions and ethical problems it presents, it’s impact on us as individuals and groups, as well as what we think about it. As individuals who survive capitalism we generate knowledge about and against it, which is conveyed through a space we have created to explore the language of art.

Multimedia works are presented as in dialogue, to open up a public conversation about capitalism in the Junction where we share space.

The works span the mediums from photography, painting, sculpture, video, audio, installation, knitting and performance, and embrace themes of ecology, class, history, war, homelessness, hope, nurturing, friendship, recognition, language, humor … and so much more.

Schedule of events
Thursday, February 3
Opening Night, 6-9pm
Coffeehouse with Strobusphere: activated public space in the Junction (7pm)

Saturday, February 5, 7-10 pm
Artist Talk: Capitalism and Culture

Sunday, February 6, 2-5 pm
Evangeline’s Transformation Project: The” Quilt” project knitting circle

Wednesday, February 9, 7:30-9:30pm
The art of selling – a workshop for handmakers
With Mary Breen owner of Wise Daughters Craft Market

Thursday February 10, 7 – 9pm
Hanging by a Thread: Finding the Models for Strong Women in traditional tales
(children welcome, comprehension level is for ages 10 yrs and up.)

Friday, February 11, 8-10pm
Rates of Exchange: a night of video

Saturday, February 12, 1-4pm
Lets Face It: the resonance of communication

Sunday, February 13, 2-5pm
The Poetics of Social Change: a writing workshop with Nancy Halifax

Closing Party, 6-9 pm
Bring some food or beverage to share. Music by Craig Flint

Exhibit is sponsored by:
Wise Daughters Craft Market
Dundas Marketing & Printing
Cool Hand of a Girl Cafe

Check out the details of the Capitalist Relations and Cultural Production in the Junction Project
http://capitalismandculture.wordpress.com/

For more information, please contact Kim Jackson: lkj7@hotmail.com
http://capitalismandculture-kim.blogspot.com/
facebook: Kim Jackson

Shawn Micallef Talks about His New Book Stroll, February 3 at Junction Historical Society Meeting

2011-01-31T20:23:00.006-05:00

Collage: WTJHS Meeting Thursday, February 3, 2011
Shawn Micallef will talk about his book
Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto
Credit: wtjhs.ca + murmurtoronto.ca + thestar.com

West Toronto Junction Historical Society

Thursday February 3, 2011

8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

Shawn Micallef
will discuss his book
"Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto"
and will give an excerpt from on one of his 32 walks.

Shawn Micallef is a writer and urbanist with an abiding interest in all things Toronto. As senior editor of Spacing, columnist for Eye Weekly, and a co-founder of both the [murmur] project and the new Yonge Street online magazine, Shawn demonstrates an avante guarde perspective on life in Toronto. In Stroll, Micalleff takes us to well known spots such as the CN Tower, but also to overlooked treats and treasures of Toronto the Good.

Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto: Walk This Way for more Stroll goodies, including a special walks section and more maps!
By Shawn Micallef, Illustrated by Marlena Zuber
Details: Coach House Books

Where: Annette Street Public Library
Lower Level, Committee Room 1
145 Annette Street, Toronto, ON M6P 1P3
(One and a half blocks west of Keele)

West Toronto Junction Historical Society Schedule of Events
All meetings take place at the Annette Street Public Library, Committee Room 1, unless as otherwise noted.

Thursday March 3, 2011
7:30 p.m. Refreshments 7:50 p.m. Business Meeting
8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Bob Roden will take us on an architectural tour of the grand homes of the Hudson Valley and surrounding area

Thursday, April 7, 2011
7:30 p.m. Refreshments 7:50 p.m. Annual General Meeting
8:30 p.m. TBA.

Thursday, May 5, 2011
7:30 p.m. Refreshments 7:50 p.m. Business meeting
8:15 p.m. Edwin Goldstein will present the significance of the Junction Shul and the Jewish community that created it.

June, July, August - no meetings, have a great summer!

Please join the West Toronto Junction Historical Society and help ensure the WTJHS is around for the Junction's next hundred years!

Toronto Junction Local Option Art Walking Tour
Photos: Toronto Junction Local Option Art Awards Guided Walking Tour, August 9, 2008
2011 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

Exhibiting Your Work at Toronto Public Library: Information Session for Artists

2011-01-18T23:22:00.007-05:00

Poster: Calling All Artists!
Credit: Toronto Public Library

On January 27, 2011 the Toronto Public Library will host an information session for artists to find out how to prepare your library application to exhibit your work at Toronto Public Library.

Calling All Artists: Exhibiting Your Work at Toronto Public Library

Thursday, January 27, 2011
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Northern District Branch, Room 200
40 Orchard View Blvd., Toronto, ON M4R 1B9
TTC: Eglinton subway station, walk 1 block north on Yonge Street

Find out how to prepare your library application.
Includes information on:

guidance on preparing your submission and application,
selecting pieces for exhibit,
the jury process,
and effective display techniques in the various branch settings,
tips on improving sales, pricing, and marketing your work,
plus time for questions and answers.

Guest speakers:
Carol Barbour, Gallery and Exhibits Curator, Toronto Public Library;
Karen Fleming, Arts and Exhibits, Toronto Public Library;
Susan Cohen, Program Director, Cultural Careers Council of Ontario.

Program takes place in Northern District Branch, Room 200.

For more information, contact the Art Exhibits Office:
416-393-7224
artexhibits@torontopubliclibrary.ca
torontopubliclibrary.ca

From Russia with Blues

2011-01-15T23:31:00.003-05:00

Photo: Arsen Shomakhov and Holger Petersen
Credit: cbc.ca

CBC.ca | Saturday Night Blues

Hour 1: A young guitar slinger from the heart of Russia transplanted into the heart of Vancouver is taking the blues world by storm. Arsen Shomakhov was recorded at Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival. [drums: Adam Drake, bass guitar: Bruce O'Neill]
Wednesday January 12, 2011

http://www.cbc.ca/snb/2011/01/12/coming-up/
http://www.youtube.com/user/arsenicblues

Junction Residents Association Meeting Tomorrow Thursday, January 13

2011-01-12T20:58:00.011-05:00

e-poster: Junction Residents Association Meeting
2011 @ junctionra.ca

The Junction Residents Association Meeting

When: Thursday, January 13, 2011
Time: 7 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: West Toronto Baptist Church
Location: 3049 Dundas Street West, Toronto
South side of Dundas St. West, across from Mc Murray Ave.

Website: http://www.junctionra.ca
Organized By: JunctionRA

The JRA Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 13 at 7pm.

The meeting is at the West Toronto Baptist Church, 3049 Dundas Street West. Come out, meet your neighbours and help shape the Junction in 2011 by getting involved.

Too cold to make it out on Thursday? Check out JRA TV!

Can’t make the meeting? Your JRA uses the free service offered by www.ustream.tv to webcast our public meetings and events so everyone can stay informed and enjoy our meetings from anywhere.
Follow this link to website and watch the meeting live.

Ustream: Live stream of the JRA meeting you could view on the JRA Channel

You can also comment and ask questions from the comforts of your home.

Next JRA Members Meeting - Thursday, March 10, 2011

Visit junctionra.ca today! Find out about the JRA and what it's doing for our community.

It's Your Junction! Join the JRA!!

Remembering Lhasa de Sela - CBC Radio

2011-01-02T22:30:00.009-05:00

Lhasa de Sela in concert, Toronto, 2004.
olgubar | January 08, 2010 | 4,817 views , 16 likes, 0 dislikes

Listen online to the host of A Propos Jim Corcoran with his insights on the artist and his thoughts about Lhasa.

+ Inside The Music radio documentary "She Moves Between Worlds: A tribute to Lhasa de Sela", written, narrated, and produced by Madonna Hamel.
Presented by Patti Schmidt, the host of CBC Radio Inside the Music.

It airs on Radio 1 and Radio 2 today, and I hope to have a link to this doc on the Inside the Music web page.

"I'll put my foot
On the living road
And be carried from here
To the heart of the world. "
Lhasa de Sela

links:
cbc.ca: Singer-songwriter Lhasa dies at 37
Last Updated: Monday, January 4, 2010 | 7:52 PM ET Comments 67 Recommend 159
CBC News

theglobeandmail.com: Review: Memoir: Lighting out for the territory
Madonna Hamel reviews Breakfast At the Exit Café: Travels Through America, by Wayne Grady and Merilyn Simonds.
Madonna Hamel’s documentary about Lhasa de Sela, the Montreal-based singer who lived a third of her life on a bus crisscrossing the United States and Mexico, will be aired in January on CBC’s Inside the Music.
Published Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 4:00PM EDT

alternative.blog.nl: Patrick Watson herdenkt Lhasa de Sela met een lied
+ song "Snow Day for Lhasa" - Esmerine + Patrick Watson

patrick-watson.net: New free song released, for Lhasa de Sela
Interference From The Sky: A website dedicated to the amazing Canadian band Patrick Watson

cbc radio2: She Moves Between Worlds: Celebrating Lhasa de Sela
Posted by Carole Warren on Jan- 6-11 at 4:13 PM Comments 0 Recommend 3

cbc radio2: Listen again: She Moves Between Two Worlds
A full show documentary examining the life and music of Montreal - and person of the world - Lhasa de Sela, who died January 1, 2010. Produced by Madonna Hamel. Listen
Posted by Carole Warren on Friday January 7, 2011 at 9:33 AM Comments 0 Recommend 0

Santa Clause is coming to the Junction on Saturday December 11, 2010

2010-12-05T02:29:00.006-05:00

Clipart: Santa with Sleigh and Reindeer
Credit: MS Office MC900290658

The Junction BIA invites you and your family to the

Santa in the Junction Event

Saturday, December 11, 2010

from 11 am - 2 pm

at the Junction Train Platform
2960 Dundas Street West
Dundas Street West and Pacific Avenue

Toronto -- (Fri, Dec 3, 2010) -- Santa in the Junction

This just in! Santa Clause is coming to the Junction. It’s been confirmed!

On Saturday December 11, 2010 Santa Claus is going to be at the Junction Train Platform. (Dundas & Pacific).

Word on the street is that he will have a big bag of candy canes with him.

He’s coming at 11:00 in the morning and staying until 2:00 in the afternoon.

This year he is bringing Mrs Santa Claus with him too. She is going to be across the street in the window of West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper and you can stand on the street and listen to her read Christmas stories.

The Creative Children’s Dance Centre will have their dancers performing routines from The Nutcracker in other store windows up and down the street. (just follow the Candy Cane signs).

At 12:15 the Redpath Sugar Cookie Truck is coming with their great cookies. Free hot chocolate and cider will warm you up while you wait to sit on Santa’s knee, listen to the choir or stroll up and down the street watching our live window performers.

The Junction BIA is pleased to be once again be accepting toys on behalf of the Toronto Fire Fighters Toy Drive and accepting donations to the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund.

For more information please call Mo Ho Ho McGuinty 416 - 767 - 9068

The Junction BIA
www.thejunctionbia.com

links:
toronto.com: Where to See Santa in Toronto
Compiled by Deanna Lampert and Jackelyn Crawford, Nov 12, 2010
The Junction BIA is on Facebook
The Junction BIA is on Twitter @JunctionBIA
Junction Parents: Santa In The Junction!
Come On Out To See Santa In The Junction!
Santa Clause is coming to the Junction on Saturday December 11, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/SantaInTheJunction
Twitter: @High_Park_Web: Santa Clause is coming to the Junction on Saturday December 11, 2010: Clipart: Santa with Sleigh and Reindeer Cre... http://bit.ly/f4PQk8
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Group of Seven - Women Artists Show and Sale at Macdonald House

2010-12-02T23:51:00.006-05:00

Poster: ART SALE WITH LIVE MUSIC
THE J.E.H./THOREAU MACDONALD HOUSE
DECEMBER 4-5, 2010, 10AM-5PM

Art Sale with Live Music

When: December 4-5, 2010, 10 am - 5 pm
Where: The MacDonald House
Location: 121 Centre Street, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 1G4
Parking: on Brooke St. @ Holy Trinity Church

Join seven artisans, and musicians, at this renovated home of a founder of the Group of Seven Artists in the charming historic village of Thornhill. Paintings, photography, jewellery, ceramics will be available to complete your holiday gift shopping. Prices from $10 and up.

Exhibitors:

Sharon Tiessen, artist, ceramic arts, Be Creative
Sharon Slimowitz, jewelery designer, artisan, Uniquely Yours business partner: Rhea Bottler
Mari Nicolson, Artist, photographer, designer, musician, Mari's Art by Design
Sofia, jewelry designer Unique Design
Antonina Dunaeva, artist, painter
Leor Maxwell, artist, painter
Anna Lobsanova, artist, painter, Art Paradise

The Group of Seven were a legendary group of Canadian landscape painters. The founder of the group J. E. H. Macdonald lived in a famous house, in Thornhill, Ontario. Due to the abundance of nature around the house, such as a variety of trees and garden vegetation, James Macdonald called the house the Four Elms, its rich natural environment became an inspiration for one of his greatest paintings: "The Tangled Garden".

The Four Elms house was frequented by many artists including members of the Group of Seven. At this historic house, on December 4-5, 2010, 10am – 5pm, there will be an exhibit and sale of art created by contemporary artists. Unlike the renowned Group of Seven, this group of artists are women working in a variety of artistic mediums, including jewellery, ceramics, photography and painting. Everyone is welcome to visit this remarkable house and see the fascinating art creations by these diverse women artists.

The J. E. H. Macdonald House is a 4-acre territory located at 121 Centre Street in Thornhill. The parking is available at the Holy Trinity Church at 140 Brooke St.

The exhibit will feature live music and unique works of art in the rooms of the magnificent house. Enjoy the exhibit and buy original and creative gifts for the holidays. Experience the fine tradition of Canadian art and the new works by today’s contemporary artists.

Check facebook + twitter @ThornhillArtShow for details.

links:

youtube.com: Heffel's sale of Fine Canadian Art on November 26, 2009.
Heffel's sale of J.E.H. MacDonald ~ Sunset, Waldmere Farm, Muskoka
Sketch by group of seven member J.E.H MacDonald sells for $339,300.
Credit: HeffelAuctions

City of Vaughan: MacDonald House: ART EXHIBITION + STUDIO SPACE RENTAL PROGRAM

Feliz Navidad: Music Legend Jose Feliciano in Toronto Tonight

2010-11-27T23:55:00.006-05:00

Feliz Navidad - 40th Anniversary: Jose Feliciano in Toronto
for Epilepsy Cure Initiative Benefit Concert
November 27, 2010; Photo by Olga Goubar

Margaret Maye - Bravo International - Singers on Stage proudly presents

A Legend in Concert
Jose Feliciano
Feliz Navidad - 40 Anniversary
World Holiday Tour 2010
for the 4th Annual Concert for Epilepsy

When: Saturday, November 27, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Location: 190 Princes Boulevard
CNE, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Jose Feliciano's evergreen and beloved Christmas classic Feliz Navidad. So, we can think that the official Christmas season 2010 begins tonight with Jose's performance of his Christmas classic song.

Also appearing on stage:
Viva Mexico Mariachi - instrumental group
Carmen Romero - Flamenco dancer with her accompanying ensemble
Canadian guitar legend Pavlo with his band
Margaret Maye - mezzosoprano with her music ensemble

The Concert Under Hounorable Patronage of the Consul General of The Republic of Poland will raise awareness and funds for Epilepsy research and The Children's Memorial Hospital in Poland.

Feliz Navidad - 40th Anniversary: Jose Feliciano in Toronto for Epilepsy Cure Initiative Benefit Concert, November 27, 2010

A Legend in Concert - Jose Feliciano in Concert in Toronto
Feliz Navidad -- 40th anniversary of the release of the most popular Christmas song around the World; World Holiday Tour 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010 At the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

This 4th annual benefit concert for Epilepsy Cure Initiative was presented by Margaret Maye, Bravo International -- Singers on Stage in appearance of Pavlo, Carmen Romero, and Viva Mexico Mariachi.

Enjoy live performance of a magnificent artist Jose Feliciano singing his hit Feliz Navidad -- a classic of the Holiday!

Feliz Navidad!

Rococo Brocade Book Reading at the Annette Public Library, December 9, 2010

2010-11-23T19:55:00.007-05:00

Poster: Annette Street Public Library
An evening with author Kara Bogaz-Gol
Thursday, December 9th, 2010, 7 pm – 8 pm
photo: Olga Goubar; photo credit: SMASH design store/art gallery

You are cordially invited to

An evening with author Kara Bogaz-Gol

Kara’s new novel "Rococo Brocade" is basically an eighteen century farce with a creative philosophy of social justice.

When: Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Where: Annette Street Public Library
Location: 145 Annette Street Toronto, ON , M6P 1P3
[One and a half blocks west of Keele]
416-393-7692

An evening of conversation with Kara Bogaz-Gol, the author of her new novel Rococo Brocade, and readings from the book to be chosen by the audience using stichomancy with musical accompaniment by Ian White.

Ian has been playing guitar since his older brother made the mistake of showing him a few chords. His brother hasn't seen his guitar since. Influenced by the fingerstyle guitar work of players like Don Ross & Michael Hedges, Ian uses his guitar to say what cannot be expressed in words.

Kara will discuss the books that influenced her work. She'll reveal some of the stories behind the story, poems which have never been published, some anecdotes about who is who in the novel, a new Nabokov ending for the next edition, and Q&A.

Please come and enjoy a fun filled evening.

Credit: Annette Street Public Library

Hi, starbucks. What Kind of Art Do We Find in New Junction Hot Spot?

2010-11-17T01:15:00.010-05:00

Photo: Hi, starbucks.
Invitation to the Junction Starbucks
Thursday, November 18, 2010
from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Starbucks Dundas & Quebec
3077 Dundas Street West
2010 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

It looks like an invitation to the grand opening:

We are happy to be a part of the neighbourhood

Come by and see us

Thursday, November 18, 2010

from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Starbucks Dundas & Quebec
3077 Dundas Street West

©2010 Starbucks Coffee Company

Welcome to the Junction!
Bienvenue à La Jonction! Salut!

info:
Starbucks Coffee Canada
Dundas & Quebec
3077 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M6P 1Z3

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 6:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday - Saturday: 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
Sunday: 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

Please check with the Starbucks Dundas & Quebec for their holiday operating hours.

416-604-3877 Direct Line
S013035@retail.starbucks.com

links:
torontosun.com: News Toronto & GTA: Trouble brewing in the Junction
Rumours of Starbucks moving in creates tempest in teapot
By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun
urbantoronto.ca: Development > Real Estate > 3077 Dundas West Respects The Junction
junctioneer: Starbucks to come to 3077 Dundas Street West? The old Handyman Shop, Junction Residents Association.
junctioneer: First Official Sign of Starbucks
mondoville.com: The People of Toronto vs. Starbucks Coffee Company

Workshop: Making Marionettes with Kelly Kirkham, November 21

2010-11-05T19:58:00.007-04:00

Workshop: Making Marionettes with Kelly Kirkham
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Unraku School, Toronto
Credit: unraku.ca

Making Marionettes with Kelly Kirkham

Date: November 21, 2010 @ 11:00 am
Location: Unraku Puppetry Studio
Address: 15 Adrian Avenue, Unit 159, Toronto, ON M6N 5G4
[Dupont & Symington]

In this special one day workshop presented by Unraku, local puppet builder Kelly Kirkham will show you how to build beautiful and functional marionettes out of common household materials. Using items such as newspaper, wire, wood and stones, you will create a marionette that can come to life, and walk, dance or jump. The type of character you create is up to you, be it animal, human, or other. Techniques that will be used include sculpting, collage and basic hand sewing.

Unraku is a collective of artists, puppeteers and puppet builders in Toronto's West End that specialize is designing, building and performing puppets for stage and screen. Founded in 2008, we operate a permanent workshop and production studio in Toronto's West End.

Kelly Kirkham is an artist, illustrator, puppet maker and Unraku co-founder who lives and works in Toronto and has led puppet building workshops in both Canada and Barbados. You can see more of her work on her website at www.runrabbitrun.ca.

For more information please visit the web site at http://unraku.ca/2010/11/unraku-school-making-marionettes-with-kelly-kirkham/

Contact:
e: contact@unraku.ca
w: unraku.ca
b: unraku.ca/blog
f: facebook.com/unraku
t: @unraku

links:
puppethub.com: Making Marionettes with Kelly Kirkham
by Andrew
craigslist.ca: Learn to make Marionettes (Dupont/Lansdowne)
Learn how to make your own marionettes in this special one day workshop with local puppet builder Kelly Kirkham at the Unraku Puppetry Studio on November 21, 2010.
Workshop: Making Marionettes with Kelly Kirkham, November 21
http://tinyurl.com/unraku

Exciting Announcement: New Book about the Junction Renaissance Is Coming

2010-11-05T12:37:00.007-04:00

Henry Calderon at WTJHS Meeting
Originally uploaded by IT Ceremony.

How the Junction Got Resurrected
Revitalization Period 1998-2004 & Beyond
By Henry Calderon

The Story to Be Told...

It was in the fall of 1998 when it all began to unfold. The story of 3 women who after spending an afternoon at Wasaga Beach a year earlier put in paper how this could happen and who will do it! “Resurrect the Junction”…"Revitalize the Junction”...“Take the Junction from despair and lost of Hope”, it was their real challenges.

Santa Cuda, the owner of the Flamingo Hall, Piera Pugliese, the owner of Vesuvio’s Pizzeria and Maureen Lynette, the owner of Lynette Funeral Homes. A wedding planner, a pizza maker and a funeral arranger. To me it was an interesting combination. First, you get marry then, you celebrate and then, you die. Three interesting services you will find in the Junction today.

To unfold the resurrection of the Junction, a district in the West End of the City of Toronto, which for almost 100 years was a dry area where no alcoholic beverages could be bought and no restaurants could serve the fine wines of the world. It was a challenge from all perspectives.

The referendum about whether you could go from dry to wet was won by one vote in 1997 during the municipal election but it could not come into effect after a year later to ensure that the consumers and restaurants were ready to accept their responsibilities. It was at this moment in time when I was hired for a 12 month contract after an arduous search and interviews with many well respected candidates as a top consultant in the business of Main Streets Revitalization in the country. A one year contract that grew to six years so, I could experience, talk and write in later years how the Junction got resurrected.

The Players

Key members of the following organizations: David Hastings, chair of the West Toronto Junction Team, Hilary Bell, chair of the Dundas West Residents Association, Piera Pugliesse, chair of the Junction Gardens BIA, Santa Cuda, chair of the Malta Village Business Association, Diana Fancher, member of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society. From the Public Sector: Councillor David Miller and Councillor Chris Korwin Kuczynski, MPP Gerard Kennedy and MP Sarmite Bulte. We must to say that the Junction had a political force that most districts would want to have when destined to deliver their vision.

The Book

Now, I am writing a book with a working title “How the Junction Got Resurrected” where the critical milestones of the revival of the Junction and the whole story of the rebirth of the Main Street will be published.

Henry Calderon
Public Affairs and Urban Revitalization Consultant

linkedin: Henry Calderon
facebook: Henry Calderon
flickr: Henry Calderon
e-mail: henry_calderon@hotmail.com

2010 © Henry Calderon

My Last Teacher: A Story of First Loves Inspired by Fusions of Cultures

2010-10-30T10:46:00.004-04:00

Collage-Poster: Ismailova Theatre of Dance Presents
My Last Teacher: physical theatre play
a story of first loves - forgotten, forbidden, fearless
Friday, November 26, 2010, 8 pm
Unity Toronto, 173 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto
admission pay-what-you-can
for more information visit: http://ismtheatreofdance.blogspot.com/
Supported by RSA Dance Ensemble and Unity Toronto
Credit: Ismailova Theatre of Dance

For all of us who went to the Black and White Show Fundraiser for Donald Dawson Project a year ago, we remember a brilliant performance of young artists from Ismailova Theatre of Dance who brought to the Junction's venue an innovative choreography of art and life instilled together in dance forms.
This year, we would like to invite you to the first full-length show of Ismailova Theatre of Dance. The genre is physical theatre, and it is going to be a fusion of theatre, dance (ranging from modern to rock-n-roll to traditional Eastern European dances) and Russian traditional singing.

Information about the show is on the blog: http://ismtheatreofdance.blogspot.com/

My Last Teacher
Ismailova Theatre of Dance
Supported by RSA Dance Ensemble and Unity Toronto

Date: Friday, November 26th, 2010

Time: 8 pm

Venue: UNITY Toronto

Address: 173 Eglinton Ave West, 5 min from Eglinton Subway Station

Pay-what-you-can admission

All are welcome

Special Guest visitor: The Consulate General of Russia Mr. Igor Kiikov

youtube.com: Ismailova Theatre of Dance
Credit: IsmailovaM

Second Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour: WWJ2HMT Continues October 24

2010-10-22T15:03:00.005-04:00

Poster: Wild, Wild, Junction II: The Historical Mystery Tour Continues
West Toronto Junction Historical Society Fall Fundraiser and Pub Crawl
3PM, Sunday, October 24, 2010
Beginning at the Axis Gallery and Grill, 3048 Dundas Street West (@ High Park Ave)
Ending at SHOXS: The Local Option, 2827 Dundas Street West (@ Keele St)
Poster Design by Mark @ MasterEnglish.ca
Credit: wtjhs.ca

2nd Incredible Year!

The West Toronto Junction Historical Society presents:

Wild, Wild, Junction II
The Historical Mystery Tour Continues

Sunday, October 24, 3pm
Axis Gallery and Grill, 3048 Dundas West,
ending at Shox's, 2827 Dundas West

Join us for our fall fund raiser and pub crawl and the launch of

Justice in the Junction The Life and Times of Josiah Royce
Relive the events that led the Junction to "go dry" for almost a century with the men and women who were there as the Legends of the Junction return.
Examine the Junction's oldest cold case: The Death of Joseph Curley.
Be sworn in as a jury member and vote. Accident or Murder?
M.P.P. Cheri DiNovo will be reprising her hilarious performance as the Reverend Shore whose famous “Harlotry, Vice and Iniquity” sermon set the Junction on fire.
Proceeds go to the Boom Times Artist/Mentors program working with local students to create original works of art about Junction history and culture.

We’ll also be officially launching our five part graphic novel series, Justice in the Junction, the Life and Times of Josiah Royce, with story by Neil Ross and art by Brendan FitzPatrick.

History meets community in the Junction!

Tickets $25, available at Pandemonium Books and Discs (2862 Dundas Street West) and Wise Daughters Craft Market (3079B Dundas Street West) and at the Annette Street Library (145 Annette Street).

Details and the spectacular Wild, Wild Junction 2 poster by Mark Dallas are on our homepage at: wtjhs.ca

Contact: Neil Ross, neilr@auracom.com

Photo-Collage: The First Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour:
West Toronto Junction Historical Society Fall Fundraiser and Pub Crawl
Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

links:
WILD IN THE JUNCTION 2009: WTJHS Historical Mystery Tour asks the question: "How wild do you have to get to shut down your own bars?"
By David Wencer
Celebrate Toronto Heritage: Wild, Wild Junction I, Historical Mystery Tour
torontoartsonline.org: Wild Wild Junction 2, Historical Mystery Tour Continues
insidetoronto.com: Historical society reopens, reenacts Junction cold case
Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour takes place Oct. 24
"It's the West Toronto Junction's oldest cold case: the death of Joseph Curley.
It was Curley's suspicious death that led to the railway town's appointment with abstinence some 100-plus years ago. Curley's tale is just one of many that make up the Junction's colourful past. Accident or murder? That's what the second Wild, Wild Junction Historical Mystery Tour delves into."
by Lisa Rainford

Press-Release: Junction Area Artists Will SHINE October 15-17

2010-10-09T19:44:00.005-04:00

Screenshot: Move + Discover + Connect: Movement Centre:
SHINE - A Seasonal Multi-Disciplinary Performing Arts Event October 15, 16 & 17, 2010
Credit: Movement Centre

NEWS RELEASE

Junction Area Artists Will SHINE October 15-17
Multidisciplinary Performing Arts Event Returns To Movement Centre

Toronto, October 7, 2010 - Some of the Junction area's most talented dancers, comedians and performers will premiere new work at the autumn installment of SHINE, a multidisciplinary performing arts event at the artist-run Movement Centre.

Hosted by the irrepressible Miko Sobreira, SHINE will feature Jen Hum, Winston Spear, Simla Civelek, Lo Bill, Noah Henne, Dylan McDonald, Jason Thompson and Carolyn Bennett.

A fun and fanciful evening is guaranteed.

QUICK FACTS

The space has held incarnations of SHINE since the early 1990s
The event is open to professional and amateur artists

QUOTE

"The airy warmth of the space and the élan emanating from the show’s organizers and performers makes for a very special evening."
-- SNAP Bloor West

WHEN, WHERE AND HOW MUCH

October 15-17 2010, 8pm. Doors open 7:30pm
Movement Centre. 2480 Dundas Street West, Suite 200
$10

LEARN MORE

Call 416 539 9800 to arrange for an interview with Miko or any of the performers.

Contact Info:
Movement Centre
Location: 2480 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1X8
Website: http://www.movementcentre.com
Email: info@movementcentre.com

links:
Junction Triangle: Shine: Performing Arts event at Movement Centre
blogTO: SHINE: Three intimate evenings of dance, music, comedy and theatre ...

Nuit Talks Toronto: Exploring Boundaries of Contemporary Art

2010-09-29T15:33:00.004-04:00

Screenshot: A Special Program Marking the Five-Year Milestone of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche:
Nuit Talks: Five lectures exploring the boundaries of contemporary art. September 28 to October 3
Credit: scotiabanknuitblanche.ca

Nuit Talks
A series of five lectures exploring the boundaries of contemporary art

September 28 to October 3, 2010

To commemorate the 5th anniversary of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Nuit Talks offers a revealing and introspective tête-à-tête series covering five topics in five venues over five days. The talks will explore different aspects of the event through dialogues that probe the boundaries of contemporary art in public space and target the many diverse audiences of Toronto’s free all-night contemporary art event.

Please note: pre-registration is not required for these FREE lectures, but capacity is limited.

From Galleries to Alleys
Tuesday September 28, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
An interdisciplinary panel discussing the repositioning of art from galleries into public space. This panel examines how art in public spaces reframes and challenges historical standards of “high art” and will include a look at the ‘commodification’ of art and artists.
Venue Partner: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West
Programming Partner: Manifesto Community Projects and Well and Good

Does Scotiabank Nuit Blanche influence the Art Market?
Wednesday September 29, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
A panel discussion with gallerists, art dealers and artists discussing the value of contemporary art within the context of the commercial market.
Venue Partner: Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West

An intimate conversation with Artist Daniel Lanois
Friday October 1st 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Host: Jian Ghomeshi, Broadcaster, Writer, Producer
Venue Partner: Rotunda, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West

When Curators Speak...
Saturday October 2, 3:00 - 4:30pm
An in-depth look at curating and past curators as creative agents of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche.
Venue Partner: Jackman Hall, AGO, 317 Dundas Street West

When Critics Speak...
Sunday October 3rd, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 pm
Taking a critical look at this year's Scotiabank Nuit Blanche from an art critic's and art writer's point of view, and an exploration of the future of the event within the context of public art programming. The discussion will focus on whether public art events affect the development of a new audience for contemporary art and the potential long term future for events like Scotiabank Nuit Blanche.
Venue Partner: Underground, The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West

Information: http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/nuitTalks.shtml

+ Share Your Nuit Blanche Toronto 2010 Night — on October 2

+ tweet: use #snbTO or follow @sbnuitblancheTO

Rococo Brocade Book Launch & Fundraising at Latitude 44 Gallery

2010-09-20T13:27:00.009-04:00

Invitation: Rococo Brocade Book Launch & Fundraising
September 23, 2010 at Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Décor
Photo: Olga Goubar

You are cordially invited to the book launch of "Rococo Brocade", a new novel written by Kara Bogaz-Gol and a fundraising event for the Junction Historical Society.

When: Thursday, September 23rd, 7 - 11 pm

Where: Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Décor
Location: 2900 Dundas St. W, Toronto ON M6P 1Y8

"Rococo Brocade" is basically an eighteenth century farce with a creative philosophy of social justice.
Proceeds from wine sales and the auction of 3 framed pieces of original 18th C. silk brocade, along with copies of the book, will go to the Junction Historical Society.

R.S.V.P. to either...
Latitude 44 Gallery
416•769•2900
latitude44gallery@bellnet.ca

Cara Reeves
905•967•2920
kbogazgol@gmail.com

Please come if you can,
This is going to be fun !!
Best wishes,
Cara

links:
latitude44gallery.ca: For Evite to Rococo Brocade in PDF format please click here

Twitter realtime results for "Rococo Brocade"

First Edition of "Rococo Brocade" arrived yesterday, 5 boxes of heaven on earth. Launch: Latitude 44 Gallery,Thurs Sept 23rd, 7-11pm. R.S.V.P
@karabogazgol

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2010 Junction Arts Festival: Seeing Is Believing

2010-09-12T10:41:00.004-04:00

Photo: The Junction's Updated Legacy
West Toronto Junction Arts Festival, September 11, 2010

Photo: 2010 Junction Arts Festival: Seeing Is Believing
Poster: The Junction Arts Festival September 8 - 12, 2010
"... and you thought you had seen everything!
we'll make you think again!
www.junctionartsfest.com"
Credit: junctionartsfest.com

Discover what’s happening right now,
in the Junction @ the Junction Arts Festival
twitter: realtime results for Junction Arts Festival
twitter: realtime results for #JunctionTO
Or just come and see it!

2010 Junction Arts Festival Is Here: September 8 - 12

2010-09-08T10:41:00.007-04:00

Screenshot: Downlodable Festival Footprint map [pdf]
The stretch of Dundas Street West from Indian Grove to St John’s Road is where it all takes place.
Have a look at the map to help you find your way to the neighbourhood, where you can also enjoy many popular and award-winning shops and restaurants.
Credit: junctionartsfest.com

2010 Junction Arts Festival from Wednesday, September 8 to Sunday, September 12, with a two day closure of Dundas Street West between Indian Grove and St John’s Road the weekend of September 11 and 12.

2010 Junction Arts Festival Opening Night Ceremonies Held This Friday September 10th on Dundas Street West at Pacific Ave.

A weekend festival 'Where the Arts meet the Street' in the heart of the West Toronto Junction is the basis for this ever-growing multi-ARTS Festival that includes visual art, galleries, installation art, main stage music, dance, theatre, performance art, travelling minstrels and anything in between and beyond.

The Junction Residents Association e-newsletter:

Junction Arts Festival – September 8 to 12

With summer coming to an end the Junction arts community is preparing to welcome thousands of people to our great neighbourhood for this years Junction Arts Festival.

The Junction Forum for Art & Culture (JFAC) is moving away from the street festivals of the past few years and returning to its origins with a "thousand percent increase in art". The out of town street vendors which lined Dundas last year will be replaced with art installations, performance art, entertainment for the kids and extended patios from our favourite local restaurants. Our local business and storefronts will no longer be hidden behind tents so they can also enjoy and benefit from the festival.

Traffic will be closed this year on Dundas from Runnymede to Annette Street with Keele being the only north/south route. See below for closure times.

Art installation will start at Malta Park with an outdoor living room and continue to the vacant lot on Indian Grove which will stage the Poetry Village and Film Centre.

JRA presents the Community Stage at High Park Avenue

The stage is sponsored by your Junction Residents Association and we will be hosting a Community Forum on local issues as well as promoting local talent in the multi-talented Junction.

Here are just some of the acts that we’ll be presenting. Check the Junction Arts Festival website or Facebook for an updated schedule.

Junction Community Forum – 11am Saturday and 1pm Sunday

Your JRA is hosting a Junction Community Forum on the Community Stage on High Park Ave.

We are inviting leaders from other nearby resident associations to take part in a question and answer discussion on local topics. This is a great opportunity for residents to inquire about and comment on a wide range of issues.

Junction News Team - Saturday and Sunday

Hannah Hogan and Matt McCready are improv reporters covering the festival and bringing back weird and wonderful characters. Hannah and Matt will also be starring in our popular "Artists Who Didn’t Make the Cut" segment (watch for the creator of the installation that actually sprayed sausages!). Plus prizes, contests, trivia, special guests, and extremely silly bits.

Junction History Mash Up, 2pm Saturday, 3pm Sunday

An encore presentation of the dynamic experience that made its debut at the Humberside Hoopla in June. A troupe of student actors -- originally from Heather Bernkopf’s Grade 11 drama class at Humberside, now bursting into Grade Twelve – interpret Junction Suite, an original orchestral composition by young composer Isaias Garcia based on the wide open and diverse history of West Toronto Junction. Narration by Neil Ross. Produced by Boom Times Cabaret Artists Collective.

EnvironMENTAL Junction Revue, 3:45 Saturday, 4:30 Sunday

Summer Standup/Sketch Comedy Workshop grads present a look askance at the environment and the rest of the world.

With Sarah Bradley on “Helicopter Parenting, Junction style”; Rebecca Christensen, Queen of Cats and Uni-tasking, Rick Mamros on “The 25 year Marriage: a Survivor’s Guide”, Terry McGuire on “smart cars, blue boxes and feuding families”, Zena Muzzell: talking to trees and Mal-Wart customers indiscriminately, and Teresa Owen with a whole new take on Golfing for the Environment. Special guest on the Sunday Show, ZAN COY, CTV hit Dan for Mayor. With special prizes including the first issue of the new five part graphic novel, Justice in the Junction, the Life and Times of Josiah Royce, story by Neil Ross, art by Brendan FitzPatrick. Proceeds to the West Toronto Junction Historical Society.

+ Local Arts in the Junction - Yarnstorming

Road Closures and Event Times:
Road Closures: Dundas St from Runnymede to Annette
Sat 6:00 am to Sunday 11:00 pm
Road Closures: Pacific Av (North side)
Thursday 12:00 noon to Sunday 11:00 pm
Road Closures: High Park Av (South side)
Friday 12:00 noon to Sunday 11:00 pm
Road Closures: Pacific Av (North)
Friday 5 pm to midnight

Events times on all stages within closure.
Sat: 10:00 am to midnight
Sun: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Istvan Kantor - Neoism & (S)mash-up Performance for the Junction Arts Festival

2010-09-04T22:29:00.012-04:00

Screenshot: The Junction Arts Festival 2010
ISTVAN KANTOR RE: INVASION - Recent Crimes and Punishments
Monuments / Plunderworks / Mash-Media / Shinyism / Lebensraum / Subvertainment
Curated by Paul Campbell
Sept 9 – Oct 9, 2010
Opening reception/performance Thursday, Sept 9, 7 - 11pm
SMASH at 2880 Dundas Street West, Toronto

Istvan Kantor is an artist known around the world by his "open pop star" identity – Monty Cantsin Amen. The movement behind this multiple persona pseudonym is "Neoism" which has been around since 1979 as an underground philosophy of performance and media experimentalists who share pseudonyms and identities to make their statements and action based art.

Istvan Kantor, the creator of Neoism and the original Monty Cantsin has been banned from most museums around the world for splashing his blood on the walls between valued artwork. His message was the idea of art itself, what is art? and what is not. By hanging a painting on the wall an artist leaves a mark and it is the museums that decide what art is; Istvan Kantor’s shocking act challenges the limits of artistic freedom and revolts against the control of established institutions. But according to Istvan Kantor, art is not necessarily those works of art that are in the museums, his statement of blood represents human body which is the source of art, the center of artist’s creation – it displays human life as a symbol and object of art.

When asked about his action based art, Istvan Kantor replies that the message is to help people in intense and emergency situations by confrontational, action art. "Things have to be done very fast and questions should be solved, extreme actions such as splashing blood trigger a reaction and exchange of ideas, the message goes through many layers of society, through media, courts, it’s a way I can communicate and bring attention to vital issues."

In today’s world, when art has no boundaries between good and bad and the concept of art itself is undefined it is important to know what is truly art and who is an artist. Being an all encompassing media artist, prolific in all artistic mediums, performance, video, music, and writing – Istvan Kantor received the Governor General Award in 2004 for his work. Controversial, subversive, rebellious, the art of Istvan Kantor has even been called demonic for his shocking action art. His art expresses the world today and Neoism is loosely defined as the culture of the new.

In the near future Istvan Kantor plans to continue his work in Neoism as Monty Cantsin Amen, and will have a special performance for the Junction Arts Festival, opening September 9 until October 9, at Smash, 2880 Dundas St. W. The persona of Monty Canstin is that of an honest and completely guilt free person who devotes his life and energy to make people’s life better. Neoism has an aspect of idealism and a belief in the better life through creative forces.

Having immigrated from Communist Hungary in 1977, Istvan Kantor travelled extensively around the world. He is an artist that reflects the different cultures, systems and views globally; who believes that we are biological beings, living a material existence in a scientific world, without the soul. The art of Istvan Kantor is an atheist art. A true artist is a messenger who expresses the truth. Ultimately Istvan Kantor makes us wonder about what the truth is and the value of human life.

2010 © Anya / Anna Lobsanova

links:
What is the (Next) Message?: McLuhan Lectures 2005 - May 25 – Lilly Koltun – Portraiture
"Consider portraiture. Today's abstract portraiture can comprise performance, as in the case of Istvan Kantor. The portrait can be performed only once; any artefact that results is not the portrait. The artefact proper is itself ephemeral [.pdf]."
by Dr. Mark Federman
Chief Strategist, McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology
University of Toronto

Junction Arts Festival September 8 - 12, 2010: Artist Directory: Istvan Kantor