Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Junction Residents Association Meeting May 13: Junction Arts Festival New Direction Model


The Junction Residents Association
Community Meeting


Junction Forum for Art and Culture
Will Present Their
New Direction Model for the 2010 Junction Arts Festival


Thursday, May 13, 2010
Time: 7 pm to 9 pm

Location: West Toronto Baptist Church
3049 Dundas Street West Toronto
(between High Park and Quebec)

Other items on Thursday's agenda include : vote on the JRA bylaws; updates on The Function in the Junction; Toronto Police Service 11 Division site; and discussion on the Junction Historical Conservation District.

link:
junctioneer.ca: Junction Arts Festival overview at the Junction Residents Association meeting

Friday, April 23, 2010

Toronto Junction: Community Clean-up Day - Saturday, April 24, 8:30 am

City's poster promoting Community Clean-up Day (PDF)
Get together on Saturday, April 24 with family, friends and neighbours and spend a few hours cleaning up a public area important to you – a local street, park or even a riverbank.

Credit: toronto.ca


Community Clean-Up Day
Time: April 24, 2010 from 8:30am to 12pm
Location: Green P parking lot across from No Frills on Pacific

Your Junction Residents Association is holding a Community Clean-up Day this Saturday morning at 8:30 AM, Green P parking lot across from No Frills on Pacific.

Please come join us and help keep our neighbourhood clean.


Bags and gloves will be provided.


It’s your Junction, It’s our Junction!
Next JRA Members Meeting - Thursday, May 13th

Thursday, April 15, 2010

#CONTACT2010 Photography in the #JunctionTO : Pervasive Influence

Poster: CONTACT - Photography in the Junction - May 1 - 31, 2010 Photo: Tonia Zappia, Torr Designs, Credit: Junction BIAPoster: CONTACT- Photography in the Junction - May 1 - 31, 2010
Photo: Tonia Zappia, Saw you First, 2010
Design : Torr Designs
Credit: junctionbia.com

CONTACT Photography in the Junction: May 1 - 31, 2010

Opening Night Receptions: All Venues

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Time: 6 - 9 pm

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

Open Air Screening
The True Meaning of Pictures:
Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
Courtesy Mercury Films Inc. Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier
Presented by Real to Reel Productions Inc.
Opening Remarks by Darcy Killeen, Executive Director of CONTACT

Time: 9 pm

Location: The Historic Junction Train Platform
The Junction City Square
2954 - 2960 Dundas Street West at Pacific Ave.

Information
The Junction BIA
Moe McGuinty
416-767-9068
JunctionBIA2010@gmail.com
www.junctionbia.com
CONTACT Calendar Saturday, May 8

CONTACT Photography Festival in the Junction
28 Artists & 21 Venues

CONTACT Photography is the world’s largest festival of its kind, designed to engage the public in celebration of the art of photography. For yet another year, The Junction will continue to distinguish itself as hosting the largest concentration of venues with photographic art in the Toronto area. Twenty one businesses will showcase the work of twenty eight local, Canadian and international artists.

All exhibits will be open to the public on May 1st through to the 31st. Our formal Opening Night reception will be held on Saturday May 8th, from 6 to 9 p.m., at all 21 venues. At 9 p.m., we will present the screening of an internationally acclaimed short film "The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams’ Appalachia", at The Historic Junction Train Platform (2954 Dundas Street West at Pacific Ave.).

Join us this May and stroll from venue to venue. Check out our wonderfully eclectic selection of shops and highly regarded restaurants. Come celebrate CONTACT Photography in the Junction.

For more information, please visit
The Junction BIA on Facebook or www.thejunctionbia.com
Or email us at Junctionbia2010@gmail.com.
Or call us at 416 767 9068

The Junction BIA

The CONTACT 2010 Exhibits + Photographers + Venues in the Junction

The Human Figure: Dynamic Opposites
Penelope Edgar, Joseph Michael Howarth, Erika Jacobs, Don Michie, Lindsay Murrell
[64] Academy of Realist Art
2968 Dundas St W, Ste 200, Toronto, M6P 1Y8

Haiti: Redux
Stephen J. Edgar
[70] Delight Organic Fair Trade Chocolate
3040 Dundas St West Toronto, M6P 1Z3

The Junction: A Study Through Portraits
Vanessa Phillips
[67] Bending Spoons Gallery at Vesuvio
3010 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

Coexisting in a Half Second (With Music Notes)
Bobbie Fumiko Inoue
[85]The Troubadour Bar
New Location
The Hole In The Wall Bar
2867A Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y9 @ Keele Street
416.629.5320
NOTE: The venue has changed to 'The Hole In The Wall'
[Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Troubadour will be closing down on May 9.
If you have any questions, please email info@bobbiefied.com or call 416.979.5773]



Colours of the World
Yeshwanth Babu
[66] AXIS Gallery and Grill
3048 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

Kaleidoscope Eyes
Janis Rees
[73] Kaleidoscope Photography
2990 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

This is Our Farmhouse
Emma Davidson
[72] Forever Interiors
2903 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z1

Collating the Junction
Patrick Cummins
[71] Eclectic Revival
3075 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

Beaujolais Villages
Jim Blomfield
[86] West Toronto Paint
2975 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z2

True-False
Chiara Caprese
[68] Code Revolt
3067 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z5

Barns of Wellington County
Jim Roche
[65] Agora Cafe
3015 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z4

Parallel Adaptations
Brian Anderson, Gary Carr, Tammy Hoy, Steve Jacobs
[74] Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Decor
2900 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y8

The Justice League of Gawkamerica
Jes Sachse
[76] Pandemonium New & Used Books & Discs
2862 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y9

The Apothecary's Assistant
Olena Sullivan
[78]Post and Beam Reclamation
2869 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y9

Latimer + Caines
Cliff Caines, Christine Lucy Latimer
[80] SMASH
2880 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y8

At Rest
Chris Hutcheson
[84] The Sweet Potato
2995 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z4

paper and light
Phillipa C.
[77] Phillipa C. Photography
3063 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z5

Pervasive Influence
Fabienne Good
[83] The Hair Lounge
2940 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y8

Bedlam: Beauty and The Beast
Rob Doda
[81] Studio Cycle Group
2923 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z1

Saw you First
Tonia Zappia
[82] The Beet
2945 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z2

Untitled
Per Kristiansen
[75] Mjölk
2959 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z2


+ 3 more venues will be open on May 8 as part of the Junction’s evening of CONTACT open houses:

Coffee Colour
Michael Mahovlich
[69] Crema Coffee Company
3079 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z9
[opening reception May 6, 6-9 pm]

Two Artists' Truth
E.Terri J. Dixon, Gail Pahwa
[79] Rebas Cafe and Gallery
3289 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 2A5
[opening reception May 14, 5–8 pm]

Extraordinarily Extra
Dave Pijuan-Nomura
[87] Wise Daughters Craft Market
3079B Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z9
[opening reception May 6, 6–10 pm]

Follow #Contact2010, #JunctionTO and @ContactPhoto on Twitter to get the updates and news about the CONTACT festival.

Screenshot Collage: CONTACT - Photography in the Junction: May 1 - 31, 2010 Credit: Junction BIA, scotiabankcontactphotoScreenshots' Collage: CONTACT 2010 - Photography in the Junction & Malta Village
Image Credits: scotiabankcontactphoto.com + thejunctionbia.com + junctionra.ca

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The Canadian Premiere of "My Perestroika" at Hot Docs 2010

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and KinoArt Festival presents My Perestroika documentary Canadian premiere screenings on Monday, May 3 and May 8, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaPoster: Canadian Premiere of My Perestroika, Directed and Filmed by Robin Hessman
Photo from the documentary: Lyuba, taking a break during a long day of teaching
Courtesy of Red Square Productions
Credit: hot docs: April 29 - May 9, 2010


Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
and
KinoArt Festival
invite you to attend
the Canadian premiere of

"My Perestroika"
(UK, USA),

a documentary follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times, from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia.

My Perestroika
Director: Robin Hessman
Language: Russian with English subtitles
Program: World Showcase
Exploring the dreams and disillusionments of people who were raised behind the Iron Curtain, My Perestroika is an intimate and compelling portrait of the challenges faced by the last generation of Soviet children.

Screenings

Monday, May 3, 2010
Time: 9:30 PM

Saturday, May 8, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM

Where: Cumberland Cinemas
Location: 159 Cumberland Street, Toronto ON, M5R 1A2
Nearest intersection: Bloor Street & Avenue Road
Phone: 416-964-9359

For more information and tickets, click here.

Official website: http://myperestroika.com


You Tube: HotDocsFest — March 31, 2010 — Interweaving the contemporary world with fascinating home movie footage from the 1970s and 80s, My Perestroika offers an intimate and compelling portrait of the myriad challenges faced by the last of generation of Soviet children.
My Perestroika is a co-production of Red Square Productions, Bungalow Town Productions, and ITVS International, in association with American Documentary | POV and YLE Finland
Directed and Filmed by Robin Hessman


links:
flickr.com: Robin Hessman, IFP Alum, and her MY PERESTROIKA poster
Taken on January 14, 2010
Uploaded on January 28, 2010
by www.ifp.org

newdirectors.org: My Perestroika: New Direstors / New Films

Sundancing: Sundance Film Festival coverage from our writers and editors.
Sundance Film Review: My Perestroika

"Robin Hessman's My Perestroika — a glimpse into the lives of five classmates who came of age during Communism, Perestroika, Glasnost and ...finally... a free market — on the surface may sound pedantic..."
By Andrew Pridgen

Ljova & My Perestroika at Sundance Film Festival 2010
Ljova is presently attending the Sundance Film Festival, in support of Robin Hessman's wonderful documentary My Perestroika. Enjoy three of Ljova's tracks in the film's score.

festival.sundance.org: My Perestroika’s long road
Posted by Mike Jones

Filmmaker Magazine: SUNDANCE FEATURES: MY PERESTROIKA'S ROBIN HESSMAN
"... What is most remarkable about My Perestroika are not the poignant and surprising revelations about life in Russia, but the extreme level of intimacy that Hessman maintains in each interview. Though the majority of these are sit-down, single camera interviews, they have the candor and spontaneity of verite footage. Her insight into the subject (and fluent Russian) stemmed from a fascination with the Soviet Union since grade school and almost ten years living in the country. Hessman set out to make the film in three months and ended up filming for five years, but one thing she knew from the beginning is that no history has a single truth, and even a million voices couldn’t tell the whole story..."
By Alicia Van Couvering
Posted by Scott Macaulay

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival: NEW DOCS: My Perestroika
"What happens when propaganda falls apart and the ideals you’ve been taught to uphold come crumbling down? A fresh perspective on the collapse of the Soviet Union, My Perestroika takes a familiar historical narrative and makes it personal, following five classmates who came of age during this time of enormous transition..."
SB

onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.com: Drinking With Divas – Robin Hessman
"My Perestroika tells the story of five forty-year-old Russians – a married couple teaching history, a single mother, an aging punk rocker, and a successful businessman – tracing their paths from childhoods behind the Iron Curtain to comings-of-age during the collapse of Communism to their disparate fortunes in modern Russia. This beautiful film has the lingering finish of a top-shelf vodka. Highly recommended!"
By Sarah Deming

pbs.org: Documentaries with a point of view: Sundance Video: Q&A With Filmmaker Robin Hessman and the Subjects of "My Perestroika"

Friday, April 09, 2010

Kira Callahan Quartet Plays at Junction Jazz on April 10

Collage: Aquila Restaurants Presents Junction Jazz
Kira at the Grand Opening of the new Junction Jazz Venue at Aquila on March 6
2010 @ artjunction.blogspot.com

Aquilla Restaurant presents:

Junction Jazz Night
with
Kira Callahan Quartet


Saturday, April 10, 2010

Toronto jazz singer Kira Callahan is heating up the clubs and cafes. There is a soul and style in this woman's swing. Kira delivers the great jazz songs with a pure sound and a rough-edged passion all her own.

Show stars at 9:00 pm

Aquila Restaurant
347 Keele Street,
Toronto, ON M6P 2K6

e-mail: aquilarestaurant@rogers.com

For reservations, catering and take-out call 416 - 761 - 7474

More Info:
kiracallahan.com: Upcoming Performances: Saturday April 10th, 2010
"The KIRA CALLAHAN QUARTET plays the new Junction Jazz venue, Upstairs at AQUILA.
You can dine on the excellent food downstairs and then head upstairs for the show, or just take in the music in the restoBar upstairs.
Jazz from 8:30 - 12:30.
PWYC cover - suggested $12.
Aquila is at 347 Keele St. in the Junction, between Dundas and Annette Sts.
Parking available, easily accessible by TTC.
Aquila doesn't yet have a website, but for more info, call 416-761-1956. "

insidetoronto.com: Jazz artist hits the junction
"One-time High Park area resident Kira Callahan is an audience favourite of the Toronto Jazz scene.
She'll be hitting the stage at the newly launched Junction Jazz Room at Aquila Restaurant, on Keele Street, just south of Dundas Street West, Saturday, April 10. ..."

by LISA RAINFORD

Friday, March 19, 2010

Fundraising Function in the Junction at Aquila March 27

Poster: Function in the Junction - Aquila Restaurant
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 6 - 10 pm
Tickets available at Agora Cafe (3015 Dundas St. W.),
Latitude 44 Gallery (2900 Dundas St. W.),
and Aquila Restaurant (347 Keele St.).
Poster design by Mark@MasterEnglish.ca
Credit: junctionra.ca

The Junction Residents Association proudly presents

Function in the Junction

Saturday, March 27, 2010 @ 6 - 10 pm

Aquila Restaurant

347 Keele Street,
Toronto, ON M6P 2K6
phone: 416 - 761 - 7474
e-mail: aquilarestaurant@rogers.com

As you know the firefighters of the West Toronto Station 423 achieved an Award of Merit of the Heritage Toronto for the Multimedia Exhibit of the History of West Toronto Junction Fire Station No. 1 (Authors/Directors: Duncan Brown, Greg Schultz).

The Function in the Junction is a fundraiser to support the continuing historical research of the brave firefighters of the Junction 423, recipients of the Heritage Toronto 2009 Award of Merit. All proceeds will be used to professionally frame historic photographs and documents for display in the firehouse. Donations are appreciated.

Aquila Restaurant Dinner Menu
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 6 - 10 pm


TO START
Bruschetta included

CHOICE OF
Cream of mushroom soup with truffle fusion
or
Mixed green salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, mandarins
and gorgonzola cheese with a strawberry vinaigrette

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ENTREES
1
Seafood Occasion
Linguini with 4oz. shrimp, scallop, clams, roasted peppers, snow peas and baby spinach in an olive fusion wine sauce
2
Black Angus Beef Tenderloin
8oz. Black Angus tenderloin with kalamata olives and a Merlot demi-glaze
Served with creamy mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables
3
Alberta Bison Sirloin
8oz. Grilled Bison sirloin with a red wine demi-glaze topped with a gorgonzola cream sauce
Served with creamy mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables
4
Grilled Vegetable Delight
Layers of tofu, eggplant, Portobello mushroom, zucchini, sweet yam, sweet pepper and goat cheese with a white wine and red pepper cream sauce
5
Smoked Salmon
Naturally smoked salmon with pesto white wine cream sauce
Served with creamy mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables

TO FINISH
Tiramisu or Crème Brulée
Coffee or Tea


Dinner hours from 6 - 10 pm. Book your space with Aquila at 416-761-7474 or email aquilarestaurant@rogers.com

Please see the poster for details.

Please come and support the JRA's fundraiser.
It’s your Junction, It’s our Junction!
Visit junctionra.ca today

JunctionToronto Twitter hashtag is the #JunctionTO

links:
eventful.com: Toronto events: Function in the Junction
Twitter Hashtag: #EVfunct0327

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Taste of Iceland in Toronto Starts Today: March 17 - 20

Screenshot: Iceland Naturally: News: A Taste of Iceland in Toronto March 17-20
Credit: icelandnaturally.com

A Festival of Music, Film, Future and Food & Fun

Viking Invasion: Iceland's Finest Cuisine, Music & Culture Return to Toronto

When: Wednesday, March 17 to Saturday, March 20, 2010

Where: The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1J3
DIRECTIONS TO THE HOTEL
(416) 531-5042
info@thedrakehotel.ca
thedrakehotel.ca

One thousand years and counting, Icelandic culture is very much alive. Icelanders enjoy a sophisticated European lifestyle based on age-old traditions. They make their own food from fresh ingredients, design their own clothes, write their own books, make their own music and perform their own plays. Now, Torontonians can once again experience the Icelandic lifestyle during A Taste of Iceland, the country's captivating cultural festival, from Wednesday, March 17 to Saturday, March 20.

Hosted by Iceland Naturally and in collaboration with Toronto's Drake Hotel, this four-day event will offer Canadians a chance to learn more about this beautiful country and its people, with a variety of events including free live performances, film screenings, Icelandic food offerings and art.

A Taste of Iceland, a multi-day cultural program, will include a variety of public events, such as live musical performances, Icelandic culinary promotions and a film festival. A Taste of Iceland is presented by Iceland Naturally, in cooperation with Icelandair, Icelandic USA, Inc., 66° North, The Blue Lagoon, Icelandic Glacial, and The Drake Hotel.

See full program of events at Taste of Iceland in Toronto!

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Junction Jazz Club Grand Opening Night at Aquila

Screenshot: Jazz artist opens club in Junction
by LISA RAINFORD
Credit: insidetoronto.com

Aquilla Restaurant presents:

Junction Jazz

Grand Opening
with
Anthony Terpstra


Saturday, March 6, 2010

On opening night, Terpstra on baritone sax, will be joined by Richard Whitehouse on piano, Dave Field on bass and Mark Hundevad on drums.

Show stars at 9:00 pm

Aquila Restaurant
347 Keele Street,
Toronto, ON M6P 2K6

e-mail: aquilarestaurant@rogers.com

For reservations, catering and take-out call 416 - 761 - 7474

Friday, March 05, 2010

What's On: Events Listing: March - April 2010

Screenshot: Show One Productions: Upcoming Events 2010, by artjunction.blogspot.comScreenshot: Show One Productions: Upcoming Events 2010
Credit: showoneproductions.ca

March 3 - 31, 2010
Toronto Calling on display at Steam Whistle Art Gallery
Photographs of the British New Wave as it happened in Toronto 1979-1981 Never before displayed, these photos are a front row perspective on a movement that changed the course of music. A glimpse of an underground era in music history, which was locked out of mainstream media, shot by former Torontonians Simon and Nick White. These photos capture a moment in time before the internet and before corporate sponsorship, a unique and exciting time which still seems to resonate with a raw energy and passion: http://www.steamwhistle.ca/events/eventdetail.php?id=152

March 5 - 7, 2010
The World of Comedy Film Festival
The World of Comedy Film Festival brings you a feast of comedy films from around the world showcasing the best films of the genre from both Canadian and International filmmakers including classic comedy favorites: http://www.worldcomedyfilmfest.com/

March 4 - 7, 2010
The Artist Project Toronto
The Artist Project brings together artists, collectors and art enthusiasts for a juried sale, an emerging artist competition and an art chat series (including a panel with the Post’s Leah Sandals). Queen Elizabeth Building, 180 Princes Blvd. $12-$25. For tickets, visit http://theartistprojecttoronto.com

Friday, March 05, 2010 at 8 PM
College Maisonneve - Montréal
Sunday, March 07, 2010 at 8 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, John Basset Theatre
Rozygrich, Russian Drama Theater
http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-152.aspx

March 6, 2010 12:00 PM - March 7, 2010 05:00 PM
Haru Matsuri / Spring Festival
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC)
http://www.jccc.on.ca/

March 6 - April 3, 2010
Cinéfranco 2010
French Films Festival: http://www.cinefranco.com/

Sunday, March 7, 2010 8pm
Concert Performance by: Psoy Korolenko (free concert)
“Virtual Nostagia, Second Degree: Soviet Popular Hits and Post-Shtetl Songs in Russian, Yiddish, And Moldavian”
Multilingual cabaret with songs and videoshow based on Soviet Popular Hits in Yiddish
Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College Street, Toronto, 3rd Floor: http://community.livejournal.com/toronto_ru/1297452.html

Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 7:00pm - 11:59pm
Club "On the Rox", 1600 Steeles Ave West (Dufferin/Steeles)
Vyacheslav Butusov & U-Piter
Nautilus Pompilius 25 Year Anniversary Concert: The groups legendary front-man Vyacheslav Butusov and his band “U-Piter” - live in concert in Toronto to perform hits like "Я Хочу Быть с Тобой", "Гудбай Америка", "Прогулки по Воде", "Тутанхамон", "На Берегу Безымянной Реки" and many others...
torontovka.com/afisha

Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 7:30 PM
PLACE DES ARTS - MONTRÉAL
Valery Gergiev Conducts Mariinsky Orcestra, Soloist Denis Matsuev
http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-139.aspx

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8pm
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 8pm
Roy Thomson Hall presents Virtuoso Performances
Mariinsky Orchestra (Kirov) Valery Gergiev, conductor

Under the genius baton of supernova Music Director Valery Gergiev, the internationally acclaimed powerhouse Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) never fails to thrill, astound and astonish. Every performance is crafted with gemstone brilliance, every performance, the experience of a lifetime.

March 16th Program
BERLIOZ: Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens
BERLIOZ: Introduction, Ball, Adagio, Scherzo, March to the Grave from Romeo and Juliet
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

March 17th Program
Featuring Denis Matsuev, piano
LIADOV: Enchanted Lake
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 15
http://www.masseyhall.com/eventdetail?eventId=230


Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8 pm
ROY THOMSON HALL
Friday, March 26, 2010 at 8 PM
PLACE DES ARTS - MONTRÉAL
DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY & SONDRA RADVANOVSKY IN ITALIAN OPERA SPECTACULAR!

Experience the passion of two International Vocal Superstars: soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky as they perform favorite arias and duets from Tosca, La Traviata, Simon Boccanegra and more in an Italian Opera Spectacular!

Orchestre de la Francophonie
Led by Jean-Philippe Tremblay, music director
Constantine Orbelian, conductor

http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-150.aspx

March 24 - 28, 2010
The Female Eye Film Festival
Features and short films directed by women: http://www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com/

Sunday, March 28, 2010, 12 - 5pm
45th Annual Easter Around the World Festival
Toronto City Hall, Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West
Admission: Free
The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto showcase of different ethnic communities displays on their EASTER traditions, in art & crafts, egg painting, and traditional foods. The festival offers an excellent opportunity for children and families to learn about how different cultures celebrate Easter. See how these groups celebrate Easter with special events and customs: http://www.cfactoronto.com/

April 1-10, 2010
Images Festival
23rd Festival: Toronto's annual spring celebration of independent and experimental film and video, featuring ten days of screenings, installations, and performances: http://www.imagesfestival.com/

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 8 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, John Basset Theatre
Time Machine / Mashina Vremeni : 40th Anniversary Tour
Time Machine / Mashina Vremeni is a legendary Russian rock band formed in the late 1960s. It is recognized as a "patriarch" of Russian rock music and achieved the cult status among several generations in the former Soviet Union. Mashina Vremeni celebrates its 40th anniversary with all-hit program: http://www.showoneproductions.ca/event-details-151.aspx

April 23-25 and April 30-May 2, 2010
Wilderness Survival - Spring
The Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme: Specific areas of concentration will include the identification and preparation of edible and herbal greenery, basket weaving, primitive fishing, direction finding, toolmaking, fire-building, constructing snares and deadfalls, and coping with the seasonal problem of mosquitoes, black flies, and deer flies. The fee covers all costs except clothing, food, and transportation to and from the weekend survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration.
http://www.survivalinthebushinc.com/corecourses.html#SPRING

Sunday, April 4, 2010, 6:00 PM
Ricoh Coliseum, 100 Princes' Blvd.
March 15, 2010 update:
Please Note...
This event has been cancelled.
Refunds will be available at the Point of Purchase starting Mar 17, 2010. Internet & phone orders will automatically be cancelled & refunded starting Mar 17, 2010.
For More Information:
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Russian-Ice-Symphony-Featuring-Iliya-Averbukh-tickets/artist/1414856
The Russian Ice Symphony Featuring Iliya Averbukh - Cancelled
This show combines elements of artistic and theatrical performances with a world-class production. Before going on a worldwide tour, visiting over 70 cities all around Post-Soviet states and Europe, The Russian Ice Symphony remains a successful TV show with a distinguished competitive edge. In each program, broadcasted weekly, the figure skating duos compete with each other, judged by a panel of celebrities and professional athletes. The star-studded line-up includes Irena Slytskaya, Roman Kostomarov, Alexey Yegodin, Tatayana Navka, Tatyana Totmyanina, Maksim Marinin, Ira Lobacheva, Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Margarita Drobiazko, Povilas Vanagas, Aldena Denkova & Maksim Staviski, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Vitali Novikov and many more!: http://www.ricohcoliseum.com/events/event.asp?event_id=346

April 14 - 18, 2010
ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival is a five day festival that screens features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities. This unique Canadian based film festival truly reflects the racially diverse cultures of the World around us: http://www.reelworld.ca/

April 17-15, 2010
18th Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Films from local and international Jewish filmmakers: http://www.tjff.com/

April 17 - 23, 2010
Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
Sprockets is an initiative of TIFF that offers children and youth the opportunity to learn about cultural perspectives from around the world through the power of the moving image. For young film-goers and their families (ages 3 and up): http://sprockets.ca/

April 29 - May 9, 2010
HotDocs Canadian International Documentary Festival
North America's largest documentary festival runs for 11 days, April 29 - May 9, presenting over 170 films from more than 35 countries and welcoming hundreds of international filmmakers and industry delegates to Toronto: http://www.hotdocs.ca/

[Event listing courtesy of PA]

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Lecture at the ROM: The Bent, the Blunt and the Black: Entering New Egyptian Pyramids

Poster: Royal Ontario Museum: Contexts: Lectures at the ROM: New in 2010 Poster: New in 2010: Contexts: Lectures at the ROM
February 24: Travel through the eyes of ROM Egyptologist Gayle Gibson,
one of the first to see inside these massive, ancient, and mysterious tombs.
Credit: rom.on.ca

Royal Ontario Museum

New in 2010
Contexts
Lectures at the ROM


Come to the ROM on the last Wednesday of each month to hear experts in the fields of natural history, world cultures, the environment, anthropology and archaeology share their newest discoveries. In a fascinating series of monthly lectures, a variety of topics are highlighted exposing guests to amazing artifacts and cutting edge science.

10:00 AM Coffee & Tea in Food Studio
11:00 AM Lecture

February 24

The Bent, the Blunt and the Black: Entering New Egyptian Pyramids


ROM Egyptologist Gayle Gibson returns to Egypt for the eleventh time in January 2010. This time she will be in Dashur crawling around in three of the biggest Pyramids in Egypt. The Blunt Pyramid has been open to the public for about ten years, but the Bent and the Black Pyramids are just now opening to the public. Be an armchair traveler with Gayle and, through her, be one of the first to lay eyes inside these massive, ancient, and mysterious tombs.

This lecture is not to be missed!

Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Level 1
Gloria Chen Court

Cost: Included with Museum admission

Contact Information:
100 Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M5S 2C6
(Bloor Street West & Queen’s Park)
Tel.: 416-586-8000
E-mail: info@rom.on.ca

PS: What a coincidence...ot not!!!

AGO Lectures and Talks: King Tut Lectures and Talks

Tutankhamun: A Body of Evidence
Gayle Gibson, Educator, Royal Ontario Museum

Was Tutankhamun murdered? Was his tomb cursed? Tonight we'll review the physical evidence revealed by medical science and recent scholarship to determine what did happen to the young man, and consider what his bones reveal about his life.

Wednesday, February 24, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario
Members $15 / Public $18 / Students $12