Proceeds from the night go to TIFF’s Share Her Journey campaign supporting women in film TORONTO — Darkness falls on TIFF Bell Lightbox as boombox, TIFF’s annual fundraising event returns October 25 A cinema by day, the Lightbox will re-awaken at night as the ultimate house of horrors for Toronto’s wickedest party. Drawing inspiration from…

The annual Toronto International Film Festival was held September 6 to 16, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. According to TIFF, it is the “leading public film festival in the world, screening more than 300 films from 60+ countries every September. Our programmers have earned a reputation for excellence, and a diverse array of films is shown:…

Have you ever wondered why do so many films have large guns going off and present the military in a favourable light?  The book, The Military-Entertainment Complex answers that question for you!  The idea is to present the war on terror as an exciting and entertaining for the customer but to leave out all of…

Martin Luther King had a dream!  In 1967, so did the creators of Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival – to showcase Caribbean Canadian culture in Canada! The result was called Caribana which they based on the huge and exciting Trinidad & Tobago Carnival.  The founders of Caribana envisioned it as a gift of culture to Canada.  This…

An all-star female line-up, representing a variety of genres from neo-soul to country western from across Canada will take to the stage at The Mod Club on August 23, 2018!  Over the years, the annual showcase has evolved to become a Mecca for Canadian female artists. After surviving the grueling auditioning process the selected artists…

Martin Luther King had a dream!  In 1967, so did the creators of Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival – to showcase Caribbean Canadian culture in Canada! The result was then called Caribana which they based on the huge and exciting Trinidad & Tobago Carnival.  The founders of Caribana envisioned it as a gift of culture to Canada. …

The Honda Indy Toronto, an annual IndyCar Series race, hit Toronto from July 13 to 15, 2018.    Indy Toronto includes the free by donation family Friday, two days of racing, the Honda World, Thunder Ally, Beer Gardens, qualifying races, the NASCAR Series Grand Prix of Toronto Race and the Verizon Indy Car Series Race. Honda…

The Men’s Tennis Canada Cup 2018 will be held August 4-12, 2018 at the Aviva Centre on the campus of York University which is located at the north end of Toronto.  It is now accessible directly by subway! Since 1892, the best tennis players in the world have showcased their skills on Canadian courts. Only…

On Thursday June 14th, 2018 the 7th edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) held their opening night party at Ricarda’s Restaurant to kick off a nine day movie festival of the best new Italian and international movies.  The ICFF opening party was an evening with glamour, delicious and savory Italian food, decadent sweets,…

The Honda Indy Toronto, an annual IndyCar Series race, hits Toronto from July 13 to 15, 2018.    Indy Toronto includes the free by donation family Friday and two days of racing, the  Honda World,  Thunder Ally,  Beer Gardens, qualifying races and  the NASCAR Series Grand Prix of Toronto Race and the Verizon Indy Car Series…