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TIFF: Boombox: Are you a hero, or a villain?

Are you a hero, or a villain? Good and evil collide on October 31 at TIFF Bell Lightbox, where heroes face off against villains and Cirque du Soleil dazzles with an exclusive, one-night-only performance. Do you have what it takes to leave your ordinary life behind and enter a world of extraordinarily high stakes and…

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Content Canada 2019

Departure Q & A © 2019 David Spowart photography C21 Media held its second annual Content Canada 2019 at the prestigious Four Season Hotel on September 10 and 11, 2019 alongside the Toronto International Film Festival 2019.  Content Canada is a two-day event dedicated to producing next generation content for all platforms.   This year’s conference…

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Haviah Mighty won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize for the album 13th Floor!

HAVIAH MIGHTY – © 2019 Dustin-Rabin Haviah Mighty won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize for the album 13th Floor and with it $50,000 at the Carlu in Toronto.   The event featured performances by nine of the 10 Polaris nominees; namely, Marie Davidson, Elisapie, FET.NAT, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Les Louanges, Haviah Mighty, PUP, Shad and Snotty Nose…

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Toronto International Film Festival 2019

The annual Toronto International Film Festival was held September 5 to 15, 2019 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:…

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Grand Parade © 2019 TorontoArtsandEvents

Toronto Caribbean Carnival aka Caribana 2019

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…

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40th Anniversary Dora Awards 2019

Natasha Mumba, Makambe K. Simamba, Myekah Payne © 2019 TorontoArtsandEvents The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) celebrated the 40th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards for the 2018-2019 season in Toronto on Tuesday, June 25 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.  It was hosted by multi-award-winning actor, singer Rick Miller.  This year…

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Collision 2019

The inaugural Collision 2019 technology conference was recently held in Toronto – it was a four-day celebration of Canadian and international innovation.  Web Summit previously held Collision in New Orleans and Las Vegas, but took over the Enercare Centre in the CNE in Toronto for four days. It featured a wide range of speakers, from…

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Power Ball 21

Power Ball: 21 Club, presented by Holt Renfrew.

The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery today announced the pre and main party artists in anticipation of one of Canada’s most influential and vibrant galas, Power Ball: 21 Club, presented by Holt Renfrew. For one night only, The Power Plant will transform into an illicit speakeasy, inviting guests to celebrate the city’s most notorious art…

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The 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Many congratulations to Esi Edugyan, the winner of the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel, Washington Black. The winner of this prestigious literary prize was announced at an ultra glamorous black-tie gala and award ceremony on Monday, November 19th, 2018. The awards ceremony was hosted by Canadian comedian, TV personality, and author Rick Mercer….

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DX Intersection 2018: Forward

On Thursday, November 8th, 2018, the Design Exchange hosted its annual fundraiser called, DX Intersection 2018: Forward. Presented by RBCxMusic and RBC Future Launch, DX Intersection is the Design Exchange’s annual celebration of all things creative and innovative. All of the proceeds from this event will support the Design Exchange’s youth and children programs. Each…

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