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The annual Rose Picnic Toronto 2024 took place on Hotel X grounds on June 22 – beautiful pink-adorned picnickers enjoyed rosé and other wines and beverages along with food and products curated with a pink plus Caribbean theme.  It was preceded by the Summer Solstice Party. With Barbados being a major sponsor, attendees were greeted…

The Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation held its 35th annual Dragon Ball 2024 – Year of the Dragon on Saturday February 10th, 2024 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to raise money to build new residential hospices in the GTA . Nicole Servinis and Winston Sih hosted the gala.   According to organizers, approximately 1,000 guests…

Martin Luther King had a dream!  In 1967, so did the creators of Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2022 – 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. …

Canadian Music Week 2022 was held from June 6 to 11, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario and attracted participants from the music, interactive and broadcasting industries from around the globe.  CMW is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to the celebration and promotion of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  It consisted of two information-intensive conferences,…

Obeah Opera is a stunning rhythmic opera of the Salem witch trials told from the perspective of the young Caribbean slave Tituba who experienced it.  Asah Productions – A Nicole Brooks Vision presented it from June 18 – 22, 2019 at the Fleck Dance Theatre as part of Luminato.   14 women, 5 men, and 2…

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…

TIFF held a wicked party at its Lightbox to raise funds for Share Her Journey campaign supporting women in film on October 25, 2018.  Torontoartsandevents was there to capture this exciting event and the guest’s amazing costumes. The Party: Lightbox was transformed into a spooky Halloween party destination. Upon entry guests were spooked by the…

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…

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. …