TIFF’s Festival Street set to ignite Toronto with free screenings, activations, and music – Sept 8 to 18, 2022

posted Tuesday, September 6, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Film, Toronto

Back for its seventh year, the excitement and fun of the Toronto International Film Festival pours out from the theatres onto Festival Street. King Street West between Peter Street and University Avenue will transform into the TIFF street party. Festival Street celebrations take place September 8–11, and activities in David Pecaut Square take place September 8–18. […]

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Roxy Music Releases “Best Of” Album, and Begins 50th Anniversary Tour in Toronto

posted Friday, September 2, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Toronto

The Best of Roxy Music  is a collection of 18 of their hits, many of which fans can hear performed live as their North American tour kicks off in Toronto on September 7, 2022. Marking the very first time an all-career-spanning Roxy Music collection has been made available on vinyl, The Best Of Roxy Music will be […]

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Surrogate – paranormal horror flick that rivals the scariest classics

posted Friday, September 2, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Streaming Online

Surrogate is a paranormal horror story about Natalie Paxton, a single mother and nurse, who falls mysteriously ill and struggles to stop her family from being destroyed. Starring Kestie Morassi (Wolf Creek) and Jane Badler (TV series ‘V’). Written by Beth King and David Willing, in his feature directorial debut. “My favourite horror films are […]

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Virtual QUEERANTINE show goes live on tour with musicians Kisos and Cory Stewart

posted Thursday, September 1, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Music, Queer

In 2020, Queer musicians Kisos and Cory Stewart founded QUEERANTINE: a unique, livestream music video showcase and community hub to uplift 2SLGBTQIA+  artists during the pandemic. Now, they have announced The QUEERANTINE Tour, a series of live in-person shows will take place across North America throughout 2022 and 2023.  This Fall, Kisos and Stewart are […]

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Niagara Grape & Wine Festival Celebrates 70 Years With a Full Month Of Harvest Fun Throughout September

posted Thursday, September 1, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Hospitality

Niagara Grape & Wine Festival is celebrating its platinum anniversary this September with a big, bold move that will supersize Canada’s oldest and largest wine festival from two weeks of programming to an entire month of fun. In addition to perennial favourites like two parades, live music, and wine and food tastings, Grape & Wine […]

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A Baby For Andy – queer stage production comes to Toronto after successful run at the Guelph Fringe Festival – Sept 2 to 4, 2022

posted Wednesday, August 31, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

After a successful run in the Guelph Fringe Festival, Toronto audiences are going to have a chance to catch A Baby For Andy at The Deanne Taylor Theatre at 10 Busy Street in Leslieville (Toronto East). It’s the story of Andrew & Sam, a queer couple having to come to terms with a hidden dark […]

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Erica’s First Holy Shit – wacky lesbian flick on Austin’s queer bohemian arts community

posted Tuesday, August 30, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Lesbian, Queer, Streaming Online

Erica’s First Holy Shit is based on the life of Erica Nix, Austin’s beloved queer artist and fitness guru (and currently a surprising and unlikely Austin mayoral candidate). It’s a modern, Queer Millennial SLACKER, a tribute to the disappearing bohemian demimonde of Austin itself. A psychedelic freak-out fantasia of adventure and discovery that’s inspired by […]

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As You Like It – don’t go expecting classic Shakespeare – runs to Sept 4, 2022 in High Park

posted Monday, August 29, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

As You Like It is a classic Shakespearean romantic comedy for the ages that comes vividly to life in High Park. After Rosalind and her cousin Celia escape the Duke’s court, they flee in disguise to the fantastical Forest of Arden. But who (and what!) they find there are beyond their wildest dreams. Featuring new […]

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Sky Gilbert’s workshop presentation of “Who’s Afraid of Titus?” on stage Aug 31 to Sep 3, 2022

posted Monday, August 29, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Eldritch Theatre presents a Titus-on-the-Run Productions Workshop Presentation of “Who’s Afraid of Titus“? Who was Shakespeare? Does it matter? Well Sky Gilbert thinks he was an aesthete — a poet whose plays are about poetry and its effect on us. In tackling Titus Andronicus, perhaps Shakespeare’s most baffling play — Gilbert is drawing on his […]

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Toronto Cider Festival showcases over 100 ciders, food, entertainment, and more – Aug 26/27, 2022

posted Friday, August 26, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Hospitality

The beloved Toronto Cider Festival returns on August 26th and 27th with one of the BEST END OF SUMMER PARTY experience, celebrating local and national cider (and cider cocktails), delicious food that pairs perfectly with cider, 90s night and more – all glued together with a unique vibe! Moving to a new location by the […]

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