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Rendezvous with Madness – annual film festival focuses on mental health and addictions

posted Wednesday, October 21, 2020

by: in Activism, Film

The Rendezvous with Madness Festival is the first and largest arts and mental health festival in the world. Using art as the entry point to illuminate and investigate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction, programming spotlights the human capacity for endurance in the face of great challenges.  As community members are feeling […]

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LGBT films at Toronto Jewish Film Festival – Oct 22 to Nov 1, 2020 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, October 20, 2020

by: in Events, Featured Events, Film, Queer, Streaming Online, Toronto

The 28th annual Toronto Jewish Film Festival begins October 22, 2020, and like most other festivals, it’s going virtual this year. The Festival will stream a curated program of 50+ films showcasing the best in Jewish-content film from Canada and around the world.   theBUZZ recommends the following three films, each depicting LGBT representation. Sublet, […]

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“For Viola” Hot Docs film series spotlights black, indigenous, and people of colour

posted Friday, October 16, 2020

by: in Activism, Film

Hot Docs has added the new monthly film series For Viola to its VOD platform Hot Docs at Home. Named in honour of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond, the important documentary series will centre around Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC)-led stories and filmmakers. This fall, the series will feature Charles Officer’s 2017 Festival doc Unarmed […]

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The 519 Gala – streams virtually on Oct 25th with star studded global entertainment

posted Wednesday, October 14, 2020

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The 519’s largest single-day fundraising event, The Annual Gala, will bring together leading performers for a virtual variety show of musical performances and special appearances in support of LGBTQ2S communities in Toronto and beyond. The event will be streamed on Sunday, October 25, at 7:30 pm (EST). The Annual Gala has gone virtual in response to COVID-19, and will feature musical performances from: ● […]

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“Tell Me Why| puts trans character front and centre in the gaming world

posted Tuesday, October 13, 2020

by: in Gaming, Trans

As reported on E Central Sports, Tell Me Why is a new narrative game about family secrets and the difficulty of coming home. It transcends genre by putting a transgender character at the centre of the experience. Set in Alaska, the three-chapter story features transgender Tyler and his sister Alyson. The twins travel to the remote, […]

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Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics – memoir and songbook

posted Wednesday, October 7, 2020

by: in Books

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. As told by Dolly Parton in her own inimitable words, explore the songs that have defined her journey. Illustrated throughout with previously unpublished images and memorabilia from Dolly Parton’s personal and […]

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Queerantine – showcasing emerging indie LGBTQ+ musicians

posted Tuesday, October 6, 2020

by: in Music, Queer

Queerantine is a one-of-a-kind, weekly music video showcase highlighting artists across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, airing on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. EST, presented by musical artist Kisos. Each week host Kisos sources 10 visuals, that he and a co-host can spotlight and react to live on Twitch while interacting with and inviting an engaged audience […]

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Inside Out opens 30th anniversary festival at the drive-in with the amazing Bowie flick, Stardust

posted Saturday, October 3, 2020

by: in Celebrity, Film, Music

Nothing could stop Inside Out from celebrating their 30th anniversary, not even a pandemic! To kick off this special commemorative year, the festival presented Stardust, a film that chronicles the escapades of David Bowie‘s first visit to the United States in 1971, a trip that would go on to inspired the invention of his iconic […]

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Uncovered: Notes From The Heart – Nov 11 to Dec 6, 2020 (Toronto)

posted Friday, October 2, 2020

by: in Music, Theatre, Toronto

Following the sold-out run of their innovative and inspiring summer concert series Porchside Songs – which brought leading musical theatre performers to porches and front lawns across Toronto  – The Musical Stage Company have announced the dates and line-up of performers for the first-ever digital edition of their annual signature concert event, UNCOVERED. Spotlighting iconic songs with wildly imaginative […]

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Spinster – movie looks at the comical side being single and (almost) 40

posted Wednesday, September 30, 2020

by: in Film

Spinster takes a comical look at the old-school terminology that referred to unmarried women. After her partner breaks up with her on her 39th birthday, Gaby (Chelsea Peretti) tackles her fears of loneliness as well as preconceptions of what it means for a woman to be single. Gaby  is a caterer who lives in Halifax, […]

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