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The Bentway Skating Rink Opens January 6th in Toronto

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2017

by: in Events, Family, Featured Events, Outdoors, Toronto

Opening Weekend highlights include performances from Charmie Deller, Carmen Braden, the Toronto Ice Skate Group, and the Mayor’s Skate Party! The Bentway, a new public space designed by PUBLIC WORK and Ken Greenberg Consultants located under the Gardiner Expressway, reimagines how Torontonians gather and experience art and events downtown. It is a unique and innovative public space […]

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Haunted Happenings in Toronto

posted Tuesday, October 24, 2017

by: in Events, Family, Featured Events, Outdoors, Toronto

October ends with Halloween, but it seems like the full month is now dedicated to all things spooky and macabre. So with that in mind, here are three interesting and unique events that the City of Toronto is putting on for all ghoulies, goblins, and ghosts to enjoy. Spirit Walks at  Mackenzie House Museum (home of […]

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Baby Steps – A Taiwanese-American Gay Dramedy

posted Wednesday, August 9, 2017

by: in Celebrity, Comedy, Family, Featured Events, Film

Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, longs to have a baby with his American boyfriend Tate, but their attempts at international surrogacy are complicated by Danny’s meddling mom, who wants to control every aspect of the process — all the way from Taipei. From the Oscar-winning producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwanese-American LGBT film BABY STEPS will release on DVD, […]

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Nuit Rose – June 16 and 17, 2017 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, June 14, 2017

by: in Activism, Art, Events, Family, Featured Events, Gallery, Music, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Nuit Rose is back for its fourth year showcasing the best of LGBTQ art and performance, and this year, we’re adding a second night to showcase works and performances from Toronto and beyond. On June 16 and 17, Nuit Rose showcases, highlights, and celebrates LGBTQ* art works that seeks to answer the question “What Lies […]

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Doors Open Toronto – May 27, 2017

posted Thursday, May 25, 2017

by: in Art, Events, Family, Featured Events, Music, Outdoors, Toronto

The 18th annual Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf returns on May 27 and 28. In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday and as part of TO Canada with Love, the theme is “15 Decades of Canadian Architecture.” The event has 150 buildings, representing each decade since the 1860s, as well as a collection of […]

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Bloor Subway Turns 50 – Celebrates with Art – February 25, 2016

posted Monday, February 22, 2016

by: in Art Gallery, Events, Family, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bloor-Danforth subway line, The Artists’ Newsstand at Chester Station will host a Birthday Party on Thursday, February 25 from 4pm to 7pm featuring live performances, music and complimentary cake, balloons and prizes. The previously dormant Gateway newsstand was re-imagined in May 2015 as an artists’ hub to benefit both commuters and artists. […]

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Gay-Themed Holiday Gifts

posted Tuesday, November 17, 2015

by: in Family, Lesbian, Queer

It’s getting closer to that time of year, when people think about giving and receiving…gifts that is! Here are a few suggestions for the dancers, loungers, and caffeine heads on your list. EastSiders DVD EastSiders explores the drunken outbursts and double standards of twenty-somethings living and loving in sunny California. The second season delves into […]

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Pomegranate Film Festival – November 16 -22, 2015

posted Friday, November 13, 2015

by: in Family, Featured Events, Film, Toronto

  The Pomegranate Film Festival, established in 2006 stems from the Toronto Chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society. A group of young Armenian professionals, bound by a passion for film and culture. Now in it’s 10th year, the Pomegranate Film Festival is a unique community event celebrating Armenian inspired film. This year over […]

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Pride Toronto – Five Questions with Come Back Barbara

posted Thursday, June 11, 2015

by: in Events, Family, Featured Events, Gallery, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Sports

Today, I’m very excited to have Ainsley Naylor of Toronto’s very own Come Back Barbara joining me on The Sonic City.  With their eclectic sound fusing genres such as punk and dance, Come Back Barbara have been gaining attention across the music scene, and will be performing as part of the Girls Rock Camp showcase […]

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Top Five Picks at Toronto’s Inside Out LGBT Film Festival

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Family, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Pride, Queer, Toronto

It’s been 25 years since the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival made its debut, and this quarter century milestone proves that the caliber and representation from a wide spectrum of topics continues to flourish. The team behind this festival work hard to make it happen, and it shows with creative and diverse programming, and of […]

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