Performance Art Party at AGO kicks off Pride Month June 2, 2016

posted Thursday, June 2, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Art Gallery, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Photography, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Join Toronto-based artist, filmmaker, writer and photographer Bruce LaBruce tonight as he takes over AGO First Thursdays to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month in Toronto. LaBruce invited four internationally celebrated queer performers, all leaders in their fields, to participate in this special edition of AGO’s First Thursdays. Highlights include: Performance artist Ron Athey, who has been at the forefront of his field […]

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NXNE Taking Over the Port Lands in Toronto – June 15 to 19, 2016

posted Wednesday, June 1, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Bar/Club, Events, Featured Events, Music, Toronto

NXNE 2016 to include a new outdoor festival experience at the Port Lands Celebrating 22 years as Toronto’s essential music and arts festival, NORTH BY NORTHEAST (NXNE), taking place June 15-19, 2016, is adding a major outdoor festival experience at the Port Lands, a new Interactive, Music and Gaming Conference at the Ted Rogers School […]

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Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival – May 26 to June 5, 2016

posted Tuesday, April 26, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Fashion, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the largest event of its kind in Canada, announced today the Opening and Closing Night Galas for the 26th edition of the Festival, taking place May 26 to June 5, 2016.  The Festival will open with the International Premiere of Chris Kelly’s (Saturday Night Live, Broad City) writing-directing debut […]

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Queer Flix at Hot Docs – May 2 to 6, 2016 in Toronto

posted Sunday, April 24, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will present 232 titles from 51 countries in 12 screening programs, with work by female filmmakers representing close to 40% of the 2016 program, and a significant list of queer programming as well. In addition to the opening night world premiere of Rama Rau’sLeague of Exotique Dancers, a […]

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Hot Docs and Canadian Music Week partner on Movies and Music

posted Sunday, April 24, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Film, Music, Theatre, Toronto

Canadian Music Week (CMW) has partnered with Hot Docs to present Music Docs at Hot Docs. Featuring twelve outstanding docs from across the festival’s programs, these films featuring compelling stories for music fans, ranging from illicit raves in Iran to the comeback of eighties electro-pop pioneer Gary Numan, and from an immersive tour of the […]

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Fox on the Fairway – A Play About Balls and Holes

posted Sunday, April 24, 2016

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

The intimate Village Playhouse Theatre in Bloor West Village, ends its 2015/16 season with a farcical tale about golf, gambling, and guffaws. “Fox On the Fairway” was written by Ken Ludwig as a tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s. Director Katherine Bignell-Jones accepted the challenge of bringing the story to […]

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The Judas Kiss @ Ed Mirvish Theatre (Toronto) – Now Playing Until May 1, 2016

posted Sunday, April 10, 2016

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

David Mirvish brings in the North American premiere of The Judas Kiss after its successful London West End theatre run, starring Rupert Everett along with a strong supporting cast. Everett plays Oscar Wilde, in a story about his life, written by David Hare and directed by Neil Armfield. This production began at London’s Hampstead Theatre […]

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International Day Against Homophobia / Transphobia Fundraising Gala – May 17, 2016

posted Friday, April 8, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Charity, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto, Trans

The Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, formerly Jer’s Vision, is celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia  & Transphobia with our Annual Gala! The event will bring together 250 guests to Toronto to celebrate the work the community has done across Canada to address herterosexism & cissexism. Join  host Andre Morriseau & Kelly Kyle, alongside key community and […]

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Images Festival (Toronto) – April 14 to 23, 2016

posted Friday, April 8, 2016

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Film, Toronto

The 29th Images Festival is right around the corner, with 10 days of groundbreaking screenings, gallery exhibitions, and live presentations taking place throughout Toronto April 14 – 23, 2016.  With over 80 national and international artists featured in this year’s festival, Images showcases the innovative edge of international contemporary moving image culture. There’s some incredible […]

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The Terrible Parents @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre – Until April 17, 2016

posted Thursday, April 7, 2016

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

Buddies in Bad times founder, Sky Gilbert, is back with a comical gender-bending take on family and how it shapes one’s life. The Terrible Parents sees well  established actors Edward Roy and Gavin Crawford reunited on stage as the parents, and introduces emerging actors Robin Sharpe and Katie Sky as the children. Both Crawford and Roy […]

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