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“Voices That Care” fundraiser March 27, 2016 with Murray McLauchlan and friends

posted Wednesday, March 16, 2016

by: in Celebrity, Charity, Events, Music, Theatre, Toronto

Canadian folk legend Murray McLauchlan is spearheading a concert featuring stars from the jazz, rock, opera and classic genres, with a special performance from actor Eric Peterson. Voices That Care is a benefit for Room 217 Foundation and Hospice Toronto. While Canadians know McLauchlan as the author and singer of “Honky Red”, “Farmer’s Song”, and […]

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Toronto’s Luminato Festival Turns 10 in 2016 – Special Programming Throughout June

posted Monday, March 7, 2016

by: in Art, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Music, Pride, Theatre, Toronto

Once again this year Luminato will create something super special at the Hearn Generating Station to celebrate the creativity and inventiveness of the city that gave birth to the Festival. In June the festival is going to #TurnOnTheHearn and transform this incredibly epic decommissioned power plant into a public art centre with a theatre, a […]

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Not-To-Be-Missed Upcoming Nights at Leslieville’s “The Duke”

posted Thursday, March 3, 2016

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Charity, Comedy, Disability, Drag, Events, Fashion, Film, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Last Friday night I dropped by The Duke, a red brick Leslieville landmark built in 1870 and an historic night spot that offers 5 dollar pints, karaoke, sports TV, open pool tables, and claims of a great kitchen backed up by the sight of several generous servings seen sliding past on their way to delivery! […]

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Kensington’s “The Round” Hosts an Eating Disorders Event

posted Wednesday, March 2, 2016

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Charity, Comedy, Disability, Drag, Events, Fashion, Film, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

  Here’s something worth checking out.  If you go to the gym often and wonder about some of the things you overhear, or if you have friends who engage in negative or conformist body image talk, you are not alone. At The Round in Toronto’s Kensington Market on February 4th, a collection of performers in […]

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Foxfinder at the Village Playhouse until March 19, 2016

posted Wednesday, March 2, 2016

by: in Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

  FOXFINDER is  a gripping and unsettling parable, a darkly comic exploration of belief, desire and responsibility, set in a world both strange and familiar. William Bloor, a ‘foxfinder’, arrives at Sam and Judith Covey’s farm to investigate a suspected contamination. He is driven by his education and beliefs to unearth and destroy an animal […]

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Elle Emenopé: Turning Drag On Its Ear

posted Thursday, February 25, 2016

by: in Art, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Events, Fashion, Photography, Queer, Theatre

“It’s what I’m trying to do with drag; look at it, learn it and then turn it on it’s ear.” -Elle Emenopé, Closet Case Born in Shorewood, Wisconsin Elle Emenopé (boy name: Elliott Reiland) came to New York and to study at NYU Tisch while he co-founded the “Negative 30 Dance Company”. He’s performed at such […]

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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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Crimson Kitty: Celebrating A Decade Of LadyQueen at Stonewall Inn

posted Wednesday, February 17, 2016

by: in Art, Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Fashion, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

LadyQueen is New York City’s only all-female drag revue and the brainchild of Crimson Kitty who is celebrating her ten-year drag-a-versary. We join Crimson and her drag cohorts Sarah Palegic, Miss Malice and Elle McQueen as they take over the historic Stonewall Inn for a night of drama, debauchery and over-the-top theatrics. Crimson, a drag mother to many of the ladies, recently created The Haus […]

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A Night With Janis Joplin onstage at Panasonic Theatre (Toronto)

posted Monday, February 15, 2016

by: in Celebrity, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

      A Night With Janis Joplin is now playing at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto, with a very limited engagement until February 21st only. After this Toronto engagement the show will tour to 34 cities across the U.S. and Canada for a total of 70 shows. It’s a little bit rock and roll, […]

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D’yan Forest – NYC’s Oldest Bisexual (Ukulele Playing) Cabaret Star

posted Thursday, February 4, 2016

by: in Art, Celebrity, Comedy, Drag, Events, Lesbian, Theatre

From Toronto’s East End to New York’s East Village we take you on an uncensored journey into the closets and behind the alter egos of our communities most beloved queers. Welcome to Closet Case. This week we visit D’yan Forest, an 81 year old internationally recognized cabaret singer, actress and stand-up comedian. This ‘bisexual Betty White’ has been dazzling audiences for more then seven decades with […]

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