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The Communist’s Daughter – how one 15 yo Scottish girl navigates life in the 1980s with her communist parents

posted Friday, March 19, 2021

by: in Streaming Online, Television, Toronto

In the thick of the ‘80s, the daughter of two happily married Communists struggles between fitting in at high school and upholding her family’s idealistic beliefs. The year is 1989, and while most of the world is celebrating the triumph of the free market — 15-year-old Dunyasha McDougald is most definitely not. With the Berlin […]

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Goddess Day Arts Festival 2021 – now in three separate acts – March, June, and December

posted Thursday, March 18, 2021

by: in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

The Goddess Day Arts Festival is a not-for-profit women-run festival celebrating International Women’s Day, featuring women artists from different genres. Read below on how the event was brainstormed into fruition in 2019, and how the current team is continuing to make things happen despite the current challenges of today. This year the festival will be presented […]

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Buddies’s Call For Submissions for Queer Pride 2021 – Deadline March 26, 2021

posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021

by: in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Streaming Online, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Buddies in Bad Times is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically rigorous alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage. Buddies offers a year-round program that includes a full season of queer theatre, new works festivals, artist residencies, and intergenerational training and education initiatives. This past year, we have witnessed […]

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Celebrate Toronto’s 187th Birthday virtually from March 6 to April 6, 2021

posted Friday, March 5, 2021

by: in Featured Events, Toronto

 Celebrate Toronto is curating a month long Virtual Festival to honour the city’s 187th Anniversary happening from March 6th, to April 6, 2021.. .This year, we will be focusing on three key pillars, “Rebuild, Reconnect, Show Love”, as we highlight Toronto small businesses, performers, and artists, creating a platform to promote the heart and soul […]

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Inside Out announces new Executive Director, Lauren Howes

posted Friday, February 26, 2021

by: in Film, Queer, Toronto

Inside Out, one of the largest LGBTQ film festivals in North America and single largest promoter and distributor of LGBTQ content in Canada, has announced today that Lauren Howes has been appointed the new Executive Director for the organization, effective March 1st, replacing Andria Wilson who left the position last year. Howes (non-binary) is a […]

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Pride Toronto announces 40th anniversary (virtual) programming, and opportunities for community involvement

posted Friday, February 26, 2021

by: in Activism, Pride, Toronto

The Operation Soap bathhouse raids, which took place 40 years ago in 1981, generated a string of protests against queer oppression. Later in the year, “Lesbian and Gay Pride Day Toronto”, now Pride Toronto, was legally incorporated and an estimated 1,500 people celebrated Pride Day on Sunday, June 28th, 1981 at Grange Park. Near the […]

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Toronto Drag Entertainer Tynomi Banks Partners with Black Lives Matter – Canada for Black History Month

posted Monday, February 1, 2021

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Drag, Toronto

 Tynomi Banks, iconic Toronto-based Drag Entertainer and Canada’s Drag Race alum is honouring Black History Month by partnering with Black Lives Matter – Canada to create an exclusive line of merchandise in support of raising awareness for the organization. For the entire month of February, a portion of the proceeds from this collection are being donated to dismantle all […]

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Toronto’s “Dwayne Gretzky” to stream free live concert on New Year’s Eve

posted Sunday, December 20, 2020

by: in Music, Toronto

Toronto’s celebrated live music spectacle DWAYNE GRETZKY,  will present its coveted annual New Year’s Eve Party, this year presented as a live streaming event, totally free. The band will be live streaming in full audio and video production from their studio space, an 1100 square foot industrial-style loft in Toronto’s west end.  Dwayne Gretzky is a curated […]

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Miracle and Sippin Santa at the Stackt Market – Toronto

posted Friday, December 18, 2020

by: in Featured Events, Toronto

Miracle, the beloved Christmas pop-up bar, and Sippin’ Santa, Miracle’s tiki-themed sister, are coming back to Toronto. Back for its 3rd year, Miracle Toronto will be popping up at Stackt Market, with dates and times TBA dependent on government stated lockdown information. Offering a holiday oasis with over the top kitschy, festive décor, guests can enjoy themed cocktails such as Christmapolitan, Snowball […]

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Ross Petty Productions (virtually) presents “There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays” – Dec 19/20, 2020

posted Tuesday, December 15, 2020

by: in Streaming Online, Theatre, Toronto

For those in the know, the holiday season isn’t complete without attending the annual Ross Petty Productions event at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. Well, this year that’s not possible, however…the show must go on…virtually! THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS combines the best of holiday musicals and interactive entertainment to create a unique […]

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