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Dina’s Tavern – new live music venue opening in former Silver Dollar Room location

posted Tuesday, September 2, 2025

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

Dina’s Tavern is taking over the former space of the Silver Dollar Room at the corner of Spadina Ave and College Street. Located within the lower levels of the questionable Waverley Hotel, the former incarnation was known for it’s laid back atmosphere with regular live music, including the widely popular Bluegrass Wednesdays. It was also […]

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Errant Records launches as a trans-owned, queer run Canadian music label and management company – Launch party Sept 9, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, September 2, 2025

by: in Featured Events, Montreal, Music, Queer, Toronto, Trans

Entertainment attorney and business strategist, Dani Oliva, known for his work with GRAMMY winners, Billboard #1 songwriters, and leading music companies, has officially launched Errant Records, a trans-owned, LGBTQ+ run Canadian music label and management company dedicated to cultivating groundbreaking talent and delivering truly artist-first representation. Rooted in Canada, but with a powerful global reach, […]

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Griffin in Summer – weird and wonderful film puts outsiders front and centre in one of the best films released this year

posted Friday, August 29, 2025

by: in Film

Griffin Nafly (Everett Blunck) is the most ambitious playwright of his generation. He’s also fourteen years old and living with his parents in a humdrum suburb while dreaming of moving to New York City. When his mom (Melanie Lynskey) hires a handsome 25-year-old handyman (Owen Teague), Griffin’s life and his new play take an inspired […]

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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley – documentary on one of modern music’s most influential and enigmatic musicians

posted Friday, August 8, 2025

by: in Film

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley covers the life of the rising young star with an otherworldly voice and boundary-pushing artistry, who left the ’90s music world reeling when he died suddenly, at age 30, after the release of his critically acclaimed debut album “Grace.” Told through never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives and intimate accounts from […]

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Summerworks Performance Festival celebrates 35 years, with 11 days of theatre, dance, music, and live art – Aug 7 to 17, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, August 6, 2025

by: in Dance, Events, Featured Events, Festivals, Music, Theatre, Toronto

Entering its 35th year, SummerWorks Performance Festival returns with a landmark season of bold performance, intimate creative experiences, and daring artistic interventions exploring time — personal and collective, real and imagined. From August 7–17, 2025, artists and audiences will gather across Toronto for 11 days of theatre, dance, music, and live art in theatres, in public parks, […]

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“Salt Water” and “Baby” – two queer international films about intergenerational relationships

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025

by: in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

Salt Water is a quietly devastating meditation on identity, abuse, and unresolved emotion. It follows Jacobo (Luis Mario Jiménez), a young man confronting a shadowy past as he reconnects with José Luis (Óskar Salazar Ruiz), a Catholic priest facing abuse allegations and preparing to leave the clergy. As past wounds resurface, Jacobo must navigate the blurred lines between […]

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“Elbows up! Coast-to-Coast Canadian Wine Fair” has more than 25 wineries from across Canada- July 12. 2025

posted Thursday, July 10, 2025

by: in Featured Events, Hospitality

Elbows Up! Canada’s Coast-to-Coast Wine Fair takes place on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Fort York in Toronto, bringing together more than 25 wineries from across Canada for a public tasting event. It is the first event of its kind, created to spotlight both the growing quality of Canadian wine, and the barriers that still limit its national […]

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Queen’s Harbour – summer’s new lakeside hotspot features MediterrAsian cuisine, specialty cocktails, and the largest restaurant retractable roof in the nation

posted Wednesday, July 9, 2025

by: in Dining, Hospitality, Toronto

Queens Harbour is a cavernous 23,000-square-foot dining destination located within Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre area. At the heart of Queens Quay lies a historic brick building that has been reimagined into a new go-to destination for those seeking respite from the concrete congestion of city dwelling, and visitors looking for a respite from being a tourist […]

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Fringe Festival – Discover Indie Theatre and Performance with over 100 shows in more than 20 venues- July 2 to 13, 2025 (Toronto)

posted Monday, June 30, 2025

by: in Theatre, Toronto

Toronto Fringe presents the 37th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival, taking place July 2 – 13, 2025 with over 100 shows in over 20 venues across the city. This is Ontario’s largest performance festival and will include three dance shows, five KidsFest shows, over a dozen new Canadian musicals, the Next Stage Series, plus dramatic theatre, clown, storytelling, comedy, […]

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Rent Free – two best friends, one bi/one gay, must navigate the complexies of city living with low paying jobs and escalating rents

posted Friday, June 27, 2025

by: in Film, Queer, Streaming Online

Rent Free follows best friends Ben and Jordan, who, after hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers. Best friends since childhood, Ben and Jordan are two young men living in a rapidly changing Austin, where […]

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