Culture
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Sparks of Life at Carlton and Jarvis: Examining Equilibrium
With its high-rises and construction sites, Toronto can often feel overbearingly grey. That greyness is now being met with a blast of colour thanks to...
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The need for site-specific works of art
Daniel Young and Christian Giroux’s new public art piece— Three Points Where Two Lines Meet, located at the intersection of Bathurst and Vaughan—has...
By Sarah Ratzlaff -
THE ARTFUL CITY: The Performance of Revolutionary Feasibility at Nuit Blanche
By: Emily Dickson Talking about revolution can feel futile and racy and urgent and faux pas all at once. Monument to the Century of Revolutions...
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EVENT: Making the Toronto Museum vision a reality
WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 WHERE: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave (UofT St. George campus) TIME: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (doors open at 6:15 pm) COST: This...
By Matthew Blackett -
EVENT: Pride & Place podcast listening party
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 6pm-8pm WHERE: Harlem Underground, 745 Queen St. West, Toronto LINK: RSVP on Facebook if you wish Within dominant urban...
By Spacing Radio -
What’s next for Old City Hall
Originally published on the Ryerson City Builders Institute Big changes are coming to one of Toronto’s most treasured buildings. The provincial and...
By Claire Nelischer -
Revisited ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ at Buddies shines a spotlight on racialized labour
Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” is most remembered for the 1962 film adaptation starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a white lawyer in the...
By Cheryl Thompson -
LORINC: City needs to be thoughtful on how to run Museum of Toronto
UPDATE: The executive committee adopted the report, with an amendment from Scarborough councillor Paul Ainslie, asking city staff to “consult with...
By John Lorinc -
HERITAGE TORONTO AWARDS: List of 2017 winners
Here are the nominees and winners of the 2017 Toronto Heritage Awards: 2017 Special Achievement Award The Heritage Toronto Board of Directors is pleased...
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In search of the elusive Lawren Harris “Toronto House”
By Ellen Scheinberg and Jim Burant In May 2016, a Lawren Harris painting entitled Toronto House was offered at auction, and purchased by a local art...
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READ Fall 2017 edition of Fife and Drum: Prince Harry, apiaries & a “Crustade” recipie
The latest edition of Fife and Drum, the quarterly journal produced by the Friends of Fort York, was just released. Here’s some of what you’ll find...
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PODCAST: Bonus Episode, Beer Tour
After speaking to Robin Leblanc and Jordan St. John, co-authors of the “Ontario Craft Beer Guide,” our co-producers decide to take a tasting...
By Spacing Radio