January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2012
Buffalo Bills in Toronto
Location:
Rogers Centre
...read more
www.billsintoronto.com
The NFL is coming to Canada in full force. Witness history in the making as the Buffalo Bills bring NFL Football to Rogers Centre for eight games over the next five years. If NFL action on Canadian turf has long been your dream, be sure to catch the next Bills game in Toronto on December 3, 2009 against the New York Jets!
Location:
Rogers Centre

August 21, 2008 to June 27, 2010
Jersey Boys
Location:
Toronto Centre for the Arts -- 5040 Yonge St.
...read more
www.dancaptickets.com
Directed by Canadian Des McAnuff, with book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, JERSEY BOYS is the 2006 Tony Award®-Winner for Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. Broadway's biggest success story takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and, as The New York Times says, "the crowd goes wild!" Follow the rags-to-rock-to-riches tale of four blue-collar kids working their way from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS features their hit songs Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Rag Doll, Oh What a Night and Can't Take My Eyes Off You. "IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES!" proclaims Time Magazine.
Location:
Toronto Centre for the Arts -- 5040 Yonge St.
December 15, 2007 to December 31, 2010
ROM's Dinosaur Gallery Returns
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
Discover the first two permanent galleries of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs and the Gallery of the Age of Mammals. Together, these awe-inspiring, light-filled new galleries occupy the entire Level 2 of the Lee-Chin Crystal. The prism-shaped galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs and Age of Mammals boast 18-foot high ceilings to accommodate over 750 of the Museum's tallest specimens.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum
December 20, 2008 to December 31, 2013
Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth’s Treasures
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) unveils the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures located on Level 2 of the Weston Family Wing on December 20, 2008. Composed of the Vale Inco Limited Gallery of Minerals, the Gallery of Gems and Gold and the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Gallery, the galleries occupy a combined total of 6,900 square feet and showcase over 2,300 of the ROM’s exceptional specimens of minerals, gems, meteorites and rocks, a collection among the finest in North America. The fascinating displays are contextualized by over 40 interactive touch-screen stations, compelling video exhibits and engrossing information on Canada’s mining industry.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
March 11, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Swan Lake
Location:
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Centre -- 145 Queen St. West
...read more
www.national.ballet.ca
First performed in Moscow in 1877, Swan Lake has ever since been an indispensable, enduring and beloved part of the classical ballet repertoire. The mythic, archetypal appeal of its themes and story, Tchaikovsky’s gloriously portentous, heart-flooding music and the intricate yet fervent elaborations of its choreography have always combined to make it one of the unassailable monuments of European tragic art.
James Kudelka’s 1999 version of the ballet adheres to its essentially fable-like nature, but locates a new and rich trove of thematic implications in the material. At the same time, Kudelka’s masterful choreographic gifts recast the balance in the ballet between the sensual and the lyrical, and reinforce the tension between innocence and experience, and the natural and the supernatural, that predominates in the story. Never sacrificing any of the ballet’s strange allure, symbolic fascination and power, Kudelka yet re-thinks the material for a contemporary audience. Santo Loquasto’s superbly evocative sets and costumes provide the perfect setting for a work of arresting beauty. Box office: 416-345-9595.
Location:
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Centre -- 145 Queen St. West
May 16, 2009 to December 31, 2014
Schad Gallery of Biodiversity
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Bloor and Avenue Rd.)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
Opening at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on May 16, 2009, the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity is devoted to exploring our world’s biodiversity and the numerous factors affecting its conservation and survival. This innovative and interactive gallery combines seven ecosystem experiences, approximately 2,500 specimens and the Earth Rangers Studio featuring live animal ambassadors to convey an important message about the stunning variety of life on Earth, the interconnectedness of nature’s amazing web, and the ability that each of us has to care for the environment.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Bloor and Avenue Rd.)
June 10, 2009 to June 10, 2010
Medieval Times -- New Show!!!
Location:
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament -- Exhibition Place (by the Dufferin Gates)
...read more
www.medievaltimes.com
North America’s longest running and most popular dinner attraction is preparing to take guests to the 11th Century all over again.
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Toronto today announced the rollout of a completely new show – the company’s first since 2002 – blending a two-hour live performance with a utensil-free meal served in a castle-inspired 1,000-seat arena.
More than 30 months in the making, the new Medieval Times production includes audience favorites such as live jousting, swordplay, horsemanship, romance and falconry. Guests are taken back in time and encouraged to cheer for one of six “Knights of the Realm” named after historic regions of medieval Spain.
In addition to a new script, the production includes new lighting, choreography and battle scenes, new horse dressage elements – executed by Medieval Times’ famed Andalusian stallions – and a new soundtrack composed by Daniel May and performed by the Czech Republic-based Czech Film Orchestra. A new theatrical element, Medieval Times’ first ever use of a high-output snow machine, also adds an unexpected magical element to the guest experience.
Creators of the new production say non-stop action; will keep first-time visitors and returning fans on the edge of their seats.
Box office: 1-888-WE-JOUST (888-935-6878).
Location:
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament -- Exhibition Place (by the Dufferin Gates)
March 8, 2010 to April 3, 2010
The Overwhelming
Location:
Berkeley Street Theatre -- 26 Berkeley St.
...read more
www.canstage.com
American academic Jack Exley travels to Rwanda to interview his old friend Joseph Gasana about struggling for good against daunting odds.
But when Jack arrives in Kigali, he is unable to find the Tutsi doctor - or anyone who will even admit to having known him. Befriended by both locals and diplomats with veiled motives, Jack and his family become enmeshed in the tension, terror, professional risks and personal betrayals that they ultimately realize mark the start of a genocidal war. A riveting examination of the mounting tensions in 1994 Rwanda, The Overwhelming by award-winner J.T. Rogers. Box office: 416-368-3110.
Location:
Berkeley Street Theatre -- 26 Berkeley St.
February 11, 2010 to April 18, 2010
Glorious!
Location:
Stage West Dinner Theatre -- 5400 Dixie Rd. (Mississauga)
...read more
www.stagewest.com
Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion for singing, but her voice left audiences crying with laughter. Spinning from her bizarre recording sessions, unbelievable recitals and an ultimate triumph at New York's Carnegie Hall. This is a true, heartwarming story about a group of eccentric friends who lived their dreams.
Location:
Stage West Dinner Theatre -- 5400 Dixie Rd. (Mississauga)
March 8, 2010 to April 1, 2010
The Monster Under The Bed
Location:
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People -- 165 Front Street East
...read more
www.lktyp.ca
Ben has BIG problems. His Dad is far, far away, his former best friend Vince has stolen his precious binoculars... oh, and there’s a monster under his bed who wants to trade places with him. A hilarious new comedy about friendship and facing your fears. Recommended for Grades 3-8 | Ages 8 & up. Box office: (416) 862-2222. TICKETS: $10-$20.
Location:
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People -- 165 Front Street East
October 6, 2009 to May 8, 2010
World Stage 2009-10
Location:
Fleck Dance and Enwave Theatre (Harbourfront Centre)-- 207 & 231 Queens Quay West
...read more
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
A diverse series of world-class theatre, dance, multimedia and music. Box office: 416.973.4000.
Location:
Fleck Dance and Enwave Theatre (Harbourfront Centre)-- 207 & 231 Queens Quay West

November 24, 2009 to April 18, 2010
King Tut: The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs
Location:
Art Gallery of Ontario -- 317 Dundas St. West (at McCaul St.)
...read more
www.SeeTorontoNow.com/KingTut
Thirty years after the wonders of King Tut had their celebrated Canadian debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario, an even bigger exhibition – Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs – will make its sole Canadian appearance at the AGO with a members-only preview starting November 21 and public opening November 24. The 1979 exhibition sparked “Tutmania” throughout Canada and brought more than 750,000 visitors to the AGO. With an almost entirely different selection of treasures and more than twice the number of artifacts as were displayed in the 1979 exhibition, Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs features 130 remarkable pieces from the tomb of King Tut and ancient sites representing some of the most important rulers throughout 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history. Derived from temples and royal and private tombs from 2600 B.C to 660 B.C., most of these artifacts had never before been seen in North America prior to this exhibition, which is currently breaking venue attendance records during its U.S. premiere in Atlanta. King Tut Packages on sale November 27, 2009.
Location:
Art Gallery of Ontario -- 317 Dundas St. West (at McCaul St.)
September 19, 2009 to March 21, 2010
Canadian Content: Portraits by Nigel Dickson
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Bloor and Avenue Rd.)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
Opening Saturday, September 19, 2009, the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Canadian Content: Portraits by Nigel Dickson, an exhibition of arresting, insightful and witty photographs of famous Canadians taken by one of our country’s most acclaimed photographers. The exhibition showcases 32 photos, many of which have graced magazines ranging from Saturday Night to Esquire, Fortune, Newsweek and Rolling Stone, and features such Canadian luminaries as Margaret Atwood, Jean Chrétien, Doug Gilmour, Oscar Peterson and many more. Canadian Content: Portraits by Nigel Dickson is on display in the Hilary and Galen Weston Wing, Level 2, until Sunday, March 21, 2010 and complements the concurrent ICC exhibition, Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913 - 2008, presented by the Bay, which runs in the Roloff Beny Gallery from September 26, 2009 to January 3, 2010. Together, both exhibitions illustrate the development of portrait photography, emphasizing the representation of personalities prominent in popular culture in the US and Canada.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Bloor and Avenue Rd.)

October 1, 2009 to September 6, 2010
Olympic Medal Display
Location:
Hockey Hall of Fame -- Brookfield Place
(formerly BCE Place),
30 Yonge St
...read more
www.hhof.com
The Hockey Hall of Fame has secured the entire Olympic medals collection on loan from The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. All 137 medals from every Summer and Winter Olympic Games, dating back from the first in 1896, will be on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame from October 1, 2009 to September 6, 2010. This marks the only time such a collection had ever been available for viewing outside The Olympic Museum.
Negotiations with The Olympic Museum began back in 2007 regarding a medals loan arrangement that would open months prior to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Graciously, The Olympic Museum consented to the loan, marking the first time a complete collection of medals will ever appear outside of Europe. In total, there will be 137 medals from 46 Olympic Games showcased. The limited-time "Olympic Medals Collection" at the Hockey Hall of Fame will run from October 1, 2009 to September 6, 2010 and will occupy the entire Royal Bank of Canada 'Olympic Wall' within the Hall of Fame's 'World of Hockey Zone'.
Location:
Hockey Hall of Fame -- Brookfield Place
(formerly BCE Place),
30 Yonge St

November 19, 2009 to September 20, 2010
On a Pedestal: From Renaissance Chopines to Baroque Heels
Location:
The Bata Shoe Museum -- 327 Bloor St. West (at St. George Subway Station)
...read more
www.batashoemuseum.ca
The Bata Shoe Museum is pleased to announce a once-in-a-lifetime experience for visitors this fall. Bringing together an international collection of exceptionally rare examples of fashionable shoes from 1500 - 1660, the much anticipated exhibition On a Pedestal will focus on two of the most extreme forms of footwear ever worn in Western dress, the chopine and the high heel.
Marking the first time that such an extensive collection of shoes from the Renaissance and early Baroque periods will be brought together under one roof, prestigious lenders from all over Europe have contributed rare artefacts to this exhibit which will examine the origins and cultural meanings of both the chopine and high heel, as well as investigating issues of issues of art and architecture, exoticism and trade, and politics and gender. COST: Regular Museum admission: $12 adult; $10 senior; $6 students; $4 children (5 - 17 years); Children under 5 are free; Family passes are also available. Free for Museum members.
Location:
The Bata Shoe Museum -- 327 Bloor St. West (at St. George Subway Station)
October 24, 2009 to July 4, 2010
East Asian Paintings & Prints: Recent Acquisitions
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue and Bloor)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents East Asian Paintings & Prints: Recent Acquisitions, on display in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery, part of the Asian Suite of Galleries on Level 1 of the Philosophers’ Walk Wing, from October 24 to July 4, 2010. The more than 40 acquisitions, all important examples of paintings, calligraphies, and prints from Korea, China, and Japan, have been acquired in the past 12 years through carefully considered gifts and purchases. The artworks span a period from the 15th to the early 21st century and demonstrate the generosity of donors and the prudent use of acquisition funds to expand the ROM’s already impressive Far Eastern collections. The Museum’s Chinese collections in particular are ranked among the finest outside China.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue and Bloor)
October 22, 2009 to October 30, 2010
Steam Whistle Brewery Tours
Location:
STEAM WHISTLE BREWING,
The Roundhouse - 255 Bremner Blvd.
...read more
www.steamwhistle.ca
Monday to Thursday
Open: Noon to 6pm
Tour Times: Every 30 minutes beginning at 1pm. Last tour at 5pm. Friday and Saturday
Open: 11am to 6pm
Tour Times: 12:00 and Every 30 minutes beginning at 1pm. Last tour at 5pm. Sunday
Open: 11am to 5pm
Tour Times: 12:00 and Every 30 minutes beginning at 1pm. Last tour at 4pm. Tour Size: MAXIMUM 15 people
Reservations accepted Monday to Thursday,
Booked first-come first-served on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
For group tours, please contact our Retail Manager at 416-362-2337 ext 240 or retail@steamwhistle.ca
Location:
STEAM WHISTLE BREWING,
The Roundhouse - 255 Bremner Blvd.
November 28, 2009 to March 28, 2010
Kings of the Punjab at the ROM
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
The Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) plays host to a special temporary display of two life-size portraits of historical kings of the state of Punjab in north-western India. From Saturday, November 28, 2009 to Sunday, March 28, 2010, the oil-on-canvas paintings by established portrait artist Manu Kaur Saluja will be showcased in the “Home & the World” section of the Ondaatje Gallery, located on Level 3 of the ROM’s Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
November 14, 2009 to March 13, 2010
The St. Lawrence Ward
Location:
The Market Gallery (South St. Lawrence Market) -- 95 Front St. East
...read more
www.toronto.ca/culture
A pictorial view of Toronto's oldest neighbourhood. Free admission. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday: 10am to 4pm. Saturday: 9am to 4pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Location:
The Market Gallery (South St. Lawrence Market) -- 95 Front St. East
November 21, 2009 to March 14, 2010
Learn to Skate at Harbourfront Centre
Location:
Harbourfront Centre’s Natrel® Rink
...read more
www.harbourfrontcentre.com/skating
Harbourfront Centre’s Natrel® Rink will be one of Toronto’s first outdoor rinks to open this winter. This gives savvy students the opportunity to Learn to Skate before the skating season kicks into high gear. This winter, skaters of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in one of over 100 Learn to Skate classes taught by experienced instructors. Each Learn to Skate class is designed specifically to suit each student’s skill level, from first-time skaters to those looking to improve their skating technique. Small class sizes also ensure that students learn to skate in a fun, safe and comfortable environment. New this year are special Teen and Women-Only Classes, along with Drop-In Clinics, romantic Date Skates, Private Lessons and Group Lessons. As always, Harbourfront Centre offers the popular Parent and Tot, Kinderskate, Children and Adult Lessons. Prices for classes range from $45 to $95.
For those who have already perfected their double axels Harbourfront Centre offers FREE daily skating from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Skate and helmet rentals, lockers and sharpening services are also available.
The Natrel® Rink is open from Nov.21, 2009 through to March Break (weather permitting) and is fully supervised by Harbourfront Centre’s rink marshal.
Location:
Harbourfront Centre’s Natrel® Rink
December 19, 2009 to December 31, 2014
Gallery of Gems and Gold
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
Newly re-installed gallery features nearly 600 of the most exquisite gems and jewels from the ROM’s vaults. On December 19, 2009 the Museum proudly opens the Gallery of Gems and Gold, the final stage of the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth’s Treasures, on Level 2 of the Weston Family Wing. Nearly 600 beautiful and rare gems, gem crystals, jewellery and gold specimens will be on display representing the wide diversity and colour of precious stones, and some of the finest gems and jewellery in Canada. Highlighted in the gallery is the famed 900-carat Light of the Desert, the largest faceted cerussite gem in the world.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
May 14, 2009 to September 25, 2010
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Location:
Tom Patterson Theatre -- Stratford, Ontario
...read more
www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com
Often haunting, sometimes humorous, always vivdly dramatic, the songs of Belgian troubadour Jacques Brel have been recorded by countless artists throughout the world. Encompassing themes of joy and sorrow, love and loss, life and death, this compilation of Brel's finest work celebrates the diverse complexity of the human heart. Box office: 1-800-567-1600.
Location:
Tom Patterson Theatre -- Stratford, Ontario
March 11, 2010 to March 13, 2010
Enigma Variations
Location:
Roy Thomson Hall -- Simcoe and King St. West
...read more
www.tso.ca
This varied programme is anchored by Greig’s towering Piano Concerto and Elgar’s beloved Enigma Variations, a series of musical portraits fondly depicting his close friends and family.
Location:
Roy Thomson Hall -- Simcoe and King St. West
February 23, 2010 to April 4, 2010
Communion
Location:
Tarragon Theatre (Mainspace) -- 30 Bridgman Ave.
...read more
www.tarragontheatre.com
Three women reveal their hidden strengths in this play about motherhood, love and the meaning of life. Box office: 416-531-1827.
Location:
Tarragon Theatre (Mainspace) -- 30 Bridgman Ave.
February 18, 2010 to March 13, 2010
Future Folk
Location:
Theatre Passe Muraille -- 16 Ryerson Ave.
...read more
www.passemuraille.on.ca
The story of Filipina nannies in Toronto and their labour under Canada's notorious Live-In Caregiver Program. Box office: 416-504-7529.
Location:
Theatre Passe Muraille -- 16 Ryerson Ave.
February 15, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Munsch Muddles
Location:
Solar Stage Children's Theatre -- 4950 Yonge St.
...read more
www.solarstage.on.ca
A popular series of Munsch stories presented as one play. Box office: 416-368-8031.
Location:
Solar Stage Children's Theatre -- 4950 Yonge St.
January 9, 2010 to April 4, 2010
Fakes & Forgeries: Yesterday and Today
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Bloor and Avenue Rd.)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
Can you tell the true artifact from the fake? The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites visitors to test their skills in Fakes & Forgeries: Yesterday and Today, a ROM-produced exhibition opening January 9, 2010 in the Centre Block, Level 3. The interactive exhibition presents 115 real and fake objects that run the gamut from historical specimens and cultural artifacts, to household items and designer name brands. Visitors of all ages are invited to guess which objects are real and which are clever fakes. There is also educational information about pirated computer software as well as a section on counterfeit currency. Visitors learn how to tell authentic pieces from sly forgeries and discover the fascinating lengths forgers will take to hoodwink the unwary.
This exciting project has been made possible thanks to the exhibition’s Presenting Sponsor Microsoft Canada, Education Partner the Bank of Canada and in part through a contribution from the Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage. Once Fakes & Forgeries completes its ROM engagement on April 4, 2010, the exhibition will travel to museums across Canada.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Bloor and Avenue Rd.)
February 2, 2010 to May 29, 2010
Theatre Sports
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
...read more
www.baddogtheatre.com
Every Saturday, two teams of improvisers duke it out. Box office: 416-491-3115.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
February 26, 2010 to April 4, 2010
MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING
Location:
The Panasonic Theatre --
651 Yonge St.
...read more
http://www.mirvish.com/OurShows/
This original Canadian musical comedy became the toast of the 2009 Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival when it played in July at Bread & Circus, a new venue in a tiny Kensington Market storefront. Based on a true story, My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding tells the story of a mother and her teen-aged son. The mother feels lost in life, wrestling with her identity. A new job brings new opportunities and with it a chance to truly find herself, discovering her sexuality, rediscovering her faith and coming out as a lesbian to her son, ex-husband and homophobic Jewish mother. Some adult content. Suggested age 16+. Running time: 1:30. My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding is for every mother who has ever come out to her children as a lesbian... and a Jew. It is for every girlfriend who has met her future lesbian in-laws... at Hooters. And it's for everyone who's ever been in love. Tickets are now available at the box office, by phone at 416.872.1212 (toll-free, call 1.800.461.3333).
Location:
The Panasonic Theatre --
651 Yonge St.
March 12, 2010 to March 13, 2010
Daksa Sheth Dance Company
Location:
Fleck Dance Theatre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 207 Queens Quay West, 3rd Floor
...read more
www.kalanidhifinearts.org
Daksa Sheth Dance Company presented by Kalanidhi Fine Arts Canada. Tickets: $30-$35. Box office: 416-973-4000. At 8:00pm.
Location:
Fleck Dance Theatre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 207 Queens Quay West, 3rd Floor
March 11, 2010 to March 13, 2010
Loin...(Far...)
Location:
Enwave Theatre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 231 Queens Quay West
...read more
www.harbourfrontcentre.com/worldstage
The Canadian premiere of Loin...(Far...) is a multimedia solo dance performance from French artist Ouramdane that retraces the steps of a journey made by his Algerian father 50 years prior. Drawing from the diary his father kept while serving in the French Army, Ouramdane considers the layered and ever-changing nature of identity. Tickets: $30. Box office: 416-973-4000.
Location:
Enwave Theatre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 231 Queens Quay West
February 4, 2010 to May 9, 2010
From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel
Location:
Gardiner Museum -- 111 Queen's Park
...read more
www.gardinermuseum.com
George R. Gardiner Special Exhibition Gallery. From the Melting Pot into the Fire provides fresh and intensely personal perspectives on contemporary life and art in Israel. Featuring 37 works of art that were originally shown in 2007 as part of the Fourth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, the exhibition features work of highly conceptual and address complex issues involving questions of identity and the uncertainty of life in contemporary Israel.
Location:
Gardiner Museum -- 111 Queen's Park
March 11, 2010 to April 10, 2010
Oh What A Lovely War
Location:
Young Centre for the Performing Arts --
55 Mill Street,
Building 49
...read more
www.soulpepper.ca
UK 1963. “Pack up your troubles in the old kitbag… It’s a long way to Tipperary… Keep the home fires burning…” These were the songs that provided a soundtrack to the loss of millions of young lives during the “war to end all wars”. This seminal musical celebrates the spirit of a generation while skewering the absurdity and futility of war. Box office at 416.866.8666.
Location:
Young Centre for the Performing Arts --
55 Mill Street,
Building 49
March 11, 2010 to March 20, 2010
The Aleph
Location:
Young Centre for the Performing Arts -- 55 Mill Street, Building 49
...read more
www.soulpepper.ca
Three of Canada’s most celebrated theatre creators, director Daniel Brooks, designer Michael Levine and actor/writer/Soulpepper Founding Member Diego Matamoros, take inspiration from a short story by Argentine master Jorge Luis Borges to lead them through a fascinating and very personal theatrical journey. Box office at 416.866.8666.
Location:
Young Centre for the Performing Arts -- 55 Mill Street, Building 49
February 4, 2010 to April 25, 2010
Building Storeys 2010: A Photo Exhibit of Toronto's Industrial Past
Location:
The Gladstone Hotel, 3rd and 4th Floors --
1214 Queen St. West
...read more
www.heritagetoronto.org
Invitation-only opening night reception – February 4th. 12 – 5 pm daily (FREE). Heritage Toronto is pleased to announce the second edition of its successful photo exhibition, Building Storeys, to be held at the Gladstone Hotel.
A collaborative effort by Heritage Toronto and members of Toronto's Shadow Collective and DK Photo Group, Building Storeys is a visual documentation and anecdotal exhibit of our city's historical industrial buildings and sites. Building Storeys changes the perception of industrial heritage in our city, by revealing the hidden beauty of these sites. What: 11 of Toronto’s notable industrial building and sites. Profiles of some the sites will be posted on www.heritagetoronto.org and www.buildingstoreys.com leading up to the event.
Location:
The Gladstone Hotel, 3rd and 4th Floors --
1214 Queen St. West
January 30, 2010 to September 6, 2010
Stitching Community: African Canadian Quilts from Southern Ontario
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
In celebration of Black History Month, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) proudly presents Stitching Community: African Canadian Quilts from Southern Ontario, an exhibition that uses quilts made from 1848 to 1976 to explore the role of African Canadian women in reinforcing community ties in new and unfamiliar settings. The exhibition runs from January 30 to September 6, 2010, in the Wilson Canadian Heritage Exhibition Room of the Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada, and addresses the notion of developing social and familial ties through quilts while mainly focusing on the African Canadian community in North Buxton - a community whose foundation owes much to the freed slaves who settled in Canada, 'the land of freedom.' The exhibition is comprised of artifacts loaned from the Buxton Museum and items from the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS), including quilts, photographs, tools of the trade, and a variety of black cloth dolls.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
February 27, 2010 to December 25, 2014
The Bat Cave is Back!
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
...read more
www.rom.on.ca
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the re-opening of the famed Bat Cave on February 27, 2010! Completely renovated and updated, the new Bat Cave is larger and more interactive with animatronic technology as well as audiovisual displays guiding visitors through a multi-sensory journey inside a recreated bat habitat. From the shadowy cave mouth, home to hundreds of roosting bats, to its finale, featuring a dramatization of the nightly exodus of the bat colony taking flight, the new Bat Cave promises a fascinating immersive and educational adventure.
The Bat Cave is located on Level 2, Philosophers’ Walk Wing in the ROM’s Heritage Building. First opened in 1988, the gallery realistically portrays the renowned St. Clair Cave in Jamaica. The remodeled 1.700-square-foot gallery features more than 20 bat specimens and over 800 models, some mechanized, to thrill visitors of all ages while teaching them about bat species, navigation and behaviour, as well as the ecology of the cave in which they live.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
January 23, 2010 to April 4, 2010
It's A Big Deal
Location:
York Quay Centre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 235 Queens Quay West
...read more
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
This exhibition strives to communicate new ideas and shape perceptions about contemporary craft. It is about the opportunity to take risks, experiment and investigate the potential of pushing an art practice to see it in a fresh context. To venture and to gain! Harbourfront Centre provides a unique circumstance for the artists-in-residence to work closely with the curators to develop and present their ideas within a group exhibition. Relationships are forged and there is a connected engagement with ideas between the curators, the works and the artists. Micah Adams, Alisha Marie Boyd, Norah Deacon, Niko Dimitrijevic, Julie Laschuk, Margaret Lim, Shuyu Lu, Amanda McCavour, Adriana McNeely, Rose Angeli Ringor, Johanna Schmidt and Patrycja Zwierzynska. Curated by Melanie Egan and Patrick Macaulay.
Location:
York Quay Centre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 235 Queens Quay West
January 23, 2010 to April 4, 2010
Labourius
Location:
York Quay Centre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 235 Queens Quay West
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www.harbourfrontcentre.com
This exhibition will showcase fibre art created by eight artists from central and eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) who work with time consuming and highly involved textile techniques and processes. Inlay and ikat weaving, papermaking, rug hooking, embroidery, needle lace, hand-dyeing, screen printing and bead weaving will be highlighted and draw attention to labour intensive, time-based work as an integral part of the artists' practice. Helene Brousseau, J. Penney Burton, Joanna Close, Margaret Forsey, Misha Gingerich, Rilla Marshall, Dorrie Millerson and Natasha St. Michael. Curated by J. Penney Burton.
Location:
York Quay Centre (Harbourfront Centre) -- 235 Queens Quay West
February 15, 2010 to August 15, 2010
The ROM Presents Public Events to Complement Dan Perjovschi:Late News Exhibition
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
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www.rom.on.ca
The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces a series of thought-provoking films and events in conjunction with the art installation, Dan Perjovschi: Late News, opening on February 22, 2010. Distinguished in the world of contemporary art, Dan Perjovschi will draw his brilliant and irreverent cartoons directly onto the dramatic soaring walls of the Roloff Beny Gallery, on Level 4 of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the ROM between February 15 and 22. He will spend this time in residence at the Museum creating his unique site-specific line drawings while interacting with ROM visitors. This original work will remain on display until August 15, 2010.
Location:
Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue Rd. and Bloor St. West)
March 11, 2010 to March 14, 2010
Elite Canada & Group Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition
Location:
Hershey Centre -- 5500 Rose Cherry Place (Mississauga, Ontario)
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www.kalevrgcentre.com
Elite Canada is the most important competition in Canada - the best Rhythmic Gymnasts in Canada will compete for the title of Canadian Champion in Individual and Group. Rhythmic gymnastics uses apparatus (rope, ball, hoop, ribbon and clubs) and is a beautiful combination of gymnastics and dance. Come out and cheer on our future Canadian Olympians! For more information, please contact Meet Director, Tiina Korjus at kalev_rg@live.com.
Location:
Hershey Centre -- 5500 Rose Cherry Place (Mississauga, Ontario)
March 4, 2010 to April 25, 2010
Cal Lane: Sweet Crude
Location:
Art Gallery of Mississauga --
300 City Centre Drive, (Mississauga, Ontario)
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www.artgalleryofmississauga.com
A free shuttle bus will depart from the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street W, Toronto ON) at 7 pm to the reception at the Art Gallery of Mississauga. There will be an informal talk by the artist at 8 pm. The shuttle bus will return by 9 pm.
From Grandma's cupcakes to oil drum tapestries. Cal Lane remembers watching her grandmother bake cupcakes, then cover them with paper doilies and sift icing sugar on top to create a decorative lace pattern. The fragility and frivolity of the sugar patterns contrasted with the solidity and substance of the cupcakes is a striking blend of tension and harmony that Lane draws upon for her art.
In Sweet Crude, Lane takes industrial objects like oil cans, and incises them with ornate patterns. The term “sweet crude” refers to the most sought-after form of petroleum, a resource that nations have fought to gain and to protect. However, the power struggles associated with crude oil are counter-balanced by the innocence and beauty suggested by the descriptor “sweet.” Lane’s art reflects the surprising harmony within this tension. Her oil cans are still recognizable as strictly functional, industrial objects, yet Lane has transformed them into intricate tapestries of mythology and landscapes. The masculinity of the oil cans is tempered by the femininity of textile-like designs, and the functionality of oil cans is contrasted with the purely aesthetic value of sculptures.
Location:
Art Gallery of Mississauga --
300 City Centre Drive, (Mississauga, Ontario)
February 19, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Grimm Too
Location:
Factory Theatre (Studio) -- 25 Bathurst St.
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www.theatresmithgilmour.com
Based on the traditional folk stories transcribed by The Brothers Grimm. Theatre Smith-Gilmour. Phone: 416-504-9971.
Location:
Factory Theatre (Studio) -- 25 Bathurst St.
March 3, 2010 to April 28, 2010
Harold Night
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
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www.baddogtheatre.com
Improvisers team up and tackle the most famous improvisational format ever -- the Harold. Phone: 416-491-3115.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
February 12, 2010 to March 26, 2010
Hot Teachers In Love
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
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www.baddogtheatre.com
A steamy improvised comedic soap opera. Phone: 416-491-3115.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
February 9, 2010 to March 21, 2010
Hush
Location:
Tarragon Theatre (Extra Space) -- 30 Bridgman Ave.
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www.tarragontheatre.com
Harlem embarks on a quest to a nocturnal world when his daughter's nightmares threaten to consume her. Phone: 416-531-1827.
Location:
Tarragon Theatre (Extra Space) -- 30 Bridgman Ave.
March 4, 2010 to April 29, 2010
Macro Neato
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
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www.baddogtheatre.com
A new show featuring a variety of improv styles including games, long-form and directed plays. Phone: 416-491-3115.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
March 11, 2010 to March 28, 2010
Moneyking
Location:
The Canon Theatre -- 244 Victoria St.
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www.mirvish.com
The first Chinese Rock-Musical where "dance-crobatics" is combined with acrobatic Kung Fu. Phone: 416-872-1212.
Location:
The Canon Theatre -- 244 Victoria St.
February 8, 2010 to March 29, 2010
Reach For The Bronze
Location:
The Second City -- 51 Mercer St.
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www.secondcity.com
The Second City's hilarious new Monday night show. Phone: 416-343-0011.
Location:
The Second City -- 51 Mercer St.
March 5, 2010 to June 20, 2010
From Mediterranean Traditional to Israeli Contemporary Design
Location:
Design Exchange (Exhibition Hall) -- 234 Bay Street
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www.dx.org
Curated by Alon Razgour, Tel Aviv, Israel.
“Israeli design is the world’s best-kept secret,” wrote Professor Mel Bayers in his book Improvisation. Israeli culture combines many diverse influences, which offer an often difficult, yet fruitful ground for creativity, resulting in wide ranging and high quality designs. The Israeli culture and history stimulate innovation in design while preserving traditions that embody the society. These traditions include a vivid sense of humour, a rejection of bourgeois ideas of beauty, and a cunning use of new and used materials. This is an exhibition of current Israeli industrial design, examining what makes this country unique on the world stage. The exciting, dramatic, and colourful pieces on display include furniture, lighting, and recreation equipment. Supported by the Consulate General of Israel. The DX is a registered charity with a mission to promote Canadian design.
Location:
Design Exchange (Exhibition Hall) -- 234 Bay Street
March 10, 2010 to March 14, 2010
Canadian Music Fest
Location:
Various Venues
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www.canadianmusicfest.com
Canada’s largest new music festival, spanning over 5 nights of performances, with over 700 showcasing bands at over 45 live music venues in downtown Toronto.
Location:
Various Venues
March 3, 2010 to March 20, 2010
Talk
Location:
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts -- 27 Front St. East
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www.stlc.com
A funny, complex and touching look at a friendship pulled apart by conflicting viewpoints. Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company. Phone: 416-366-7723.
Location:
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts -- 27 Front St. East
March 5, 2010 to April 30, 2010
That Friday Show
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
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www.baddogtheatre.com
A weekly pay-what-you-can student showcase where improv up-and-comers strut their stuff. Phone: 416-866-8666.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
February 12, 2010 to April 10, 2010
Theatre Sports
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave
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www.baddogtheatre.com
Two teams of improvisers duke it out. Phone: 416-491-3115.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave
March 6, 2010 to April 24, 2010
The Codfather
Location:
Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant -- 1 Queens Quay West
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www.murdermysterytoronto.com
A killer comedy about disorganized crime. BigTime Productions. Phone: 416-855-3306.
Location:
Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant -- 1 Queens Quay West
March 2, 2010 to April 27, 2010
The Happening
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
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www.baddogtheatre.com
Bad Dog Theatre students play with their most experienced improvisers. Phone: 416-491-3115.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
March 4, 2010 to April 29, 2010
The Jam
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
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www.baddogtheatre.com
Toronto's first and only completely open improvisation jam session. Phone: 416-491-3115.
Location:
The Bad Dog Theatre Company -- 138 Danforth Ave.
March 8, 2010 to April 3, 2010
The Overwhelming
Location:
Berkeley Street Theatre (Downstairs) -- 26 Berkeley St. West
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www.canstage.com
An examination of the mounting tensions in 1994 Rwanda. Studio 180 & Canadian Stage Company. Phone: 416-368-3110.
Location:
Berkeley Street Theatre (Downstairs) -- 26 Berkeley St. West
March 12, 2010 to March 13, 2010
The Wedding Singer
Location:
Rose Theatre -- 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, Ontario
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www.rosetheatre.ca
Broadway's Hit Romantic Musical Comedy based on the popular film. Phone: 905-874-2800.
Location:
Rose Theatre -- 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, Ontario
January 22, 2010 to May 29, 2010
Nextsteps 09-10
Location:
Enwave Theatre & Fleck Dance Theatre -- 231/207 Queens Quay West
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www.harbourfrontcentre.com
Globally inspired dance from Canada's best. Harbourfront Centre. Phone: 416-973-4000.
Location:
Enwave Theatre & Fleck Dance Theatre -- 231/207 Queens Quay West
March 12, 2010 to March 14, 2010
Canadian Bead Oasis -- Almost Spring Show
Location:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building) -- 255 Front St. West
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www.oasisshows.com
A Retail Canadian Bead Show featuring classes, beads of many kinds, beading supplies and tools, jewellery, jewellery kits and components, lampwork art glass beads and lampworking supplies. Phone: 1-866-311-1104.
Location:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building) -- 255 Front St. West
March 12, 2010 to March 14, 2010
Total Health Show
Location:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building ) -- 255 Front St. West
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www.totalhealthshow.com
Leading innovators in the natural health field bring cutting edge knowledge to the nation's premier national health show. Phone: 416-924-9800.
Location:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building ) -- 255 Front St. West