Opulent clothing? Check. Token eccentric dude? Check. ‘Tude? Double check. Yep, these dudes have total Gangnam Style. We’re pretty sure they could ride that horse pretty well, too. Especially that guy on the left.
Star-studded arts collective readies debut season
Is Toronto making the right move by banning plastic bags completely?
We get it, kids: sometimes having to read for school sucks. But at least you didn’t have to put up with the creepy old lady who ran this bookstore back in the day. She was reason enough to stay illiterate.
If you’re looking for a laugh this weekend, The Primo Show should be your primo stop. With popular improviser Colin Mochrie, Canadian Comedy Award winner Nikki Payne and the hilarious Pat Thornton, laughs are pretty much guaranteed-a-mundo.
There must be something in Baltimore’s water. For a city that has turned out surreal fantasy bands such as Lower Dens and Beach House, it comes as no surprise that Wye Oak’s melancholic droning sounds like something you would only hear in your dreams.
A barrage of umbrellas? Irritable crowds? Long annoying lines? Yep, rainy days have always sucked in Toronto.
A comedy veteran for almost 15 years, Laurie Elliott has made a name for herself as one of the most fun and versatile performers to watch in Canada. The winner of three Best Female Stand-Up Canadian Comedy Awards, Elliott has also appeared on numerous TV series, including The Red Green Show and Train 48. We chatted with Elliott about her “extremely supportive” parents, her big break and Jimmy Fallon.
Before competitive eating was even a thing, Torontonians understood that healthy eating didn’t involve shoving 40 folded pizza slices down your throat, and that one should eat slowly and chew slowly, and not wash food down with milk or water, let alone beer.
Susan Coyne is an actor, a writer and a co-founder of Toronto’s Soulpepper theatre company, as well as co-creator and cast member of the acclaimed CBC series, Slings and Arrows. Oh, and she’s won three Geminis. So, letʼs just say, sheʼs kind of a pro on the Canadian entertainment scene. Now sheʼs back in the acting saddle with her latest turn in Between the Sheets, a new play opening September 18 from Nightwood Theatre.
This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the annual Queen West Art Crawl. Organized by the Parkdale Community Development Group, the Crawl puts Toronto’s most interesting (and often underground) visual talent in the spotlight within the bounds of the city’s most fixedly artistic neighbourhood. It’s a great reminder of the creative communities that exist all over Toronto. Here, we break down the most noteworthy (read: artsy-fartsy) events of the weekend.
Looking for one last grasp effort to hold onto some shred of summer? Well, you can take comfort in knowing that the days of live music on the beach are not over – not yet, anyway. Echo Beach will host its final two concerts of the summer in the coming days, first welcoming prairie rock quarter, The Sheepdogs, to the outdoor venue on Saturday and then capping off 2012 with teen sensation Ed Sheeran on Monday.
