Visiting a farmers’ market may feel like a distant summer memory as the skies over Toronto turn a dismal grey, but don’t go running for the refuge of your local grocery store produce section just yet. Locavores rejoice! Many of the city’s best farmers’ markets stay open year round. Just don’t expect to find Ontario raspberries. Seasonal eating is the name of the game.
Move over Nutcracker. Just in time for the holidays, Canadian Stage announced today that they will be remounting Venus in Fur at the Berkeley Street Theatre from December 13-29.
Venerable T.O. comedy troupe Kids in the Hall never really went away. They’ve pursued solo projects, many to great success, but they’ve managed to stay friends, and as a result, we get treated to fantastic reunion shows somewhat regularly. One of the many fantastic pleasures of life in Toronto.
Buying local feels good. Whether it’s food, apparel or furniture, knowing the roots of a purchase can make one feel connected to the product in a way that just can’t happen at a supermarket.
The Dilawri Foundation’s Bliss Ball returned for a second year with a spectacular evening of glamour and entertainment.
It’s no secret that leather is fashion’s fabric du jour. Sadly, for all you PETA supporters out there, no longer is it relegated to the respectable but extremely limited corners of fashion, the accessories market. For the past few seasons, leather was seen in everything from vests to baseball caps, pleated skirts to track pants, even T-shirts made from pristine, laser-cut leather showed up on the runways (and in your local Zara).
How special stones can stave off anger, stress, grief, depression, impatience and, yes, even those damn nightmares.
A limited-time pop-up shop debuts on the Ossington strip (where else?) next week combing the curated goods from two of Toronto’s fashion boutique frontrunners. AWOL Gallery, a pioneer on the Queen West Gallery District scene since its establishment in 1999, will be playing host to the affair, housing collections from LAB Consignment and RAC Boutique, which will range in styles from elegant to eclectic.
Belinda Karsen feels that Alaska would in no way respect the dominant, historical aesthetic of the Yonge and Strathgowan area.
Ruby colour with a tawny note; spicy, raspberry and vanilla oak on the nose. Well-made with good length.
At the Toronto premiere of Joan MacLeod’s new drama The Valley, the audience is split in two, each side sloping down to the stage with opposing perspectives. The Valley depicts Sharon (Susan Coyne), a good mother trying to protect her teenage son Connor (Colin Mercer), and a good police officer, Dan, trying to protect his community. Just as Tarragon is presenting The Valley, an inquest is examining three recent cases of fatal shootings of mentally ill people by Toronto police.
As with other examples of the style, Mill Street Brewery’s Weizenbock does not fit our preconceived notions about German beer. It’s dark and strong, brewed with ale yeast and full of sweet, fruity flavours.
