Janelle Watkins

As I popped in to Broadview Espresso I spied knitwear designer Dylan Uscher working furiously at the back of the shop looking intently on a beautiful piece of vibrant red fabric. As we sat and chatted over some java, Uscher  kept on knitting one, purling two (no, I just really wanted to write that…I’m not...
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Well Sceners, it’s the final weekend for the Cinéfranco film festival so whether or not you’ve made it out, make sure to catch what is sure to be another fabulous few days of stellar francophone cinema. Last Friday saw another great opening to this annual festival, now celebrating their 15th season of delivering us...
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You always know that Spring is on its way when the annual Cinéfranco film festival comes back to town. Perhaps this year the weather has already alerted us to a change in season, but there is still reason to celebrate with the arrival of stellar Francophone films in town. The Cinéfranco general program runs...
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Nightwood Theatre’s production of Rose Cullis’ The Happy Woman will find you leaving the theatre having gone through a plethora of emotions and that is precisely what you want when you see a good show. The first thing that strikes you is the set, broken up into three distinct parts that somehow still manage...
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From the moment the lights went off and the rock n’ roll started blaring, you knew you were in for an exciting night of theatre. Lee MacDougal’s High Life is back in Toronto and graces the stage at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the Distillery. High Life has been celebrated and...
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With Valentine’s Day a mere week away, theSceneinTO thought we’d share some last minute ideas with you. And SURPRISE! We’re giving away some fabulous goodies, so read on! Lingerie and Loungewear: For V-Day or any day, check out the innovative styles of Dear Frankie. The lingerie and loungewear line created byToronto based Alicia Martin...
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This week and next, be on the look out for Dempster’s Pop Up Bakery as the vans hit the streets doling out freshly toasted delicious bagels to Torontonians on the go. The Pop Up Bakery will be in and around Toronto from February 8 – 16th. Look out for them at MLSE on Saturday...
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Kim’s Convenience is the first fully original Canadian play in Soulpepper’s theatre history. An instant hit at last year’s Fringe Festival, the play continues to delight audiences in their new home. Written by Soulpepper Academy alumnus Ins Choi, this five-person play centres around the fate of a local family-run Regent Park convenience store whose...
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Perhaps one of the most well known operas worldwide, the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Tosca will not disappoint. Puccini’s tale of one woman’s struggles through love, jealousy, treachery and death unfolds on stage in heartbreaking detail. No shrinking violet, Floria Tosca (sung on opening day by Adrianne Pieczonka) is the epitome of a...
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The LOT brings Avenue Q, the Tony Award-winning musical about a slightly run down neighbourhood inhabited by people, puppets and monsters, back to Toronto and if you didn’t see it before, make sure to catch it this time around. This production is a “run, don’t walk,” type of puppet  musical genius. At first glance...
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