With additional reporting by Iris Leung Shary Boyle, who currently graces the cover of Now Magazine, is a Toronto artist worth watching. Everything Under The Moon, (opening the World Stage season at Harbourfront) is a fantastical, re-vamped old-style shadow play that’s powered by a hybrid of hand-animated projections (essentially transparencies on an overhead projector)...
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“Painting does what we cannot do – it brings a three-dimensional world into a two-dimensional plane.” – Chuck Jones. We had already sipped on espresso at El Macambo, wandered in vain searching for a bank and chowed down on savoury pulled pork poutine at Poutini’s. All this in the drizzling rain, before arriving at...
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As I got off the fifth floor of Toronto’s Elgin Theatre I was treated to the sounds of Opera Atelier’s star performer, the young soprano Meghan Lindsay as she rehearsed behind the closed door of her dressing room. Instantly warm and welcoming, I sat down with Lindsay to chat about her upcoming role as...
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Sarah Liberatore, like many young urban professional women, loves wine and shoes. She enjoys going out with her girlfriends and despite her 5’ 9 stature, she still loves to wear stilettos. What sets her apart is what happened when these passions combined with her keen business sense and determination. At 23, just two years...
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Amongst the seemingly endless and untiring flood of apps and social media platforms being introduced into the mainstream by the day, Torontonian and fashion maven, Monica Mei, is wasting no time in making her mark in today’s “there’s an app for that” world. As CEO and Co-Founder of the newly released mobile application, WhatImWear.in, Mei...
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Between musicals, solo albums, compilations and singles, the Dublin tenor’s vocals have been recorded on over 60 record titles and counting. In 1985, Wilkinson originated the role of Jean Valjean in The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Les Misérables in London’s West End. In 1987, the show then opened on Broadway, accompanied by Wilkinson’s original...
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Like most people in the city of Toronto, chances are when you hear the word “pride” you think of the annual gay parade and week-long celebrations that sweep the city every June. What you probably don’t know is that disabled folks have their moment in the spotlight too. For the past eight years, Simply...
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A select grouping of women had a glowing start to their morning last Thursday at the Enchanting Garden Breakfast hosted by Bourjois Canada and handbag design house – the Pink House that is – of Jeanne Lottie. Tucked away on the private outdoor deck of the quaint and charming Pink House at 32 Scollard...
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I love ice cream. Who doesn’t? Not only does the topic lend itself extremely well to puns (see above title) but it tastes so, so good. And according to Theo Aben, owner of the ice cream emporium Dutch Dreams, it’s good for you too. As someone who has been eating ice cream every day...
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I was in the midst of my third walkabout in the West Queen West area for my Neighbourhood Profile for TheSceneinTO. I was taking tons of photos and taking the time to talk to the store owners. When I walked in front of the Tin Taj a sign read, “Closing Sale 50% off”. I...
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