It’s almost time for the 75th season of The Christmas Story at the Church of the Holy Trinity (right beside the Eaton Centre). The cast of Angels, Shepherds, Kings and Singers – even an infant Baby Jesus – are ready to remind you of the most important message of Christmas. Plays December 7-23, 2012....
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Behold the sweetest house in the city! On Friday, November 30 a magical and amazing President’s Choice Giant Holiday Gingerbread House comes to life in the Canteen. The edible house will be quite a sight to see soaring almost to the height of the store’s well-known cheese wall and about as long as...
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As the city winds down from the Argos win this past weekend, a very different throw down went down at the Royal York last Wednesday night. The third annual Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown in support of the Vancouver Aquarium saw 12 Ontario chefs in the battle for chowder supremacy. The battle for sustainable seafood...
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Earlier this month The Furniture Bank hosted their third annual Chair Affair to help raise funds and fresh starts for vulnerable families in Toronto. Palais Royale was the venue where over 300 guests were treated to a lively evening of Yakudo Traditional Japanese Drummers, live and silent auctions and world food stations representing various...
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While I generally find it hard to plan more than a few days in advance, the one event that has cemented its place firmly in my calendar (heart) is the AGO’s 1st Thursdays. With its combination of art, music, drinks and delicious food, the AGO has made the first Thursday of every month extra...
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It takes a bit of time to decompress from the long winded World Mastercard Fashion Week, hereafter referred to as Fashion Week or TFW. Hurricane weather helps, and ultimately your liver thanks you. But suddenly the warm sunny feeling of the Spring/Summer ’13 collections feel so far away as I’m under a blanket on...
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Breathe in, breathe out. Day five of World MasterCard Fashion Week has come and gone. The final day was the cherry on top the sponsored sundae. American mass retailer Express closed down the tents with a runway show and after party featuring Dragonette. But I am getting ahead of myself. Before all the razzle...
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“There are the infected. There are the survivors. Then there is you. Consider yourself among the lucky few who are on the path to salvation – you have secured your spot to Wednesday’s event.”– This is the email I and over a hundred other movie-goers received the day before the 360 Screenings event. The...
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We made it to Day four of World MasterCard Fashion Week powered on sandwiches, prosecco, a hope and a dream. The evening shows kicked off with Rachel Sin in the studio space. While waiting for this show to start I was reminded of the role sponsorships play in getting designs to the runway. In...
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Today marked the third day of World MasterCard Fashion Week. As per my usual schedule, I was racing against the clock to make the evening shows on time. Unfortunately, if you’re not sitting in the very front row, there is no such thing as being fashionably late. I ended up missing both Lucian Matis...
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