http://www.livewithculture.ca A Guide to Toronto Culture Scene Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:24:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.livewithculture.ca/festivals/canadian-music-fest-cheat-sheet/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/festivals/canadian-music-fest-cheat-sheet/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:26:13 +0000 Natasha Emery http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2515 Popular music fans rejoice! Canadian Music Fest (formerly CMW) kicks off tomorrow night with more than 700 bands at 45 different venues over five days (thru Sunday). How does a music lover even begin to choose what to see? From hip-hop to folk/roots, blues to alternative rock, the variety is practically endless.]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/festivals/canadian-music-fest-cheat-sheet/feed/ 0 http://www.livewithculture.ca/history/toronto-museum-project-unveiled/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/history/toronto-museum-project-unveiled/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:47:43 +0000 Christopher Jones http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2483 A sizeable crowd converged on Fort York National Historic Site yesterday afternoon for the official launch of the Toronto Museum Project, a virtual home for 100 artifacts and stories (so far) told by a range of Torontonians from every corner of the city. Politicians, city Museums staff and TMP storytellers were on hand to introduce the project and help create some buzz about this impressive new site, which was built with support from Canadian Heritage's Canadian Culture Online Strategy.]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/history/toronto-museum-project-unveiled/feed/ 0 http://www.livewithculture.ca/art/variety-spices-up-the-artist-project/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/art/variety-spices-up-the-artist-project/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:53:03 +0000 Christopher Jones http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2432 No matter what your taste in visual art, you'll find something to gush over at The Artist Project, a weekend-long show and sale that kicked off last night at the Queen Elizabeth Building in Exhibition Place (until March 7). With 175 artists taking part, the show ranges from commercial Canadian landscapes to edgy digital art, sculpture, glass work, photography, printmaking, even conceptual and installation art.]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/art/variety-spices-up-the-artist-project/feed/ 0 http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/michael-brennan-a-decade-of-casual-country/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/michael-brennan-a-decade-of-casual-country/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:58:09 +0000 Christopher Jones http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2397 This week, singer/songwriter Michael Brennan, front right, celebrates 10 years of casual Sunday afternoon gigs at Graffiti's Bar in Kensington Market. Last weekend, I dropped into the club and I have to say, it was the most authentic music experience I've had in years!]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/michael-brennan-a-decade-of-casual-country/feed/ 2 http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/andrew-craigs-sistahs-get-back-to-business/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/andrew-craigs-sistahs-get-back-to-business/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:04:18 +0000 Andrew Craig http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2361 Impresario Andrew Craig has brought together eight of the country’s best female singers for The Sistahs Project: Molly Johnson, Jackie Richardson, Divine Brown, Shakura S’aida, Alana Bridgewater, Toya Alexis, Sacha Williamson and Ada Lee. ]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/andrew-craigs-sistahs-get-back-to-business/feed/ 1 http://www.livewithculture.ca/theatre/rebecca-northan-a-clown-with-heart/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/theatre/rebecca-northan-a-clown-with-heart/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:04:50 +0000 Rebecca Northan http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2317 After a sold out run and massive criticial acclaim in 2009, Rebecca Northan returned to World Stage last night for two scintillating weeks of Blind Date. In the show, Mimi is stood up by her date and randomly selects an audience member to be her romantic stand-in. What follows is awkward, unpredictable, hilarious and sexy! Every show is as different as that night’s "date". ]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/theatre/rebecca-northan-a-clown-with-heart/feed/ 2 http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/solomon-spearheads-african-guitar-summit/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/solomon-spearheads-african-guitar-summit/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:27:11 +0000 Christopher Jones http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2280 Adam Solomon is behind this Thursday’s African Guitar Summit at Lula, a benefit for Haiti feature Soloman’s band, Tikisa, Jean Fojeba, Show Do Man, JP Buse, Ado Mantiamina Band, Altaf, Patu Bokelo and Masisai. The real blow-out will come sometime after midnight when some of the best African guitarists in Canada join forces to recreate the Juno Award-winning African Guitar Summit.]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/solomon-spearheads-african-guitar-summit/feed/ 0 http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/friends-for-life-inspire-more-from-mackie/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/friends-for-life-inspire-more-from-mackie/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:28:09 +0000 Christopher Jones http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2253 Jeanine Mackie and her band -- John Tilden (guitar), Byron Stoehr (bass), Matt Horner (keys), John Johnson (Sax) and Mike Siracusa (drums) – are headlining a special PWYC, volunteer appreciation date February 27 at Chalkers Pub in north Toronto. Show starts at 9:30 pm; dancing shoes required.]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/music/friends-for-life-inspire-more-from-mackie/feed/ 0 http://www.livewithculture.ca/art/our-city-our-stories-powered-by-canon/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/art/our-city-our-stories-powered-by-canon/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:05:43 +0000 Shane Gerard http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2224 Sometimes a photographer’s story is just as interesting as the pictures he or she takes. That’s definitely the case with Our City, Our Stories powered by Canon, a youth photo contest initiated by Toronto's Economic Development and Culture division and Canon Canada.]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/art/our-city-our-stories-powered-by-canon/feed/ 0 http://www.livewithculture.ca/dance/pteros-tactics-eros-is-a-verb/ http://www.livewithculture.ca/dance/pteros-tactics-eros-is-a-verb/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:15:58 +0000 Lisa Pasold http://www.livewithculture.ca/?p=2201 Pteros Tactics has taken ten weeks from first rehearsal to first performance—a lengthy devising time, especially considering today’s performance world, pressured by the cost of rehearsal space and dancers’ time. “Developing a new work takes the time that is available—and that said, this one took more time than usual,” admits House.]]> http://www.livewithculture.ca/dance/pteros-tactics-eros-is-a-verb/feed/ 1