Category: Culture

Romance = Jazz + Vino + Sharks

Since snuggling next to the CN Tower in the heart of Toronto’s culture, sports and business hub, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada is taking “Friday night date night” to the next level. Not only can you take in education, conservation and research, you can hold your…

Post Secret the Show moved hearts in TO

Post Secret the Show opened on Tuesday May 3 in Toronto, and it was every bit as emotional and thought-provoking as anticipated. For those like myself, who were unfamiliar with the project until recently, I was blown away by the…

Is your curious mind ready for The Forest?

Ever wondered how ‘onions’ got their name? Or what toys talk about when no one is playing with them? The Forest explores 11 mini stories, some of which most of us will recognise as fables from when we were young,…

The living magic of a Persian Poet

The Aga Khan Museum was alight and alive on Saturday night, with the stage commanded by a brilliant musical ensemble, reciter and whirling dervish dancer to present Reflections on Hafiz, as part of The Great Poets Series. The performance was…

Discover Toronto’s dark past…

One dark, rainy Saturday night, a young man and woman wandered down a dimly lit path… Haunted house scenes are always characterised with a rumble of thunder and a zap of lightning so it seemed highly fitting that the Plus…

Toronto’s Top Events in September and October

It’s September already… ok, how did that happen?! Did we lap up Labour Day weekend or what! As we see outdoor pools shut for the season, fall attire dressing store windows and earlier sunsets there is still much to celebrate…

Full House! The Musical! makes a pit stop in TO

On Wednesday night TPO TO relived the best and the worst of the 90’s. The best being the simple, rudimentary form of sitcom entertainment minus all the digital trimmings – the worst being everything else; the fashion, the music and…

Toronto’s Top 5 Events in August

We’re coming to the halfway mark of our summer days but that’s no indication of things coming to a head. In fact, events all over the city are still ramping up so there’s no reason for anyone to be hiding…

The Toronto Urban Collective makes its debut

There was no denying that a good cluster of Torontonians – yes, I’m talking about peeps of the neighbourhood, their mini-me’s and their fellow furry friends – made it down to 99 Sudbury to check out the beautifully made goods…

Toronto’s Top 5 Events in July

JULY (noun); the month to bask in the full glory of long summer days on patios dotted all over the grid, sunbathing on the greenery and getting into some water sports. July is also the month where some key summer…