Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Performance Performance

Classic Troubadours Live: The Songs of James, Joni, Jackson & Carole

PAST EVENT: One night only – Wed, Sep. 24, 2025: FLATO Academy Theatre presents Classic Troubadours Live: The Songs of James, Joni, Jackson & Carole, an extraordinary musical journey that celebrates the timeless songs of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and Carole King – performed by award-winning singer-songwriter Jacob Moon, and an incredible ensemble of singers and musicians.

The Second City Toronto presents: Sam Sferrazza records a comedy album

PAST EVENT: One night only - Sat, Sep. 6, 2025: The Second City Toronto presents stand-up comedian Sam Sferrazza, recording a live comedy album during two performances at the John Candy Box Theatre with opening act Ben Sosa Wright. Come out and be a part of the studio audience and have your laughter immortalized forever! For adults 18+. 

Spotlight at The Second City

PAST EVENT: Tue, Sep. 2 & Wed, Sep. 3, 2025 + one Tue & Wed every month until the end of 2025: Toronto Sketch Comedy & The Second City Toronto present Spotlight at The Second City, a new monthly series presenting sketch comedy’s best troupes. September’s line-up features award-winning Potato Potato & Small Friend Tall Friend – on at The Second City’s Theatre ’73. For adults 18+.

Dear Ms. Kitt

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Aug. 20 – Sun, Aug. 24, 2025: Hard-Bitten Productions presents the Canadian premiere of Chantel Winters’ play Dear Ms. Kitt. A powerful and tender family drama about guilt, identity and accountability, held together with a little girl’s love of Eartha Kitt. Running at Native Earth's Aki Studio. For audiences 16+.

Guild Festival Theatre 2025 Summer Season

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jul. 10 to Sun, Aug. 24, 2025: Guild Festival Theatre’s 2025 summer season features a world premiere inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and a tour-de-force comedy spy thriller based on a Hitchcock classic, as well as the fourth edition of their popular Family Fest. Plus, an exciting season launch on Thursday, July 3, featuring Aqua’s Red Rhythm & Blues group!

Summer in the Park

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Aug. 22 – Sun, Aug. 24, 2025: Crossroads Theatre presents Summer in the Park – three days of live music, dance, circus, spoken word, community parties & more on the theme of 'Resilience' at Weston’s Little Avenue Memorial Park. Free and family-friendly.

Peterborough Folk Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Aug. 14 – Sun, Aug. 17, 2025: Peterborough Folk Festival 2025 presents four days of exciting music performances, culture & community on the hillside at Nicholls Oval Park, plus a kick off concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre. Ticketed performances Thursday & Friday, with free admission (donations accepted), all-ages programming on Saturday & Sunday.

On stage: Arsenic and Old Lace

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Jul. 18 – Sun, Jul. 27, 2025: Calliope Sound Productions presents a classic dark comedy from 1939, Arsenic and Old Lace. Two lovely old ladies have a dark secret, causing their nephew’s engagement announcement to go awry. Hilarious antics ensue when the two other nephews & police show up. On stage at the University of Toronto, Mississauga campus' Erindale Studio Theatre.

Hamilton Fringe Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: Wed, Jul. 16 – Sun, Jul. 27, 2025: Hamilton Festival Theatre Company (HFTco) presents its 21st Hamilton Fringe Festival program, with 50+ shows in 350+ performances at over a dozen venues around the city. This year’s festival includes live comedy, theatre, musicals, dance, art, film, family fare and more. Plus, a free outdoor performance walking tour, back by popular demand, & a new festival hub!

TOFringe: Stealing Home

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Jul. 4 – Sun, Jul. 13, 2025: Spangle Theatre presents Stealing Home at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. A comedy set in a fictional Toronto neighbourhood, it pokes fun – and throws more than a little shade – at people who live in an affluent part of the city and their NIMBYism toward a proposed supportive housing project in their neighbourhood. Running on the Alumnae Theatre Mainspace.

TOFringe: Divine Monster

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Jul. 2 – Sat, Jul. 12, 2025: Bernhardt Productions presents Divine Monster at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. An encounter in a Paris cemetery between the ghost of the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt and a distraught young Canadian musician leads to a passionate debate about art, fame and success in a world now dominated by social media. Presented in Soulpepper Theatre’s RBC Finance Studio in the Distillery Historic District.

TOFringe: Me and You and the Highland Coo

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Jul. 2 – Sun, Jul. 13, 2025: Happy as a Clam Productions presents Me and You and the Highland Coo at Soulpepper’s TD Studio as part of the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. Experience a taste of Scotland in Toronto on a road trip adventure that reminds us to look for the light in times of darkness. For audiences 14+.