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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

Past event: Greyed out image of two South Asian clowns performing on stage, both wearing blue tutus, pale grey long-sleeved t-shirts, yellow vests and black pants. The male clown, wearing a black cap, is on the floor as the female clown, wearing a yellow cap stands over him, her left leg extended as she rests her foot against his left shoulder. She smiles with triumph, while he looks surprised and shocked.

Colonial Circus

PAST EVENT: Tue, Sep. 23 – Sun, Sep. 28, 2025: Two2Mango brings their award-winning clown show Colonial Circus to Toronto, running at Native Earth’s Aki Studio. Through bouffon, song, dance, audience interaction, gestures and morphing props, two Brown clowns give a hilarious, unforgettable lesson on the history of colonization. For audiences 16+. 

Past event: Greyed out logo for What The Festival, featuring a WTF! in white font with black shadow superimposed over a pointy pink comic book explosion bubble against a grey blue background.

What The Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: Three days only – from Thu, Sep. 25 – Sat, Sep. 27, 2025: Strange Maker Collective presents their second annual What The Festival, an active celebration of all things drag, clown and puppetry. Toronto's wildest live theatre festival features eyebrow-raising spectacles, theatre and cabaret performances, plus a balloon workshop and a panel on clown and bouffon. Weird & wonderful - they have it all! Happening in spaces at Youngplace. For audiences 18+.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text & photographs. A five-piece band (keyboard, two guitars, bass and drums) performs on a spot-lit stage. Top: Classic Troubadours Live. Bottom text & images: the songs of, with black & white thumbnail headshot images of two men & two women, each labeled (left to right) James, Joni, Jackson & Carole. Song titles below the four images.

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.

Past event: Greyed out detail of a collage image containing various photos of the same man, with close-ups of skyscrapers in the background on either side. In the main central image, he has short cropped hair, light beard and moustache, and wears glasses and a suit as he gazes down, smiling at us. In the other smaller photos, he wears eye glasses, sunglasses or no eyewear as he strikes various poses in a variety of outfits - in some cases, taking a selfie.

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+. 

Past event: Greyed out image featuring yellow and white text superimposed over a blue-filtered photograph. Spotlight at The Second City. Toronto. The centre of the "O" in "Spotlight" is the silhouette of a spotlight. A view from the back of a comedy venue in an old brick building with crescent-shaped windows. Cabaret seating, with tables and chairs, facing toward the stage.

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+.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated poster image for Dear Ms. Kitt, the title in red handwritten font at the left against a charcoal black background. To the right: A beam of yellow light across the floor, where the black silhouette of a little girl sits in front of a microphone stand toward the top right, and the grey shadow of an adult woman holding a suitcase stretches out across the floor behind her.

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+.

Past event: Greyed out image of two play posters, featuring illustrations & yellow text, side by side. Left: The 39 Steps. Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock - against a blue background. Above the text, a silhouette of a man running toward an ascending staircase, a biplane in pursuit in the cloudy sky above. Right: Heratio by Genevieve Adam on a purple background. Below the text, a white skull wearing gold crown, with a purple flower at its temple.

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!

Past event: Greyed out image featuring yellow & black text, photograph & illustration against a salmon pink background. Top: Summer in the Park. To the left: August 22nd-24th, 2025. Free Admission. Featuring performances by Kibra, Replay Storytelling, The Grand Salto Theatre, Tribal Vision Dance, Irmão (Martin Gomes & Matheus Coelho). Little Avenue Memorial Park. 22 Little Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M9N 1K6. crossroadstheatre.org To the right: Photo of the stone gate entrance with Little Avenue Memorial Park sign in an arch between the two pillars, with three illustrated pine trees against a big yellow sun in the background, the roots of the central tree reaching into the ground below.

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.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated image for Peterborough Folk Festival 2025. A circle with a sunflower in the centre, the event title above it. The circle is surrounded by various creatures and instruments, and a bicycle.

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.

Past event: Greyed out poster image featuring text and photograph on a pale orange background. To the left: ARSENIC and Old Lace, with "Arsenic" in bold red font, the left leg of the N extended downwards, a drop of blood dripping from it into a white China tea cup and saucer with a red and green floral pattern. To the right: Muses Studios logo in the top corner. A play by Joseph Kesselring. Directed by Tony Junor. July 18-19 & July 25-26 @ 8:00 pm. July 19 & July 27 @ 2 pm 2025. Studio Theatre, U of T Mississauga. 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga. Tickets $25 Tickets $20 (with promo code ARSENIC20 until May 31st, 2025). https://arsenicandoldlacecsp.evenbrite.ca calliopetickets@gmail.com Bottom: *ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)*

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.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring interconnected multi-coloured geometric shapes in light blue, purple, yellow, orange and dark blue, with the words Hamilton Fringe Festival in yellow and white lettering inside the dark blue shape.

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!

Past event: Greyed out image of a young woman wearing white, with long hair over her shoulder, looks at the camera. She is very amused. Why is that? A mature woman wearing a black top and a blue patterned scarf stands back, looking with suspicion at the younger woman. How do they know each other? Do they have a secret?

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.