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Past event: Greyed out detail of the poster for Soldier's Tale Retold, featuring an illustration of a Black man in profile, from the shoulders up, wearing a uniform. Overlapping this portrait to the back of his head/shoulder is a wood grain silhouette of half of the body of a violin.

Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Oct. 24 – Sun, Oct. 27, 2024: Art of Time Ensemble presents their final production, the world premiere of Sankofa: A Soldier’s Tale Retold at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre. A reimagining of Igor Stravinsky’s 1918 theatrical work L'Histoire du Soldat, this production revisits the story from today’s perspective, in a theatrical piece incorporating newly written poetic dialogue, accompanied by Stravinsky’s music, performed live. For audiences 13+.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text and photographs. Comedy Is Art. October 22 - 26, 2-24. tickets on sale now! A collage of dozens of diverse comedy artists against a funky pink and light blue background.

Comedy is Art. Festival 2024

PAST EVENT: Five nights only, from Tue, Oct. 22 – Sat, Oct. 26, 2024: The Theatre Centre presents its annual Comedy is Art. Festival. This year’s programming includes nine shows & 50+ artists from all over, featuring stand-up & sketch comedy, improv, music + free industry panels & an improv class. For audiences 18+, unless otherwise noted. Mature content.

Past event: Greyed out poster image for INTERSTELLAR 10 Organ Concert Tour, featuring text against a photo of the planet Saturn, which has a sandy marble finish surrounded by rings, against a starry black sky. Roger Sayer the Interstellar organist plays hits from the movie soundtrack and more! Toronto, October 19, 2024. Metropolitan United Church.

INTERSTELLAR 10 Organ Concert Tour

PAST EVENT: One night only - Sat, Oct. 19, 2024: The Royal Canadian College of Organists presents the INTERSTELLAR 10 Organ Concert Tour at Metropolitan United Church, featuring Roger Sayer, organ soloist on the Academy Award-nominated soundtrack to Christopher Nolan's sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar. For music enthusiasts & fans of epic space-themed film scores.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated promo image for Fall 2024 Toronto Stationery Show, with text against a dark blue sky background featuring a crescent moon, clouds and stars. Sat, Oct 195h. 1605 Queen St. W. The Parkdale Hall. Free entry. 10AM - 5PM. 60 vendors. TorontoStationeryShow.com

2024 Fall Toronto Stationery Show

PAST EVENT: One day only - Sat, Oct. 19, 2024: The Toronto Stationery Show presents its Fall event, featuring 60 vendors from Toronto and around the world, displaying and selling stunning stationery, original artwork and paper products at The Parkdale Hall.

Past event: Greyed out image of a collage featuring torn pieces of photographs and text. At the far right, a portrait of a young man in purples and pinks. The other three images of a man are distorted and nightmarish. Centre, in white script font: roberto zucco.

Buddies in Bad Times presents: Roberto Zucco

PAST EVENT: From Sun, Sep. 15 – Sat, Oct. 5, 2024: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre brings the suspense of film noir to the stage, opening its 2024/25 season with Bernard-Marie Koltès’ Roberto Zucco, translated by Martin Crimp & directed by Artistic Director ted witzel. In 1980s Europe, a charming antihero struggles with the urge to kill. For audiences 16+.

Past event: Greyed out image of a photo and text on a black background, with the title Mukashi, Mukashi (Once upon a time) in white and black font within a red circle. To the bottom right is a photo of a woman, costumed as a white crane, in a white flowing dress with wing-like sleeves and a white origami crane atop her head.

CORPUS presents: Mukashi, Mukashi

PAST EVENTS: From Tue, Sep. 24 – Sun, Sep. 29, 2024: CORPUS presents the North American premiere of Mukashi, Mukashi (Once upon a time) at The Theatre Centre. Speaking to children & adults alike, the story blends the poetic & intriguing world of Japanese folk tales with the dark & comedic undertones of Western fairy tales – where Wolf meets Crane with a playful twist & cross-cultural sensibility. Presented in English & Japanese with English surtitles. For audiences age 6+.

Past event: Greyed out image for The Word on the Street Toronto Book & Magazine Festival, with an abstract, 3D modular illustration against a light green background of various environments created with books and architecture. Top left: an astronaut does a space walk outside their ship. Top right: a couple embrace. Bottom: A woman sits, legs crossed, in meditation. Above the image is a green ribbon banner with 35th Anniversary in white lettering. At the bottom: September 28-29. Queen's Park Circle, Toronto.

The Word on the Street Toronto 2024

PAST EVENT: Two days only - Sat, Sep. 28 & Sun, Sep. 29, 2024: Join authors, book & magazine sellers, & book lovers of all ages for The Word on The Street Toronto. Canada’s largest book & magazine festival, this annual outdoor event celebrates storytelling, ideas & imagination, plus promotes great books by Canadian & Indigenous authors year-round. Free admission.

Past event: Greyed out image of a 1920s art deco-style illustration of a man and woman, from the shoulders up, facing each other in profile, in an intimate moment. The man wears a white tie and black jacket, and has a streak of white along the temple of his black hair. The woman has red and blonde streaked hair, with a flower in it and she holds a long cigarette holder, the smoke curling off to the left.

Many Happy Returns: Immersive & Interactive Show

PAST EVENT: Every Wednesday night until Sep. 25, 2024: Many Happy Returns, a new 90-minute group-based immersive & interactive experience set during New Year’s Eve 1924, running at Coffee Oysters Champagne. This unique performance event will appeal to anyone who loves the décor, clothing, slang & tomfoolery of the roaring 20s, plus scavenger hunts! For audiences 16+.

Past event: Greyed out image of a young woman with long dark brown hair, wearing a black apron over her white shirt and black turtleneck, smiles at us as she works on cleaning a painting. There's a large ornate gold picture frame leaning against the white wall in the background.

Painter’s Survival Guide: All About Oil Painting

PAST EVENT: A two-day workshop - Sat, Sep. 21 & Sun, Sep. 22, 2024: Learn all about oil painting materials & their practical chemistry, plus stretch & prime your own canvas, during this two-day workshop with Emily Joyce at ARTiculations Art Supply. Intermediate level. For adults 18 and over. Only 8 spots available.

Past event: Greyed out blurred image featuring black text and a photograph against a white background. Five dancers wearing t-shirts of various colours and blue jeans, captured side by side in a variety of movements, their bodies reflected on the shiny floor they move on. Top: All That Is Between. A contemporary dance work. Bottom: The power of collective identity, and collective isolation, manifested in wordless stories within bodies and what lies within our container.

Tiger Princess Dance Projects: All That Is Between

PAST EVENT: Four performances only: Thu, Sep. 12 – Sat, Sep. 14, 2024: tiger princess dance projects presents All That Is Between at Aki Studio. Created by the multi-award-winning Yvonne Ng & featuring a remarkable ensemble of Canadian dancers, it’s an evocative dance piece that explores the intricate dynamics of collective identity & the experience of isolation. All ages.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated image for RAP SHEETS Hip Hop And R&B Trivia, with bold black text inside a white comic book explosion bubble with black outline against a yellow and orange striated background. Monday Sept. 9 2024. The Theatre Centre Cafe & Bar. 1115 Queen St. W. Doors: 7PM. Game Time: 8PM. $10

RAP SHEETS: Hip Hop & R&B Trivia Night

PAST EVENT: One night only – Mon, Sep. 9, 2024: The Theatre Centre hosts RAP SHEETS: Hip Hop & R&B Trivia Night. Come solo or create a duet or crew of up to five members and get ready to show off your skills. This event is for hip hop and R&B enthusiasts interested in testing their knowledge of these genres in a fun, accessible and inclusive trivia format! For adults 18+.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated image for West End Phoenix Future Tense, featuring the Moon (left), with the Earth (right) shaded in yellow and black, overlapping with other planet-like forms between and below them against a blue black star-filled sky. Future Tense in yellow font on a black rectangle at the bottom.

West End Phoenix: Future Tense Benefit Concert

PAST EVENT: One night only - Sat, Sep. 7, 2024: Support local journalism & join West End Phoenix at its Future Tense benefit concert in the courtyard at 1655 Dupont St. Hosted by Ron MacLean & Dave Bidini, this outdoor event features a full program of performances led by the Electro Phoenix band, plus dozens of guest music artists. All ages.