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Contemporary Art Works on Queen St. West
The Queen St. West Business Improvement Area (Queen St. West BIA) is, yet again, holding an all-night art exhibit. This year, they’re presenting Out of Site: Contemporary Art Works on Queen Street West. Out of Site will take place from Saturday, October 2 to Sunday, October 3, 2010, and will be located all the way [...]
Nuit Blanche Chip Music Mega Show
Hey… remember when I said that there was only one interesting thing to see at Nuit Blanche this year? Well, I lied. Well, it’s not exactly a lie—while the Arcadian Renaissance thing at this year’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is an official exhibit, this year’s offering by the Gameboy Guerrillas (who were the only thing that [...]
Unicorns, Mermaids, and Dragons, Oh My!
Starting October 9, 2010, the Ontario Science Centre is going to become the PseudoScience Centre as it brings a wonderful display of mythical creatures to the building. If you were anything like myself as a child, wishes of a world full of the occult and the idea of cryptozoological creatures existing were frequent thoughts. Tales [...]
Arcadian Renaissance at Nuit Blanche
Anyone who argues that gaming hasn’t hit the mainstream has obviously never been to Nuit Blanche. Oh, don’t give me that look—you know that Nuit Blance is as far from underground as it gets. And for those who don’t know what Nuit Blanche is, it’s a one-night art thing where people walk around at all [...]
Technicolour Music and Reading Series at Naco
Sometimes the weirdest shit shows up in my Facebook event feed. I must have some odd friends. Apparently, there’s a artsy-fartsy series of “delightfully strange musical acts and readings from local emerging artists” that is going to happen on the third Tuesday of every month from August to December, and this Tuesday will be the [...]
G.I. Joes (and Janes): Report for Duty!
So it looks like this Saturday is yet another opportunity to throw on your cheek scar, don the army gear, wear your Cobra Commander helmet, and display your love for the G.I. Joe franchise. The Canadian Joe Con is coming to Toronto for its 8th straight year! To me, G.I. Joe is the scar-sporting Barbie [...]
Will Munro Eclipses the AGO
Very few Toronto artists touched the lives of so many as Will Munro did. Sadly, on May 21, 2010, the arts community lost a visionary mind—since then, artists, musicians, and dilettantes have been keeping the memory of Will Munro alive through memorials, fundraisers and, in the case of the Art Gallery of Ontario, exhibitions of [...]
