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TORONTO, Ontario (March 7, 2023) – Over 130 years ago, from 1891 to 1893, a group of young African singers travelled, by boat, to perform in Britain, Canada, and America. The ensemble, named The African Native Choir, was a group ...

TORONTO, Ontario (February 1, 2023) – TO Live, one of Canada’s largest multi-arts organizations, recently announced that the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, is returning to Toronto’s Meridian Hall February ...

‘It’s been great, it’s been wonderful; bans o’ [a lot of] sacrifice though, you know’ By Neil ArmstrongContributing Editor Leonie Forbes, the doyenne of theatre, film, radio and television — known as ‘Jamaica’s First Lady of Theatre and Film’ — ...

Take advantage of discounts and offers on major attractions with your PRESTO card across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Your PRESTO card makes it easier to take in the sights and try new things – all at great ...

By Nitish Bissonauth Guest Contributor TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, July 29, 2022) — After two years of pandemic life, the return of Toronto’s biggest celebration of Caribbean culture, is in full swing. For the first time in two years, the city ...

By Selwyn Richards Contributing Columnist It’s Carnival time again, this weekend. After a two-year hiatus, Toronto is once again in jump-up mode. Human beings crave celebrations of all kinds. The endorphins that are released in the company of families and ...

BRAMPTON, Ontario (Friday, July 22, 2022) — Celebrated Canadian reggae music industry trailblazing promoter and champion, the late Denise Jones, will be honoured, posthumously, as the next inductee into the Brampton Arts Walk of Fame. Established in 2014, Brampton’s reputed ...

The Reelworld Film Festival and Institute is actively seeking writers, directors and producers, who identify as women from Black, Indigenous and racialized communities in Canada, to participate in remotely-run focus groups of 8-10 people. The Institute is continuing its industry-wide ...

TORONTO, Ontario (July 13, 2022) — Multi-modal steel pannist and composer, Joy Lapps, has released Girl In The Yard, her fifth release and first full-length album, exclusively featuring original music and arrangements. Featuring an all-star cast of special guests and ...

By Evelyn C. White Guest Contributor Watching the credits roll for Stateless (2020) by Michèle Stephenson, my mind wafted to Night and Fog, the searing documentary, by French filmmaker, Alain Resnais (1922-2014). For like Resnais, whose 1956 release recounted the ...