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5 Ways to Enjoy Toronto Arts & Culture On a Dime
There are literally hundreds of thousands of post-secondary students in Toronto. Hundreds. Of. Thousands. On top of that, there’s that glorious period of time following your graduation where you can’t (technically) use your student discount but definitely can’t afford regular prices. Fear not, my impoverished friends. Listed below are many ways to enjoy the arts and culture of the 6ix for the cost of one drink or less. Free Museum Days Toronto is full of wonderful museums to keep your brain full of information even after you’ve closed the textbooks. Most have evenings when they are free to the public, so you can get all that glorious knowledge without paying…
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10 Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss This Season
Spinning in an open field, dancing, laughing in the dark night to ACDC live. You struggle to record videos that will end up being too dark to see later but you’re feeling the beers you threw back a little earlier and could care less. You dance like no one is watching and bask in the glory of the fact that you are actually at Coachella, and this moment will last for the next three days, in a desert. Fast-forward to now—weather is reaching highs we hadn’t seen since summer ’15 and the highly anticipated festival line-ups start being announced. Festival season is upon us with more outdoor concerts than ever…
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Affordable Arts Passes for the Under-Thirty Crowd
Want to enjoy the arts in Toronto, but trying to save money? Check out this list of affordable arts passes in the city.
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Top 5 Historically Set Video Games
Do you enjoy video games? Do you enjoy historical fiction? Maybe you should check out these historically set video games this weekend!
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Art On The Danforth
Artisans at Work: New Gallery and Studio Space By Amanada Kirsten Grant With its floor-to-ceiling art displays, custom-made jewellery case, and welcoming atmosphere, you would never guess Artisans at Work only opened two months ago. Already Tara Shelton and Lorraine Cheng have gathered together unique, local artists to display their work in the gallery. For more than ten years, Tara Shelton has been searching for a place on the Danforth to not only showcase her own jewellery but also bring together members of the community to share their arts and passions. When she finally found the place she had been looking for, Tara invited the Danforth community to join her…
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Profile: Stacey Madden
Author of Poison Shy By Meghan Gribben Stacey Madden is a writer currently residing in The Beach. His stories, poems, reviews, and essays have been published in places such as The Globe and Mail, Open Book: Toronto, Encore Literary Magazine, Quill & Quire, and Broken Pencil. His first novel, Poison Shy, was published by ECW Press in Fall 2012. He owns a cat and is a bit of a hypochondriac. He enjoys beer, British comedy, and quiet reading time. Stacey was born and raised in the east end of Toronto. Despite his father’s wish that he’d grow up to be a hockey star, Stacey nurtured a passion for reading and writing,…
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And the nominees are….
The 85th Academy Awards By Natasha Tsakiris It’s Hollywood’s biggest night in cinema, a night where a little gold statue named Oscar is all it takes to catapult your career in film forever: the Academy Awards. It is the Mecca for all film connoisseurs and lovers and the showdown for which actors and films were truly the best of the year. The 85th Academy Awards may still be less than two months away but funny man and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, who will be hosting this year, announced the list of nominees alongside Gangster Squad’s Emma Stone. With less than two months away until the big day, we present to…
