Archive for 'Kyle Bachan'
In today's Urban Planner: an art exhibition explores different perspectives on family; a free cello concert at the Four Seasons Centre; a Chinese meditation workshop to help you fight back against winter bugs; and a theatre production filled with Japanese manga makes its worldwide debut.
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Kyle Bachan Jan. 19th, 7:00 am
This weekend: make waves at the boat show, enjoy some warm winter fun at Colborne Lodge, cut loose at Static Zine's fundraiser, catch the Next Stage Theatre Festival before it closes, and lots more.
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Kyle Bachan Jan. 13th, 6:06 pm
In this Urban Planner: check out an alternative way to look after your children, a graphic novel makes up a solo exhibition, a new play on a lost tragedy debuts, and part one of a theatre punk show comes to town.
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Kyle Bachan Jan. 12th, 7:00 am
Astral Media's blocky advertisements get schooled—literally—by annoyed civilians.
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Kyle Bachan Jan. 8th, 12:42 pm
In this Weekend Planner: an art installation turns an urban neighbourhood into a soundscape, a children's theatre retells an old fable, "DJ Skate Night" kicks off the new year, the Wavelength music series brings no less than four acts together, a comedy variety show finds a new home, and bring your best rhymes for an open mic poetry night.
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Kyle Bachan Jan. 6th, 6:00 pm
In this Urban Planner: Free film night at a public library, paint a friend for a global art project, a romantic matchmaker game takes over a local pub, and a play that charts the journey of a gay survivor of Nazi germany opens tonight.
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Kyle Bachan Jan. 5th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: New Year's Eve dominates the headlines, the Sunday Antique Market kicks off another year, enjoy a nine-kilometre run through the Beach, make like a polar bear and dip, meet Rob Ford, and see comedy get rewritten in the Festival of New Formats.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 30th, 5:00 pm
In this Urban Planner: A local rock band celebrates the release of its debut album, a web comic gets a launch party, and Clinton's Tavern hosts a fun night of music.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 29th, 7:00 am
Who wants to pay $100 or more to get into a fancy night club on NYE? If the first thing you want to avoid doing in 2012 is walking home with a broken wallet, check out our compilation of some of the more affordable options the city has to offer.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 26th, 12:00 pm
In this Holiday Planner: find last-minute shopping gifts, dust off your vocal chords with a night of carolling, put Santa himself on the naughty list with an adult Christmas party, attend an open-to-all faiths Christmas service at Roy Thomson Hall, spend Boxing Day with actual animals, and check out a new spin on Alice in Wonderland .
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 23rd, 6:00 pm
In this Urban Planner: check out a free film screening on a Burmese freedom fighter, visit the Great Hall when it lights up with a huge musical bash, and hear soulful tunes from a new local jazz band.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 22nd, 7:00 am
With its funding slashed, can anything possibly replace the Christmas Bureau?
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 20th, 10:30 am
In this Weekend Planner: food trucks gather for street eats, puppets remake a newer version of "The Princess and the Pea," volunteers give out gifts to strangers, hold up your boombox for a wall-of-sound installation, a comedy variety show brings all the goods, hip-hop leads the way for a Christmas food drive, and a Devo tribute show rocks the Holy Oak.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 16th, 6:00 pm
In this Urban Planner: a holiday fundraiser combines DJs and charity, Toronto remembers Jenna Morrison, local band Urban Preacher rocks the house with their latest LP, and a combined art installation and music gig will leave you floating in the abstract.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 15th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: a craft fair offers an alternative shopping solution; Terra Madre Day provides free food samples, music, and dancing; The Nutcracker returns to the stage; youths tell their stories through poetry; Les Coquettes heat up your holidays with sexy burlesque; a comedy troupe continues to take over the world with a holiday special; and a Radiohead tribute show will have you climbing up the walls for more.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 9th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: Susan Hobbs Gallery presents an exhibition of the late Laurie Walker's work; love letters abound in Parfumerie , a play opening tonight; and the G20 gets immortalized in book form.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 8th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: a children's book launches alongside a photo exhibit, the Trailer Park Boys get into the spirit of Christmas, grab a pair of skates and feel the music with DJ Skate Night, the Dave Bidini Band play songs off their latest record, an open discussion explores art and capitalism, a burlesque show opens itself up for audience direction, and a gigantic fundraiser brings together many of Toronto's best comedians and musicians.
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 2nd, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: The latest take on The Wizard of Oz , a discussion about the connection between animals and humans, a look at the relationship between two important Canadian women, a trailer park tragedy, a Pulitzer-winning play about a woman struggling between genius and mental illness, a Toronto version of La bohème , and the four-day Roller Derby World Cup. Whew!
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Kyle Bachan Dec. 1st, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: the Whole Life Expo teaches everyone how to get healthy, a Beatles tribute show wants to hold your hand, the ROM presents an intimate talk on the culture of Mexican art, fireworks light up City Hall, a local artist samples music to great effect, and check out a dual book reading that has its roots in NYC.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 25th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: Amnesty International brings a human rights film festival to Toronto, a book launch and panel discussion on food sovereignty in Canada, a Tony Award–winning play looks at the life of painter Mark Rothko, and a French play tells the tale of a heritage identity crisis.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 24th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: breast cancer awareness inspires a film festival, check out a diverse wealth of worldly music, a Swedish Christmas celebration returns, doggies get into the holiday spirit with Winter Woofstock, build your own photography mobile app, watch an improv comedy competition, kids design a city for mice, a TED conference returns to Ryerson, and the Santa Claus Parade is coming to town.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 18th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: check out a free percussion concert at the Four Seasons, test your wine-tasting skills at the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo, and see a play that takes an in-depth look at the life of King Edward VIII.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 17th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: a detective play takes to the stage, the TTC shows off its new streetcars, Randy "Macho Man" Savage gets an art tribute, Ryerson Theatre school celebrates the big 4-0 with a dance production, a critically acclaimed electronic musician celebrates his latest release, capture the flag takes over downtown Toronto, and the "Single Awkward Female" comedy show comes to town.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 11th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: A play about a former prime minister digs into Canadian history, the DEW Line Festival comes to a close with a concert for change, and an improv show brings music and comedy together on the Danforth.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 10th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: bust a chord with a weekend-long guitar festival; see a theatre show in Toronto's famous schoolhouse; check out a Mexican event with food, music, and dance; see a Marshall McLuhan–inspired exhibition on media communication; the Nujazz festival returns with some soulful sounds; take a nature walk while it's still warm; and check out some improv theatre mixed with real life stories.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 4th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: attend an art exhibition that uses marble from a downtown skyscraper, a group of artists explore the effect of technology on society, celebrate the release of Juno-nominated Treasa Levasseur's latest CD, and get your geek on for a talk on dark-matter science.
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Kyle Bachan Nov. 3rd, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: find rare works at the Antiquarian Book Fair, a global cabaret festival brings together some of Canada's brightest young artists, check out a play that centres around a woman's sexual identity crisis, Wavelength presents a double whammy with a documentary and gig in one night, make your adorable pet even more adorable with Dogtoberfest, Cask Days returns with plenty of "real ale" to go around, and discuss how to rebuild this city in the sky with Upper Toronto.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 28th, 6:00 pm
This Halloween, Toronto burlesque group Les Coquettes puts an adult spin on beloved fairy-tale characters.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 27th, 10:00 am
In today's Urban Planner: a dance party grooves for the right to freedom of expression, geometry overtakes a unique art installation, Go Radio comes to town for a night of indie rock, and a lecture on how to utilize public space to stage a more effective protest.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 27th, 7:00 am
Even Muggles can take part in this down-to-Earth version of a fictional game.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 25th, 9:00 am
The Everything To Do With Sex Show's expected mix of adult-themed products and services, seminars, and workshops got a lift from quirky main-stage events.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 24th, 12:00 pm
In this Weekend Planner: Zombies and sex! It's like a Zack Snyder movie come to life. Learn something new at the "Everything To Do With Sex Show," get spooked at the Toronto Zoo, join the undead as the 9th Annual Zombie Walk takes to the streets, take part in an environmentally friendly scavenger hunt, see three plays and get dinner in one cheap package, party down at the first annual AvroFest, feel just peachy at a Roald Dahl celebration, and enjoy a sexy Halloween burlesque show with Les Coquettes.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 21st, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: find out what paper airplanes and public space have in common, see art that the creator himself has labelled as "degenerate," rock out to the tune of whisky, and a dance performance explores ways to avoid life's miseries.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 20th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: Join the 99% as Occupy Toronto begins, grab your best tweed for a bike ride around the city, get a gig and a meal with “Feat In The East 6," a comedy variety show takes over the Poor Alex Theatre, see how an infamous hurricane changed Toronto, discover a world inside a snow globe in a new ballet, and listen to a string quartet tackle the classics inside a church.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 14th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: prepare for Toronto's sit-in protest; a war art installation (featuring a gigantic gun!) comes to OCAD's Student Gallery; help Harbourfront's monster get its groove back; and a jazz band from Halifax throws an album-release party for its latest effort.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 13th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: a chance to prove you have the eyes of a hawk, monsters will be on the loose at the Harbourfront Centre, Hangover Nurse hosts an art exhibit with free wine and donuts, an artist remakes sculptures from the pages of books, Brothers Speak at a massive poetry reading, the Lunacy Cabaret provides a platform for clowns and comedy, DJ Hero comes to life, and SoJay plays the Trane.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 7th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner, one man uses the Nintendo DS to create an entire art exhibit, shimmy to the beat of improvised music, all the world's a stage for Latin-American playwrights, and CEOs compete against each other in a standup game show.
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Kyle Bachan Oct. 6th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: it's a Nuit Blanche takeover! Also, play hockey to fight cancer; check out indie bands at the Toronto Public Library; see a dance show influenced by South India; attend the Study Abroad Fair; and learn to make your own herbal medicine (the legal kind, of course).
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Kyle Bachan Sep. 30th, 6:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: break out a pair of heels to march to end violence against women, check out sketch comedy with a "BOOM," find out how performance art couples work together, head to the Cave to say goodbye to Digits, and drop by a very social Anti-Social art gallery.
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Kyle Bachan Sep. 29th, 7:00 am
In this Weekend Planner: Get up close and personal with a vinyl-doll photo exhibit; bend an elbow and take part in (or watch) a women's arm-wrestling tournament; Hooded Fang releases CD number two with a big bash; get tips on working and travelling abroad; Word on the Street fills Queen's Park with books; take part in a bike ride to help fund a non-profit food store; and see a play inspired by you come to life.
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Kyle Bachan Sep. 23rd, 6:00 pm
