One might not think of opera as having an Indigenous component, but the Canadian Opera Company wants to change that. The COC has launched a new podcast series called, “Key Change,” and it explores the opera-going experience from a variety of perspectives. Episode 5 features Composer in Residence, Ian Cusson, along with Metis writer and […]
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Awakenings: Toronto History Museums Feature BIPOC Artists in New Series
106.5 ELMNT FM Toronto is proud to be the media partner for a new program launched by the City of Toronto called, Awakenings. Toronto’s 10 history museums will feature the virtual series of projects by artists who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour. Mayor John Tory describes Awakenings as, “a new program that will […]
New McDonald’s Cups Honour Indigenous Culture
If you grab a coffee at a McCafe this holiday season take a close look at the artwork on the cups. The imagery is designed by Toronto based artist Philip Cote III. Cote is an Indigenous elder from Moose Deer Point First Nation in Muskoka, Ontario, and a graduate of OCAD University’s Interdisciplinary Art Media […]
Tanya Talaga, True North Heists, Colm Feore, and More New Audiobooks on Audible.ca
Audible.ca, the world’s largest producer and provider of original spoken word entertainment and audiobooks, is now offering original premium audio entertainment on a monthly basis featuring some of Canada’s most distinguished voices. Canadian Audible Originals features a range of celebrated Canadian writers and storytellers including Yannick Bisson, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Catherine Hernandez, Robert J. Sawyer, Tanya […]
Check Out These Ghost Sightings in Toronto!
Yes there are ghosts in Toronto! The Royal Alexandra Theatre on King St. West in Toronto is the oldest theatre in the city. It opened back in 1907 and in 1962, Ed Mirvish purchased the theatre and saved it from demolition. The so-called “Royal Alex” is the oldest continuously-operating, legitimate theatre in North America. Two […]
Gord Downie’s Legacy Lives on: New Album, and the 3rd Annual Secret Past Week
The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is proud to announce the launch of the third annual Secret Path Week. Taking place between October 17-22. Secret Path Week includes over 15 events which raise awareness of the history and legacy of Residential Schools and pays tribute to Chanie Wenjack; a 12-year-old Ojibwe boy who died […]
Hours of Screen Time Prompts a “Screen-Space” Art Exhibit
Over the course of the past few months, in the midst of an unprecedented global social experiment, the screen-space has become the controlling facet of our lives, combining domestic and work space into one. So the Art Museum at the University of Toronto presents Immaterial Architecture (online), a series of newly commissioned projects specially conceived […]
Powerful New Film “Healing the Nation” (psst…download here!)
Film Description: Healing the Nation follows community members of the Toronto-based Aboriginal Healing Program as they rediscover their culture to heal from unresolved trauma. This empowering documentary dares us to think beyond mainstream medicine and embrace Indigenous ways for overcoming mental health and addiction issues. Director Biography: Jack Major is an LGBTQ+ documentary filmmaker and writer. […]
The World’s Largest Indigenous Festival
The 21st Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place online October 20 – 25, 2020 to present work by Indigenous artists including feature length films, short programs, iNdigital Space, visual art exhibitions, The Beat music showcase, Industry Days, and more. Here’s all you need to know: The Film Festival portion of imagineNATIVE […]
Daily Bread Food Bank Announces Drive-Thru Thanksgiving Food Drive
With a 200% increase in new clients accessing food banks due to COVID-19, the need for food is now greater than ever. The public is invited to join Daily Bread Food Bank’s efforts to raise 272,000 lbs of food this Thanksgiving season by dropping off non-perishable food donations to our distribution centre at 191 New […]