By AMANDA GIBB The Fox Theatre will be reopening its doors to the public on Friday, Aug. 7. The theatre located at 2236 Queen St. E will be allowed to resume operations as part of Toronto’s Stage 3 of reopening businesses and amenities. Daniel Demois, one of the Fox’s owners, said he’s excited to open […]
By AMANDA GIBB The virtual Beaches International Jazz Festival showcased performances from more than 300 artists across North America last month. Executive director Lido Chilelli said that they are still collecting numbers for audience views from the online festival that took place from July 17 to July 26, but he can say that the number […]
The Gerrard Art Space is open again for members of the public to come and visit in person with The Members’ Show now taking place until Aug. 16. The show will feature works by Liane Odze-Silver, Max MacDonald, Jyne Greenley, Dana Green, Matt G. Wood, Linda Roy, Dianne Jackson, Marilyn Vasilkioti, Beverley C. Howell, Kay […]
Below is Chapter Four of former Beach resident Keith Black’s book BOOM: A Child of the Beach in Toronto Remembers the 50s. Every Tuesday over the next few months, Beach Metro News will post up another chapter of the book on our website at https://www.beachmetro.com/ for readers to enjoy. For more information on the book, contact Black […]
The Children’s Peace Theatre will be hosting its 20th annual Peace Camp Gala online at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8. The matinee for the gala will take place virtually on Friday, Aug. 7, at 1 p.m. Every July, Children’s Peace Theatre runs a three-week camp for children aged eight to 13. During this time, […]
Below is Chapter Three of former Beach resident Keith Black’s book BOOM: A Child of the Beach in Toronto Remembers the 50s. Every Tuesday over the next few months, Beach Metro News will post up another chapter of the book on our website at https://www.beachmetro.com/ for readers to enjoy. For more information on the book, contact Black […]
The final performances of the 2020 Beaches International Jazz Festival virtual edition take place tonight (Sunday, July 26). Due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the City of Toronto to limit the gathering of large crowds to help stop the spread of the virus, this year’s 32nd annual jazz festival took place virtually with free online streaming […]
The virtual Beaches International Jazz Festival hosts its final two events for 2020 this weekend. The OLG Weekend Series takes place on the evenings of Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26. Due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the City of Toronto to limit the gathering of large crowds to help stop the spread of […]
The final weekend of the 2020 Beaches International Jazz Festival virtual edition begins on the night of Friday, July 24. In honour of what would have been the annual Street Fest on Queen Street East featuring musicians at every corner and tens of thousands of music fans filling the streets, this year’s festival will stream […]
The virtual Beaches International Jazz Festival will be online tonight, July 23, to celebrate the Sounds of Leslieville and Riverside Block Party. Free streaming of ‘Sing’ Stage performances begin at 6 p.m. tonight. Featured artists will be FreePlay, Jordana Talsky, Alissa Vox Raw, Pressgang Mutiny, Ault Sisters, Yonge Guns, Cadence, and kith & kin. Free […]
