By ALAN SHACKLETON Local artist Gail Williams will be taking part in the upcoming Art Walk in the Square online event. A longtime Beach resident, Williams will be among a group of approximately 100 artists who will have their works featured in the show which takes place from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9. Normally Art […]
A series of physically distanced micro-concerts are being planned for the Beaches Presbyterian Church this fall. Presented by Tom Allen, dates for the first concert are Oct. 1, 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. The concert to be presented is The Last Curlew, which is inspired by the environmental novel The Last of the Curlews […]
Local residents are invited to celebrate East York Days: Behind the Music! on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 23.. Presented by East End Arts, the online event is being hosted CBC Radio’s Errol Nazareth. It consists of one-hour online presentations on Facebook Live, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 23 and 30. The presentations […]
Below is Chapter 11 of 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. To see our earlier story on Black, and to read Chapter One, please go […]
This Saturday’s East York Jam Fest will put a cap on this year’s Beaches International Jazz Festival while also helping to raise funds for Michael Garron Hospital. The inaugural East York Jam Fest is the final online event of this year’s virtual jazz festival, and it will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 7 […]
Local residents are invited to celebrate East York Days: Behind the Music! this month. Presented by East End Arts, the online event is being hosted CBC Radio’s Errol Nazareth and it begins on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 16. East York Days: Behind the Music! will consist of three one-hour online presentations on Facebook Live, […]
Below is Chapter Ten of 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. To see our earlier story on Black, and to read Chapter One, please go […]
By BERNIE FLETCHER It’s 2020 and yet people around the world still need to fight for basic human rights. Three made-in-Toronto TV shows highlight the struggle for equal rights for women over three different eras. The Emmy Awards (on Sunday, Sept. 20) will be acknowledging the strong performances by talented women in each of these […]
By AMANDA GIBB Andrea Johnson the founder of Andrea Johnson Floral Design has started a project called Canvassed, a way to immortalize her floral creations through artist interpretations as a lasting composition. Johnson was an account manager in advertising for six years before she took a floral arranging workshop. “I fell in love immediately after […]
Below is Chapter Nine of 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. To see our earlier story on Black, and to read Chapter One, please go […]
