Award-winning Mexican-Canadian author Martha Batiz is having a reading of her book Damiana’s Reprieve: Novella for Two Voices on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. The reading will be taking place at Dora Keogh Irish Pub, 141 Danforth Ave., and is a free event for all to attend. Martha Batiz was born and raised in […]
The Concert of Hope is set for Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature award-winning singer/songwriter Abby Zotz directing the Shout Sister Choir in the first half of the concert, and then performing her own songs accompanied by guitarists Chris and Joel Saunders in the […]
Local indie band the Mamals, which has its roots among residents of The Pocket neighbourhood in the Jones Avenue and Gerrard Street area, has released its self-titled EP today (Friday, Jan. 25). The Mamals were started in a basement by husband and wife James and Mary Boyd when the duo started writing songs together. Mary […]
Hirut Hoot hosts its comedy night this Friday, Jan. 25. The show gets underway at 9 p.m., at Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine, 2050 Danforth Ave. Carolyn Bennet will be the host, and a number of comedians will be performing including Rob Browne, Tracy Hamilton, Paul Irving, Kevin MacDonald, Brian Roberts, Jon Steinberg, and Bill Wiegand. […]
Old time tunes will fill the air at Salty Dog Bar and Grill on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Tony O’s Variety Jam Night “Moldy Oldies Night” will feature a guest set by local band The Two Fours and their old-time good time every time rock, roll, roots, blues, country, and random tunes. Also on the bill […]
By KIANA WALTERS Local author Peter Fulton has just come out with his second book, Channelsurfing, a dystopian comedy based on the theme “what would it be like for a society that never dies?” It is now available as an e-Book on Amazon. Fulton grew up in the east end of the Beach community around […]
Local musician Tony Oldland brings his TonyO’s Variety Jam Night to the Salty Dog Bar and Grill in the Beach neighbourhood tonight. Starting Jan. 9, Oldland brought his Wednesday night open mic/jam sessions to the Salty Dog. He had built up a strong following in the past year for the sessions at the Beach House, […]
By SURINA NATH Since 2010 Monica Esteves has been the managing director at Crow’s Theatre in Leslieville, sparking a creative neighbourhood playhouse for high quality, world class theatre in the east end community. Cultivating physical spaces for culture is important to Crow’s, as families in the community have been responsive after three rounds of consultations […]
The Two Fours are inviting their friends and followers for a night out to dance away the January Blahs at Black Swan Tavern, this Saturday, Jan. 12, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. This is the Beach-based band’s 10th appearance at The Swan in the past 14 months. The Black Swan, at 154 Danforth Ave., […]
The Scarborough Players will be staging the dramatic play Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley this month. All performances take place at the Scarborough Village Theatre, which is located at 3600 Kingston Rd., at Markham Road. Show times are scheduled for Jan. 11-12, Jan. 17-19, and Jan. 24-25 at 8 p.m. Matinees starting at […]
