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A black & white photograph of recording studio. On the left, a man with long hair plays acoustic guitar and sings into the microphone (Kevin Dvorak). On the right, a woman with a light streak in her dark hair stands at a keyboard, singing into her microphone (Arlene).
A black & white photograph of recording studio. On the left, a man with long hair plays acoustic guitar and sings into the microphone (Kevin Dvorak). On the right, a woman with a light streak in her dark hair stands at a keyboard, singing into her microphone (Arlene).

Soulful sounds Soulful sounds

from a music duo performing popular songs & originals as you enjoy an East Indian feast.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for Comedy is Art, featuring photos of a diverse array of stand-up & sketch comedy & music performers against a pink background, arrows pointing up to the right surrounding the title.

Comedy is Art. Festival

PAST EVENT. Five nights only, from Tue, Oct. 24 – Sat, Oct. 28, 2023: The Theatre Centre presents its annual Comedy is Art. Festival. Five nights of comedy & good vibes, featuring stand-up & sketch comedy, improv & music. For audiences 18+. Mature content.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for Choti Choti Batain by Sanskruti Marathe and Davinder Malhi, featuring a burning photograph of a waterfall against a starry night sky.

Play reading: Choti Choti Batain

PAST EVENT. One day only - Sat, Oct. 21, 2023: Pleiades Theatre presents a staged reading of the play Choti Choti Batain as part of the Decolonise Your Ears New Play Festival. As the death of their father brings a Brampton family to their knees, their mother attempts to divorce her dead husband to find freedom again. A love letter to South Asian mothers.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for Discount Dave and the Fix by Rebecca Auerbach. A Studio 180 IN DEVELOPMENT presentation. Text on an olive green background, featuring a graphic representation of a person with a long-haired shag hair cut and sunglasses, driving a motorcycle, a cigarette hanging out of the corner of their mouth.

IN DEVELOPMENT: Discount Dave and the Fix

PAST EVENT. One night only - Thu, Oct. 12, 2023: Join Studio 180 Theatre for their 2023/24 season launch party and a staged reading of Rebecca Auerbach’s solo show Discount Dave and the Fix, an examination of our obsession with celebrity, how addiction can bury our wounds, and what it takes to heal. For adults 18+.

Past event. Greyed out photo of a four-person band, performing live onstage in a smoky, purple pink lighting, with a female guitarist to the left, lead singer in the centre, bass player to the right and drummer behind the singer.

Civil Wray: Live at The Dive Shop

PAST EVENT. One night only – Tue, Sep. 26, 2023: Experience the ethereal blues/soul/pop hybrid sounds & poetic lyrics of Civil Wray as she performs new songs from upcoming EP “Sparkle”, as well as favourites from her debut record. Live at The Dive Shop with guest artists Just Jillian & Lisa Costa. Audiences 19+.

Past event: Greyed out image of the illustrated poster for the play Give 'Em Hell by Madeleine Brown, in various shades of purple, featuring silhouettes of students protesting: 2 holding signs & one playing guitar, with one wearing a backpack in the background.

Give ‘em Hell: a play based on a true story

PAST EVENT. Fri, Sep. 15 – Sat, Sep. 23, 2023: Theatre Direct Canada presents the world premiere of award-winning playwright Madeleine Brown’s Give ‘em Hell, a play inspired by the true story of the student fight to save Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS) in 2012.

Past event: Guild Festival Theatre 2023 season banner, featuring colourful illustrated posters for (clockwise, from top left): Alice in Wonderland, Family Fest, The Drowning Girls and Three Men in a Boat.

Guild Festival Theatre 2023 Season

PAST EVENT. Thu, Jul. 6 - Sun, Aug. 27, 2023: Guild Festival Theatre’s 2023 summer season has something for everyone, from a swingin’ jazz launch party, to family-friendly fun, whimsical & hilarious stories that take you on a journey, plus a true crime drama. Programming for kids & adults.

Past event: The illustrated cover art for Tales from Phantom City, with the title at the top. A city skyline at night with a starry sky, crescent moon and a few clouds. A blonde woman in a white hoodie looks on in amazement at a mysterious gaunt man in a hat and dark glasses and a ginger cat, appearing on the sides of two buildings, with people in apartment windows. A cat pendant hangs from the clock tower in the background, while a black cat with white paws peers down from the building behind the woman.

COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! presents: Tales from Phantom City

PAST EVENT. One night only – Sat, Aug. 12, 2023: COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! presents a live action reading of Patrick Jenkins’ debut graphic novel 'Tales from Phantom City' at The Assembly Theatre. For adults 18+ & lovers of graphic novels, film noir & magic realism.

Past event. Mary Moonshine, a brown person with shoulder-length wavy blue hair, blue lipstick, and long eyelashes, speaks into a megaphone. Mary wears a black and white dress, black high-heeled boots, and short black gloves. Some plants and a house are in the background.

Porch View Dances 2023

PAST EVENT. From Wed, Aug. 9 – Sun, Aug. 13, 2023: Come along on a journey with Kaeja d’Dance’s annual outdoor community performance, where real people tell their stories through dance on porches, front lawns and sidewalks throughout a residential neighbourhood. For all ages. Pay-as-you-wish.

Past event. Close-up of illustrated poster for all that remains by josh downing, with title and writing credit in white and pink neon script. There is a multi-coloured glass pig-shaped cookie jar to the right. Bottom left: july 5-16 2023 with natasha fiorino & stephen flett.

all that remains at Toronto Fringe

PAST EVENT. Seven performances – Wed, Jul. 5 – Sat, Jul. 15, 2023: In the wake of a traumatic event, a father is called to pick up his daughter’s remains. But he doesn’t have a daughter. The Hobby Horse Theatre Company presents all that remains at the 2023 Toronto Fringe Festival. For adults 18+.

Past event: Three close-ups colour photographs of the same woman, set up in a downward arc from top left to bottom right, her dark hair tied back. Her expression is neutral in the top photo, she has a closed-mouth smile in the middle photo and a big, wide, toothy smile in the bottom photo. Top left text: Theatre Myth Collective presents. Bottom left text: Ingenue (with the portion nue crossed out and replaced above with new, in brackets). Subtitle reads: In Search of a Musical.

Inge(new) – In Search of a Musical

PAST EVENT. From Thu, May 25 – Sun, Jun. 4, 2023: Theatre Myth Collective presents the world premiere of the musical Inge(new) - In Search of a Musical. On the eve of her 40th birthday, Bridget finds herself navigating a metatheatrical world where past and present collide as she attends an audition with no role for her.

Past event: A black & white photograph of recording studio. On the left, a man with long hair plays acoustic guitar and sings into the microphone (Kevin Dvorak). On the right, a woman with a light streak in her dark hair stands at a keyboard, singing into her microphone (Arlene Paculan).

Arlene & Kevin at Coriander Green

PAST EVENT. Every Tue night until May 30, 2023: Join music artists Arlene Paculan & Kevin Dvorak at East Indian restaurant Coriander Green as they perform some of their favourite cover songs, lesser-known songs by popular artists, plus some originals.