Welcome. Updated on a regular basis, this is where readers and listeners can find information and links to regionally relevant events.
Music / Rock
One Republic
Jan. 10
Sound Academy (11 Polson St.), Toronto
Doors @ 6:00 pm, Licensed/AA
Special guest: Augustana, The Spill Canvas, Hush Sound
Tickets: $35.50,
Ticketmaster.ca
Music / Metal
Cradle Of Filth
Jan. 20
Sound Academy (11 Polson St.), Toronto
Doors @ 8pm, Licensed/AA
Satyricon, Septicflesh
Tickets: $35.50
Ticketmaster.ca
Music / Classical
Bravissimo! Greatest Hits of the Opera
Dec 28, 2:30 pm
Roy Thomson Hall
Bravissimo! is a spectacular holiday presentation with an all-star international cast of singers Special guest: famous arias, duets and overtures from some of the world’s most popular operas, such as La Traviata, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, Nabucco, Samson and Delilah, The Pearl Fishers and many more.
Tickets: $155-$75
T. 416.872-4255 / In Person at the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, ON
14th Annual Salute to Vienna
Jan 1, 2009, 2:30 pm
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe Street, Toronto
Experience this one of a kind re-creation of Vienna’s world’s famous “Neujahrskonzert” and make it a New Year’s Tradition for you and your family!
Tickets: $135-$55
T. 416.872-4255 / In Person at the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office at 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, ON
THEATRE and DANCE
Ballet Jorgen’s Group of Seven Nutcracker
Until Dec. 28
Being performed throughout various cities in Southern Ontario.
Christine Harris
416-415-5000 ext. 2886
www.balletjorgen.ca
Opera Kitchener presents The Marriage of Figaro
Jan. 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Centre In The Square, Kitchener, ON
Join us for Mozart’s comic masterpiece acclaimed as one of the funniest operas ever written – don’t miss this winning production!
Tickets: starting at $32
519-578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977
ART and MUSEUMS
Edward Burtynsky On Site: Transformation AGO
Until Feb. 8 and Feb. 10 - Apr. 26
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St. West, Toronto
Organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Ed Burtynsky’s photographs of construction reveal unique moments in Frank Gehry’s transformation of the Art Gallery of Ontario. For three years Burtynsky has been photographing the architectural changes on site. This installation presents one of a series of images capturing the complexity and beauty of the new building in progress.
T. 1-877-225-4246
Beaux-Arts Brampton Christmas Art Show & Sale
Until Jan. 10, 2009
Paintings, pottery, glass, jewelry
Free admission, two galleries & studios
www.beaux-artsbrampton.ca
T. 905.454.5677
E. beauxart1@bellnet.ca
Will Gorlitz: nowhere if not here
Until Jan. 4, 2009
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
Organized by KW|AG,
Co-presented by Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (Guelph). Contemporary Canadian artist Will Gorlitz explores metaphorical subjects that reflect on nature, culture and technology from his series and grouped works.
Free admission.
Seth: The North Star Talking Picture House
Until Jan. 4, 2009
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
Organized by RENDER (University of Waterloo) and KW|AG. Walk into a live size model from Seth’s Dominion City project. The walk-in theatre is complete with seating and a series of running films by National Film Board. Exhibition Sponsor: The Walter Fedy Partnership;
Free admission.
401 Richmond St.: Art and architecture – An AGO Day Trip
Jan. 21, 2009 - 10 am to 3 pm
Visit artist studios and have a guided tour of this heritage building. There will also be a hands-on experience. Lunch at a local bistro will be included.
Members $95 | Non Members $110
416-979-6608 or E. ticketing@ago.net
Wild Things: A Bestiary Assembled
Until Sep. 11, 2009
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
From KW|AG’s Permanent Collection. Curated by Crystal Mowry and Cindy Wayvon (KW|AG). Visit our corridor exhibition and look at the different animal imagery used to suggest humans’ relationships with animals and the natural world.
Free admission
___________
CONTEST
'Poetics Retronized,' An ongoing regular
feature of
In Retro Magazine
wants to help
promote local and
regional writers.
Be discovered
by submitting your
work for our quarterly
writing contest,
where the best
3 - 5 works are
published
in each issue.
See Rules for Details. |
