It’s surprising how Kardinal Offishall aka Mr. International has been hosting his annual charity Christmas party, now in it’s 14th year already! It was a star-studded night with celebrities such as Michael “Pinball” Clemons, Grammy award winner, Estelle, Karl Wolf, Amon Anderson of the Toronto Raptors, CFL football players from the Toronto Argos and Calgary Stampeders, Glen Baxter from CTV’s In Fashion, Lyriq Bent, CBC’s Dwight Drummond and too many more to list. The best moment was when I was…
What better way to celebrate the Best of Toronto than by supporting Canadian talent! MuchFACT (which stands for A Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) does just that by funding music videos, EPK, viral video and website productions with the support of MuchMusic and MuchMore, divisions of Bell Media. Members of the Music Industry Community were in attendance at the annual MuchFACT special screening of 15 different music videos with contributions by MuchFACT spanning various genres of music. We spotted recording…
Toronto’s own Oxford Beach hosted their 3rd annual A Toronto Christmas in support of Glassfrog International Aid Organization. Held at the Steamwhistle brewery in the heart of downtown Toronto, the evening was packed with Christmas party people. There were reindeer antlers for everyone, a candy bar, live music by Stiffler’s Mom and DJ Rouge and DJ Mike Wilson. You can also check out these photos on our Facebook album as well. ABOUT GLASSFROG International Aid Organization GlassFrog is a nonprofit…
It was a great turnout for a fun charity event, “It’s Your Moment”, to raise awareness and funds in support of Look Good Feel Better, a program that supports women experiencing cancer. What a heartwarming night in memory of Emmy Duff, the first teen spokesperson for Look Good Feel Better, who passed away in her battle with cancer. There was Stella and Dot jewellery available for sale and a fashion show with Roushelle Green, Miss Petite Canada, as well as…
GIFT GIVING FOR A GOOD CAUSE Bluenotes Tee for Kids Help Phone “Buy a tee, help a kid.” Get a Bluenotes tee designed in collaboration with seven of Canada’s musical artists. 100% of the proceeds of the tee support Kids Help Phone and the fight against bullying. Artists who collaborated on the tee include Simple Plan, Lights, Hedley, Kardinal Offishall, Alyssa Reid, Walk Off the Earth, and the Gregory Brothers. The tee is inspired by pop star, Cyndia Lauper’s song…
Billed as the “first ever naked stand up comedy show”, 5 ladies from Naked News came out to Yuk Yuk’s downtown to attempt some stand-up comedy. It was a sold out night with 250 patrons including a group of 50 celebrating a young woman’s 26th birthday. Could the entertainment have been funnier? Absolutely. But what do you expect for $4 admission including tax? It was a pretty good bargain actually! Just the right amount of variety and for that it…