While December is relatively quiet for special events in Toronto compared to other months due to the holidays, one thing the rest of us staying in the city get to look forward to is Kardinal Offishall’s annual Christmas bash. This year’s event, entitled “Free the City” was the 15th annual party held at Muzik with Nelly Furtado as a co-host in support of the Free the Children charity. Kardinal travelled to Kenya last year to visit the Free the Children…
In an evening of soul-filled tunes of Motown, funk and soul, The St. Royals 16-piece superband – including 4 singers, a blazing 5-piece horn section and a 7-piece rhythm section got the audience into the holiday season at The Virgin Mod Club for a “The Christmas Soul Revue” charity concert. They performed Christmas classics with special guests Ania Soul and DJ Lissa Monet with proceeds benefitting the CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish program MORE PHOTOS Check out this teaser video to…
If we had to choose who to profile for our very first featured person on this website, what better place to start than 10 year old eco-blogger, Hannah Alper. She started blogging when she was only 9 years old and has accomplished so much already. Subjects that Hannah have written about in the past year include eco-friendly living, fair trade, bullying, clean water and child labour. As stated on her blog, “I started this blog so that I could share…
Featuring an all-star lineup of chefs, the KitchenAid Cook for the Cure was a culinary showdown held at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto on December 7th, 2013. Chefs included the Food Network’s Lynn Crawford, Chuck Hughes, Mark McEwan, Vikram Vij and Corbin Tomaszeski hosted by actor Dean McDermott alongside Tyler Florence (host of the Great Food Truck Race and Food Court Wars). The top 50 fundraisers for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation got to participate and compete in…
It’s one more weekend closer to Christmas and for many people it’s time to go holiday shopping. Here’s a few gift ideas for the philanthropically-inclined, most of which don’t even require you to leave your home and fight crowds for the latest trendy must-haves. WWF Canada’s Adopt-a-Pet I recommended this last year but it doesn’t get old because it’s still a meaningful gift that doesn’t go out of style: symbolically adopt a species at risk from WWF Canada with proceeds…
UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congrats to our lucky winner: MELISSA DOUGLAS! Announcing another contest! We’re giving away a pair of VIP tickets to KARDINAL OFFISHALL‘s 15th annual Christmas party with NELLY FURTADO. This exceptional holiday bash with surprise celebrity appearances takes place on Thursday, December 19th at Muzik! To enter, like us on Facebook here to be taken to the quick entry form. And then for a BONUS entry on Twitter, tweet @BestofTorontoTV I want to win tickets…