Opening up 3 floors of the Design Exchange, the annual DX Intersection gala is a top must-attend event and you have to attend to really appreciate it. For a gala focusing on design, art, and entertainment, it’s appreciated when the food and cocktails are on-par or better than other similar galas. This year was a supermarket-themed event with fresh flowers and fruits given out. Highlights included: Live musical entertainment included Azari and Third Art installations by Castor Design, Common Good…
In honour of one of Canada’s most prolific filmmakers, The TIFF Bell Lightbox is set to unveil a major exhibition celebrating the works of David Cronenberg entitled “Evolution”. It will showcase the evolution of David Cronenberg as a filmmaker curated by TIFF director CEO Piers Handling and Artistic Director Noah Cowan. Visitors will be immersed in Cronenberg’s world with the opportunity to view sixty original artifacts rare and unseen footage. The exhibit will remain at the TIFF Bell Lightbox for…
UPDATE: Congrats to Fonda Lola and Tequila Tromba for getting into the Guinness Book of World Records! @TequilaTromba & @fondalola did it ? A Guinness record for largest tequila tasting? Si ! Cc : @CRTequila #tequila pic.twitter.com/DHiWeexMXB — Andres (@andres_tequila) April 2, 2014 Tequila Tromba and the upcoming new Mexican restaurant, Fonda Lola, hosted the attempt for World’s Largest Tequila Tasting to be added to the Guinness World Records. Taking place at 99 Sudbury, guests could sample a flight of…
Growing from last year’s inaugural event, this 2nd iteration of the Diner en Blanc in Toronto had 1,600 participants come together at a secret location for an elegant pop-up picnic all dressed in white. Guests are brought to meet-up points and made aware of the venue at the last hour. It was in a parking lot at Queen Street just east of Church Street. I had recently lived nearby so it was interesting to see familiar grounds turned into a…
In it’s 19th year, this was the biggest Canada Fan Expo as the thousands of geeks and those interested in geek culture congregated at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre over the 4 day festivities for everything science fiction, gaming, comics, anime, sports and of course, cosplay. Highlights from this year’s Fan Expo included: Over 100,000 fans attended, 22% more than last year First time both the North and South Buildings of the MTCC were full of Fan Expo Mayor Rob…
UPDATE: Operanation Party tickets are already 85% sold! VIP and Early Bird tickets are sold out. Get yours now! Montreal’s own Sam Roberts Band has been announced as the headliners to perform at Operanation 10. They’re a multi-platinum, six-time Juno award winning rock band that will definitely put on a great show. They will be performing a unique mashup collaboration with the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio. In it’s 10th anniversary, Operanation is the COC’s highly-anticipated annual fundraising gala at…