Celebrating Canadians in many walks of life including music, sports, film, television, the 2013 edition of Canada’s Walk of Fame awards will air on Wednesday, December 18 at 8 PM on Global TV. Hosts include Martin Short, Mike Myers and Carly Rae Jepsen. Filmed right here in Toronto at Elgin Theatre, I got a chance to take in the red carpet festivities where the rain could not dampen spirits on a Saturday afternoon. Opening musical red carpet performances included Dirty…
Celebrating the era in which it was started back in 1953, the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary held their “Celebrate 60” Birthday Bash gala last night, September 22nd, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. There were raffle prizes and also a live auction with Jeanne Beker as the auctioneer. A video was shown highlighting the Auxiliary’s impact on fundraising leadership and mentorship. Archival photos from the group’s early beginnings were shown in the video and also integrated into the event decor such as…
You’re probably familiar with the Oscar award-winning movie, Argo, directed by and starring Ben Affleck. But to get at the heart of the story you must check out the critically-acclaimed Canadian version entitled “Our Man in Tehran”. It’s a documentary featured at this year’s TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) focusing more on the hard facts and the risks involved of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979. The film interviews our own Canadian hero, Ken Taylor (aka the “Canadian Caper”), then…
Here’s some celebrities including A-listers that I captured on camera from red carpets, galas, and screening after-parties at TIFF 2013.
Dubbed as the unofficial annual kickoff to TIFF, the Producers Ball celebrates Canadian producers, their talents and their work in film, TV and multimedia production with a charity gala in support of World Vision Canada at the ROM this year. Hosted by The W Network’s Property Brothers (Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott) with the backdrop of the ever-impressive ROM dinosaurs, guests included Gene Simmons’ own Shannon Tweed and Sophie Simmons, as well as Cara Gee (Empire of Dirt), Mike Holmes…
It was a beautiful night with Toronto Life’s 2nd annual exclusive bash called ‘Most Stylish’ with the most stylish people on the opening night of TIFF at Shangri-La Hotel. The ballroom and the large tented terrace were open and packed. The bites were savoury and the drinks were flowing. Everything was definitely top notch and we will remember it as one of the best events of 2013. Here’s a video from last year’s Most Stylish party also held at Shangri-La