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Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Mar. 22 – 23, 2024, by Lise Watson Kiyoshi Nagata and Donné Roberts have been essential members of Toronto’s music scene for decades, each a notable musician in their own right. Their first collaboration, From Japan to Madagascar, was a feast for the senses, long overdue. Kiyoshi started…

Event Review: Voices of the Diaspora:  An Intergenerational Conversation – Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Thursday March 21, 20245:30 pm – 8:00 pm by Lise Watson It was my first visit to the Gardiner Museum.  Established in 1984, I’ve passed it hundreds of times, but until the installation of Magdalene Odundo:  A Dialogue with Objects,…

Soulpepper Theatre, Distillery District, Toronto October 24 – November 12, 2023 Reviewed by Lise Watson Being in the audience on opening night of Sandra Caldwell’s The Guide to Being Fabulous was a thrilling feast for the senses.  And it was an honour to be surrounded by the glamourous and sparkly local Black LGBT+ community. Sandra’s…

see twasonline.com and twasblog.com This Week in Toronto! www.twasonline.com and www.twasblog.com Until Nov. 12, 2023, 8pm & 2pm, Sandra Caldwell’s The Guide to Being Fabulous @Soulpepper – Michael Young Theatre, Distillery District, Toronto Until Nov. 12, 2023, 11am – 4pm, Lots of Light: Diwali at Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd., Toronto Until Nov. 12, 2023,…

See www.twasonline.com  and sign up for www.twasblog.com Until August 31, 2023 – Red Sky presents: Red Talks with Aysanabee, @ https://www.redskytv.com/videos/redtalks-with-aysanabee Until September, CNE @Exhibition Place, Toronto Saturday, August 26 & Sunday, August 27, 2023, Mabuhay Phillipines Festival @Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto Saturday, August 26 & Sunday, August 27, 2023, Afro Jazz Fest, Milton Community…

Union Station, July – August, 2023 by Lise Watson For anyone strolling along Front Street this summer,  one of the greatest finds is the weekly Rudy Ray Show.  Rudy Ray, a talented young jazz trumpet player originally from Ghana, has put together an impressive series of concerts for the past 8 weeks with his last…

See www.twasonline.com  and sign up for www.twasblog.com Until August 31, 2023 – Red Sky presents: Red Talks with Aysanabee, @ https://www.redskytv.com/videos/redtalks-with-aysanabee Until September, CNE @Exhibition Place,  Toronto Saturday, August 19 & Sunday, August 20, 2023, 12pm – 11pm, Toronto Chinatown Festival, Spadina & Dundas, Toronto Saturday, August 19 & Sunday, August 20, 2023, Taste of…

See www.twasonline.com  and sign up for www.twasblog.com Until August 31, 2023 – Red Sky presents: Red Talks with Aysanabee, @ https://www.redskytv.com/videos/redtalks-with-aysanabee Friday, August 11 – Sunday, August 13, 2023, Habari Africa Festival 2023 @Harbourfront Centre Friday, August 11 – Sunday, August 13, 2023, Taste of Vietnam @Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West, Toronto Friday,…

Soulpepper Theatre and Tria Theatre Co-production, July 25 – August 6, 2023 by Lise Watson King Gilgamesh & The Man of the Wild is an extraordinary production which takes musical theatre to a whole new level.  Created by Seth Bockley, Jesse Lavercombe and Ahmed Moneka, it is a beautiful collaboration which combines music and theatre,…

See www.twasonline.com  and sign up for www.twasblog.com Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, 11:30pm, Latintos @Drom Taberna. 458 Queen St. W., Toronto Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, 2:30pm, Namgar @Drom Taberna. 458 Queen St. W., Toronto Friday, Aug. 4 – Aug. 6, 2023, 7:30pm, King Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild @Soulpepper Theatre, Distillery District, Toronto Friday,…