Friday August 12, 2011
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Da Kink returns and more...
Da Kink in my Hair
Aug 11 to Aug 21
Enwave Theatre
Five years ago, Da Kink in my Hair took Toronto by storm - it broke box office records, charmed critics and wowed audiences! Now it's finally back. Set in a Caribbean hair salon in Toronto, this amazing musical gives voice to eight dynamic women who tell their incredible, uncensored, unforgettable stories.
For more information, check out the Harbourfront Centre website.
White Biting Dog
Aug 13 to Oct 1
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
A distraught lawyer steps to the edge of Toronto's Bloor Street bridge but is stopped by the words of a small white dog, who instructs him that his mental pain will be eased if he can save his dying father. This searing portrayal of domestic disharmony is one of the great Toronto plays.
For more information, check out the Young Centre for the Performing Arts website.
Made in Canada/Fait au Canada
Aug 11 to Aug 14
Betty Oliphant Theatre
Driven by a mandate to present a cross-section of cutting edge contemporary Canadian dance and Made in Canada/Fait au Canada presents a new festival-format: Over four days in August audiences will have the opportunity to experience works programmed because the artists have something to say that - one hopes - will shake up your world and make you see or appreciate a different perspective.
For more information, check out the Princess Productions website.
Bloorcourt Arts and Crafts Festival
Aug 13
Bloor St. (between Dovercourt and Shaw)
This free, family-friendly event will feature everything from a marketplace of arts and crafts, musical entertainment and amateur wrestling to sidewalk sales.
For more information, check out the Bloorcourt Arts and Crafts Festival website.
Food from Small Space Fair
Aug 13
Eastminster United Church
Besides getting advice on growing food on your balcony or rooftop, check out a tour of Carrot Green Roof Garden. Free admission.
For more information, check out the Live Green Toronto website.
Fortune Cooking Food Festival
Aug 12 to Aug 14
Harbourfront Centre
Explore the hot spots (and pots!) of Pan-Asian cuisine and its influence across the globe. Taste the trends, witness the wizardry and savour the sounds!
For more information, check out the Harbourfront Centre website.
In Concert: Carolina La O
Aug 13
Canada's Wonderland
The Colombian salsa and tropical musical sensation takes to the stage as part of the TLN LatinFest.
Categories: Columnists, Past Episodes, What's On
About Aparita Bhandari
A diplomatic brat, Aparita Bhandari grew up around the world, exploring each stop through its culture. She spent her formative years in New Delhi, India, where she nurtured her love for the South Asian arts and caught the journalist's bug. After her move to Toronto, she has married her two passions to become a roving arts reporter in the city.
Features
- Disappearing Daughters
- A study raises the issue of gender selection in local South Asian communities.
- Great Expectations
- Immigrant families under pressure.
- A Fork in the Road
- A new role for government: the catalyst for collaboration.
- Turning Point
- Our town hall on family violence on March 29, 2010.
- Mary Wiens
- Listen to the latest report from Metro Morning's Mary Wiens.
- JOpublic
- What can we learn about our surroundings and ourselves? Contact Metro Morning contributor Jason Osler with your ideas or check out his blog.
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