Friday October 21, 2011
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Books and beyond this weekend in the city...
International Festival of Authors
Oct 19 to Oct 30
Various Locations
The International Festival of Authors (IFOA) brings together the best writers of contemporary world literature for 12 days of readings, interviews, lectures, round table discussions, and public book signings each October.
For a complete line-up of authors and personalities at the festival year, check out the International Festival of Authors website.
Canzine: Festival of Zines and Underground Culture
Oct 23
918 Bathurst Centre
Canada's largest zine fair and festival of independent culture returns! Check out more than 200 zines, comics, small press books and more. New this year is a mini-version of the Toronto Underground Market, where five chefs will sell home-cooked food.
For more information, check out the Broken Pencil magazine website.
Toronto Roald Dahl Day
Oct 23
Gladstone Hotel
This year, as the focus of our second annual Roald Dahl Day event, planning a bumper crop of activities have been planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dahl's classic novel, James And The Giant Peach including a Giant Peach (Literary Scavenger) Hunt and a Giant Peach Bubble Contest.
For more information, check out the Small Print Toronto website.
Take a Walk on the Riverside
Oct 22
Riverside BIA
Free walking tours are just one of the offering on a day filled with activities. Check out yummy offering from neighbourhood eats such as LPK Culinary Groove, Ruby Watchco and The Real Jerk or check out family activities including a pumpkin carving contest at the Jimmie Simpson Community Centre.
For more information, check out the Riverside BIA website.
Movie Premiere: Ra.One
Oct 26 (7 PM)
TIFF Bell Light Box
Easily one of the most anticipated Bollywood movies this year, Ra.One is the Indian film industry's biggest spectacle yet and stars Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. And true to Bollywood tradition, this is a superhero with dancing involved!
For more information on the movie, check out the Ra.One website.
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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