The National Ballet of Canada Continues to Trailblaze

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You can’t quite go anywhere in Toronto these days without seeing posters and flyers for the National Ballet of Canada’s revamped Romeo and Juliet, performances of which just ended Sunday night. This advertising campaign even showed up in most online search pages and was a clear sign of the tour de force that is Artistic… [Continue Reading]

Seth Godin and Building a Competitive Advantage at The Art of Sales

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Seth Godin is without a doubt the world’s foremost marketing expert. He is the only blogger I subscribe to daily and read without fail and I was over the moon to hear him speak and meet him at The Art of Sales conference. Seth Godin The purpose of The Art of Sales event is to… [Continue Reading]

Design Exchange Honours Three of Canada’s Best

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Binary, The Design Exchange (DX) 2011 annual Black & White Fundraising Gala, was better than ever this year. The Honorees were a Canadian Triple Threat with rockstar product designer Karim Rashid honoured alongside his brother architect Hani Rashid, as well as Hani’s wife and business partner Lise Anne Couture. Joyce Rachid portrait DX is Canada’s… [Continue Reading]

Zion Schoolhouse on the Closing List?

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According to a Toronto Star article from Saturday, Zion Schoolhouse is one of the museums on Rob Ford’s shuttering list.  This North York school opened in 1869 and served the community until 1955.  In recent decades, it operated as a museum for school groups, creating an early 20th century school day experience for kids. Though… [Continue Reading]

Late Canadian Composer Leaves Over $14 M to Canadian Women’s Foundation

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When Canadian composer and philanthropist, Ann Southam passed away last year, she knew what she wanted to do with a portion of her money. The donation to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, which is more than $14 million, “stunned” Beverley Wybrow, President and CEO of the organization.   A long time supporter of programs to help… [Continue Reading]

Operanation Celebrates Art, Music and Style

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Operanation 8, held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, home of the Canadian Opera Company, on October 21.  This year’s event was called “A Muse Ball” and celebrated not only music, art and style as well and featured installments and four looks from four Canadian designers, including Arthur Mendoca and Joeffer Caoc,… [Continue Reading]

Operanation 2011 Features the ‘Daily Muse’

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Operanation the annual Canadian Opera Company (COC) fundraiser is just over a week away.  Occurring Friday, October 21, this year’s theme is called “A Muse Ball,” and promises to be, according to the website, ” a celebration of artistic inspiration and the mix-and-mingle of art and life.” The featured performer this year is Rufus Wainwright. … [Continue Reading]

Diet Coke’s Stay Extraordinary Party

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The Toronto International Film Festival is always about glitz and glamour and it was no different at Diet Coke‘s Stay Extraordinary Gala, held at The Hoxton on September 12.  “Stay Extraordinary” is Diet Coke’s new campaign, first launched in the United States last year and has a more sophisticated and younger focus.  This event marks… [Continue Reading]

The Basic Home Library

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I’m always amazed at people’s book collections.  I’ve been to homes where people have books that have been passed down from generation to generation – some even have books that go back to the 19th century.  These books are sometimes stored in regular, modern bookshelves, but the ones that are in old, woody rooms with… [Continue Reading]

The National Ballet Celebrates Greta Hodgkinson

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The National Ballet of Canada celebrates a milestone this year.   Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson has been with the company for over 20 years and in recognition of this, the Company has included a celebratory dance for her in this summer’s mixed programme Celebrating Greta: Mozartiana & Other Dances & In the Upper Room. Hodgkinson, who… [Continue Reading]

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