Highlights and Favourites from the One of a Kind Show Spring 2016

I was at the opening day event on March 23 and saw many old favourites as well as new additions.  Delicious goat cheese from Crosswind Farms (Booth B31 and they also have a separate booth focusing on their skincare products at I34) to fashion (Melissa Népton (Booth P40) is back with her super-comfortable pieces.  Her […]

DelectablyChic!’s Favourite OOAK Christmas 2015 Exhibitors

The One of a Kind Show kicked off Thursday at the EnerCare Centre (formerly known as the Direct Energy Centre) at Exhibition Place. For those of us looking for holiday items, especially items to add to the tree (or, if you’re like me, for the tree – my tree doesn’t go up until the first […]

Warhol in Yorkville Starting July !

Marilyn.  Campbell’s Soup.  Everyone is familiar with Andy Warhol.  And a travelling exhibit, Andy Warhol Revisited, curated by Revolver Gallery from Los Angeles, is popping up in Yorkville starting tomorrow, July 1, 2015.  Taking over the old Guess? and Porche Design spaces on Bloor, just west of Bay, the exhibit will be in town until […]

Everything Old is New Again: Toronto’s Cultural Institutions’ Appeal to the Young

Art galleries and museums were once considered the exclusive domain of society’s elite – not for nothing was the term “art snob” coined. But in recent years, Toronto’s largest galleries, museums and performing arts centres are aggressively targeting a younger and hipper audience. This may be a strategic decision – get ‘em while their young […]

Some Artisan Highlights at the Spring One of a Kind Show

The spring edition of the One of a Kind Show is a bit smaller than its holiday edition, but nonetheless still filled with artisans presenting everything from delicious food to crafts, fashion and more.  So who’s there?  Here are just some: Mélissa Nepton (Booth P49): Fresh after showing at World MasterCard Fashion Week, Mélissa Nepton […]

Now’s The Time: Jean-Michel Basquiat Retrospective at the AGO

By the age of just 20, street graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat had already taken the New York art scene by storm. This was the early 1980s and it must have helped that he had made friends with Andy Warhol and other pop-culture artists of the day (Madonna, Blondie). But Basquiat was a ground-breaking artist on […]

Yelle to Perform at Operanation 2014

French pop group, Yelle will be the featured artist at this year’s Operanation, to be held on October 16, 2014 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.  It’s a week earlier than usual, and perhaps a good thing, since the party is often during World MasterCard Fashion Week, meaning for many (especially media), […]

Politics, Family Conflict and ‘The City of Conversation’

I recently saw The City of Conversation, now running in at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center in New York until July 6 (extended).  The play, by Anthony Giardina, chronicles a liberal Georgetown political hostess and her relationship with her family, starting with the Carter administration in 1979.  At that time, we are […]

Opera Meets Idol at the Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage

On November 26, 2013, the Canadian Opera Company has a new addition to its event family.  Centre Stage, a party held in conjunction with their Ensemble Studio competition and hosted by Rufus Wainright (a performer at the COC’s Operanation in 2011) will include a cocktail party in addition to performances of the nine finalists at […]

One of a Kind Christmas Show Ticket Giveaway!

If you want to look for some unique gifts for your friends and family this holiday season, the One of a Kind Show is the place to be.  Featuring more 800 exhibitors in crafts, fashion and food categories, there will also be DIY workshops and seminars presented by major media outlets.  This year’s holiday show […]