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February 11, 2010
February is here and so is the wacky weather ... all good though.
Now, on the brink of Ontario's newest holiday, Family Day, held on
February 15th, also is the upcoming Chocolate Festival, oh, I mean,
Valentine's Day. In a couple or not, tell someone you love
them, if not this specific day then another.
Here's one scenario: You've made all the plans for the perfect
Valentine's Day. You've reserved your favourite table at your
favourite restaurant. Once you arrive at the restaurant, everything
is perfect: the ambience, the food, the wine, the conversation. You
decide to top off a sumptuous meal with a decadent dessert and
coffee. It's not yet 8:00 p.m. Now what? It's too early
to retire to the bedroom, and yet you don't want the magic to end.
What to do? It's time to
CELEBRATE LOVE
at
Andrew
Craig’s Celebrate Love 2010
concert!
Due to popular demand,
Celebrate Love
comes to us for
two
nights:
Saturday, February 13 and Sunday,
February 14.
CELEBRATE LOVE
is a night of
excellence on every
level - in the artists, the music selections and venue. You
MUST check it out - take someone you love but get those tickets.
This is historically a very successful concert.
Do
you like gospel music? Well, then you need to check out the
Evolution of Gospel Music
pictured below! Some superb talent and great theatre all in
one place this weekend! Get your tickets now.
EGM was conceived and directed by the powerhouse team of Juno award-winning
Toronto Mass Choir (TMC) director Karen Burke, gospel music
producer Corey Butler, and singer/actor/producer
Aadin Church
(The Lion King, Miss Saigon).
TONS of hot news below so get on to it!
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::HOT EVENTS:: |
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 Andrew Craig’s Celebrate Love 2010 ::
SATURDAY NIGHT ADDED and Sunday, February 14
Celebrate Love
is, simply put, an evening of the world’s greatest love songs!
On Sunday, February 14, Canada’s first lady of jazz
Molly Johnson
once again headlines a stellar cast of singers, including
Gary Beals,
Toya Alexis,
Wade O. Brown,
Suba Sankaran,
and more. Producer, CBC broadcaster and impresario
Andrew Craig
co-hosts and musical directs the band, complemented by Lush, the
fabulous all-female cello quartet!
Due to popular demand, Celebrate Love comes to us for two
nights:
Saturday, February 13 and Sunday,
February 14.
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The Evolution of Gospel Music Returns for Two Shows Only!
(January 18, 2010) Toronto - On February 5th and 6th at 7 p.m.
the spectacular musical
production
The Evolution of Gospel Music (EGM)
returns to relive the tale of a people thrust into a new land
and stripped of everything but their music. The EGM showcases
five eras of gospel using live music, drama and dance. |
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Karen Burke |
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::TOP STORIES:: |
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.gif) Jewison
Gets Lifetime Directing Honour
(January 30, 2010) Filmmaker
Norman Jewison
became the first Canadian ever to get a lifetime achievement
prize from the Director's Guild of America. The guild honoured
the best in film at a gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
With the honour, the 83-year-old Jewison joined the likes of
Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg,
Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood, who have all been granted
the accolade. |
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Source:
www.thestar.com -
CBC News
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Canadian Melanie Fiona Receives Grammy Nod
After Years Of Struggle
(January 28, 2010) TORONTO — Five years ago,
Melanie Fiona
flew to Los Angeles,
determined to make her music dreams come true.
The Toronto native had the right sound - great range and a
distinctive voice, equally adept at expressing vulnerability and
strength - and the right look. All she needed to do was change
everything. |
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Neil
Young, Michael J. Fox, Michael Bublé: Grammy Honours Canadians
(February 01, 2010) Rock legend Neil Young, Family Ties
actor Michael J. Fox and crooner Michael Bublé were the Canadian
winners at this year's
Grammy Awards.
Young claimed a trophy for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition
package for the first elaborately designed volume of his
Archive collection. It was the Toronto-born singer's first
ever Grammy. |
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Clara Hughes' Untold Story: Wild Teen To
Olympic Champ
(January 29, 2010)
Clara Hughes
was in charge of buying the beer.
Just 13, she was the ringleader of a group of hardscrabble kids
who partied in the
stairwells of parking garages in the dead of Winnipeg winter.
Already 5-foot-9, she wore a lot of makeup and didn't even have
to use fake ID to purchase a couple of two-fours from a local
beer vendor. |
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 Hawaii :
Land of Lava
(December 07, 2009) VOLCANO,
Hawaii–Daylight
fades as we descend into the abyss of Kilauea Iki crater. The
rugged trail zigzags through dense Hawaiian jungle of snaking
vines and unfurling palm fronds. It is cloyingly humid. Our eyes
and lungs burn from the sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases,
or "vog," that envelope most of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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::MUSIC NEWS:: |
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 Grammys
Forgo Taste For Spectacle
(February 01, 2010) You'd think the past few, dire years would
have taught the music industry a sense of modesty. No,
though, for Sunday night's
Grammy Awards
telecast, the theme seemed to be "go big beyond all reason."
Beyond all shame and good taste, too. But we kind of expect that
from the Grammys. |
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CBS
Defends Muting Lil Wayne, Em and Drake at Grammys
(February 3, 2010) *CBS has defended its decision to mute the
mess out of
Lil Wayne, Drake and Eminem’s
rap performance at the end of Sunday’s Grammy Awards telecast,
even though witnesses say the artists were doing a good job of
censoring themselves. “We have great respect for artists’
creative freedom, but there are certain things you can’t say, or
sing, on television,” CBS spokesman Chris Ender told the
Associated Press. |
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With Jann Arden, The Jokes Are As Good As
The Songs
(January 28, 2010) Celebrity bitch-fight, eh Jann?
It was during the Q&A portion of her opening four-night
residency at Massey Hall when
someone in the audience asked Alberta songbird
Jann Arden
if she would be appearing on this year's revival of Lilith Fair,
the all-female concert tour founded by Sarah McLachlan. |
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Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Wyclef Jean
and Superstar Artists Re-record ‘We Are The World’ to Benefit
Haitian Earthquake Relief Effort
(February 2, 2010) *LOS ANGELES, — Producer
Quincy Jones
and singer/songwriter Lionel Richie, the producer and co-writer
of the iconic 1985 philanthropic anthem
We Are The World,
have confirmed that they have teamed with producer/musician
Wyclef Jean and Grammy-winning producer RedOne and
producer/musical director Ricky Minor in association with Randy
Phillips, President & CEO, AEG Live to record a contemporary
version of the song to benefit the Haitian earthquake relief
efforts on Monday, February 1, 2010. |
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Teen Idol Justin Bieber's Secret? A Little
Prayer
(January 29, 2010) For the
benefit of millions of screaming young fans, not to mention
their ecstatic moms, let’s cut to the chase: What’s
Justin Bieber
really like?
The Stratford, Ont.-raised teen idol, with his meticulously
forward-combed hair, is on the telephone from Atlanta. With the
rasp of a typical 15-year-old, he is as polite as in his myriad
TV appearances on everything from MuchMusic to The Ellen
DeGeneres Show. |
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Michael
Bublé's Olympic Gig
(February 1, 2010) Vancouver singer
Michael Bublé's
international success has translated into a role as ambassador
for several foreign TV networks during the Olympics. The
34-year-old, who last night won a Grammy, will appear in a
one-hour special called Michael Bublé's Canada on Australia's
Foxtel network. He'll also appear in Australian promotional
clips for the Games, and in short vignettes with Olympic
athletes, in which he'll explain sports like curling. |
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www.globeandmail.com - By
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Leonard Cohen Offers Thanks To Canada
(January 29, 2010) Los Angeles — With
the Grammy Awards about to honour
Leonard
Cohen,
the 75-year-old Montreal legend decided to pay respect to his
home country during a party at the Canadian consul general's
residence on Thursday. |
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Neil Young: Musical Enigma Has Many Faces
(January 30, 2010)
Neil Young
finally has his first Grammy Award, but it's not for his music.
Not overtly, anyway. Obviously, the man's storied singing and
songwriting career, now encroaching on its 50th year, has
something to do with it. Still, while Young will compete with
his peers in a couple of Grammy categories – in "best solo rock
vocal performance" for the title track to last year's
Fork In The Road album, and "best boxed or special
limited edition package" for his gargantuan
Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 set. |
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Lil
Wayne's Crossover Attempt: Gross And Hideous To The Senses
(February 01, 2010) Strange happenings at Wayne Manor. The
early reviews for
Lil Wayne's
“rock album” are in, and they are unanimously (and justifiably)
damning. The multi-platinum rapper's land grab into foreign
territory has gone horribly wrong, and not since Germany's
belligerent rush into Poland has a crossover attempt been so
poorly received. |
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www.globeandmail.com - Brad Wheeler |
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Christopher ‘Deep’ Henderson: ‘Blame It’ On the Collabo
(February 1, 2010) *Producer
Christopher “Deep” Henderson
has something to smile about today. The songwriter’s
collaboration with singer Jamie Foxx, “Blame It” took home the
Grammy for Best R&B by a duo or group last night during the 52nd
Grammy Awards. The music man, who got his nickname “Deep”
because his lyrics were so often described that way, talked to
EUR’s Lee Bailey about the track and his willingness to create
with a crew. |
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How
Gordon Lightfoot Wrote 'If You Could Read My Mind'
(February 02, 2010) An empty house, a broken marriage and a
summer afternoon served as the creative spark for
Gordon Lightfoot
as he penned what would become one of his most iconic tunes.
The illustrious singer-songwriter says the words to "If You
Could Read My Mind," released 40 years ago, came to him in a
couple of hours in a vacant Toronto home that was up for sale at
a time when he was experiencing marital problems. |
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www.thestar.com - Victoria Ahearn |
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Nneka Is
All Heart And No Fluff On Stateside Debut Album
Nigerian-born rapper and singer
Nneka's
U.S. debut, "Concrete Jungle" unfolds like a 12-track wake-up
call - an unrelenting mishmash of horns, trumpets and,
sometimes, steel drums. "God is knocking at the door could you
let him in?" the 28-year-old asks on accordion-driven "Showin'
Love." She summons "Jezebels, Judases, bangers, bastards,
prophets, men of God, prostitutes, popes, teachers, lawyers, all
you scholars, rulers, chosen few ..." to take a hard look at
what matters in life. |
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The Bloom Is Off This Rose
(January 29, 2010)
‘Sorry about the delay,” said Axl Rose, a late riser.
Guns N' Roses,
on the Toronto date of its Canadian tour, took the stage at
11:24 p.m. Salvos of flames, starburst fountains and ear-bombing
firecrackers accompanied Chinese Democracy, a chugging,
iron-riffed rocker with the line “all we've got is precious
time.” |
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'Simple Storyteller' Mounts Verdi Jewel
(January 30, 2010) "Blingtastic," is how one critic described
the 15-month-old Welsh National Opera
production of
Otello that makes its Canadian Opera Company debut
on Feb. 3.
Its massive, colour-saturated, period-inspired sets and costumes
are meant to put the "grand" in Grand Opera.
But don't let the eye candy mislead you about director
Paul Curran,
who is anything but grand. |
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www.thestar.com - John Terauds |
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A Miracle
For Martha And The Muffins
(January 31, 2010) When it’s
suggested to Mark Gane that “checkered” may be the best word to
describe the career of
Martha and the Muffins,
the band he and long-time collaborator, now-wife Martha Johnson
formed more than 30 years ago, Gane shakes his head and laughs.
“Well,” he says, “that’s the polite way of putting it.” |
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www.globeandmail.com - James Adams |
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MUSIC
TIDBITS
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Prosecutors To Charge Jackson Doctor: Report
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Shaggy Taps Sean Paul, Others for Song to Benefit Haiti
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Gay Groups Target Grammys Over Buju Banton Nomination
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Erykah Badu Teases Video for ‘Amerykah II’
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Milli Vanilli Biopic In The Works
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Ugandan Artist Shot after Opening for R. Kelly
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After
Lengthy Career, Plummer Finally Gets Oscar Nod
(February 3, 2010) After an
exhaustive film career spanning more than 100 movies over 55
years, the veteran Canadian actor
Christopher Plummer
was in bed, just waking up in his Florida vacation home, when
he learned he had been honoured with his first Academy Award
nomination, for best supporting actor. “I guess the Academy
figures they'd better do it now, before he croaks,” Mr. Plummer
joked in an interview Tuesday from Palm Springs. He was
nominated for his role as Russian writer Leo Tolstoy in The
Last Station. |
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www.globeandmail.com - Gayle MacDonald |
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Canadian
Actress Picks Up Prize For 'Breakout Performance' At Sundance
Festival
(January 31, 2010) Canada's newest movie star,
Tatiana Maslany,
is amongst the cavalcade of prizewinners at the close of the
26th Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The Regina-born
actress, 24, won a special jury prize for Breakout Performance
in World Cinema as a sexually rebellious 14-year-old in Adriana
Maggs'
Grown Up Movie Star, which premiered at Robert
Redford's 10-day fest. The awards were announced Saturday night. |
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Cameron And
Ex-Wife Bigelow In Best Picture Oscar Duel
(February 02, 2010) Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead nominations
for the
82nd Academy Awards
with nine nods apiece, setting up an epic battle of the
multiplex vs. the arthouse at the March 7 Oscars. James
Cameron's sci-fi adventure Avatar and Kathryn Bigelow's
bomb-squad drama The Hurt Locker both received Best Picture
nominations amongst the kudos announced Tuesday morning from Los
Angeles. |
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www.thestar.com - Peter Howell |
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The
Hangover Could Join Oscar Party
(February 01, 2010) Oscar will be making friends and on his way
to making history when nominations for the 82nd annual
Academy Awards
are announced Tuesday morning. For the first time since
1943, when Casablanca took the top prize, there will be
10 nods for Best Picture instead of the usual five. |
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www.thestar.com - Peter Howell |
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 How 10
Best-Picture Nominees Change Everything
(February 02, 2010) C’mon, The Blind Side – a compendium
of gooey clichés posing as a movie – is actually in the running
for the top cinematic achievement of the entire annum? Of
course, that was the populist intention when Oscar decided to
stretch its short list to novella length – not just five but 10
best pictures to choose from. |
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www.globeandmail.com - Rick Groen |
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Edge Of Darkness: Mel Gibson Returns With
Edgy Role
(January 29, 2010) It's been eight years since we've seen
Mel Gibson
in front of the
camera in a major starring role instead of behind of it as
director/producer.
So, whether he likes it or not, Gibson comes into his latest
film,
Edge of Darkness,
with a lot of baggage and facing the real prospect of antipathy
from once-adoring fans and jaded film critics. |
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Interview: Shawn Roberts
(January 29, 2010) For some impressionable youngsters, early
exposure to the Lethal Weapon movies instilled an
unfortunate appreciation for the mullet hairstyle. But for
Shawn Roberts,
there were other reasons to admire Mel Gibson. "He was one
of my childhood idols growing up," says the 25-year-old Canadian
actor, who plays opposite Gibson in Edge of Darkness.
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Ludacris: The ‘Gamer’ Interview with Kam Williams
(January
30, 2010)
*Christopher
Brian Bridges was born on September 11, 1977 in Champaign,
Illinois
where he began rapping at the age of 9 and formed his first
musical group a few years later.
While in his teens, his family moved to Atlanta where he
attended Banneker High School before majoring in music
management at Georgia State University.
Here,
Ludacris discusses all of the above, as well as his new
film Gamer, a sci-fi adventure co-starring Gerard Butler, Kyra
Sedgwick, Terry Crews and Amber Valletta. |
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Ron Galella Goes From Hated Paparazzo To Pop-Culture Idol
(January 30, 2010) PARK CITY, Utah - Paparazzo
Ron Galella
wants to make one thing perfectly clear:
he's
no bushwhacker, no matter what Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis used
to claim.
"She said I jumped out of bushes, which was wrong," Galella
says, his hands waving wildly. "I jump into bushes to get the
off-guard picture." |
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Kevin
Smith's Toronto
(January 31, 2010)
Bloor Cinema Aside from being an amazing venue
to see offbeat fare, my sentimental-favourite movie theatre on
the planet also acted as de facto therapist couch for me during
a mini Me-film-fest last year. |
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Avatar
Crosses $2-Billion Mark Worldwide
(February 1, 2010) New York -
Avatar
is on the cusp of toppling the domestic box-office record after
leading all movies for a seventh-straight week.
James Cameron's 3-D epic
earned $30-million (U.S.) over the weekend, and its domestic
total reached $594.5-million, according to studio estimates
Sunday. That puts the film only about $6-million behind the
domestic record set by Cameron's Titanic in 1998 with
$600.8-million. |
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FILM
TIDBITS
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Saldana & Elba Star In ‘The Losers’: In Theatres On April 9
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OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network Hooks Up First Film: ‘Family Affair’
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Precious Star Noticed By Oscar But Not Vanity Fair
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Lee Daniels ‘Stoked’ Over Oscar Love
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Video: Black History Month Spotlight: Harlem Globetrotters
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Chris Rock, Keenan, Harvey, Katt in Showtime’s ‘Why We Laugh’
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New Series Happy Town Has Canuck Flavour
(January 28, 2010) PASADENA, Calif.–There is a lot of happy talk
about Canadian actors
from the producers of the new ABC mid-season series
Happy Town.
That's because Happy Town was shot in Port Hope, Ont., and while
big international TV names like Sam Neill and Steven Weber are
among the headliners, there are plenty of Canadians in the cast. |
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 Lost:
The Beginning Of The End
(February 03, 2010) Abandon hope to all who enter – or at least
continue reading – there will be plenty of spoilers ahead, as we
pontificate pointlessly about what we learned from last night’s
season premiere of the final season of
Lost.
What follows is what my very random thoughts and reactions from
this long awaited show, including what I think are the three
most important things said on last night’s show. |
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Young Artists
Thriving With Online Talk Shows
(January 31, 2010) In the late hours of Wednesday evening at
Show & Tell gallery on Dundas Street West, the five members of
Team Macho
– Chris Buchan, Jacob Whibley, Lauchie Reid, Nick Aoki and
Stephen Appleby-Barr, for those without a program – were cuddled
up tight on a weathered black leather couch. |
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TV
TIDBITS
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'Boston Legal' Star Justin Mentell Killed In A Car Accident
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Wayne Newton Appeals For Official Recognition Of His Indian Tribe
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Sex, Politics And Thesps On Wild Stage Romp
(January 28, 2010) Need a reminder that Canada harbours many of
the best stage actors
on the planet? Go see Mirvish Productions revival of Caryl
Churchill's
Cloud Nine.
It's a parade of pleasurable performances, with some of the
greatest thesps from Ontario theatre's sensational Triple S –
Stratford, Shaw and Soulpepper – playing, and playing around, in
roles you'd never expect. |
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www.globeandmail.com
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26 Years Later, Melissa Gilbert Back On The
Prairie In New Musical
(January 28, 2010)
Melissa Gilbert
is back on the prairie, only this time she's singing.
Gilbert, best remembered as Laura, the middle daughter of
Charles and Caroline Ingalls on the television series,
Little House on the Prairie,
which premiered in 1974, is starring in the musical adaptation
of the beloved books created by Laura Ingalls Wilder. |
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Music Man Mitchell Marcus Plays Savvy Tune
(January 30, 2010) "Business before pleasure" isn't just a
catchphrase for
Mitchell Marcus.
It's wound up
becoming
a way of life.
As the founder and artistic director of
Acting Up Stage Theatre Company,
which is currently presenting the Canadian premiere of the Tony
Award-winning musical
The
Light in the Piazza, Marcus discovered that the best
way to indulge in the greatest pleasure of his life, musical
theatre, was by working up a strong business case to support it. |
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www.thestar.com - Richard Ouzounian |
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The Light
In The Piazza: Fall In Love With Love Again
(February 02, 2010) There's a bright light shining down on
Berkeley St. For the open-minded and adventurous
theatregoer, or for anyone who wants to get caught up in a show
that celebrates the universality of romance – in particular, the
sensation and sentiment of first love –
The Light in the Piazza,
Acting Up Stage's most recent presentation of contemporary
musical theatre, is worth a visit, especially with Valentine's
Day just around the corner. |
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www.globeandmail.com - Mark Selby |
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 For A Gamer, Ipad Exceeds Expectations
(January 30, 2010) SAN FRANCISCO–Books, shmooks. Music? Meh. All
I could think about while sitting in
San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Wednesday was
how
games will look, feel and play on the
Apple iPad.
When I finally found out, I was more than satisfied. |
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www.thestar.com - Marc Saltzman |
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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Additions Mess With The
Mood
(January 30, 2010) It's been spooky nights out here in the
foothills of the Rocky Mountains lately, eerie ice
fog hanging low over snowy pastures, the visibility on the
highway more or less approximating the draw distance of a
PlayStation horror game circa 1999 ... so I was already in the
right mindset when I crawled under the covers with my PSP and
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories,
primed by winter's chill for the series' trademark atmospheric
psycho-terror. |
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 Wright’s
Stand-Up Delivers On Deadpan One-Liners
(January 31, 2010) There’s the
perception that
Steven Wright,
like a supermarket cashier, works one line at a time. That not
entirely accurate, though. At Toronto’s Convocation Hall on
Saturday evening (the first of two nights) the surrealist
stand-up comic at times delivered his offbeat observations in
the form of acoustic songs and fanciful anecdotes (often
involving flabbergasted police officers) in addition to his
deadpan standalone mind-zappers. |
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WinterCity Offers Many Ways To Beat The
Winter Blahs
(January 28, 2010) It's year seven for the
WinterCity Festival,
an annual two-week
celebration presented by RBC and the City of Toronto, usually
held when T.O. is in the deep-freeze doldrums.
As the city points out, WinterCity is actually three festivals
for the price of one (which, considering many activities are
free, makes it one heck of a bargain). There's the Winterlicious
festival, featuring a prix fixe menu offer at 150 participating
restaurants and several other culinary events. |
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 Catcher In The Rye Author J.D. Salinger Dies
(January 30, 2010) New York —
J.D.
Salinger,
the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame
whose The Catcher in the Rye shocked and inspired a world
he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.
Salinger died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday, the
author's son said in a statement from Salinger's literary
representative. He had lived for decades in self-imposed
isolation in the small, remote house in Cornish, N.H. |
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From
Inside The City, Giving Voice To An Outsider
(February 02, 2010) As a child in his native Trinidad,
Rabindranath (Robin) Maharaj
sometimes imagined how life on the Caribbean island might be
perceived by outsiders. Years later, he came to see those
flights of fancy as early indication of his eventual vocation.
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Former Bad Boy Now A Prince
(January 30, 2010)
Jiri Jelinek
was a bad-ass kid from a broken home. Ballet, unexpectedly,
turned out to
be his salvation.
The Prague-born Jelinek, 32, arrived in Toronto this month to
become a principal with the National Ballet of Canada. He makes
his debut with the company in March, partnering ballerina Xiao
Nan Yu in
Swan Lake. But he'd never have reached this point if
his single mom, who died when he was 17, hadn't put him in
ballet school to keep him off the streets. |
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www.thestar.com - Michael Crabb |
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Big
Hockey News Day
(February 3, 2010) Stunning news on two NHL fronts. First, the
Columbus Blue Jackets
have in the last few hours fired head coach Ken Hitchcock and
replaced him with assistant coach Claude Noel. After making the
playoffs last season, the Jackets are 14th in the Western
Conference, and Hitchcock's status has been in question for
weeks. Still, it's a shocker, particularly with Hitchcock set to
be one of Team Canada's coaches at the upcoming Vancouver
Olympics under head coach Mike Babcock. |
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Raptors’ Chris Bosh Headed To NBA All-Star
Game
(January 28, 2010) NEW YORK, N.Y.—Toronto Raptors forward
Chris Bosh
is headed back
to the NBA all-star game.
Bosh and Utah’s Deron Williams, both Dallas natives, will take
part in the showcase event in their hometown, which will include
seven first-time selections.
Bosh was named to the all-star game for the fifth straight
season, tying Vince Carter for the most appearances in Raptors
history. |
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CFL Asks Fans To Weigh In On Overtime Format
(January 28, 2010) Once again,
CFL commissioner Mark Cohon
is asking for input
from Canadian football fans.
Last year, Cohon invited fans to chime in on potential rule
changes. Now, the CFL commissioner is petitioning fans for their
input regarding the league’s overtime format. |
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Serena Williams Ends Justine Henin's Comeback To Win Aussie
Open
(January 30, 2010) MELBOURNE–Serena
Williams
loves a good underdog story and understood that
most of the crowd was behind Justine Henin.
All that sentiment was put aside once she heard an insult from
the stands, a crack that went right to the heart of all
athletes. Williams surged to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory in the
Australian Open final Saturday, closing this chapter on Henin’s
remarkable comeback from retirement. |
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Harlem
Globetrotters to Hoop On Ice
(February 3, 2010) *The world famous
Harlem Globetrotters
will take their act to the ice next week as the first
professional basketball team in history to play a basketball
game on frozen water. Their showdown against long-time nemesis,
the Washington Generals, will take place at Lasker Rink in New
York City’s Central Park on Tuesday, February 9 at 12 p.m. |
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 10 Best Ways to Stick to Your New Year's
Resolutions
(December 22, 2009) Hope ignites excitement, inspiration and every year
it drives millions to come up with a list of life-changing aspirations,
otherwise known as,
New Year's
resolutions.
Sadly, many of those ambitions will fall victim to the powerful clenches
of hard-nosed bad habits. To better understand how our past New
Year's resolutions keep becoming the stooges of susceptibility, it's
important to take a look at how it all begins. |
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 Motivational Note
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving
someone deeply gives you courage. |
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Source: Lao Tzu |
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Have a great week!
Dawn
Langfield
Langfield
Entertainment
www.langfieldentertainment.com
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