The following message is from Mary Bella of Mimico: Dear Mimico & New Toronto Friends! Come join some of your friendly neighbourhood musicians tomorrow evening for… NIGHT MUSIC Date: TOMORROW Saturday June 14 Time: 8pm Location: St Margaret’s Anglican Church, 6th Street N of Lake Shore. Tickets: $20 each or $30 for two, available at […]
The CBC Ideas current list of podcasts can be found here. If you look at this some months from now (it’s June 13, 2014 as I write this), the list may have changed. Currently the list includes two items, originally broadcast on Dec. 16, 2013, each about 54 minutes in length, entitled: Stuffed, Parts 1 […]
Getting a shot together for a news segment for a CP24 broadcast takes many moments of planning. In this quick segment – to access the video, click on the first link below – we see preparations for an interview with George Takach supporters – who are also strong supporters of Peter Milczyn – at the […]
I’ve been recently asked, as a follow-up to a recent series of posts about fair trade coffee, if I’m now boycotting this brand of coffee. The answer is: No. I continue to drink fair trade coffee. I like the taste. And I support local independent businesses, across Toronto, that have built their brand around fair […]
In a previous post, I introduced Anthony Savidge, a local musician studying at Humber College in New Toronto. He’s playing drums this evening at the World Cup Opening Party at The Mod Club in a performance featuring two groups of musicians including Anderson “Chocolatte” Santos and A Fantástica Beteria. The Mod Club is at 722 […]
I recently net Anthony Savidge, a local musician who’s currently studying at Humber. I spoke with him at the Fait Grounds Cafe at Twenty Fourth St. and Lake Shore Blvd. West in Long Branch. He’s performing this evening at the World Cup Opening Party at The Mod Club in a performance featuring two groups of […]
A recent post as well as an earlier post serve to outline what has been covered in previous discussions concerning the format for the reunion. In the current post we continue the discussion. We welcome further comments. Please send me an email with your comments, or add your views at the Comments section at the […]
While driving along Hillside Ave. going east from Royal York Road this morning, I was delighted to see that the foliage from the Children at Play sign on the south side of Hillside has been cleared. Some time back I contacted Ward 6 Councillor Grimes’ Office about the sign, which in the past has been […]
An impressive portrait of Malcolm A. Campbell by a Montreal photographer named Gaby is featured in the 1963-64 Malcolm Campbell High School annual. When I looked at the portrait, I thought at once: “Film noir, 1940s black and white movies.” The reason I tuned into this was that a Technology of Film course that I […]
I’ve recently had some great phone and email discussions, in part about definitions of terms. First, we’re gonna have a great time A couple of people who attended the 2000 MCHS reunion in Montreal said that they really, really enjoyed that event – the old time music from the Sixties, the dancing, and everything else. […]