© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Summer Playland Festival (“SPF”) is a three-day teen music festival happening July 6th to July 8th at Playland. The lineup has just been announced and it includes Marianas Trench, OneRepublic, Joe Jonas, [...]

Today in Toronto: Bad Dog Theatre gives its hilarious take on Game of Thrones, Brazil and France unite in a fusion of dance, Tarragon Theatre says goodbye to its season with The Real World?, East Coast band Alert the Medic hits the stage with an acoustic set, and get your documentary fill at Hot Docs.

COMEDY: Game of Thrones fans can get a different take on the hit show as Bad Dog Theatre gives a live, unscripted interpretation of the television series based on the fantasy novels. Canadian actor and improviser Colin Munch has turned the 1,000-page book into a four-night event called Throne of Games. The shows (taking place [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Fans are encouraged to come down to BC Place on Wednesday morning for the unveiling of the new BC Lions jerseys. Our Grey Cup champions will be on hand to model the [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The next Public Salon in Vancouver will be taking place May 16th as experts, thinkers, innovators, and leaders of their field are invited to the stage at the Vancouver Playhouse. They will [...]

In today’s Urban Planner: say hello to May with the Tennessee Project, celebrate playwriting with a reading series, rock out to Miike Snow and Penguin Prison, and get your fill of Hot Docs.

ART: An innovative culture project with the goal of connecting art, business, and community programming across the city unveils the first of seven nights of productions today. The Tennessee Project is seven nights of seven productions of Tennessee Williams’ one act plays, which will rotate though seven neighbourhoods. Head to Cabbagetown, Greektown, Roncesvalles, The Annex, [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The BMO Vancouver Marathon is happening this coming Sunday, May 6th and they have two new courses to showcase. The route will wind through neighbourhoods and around shorelines, from Queen Elizabeth Park [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay has been making its way across Canada for the last 250 days with over 7,000 Canadians participating as medal-bearers. The relay is currently in Kelowna and [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. DOXA Documentary Film Festival opens this week with 72 screenings of 100 films (6 world premieres) in 5 different venues around Vancouver. Opening night will be this Friday, May 4th with a [...]

Sponsored by the likes of P&G Grooming, Yorkdale Mall, Flare Magazine, Nella Bella, Barbie, TNT and many more, this gala is going to be amazing! Net proceeds from TFI25 will benefit the Toronto Fashion Incubator, the world’s first fashion incubato…

Today: Playwrights Guild of Canada kicks off a week of readings with Majal Ardal, I Heart Jokes celebrates local live comedy with their first awards night, and the Hot Docs film festival continues.

READING: Playwrights Guild of Canada is celebrating their 40th anniversary with a week of readings from noted playwrights including Brad Fraser, Hannah Moscovitch, and Drew Hayden Taylor. This evening, Maja Ardal kicks off the series; the playwright, whose play Prisoner of Tehran is currently running at Theatre Passe Muraille, will be reading from The Cure [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Last night the City of Surrey kicked off their two-day Party for the Planet, the largest Earth Day celebration in Western Canada. With a focus on free family fun, this major city [...]

This weekend, take a pair of walking tours with Heritage Toronto; the Clean Train Festival aims to get rid of diesel for good; Shakespeare gets his Torontonian birthday wish with two of his best plays; watch up-and-coming actors compete in a monologue competition; and much more.

TOURS: How well do you know your city? For the majority of us, the answer is, likely: not well enough. Embark then on this weekend’s double dose of Heritage Toronto’s spring walking tours. On Saturday, you’ll be taken through Cabbagetown North, known for its Victorian architecture. Meet at the northeast corner of Wellesley and Parliament [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Atlas Obscura Day is an annual event that happens around the globe as quirky, strange, and usual attractions open their doors and share their stories. While many of the activities are already [...]

With April almost over and the arrival of May just days away, we here at WindsorEats are excited about more than just the nice weather settling it. May also brings to us the beginning of our cycle tour season with our Wine Trail Rides a…

In today’s UP: As theatre shows Clybourne Park and The Exquisite Hour close, new shows The Innocents and Crash open; Steamboat lay down the Rules at Sneaky Dees, while Uma Nota brings Roots Rhythm & Reggae to the Great Hall; and Mantown sends one of their drinking buddies off to sea.

THEATRE: The curtain falls this weekend on a number of well-reviewed theatre shows, such as The Exquisite Hour (Factory Theatre Studio, 125 Bathurst Street, 7:30 p.m., $17) and Clybourne Park (Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street, 8 p.m, $22–$49). But there are openings to take their place, including Pamela Mala Sinha’s one woman show, Crash, [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The nominees for the 2012 YWCA’s Women of Distinction Awards have been announced with 71 women recognized in 11 categories including arts and culture, education and training, health and wellness, young woman [...]

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
7pm – 8pm
Victoria Rec Centre
Everyone is welcome to attend – Must be 14 years of age to be qualified to vote.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
7pm – 8pm
Victoria Rec Centre
Everyone is welcome to attend – Must be 14 years of age to be qualified to vote.

Monday, April 30, 2012
7pm – 8pm
45 Harrington Drive, St. John’s
Everyone is welcome to attend – Must be 14 years of age to be qualified to vote.

In today’s Urban Planner: check out a free folk-inspired concert at the Four Seasons Centre; a pixel painting exhibition opens; find out how to make Toronto a sustainable city; and a puppet cabaret returns.

MUSIC: Is your work day in need of a musical interlude? Of course it is. During your lunch break, boogie on over to the Four Seasons Centre for a free concert called Room of Wonders. This folk dance–inspired event will present music from the Jayme Stone album of the same name, and will feature reels, [...]