Katherine and Blair love culture. And they love Toronto. Combined, they love culture IN Toronto! That’s why “That Night in Toronto” was born. They wanted to be able to share their travels throughout the city with everyone out there in cyberland to showcase how easy and accessible culture can be.
Last Sunday, Blair and I went to see Dedicated to the Revolutions at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. I can not tell you how excited I was to see this show. The thing is that this company, Small Wooden Shoe, is one of the most innovative and refreshing companies in town. They take ideas; they screw around with them, and take you on a ride.They are looking at 7 revolutions that have shaped our modern world. These include the invention of the printing press, the industrial revolution, Darwin’s theo...
This is a bit late getting to the blog, but it's finally up. Episode 19 took Katherine and I to the Bloor Cinema to see a documentary called Guest of Cindy Sherman, part of the Doc Soup series of documentaries (a program run by Hot Docs). To give you an idea about the film, we found this trailer for it: I think it's safe to say that Katherine and I both found the film to be interesting, but we agree that it's two films in one. The story of Paul and Cindy was interesting but it could have been ...
Is there anything better than sitting down to a delicious meal with friends or family and enjoying the amazing flavours of the food sitting infront of you? We don't think so. On Wednesday, Katherine and I sat down with Chef Jamie Kennedy at the Gilead Café to talk about the Slow Food Movement, why buying locally produced food is important to the economy and the environment and the new Thursday night Local Food Movement Dinner Series at the Gilead Cafe. It was an inspiring chat - and there was ...
Is there anything better than sitting down to a delicious meal with friends or family and enjoying the amazing flavours of the food sitting infront of you? We don't think so. On Wednesday, Katherine and I sat down with Chef Jamie Kennedy at the Gilead Café to talk about the Slow Food Movement, why buying locally produced food is important to the economy and the environment and the new Thursday night Local Food Movement Dinner Series at the Gilead Cafe. It was an inspiring chat - and there was ...
It was a beautifully warm-ish day in Toronto on Wednesday - perfect weather for a skate down at the waterfront at arguably one of the best rinks in the city, the Harbourfront Natrel Rink (it is also the city's largest rink!). Katherine and I took off after work, threw on some skates and took to the ice - something Katherine hadn't done in almost 7 years! We had a blast skating around and enjoying the music being pumped into the cool evening air. It was a perfect way to finish off a long day of...
In an effort to warm up these cold winter days, That Night In Toronto takes a trip down to The Hideout on Queen St. West to catch up with the Mob Barley's and The Railers - a Bob Marley Cover band featuring Darren Dumas of The Salads fame and Chris Collins, lead singer of The Cheap Suits. Friday February 6, 2009 was Bob Marley's birthday. Born in 1945, Bob would have been 64 if he were alive today. It was a great night of great covers. The crowd loved it - and hopefully you will too! If you wa...
It's been a while since we've had a chance to put up a new post, but finally, here it is - the first episode of 2009! Katherine and I took to the cold last Friday night to witness the first performance of the new Close Act show titled PI-LEAU. Close Act has been in Toronto before a few years ago with another show, but they out did themselves with this underwater exploration and struggle between good and evil. The show opened the 14 day festival, WinterCity - a favourite among Torontonians at t...
It's Tuesday, October 14, 2008. What is the ONE thing you are for SURE doing today? Yes, that's right, voting! Last Thursday, the Department of Culture held a fundraising concert at the Phoenix to raise money so they could advertise in key ridings in Toronto about the upcoming election and how to strategically vote. The night consisted of a ton of musical acts as well as video segements to highlight how important the arts are to the country and how much of an election issue they are (and shoul...
12 hours. What a night! We started our journey at 6:30pm at City Hall and our heads didn't hit the pillow until 6am the next morning ...There is so much to cover from this years Nuit Blanche in Toronto. So much in fact that it's best if you watch the video! :) But here are some of the highlights that we saw on our travels:Zone A:Stereoscope, City Hall An amazing installation turning the windows of City Hall into a giant ping pong game and lighting canvasOur interview with Mayor David MillerCon...
4 days left until at 6:52pm on Saturday October 4th, Toronto awakens for an all night contemporary art thing called Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. If you haven't been yet ... where have you been!? For the past two years, the popularity of this phenomenal free chaotic art frenzy has exploded - hundreds of thousands of Torontonians take to the street and experience art in Toronto like never before.For those of you who have never been, Katherine and I have put together a little guide - 7 tips on how to...