The Vanguard launch was about individual fashion – each guest wore a fashion statement suited to their hair, face and what they were wearing. Torontoartsandevents! Captured some of those fashions for you! The Vanguard Launch was launched on Monday March 28, 2022 at Toronto’s Carlu. The Red Carpet was hosted by Reality Actor ‘Auntie Jillian’…
© 2020 TorontoArtsandEvents PDAC, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, held its 88th annual International Convention, Trade Show & Investors Exchange in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from March 1 to 4, 2020. According to its web site, “PDAC exists to protect and promote the interests of the Canadian mineral exploration sector and to ensure a…
The Honourable David C. Onley © 2020 Torontoartsandevents The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons held the Great Valentine Gala on February 8, 2020 at the redesigned Royal York hotel in Toronto. According to organizers it has raised over $35 million in support of physically challenged Canadians everywhere. “It’s changed the way we think about…
Co-chairs, Vanessa Yeung & Claire MacNamara © 2020 Torontoartsandevents The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) held its big sexy POGO PJ Party in Toronto on February 6, 2020 at Ricarda’s to raise money to continue to make a difference in the lives of children and their families. POGO provides ongoing advanced care for children…
© 2020 Torontoartsandevents. The Gala The Grocery Foundation’s Night to Nurture Gala, one of the largest fundraising dinner in North America, was held on Feb 1, 2020 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. According to organizers, it annually raises close to $2,000,000 to help kids in need. Since 2000, this Gala has raised close to…
© 2020 Torontoartsandevents. The Ball The Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation held its 31st annual Dragon Ball on Saturday January 25, 2020 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to raise money to build new residential hospices in the GTA . Cynthia Mulligan and Adrian Ghobrial from City News hosted the gala. According to organizers, approximately…
Ian Williams, accepts the Scotiabank Giller Prize © 2019 TorontoArtsandEvents Ian Williams is the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel, Reproduction. In a live televised broadcast on Monday, November 18th, 2019, he graciously accepted the grand prize of $100,000. This year’s broadcast was hosted by iconic Canadian singer-songwriter and actress…
The annual Toronto International Film Festival was held September 5 to 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. According to TIFF, it is the “leading public film festival in the world, screening more than 300 films from 60+ countries every September. Our programmers have earned a reputation for excellence, and a diverse array of films is shown:…
Natasha Mumba, Makambe K. Simamba, Myekah Payne © 2019 TorontoArtsandEvents The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) celebrated the 40th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards for the 2018-2019 season in Toronto on Tuesday, June 25 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. It was hosted by multi-award-winning actor, singer Rick Miller. This year…
Sleeping Giants by Max Streicher © 2019 TorontoArtsandEvents The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery brought the extravagance, flash, and flamboyance to their twenty-first annual fundraising gala, The Power Ball, on Thursday, June 6th, 2019. This year, the Power Plant was transformed into The 21 Club, an underground 1920s speakeasy where funky music from a seven…
