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Haviah Mighty won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize for the album 13th Floor!

October 9, 2019

HAVIAH MIGHTY – © 2019 Dustin-Rabin Haviah Mighty won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize for the album 13th Floor and with it $50,000 at the Carlu in Toronto.   The event featured performances by nine of the 10 Polaris nominees; namely, Marie Davidson, Elisapie, FET.NAT, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Les Louanges, Haviah Mighty, PUP, Shad and Snotty Nose […]

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HONEY JAM ALUMNI ARTISTS REACHING NEW LEVELS OF SUCCESS IN 2019

July 28, 2019

For Immediate Release:  July 25, 2019 (Toronto, ON); With the Toronto Raptors still riding high from winning their first NBA championship, PhemPhat Entertainment Group’s Executive Director Ebonnie Rowe reflects proudly that Honey Jam began the same year as the champions. “One of our alums Denosh Bennett was the Raptors first Dance Squad Captain for the […]

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The Power Ball: What Went Down in the 21 Club

June 30, 2019

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 […]

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Canadian Music Week 2019

June 2, 2019

© 2019 TorontoArtsandEvents.  Editors please contact us for use. The Canadian Music Week 2019 was held from May 6 to 12, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario and attracted participants from the music, interactive and broadcasting industries from around the globe.  CMW is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to the celebration and promotion of the country’s music, […]

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AGO’s Massive XV:  Shimmering Crystal

May 4, 2019

#AGOMassive The Art Gallery of Ontario held its shimmering crystal massive fund raiser on April 11, 2019 at its prestigious & stunning location.  Director X was the creative director and the Co-Chairs were Ali Azzopardi & Deanne Moser. The Ladies Sparkled: Guests were encouraged to wear sparkling attire and the ladies shined.  The crystal, represented […]

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Why Cuba? To check out its beautiful beaches & Cuban Jazz!

January 7, 2019

Torontoartsandevents went to Cuba to check out its beautiful beaches, low crime rate, old U.S. cars and Jazz as well as fresh food and its unique culture in a non-westernized country.   On this trip we booked at an all inclusive resort in Varadero.  Varadero is the major tourist resort area in Cuba best known for […]

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DX INTERSECTION 2018: FORWARD

October 30, 2018

Join Design Exchange for our annual party celebrating all things creative. Each year, DX celebrates a Canadian individual or partnership that demonstrates superior creativity, outstanding talent, and innovative vision. The 2018 DXI Awardee is Oliver El-Khatib, who co-founded OVO with hip-hop artist Drake and Noah “40” Shebib. Oliver is a cultural visionary who has created a brand […]

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THRILLER NIGHT: HALLOWEEN BOOMBOX BRINGS TORONTO’S WICKEDEST COSTUME PARTY TO TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

October 15, 2018

Proceeds from the night go to TIFF’s Share Her Journey campaign supporting women in film TORONTO — Darkness falls on TIFF Bell Lightbox as boombox, TIFF’s annual fundraising event returns October 25 A cinema by day, the Lightbox will re-awaken at night as the ultimate house of horrors for Toronto’s wickedest party. Drawing inspiration from […]

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Peeks Toronto Caribbean Carnival aka Caribana 2018

August 10, 2018

Martin Luther King had a dream!  In 1967, so did the creators of Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival – to showcase Caribbean Canadian culture in Canada! The result was called Caribana which they based on the huge and exciting Trinidad & Tobago Carnival.  The founders of Caribana envisioned it as a gift of culture to Canada.  This […]

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Honey Jam Celebrates 23 years on Aug. 23 in Toronto at the Mod Club!

July 29, 2018

An all-star female line-up, representing a variety of genres from neo-soul to country western from across Canada will take to the stage at The Mod Club on August 23, 2018!  Over the years, the annual showcase has evolved to become a Mecca for Canadian female artists. After surviving the grueling auditioning process the selected artists […]

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