Event: First Annual Fundraising Dinner and Awards Presentation, Aluna Theatre

You are invited to Aluna Theatre’s First Annual Fundraising Dinner and Awards presentation

Thursday, June 24, 2010
Cash Bar opens  6pm
Dinner 7pm
Megas Restaurant
402 Danforth Avenue, Toronto (east of Chester Avenue)

Join us for and intimate night of food, fun and music.  Be there as the Canada Council for the Arts presents the John Hirsch Prize to Colombian theatre director and creator, Beatriz Pizano.

A full dinner including entertainment, a glass of wine and the chance to win some great door prizes for only $40

Proceeds go to the Aluna Theatre, producers of the critically acclaimed La Comunión, which works with local Latin youth and creates artistic exchanges with Colombia.

Tickets are extremely limited.

Book your tickets online now here.

A charitable receipt will be issued for a portion of the ticket price.

www.alunatheatre.com

USTED ESTA INVITADO A NUESTRA CENA DE GALA Y PREMIACION A BENEFICIO DE ALUNA THEATRE

JUEVES, JUNIO 24, 2010
Bar abre a las 6 p.m. (cash bar)
Cena a las 7 p.m.

Restaurante MEGAS
402 Danforth Avenue, al Este de Chester Ave. en Toronto

Acompáñanos a una velada íntima, diversión y música. Participa de la entrega del premio John Hirsch  a la directora de teatro Beatriz Pizano por el Canadá Council for the Arts.

Cena completa incluyendo entretenimiento y una copa de vino por solo $40

Este evento es a beneficio de Aluna Theatre, productores de la aclamada obra La Comunión, quienes trabajan con jóvenes hispanos locales y crean intercambios artísticos con Colombia.

Boletas para este evento son muy limitadas.

Compre el suyo en línea aquí.

Recibo deducible de los impuestos será otorgado por parte del valor de la boleta.

www.alunatheatre.com

Event: Free Summer Events in the Heart of the City!, Yonge-Dundas Square

YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE PRESENTED BY VIRGIN MOBIILE Free Summer Events in the Heart of the City!

Serenades in the Square – FREE Lunchtime jazz, roots and folk

Wednesday, May 12       MAIKO WATSON            12:30pm-1:30pm
Maiko Watson’s songs are everyday stories of love, heartbreak, optimism and strength. Her sound is a melting pot of earthy, vintage tones, where classic soul meets the twenty first century, layered with reggae and rock, and topped by jazzy vocal stylings. In 2001 Maiko Watson beat out four thousand young women to become a member of Sugar Jones, a girl group spawned from reality TV show “Popstars”.  Since Sugar Jones, Maiko has become a multi-instrumentalist.   Her solo debut album “Sweet Vibration” has been winning critical praise across the country. “NNNN” – NOW Magazine.

Wednesday, May 19       ELIZABETH SHEPHERD      12:30-1:30pm
Elizabeth Shepherd is among Canada’s most promising young talents and she has the widespread critical acclaim to prove it. The rave reviews for her first two studio albums as well as sold-out performances at prestigious venues like Tokyo’s Cotton Club, London’s Jazz Café and the Hollywood Bowl have been extremely gratifying for Shepherd, but the Toronto-based singer/songwriter/pianist has never been content to rest on past achievements. _Shepherd’s debut Start To Move (2006) and follow-up Parkdale (2008) were both JUNO nominated and described as “pushing the boundaries of jazz”. With the release of her stunning third album Heavy Falls the Night, she pushes well past those boundaries to carve out her own niche of smart, sophisticated and adventurous music.

Wednesday, May 26  LADIES OF THE CANYON    12:30-1:30pm
Built of four of the strongest musical voices in Montreal’s thriving, celebrated scene, Ladies of The Canyon’s sound is as polymorphic, true and passionate as its members. LOTC are candy sweet folk pop one minute and heart-wrenching soulful complaint the next. Their music always follows the spirit of the moment – ethereal folkie fingerstyle guitar licks might escape suddenly to pounding rock drums and bass, heavy grooves or lush vocal harmonies that soar over a simple piano melody. The undercurrent maintained throughout, however, is more than a little bit country.  LOTC are the sexy breeders of a timeless, roots-influenced sound that is addictive and moving.

Arts at the Heart – Weekend Artisan Market
This program runs in conjunction with community festivals and other events.

Artisans feature high quality, unique, one-of-a-kind handcrafted items with a wide variety of cultural influences. Receive a free reusable tote designed by Toronto artist Yasmine Louis with a minimum purchase of $10.

Saturday, May 8 11am – 11pm (in conjunction with United We Rock)
Sunday, May 9   12pm – 7pm
Friday, May 14        11am – 11pm
Saturday, May 15    11am – 11pm (in conjunction with Trek for Teens)
Sunday, May 16  12pm – 7pm
Friday, May 21        11am – 11pm
Saturday, May 22     11am – 11pm
Sunday, May 23       12pm – 7pm
Monday, May 24        12pm – 7pm
Sunday, May 30        12pm – 7pm (in conjunction with Walk for Values)

Community Events and Festivals
Saturday, May 8 -       United We Rock
Saturday, May 15 -        Trek for Teens
Monday, May 17 -  EMS Week
Thursday, May 20 – Safe Boating Week Launch
Wednesday, May 26 – Bollywood Night
Saturday, May 29 -        desiFEST
Sunday, May 30 -        Walk for Values

For more information, visit www.ydsquare.ca

EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Event: A Reading of Harana, Foundry Theatre Company

TD Bank Financial Group & Foundry Theatre Company present the reading of: Harana by Regina Simon

Synopsis:

Set during the time of the Japanese occupation and the Filipino resistance movement, young Nene struggles with new love as she copes with the clumsy advances of Dado, the suitor condoned by her family, and the exciting encounters with a Japanese soldier.   Performed in English, Tagalog and Japanese.

Harana first appeared in Crossroads Theatre Project’s  “A Little Something from Nothing” as a ten minute monologue under the direction of Vincenzo Sestito. Its second phase of development came under the guidance of Marie Beath Badian and CBT’s Play Creation Unit Program, and was featured as of the shorts in CBT’s Tales from the Flipside ’09 before evolving into its current incarnation under the guidance of David Copelin and Foundry Theatre’s First Draft program.

About the playwright:

Regina Simon is a first time playwright, an actor, a singer, a voice over artist and was a radio personality. Selected Filipino theatre credits include Tonya from DiwataWorks’ Fort Santiago, Twinkle from the workshop production of Carlos Bulosan Theatre’s Miss Orient(ed), Mother from Pulang Maleta Collective’s Baggage, and has appeared in several Carlos Bulosan Tales From the Flipside readings.  She has also appeared in various productions by Alexander Players and Singers (Fiddler on the Roof, The Pirates of Penzance, The Yeomen of the Guard, Cabaret), City Centre Musical Productions (Miss Saigon), and has co-written/performed with Crossroads Theatre Project (A Little Something from Nothing, In the Mouth of the Wolf, Clown the Musical). Regina was also briefly a radio talent/producer on Boses Pinas CHHA 1610 AM, had done voice work for educational videos for new immigrants by Citizenship Immigration Canada, lent her voice to the lead character in animated short, Starsearcher, and has appeared in Vision TV’s Gospel Challenge.

About the director:

Nina Lee Aquino is a director, dramaturge and playwright.  She is the artistic director of Cahoots Theatre Company and an artistic associate of Factory Theatre.  She is also the editor of Canada’s first Asian-Canadian drama anthology titled love & relasianships (Playwrights Canada Press, Spring 2009).  Other credits include awards for directing (Ken McDougall Award 2004, Canada Council John Hirsch Prize 2008), and Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for outstanding direction (Singkil, fu-GEN Theatre Company 2007; People Power, Carlos Bulosan Theatre 2008, lady in the red dress, fu-GEN Theatre Company 2009).  Nina co-wrote Miss Orient(ed) and her monologues have been published in Beyond the Pale (Yvette Nolan, ed.) and She Speaks (Judith Thompson, ed.)

Tickets: PWYC  May 31st●7pm●The Rearview Mirror●193 ½ Baldwin Street
firstdrafttoronto@gmail.com

Presented in Association with Carlos Bulosan Theatre.