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What’s On PERFORMANCE PHOTOG: an imaginary look at the uncompromising life of Thomas Smith – Boca del Lupo Through Nov 20 One of Vancouver’s premier performance companies explores a conflict photographer’s life as it flashes before his eyes. Part of World Stage and Fresh Ground new works, Harbourfront Centre’s national commissioning programme. SKATING Learn to Skate The Rink | Beginning Nov. 22 Registration now open! Over 100 classes for kids, teens, and adults of all skill levels. Learn to skate from our highly qualified staff in a fun and safe environment. Skate and helmet rentals are available. To register call 416–973–4093. Part of Skate Culture. FAMILY 29th Annual Swedish Christmas Festival Nov. 20–21 | FREE Experience a traditional Swedish Christmas celebration! Featuring renowned Lucia pageant, traditional folk dancing and singing, workshops for children, Swedish delights and more. VISUAL ARTS Beyond Imaginings – 2 Generously supported by Through June, 2011 | Harbourfront Centre Site | FREE Now featuring new summer and early fall images. Submit your best photo representations of Ontario’s Greenbelt for a chance to win great prizes. For more info, visit harbourfrontcentre.com/beyondimaginings VISUAL ARTS York Quay Centre Through Jan. 2 | FREE Showcasing seven new exhibitions including with:in by Pamela Ritchie, the jeweller’s solo exhibition exploring the miniscule spaces where hidden secrets and histories lie, and of the myths we hold close at hand. VISUAL ARTS The Power Plant Through Jan. 2 Featuring projects by acclaimed Canadian artist Ian Wallace and Los Angeles-based artist Pae White. COURSES Holiday Baking December 11 In this one-day baking extravaganza, you’ll make sensational holiday treats to give to family, friends or simply keep all to yourself. For more information and to register, call 416-973-4093 or visit harbourfrontcentre.com/learn. Part of Courses & Workshops.
DANCE Toronto Dance Theatre – Severe Clear Through Nov. 20 Dance inspired by a once-in-a-lifetime wilderness journey in Canada’s Yukon. Christopher House’s Severe Clear is a cool, urban response to the wild beauty of the North. Part of NextSteps 10|11.
Diversity: we get it, CBC
i may not feel as strongly as letter writer Jeff Hall about Matt Galloway’s interviewing skills (NOW, November 11-17). His is a different take on things than his predecessor’s comfy baby boomer angle; Galloway seems a personable enough morning radio host. One does wonder, though, if he can get through a single shift without uttering the word “diverse.” Whether some accept it or not, diversity is nothing remotely new. We get it. Robert S. Walker
which you ran a photo from one of our rocking Hip-Hop Karaoke parties as a supposed illustration of your official winner, Gladstone Karaoke (NOW, November 4-10). Congrats to them, but, hey, pics never lie: 416ers know who the real T-dot karaoke heavyweight is! Adam B. Toronto
What readers are saying at nowtoronto.com
Clarification
Toronto
Mayor-elect Rob Ford is poised to cut many things when he takes office, but the Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF), as we said last week, is not one of them. We got word that it would be cut from Ford’s chief of staff. But the city can’t make cuts to TAF because it is not taxpayer-funded. Its funding comes from an endowment.
to paraphrase an old saying: a picture is worth a thousand “Best Karaokes.” Clearly, this was the case in NOW’s Best Of Toronto issue, in
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The real karaoke
webtalk
Essential Jaws
regarding norman wilner’s Jaws – From Disaster To Perfection (NOW, November 11-17). The reason for Jaws placing 79th on TIFF’s Essential 100 list has less to do with TIFF than with regular fans who were also in on the voting. Generally, movie fans prefer Spielberg’s Raiders Of The Lost Ark and his other films to the superior Jaws. And the woman in the picture is Susan Backlinie, not Denise Cheshire. Nowsthetime
Mining’s bad apples few
regarding the big hole in Mine Control (NOW, November 1117). Canadian mining companies do so much good all over the world. We’re talking billions of dollars in new schools, hospitals, roads, power plants – the list goes on – in some of the most impoverished countries. There may be a few bad apples, but most of the ill will is on the part of host governments. If Canadian miners are such criminals, why aren’t governments prosecuting them? Bootle
Ford plays waiting game
regarding who’s pulling ford’s Strings (NOW, November 11-17). To those commenters who explain away the mayor-elect’s absence from City Hall with talk of his being on vacation, I do seem to remember Mr. I-Return-Everyone’sCalls saying in sombre tones how he could not wait to get to work for the citizens of Toronto. And what do we get? Ford overseeing football practices while critical decisions are made by an unelected transition team. Some man of the people. PJR
So you found me, but do you know what to DO NOW? See page 43
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