By Mike, on September 17th, 2010 < Photo of Maracatu Nunca Antes, Toronto-based Brazilian music group, by Yvonne Bambrick
Kensington Market is a colorful, lively place chock full of quaint shops and colorful characters. On the last Sunday of every month they hold an innovative, car-free, pedestrian-only street festival.
My pal Grey Coyote is the President of the Kensington Market Action Committee [...]
By Mike, on September 9th, 2010 Two art show / exhibitions open this Friday that explore the geography of Ontario, one focusing on the man-made spit at the foot of Leslie St. in Toronto, and the other on the remote wilds of northern Ontario, north of Thunder Bay by and reached via Highway 11.
I don’t really frequent art openings and [...]
By Mike, on July 30th, 2010 I am a huge proponent of the multiculture. It informs my design and my world outlook. I also teach English and through my teaching have met students from literally every corner of the globe. In my artistic life, as Mikooshka (my musical alter-ego), I craft music which crosses over from genres like reggae, rock and [...]
By Mike, on June 11th, 2010 The opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup is taking place right now, and it’s reminiscent of the large-scale ceremonies I remember from the Vancouver and Beijing games. The stadium is ginormous and hundreds of Africans, primarily women, are performing synchronized dancing as performers do songs blended together in medleys.
I just saw the singer [...]
By Mike, on May 25th, 2010 This movie looks like a “must see.” The director, Kevin McMahon has directed some amazing documentaries, including one of my favorites, “McLuhan’s Wake” – a doc on the Canadian media communications theorist Marshall McLuhan.
Green Screens presents WATERLIFE
Directed by Kevin McMahon, 2009, 109 minutes.
Tuesday June 1 at 7pm
FREE
NFB Cinema – 150 [...]
By Mike, on February 12th, 2010 The branding and identity work for the Olympics features some stunning illustration. Kudos to the Vancouver Olympic committee!
Today I fired up Google Chrome and saw the Olympic graphic (or “doodle”) Google created for their homepage. (It’s pictured at the end of this article). The image is subtle and appealing. It doesn’t even [...]
By Mike, on November 16th, 2009 For those of you interested in drawing/painting and animation I thought you might want to check out a week-long exhibition called “Eleven in Motion” at Christopher Cutts Gallery. Some of you may know “Painters Eleven” as Canada’s own version of the New York School (Abstract Expressionism). Well, the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) has put [...]
By Mike, on May 10th, 2009 The finest logo I've ever seen!
In my house we congratulate the players with a “molodyets” and routinely root for names ending in “ov” or “in.” Lately I’ve been shouting “Davai Gino!” while my partner urges on “Ovie.” Yes, we are cheering on the Russian players for Washington and Pittsburgh. Of course I feel [...]
By Mike, on April 3rd, 2009 Gerald with his award-winning portrait of Setsuko which adorns the cover of their book
Last night I attended a book launch and lecture for Gerald and Setsuko Lazare’s amazing new publication “East Meets West.” The Japan foundation is the perfect setting for an event like this – central and elegant in design and ambiance. [...]
By Mike, on March 21st, 2009
STIR ws held in the MIST theatre at the amazing Erindale Campus of U of T
“STIR is a dance, video & music mash-up party!”
No DOUBT! On Thursday I had the pleasure to attend an event which blew my mind for its creativity and originality – it featured the work of Toronto [...]
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