Fun and friendship with vocal quartet
“This is why we all do it, right? We love the music, we love making the audience happy,” Waldston said. “There is nothing like creating harmony with other voices.”
Arts & Life
Volunteerism goes to the dogs
“You never know where a client is going to take the dog,” Westgate said. “My job is to make sure it gets used to as many places and situations as possible. That way when she’s working, she’s familiar with things and she won’t get startled or scared.”
Creativity blooms at art exhibit
But these plants, displayed in the facility’s Papermill Gallery, weren’t real. They were artful renditions by the Botanical Artists of Canada (BAC), which held its annual juried art exhibition at the centre, located on Pottery Road.
Sisters dish on Greek fare
Sisters Betty, Eleni and Samantha Bakopoulos, authors of the award-winning cookbook Three Sisters Around the Greek Table, recently held a cooking demonstration and book-signing at St. Barnabus Anglican Church on Danforth Avenue.
Happily indiscreet author meets readers
The series continues to showcase the most brilliant Canadian authors of 2010. It also gives readers and authors a chance to meet each other face-to-face, which Fielding called an encounter like no other.
Scarborough Museum visitors travel to Christmases past
It may be 2010 but 8-year-old Sierra Tsolakis and her 6-year-old sister Saige recently spent an afternoon in the 1800s. The two took part in a Victorian baking workshop at the Scarborough Museum Dec. 3, part of the museum’s Festive Christmas Weekends.
Tree lighting marks start of holiday season in Scarborough
Six-year-old Raquel Romero loves to sing and dance. So when she got to perform at the Scarborough Civic Centre’s tree-lighting event Dec. 1, she was all smiles.
Doris McCarthy: a teacher of art and life
Artist, teacher, and lover of life – Doris McCarthy lives on in her paintings and through those who knew her.
10 minutes with Dala’s Amanda Walther
“We’ve noticed more so in the States than in Canada, that we’re bringing a piece of our country with us when we travel. We notice the difference when we meet new people from that city and experience the vibe of the town that we’re in – it’s then we realize we’re really from Toronto and what this city has done to shape us.”
Ancient toy makes a quiet comeback
It has seen a long shelf life, dating all the way back to 500 B.C. It had a hay-day in the 1960s and has a quiet following ever since, with fans sleeping, going around the world and walking the dog. It’s the yoyo.