Arts Archive
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Culture clash on the big screen
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsShort film mixes Italian with Jewish What happens when a young Italian-Canadian brings over his Jewish girlfriend to meet the family? If you’re from Vaughan, you may already know. The... -
After Dragon’s Den rejection entrepreneur went ahead with anti-bullying play
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe studio lights were hot. Alinka Angelova and her brother Ryan Chambers were standing on the set of the CBC reality television show Dragon’s Den, a show where entrepreneurs pitch... -
Locally driven
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsActor Art Hindle talks television and film Art Hindle spent his afternoon blazing a trail for winter’s arrival, much like he did as Billy Duke for hockey in the film... -
A novel idea
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsVaughan Public Library lets people start new chapters in their lives When people ask Nina Maslej where she’s from, she says High Park. That answer is usually met with a... -
Saying ‘hello’
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsGlobe-trotting singing star never far from family and her Maple roots By TRISTAN CARTER Dragonette lead singer Martina Sorbara was in town for a week in August. But she just... -
See Marilyn at the Ex
Posted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsMarilyn Monroe is going to the Ex. And she is going on the McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s ticket. The Kleinburg art gallery’s “Marilyn Monroe in Canada” exhibition, which chronicles the screen... -
Mistakes will happen … at Bindertwine
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsShakespeare is coming to Vaughan this month. The Humber River Shakespeare Company will be bringing The Comedy of Errors to Bindertwine Park in Kleinburg on July 14. -
Garden sculpted by art
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsNorth Watch, a 2,500-pound massive bronze sculpture of a man and his dog, may not sound like a creature of the earth. But the figure’s primal, organic look reflects Winnipeg artist Ivan Eyre’s musings about the connection between land and art, says McMichael Canadian Art Collection curator Sharona Adamowicz-Clements. -
Juried art works on display
Posted on May 30, 2011 | No CommentsBy CAITLIN ORR Outstanding works of art in the fifth annual Vaughan Juried Art Exhibition will be on display at the City Playhouse Theatre in Thornhill from May 31... -
‘Colour at Work’ on show in Thornhill
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsBy TRISTAN CARTER The world isn’t simply black and white. It’s full of an entire spectrum of shades and colours. Artist and educator Elaine Hoffman will be showing her true...
