[Family]

Art Gallery of Ontario Ready to Welcome King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs

Art Gallery of Ontario Ready to Welcome King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs

At the AGO from Nov. 24, 2009 through April 18, 2010, King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs features striking artifacts from some of the most important rulers throughout 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history, from the 4th Dynasty into the Late Period (about 2600 B.C. – 660 B.C.). Derived from a variety of contexts, including temples and royal and private tombs, most of these artifacts had never visited North America prior to this tour.

Information and tickets to the exhibition at the AGO can be found at www.ago.net/kingtut or by calling 416-979-6648 (1-877-225-4246 toll free). Tickets are also available in person at the AGO box office, 317 Dundas St West.

[Music]

“Keys to the Future”, in aid of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.

“Keys to the Future” is designed to raise funds for a grand piano in the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, planned for completion in 2011. The money will be generated through direct donations, as well as in a series of musical events to be held in the next two years.
Three concerts have already been planned for 2010.

The first, titled "Traveling through Time" will be held Friday, January 29 and will feature Burlington pianists representing five centuries of piano music. The second, "You must Remember This", is scheduled for Friday, March 26 and will feature popular songs from five decades performed by a number of local singers and musicians. Both these concerts take place at St. Luke’s Parish Hall at 1382 Ontario Street in Burlington.
The gala concert on May 8 will feature 2 excellent groups, the Jazz Connection and the Harlequin Singers in a concert titled "I Love a Piano and All that Jazz". The gala will be at the Polish Hall at 2316 Fairview St, Burlington.

Tickets for all these concerts can be purchased at the Burlington City Hall or by contacting Andrea Battista at abattista1@cogeco.ca or by calling 905-331-8701.

The Burlington Performing Arts Centre is a major initiative, designed to provide two state-of-the-art performance spaces: a main stage seating 730, and a community studio theatre seating 225. It is intended for a wide range of performance types including theatre, music, opera and ballet. The Centre is being built on the south-west corner of Elgin and Locust Streets near City Hall in downtown Burlington, on the site of the former police station. It will serve the residents of Halton County, and provide a permanent location for all forms of musical and dramatic arts endeavours.

[Family]

The New Classical 96.3 FM presents Soulpepper featuring TRAVESTIES

The New Classical 96.3 FM presents Soulpepper, featuring TRAVESTIES from February 12th to March 21st. Tom Stoppards most ingenious masterpiece. This special presentation will be held at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. For tickets and more information visit Soulpepper.ca or call 416-866-8666.

[Theatre]

GRIMM too

Where “happily ever after” looks grim.

Theatre Smith-Gilmour, in association with Factory Theatre, continues its incredible 30th anniversary season with the world première of GRIMM too. The award winning company that co-created the Toronto hit Spent earlier this year, as well as the creators of the internationally renowned Chekhov Cycle and the critically acclaimed Katherine Mansfield now turn their attention to the traditional folk stories transcribed devotedly by The Brothers Grimm. GRIMM too, a poignant and meticulous piece of physical theatre, begins previews February 19 and continues to March 21, 2010 at the Factory Studio Theatre. For tickets and information, contact 416-504-9971 or facotrytheatre.ca.

Welcome to a world where strange and magical things can happen. Where witches turn women into birds, young boys suffer cruel curses and getting lost in the forest could lead to an adventure beyond your imagination. Co-creators Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour, along with actors Adam Paolozza, Dan Watson and Pragna Desai, take audiences through a stormy world where lessons are learned the hard way. The tour-de-force acting company is directed by Smith and Gilmour and features set and costume designs by Julia Tribe and lighting design by Kimberly Purtell.

Show Information for GRIMM too:
Venue: The Factory Studio Theatre
25 Bathurst St.
Previews: February 19, 20, and 21, 2010
Opens: February 23, 2010
Closes: March 21, 2010
Performances: Tuesday – Saturday 8:00 PM; Sunday 2:30 PM
Tickets: Tuesday – Thursday $20; Friday $25; Saturday $28; Matinees $10; $5 Student/Senior discount on all tickets; Preview $12

Tickets are available through Factory Theatre Box Office at 416-504-9971, online at www.factorytheatre.ca or www.totix, in person at the T.O. TIX booth at Yonge-Dundas Square, or at the door.

For more information please visit www.theatresmithgilmour.com

[Music]

Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra at Festival of the Sound

The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra is back under the dynamic leadership of Alain Trudel, conductor. This dazzling evening of music by one of the world's top youth orchestras will be presented in the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, in Parry Sound which is known for its striking architecture, sublime acoustics, intimate size, and spectacular setting on the shores of Georgian Bay.
The concert will take place on Thursday, April 22nd at 7:30 PM. Please call 1-877-746-4466 for tickets or email info@festivalofthesound.ca for more information.

[Galleries]

Art Guild of Scarborough Spring Show & Sale

The Art Guild of Scarborough
Spring Show & Sale
Saturday, March 27 & Sunday, March 28
10am to 5pm
at
Centennial Community & Recreation Centre
1967 Ellesmere Road, Scarborough
(between Markham & Bellamy)
No charge for admission or parking