TOtimes-Arts Archives

Drake Breaks Records at SOCAN’s 100th Anniversary Awards

Toronto megastar becomes the most-awarded songwriter in SOCAN history and achieves historic single-night sweep; Boi-1da celebrated…

The Stratford Festival Introduces New Art Director

The Stratford Festival is delighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan Church as Artistic Director. “We are thrilled…

Toronto Tickets Selling Fast for UNCOVERED: MADONNA & CHER starring Steven Page and Divine Brown, more

TORONTO, October 1, 2025 — Juno Award winners and powerhouse vocalists Steven Page (former Barenaked Ladies frontman) and Divine Brown headline UnCovered:…

Highly Touted Sax Phenom Isaiah Collier is Coming to Toronto

A special musical event featuring the brilliant and incredibly lauded young saxophonist Isaiah Collier is coming to Toronto. The…

Toronto Celebrates 23 Years of The Female Eye Festival

Sharing perspectives of women through film, this year FeFF showcases over 70 films TORONTO, September 27, 2025 —…

Waterfront Toronto Unveils New Floating Art Installation by Ben Johnston

TORONTO, September 27, 2025 — Waterfront Toronto, unveils a new public art installation by acclaimed Toronto-based…

Here are the Top 10 Most-Produced Plays 2025–26 according to American Theatre magazine

A Canadian play takes top spot! NEW YORK, NY. September 19, 2025 – American Theatre magazine,…

Kensington Market Jazz Festival Turns 10 This Weekend, Here’s What’s Happening

On September 20, 2025, the Kensington Market Jazz Festival (KMJF) marks a milestone moment: its 10th anniversary. Running…

TOtimes Books— We The Raptors: 30 Players, 30 Stories, 30 Years by Eric Smith and Andrew Bricker with Foreword by Kyle Lowry

Laurie Wallace-Lynch

This year (2025) marks the 30th anniversary of the Toronto Raptors, and this new book celebrates…

TOtimes Books: New Auston Matthews Biography Details What it Takes to Become a Hockey Legend

Laurie Wallace-Lynch

He Shoots; He Scores! A Look at Auston Matthews: A Life in Hockey by Toronto Star…

Toronto Brothers EB and Blake Burnett are Fearless Competing on Season 11 of The Amazing Race Canada

Laurie Wallace-Lynch

Despite being harnessed into a pulley system some 55 feet above the ground and transversing the…

Opera Atelier Celebrates 40 Years with the Return of Mozart’s Beloved Masterpiece, The Magic Flute

Opera Atelier celebrates its 40th anniversary with the return of Mozart’s enchanting fairy tale, The Magic Flute,…

TOtimes Books: The Guest Children by Toronto Author Patrick Tarr

Laurie Wallace-Lynch

Book Review by Laurie Wallace-Lynch Haunting, creepy, sleep-depriving (if you think about it too much), riveting—put…

Whitney share new single “Back To The Wind” + announce new UK headline dates for Feb 2026

Today, Whitney share their breezy new single “Back To The Wind” alongside a skate video directed and shot…

19th Nuit Blanche Invites Toronto to “Translate the city through art” this October 2025

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2025 — Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s free, all-night celebration of contemporary art, returns for…

TIFF Celeb Watch: Stars Unite Over Charity Signing of Huge Bottle of Moët & Chandon

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2025 — To celebrate TIFF’s 50th anniversary, Moët & Chandon is elevating a…

Celebrating the Life and Writing of Canadian Hockey Legend, Former Leafs president, Acclaimed Author, Ken Dryden

TORONTO, Sept. 6, 2025 /CNW/ – McClelland & Stewart publishing family has released the following statement on the…

Cookbook Nook: Shred Happens So Easy, So Good by Arash Hashemi

Laurie Wallace-Lynch

Another Cookbook Review by Laurie Wallace-Lynch Life is getting busier again for families who are juggling…

TIFF’s Festival Street turns 10! Here’s What’s Happening

Highlights include Canada’s Walk of Fame, Criterion Mobile Closet, free Cinema Park screenings, and more TIFF’s…

Canadian Music Legend Bryan Adams releases 16th Studio Album on Own Label

New single Will We Ever Be Friends Again is a bona fide hit! Bryan Adams just released…

5th Annual Common Ground Dance Festival Opens at Lee Lifeson Park

TORONTO, August 29, 2025 – TOES FOR DANCE (TFD) proudly presents the fifth anniversary edition of the…

TOtimes Books: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Laurie Wallace-Lynch

As the New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code, award-winning…

Award-winning production, King Gilgamesh returns to Soulpepper Theatre for limited time

Following sold-out performances in Toronto, New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Halifax, the award-winning hybrid theatre-music production King…

Music Day in Canada Unites 11 Cities for a One-Night National Celebration of Live Music

TORONTO, August 25, 2025 — Music Day in Canada, an annual nationwide celebration dedicated to live…

Hidden Interactive Art in Toronto: Discovering Installations That Respond to Sound and Motion

Art isn’t just for looking at. In Toronto, some hidden places let you clap, move, or…