918 Bathurst

The Music Gallery presents Emergents II: Bakarlari
2020-03-01 19:30 - 23:00 UTC | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
The Music Gallery presents
Emergents II: Bakarlari
part of the Emergents Series
Curated by Sarah Constant
Sunday March 1
$12 Regular / Advanced $8 Member/Student
Doors 7:30PM / Concert 8PM
In this concert, Montreal-based soloists collective Bakarlari plays in Toronto for the first time.
Active across Canada and internationally as improvisers and performers of experimental music, the members of Bakarlari—trumpeter Émilie Fortin, tubist Michael Mansourati, and clarinetist Charlotte Layec—have come together with a focus on new solo music: performances of rarely-heard pieces for their instruments, the development of new single-instrument projects, and the creation of concerts that bring together their three distinct sonic vocabularies.
At the Music Gallery, Bakarlari will present their latest project, pairing contemporary solo works for trumpet, tuba, and clarinet with new pieces developed with early-career and Toronto-based composers. Between them, the collective will play solo compositions by Olga Neuwirth, Cort Lippe, and Elliott Carter alongside new collaborations with composers Alexandre David, Quinn Jacobs, and Olivia Shortt—as well as a first-ever ensemble appearance for the premiere of a new trio by Toronto/Hamilton-based composer Christina Volpini.

The Freesound Series and the Music Gallery present: Freesound 02
2020-02-28 19:30 - 23:00
$20 Regular / $17 Advance / $15 Members, Students, Arts Workers, Seniors
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From text scores and improvisation, to calm, stable chords, Freesound kicks off its second season by exploring the experimental music of America and Europe. With works by Pauline Oliveros, Laurence Crane, Maya Verlaak, and Paolo Griffin, Freesound 02 presents an ensemble of 13 musicians, navigating the ins and outs of music that makes you think.

GOOD BEAUTIFUL MORNING: A Multidisciplinary Arts and Performance Endeavour
2020-02-22 20:00 - 23:30
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Experience an immersive, edgy journey evoking a diverse range of emotions based on the original works and performance of Artist/Writer/Activist/Performer Mello Ayo in collaboration with a community of like-minded burgeoning performing artists.
February 22, 2020
VIP Soiree by Invitation Only 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Doors open for general admission 8:00 p.m.
Exploration – Art Installation Viewing: 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Performance: 9:30 p.m. – 10:30 pm
After Party Fete: 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

SymphRONica and The Music of Louis Simão
2020-02-15 19:00 - 23:00
FEBRUARY 15 – 07:30 PM
TICKETS: $20 advance/ $25 door; students/seniors $10 (All prices HST included.)
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Ron Davis’ Symphronica is all about the collaborations between Ron Davis and many great musicians, in Toronto and beyond. One of those musicians is the multi-talented, multi-faceted Portuguese-Canadian Louis Simão. Bassist, guitarist, accordeonist, composer, arranger, vocalist – it seems as though there’s nothing Louis cannot do. And he does them all with profound musicality.
Louis has been working with SymphRONica for several years. This includes stints on bass, contributions as an arranger, and one stellar contribution as a composer/arranger with his gorgeous tune A Luz (da Partida), which appears on the 2019 release SymphRONica UpfRONt.
This show is a celebration of SymphRONica‘s work with Louis, featuring his playing and arrangements. Come hear the energy and beauty of the music via SymphRONica‘s rewiring of jazz, in the words of what one U.K. reviewer “jazz like you’ve never heard it before“.
#SymphRONica

Raise The Spirit Tour 2020 - With Chicago’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
2020-02-14 19:30 - 23:00
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Kahil El Zabar – Percussions
Corey Wilkes – Trumpet
Alex Harding – Baritone Saxophone
The legendary Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, has toured internationally, as well as recorded numerable celebrated projects over the last 45 years. The current line up, featuring Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Alex Harding (baritone sax) and the band’s founder, Dr. Kahil El’Zabar (multi-percussion/ composition), is guaranteed to inspire audiences.
Friday February 14, 2020
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:30pm
$30 – Early Bird Tickets (available until Sunday January 26 at 5pm); $40 – Advance (available until show date, 5pm)

Continuum Contemporary Music and The Music Gallery present: Inside Us
2020-02-09 19:00 - 23:00
Doors: 7:30PM,
The 4th Toronto Teen Composer Award: 7:45PM
Concert: 8PM
Door: students/arts workers/seniors/members $15, general $20
Online: students/arts workers/seniors/members $12, general $18
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Inside Us charts the delicate and dramatic convergence between technology and the human body. The concert features the premiere of Juliet Palmer’s The Choreography of Trauma, Palmer’s personal response to the Trauma Bay, oscillating between technical virtuosity and the emotional and physical stress of this life-and-death area of medicine.

We feature The Element Choir under the direction of Christine Duncan, and Jazz Soprano Laura Swankey with video and audio. Martijn Voorvelt‘s Frederick’s doctor, for tenor Christopher Mayell and ensemble, rounds out this exploration of music and health sciences.
Continuum is delighted to participate in this interdisciplinary engagement with collaborators at Sunnybrook Research Institute.
Composers:
Juliet Palmer* (CA)
Martijn Voorvelt† (NL)
* World premiere
† Commissioned by Continuum

Kyra Millan Presents: Piano Recital
2020-02-06 18:30 - 20:30
More information TBA

The Music Gallery Presents: When Did Transparency Become So Opaque?
2020-02-02 19:00 - 23:00
When Did Transparency Become So Opaque?
Panel Discussion and Performance
Curated by Olivia Shortt
PWYW ($10 suggested)
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The Music Gallery presents a panel on transparency in music and arts programming in Tkarón:to. There is a deep need in this city and beyond to speak honestly about programming, curation and producing in a way that organizations can both benefit and learn from the discussions. This panel will explore questions around what programmers and curators (ie. people with power) from multiple artistic disciplines are doing (as well as not doing) in their organizations to program, hire and work in a more inclusive and intersectional manner. The evening also features a performance by Carly Gordon and friends’ work which combines ASL and opera.
Curatorial statement:
“Personally, I am both frustrated and incredibly hopeful for the future of the arts in Toronto. There is a beautiful community in this city so willing to make changes and contribute to the artists who live here. We are so afraid to have both our errors become public. Failure is not allowed
Let’s make mistakes and be honest about it. Hindsight is 2020 as they say.
This is a period of time where equity-seeking folks are struggling to be heard without fear of pushback from the art forms that they exist and create within, which are often white-led organizations. Can we as the audience, the granting bodies, the foundation funding arts, the donors funding art, ask for art that reflects not only the people in our communities but also the voices and opinions of those art-makers? We are in a period of time where any questions that arise around what the intention of an organizations’ programming can become heavily scrutinized. Where is the transparency? Who are the voices leading these organizations? How are they supporting artists in their programming? When arts programmers look inward and criticize ourselves, do they end up patting ourselves on the back because of checked-off boxes, or do they realize that there is more hard work to be done?
Making mistakes in the arts feels difficult but is a very necessary part of growth. Let’s take space to discuss the successes of art-makers and organizations who are making the necessary efforts to do better, grow and what success looks like after making mistakes. This is an opportunity to hear and discuss examples of positive success in working to be more transparent in our efforts to develop arts programming.”
Moderator: Cole Alvis
Panelists: Ian Cusson, Menon Dwarka, Teiya Kasahara, Asad Raza
Performance: Carly Gordon and ASL + Opera Project

Fit for the Stage: With Leigh Graham
2020-01-26 14:30 - 19:30
Elevated Performance for Singers

A Comprehensive Mind and Body Workshop
Date: Sunday, January 26, 2020
Time: 2:30pm – 7:30pm

This 5-hour workshop delivers a step-by-step guide to stage preparation. It focuses on managing your mindset and state using various tools including original meditations and NLP (Neurolinguisic Programming).

You will also hone your body awareness and gain physical fitness through singer-specific exercises and take-home materials. Finally, you will have the chance to put it into practice singing!
To learn more and register, click here: https://fitforthestage.com/workshops/?fbclid=IwAR04tPjOdXh7nwvpHppoGyo5nHhQXPAPuJS6PGA21IF4B0iXyo7SkDTl74g

The Music Gallery Presents: Ziibiwan “Giizis” Album Release with Phedre and Melody McKiver
2020-01-25 19:00 - 23:00
$15 Regular/$13 Advance/$10 Students, Members
add $5 to your ticket for a download code for Giizis

Purchase tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/ziibiwan/listing?fbclid=IwAR0JE4h7SMCZamvUAuH7ClV3VdHA-DoycEUJPSwXC2T6E2XmAkGBXHPtp0Y
Anishinaabe experimental-electronic producer Ziibiwan has travelled a long road in just a few short years. Whether in their own music or in DJ sets, their spacious rhythmscapes evoke tranquility, the natural world and wisdom from elder generations within modern contexts. For their much-anticipated debut album release Giizis, Ziibiwan has gathered a few of their close allies to celebrate the occasion.
Some of Toronto’s most brilliantly experimental pop comes from Phedre. Their richly-textured compositions have grown into instrumental sets of high-bpm rhythmic soundscapes, performed live using sequencers and synthesizers. The ever-changing bass-heavy sets pay tribute to club, breakbeat, jungle and techno, while maintaining Phèdre’s own unique sense of musical beat exploration.
Melody McKiver has worked with Ziibiwan for a number of years and is no stranger to the MG, having last appeared on our stage alongside Lido Pimienta six years ago. Melody’s musical work integrates electronics with Western classical music to shape a new genre of Anishinaabe compositions. Their debut EP Reckoning was nominated for an Indigenous Music Award, and they were a participant in the Banff Centre for the Arts’ inaugural Indigenous Classical Music Gathering. Melody is involved in their community as a mentor with the Indigenous Music Mentorship Program, and is employed as a youth worker in Sioux Lookout, providing mental health and cultural supports to First Nations students.

New Music Concerts and the Music Gallery present The Mouths That Roar: Gabriel Dharmoo + Janice Jackson
2020-01-10 19:00 - 23:00
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$35 Regular
$25 MG Members, Seniors, Arts Workers
$10 Students
An outrageous double bill of vocal pyrotechnics featuring Gabriel Dharmoo and Janice Jackson. Montreal composer/performer Gabriel Dharmoo’s Anthropologies imaginaires (Imaginary Anthropologies) is a solo vocal performance that interacts with a video mockumentary. Various odd or isolated vocal expressions from around the world are woven together and revisited through imaginary folklore and experimental voice techniques, showcasing the virtuosity, versatility, and strangeness of the human voice. The result is a humorous and disturbing exploration of post-colonialism, post-exoticism, cultural extinction, globalization, normalized racism and cultural appropriation. Halifax-based soprano Jackson’s Voice Dance is a program of solo vocal compositions, many written especially for her. Over the past 30 years Jackson has performed and perfected a large body of solo voice pieces from composers around the world. From pure extended vocal techniques (Marie Pelletier) to theatre without words (Alice Ping Yee Ho) to solo mini opera (James Rolfe) these pieces are guaranteed to excite, stimulate, and amuse.

Lemon Bucket Orkestra Presents: Oy Holy Night
2020-01-05 18:30 - 21:30
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A Slavic-Balkan-Klezmer-Party-Punk-Super-Christmas Special
Toronto’s favourite guerrilla-folk party-punks settle into a selection of carols and seasonal songs from across the Slavic world and beyond. Inspired by their travels across Eastern Europe and yearly caroling through the Ukrainian community in their home “village”, expect a wide array of traditional polyphony and original arrangements by the award-winning globetrotters plus some recognizable classics from the western canon.
This is the pilot, with new video design by Roman Lubiy and projection mapping by David Mesiha in the beautiful 918 Bathurst.
Only 200 tickets available! $40 advance, $50 door

The Trane Live Events Presents: Trilogy: Part 2 - A Holiday Concert and Tribute to Herbie Hancock
2019-12-21 19:00 - 23:00
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With The Brown/Occhipinti Quartet and Friends
feat. Adrean Farrugia on Piano
Alexander Brown – Trumpet
Roberto Occhipinti – Bass
Adrean Farrugia – Piano
Ahmed Mitchell – Drums
Doors @ 7pm
Concert @ 8pm
Early bird $25 until December 14 @ 5pm
Advance $35 until December 21 @ 5pm

Impromptu Concert Series Presents: Movie Music - A Holiday Concert
2019-12-13 19:00 - 23:00
Impromptu Concert Series is delighted to announce the beginning of our 2019/2020 season with:
Movie Music – A Holiday Concert!

For those who embrace and those who reject holiday music, this concert serves the perfect mix of different and traditional holiday music. Enjoy our talented company sing selections of the most iconic songs from all of cinema, with a touch of great holiday classics for good measure!
Featuring: Ardavan Taraporewala, Brayo Bryans, Chantel Kuli, Dante Toccacelli, Dionisio Silva, Gabriel Hudson, Hailey Balaz, Jennifer Wren, Mathew Mac Lean, Melanie Herbin, Rosie Callaghan, Serena Hajee, Suzette Newton – Janse van Rensburg, and Taryn Wichenko.
Music Director: Ethan Rotenberg, Director: Eddy Isenberg

Horror-Rama 2019
2019-11-30 10:00 - 2019-12-01 16:00
Purchase Tickets Here: http://www.horrorramacanada.com/tickets/?fbclid=IwAR1JvrYNMvy_3eGhj5i6LbxWV6J-kECMak1qXnXIaZDNE-5iVydFl2CFlMM
Entering its SIXTH sinister year, HORROR-RAMA is Toronto’s ONLY all-horror and cult movie convention and celebration!
Bringing legendary international artists, actors, creators and composers together along with some of the wildest vendors around, HORROR-RAMA is a fun, exciting weekend of fantasy and film culture delirium, with panels, signings, screenings and our very own short film festival.
We return to the wild and labyrinthine art space and converted Buddhist temple at 918 Bathurst Street. Two levels of killer guests, vendors and attractions and a whole mess of weird rooms with cool stuff inside them!
Enjoy beer, wine, coffee and snacks in our “Creep Cafe” bar and restaurant!
HORROR-RAMA runs November 30 & December 1, 2019. The show was founded by Suspect Video’s Luis Ceriz and filmmaker/writer Chris Alexander in 2014.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Collective Arts Brewing Presents: Audio/Visual Toronto Concert Series Kickoff Show
2019-11-27 19:00 - 23:30
RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/audiovisual-toronto-concert-series-kickoff-show-tickets-80926442167?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR1Ok_d6Kq6cfyw5pfQAqF3ivy6xBRs_YoK8B8patdO5Tom1HqEQ4R3U0wE
Collective Arts Brewing is having a week of concerts in Toronto to celebrate their new music-inspired lager, Audio/Visual!
To kick things off, they’re hosting a free show at 918 Bathurst featuring a Secret Guest Headliner (No, this is not clever marketing. They’re legally not allowed to announce the artist. Trust us, it will be good.)
There will be $5 cans of Audio/Visual, a Collective Arts gin bar, and you’ll be able to sample up to 10 limited-edition Collective Arts releases.
Make sure you get there for 7PM for “Darkness Hour”, where you’ll be able to sample all four of this year’s Origin of Darkness releases.
RSVP for your free ticket. Venue is subject to capacity, so make sure to get there early!
Nov. 27 | 7PM-MIDNIGHT | FREE

Akin Collective Presents: Anti-Black Racism Workshop
2019-11-20 18:00 - 21:00
November 20 / 6:00-9:00pm / Location: 918 Bathurst
$45, PWYC Option (Suggested Donation $15-$30) / Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/33RzdeF
*All proceeds from this event will be put towards the development of the Akin Studio Rent Relief Fund, providing artists short term financial aid towards their studio rent in unexpected situations or times of financial instability.
Event Description:
This session uses the anti-oppressive framework and an intersectional approach to explore anti-Black racism within a Canadian cultural context. Internalized, interpersonal and institutional manifestations of anti-Black racism are contextualized through the lens of intergenerational trauma, systemic barriers and monolithic narratives. The impact of anti-Black racism, as it interacts with other sites of oppression is explored through case studies, personal reflections, quantitative and qualitative data. Systemic power structures and their impact on the spiritual, emotional, physical, financial and mental well being of Black communities as well as profound institutional inequities will be introduced and contextualized. Participants will critique and problematize current models for allyship and community engagement as well as explore interpersonal interventions and systemic transformations that cultivate liberation.
About the Presenter:
Rania El Mugammar is a Sudanese Canadian, Artist, Arts Educator, Equity, Anti-oppression, Liberation and Meaningful Inclusion Educator & Consultant, performer, speaker and published writer.
Rania is an experienced anti-oppression, equity, inclusion and liberation educator and consultant who is unflinchingly committed to decolonization and freedom as the ultimate goals of her work. She has worked extensively with contemporary arts institutions, STEM based enterprises, media organization, GBV advocacy, health initiatives, educational institutions and community/grassroots spaces.

D.D. Jackson Solo and with Guests - Toronto CD Release
2019-11-16 19:00 - 23:00
Caliban Arts and Trane Live Present:
The Trane Trilogy Concerts : Part 1 – D.D. Jackson and Guests
Live at 918 Bathurst Street Centre
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Caliban Arts and Trane Live in association with 918 Bathurst Street Toronto launches The Trane Trilogy Concerts in 3 Parts. Three concerts for each Part. The concerts present the incredible creative and influential works of both local and international recording artists. Please stay tuned and connected for more details on upcoming presentations.
Part 1/Concert 1 Features:
EMMY- AND JUNO-AWARD-WINNING CANADIAN JAZZ PIANIST/COMPOSER D.D. JACKSON RELEASES FIRST JAZZ CD AS LEADER IN OVER 12 YEARS
Toronto Release: “Live at Freedom of Sound”, Saturday November 16, 8pm. Doors at 7pm
Tickets: Early Bird $25 (to November 8); Advance $30 (November 16)
More on D.D. Jackson and launch or “Live at Freedom of Sound”:
Ottawa, Canada-born, New York area- based D.D. Jackson’s new CD “Live at Freedom of Sound” captures a recent solo piano performance that took place at the Montclair-based festival organized by drummer Pheeroan Aklaff’s Seed Artists. “I had actually just gotten off a plane from L.A. after winning an Emmy Award the night before and was definitely tired. However, something that evening just clicked, and the performance became an enjoyable and surprisingly effective representation of where my solo piano playing is today.”
That journey has taken him from a career that’s now included 13 CD’s as leader or co-leader (including two for the major label BMG), performing all over the world with prominent artists ranging from David Murray, Jack De Johnette, and Billy Bang, to MacArthur Genius Grant drummer Dafnis Prieto and James Carter. But why the long gap since his last jazz recording as leader? “The making of my last CD (Serenity Song, 2007 Justin Time Records) was right around the time I began settling down and raising a family, and it was appealing to finally be in one place for extended periods of time instead of constantly on the road touring”, Jackson states. “At the same time, I was also gaining an increasing fascination with technology and began writing more and more for media, which was a perfect gig for a homeward-bound dad.”
Jackson’s work, in fact, culminated in his 2nd Emmy Award as a television composer just this past May (among his 5 total Emmy nominations to date), and he also struck up a regular working relationship with New York-based The Roots on various projects (and appeared on two of their most recent CD’s, participating as arranger, pianist, and producer on different tracks). Jackson has also been passionate about teaching during this period, first as an award-winning professor at Hunter College; at the Harlem School of the Arts (where he taught jazz prodigy Matthew Whitaker and the “The Voice” finalist We’ McDonald, among many); and now at Brooklyn College, where he’s been helping with their new Global Jazz Masters degree and also teaching Media Scoring.
All the while, though, Jackson continued playing and performing. “Live at Freedom of Sound” is a tight set of 5 compositions, ranging from re-imaginings of older material (including “For Don” – originally written by Jackson in tribute to his late mentor, the jazz pianist/composer Don, now re-dedicated to another great influence on Jackson, the late baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett; and “ Richard’s Tune” – a Don Pullen composition Don originally wrote for Muhal Richard Abrams)…
For tickets and more for information please visit www.calibanartstheatre.com .
CDs will be available at the show and at http://ddjackson.bandcamp.com.
More info on D.D. at: http://ddjackson.com

SymphRONica Season 7 (2019/20): The Opener!
2019-11-09 19:30 - 22:00
Fresh from a successful run of August shows at the world’s largest arts festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ron Davis and Ron Davis Music / SymphRONica embark on a seventh (!) season of – in the words of one U.K. Fringe reviewer – “jazz like you’ve never heard it before“.
SymphRONica was chosen as a Fringe Critics’ Pick by The Herald. Best of Fringe by Out of Hand Scotland. Four Stars from the prestigious The Wee Review. Audience reviews on the Fringe website included such raves as “Phenomenal” and “Jazz genius at work”.
For this season opener, SymphRONica will be offering new music and some old favourites, but always featuring Ron’s and SymphRONica‘s commitment to the energy and beauty of the music via their rewiring of jazz with other influences. Come hear what all the buzz in the U.K. was about!
Special Guest MC: Jaymz Bee.
#SymphRONica

Toronto Comedy Brawl Finals - SOLD OUT
2019-11-02 19:00 - 22:00
EMPIRE COMEDY LIVE presents
2019 Toronto Comedy Brawl Finals!
Doors open at 7:00, Show begins at 8:00
We’ve reached our final night where one of our 8 finalists will leave with the title of 2019 Toronto Comedy Brawl champion.
They’ll also leave $1000 richer!
Competing comics include:
Aaron Heels
Allie Pearse
Anjelica Scannura
Chris Lee
Doug Koning
Karis Anderson
Stephan Dyer
Syed Raza
The winners are determined entirely by the audience, as each paying audience member will choose their 3 favorite comedians via written ballot. We’ll count them up at the end, and based on total points a champion will be crowned
This event
About the Toronto Comedy Brawl
In the 10 year history of the Toronto Comedy Brawl, 3 of our 9 champions have gone on to win the prestigious Just For Laughs Homegrown Comic Competition
Former winners include K Trevor Wilson in 2012 (Brawl Champ in 2010 & 2011), DJ Demers in 2014 (Brawl Champ in 2013), Nigel Grinstead in 2016 (Brawl Champ in 2014)

Fit for the Stage: With Leigh Graham
2019-10-28 15:00 - 20:00
Stage Preparation for Mind and Body

Date: Sunday, October 27, 2019
Time: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
$299*
*Includes healthy light dinner, take-home exercises, access to online membership, giveaways, and more.

Limited spots available – Save yours now!

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This 5-hour workshop delivers a step-by-step guide to stage preparation. It focuses on managing your mindset and state using various tools including original meditations and NLP (Neurolinguisic Programming).

What is Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

You will also hone your body awareness and gain physical fitness through singer-specific exercises and take-home materials. Finally, you will have the chance to put it into practice singing!

The TalkativeX Presents: Comedy Unplugged
2019-10-27 18:30 - 23:00
Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-unplugged-tickets-72708195169
Comedy Unplugged is a one of a kind comedy event that takes all forms of comedy and packs it into one crazy explosive night!!!
The Talkative presents: Comedy Unplugged 2019
A comedy event that aims at taking all forms of comedy that we see and enjoy online and curate to an audience LIVE – Creating experiences that are unique and filled with humour, intellect and entertainment
This event is Uncut, Unfiltered and Unapologetically Funny, featuring stand up comedy, sketches, a panel full of comics, influencers, actors and performers and lots of give away prizes
This Show features:
Hisham Kelati, Ana Simone, Grand Komanda, MC Morris, The Talkative, Senior Gum Boy, Miista Dre, & Many More
This years Headliner is the FOXY P of African Comedians
This event will be taking place at the 918 Bathurst Event Centre
Date: 26th of October, 2019
Tickets:
$25 – Advance / Early Bird – Includes an advance ticket that provides access to the event that begins at 5:00PM
$30- General Admission – Includes an general ticket that provides access to the event that begins at 5:00PM
$45- Premium Seating – includes a vip ticket, a “Meet the entire Cast pass” before the show, a reserved front row seat, line by pass, complimentary drinks and hor d’oeurves and access to reception – with snack and drinks provided. Reception begins at 5:00PM

Akin Collective Presents: Anti-Opression for Artists and Cultural Producers
2019-10-23 18:00 - 21:00
October 23 / 6:00-9:00pm / Location: 918 Bathurst
$45, PWYC Option (Suggested Donation $10-$30) / Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/2mr9IAu​
*All proceeds from this event will go towards the development of the Akin Studio Rent Relief Fund, providing artists short term financial aid towards their studio rent in unexpected situations or times of financial instability.
Event Description:
Join Akin and Rania El Mugammar to explore the language, theories and practices of anti-oppression in depth.
Institutional, community-based and organizational strategies for building equity and unlearning oppression are central to the content and objectives of the workshop. Creative, technical and collaborative models for building equity and liberation will be explored. Group activities, case studies and discussion are critical tools to apply the learnings of this workshop. Artists will examine the power dynamics that shape access, inclusion and opportunities in Canada’s arts and cultural landscape. The anti-oppression framework will be used to critique institutional dynamics as well as personal artistic practices. Participants will have access to a plethora of digital and print resources to continue their learning journey beyond the scope of the session.
Accessibility Info:
918 Bathurst is not wheelchair accessible. Unfortunately, the building was designed in the 1950’s, and the spaces are accessed via several short flights of stairs. There is no elevator on site.
For any accommodations you would like to request, please email janet@akincollective.com by September 26th, 2019 and we will do our best to meet your needs! Thank you.
Akin Projects would like to thank our event partner 918 Bathurst for their generous donation of space and tech set up to host this event.
About the Presenter:
Rania El Mugammar is a Sudanese Canadian, Artist, Arts Educator, Equity, Anti-oppression, Liberation and Meaningful Inclusion Educator & Consultant, performer, speaker and published writer.
Rania is an experienced anti-oppression, equity, inclusion and liberation educator and consultant who is unflinchingly committed to decolonization and freedom as the ultimate goals of her work. She has worked extensively with contemporary arts institutions, STEM based enterprises, media organization, GBV advocacy, health initiatives, educational institutions and community/grassroots spaces.
Please note: we do not wish for cost to be a barrier for anyone wishing to attend this event. Should you have any questions regarding tickets please get in touch.

The Music Gallery Presents: X AVANT New Music Festival XIV: Forward
2019-10-17 19:30 - 2019-10-20 23:00
The Music Gallery presents:
X AVANT NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL XIV: Forward
October 17-20 2019
Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.showclix.com/events/28836?fbclid=IwAR1Ld1RwqjJex2pzRim9qzlwULHKHsD3R14VQ3e5PLKLvvfY-wIAQA5C3Cg
Always dedicated to experimental and innovative music, The Music Gallery moves “Forward” for its fourteenth X Avant festival. Each headliner presents new work – including three world premieres.
This festival centres on artists taking, or attempting to take, the next step in their work, career or practice. For some, “the next step” is a graduation to bigger ideas, longer tours and more money. In creative music, moving forward with art is associated with instrumental mastery and developing a personal musical vocabulary.
Regardless of genre, all forward paths in music require an artist to dedicate mind, body and soul. Sometimes life challenges and structural inequities make it difficult or impossible to take the next step. There is no single way forward: twists, turns and dead ends await. We explore this theme with four headliners who present new work, plus two panel discussions.
Lido Pimienta / Willi Williams / New Chance
Sarah Hennies / Germaine Liu
Sound of the Mountain / OKAN / Holy Hum
Toshimaru Nakamura / Bea Labikova / Rebecca Hennessy /
Heather Saumer / Tetuzi Akiyama / Karen Ng
All shows are at the Music Gallery, located at 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education.
EARLYBIRD PASS $50

Aaron Copland: The Music Within - with Adam Sherkin
2019-10-10 19:00 - 22:00
Join Adam Sherkin on October 10th in Toronto for this unique performance event! The recital is part of a Copland tour that includes stops in Buffalo, Toronto and New York City.
Tickets ($25, $20 & $15): https://www.universe.com/events/aaron-copland-the-music-within-tickets-K379J0
THE STORY: Aaron Copland was a fine pianist. In 1926, he premiered his own “Jazz” piano concerto. Continuing to write for the instrument throughout his career, Copland turned increasingly to other pianists for interpretation. On October 25th, 1957, William Masselos gave the premiere performance of the composer’s PIANO FANTASY at The Juilliard School in New York City. Masselos played the fantasy twice, punctuated by a short intermission. Originally subtitled ‘The Music Within,’ the Fantasy remained close to Copland’s heart throughout his life. To commemorate the 62nd anniversary of its premiere, Adam Sherkin presents a re-creation of the 1957 performance, including world premiers of his own music, commissioned especially for the occasion: a prelude, “The Music Within” and a postlude, “The Music Beyond.”
THE SHOW: Tickets are available on this platform or at the door (same price). Wine and beer will be available for purchase and a short, 20-minute, intermission will punctuate the performances of the Copland Fantasy. Don’t miss this excluve recital experience!
THE PROGRAMME: SHERKIN: Prelude The Music Within (2019)*; COPLAND: Piano Fantasy (1955-57) – Intermission – COPLAND: Piano Fantasy (performance repeated); SHERKIN: Postlude The Music Beyond (2019)*
*World premieres
THE VENUE: 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education is an arts and culture sanctuary in Toronto’s Annex Neighbourhood. Learn more at: www.918bathurst.com
Join the conversation on social media! Insatgram: @adamsherkin | @thepianolunaire | #SherkinCopland62 #SherkinPlaysMerkin #SherkinCoplandFantasyTour

Michelle Willis: An Intimate Live Recording
2019-10-05 18:30 - 23:00
Ticket Link: http://michellewillis.brownpapertickets.com
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Come and be a part of the audience for Michelle Willis’ live album, featuring members of her Toronto band, a guest appearance by rock-and-roll legend David Crosby, and Toronto’s own The O’Pears.
Choose from the 6:30PM or 9PM option. Each show is 75 minutes long and is identical in performance.
Early-bird pricing will run from Sept 2 till Sept 16. Get your ticket now for $35 (regular $45). Artist pricing is also available. Or grab a VIP Meet & Greet package to meet with Croz after the show and receive a special merch giveaway.
Please Note: This concert will be filmed and recorded live.
Thom Gill (guitar)
Charles James (bass)
Chris Pruden (keys)
Joshua Van Tassel (drums)
Meg Contini (voice)
Jill Harris (voice)
David Crosby (voice)
Michelle Willis (keys/voice)
This event made possible with help from the Canada Council for the Arts.

MLIA SPEAKING EVENT: COURAGE Featuring Emmanuel Jal
2019-10-02 18:30 - 20:30
Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.mylifeisart.org/new-events/mlia-speaking-event-courage
“Courage is the Power, the strength and the force inside us that help us overcome fear.”
– Emmanuel Jal.
Join us for a night of inspiration, as Emmanuel Jal shares his experiences for social, emotional and intellectual learning. Through his journey, we will activate the courage that is inside us, learn to gain courage from others, give courage to others and use courage to create a better life for ourselves and others.
Who is Emmanuel Jal?
He is a former child soldier from South Sudan, turned international recording artist, activist and philanthropist, the owner of Gatwitch Records, Jal Gua Foods, founder of Gua Africa charity and founder of MY LIFE IS ART.
Cost:
$40
$32 – Early Bird
*Light Refreshments will be available

Thin Edge New Music Collective Presents: ONGAKU
2019-09-20 19:30 - 2019-09-22 23:00
Thin Edge New Music Collective Presents: ONGAKU
*Celebrating Japanese + Canadian Contemporary and Experimental Music*
September 20, 21, 22, 2019
Doors 7:30/ Show 8pm
918 Bathurst | Culture, Arts, Media & Education
Single Tickets: $20 General Admission, $15 Student/Seniors/Arts Worker
Festival Pass:$50 General Admission, $35 Students/Seniors/Arts Workers
ONGAKU is a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada’s most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music (September 20-22nd, 2019, Toronto). TENMC will be joined by visiting guest artists Miyama McQueen-Tokita (bass koto), Ko Ishikawa (shō), Ami Yamasaki (voice) and Akiko Nakayama (’alive painting’) as well as Toronto-based Urbanvessel featuring Germaine Liu (percussion), Aki Takahashi (shamisen/voice) and Sonja Rainey (projections/installation). ONGAKU showcases world premieres by Canadian composers Hiroki Tsurumoto, Juliet Palmer, and Daryl Jamieson, alongside new works by Yuka Shibuya, Takeo Hoshiya, Toshiya Watanabe , and the Canadian premiere of compositions by Yoshiaki Onishi, Jo Kondo, Malika Kishino, and Miya Masaoka. ONGAKU will take place at 918 Bathurst and the CMC Chalmers Performance Space in Toronto, with satellite concerts/workshops presented by NUMUS Concerts and Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario (September 18-19, 2019).

PROGRAMME:

Concert 1: Sept 20th, 2019, Doors 7:30/ Concert 8:00pm • 918 Bathurst
An evening of chamber works by Tōru Takemitsu, Miya Masaoka, and the Canadian premiere of Malika Kishino’s ‘Qualia’ for bass koto and 10 channel electronics. World premieres by Hiroki Tsurumoto, Takeo Hoshiya and Yuka Shibuya. Featuring guest artists Ko Ishikawa (shō), Miyama McQueen-Tokita (bass koto) + Akiko Nakayama (‘alive painting’/projections).
Workshop: Sept 21st, 2019 11-1pm • Canadian Music Centre Chalmers Performance Space • FREE
Join us at the CMC for a free workshop with guest artists Ko Ishikawa and Miyama McQueen-Tokita. Learn about the intricacies of writing for traditional Japanese instruments (shō and bass koto) in a contemporary music setting. Includes a panel discussion with composers Daryl Jamieson, Hiroki Tsurumoto, Yuka Shibuya, and Takeo Hoshiya.
Concert 2:Sept 21st, 2019, Doors 7:30/ Concert 8:00pm • 918 Bathurst
TENMC performs works by Jo Kondo and Yoshiaki Onishi with improvisatons by Miyama McQueen-Tokita, followed by a set of creative music by guest artists Ko Ishikawa (shō), Ami Yamasaki (voice) and Akiko Nakayama (‘alive painting’) combining traditional Japanese instruments, extended vocal techniques and stunning visuals.
Concert 3: Sept 22nd, 2019 Doors 7:30/Concert 8:00pm • 918 Bathurst
Works by Yuka Shibuya and Toshiya Watanabe (Canadian premiere) alongside the world premiere of large-scale multimedia worksUtamakura 5: Mount Kamakura by Daryl Jamieson and “Ukiyo, floating World” by Juliet Palmer of Urbanvessel. Featuring guest artist Miyama McQueen-Tokita (bass koto), and Urbanvessel performers Germaine Liu (percussion), ​Aki Takahashi (shamisen/vocalist) with Sonja Rainey (projections/installation).

Aviva Chernick: La Serena Album Launch
2019-09-19 19:00 - 23:00
Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/aviva-chernick-la-serena-album-release-toronto-tickets-68563963661?aff=efbevent&fbclid=IwAR3czhM6MddV4CG7JPzmEtch0lDqGKGT6dJbvK70LVcwTuxO9tThmf2RYuM
Aviva Chernick launches a new album: La Serena.
Come and join the celebration.
After many years of studying and playing Sephardic music, collecting these beautiful melodies and learning from mentor Flory Jagoda, Aviva has finally captured these songs in the recording studio.
Now it’s time to share the album and to celebrate its release.
This collection is primarily of songs from the Jews of Spain and the Balkans, traditional and original melodies with rich poetry in Judeo‑Spanish (also known as Ladino).
This album expands on the limited notion of La Serena (the Siren) as a female creature whose voice is intended solely for seduction and destruction. The voice and the music are lush, bold and joyous.
Join Aviva and her quartet: Justin Gray (bass and bass veena), Joel Schwartz (electric and resonator guitar), and Naghmeh Farahmand (Persian percussion), with guests Ernie Tollar (winds), Maryem Tollar (vocals).
September 19th.
918 Bathurst Street
Doors Open: 7:30pm
Show: 8pm
La Serena will be available for sale on CD and Vinyl at the show.

Quincy Morales Presents: The Welcome Back Concert
2019-08-30 19:00 - 23:00
Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/quincy-morales-presents-the-welcome-back-concert-tickets-63169849721
Quincy Morales Presents:
The Welcome Back Concert
A Hip Hop show to remember
Breakdance Battles, Spoken Word, & Live Hip Hop Music.
August 30th, 2019 | 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education
Doors open at 7pm | Show starts at 8pm
$15 Early Bird | $20 General Admission
PG 16+ | Non Wheelchair Accessible
Hosted By: Randell Adjei | Sounds By: Yo Soy Lo
Performances By:
Ali vs Styx (Breakdance Battle)
Chelsi Campbell (Spoken Word)
& Quincy Morales (w/ Live Band)
