918 Bathurst

Fit for the Stage: With Leigh Graham
2019-10-28 15:00 - 20:00 UTC | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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.

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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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
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)

Spoken Soul Fest
2019-08-16 20:00 - 2019-08-18 01:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
The SpokenSoulTO Collective is an ongoing artistic collaboration between Dwayne Morgan, Paulina O’Kieffe-Anthony and Randell Adjei, three of Toronto’s highly recognized singers, musicians, spoken word artists, poets, authors and event producers.
Purchase tickets at https://spokensoulfest.com/.
Friday August 16th, 2019
Black Guitars: Black guitars is a showcase featuring singers accompanied by acoustic guitar
Spoken Soul After Dark: Spoken Soul After Dark is a showcase featuring erotic poetry, soul and RnB music. Fllowin the showcase the event will move into the official opening party of the festival featuring a live DJ to dance the night away.
Saturday August 17th, 2019
Black Womyn of the Word: Black Womyn of the Word is an open mic and SLAM showcasing all Black Womyn poets performing poetry while competing for a cash prize.
Griots and Songbirds Showcase: Griots and Songbirds features collaborative performances between some of the top poets and singers in the City and beyond. Feature Performance by Tika Simone.
Sunday August 18th, 2019
Toronto International Poetry Slam: Toronto International Poetry SLAM returns to Toronto. Started in 2003, this competitoin puts spoken word artists from across North America and europe against one another for $1,000 US in cash.

REINVENTIONS: A Modern Viola Recital - Elizabeth Reid with Stephanie Chua
2019-08-15 19:30 - 23:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
PERFORMANCE
Thursday, August 15, 2019 | 7:30 P.M.
918 Bathurst
Toronto, ON

Tickets at Door: $25 General, $15 Students
To buy admission tickets in advance, please visit http://www.elizabethreidviolist.com
(Students, please fill out contact form on website or email elizabethreidviolist@gmail.com to receive discount code in advance.)

REINVENTIONS: A Modern Viola Recital

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Acoustic and Electronic Music of Mozetich, Blair, O’Hallisey, Sherlock, Doolittle, Beecroft, Jaeger, Barone, and Banks

Elizabeth Reid, viola
With Stephanie Chua, harmonium

Violist Elizabeth Reid is receiving increasing acclaim as a strong and exciting performer of contemporary music, both in Canada and the United States. She has always been passionately interested in exploring and performing the multi-faceted viola repertoire, seamlessly blending between acoustic and electronics genres. Reid brings stylistic open-mindedness to a reimagined and modern viola recital at 918 Bathurst.

This recital will showcase three different experiences, highlighting Canadian and American viola repertoire beginning with unaccompanied acoustic viola music, including Marjan Mozetich’s Survival, Elisabeth Blair’s “curfew”, and Danielle O’Hallisey’s “Study for Solo Viola (with Innocence).”

In the second half of the recital, there will be an eclectic set of viola and electronics repertoire: Emily Doolittle’s “Social Sounds from Whales at Night”, Norma Beecroft’s “Jeu III”, David Jaeger’s “Sarabande”, Chedo Barone’s “Prosthetic”, and Rusty Banks’ “Liquid Fire.”

In between these two sets, Stephanie Chua will join Reid to perform Ontario composer John Mark Sherlock’s three-movement work for viola and harmonium, “Horses.” Chua is one of Canada’s leading pianists specializing in contemporary music

Every piece on this program has been selected due to personal significance for Reid. They signify a start to a new musical and career direction for her, a reinvention.

Holy Waters Wine Festival
2019-07-27 13:00 - 23:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Holy Waters is a three-day decentralized festival devoted to wine and beer. There will be events happening all over Toronto ranging from educational symposiums to beer and wine parties. The crescendo of events will conclude with the Holy Waters Wine Festival where people can drink the wines of over 50 natural, biodynamic, organic and low intervention producers from all over the world!
The Holy Waters Wine Festival will take place at 918 Bathurst on Saturday, July 27, 2019. There are two sessions, one at 1pm and one at 7pm.
Tickets are $120+HST and include all of your wine. There will also be food available.

Tickets and more info HERE

NIDO Presents: Pearls of Africa
2019-07-17 19:00 - 23:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Pearls of Africa is an electrifying, lively and entertaining event featuring the Suubi Fusion Troupe. The troupe is made up of current and past students of Cambridge Secondary School (Kampala, Uganda). This performance will include singing, drumming and traditional African instrumentation. Drumming and dancing are essential components of African culture. Even in the poorest villages they will dance and drum for guests of honor to proudly show their local culture and talent. Whether they perform for the King or for an esteemed visitor, one must marvel at their energy, enthusiasm and talent! This cultural and engaging experience will include a short film, performance and Q&A.
The Suubi Fusion Troupe travels all the way from Kampala, Uganda to bring you a dynamic and authentic cultural experience.
Suubi means ‘hope’ in Luganda. The Suubi music and dance troupe at Cambridge Secondary School is the brain child of the school’s founder, Mrs. Kevin Kalule, and it has grown into a passion and purpose for our young Ugandan performers.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram – @suubifusiontroupe
Twitter – @suubi_music
Facebook – SuubiFusionTroupe

Every Suubi Fusion Troupe performance is filled with energy; through thunderous drums, the melodic entrancing sounds of the tube fiddle and their soothing harmonious vocals; taking you on a sonic journey to Central & West Africa. This immersive cultural experience will include traditional African tribe songs and dances.
WHY SUUBI
● Performers are current and/or graduates of Cambridge Secondary School (Kampala, Uganda)
● Suubi raises awareness to the animal and human right injustices in Africa, including lack of accessible education and wildlife conservation initiatives
● Peruse handmade authentic African creations by Ugandan artisans & artists (NIDO GIFT SHOP)
● YOU love DRUMS
● YOU understand the value of EDUCATION
● YOU care about the EARTH and its WILDLIFE
WHAT TO EXPECT
● Live African traditional instrumentation & harmonious vocals
● Audience interaction
● Insight about NIDO’s origin, accomplishments and initiatives
● African songs, poetry & drama
● Lots of smiles, joy and breathtaking talent

More info and tickets HERE

Cadence A Capella Bootcamp
2019-07-15 17:00 - 21:30 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Come out for a 1 week crash course in a cappella hosted by one of Canada’s premiere vocal bands! Sing in a small ensemble and mass choir, learn instrument sounds, vocal technique and beatboxing, participate in improvisation games, song circles, and much more! With small class sizes, you’ll get lots of personal attention. The week culminates in a public showcase on Saturday night, complete with performances by Cadence and all camp participants.
-July 15, 16, 18, 19 evenings 6pm-9pm & July 20 11am-5pm, 7pm showcase
-918 Bathurst St. Toronto (N of Bloor St. W)
-$325+HST (15+ hrs of instruction)
-Ages 14+
“I’ve attended similar acappella camps, but what set this one apart was the Cadence guys themselves. Not only are they wonderful musicians, but they’re excellent teachers. This was my first year but it won’t be my last.”
“One of my favourite things is that it is a safe space. There is no judgement and you learn a lot of things here.”
“I’ve learned a lot of new things and met a lot of nice people. You gotta try it.”
More info HERE

Sean C. Johnson LIVE in Toronto
2019-07-07 19:00 - 23:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Catch Sean C. Johnson LIVE in Toronto!! Featuring Dru Bex and special guest Shopé .
Date: 7 July 2019
Time: Doors @ 6:30pm / Start @ 7pm
PRICE: $15 Advance / $20 at the Door – http://www.seancjohnson.com/toronto
Location: 918 Barhurst Street, Toronto, ON M5R 3G5

RISE Thursdays
2019-07-04 18:00 - 23:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
From our weekly open mic showcases in Scarborough to our newly curated monthly showcases in the Annex. Please join us in our cornerstone to Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere (RISE).
Similar to our RISE Poetry Mondays, RISE Thursdays is an open mic event that will take place on the first Thursday of every month. Our mission is to create a safe and welcoming platform for self-expression and healing through the performance arts.
RISE Thursday’s new location is the Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education (918 Bathurst St).

More info here https://www.riseedutainment.com/

Wavelength, 918 Bathurst and Salone di Cultura present: Solstizio: Italian-Cdn Culture w/ Gordon Grdina Quartet / VERSA
2019-06-21 19:00 - 23:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Wavelength Monthly Music Series
☀️☀️☀️ June 2019 – “SOLSTIZIO” – Summer Solstice Show ☀️☀️☀️
Co-presented with Salone di Cultura & 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education
Featuring:
Gordon Grdina Quartet (Vancouver/New York – jazz improv & cross-cultural fusion – 2019 Juno Award winner for Best Instrumental Album!)
VERSA (Guelph – powerful post-rock meets synesthetic, responsive projections)
Anastasia Minster (Toronto – piano-driven chamber pop)
+ Sandro Perri (DJ set)
++ General Chaos Visuals
+++ Contemporary Italian-Canadian Art, Food & Coffee! 🇮🇹 🇨🇦
Visual Art: Anita Giancola, Simone Collins, Ester Pugliese
Food Vendor: Cucinato, Coffee: Rufino.
Friday, June 21, 2019
918 Bathurst Centre – 918 Bathurst St.
Doors 7pm – $10 advance / $15 door – All Ages & Licensed.
(Early show, over by 11pm)
* Advance tickets available at ShowClix, Rotate This & Soundscapes Ticket Link
Wavelength collaborates with Salone di Cultura and 918 Bathurst to present “Solstizio,” a multi-sensory celebration of contemporary Italian-Canadian culture as part of our Monthly Music Series on June 21, 2019! Taking over one of Toronto’s most beautiful music venues, 918 Bathurst Centre – located in a converted Buddhist temple – co-presenting partners Salone di Cultura will present Italian-Canadian visual art and food vendors, alongside an engaging, multi-genre music program including Italian-Canadian artists.

Kristen Mark Westwood-What I Heard, What I Saw - Album Launch
2019-06-20 19:00 - 22:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Kristen Mark Westwood’s first album, “What I Heard, What I Saw,” was born from almost a decade of wrestling with, and re-discovering, the stories from the Book of Mark. It’s a folk meditation on these core narratives of my faith, told through the eyes of the characters I find myself next to most often as I live with these accounts year after year.
He will be playing through the album from start to finish with a full band while sharing some of the context behind the songs. His chief recording collaborator, producer and guitarist extraordinaire Murray Pulver, will be joining as a featured guest all the way from Winnipeg. Complimentary refreshments will be served during the times to connect before and after the show. Please do come say ‘hi’ and mingle with other fantastic guests!
Copies of the album and standalone lyric books will be available as well.

EDDIE AND QUINCY BULLEN: FATHER AND SON DUELING PIANO CONCERT
2019-06-16 16:00 - 23:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Dueling Pianos is a celebration of a beautiful relationship between a father and son. A relationship that, but for a father’s determination, commitment and love, could have detoured to strife and opposition. It is a reminder that music has a central place in our lives, to inspire us in all ways, including our work.
Two generations are represented in a very fine narrative powerfully presented with two voices, speaking to the timeline of sacrifice to triumph, of one generation passing its best on to the next. And, from the father’s perspective as a renaissance leader, also speaking to the qualities of inspiring others that he wants to pass on to his son.
The narrative and the specific musical pieces of Dueling Pianos are deliberately selected to demonstrate the pain and joy in reaching for and attaining excellence. Audiences are treated to masterful renditions of our own Oscar Peterson’s ‘Hymn to Freedom’, of John Coltrane’s ‘Giant Steps’ and more… arranged for two pianos, as the musicians weave the musical classics of Jazz, Classical, Calypso, Reggae and The Blues into their story, showing how the father prepared his son to understand and embrace his historical roots, the roots of music and the world’s great musicians.
For the father his show is his legacy. The son, for his part, shows how this mentoring has shaped his music and his life.
Doors Open: 4 P.M.
Concert: 5 P.M.
Tickets are available HERE

TCML Final Showcase
2019-06-15 20:00 - 22:00 | 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3G5, Canada
For the last number of years, the Toronto Creative Music Lab has called 918 Bathurst home. In that time, we’ve seen some incredible musicians come together to hone their craft in a supportive environment, and we’ve heard some amazing music.
Alas, all things must come to an end. TCML will not be continuing next year, and so, this is your last chance ever to hear the magic their participants have cooked up.

Join us for a concert of new works developed during the TCML experience! Forty artists from around the world will be collaborating for a full week before sharing their far-reaching musical pieces with an audience during the final showcase. Come and see/hear what they make!
The concert is co-presented with The Music Gallery, and 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education, and will be livestreamed by the Canadian Music Centre.
Tickets // $10-15
Livestream Link // https://livestream.com/accounts/13330169/TCML2019
Accessibility // 918 Bathurst is a 4-minute walk north from Bathurst Station (a fully accessible transit hub that is served by streetcars, buses, and Subway line 2).
918 Bathurst is not fully accessible. There are three steps to the entrance and a short flight of stairs up to the performance space, as well as down to the basement. There is not an elevator in the building.
918 Bathurst has gendered washrooms located in basement.

HAPPENING MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
2019-05-29 - 2019-06-01 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
HAPPENING is a four-day Festival that will engage more than 60 artists/performers who self-identified as people of diverse communities, immigrants, newcomers and refugees. Happening brings together traditional and contemporary music, dance, visual arts, story telling, poetry, crafts and food.
During HAPPENING Multicultural Festival we are creating opportunities for professional development for artists interested in working with communities as well as creating opportunities for organizations to network with artists and other organizations.
MUSE ARTS a.k.a Sick Muse Arts seeks to engage community organizations, immigrant, newcomer and refugee artists and local residents to promote love for arts, inclusion, solidarity and community building. We believe in the importance of fostering and building connections among artists and other community partners to achieve that purpose.
Working with community partners,MUSE ARTS creates spaces for Emerging Artists from equity seeking groups to showcase their work, to access opportunities for professional development and to engage communities meaningfully and actively in hands-on, high quality arts education integrated to community building and social justice.
More info HERE

UN SOIREE AU CHAT NOIR
2019-05-25 - 2019-05-26 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Step into Le Chat Noir and the enrapturing world of 1900’s Paris for an evening of chamber music and contemporary dance.
Le Chat Noir, the famous salon in Paris, was a second home to some of France’s most prolific authors, artists and composers of La Belle Epoque period.
Echo Chamber Toronto presents a magnificent tapestry of French and French-inspired music, choreographed by Alysa Pires, Liana Bellissimo and Tara Pillon.
With a musical program spanning the last century, we’ll hear the exquisite Ravel String Quartet, interlaced with songs by Erik Satie and Edith Piaf, and following an intermission, Debussy’s mesmerizing ‘Syrinx’ for solo flute and the main feature, a new creation by acclaimed Jazz Pianist Renee Rosnes, performed by Rosnes herself.
Choreography: Alysa Pires | Liana Bellissimo | Tara Pillon
Dancers: Skylar Campbell | Meghan Pugh | Jack Bertinshaw | Miyoko Koyasu.
Musicians: 5-time Juno Award Winner Renee Rosnes, piano | Lauren Eberwein, Soprano | Shelley Brown, flute | Rosebud String Quartet (Aaron Schwebel, Sheila Jaffe, Keith Hamm and Leana Rutt)
Echo Chamber Toronto is a performance series that integrates musicians and dancers together on stage for new choreographed works. Merging the intimate dynamic of chamber music with the physical beauty of contemporary dance, ECT delivers the unique opportunity to connect with music not just through listening, but also through movement, interaction, and space. These works are choreographed by some of Canada’s leading dancemakers, and performed by Toronto’s finest musicians and dancers from the National Ballet of Canada, Canadian Opera Company, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
www.echochambertoronto.com

SYMMPHRONICA: THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LIBERATION FRONT
2019-05-23 19:00 - 22:00 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
The Instrumental Liberation Front – The Jazz of Classical Sound!
Ron Davis and SymphRONica celebrate two great institutions of purely instrumental music: Jazz and Western classical, bringing them together in new compositions to to create a newly jazz-energized, one-of-a-kind musical experience.
Tickets HERE

RUSH REHEARSALS RENTALS PROGRAM
2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
918 Bathurst is announcing our new Rush Rehearsals Rentals program. Each month, 918 Bathurst will release a calendar of dates and times in that month during which 918’s Great Hall and Gallery will be available to rent for $17/hour.
This special rate is only valid for the times specified, and must be booked using the Rush Rehearsals Rentals calendar. Please note that bookings made through the online calendar are only booking requests and are not confirmed until bookings have been processed and contracted by the 918 Bathurst office.
