International Live Journalism Presents: Climate Cocoon
2023-09-29 19:30 - 22:30 UTC | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
From the Website:
“Live Journalism takes timely news topics and brings them to life through immersive, live performance. It’s an expansion on traditional storytelling formats without the constraint of a page or a soundbite. The format engages audiences on meaningful news stories with the depth and emotional nuance of live theatre.
Forms of Live Journalism are all around us. From the personal narrative storytelling of events like “The Moth”, to the more broad topics covered in the Ted Talk format. Live Journalism practitioners in North America and Europe have been presenting journalism on stage to continue to reach the public.
Journalists strive for new ways to inform an audience while instilling faith in an institution whose reputation is flailing. A 2022 report from the Reuters Institute found a 13 per cent drop in overall trust in Canadian news media since 2016. Despite spending more time on screens, 38 per cent of people surveyed actively avoid the news. Journalism is in dire need of creative ways to capture and inform an audience. Instead of chasing audiences deeper into their phones, live journalism has the ability to tell important stories with a richness of experience that cannot be replicated on a screen.”

So What Do You Think? Concert | X Avant XVIII: Neeeerrrrddddssss series
2023-10-11 19:30 - 23:00
Kicking off X Avant XVIII: Neeeerrrrddddsss is a night dedicated to local nerdery. Headlining the night is a Music Gallery commission using Nerds candy as the main instrument from Germaine Liu titled “We Made This With Love.” This two part experience features an a/v piece as well as a live sound performance blending percussion, costumes, and experimental choreography. These presentations will be co-created and performed with Fahmid Nibesh, Raphael Roter, and Mark Zurawinski.
Throughout the evening find a sound performance and installation in the gallery room entitled Six Turntables. This project is the culmination of a series of sound-art workshops organized by Christopher Willes and in collaboration with Akash Bansal at the Toronto Public Library and The Music Gallery between 2017-2023.
A group of young artists are brought together to listen to, reflect on and remix recordings of 1970’s “Canadian” avant-garde music found in the Toronto Reference Library’s vinyl record collection––including some recordings from the Music Gallery Editions label. Drawing techniques of early electronic music, sonic meditation, turntablism, and Fluxus event scores, the workshops explore practices of collective listening that treat records not as commodity objects but as shared experiences.
TICKETS HERE

And I Was Like Woah! Concert, Panel, Screening | X Avant XVIII: Neeeerrrrddddssss series
2023-10-13 19:00
A night celebrating Indonesian experimental electronic music label, Yes No Wave.
Gamelan music is one of the most complex styles of music the world has to offer. With a rich history and intricate percussive structures, it leaves a lot of room for creativity.
The festival night is dedicated to artists doing it different. A full showcase of label Yes No Wave, takes over the Music Gallery straight from Indonesia for a night of film, talks and music.
TICKETS HERE!

nerds are Punk Too: Concert, Multimedia | X Avant XVIII: Neeeerrrrddddssss series
2023-10-14 18:00 - 22:00
On September 6, the Music Gallery released an open letter about shifts in programming. Upon hearing about funding cuts to our community partners and established arts institutions being placed in receivership we decided to take action.
Please read the full letter here.
This event is dedicated to those who feel passionate, who feel helpless and everything in between. We’re making space at the Music Gallery, free from judgment or emotional policing to break, build, and dream what we want our futures to look like.
The roundtable discussion and hands-on brainstorm will end in a mixer for those interested in meeting like-minded people in the arts world.
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to get involved in any capacity, please reach out to sanjeet@musicgallery.org.
FREE – Just RSVP HERE!

Mike Massé: Epic Acoustic Classic Rock in Concert
2023-10-21 19:00 - 23:00
Youtube icon Mike Massé returns to 918 Bathurst for an evening of epic acoustic classic rock in concert!
“Toto’s favorite cover of ‘Africa’” – Yahoo! Music
“One of the best Africa cover versions ever recorded.” – BBC Radio
“Terrific!” – Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
“Love this cover!” – Sarah McLachlan
“Thank you very much! Beautiful. Great job!” – Geddy Lee (Rush)
Don’t miss YouTube icon Mike Massé and his unique brand of “epic acoustic classic rock”: Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, Elton John, Toto and more. He has over 160 MILLION YouTube views, a really unique talent.
Mike is an internationally acclaimed artist whose arrangements are praised for their originality and emotional impact. Legends of rock have expressed their love and gratitude for his renditions of their finest works.
From the 60’s to the 90’s, there will be something in the concert from each era of 20th century classic rock. Cover the music, cover the world.

MAiDHouse - Art for the Soul
2023-11-02 18:00 - 21:00
On November 2nd, 2023, join MAiDHouse at the 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education from 6 – 9 pm for Art for the Soul: an interactive, in-person event exploring art and space in the contexts of death, MAiD, grief, comfort and healing. Catering for this event is provided and sponsored by Harbour House Grill, in memory of Douglas Kurr.
The central feature of Art for the Soul will be a panel discussion starting at 6:30 pm, which will explore the importance of space and art to the end-of-life experience — both for those receiving MAiD, and for their supporters and loved ones. The panelists Chantal Perrot, past chair of MAiDHouse and a Director at Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC); Dr. Chen Shen, curator and Vice President of Art and Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM); and Claire O’Donnell, Prinicpal at Parkin Architects, will contribute expertise, insights, and stories to help us think about the impact of space, both physical and meta-physical, at the end of life.
Within our event space, participants will have the opportunity to take part in several interactive activities, including an installation from the Health Design Studio at OCAD University, an origami activity, and a collaborative thought piece from MAiDHouse.
A silent auction of a variety of art pieces will be on display, with auction winners announced at the end of the evening, in support of MAiDHouse. A preview of the art pieces can be found on our social media.
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $15 for students and attendees aged 25 and under.

Innergenerational Presents: Becoming Ancestors
2023-11-09 18:00 - 23:00
InnerGenerational: Becoming Ancestors is the discovery and showcasing of the second-generation immigrant’s experience in finding our place in Canada. Many of us suffer in silence through mental health issues, shame, guilt, pressures to assimilate and confusion in who we are, always feeling stuck in the middle. With exploration of our lineage and complicated family history, we are able to find where we belong.
To learn more, and to purchase tickets, click here.

Music Gallery Presents: Eve Egoyan + Mauricio Pauly
2023-11-11 20:00 - 23:00
Celebrating the collaboration of two prolific artists, Eve Egoyan and Mauricio Pauly.
Album release tour concert : Hopeful Monster, music by Eve Egoyan and Mauricio Pauly
Eve Egoyan (acoustic and augmented piano) and Mauricio Pauly (chromaharp, lapsteel, live sampling and processing).
Eve shadows the acoustic piano with a virtual piano and audio samples to augment and extend its sonic and expressive range in newly imagined ways. Mauricio performs using multiple samplers tuned for different modes of live capture, manipulation and effects processing of his amplified instruments and of Eve’s pianos.
The intimate musical partnership between Egoyan and Pauly is borderline miraculous. Their exchanges feel spontaneous inasmuch as they radiate urgency and wonder, however they’re also deeply grounded in a distinctive sense of navigational focus.
MG Members / Low Income / Arts Workers $10
Advance $15
Regular $20
Buy tickets here!

The Music Gallery Co-Presents: Walkside Lost
2023-11-17 20:00 - 23:00
Exploring projections, amplification, and new technologies, Continuum magnifies the minute to reveal extraordinary potentials in music. Co-curated with Amy Brandon, we feature two premieres by PIVOT 2019 composers: the premiere of Amy’s new work for augmented reality percussion and a new acoustic work for the Continuum core ensemble by Émilie Girard-Charest co-commissioned by Continuum with Ensemble Paramirabo in Montréal. These works fuse with a collection of innovative Canadian premieres.
For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.

Marianne: The Musical - Movie Industry Read
2023-11-19 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for the Musical Movie Industry Read of “Marianne,” a new musical written and composed by Janel Rae Filipiak.
Marianne follows 7 hungry women as they traverse through a decade, hanging on either ends of life together; all in the shade of old pine trees amidst a garden with a cunning spirit.
Reading Cast: Deborah Tennant, Nadine Whiteman, Rosemary Dunsmore, Rosie Wyse, Alicia Barban, Germain Konji, Meredith Busteed & Gillian Bennett
To learn more and to RSVP for attendance, click here.

Music Gallery Presents: 25 Years of LAL
2023-11-25 20:00 - 23:00
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of protest music group, LAL.
LAL, a treasure in Toronto’s experimental scene comprising of Nicholas Murray and Rosina Kazi, is not just a musical force but a community builder.Commemorating their 25th year, they release their new album SPECTACULAR on November 24 followed by a celebratory event on November 25 at The Music Gallery. The eight-track album, born during the challenges of the pandemic, explores radical love and transformation after heartbreak. Join us in honoring this quarter-century journey and experience the culmination of their artistic legacy.
MG Members / Low Income / Arts Workers $10
Advance $15
Regular $20
Buy tickets here!

Music Gallery Presents: Improvisation in Art and Life
2024-02-01 18:30 - 20:00
A multi-disciplinary practice in improvisation with Nilan Perera. This hands-on workshop explores ways that various mediums can be improvisational.
It is not limited to music, people of many disciplines are welcome to partake in this process. This can include but is not limited to poetry, writing, and dance.
We don’t anticipate community members being proficient musicians
If you have instruments, poems, or works you wish to iterate on via improvisation, please bring them along!
This workshop is designed to show, through direct examples, that anyone can create through improvisation, and that the process of original art creation is not only within your means, but a critical form of communal expression.

On the Washed up
2024-02-03 19:30 - 23:00
VCRTAPES CLEANS UP HIS ACT, TO HANG IT UP ON STAGE

Music Gallery Presents: Conceptualizing a Grantable Idea
2024-02-08 18:30 - 20:30
A hands on workshop on how to ideate grant-ready projects.
Want to apply for a grant, but don’t know where to begin? This free workshop is dedicated to helping artists of all disciplines come up with grantable concepts.
This interactive session aims to guide artists through hands-on exercises to refine their project concepts. By honing your ideas, this workshop equips you to present focused and compelling proposals for grants and juries.

Music Gallery Presents: Listening and Sounding In the Dark with Anne Bourne
2024-02-15 19:00 - 21:00
In partnership with Venus Fest, we present a deep listening session with Anne Bourne. Exploring the themes of listening in the dark
A series of circles for listening meditation and to practice sounding Oliveros Tuning meditation.
The event will draw minimal electricity to offer a shared experience of perception in darkness.
Generate safe space through expanded sensory perception, discernment and attention.
An opportunity to accumulate choral soundfields in community as experiential peace activism.

Tapestry Jam - 1 Year Anniversary
2024-02-25 20:00 - 23:00
A one-of-a-kind experience of moving like mixed fruit jam to new music; no borders, no tribes, just jam. We are too caught up in the moment to care about self, image, or identity. We are not this or that anymore. We are creaturely parts.”
The jam, that usually accommodates 4 musicians, will now have 6 participants. As always, the participants will remain anonymous to each other and the audience until the day of the performance.
Join us on Sunday February 25th as we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of this crazy experiment.

NAVAN – LIVE IN CONCERT
2024-03-01 20:00 - 23:00
Get ready for a night of enthralling Persian rhapsody! Join us on March 1st, 2024, for Navan’s live concert, where modern Persian music meets a dynamic fusion of pop-rock, blues, jazz, and hip-hop. Navan, a distinguished figure in alternative pop, will take the stage with a world-class band, including Grammy-nominated musicians, to deliver an unparalleled musical journey.
Doors at 7:30pm

1234 DanceArts Showcase and Artisan Market
2024-03-02 20:00 - 22:00
An artist showcase featuring established and emerging singers, poets musicians, dancers and choreographers from across Ontario. Our aim is to break down barriers between artistic genres and create an inclusive performance space for marginalized individuals.
Our event also features a Vendor’s Market to highlight local vendors.
Doors at 7pm
For more info and tickets, click here.

Zoe Alexis-Abrams Illustration Show - Gardeners Dream + Light Tables Talk
2024-03-04 12:00 - 2024-03-10 17:00
It’s our pleasure to announce that the talented Zoë Alexis-Abrams illustration show is now on at 918 in our gallery Sun Room!
Statement from Artist:
“In response to my current position as Horticultural Technician Apprentice, I’ve been dreaming of my decolonized relationship to the land. In the Anthropocene, our community’s relationship to public space becomes alarmingly personal. My research + experiential maps bump up against Settler + Indigenous collaborations in public space planning; recognizing the Master Plans of both Allen Gardens + Toronto Island-Mnisiing as living documents with public-facing identities.
My experience of this research is fresh and alive. It is messy, in-process, + subject to change. Who has access to the dream? Who is dreaming? Whose dreams take the longest to realize? How do we reconcile project deadlines with developing relationships to land (we can’t)?”

Soocha Tea - Workshop
2024-03-06 20:00 - 21:00
A 12-week tea workshop to teach you everything you ever wanted to know about tea and more! This wonderful hands on educational experience will enlighten you to the vast flavorful world of Korean tea.
Due to the limited space, it will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration required! For registration, click [here](https://canada.korean-culture.org/en/1364/board/569/read/128247).

Women From Space Festival
2024-03-08 19:30 - 2024-03-10 23:00
The Women From Space Festival 2024 is HERE! Bringing the bold, edgy and cyber-punk vibes🤘
This year, they will present 9 performances & 30+ artists over three days on March 8-10
The international acts include saxophonist/composer Matana Roberts, afro-electronica sound-chemist Val Jeanty, electro-vibraphonist Patricia Brennan & DJ Arktureye as well as rising star bassist/composer Mali Obomsawin with her quartet featuring Magdalena Abrego, Allison Burik and Mili Hong.
The 17-piece all-star Women From Space Big Bang! returns with an ambitious project, commissioning 6 Canadian arrangers to reimagine the extraordinary music of Björk. The Big Bang! features some of the most exciting improvisers in Toronto along with trippy visual projections by The Liquid Crystal Display.
The local superstars include Lina Allemano’s BLOOP and two longtime collaborators Germaine Liu & Nicole Rampersaud in a brand new trio with Matana Roberts. Morgan-Paige will bring an immersive sound and visual projection experience and Grace Scheele will present her magical solo harp+electronics project. A special WfS curated improvising group will connect flutist Anh Phung, synth artist chiquitamagic and soundmaker Emjay Wright.
They will team up with the Toronto Dance Theatre to co-present movement artist Nickeshia Garrick in an improvised encounter with percussionist, turntablist Val Jeanty.

Music Gallery Presents: Mali Obomsawin Quartet
2024-03-09 20:00 - 23:00
The Women From Space Festival is back with 9 performances & 30+ artists over three days on March 8-10. The Music Gallery teams up with WFS to present Mali Obomsawin alongside Allison Burik (woodwinds), Magdalena Abrego (guitar) and Mili Hong (drums).
Opening the night is harpist Grace Scheele alongside electroacoustic duo MOCH (presented in partnership with the CMC).
Doors open at 7:30pm

Music Gallery Presents - Maria Chávez + Debashis Sinha
2024-03-14 20:00 - 23:00
“In two solo sets, Maria Chávez and Debashis Sinha explore the close-up, circular materiality of sound—from the vinyl record to tabletop bass drum.
Maria Chávez returns to the Music Gallery for an evening dedicated to the subtle grit and contours of recorded and repurposed sound.
Drawing on her ongoing practice as an abstract turntablist and sound artist, Maria will present a solo live set, deconstructing and reimagining the close-up materiality of the vinyl record.
Toronto artist Debashis Sinha joins the evening with a new solo percussion set, playing with the circular motion and surface tension of tabletop bass drum.
In the gallery, we feature works from Maria Chávez’s visual art practice—exhibited in Toronto for the first time—alongside new installations by Montreal artists Lina Choi + Robin-Dimitrije Gosselin-Monasevic that explore the movement of the vibrating loudspeaker cone as a delicate, percussive force.”
For more info and tickets, click here!

Canadian Chamber Orchestra Presents: Living Room Listening Party
2024-03-17 19:00 - 21:00
“Join us for the launch of the Canadian Chamber Orchestra’s Living Room Listening Party! The program for the CCO’s debut concert includes pieces by Edvard Grieg, Jessie Montgomery, Radia, Kevin Lau, Dinuk Wijeratne, and more! Come listen to the stories and music that inspires musicians and audience alike, and share in the experience of hearing these pieces performed live by some of Canada’s most thrilling musicians.”

Beyond Labels Fashion Show
2024-03-26 18:00 - 22:00
Beyond Labels Fashion Show, an Event that has been meticulously organized by enthusiastic students from the Humber Event Management Program. We have brought together a talented group of designers, models & volunteers to showcase the power of fashion in creating a positive impact to celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity , and empower the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Join us on 26th March 2024 @ 6:00 pm for a colourful and exciting runway show that embodies creativity, inclusivity and advocacy. We are also tied up with a Charitable Organisation – Friends of Ruby, which supports two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and all gender non-conforming youth (aged 16-29) by providing free counselling, housing and social services.
Please note that the tickets do not include drinks. Don’t miss out on Night of Lights, Sounds & Performances.

Aurora Symphony: A Fundraising Music Experience
2024-03-27 18:30 - 22:00
Join us for the Aurora Symphony! Inspired by the northern lights, this extraordinary event promises an unforgettable evening of harmony and philanthropy. Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of renowned musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Mississauga, including Cheryl Duvall, Fethi Nadjem, Amahl Arulanandam, Matias Recharte, and Demetrios Petsalakis. Your ticket purchase will support the Chamber Music Society of Mississauga and Humber Scholarships, empowering aspiring musicians and advancing music education. Don’t miss out on this magical experience! Get your tickets now and join us for the Aurora Symphony. See you there!

Salsa For A Cause
2024-04-04 19:00 - 23:00
Salsa For A Cause is an initiative driven by an enthusiatic group of students from Humber College united in a common goal—! Get ready to dance the night away for a good cause!
Join us on Thursday, April 4th, 2024 at 7:00 PM! By just buying a ticket, not only you secured a spot on the dance floor, but also support Humber College Scholarships and create a meaningful impact towards the fight against cancer. We have joined forces to raise funds for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, funding one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world.
Please note that the tickets do not include drinks or food, but they’re a great way to enjoy the music, atmosphere, meet new people, and the energy of our amazing venue! Don’t miss out on a night of fun and dancing. Get your tickets today!

F for Feria
2024-04-05 20:00 - 23:00
The F for Flamenco festival by FabCollab brings top international flamenco singers, dancers, guitarists and percussionists to Toronto and puts them onstage with the best in Canadian flamenco.
F for Feria presents the award-winning dancer Isaac Tovar (Seville) with a cast of international and Canadian stars in a performance that pays homage to spring, rebirth, and the fun-filled traditional Sevilla spring fair known as La Feria.
Dance: Isaac Tovar (Seville), Laura Peralta (New York), Alison MacDonald (Toronto)
Voice: Bárbara Martinez (New York), Shirley ‘La Pili’ Pincay (Toronto)
Guitar: Nicolás Hernández (Toronto), Benjamin Barrile (Toronto)
Percussion: Nasrine Rahmani (Madrid)

Labyrinth Ontario Annual Fundraiser
2024-04-18 19:00 - 23:00
Please Labyrinth Ontario for a silent auction and merchandise launch to raise money for this upcoming year of programming!
Attendees will enjoy an open bar, photo booth and two beautiful sets performed by modal musicians🎤

Poncili Creacion
2024-04-19 20:00 - 22:00
Two nights of chaotic tranquility take over the MG as identical twin brothers bring their puppets to life.
Poncili Creacion is an art project that is only to be seen and not described. A mastery of chaos, whimsy and raw magic this two-night show will have you in awe, in stitches and hopefully, in a state of joy.
Paired with beloved, and badass improvisers Karen Ng and Philippe Melanson, this day is one for the heads!
Opening on the first night is one of the Music Gallery’s founding members, Nobuo Kubota, doing what he does best…whatever the hell he wants. Night two features the noise-filled theatrics of percussionist Brian Ruryk, banging and smashing to his heart’s content.
This is not a show to be missed!
Friday, April 19, 2024
Starts 8 PM
Doors 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Starts 8 PM
Doors 7:30 PM
