January 2019
RUSH REHEARSALS RENTALS PROGRAM
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…
Find out more »May 2019
SYMMPHRONICA: THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LIBERATION FRONT
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
Find out more »UN SOIREE AU CHAT NOIR
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…
Find out more »HAPPENING MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
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…
Find out more »June 2019
EDDIE AND QUINCY BULLEN: FATHER AND SON DUELING PIANO CONCERT
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…
Find out more »Kristen Mark Westwood-What I Heard, What I Saw – Album Launch
Kristen Mark Westwood's debut "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 hisfaith, told through the eyes of the characters he find myself next to most often as I live with these accounts year after year.
Find out more »Wavelength, 918 Bathurst and Salone di Cultura present: Solstizio: Italian-Cdn Culture w/ Gordon Grdina Quartet / VERSA
Wavelength Monthly Music Series June 2019 - "SOLSTIZIO" - Summer Solstice Show Co-presented with Salone di Cultura & 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education
Find out more »July 2019
RISE Thursdays
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,…
Find out more »Sean C. Johnson LIVE in Toronto
Catch Sean C. Johnson LIVE in Toronto!! Featuring Dru Bex and special guest Shopé .
Find out more »Cadence A Capella Bootcamp
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 &…
Find out more »NIDO Presents: Pearls of Africa
Pearls of Africa is an electrifying, lively and entertaining event featuring the Suubi Fusion Troupe.
Find out more »Holy Waters Wine Festival
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! Purchase tickets for Saturday, July 27, 2019 and join the two sessions happening at 1pm and 7pm.
Find out more »August 2019
REINVENTIONS: A Modern Viola Recital – Elizabeth Reid with Stephanie Chua
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.
Find out more »Spoken Soul Fest
The inaugural Toronto Spoke Soul Festival, a celebration of the Spoken Word and Soul Music, takes over 918 Bathurst from August 16th to 18th, 2019.
Find out more »Quincy Morales Presents: The Welcome Back Concert
Quincy Morales returns to 918 Bathurst to present The Welcome Back Concert, a hip hop show to remember.
Find out more »September 2019
Aviva Chernick: La Serena Album Launch
Aviva Chernick launches a new album: La Serena. Come and join the celebration.
Find out more »Thin Edge New Music Collective Presents: ONGAKU
ONGAKU is a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada’s most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music, happening September 20-22nd.
Find out more »October 2019
MLIA SPEAKING EVENT: COURAGE Featuring Emmanuel Jal
Come for a night of inspiration as Emmanuel Jal, former child soldier from South Sudan, turned international recording artist, activist and philanthropist, shares his experiences for social, emotional and intellectual learning.
Find out more »Michelle Willis: An Intimate Live Recording
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.
Find out more »Aaron Copland: The Music Within – with Adam Sherkin
Adam Sherkin presents a re-creation of the 1957 performance of Piano Fantasy, including world premiers of his own music, commissioned especially for the occasion: a prelude, “The Music Within” and a postlude, “The Music Beyond.”
Find out more »The Music Gallery Presents: X AVANT New Music Festival XIV: Forward
Always dedicated to experimental and innovative music, The Music Gallery moves “Forward” for its fourteenth X Avant festival. Each headliner presents new work – including a world premiere from Lido Pimienta.
Find out more »Akin Collective Presents: Anti-Opression for Artists and Cultural Producers
Join Akin and Rania El Mugammar to explore the language, theories and practices of anti-oppression in depth.
Find out more »The TalkativeX Presents: Comedy Unplugged
The Talkative presents: Comedy Unplugged 2019, a comedy event that's filled with humor, intellect and entertainment.
Find out more »Fit for the Stage: With Leigh Graham
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).
Find out more »November 2019
Toronto Comedy Brawl Finals – SOLD OUT
Comedy Brawl returns for its final night where one of 8 finalists will leave with the title of 2019 Toronto Comedy Brawl champion and $1,000 richer!
Find out more »SymphRONica Season 7 (2019/20): The Opener!
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“.
Find out more »D.D. Jackson Solo and with Guests – Toronto CD Release
Caliban Arts and Trane Live in association with 918 Bathurst Street Toronto launches The Trane Trilogy Concerts in 3 Parts. First in the series - Emmy- and Juno-Award Winning Canadian Jazz Pianist/Composer D.D. Jackson Releases his first Jazz CD as a leader in over 12 years.
Find out more »Akin Collective Presents: Anti-Black Racism Workshop
Akin Collective, with facilitator Rania El Mugammar, presents a session using the anti-oppressive framework and an intersectional approach to explore anti-Black racism within a Canadian cultural context.
Find out more »Collective Arts Brewing Presents: Audio/Visual Toronto Concert Series Kickoff Show
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.
Find out more »Horror-Rama 2019
Entering its SIXTH sinister year, HORROR-RAMA is Toronto's ONLY all-horror and cult movie convention and celebration, from November 30th to December 1st.
Find out more »December 2019
Impromptu Concert Series Presents: Movie Music – A Holiday Concert
Impromptu Concert Series is delighted to announce the beginning of our 2019/2020 season with: Movie Music - A Holiday Concert! Enjoy their talented company singing selections of the most iconic songs from all of cinema, with a touch of great holiday classics for good measure!
Find out more »The Trane Live Events Presents: Trilogy: Part 2 – A Holiday Concert and Tribute to Herbie Hancock
The Trane Live Events Presents the second in a trilogy of events here at 918 - a tribute to the great Herbie Hancock, with The Brown/Occhipinti Quartet and Friends, feat. Adrean Farrugia on Piano.
Find out more »January 2020
Lemon Bucket Orkestra Presents: Oy Holy Night
A Slavic-Balkan-Klezmer-Party-Punk-Super-Christmas Special by Toronto’s favourite guerrilla-folk party-punks, Lemon Bucket Orkestra!
Find out more »New Music Concerts and the Music Gallery present The Mouths That Roar: Gabriel Dharmoo + Janice Jackson
New Music Concerts and The Music Gallery present an outrageous double bill of vocal pyrotechnics featuring Gabriel Dharmoo and Janice Jackson.
Find out more »The Music Gallery Presents: Ziibiwan “Giizis” Album Release with Phedre and Melody McKiver
The Music Gallery presents the album release of the much-anticipated debut record from Ziibiwan, featuring a gathering of a few of their close allies to celebrate the occasion.
Find out more »Fit for the Stage: With Leigh Graham
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…
Find out more »February 2020
The Music Gallery Presents: When Did Transparency Become So Opaque?
The Music Gallery presents a panel on transparency in music and arts programming in Tkarón:to.
Find out more »Kyra Millan Presents: Piano Recital
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Find out more »Continuum Contemporary Music and The Music Gallery present: Inside Us
Presented by Continuum Contemporary Music and the Music Gallery, Inside Us charts the delicate and dramatic convergence between technology and the human body.
Find out more »Raise The Spirit Tour 2020 – With Chicago’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Trane Live events presents the legendary Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, featuring Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Alex Harding (baritone sax) and the band’s founder, Dr. Kahil El’Zabar (multi-percussion/composition).
Find out more »SymphRONica and The Music of Louis Simão
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“.
Find out more »GOOD BEAUTIFUL MORNING: A Multidisciplinary Arts and Performance Endeavour
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.
Find out more »The Freesound Series and the Music Gallery present: Freesound 02
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.
Find out more »March 2020
The Music Gallery presents Emergents II: Bakarlari
The Music Gallery presents Emergents II, with Montreal-based soloists collective Bakarlari who perform in Toronto for the first time.
Find out more »R.I.S.E. Thursdays – March 2020 Edition
In partnership with 918 Bathurst Centre, RISE Thursdays is hosting a monthly series every first Thursday of the month, with an open mic and featuring the next generation of Toronto artists!
Find out more »BAM – Books , Art , Music – collective Presents: Climate Change and Art
The world needs leadership on Climate Change and the Youth are stepping up to connect, perform and take actions for social change. Secure your seat at this unique event. March 7th, 2020 is your day to share your thoughts on Climate change, to propose your solutions while participating in a Mosaic workshop led by an art educator, to enjoy live performances by young talented musicians, poets, and photographers. This event was organized for you to meet and support artists from…
Find out more »Women From Space Festival 2020 at 918 Bathurst
Women From Space Festival is back this March 2020 with another fantastic line-up featuring both local, national, and international artists!
Find out more »meta.ksi Presents: Muted Blast (.2)
meta.ksi, a collective of composer, artist, and design-curators based between the United States and Greece, presents "Muted Blast (.2)", for 4 musicians and live electronics.
Find out more »The Music Gallery Presents: Phth + xLq
Adventurous new Montreal-based vocal collective Phth brings its mind-bending fusion of improvisation, co-composition and new music interpretation to The Music Gallery
Find out more »Collage Workshop with Danielle Cole
This is a hands-on workshop where you will be shown strategies for creating collages that are seamlessly built. We will go beyond the glue stick, learning techniques for gluing fine and large pieces of collage without causing the material to bubble or tear. Danielle Cole will help you work towards creating a unique piece of art to take home at the end of the evening made from original vintage magazines and books from the 1940s to 1990s. RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/collage-workshop-with-danielle-cole-tickets-90474807585
Find out more »Dennis Kwok Jazz Orchestra “Windward Bound” CD Release
A TD Discovery Series Project, join the Dennis Kwok Jazz Orchestra in celebrating the release of their debut album, "Windward Bound".
Find out more »October 2021
Wavelength Presents: Bodywash + Polite Society
“Welcome Back, Shows!” Wavelength’s first monthly concert of fall 2021 marks their series’ return to in-person, indoor shows. The first of two intimate, seated concerts at the gorgeous, reverberant 918 Bathurst Centre features Bodywash (Montreal) and Polite Society (fka Hollow Earth).
Find out more »AMICI CHAMBER ENSEMBLE PRESENTS AMERICAN BERSERK
American Berserk celebrates the composers who changed the face of American music: the “American Original” Charles Ives, TJ Anderson and Pulitzer prize-winners John Adams and John Corigliano. Featuring guest artists Jonathan Crow, Katya Poplyansky and Alejandro Valdepeñas.
Find out more »November 2021
The Solidaridad Strings, with Heyni Solera and Valeria Matzner
An afternoon of contemporary tango from Buenos Aires to Toronto, featuring the Solidaridad Strings, with Heyni Solera and Valeria Matzner.
Find out more »Wavelength Presents: Marker Starling, Nina Savary, Animatist
Wavelength Monthly Music Series returns November 20, 2021, featuring Tin Angel Records artists Marker Starling, Nina Savary, and Animatist.
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The Music Gallery Presents: Fusion Point: Sixtrum and Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, night 1 & 2
A fusion point is the point of equilibrium between two states, liquid and solid. From this point, anything is possible.
Find out more »December 2021
The Music Gallery Presents AWAKE: featuring Joseph Shabason, Emissive and screening of Lucy Cameron Doc
AWAKE explores the contrast between the beauty your eyes consume in the day, and the struggle in closing them at night.
Find out more »Amici Chamber Ensemble Presents: Ritorna
Amici Ritorna features Amici’s original trio: clarinet, cello and piano. Three outstanding musicians, and three monumental chamber works featuring the inimitable Joaquin Valdepeñas, David Hetherington and Serouj Kradjian. This intimate concert will be presented at Bathurst 918 Centre for a limited audience.
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Emergents I: Community Sound featuring Naomi McCarroll-Butler
Kicking off Music Gallery's 4-part series, night one of possible worlds creates a space for us to explore DIY improvisation.
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EMERGENTS I: Skin Tone and Stephanie Castonguay
Possible Worlds is a 4-part series dedicated to musical world-building. It calls us to dream up new futures for emerging artists where they have access to creative support as they experiment.
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Emergents & You In Mind I: Parallel Playground
Possible Worlds is a 4-part series dedicated to musical world-building. It calls us to dream up new futures for emerging artists where they have access to creative support as they experiment.
Find out more »DESIFEST Presents: Art of Music: Reimagine Classical Music
The first in its series, this intimate concert event will be a unique, multi-disciplinary experience as DESIFEST reimagines South Asian classical music through multimedia, live performance and audience participation.
Find out more »March 2022
The Music Gallery Presents: Beverley Johnston – Finding HER Voice
A celebration of International Women’s Day with percussionist Beverley Johnston.
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The Music Gallery Presents Continuum Contemporary Music: Brush Line
Montréal’s Quatuor Bozzini and Toronto’s Continuum present two in-person concerts of exceptional contemporary chamber music.
Find out more »DESIFEST
South Asian classical music is reimagined and remixed in this unique and intimate musical showcase.
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IANNUS by The Happenstancers
Looking forward and backward, The Happenstancers perform chamber music that exists simultaneously within the past and future.
Find out more »April 2022
New Music Concerts: Future Resonance Festival
A three-part series dreamed by artist and educator Sandeep Bhagwati (NMC's Curator in Residence for 2021-23).
Find out more »May 2022
Women from Space
THIS FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE FOUR DAYS OF PERFORMANCES BY VISIONARY WOMEN WORKING WITHIN AND BETWEEN VARIOUS EXPLORATORY MUSICAL TRADITIONS.
Find out more »The Music Gallery Presents: Pierre Kwenders’ José Louis and The Paradox of Love Album Launch
José Louis and The Paradox of Love is singer-songwriter Pierre Kwenders’ most personal project to date.
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Don’t Stop the Music by SoundCrowd
After over two years online, SoundCrowd will be performing LIVE and in-person for you! Limited seating, proof of vax and masks required.
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Arabic Stand Up Comedy with Alaa Abu Diab
Internationally acclaimed Alaa Abu Diab, debuts his new stand-up show to Canada.
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