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caption:Punk band Fidget performs at the BIG on Bloor festival June 21.
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caption:The Diva Moms and the 3 Dads performed June 14 to a crowd of several hundred in the auditorium of John English School, with proceeds going to the school's Healthy Bites Lunch Program.
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caption:Dancers get ready backstage before Vasanth Taal at the St. Columba and All Hallows Church May 24. The evening featured a performance by the Gunaseelan Dance Company.
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caption:Sara Montalba, Jennifer Dang, Sandra Mateiya, Nusa Fransico, Mimi Adal and Isabella Marro strike a pose during the 7th annual Stomp, an urban dance competition and showcase held recently at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
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caption:Rishma Vhairio, centre, performs an Indian dance routine with her partners during International Night events at Lester B. Pearson Collegiate May 15.
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More than 90 submissions were chosen by jurors Barbara Fostka and Kathleen Hatcher, both well-known artists from the community. The eight winners honoured at the ceremony were Eileen Menzel, for her mixed media painting, "Rural Wall", Celeste Keller for her oil painting, "Disappearing Self", Janice Ykeme for her work, "King of the Castle", Paul McCusker for his acrylic painting "Andrew", Marilena Isacescu Carlea for her watercolour, "Quebec City Number 2 (Medieval City), Veronika Benjamin for her oil painting, "Alfred". Carol Zachar for her collage, "Anticipation", and Camille Muller for her collage, "Deserted Pueblo".
The public has a chance to pick their favourite piece until Aug. 10.
The gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., re-opens Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free and the centre is wheelchair accessible.
For more information call 416-622-5294.
The Film Festival for Commuters is an eight-day long public festival on the TTC.
The only one of its kind in North America, the festival features a different urban-themed program of one-minute films daily.
The festival runs concurrent with the Toronto International Film Festival and offers an accessible creative experience to the more than one million people who ride the TTC each day.
This year, the Top 3 films of the festival will be selected by guest judge Mark McKinney (Saturday Night Live, Kids in the Hall, Brain Candy). The final day of TUFF is programmed based on votes from the audience.
Visit www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com or the TUFF Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com for details.
More than 50 artists will compete for one of five prizes. Jurors Barbara Fostka, of Etobicoke, and Kathleen Hatcher will judge paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media art, photography, fibre art, calligraphic art, and sculpture.
Everyone is invited to attend the opening reception and awards ceremony on July 14 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The centre is wheelchair accessible. For more information call 416-622-5294.
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