It may have been 10 years since South African performer and choreographer Vincent Mantsoe last graced Canadian shores, but if his opening night show was any indication, he hasn't missed a beat. In celebration of Black History Month, Mantsoe returned to the Firehall Arts Centre where he last performed in 2001 to bring audiences NTU/// …
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The Firehall Arts Centre came alive Wednesday evening with the sound of famed singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen’s music during the opening of the Chelsea Hotel. The show began with actor Kayvon Kelly standing alone, playing a character clearly suffering from severe writer’s block and possibly alcoholism. This is evidenced by the literal mountain of crumpled paper …
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From Dec. 11 to 13, beam down south to Bellevue, WA to experience Creation Entertainment's official Star Trek Convention 2014 extravaganza. Headlined by Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine from Star Trek Voyager) and Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov from Star Trek The Original Series), the three-day event takes place at the Meydenbauer Center at 11100 NE …
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From Freddie Mercury to Lady Gaga, celebrities were out and about last night at the 21st annual Art For Life fundraiser — in painted form, at least. A converted ballroom at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre was full of people listening to live jazz music, enjoying hors d'oeuvres and admiring works of art donated …
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In a case of reality being stranger than fiction, the documentary Kung Fu Elliot is the true story about a Canadian named Elliot "White Lightning" Scott and his quest to become the nation's first action movie star. The boundaries of friendship with his loved ones and supporters are tested as Scott becomes more engrossed in his …
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