Farewell to a great Canadian

Jack Layton was a Great Canadian, one who will be sorely missed.

In an open letter to the Canadian people he waved his last farewell, reminding us that even in times of mourning, turmoil, war and depression "love is better than anger, hope is better than fear [and] optimism is better than despair." Let us honour the memory of him by being "loving, hopeful and optimistic" so that together "we’ll change the world."

Tonight we drink to Jack, a man who fought the good fight, only to be defeated by the bad.

Summerworks opens tonight!

Tonight, after a tense month and a half, the Summerworks festival triumphantly opens in Toronto. What is more, its looking set to be one of the best yet.

Here's a sampling of shows we cannot wait to see:


Kasper And The Sea Of Houses, by Felicia Zeller
at the Lower Ossington Theatre;

Hero & Leander, music and lyrics by Scott Christian & Wade Bogert-O’Brien
at the Factory Theatre Mainspace; 

Danforth, by Adam Hunter Collier
at the Factory Studio Theatre;

Shudder, by Susanna Hood
at the Lower Ossington Theatre;

One, by (various artists)
at the Factory Theatre Mainspace.

There's so much exciting work going on this year, go out there and see some!