VIVA LA DIVA NIGHT: A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS Think shopping, raffle prizes, dancing and fireworks: so goes the annual Viva La Diva Night hosted by Eagles Nest Golf Club, all in support of the Yellow Brick House’s Capital Campaign. This winter, the event — which has raised a grand total of $15,000 for the …
GRAND REOPENING OF THE HAUTE COUTURE ACADEMY OF FASHION, FINE ARTS & DESIGN Vaughan’s acclaimed Academy of Fashion, Fine Arts & Design is opening the doors of its highly anticipated new campus at 8099 Weston Rd., Unit 10. The celebrations will include refreshments, music and a draw to win prizes, including a free course at …
THE ARTIST PROJECT Something colourful this way comes! From Feb. 20 to 23, explore the work of over 250 contemporary artists at one venue as the Artist Project celebrates its seventh year at the Better Living Centre in Toronto. Kicking off with an opening night celebration from 7 to 11 p.m., Canada’s largest art fair …
GRAND OPENING OF CLOUD9 PAMPERING Spa guru and entrepreneur Yein Ngo wants all ladies, of both the little and grown-up varieties, to act on their right to be pampered. In fact, she’s so passionate about it that she recently opened up her brand-new spa, Cloud9 Pampering. The grand opening was attended by a handful of …
A WOMAN'S LEGACY Motivational speaking powerhouse Legacy Events returned to Toronto to host A Woman’s Legacy — an event that brought together a diverse handful of influential females to spill their secrets to success, including Jann Arden, Susan Cain, Loretta LaRoche, Julia Gillard, Amanda Lang, Roxana Saberi, Kim Marr and Jessica Holmes. An audience of 2,500 …
FREE THE CHILDREN TRIBUTE TO NELSON MANDELA In honour of Nelson Mandela’s legacy, Free the Children hosted a special celebration at St. Joseph’s College in Toronto recently. Inspirational speakers and personalities like Shawn Desman, Kardinal Offishal, Nelly Furtado and The Hon. David C. Onley, lieutenant-governor of Ontario, joined 450 students as they conferenced with Free …
MARCH BREAK CAMP AT THE MCMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION There’s an easy way to keep your kids’ creative juices flowing this March Break with McMichael’s drop-in art camp sessions. Taking place Mar. 10 to 14, the camp gives aspiring Da Vincis and Van Goghs from ages four to 12 an opportunity to season their skills …
While it’s undeniable that Canadians will huddle around televisions for every puck drop Sidney Crosby and our national hockey team see at the 2014 Winter Olympics, there’s one event that just shouldn’t be missed: men’s moguls. The reason? Alexandre Bilodeau and Mikaël Kingsbury. These two freestyle-skiing Canucks solidified themselves as the sport’s undisputed front-runners; their …
Elisha Cuthbert has the coolest job in the world. A darling of both the small and silver screens, the Montreal native turned heads in the likes of Love Actually, The Girl Next Door and 24 before landing a lead role in the smash hit Happy Endings, a sitcom telling the knotted-up tales of five friends …
When you’re about to interview the likes of Romanian-Canadian songstress Carmen Corcoz, there’s some hefty preparation required. Because let’s be honest, there are usually two ways that a sit-down chat like this could go: the individual in question could either turn out to be in the same league as the Mean Girls’ posse (“You can’t …