How did the Big Smoke, a trailblazer in cycling little more than a decade ago, become so unfriendly to the two-wheeled mode of transport? The blame can’t all be laid at the feet of the current administration at City Hall.
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When the owner of 27-year-old bike shop Bathurst Cycle was ready to retire last fall, he approached Bateman’s Bicycle Company down the street about taking over the business. Robert Bateman wasn’t initially sure he wanted to expand again; he’d just finished converting an 1886 alleyway barn into a new repair shop. But the close proximity of the Bathurst Cycle space eventually sealed the deal.
The Gladstone’s second floor is given over this month to a broad and slightly uneven showcase of established and emerging photographers.
The rapid rise and fall of the first openly gay rock star is a fascinating story, but unfortunately it’s clumsily told in Keiran Turner’s doc. The film is packed with great interviews and archival footage but held back by badly integrated animated interludes and heavy-handed narration. Nevertheless, it’s a heartbreaking study of fame, hype and homophobia.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
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American Reunion
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Battleship
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Bernie
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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Bully
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Dark Shadows
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The Deep Blue Sea
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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax
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Headhunters
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The Hunger Games
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Hysteria
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Indie Game: The Movie
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home
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Jesus Henry Christ
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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Last Call at the Oasis
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Lockout
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The Lucky One
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Marley
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Marvel's the Avengers
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Mirror Mirror
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The Muppets
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A Place Called Los Pereyra
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The Raid: Redemption
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The Raven
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Safe
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Safe House
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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A Separation
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Sound of My Voice
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Think Like a Man
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Turn Me On, Dammit!
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What to Expect When You're Expecting
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Al Piggins & the Quitters
The Local
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Al Webster
Bar Italia
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Ali Berkok Quartet
Somewhere There Studio
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Ana Egge & Band
Dakota Tavern
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Arthur Renwick
The Local
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Ascencion
Alleycatz
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The Bear Band
Southside Johnny's
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Big Rude Jake
Castro’s Lounge
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Bill Heffernan, Brian & Aslan
Gate 403
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Blood Orange
Lola
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Bonnie Raitt, Marc Cohn
Massey Hall
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Brad Turner Quintet
Rex
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Bradleyboy MacArthur
Dominion on Queen
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Bruno Capinan, Amanda Paixao, Maracatu Baque De Bamba, Luanda Jones, Maria Bonita & the Band, Tropicalia Band
The Great Hall
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Cafe Con Pan, Friendliness & Human Rights, Samba Elegua, Mar Aberto Soundsystem, Maria Bonita & the Band
Kensington Market
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Cameron Family Singers
Cameron House
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Caution Jam
Grossman’s
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Common Thread Community Chorus, Ian Bell & Anne Lederman
St Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church
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Crystal Fighters & Is Tropical
Wrongbar
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Danny Marks
Rex
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David Schotzko, Lydia Munchinsky, Colleen Cook, Patricia O'Callaghan
Gallery 345
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Denielle Bassels Jazz Band
Gate 403
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top 40/mashups
Cake Bar
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DJ Ad-ver-sary
Toika
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DJ Alain Jackinsky, DJ Jamal
Fly
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DJ Charles
Insomnia
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DJ D'eezNuts, DJ SpecsOne
Velvet Underground
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Drake Hotel
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DJ Fatham
The Piston
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Emmet Ray Bar
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Supermarket
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C’est What
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Dance Cave
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DJ Osum
Rivoli
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Annex Wreckroom
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DJ Triplet
Sutra Tiki Bar
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DJ Undercover
Maro
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DJs Efsharp, Romeo & DTS
Parts & Labour
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DJs Glew & R2
Peridot Lounge
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Don Campbell
Lou Dawg's
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Elevation Band
PJ O'Brien Irish Pub
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Eliza Pope
Trane Studio
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Five Alarm Funk, the Soul Motivators, After Funk
Lee’s Palace
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Gabe Lee 3
The Sister
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Gord Sheard, Will Jarvis, Mark Kelso
Old Mill Inn
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Grandfather Mantis & the Shadow Monks, Theology 3, Dubby FreeLo, F.E.L.N, Lameck Williams
Silver Dollar
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The Happy Pals
Grossman’s
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The Howlers, the Beggars
The Hideout
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Irene Torres Duo
Lou Dawg's Ryerson
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Jamzac
Tranzac
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Jane Ford & David Ramsden
The Flying Beaver Pubaret
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Jason Palma, General Eclectic, Stu
Rivoli
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The Jeffersons, Ryan Laird, Marc Alan Barnette, Jamie Warren
Eton House
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Joanne Mackell & Tru Grit
Gladstone Hotel
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Joe Hall
Tranzac
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Joe Pug, David Wax Museum, Strumbellas, Stone Sparrows
Horseshoe
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Julian Fauth & Tim Bastemeyer
Highway 61 Southern Barbeque
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Julian Taylor Band
Habits Gastropub
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The Just Us Band
Rebas Café & Gallery
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Justin Bacchus
Rex
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Ken Skinner, Owen Tennyson, Lee Saba Hutchinson, Grant Lyle
NOW Lounge
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Laura Hubert
Inter Steer
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Lawrie Ingles
C’est What
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Lindstrom
Wrongbar
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Live on Brighton
The Central
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Mad Conductor
Rockpile
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A Man Called Warwick, Guv'nor General, Chuck Boom, Morningside 116
Embassy Bar
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Mark Bird Duo
Lou Dawg's
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Mark Eisenman
Chalkers Pub
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Mark Ripp
Dave's... On St Clair
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Mary Stewart
The Lish
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The Meteors
Timothy's Pub
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Mike C, Matt Morgan
Lou Dawg's Ryerson
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MRK, Tigerblood
Virgin Mobile Mod Club
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Murray Powell
Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine
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The N'awlins All Star Band w/ Brooke and Duane Blackburn
Nawlins Jazz Bar
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Nail
The Central
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Neighbour Note Classical Guitar Recital
Rebas Café & Gallery
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Nicola Vaughan
Sportster's
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Nina Kraviz, James Teej, Nathan Barato, Gera
Footwork
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No Fixed Address, Luke Vajsar, Pale Fire Union, Quintin Bradford
Aspetta Caffe
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classical and fusion Indian music
Noor Cultural Centre
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Norman Marshall Villeneuve's Jazz Message Sextet
Pilot Tavern
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Notion Rising, Hellbound, Subject I-D, Hey Is for Horses, Final Thought, Nights & Weekends, King Size Small, Mirian Kay, Hassan, One Divided, Affinity
Sound Academy
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Organix 12: Royal Canadian College of Organists Young Organist Competition
All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church
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P Plus, J-Class, James Redi, DJ Dopey, Big Philly, the Almighty Chops
Revival
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top 40/dance anthems
Waylabar
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Progress
Waterfalls
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The Remnants
Southside Johnny's
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Ricky Franco & the P Crew Orchestra
Lula Lounge
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Robert Priest
Lower Ossington Theatre
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Ronnie Hayward Trio
Dominion on Queen
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The Royal Crowns, Prophets and Losses
Dakota Tavern
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Russell deCarle
Hugh’s Room
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Samantha Clayton
Harlem
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60s pop & soul
Sneaky Dee’s
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60s pop/soul/R&R
Clinton’s
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The Shakin' Pyramids, Tennessee Voodoo Coupe, the Greasemarks, DJ Rockin' Dave Faris
Cameron House
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Shania Twin
The Duke Live.com
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Sinéad O'Connor
The Music Hall
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Soul Stew
Chalkers Pub
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Soulchild
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
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R&B/Motown
Press Club
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Stella Ella Ola, Graham Wright, Dangerband
CineCycle
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Steve Lewin, the Honeyrunners
El Mocambo
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Straight No Chaser
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
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Sunset Dan
The Hideout
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Swing Shift Big Band
Rex
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The Swingin' Blackjacks
Dora Keogh
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Tiger & Woods
Drake Hotel
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Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Alisa Weilerstein
Roy Thomson Hall
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Tungsten
The Loaded Dog
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Vanessa's Entire Heart, Marissa Anderson, h.h. neptune
Tranzac
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Vic Ruggiero, Cavaliers, Permanent Bastards, DJ Sir Ian Blurton
Bovine Sex Club
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Whitney Rose
Cameron House
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Yelawolf, A-Game
Phoenix Concert Theatre
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Absolute Comedy
Absolute Comedy
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Aer Time
Centre of Gravity West
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Apprentice To Murder
Mysteriously Yours... Dinner Theatre
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Arena
Fleck Dance Theatre
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Autogeddon
Dancemakers Centre for Creation
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Bring It On: The Musical
Ed Mirvish Theatre
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The 'C' Bomb Variety Hour
Comedy Bar
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Comedy Lounge
Lambadina
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Cymbeline
Tom Patterson Theatre
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Dear World
Fairview Library Theatre
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Dirt
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
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Doors Open: National Ballet Tour
Gretchen Ross Production Centre
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Experiments: Where Logic And Motion Collide
Winchester Street Theatre
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42nd Street
Festival Theatre
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French Without Tears
Royal George Theatre
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Ghosts Of Violence
Bluma Appel Theatre
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The Green Door Cabaret Series
Lower Ossington Theatre
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Home
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
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Huit Femmes
Ecole Gabrielle-Roy
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The Hunger
Pia Bouman School for Ballet
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The Hypochondriac
Papermill Theatre
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I'm Not Crying In The Bathroom, I'm Crying In The Supply Closet
John Candy Box Theatre
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Islands
Theatre Centre
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Kim's Convenience
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
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Live Wrong And Prosper
Second City
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Lost In Yonkers
Jane Mallett Theatre
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Luba, Simply Luba
Berkeley Street Theatre
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MacHomer
Studio Theatre
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A Man And Some Women
Court House Theatre
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The Matchmaker
Festival Theatre
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Misalliance
Royal George Theatre
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Much Ado About Nothing
Festival Theatre
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Noor Spring Concert
Noor Cultural Centre
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Nunsense II
Springer Theatre
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Odysseo
White Big Top
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Panamerican Routes/Rutas Panamericanas
Theatre Passe Muraille
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Paul & Marie
George Ignatieff Theatre
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Pieces
Unit 102 Theatre
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The Pirates Of Penzance
Avon Theatre
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Present Laughter
Festival Theatre
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Queer Sisters: Berenice Abbott And Elsa Von Freytag-Loringhoven
Ryerson Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre
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Ragtime
Festival Theatre
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The Real World?
Tarragon Theatre
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Rehearsal Hall
Tarragon Theatre
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Rent
Lower Ossington Theatre
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Rent
Panasonic Theatre
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Semele
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
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Sh'long 6: Keep Calm And Carry Sh'long
Black Swan
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Simon King – Unfamous For One Night Only
Comedy Bar
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Smash Hit
Augusta House
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The Sound Of Music
Drayton Festival Theatre
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Spring Showcase 2012
Betty Oliphant Theatre
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Stockholm
Tarragon Theatre
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Take Fresh Blooms
Women's Art Association
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Theatresports
Comedy Bar
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The Turn Of The Screw
Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
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War Horse
Princess of Wales Theatre
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West Side Story
Toronto Centre for the Arts
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You Can't Take It With You
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
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You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Avon Theatre
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Yuk Yuk's Downtown
Yuk Yuk's Downtown
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Yuk Yuk's West
Yuk Yuk's West
- Anything Goes Slam
- Art & Performance Tour
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Body, Soul & Spirit Expo
International Centre
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- Carassauga Festival Of Cultures
- Cat Rescue Bowl-Athon
- Contact
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- Culture & Campus Tour
- Deep Wireless
- Desifest
- Doors Open Toronto
- East Asian Homelands Festival
- Emerald Ash Borer: Appetite For Destruction
- 14th World Congress On Qigong & TCM
- Friends For Life Walkathon
- Getting Canada Back On Track
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- Guerilla Gardening
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Infinite Jest
YYZ
- Inside Out LGBT Film And Video Festival
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Iranian Heritage Day
Royal Ontario Museum
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Iranian Heritage Day At The ROM
Royal Ontario Museum
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- Marxism 2012: Global Crisis, Global Resistance
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Spadina's Annual Plant Sale
Spadina Museum
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Spring Family Fun Days
Royal Ontario Museum
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Toronto Intl Music Summit
Fairmont Royal York
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