Reelworld Film Festival spotlight shines on Tonya Williams This year’s Reelworld Film Festival once again underscored its reputation as a powerful platform for underrepresented voices in the Canadian screen industry. At the heart of its enduring influence is founder and veteran actress Tonya Williams, who continues to drive the festival’s mission of inclusion and industry […]
Internationally acclaimed dance company Ailey II is set to perform at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre’s Partridge Hall in St. Catharines on October 23, bringing with it a dynamic blend of youthful talent, cutting-edge choreography, and the legacy of one of America’s most influential dance pioneers. Co-presented by Bravo Niagara, the highly anticipated performance is […]
TTFF Closes Celebrating Outstanding Caribbean Films The curtain came down on the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) with the announcement of this year’s winners, celebrating an outstanding slate of Caribbean films that brought powerful storytelling to the big screen. The Best Feature-Length Fiction Film award went to Kanaval, directed by Haitian-Canadian filmmaker Henri Pardo, […]
Two groundbreaking Canadian musicians were recognized at the Polaris Music Prize gala held at Massey Hall in Toronto on September 16, where the spotlight shone on both innovation and deeply personal storytelling. Yves Jarvis, the Montreal-based singer-songwriter known for his experimental blend of psych-pop, was awarded the 2025 Polaris Music Prize for his album All […]
Toronto will once again witness the fusion of creativity and environmental advocacy as Ancestry Footsteps (AF) brings back Art in Motion with its 2025 exhibition, Eco Art Expressions. Running from October 4 to November 9 at the Withrow Common Gallery on the CNE grounds, the exhibition showcases the work of 22 artists from Canada and […]
Ro’dey brings Caribbean comedy to Toronto By Jamea Zuberi Get ready, laughter lovers! On Saturday, September 27th at 7:30 pm, the Isabel Bader Theatre at the University of Toronto will host a special treat: A Comical Play on Love, starring Trinidad & Tobago’s own Rodel “Ro’dey” Cumberbatch. The show marks his 10‑year anniversary in entertainment and […]
Arts and Culture Jamaica Inc. celebrates its 30th anniversary By Neil Armstrong Arts and Culture Jamaica Inc., a Toronto-based organization that provides a forum to promote the cultural and artistic heritage of Jamaica, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an upcoming signature event featuring over 20 authors and artists. Incorporated in 1995, it not only […]
Organizers buoyed by the inaugural poetry festival By Neil Armstrong Toronto-based poet, author and educator, Canute Lawrence, is overjoyed with the outcome of the inaugural Vibrations Poetry Festival (VPF) he co-organized in Jamaica in August. Working alongside literary artist Marguerite Anderson for a year, they created the festival as a celebration of poetic expression, cultural […]
BSO targets anti-Black racism in cultural sectors A groundbreaking new policy framework has been introduced to combat systemic anti-Black racism across Canada’s cultural industries, marking what advocates are calling a historic turning point for equity in the arts. The Black Screen Office (BSO) this week unveiled the world’s first Anti-Black Racism Policy Framework specifically tailored […]
Six Nations son, Hollywood’s indigenous trailblazer The world has quieted this week as Canadian actor Graham Greene—an icon of First Nations representation—has passed away. Born on June 22, 1952, in Ohsweken on the Six Nations Reserve, Greene’s death on September 1, 2025, in Stratford, Ontario, marks the end of a storied life and career that reshaped Hollywood’s depiction of Indigenous […]
