The Toronto Traveler

One of the things that I absolutely love about living in Toronto is the fact that there are so many artists around.  While there are a lot of visual artists around, this particular post is about someone that is very fun to watch in the performing art of music. 
Bernie German is one of the most delightful musicians around in my opinion, because he is very energetic in the way that he sings.  Children from all over love his singing and this is true even to the extent that people that are in Toronto as families touring the city sometimes choose …read more

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1) Leafs GM John Ferguson Comments on The Importance of Family
2) Leafs Get Ready to Faceoff Against New York Islanders Tonight
3) Blue Jays Bench Coach Brian Butterfield Answers Questions about Christmas

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Hello everyone!  I would just like to take this small moment to wish everyone that reads this blog a Merry Christmas.  I’m guessing that by now everyone has had a chance to open their gifts and experience the first wave of Christmas cheer that comes on this day and I wish everyone well not only on this day but on the others to come as well!
Here is a list of interesting Christmas stories from around the city and the country for this very special occassion:
1) Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Holiday Wishes
2) Casino owners say “What Holiday?”
3) Loonie Worth More than …read more

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Poorly pixelated pictures aside, if you are someone that loves to laugh, then ROFL 2007 is absolutely the event for you.  There are a number of different performances that are going to go on that will make you laugh completely.  There are different performances from different actors and comedians, including a tale about a man’s attempts to find a date around the city.  It is a great way to just unwind from the stress of the holiday season and with a price starting at just $20, it is reasonably affordable as well.

What: ROFL 2007
Where: 16 Ryerson Avenue
When: Starting at 7:30 …read more

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Christmas is a very fun time, regardless of whether you celebrate it or not.  You get the chance to be with your family, many of whom you may only see at that time.  You get the chance to watch television and eat chocolate as much as your heart desires.  And of course people that do celebrate the holiday get to have presents, sing Christmas Carols and everyone also gets the day off from work.  All in all, Christmas is a very fun time and if you are going to be in Toronto this evening you can help the Metropolitan Community …read more

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Winter Fest this year is going to be very interesting, with the highlight performance being sung by Omarion.  This is a man that is absolutely multi-talented, with the ability to produce, act and sing.  He is a performing arts genius and he will be joined at the Winter Fest concert celebration by young and upcoming R&B artists Trey Songz and Mario.  The price for this concert is quite hefty, with tickets starting around $65.00, but at the same time if you are a big fan of this kind of music and want to get in on the Winter Fest fun, …read more

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By day, it is one of the more bustling shopping areas within the City of Toronto.  People go there in order to get great deals on a number of different things, while local residents and students from the nearby University of Toronto tend to go there during their off hours in order to shop from store to store.  It is one of the quintessential local shopping areas in Toronto and on the 21st of December, it is going to be home to an absolutely fascinating festival of lights.
December 21st is the winter solstice and also the shortest …read more

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The Crime Writers of Canada is an organization that represents the best and the brightest of Canada when it comes to talent in writing crime stories.  Whether you are looking for a serious murder mystery with a brilliant detective, a hilarious comedy of errors resulting in a happy ending or else something somewhere in between those two areas, you are likely to get exactly what you want when attending a convention of the Crime Writers of Canada.
If you are a literature buff and are interested in learning more about the crime writing tradition that exists in Canada …read more

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Whenever the holiday season is in full swing in Toronto you can expect one of the big parts of the holiday celebrations to be based on music.  Many of the schools in Toronto have music programs and many of those music programs have their annual concerts around this time.
One of the concerts that is going to happen on Sunday is a concert by the St. Michael’s Boys Choir with musical accompaniment to a concert that they are calling Christmas in Vienna.  This combines new world enthusiasm with old world charm in order to create a concert experience that few are …read more

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A 24-metre-long barosaurus nicknamed Gordo leans out over a Toronto street as the centrepiece of the Royal Ontario Museum’s newly renovated dinosaur galleries.  Read the full story here.
For the first time in a very long time, Toronto did not place first in the country in terms of attractiveness of the city to workers.  Calgary has been picking up steam something fierce over the last little while and you can read about the most recent milestone they have achieved (placing first in the survey) and Toronto’s minor decline here.
Have you found it crowded on GO Transit recently?  Well, you’re not alone.
Because …read more

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