Gertraud Mohwald is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 1950s, as most of her work came through in the conditions of the post-war European continent.  In the wake of World War II and before the reconstruction efforts led largely by the United States, Europe was practically obliterated.  The combination of amazingly artistic buildings and destruction all around was a rather interesting juxtaposition of the incongrous and Mohwald took advantage of this, turning destruction into opportunity and creating some of the most interesting ceramic works of her time.

Now, her collection has come to the Gardiner Museum.

Event: Gertraud Mohwald Exhibit

Date: Up to January 20, 2008

Cost: $10 to $19

Location: Gardiner Museum (map)

Nearest Subway Station: Museum (big surprise, eh?)

More Information: 416-586-8080

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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is going to be kicking off their Mozart Festival at Roy Thomson Hall through the performance of Symphony Number 40 by Mozart, with one of Canada’s best soprano opera singers featured in the event.  The price for seats in Roy Thomson Hall start at $20 for this event and considering that most of the seats in the hall itself are excellent for musical concerts, this is definitely something you should take a closer look at if you are going to be in the Toronto area and free the day of the concert.

Event: Mozart Festival, Symphony Number 40 by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Date: January 17-19

Cost: Tickets start at $20

Location: Roy Thomson Hall (map)

Closest Subway Station: St. Andrew

For More Information: 416-872-4255

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Aaron Davis is a composer and a keyboardist that has lots of years of experience in both of those fields as they relate to jazz blues and a person that can currently be seen regularly playing and arranging music for the singer Holly Cole.  Suzie Vinnick is a blues singer that has won a number of awards for her great talents and is also someone that has been credited with writing some of her own songs as well as playing some musical accompaniment on different instrumental recordings.

Together, the two of them are going to sound terrific and it is in this spirit that we take a look at the dynamic duo playing blues music in front of a crowd at the Textile Museum of Canada.  This is going to be a simply fantastic event for all to see and the fact that even non-members can get into the event for less than $20 tells you just how much value you can get for your money by attending this event.

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Event: Blues by Aaron Davis and Suzie Vinnich

Date: January 9th, 2008 @ 6:30 PM

Location: Textile Museum of Canada (map)

Closest Subway Station: St. Patrick

More Information: 416-599-5321

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On that semi-bright note, here is this morning’s round-up of stories of interest to the travelers of Toronto

1) The Ontario thaw causes fog that in turn causes flight cancellations

2) The same thaw breaks a city temperature record

3) In the wake of the thaw, a few pedestrian deaths have sparked a safety warning

4) The Toronto Megacity is 10 years old! Does anybody care?

5) Parking ticket scams and how to tell the real thing

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As many people already know, we Canadians love our hockey and Toronto has the honour of being the city that is home to the hockey hall of fame.  Every trip to this building of hallowed hockey talent is a fantastic one and the outside architecture of it isn’t that bad either.

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1) Alycia Heitt and Brother win $36 million lottery prize

2) Unexpectedly warm weather causes some ponds to dangerously melt

3) Canada’s as good as gold at the World Junior Hockey Championships

4) Good news for tourists: GO Transit strike averted at the last minute

5) It’s like skiing in your own backyard?

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1) GO Transit is meeting with union representatives in a last ditch effort to avoid a strike.

2) Wheel flies off truck on the 401 and hits a car, but thankfully nobody was hurt too seriously.

3) Security scare at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport results in the arrest of one man.

4) Team Canada beats Team USA at the World Junior Championship Hockey Semi-Finals (not really a Toronto relevant story, but hey I’m a hockey fan!)

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Even though The Toronto Traveler has only been around for about two and a half months or so, there are still highlights to talk about!  Here are some of the more memorable posts that have come up in the short time that The Toronto Traveler has been online:

- The Welcome Post, on October 19th

- A Great Picture of the CN Tower, on October 25th

- Staying Safe on Halloween, on October 30th

- A Plug for the Official City of Toronto Website, on November 18th

- Great Music at one of Toronto’s best Jazz Locales, on November 20th

- Toronto’s First Snowfall in 2007, on November 24th

- Me Moaning and Groaning About the Toronto Maple Leafs, on November 30th

- Toronto’s First Real Snowfall in 2007, on December 2nd

- Instructions in Speaking Torontonian, on December 10th

- Christmas Wishes from The Toronto Traveler, on December 25th

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- Tributes pour in for Oscar Peterson

- Pakistani Natives Living in Toronto Remember Benazir Bhutto

- Rangers Destroy Maple Leafs 6-1

- Walter Gretzky and Steve Nash named to the Order of Canada

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