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  • Lockdown's World Premiere @ Toronto Fringe Festival
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    Award-winning director Frances-Anne Solomon presents the timely stage production "Lockdown" at the 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival.
    This July, CaribbeanTales in association with Leda Serene Films will stage the world premiere of award-winning director Frances-Anne Solomon's new theatrical production Lockdown, brought to audiences for the first time ever at the 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival (July 1st to 12th).

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  • Scotiabank Caribana Press Release : OCPA Calypso Tents Music Series
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    Toronto, Ontario, Canada: The Organization of Calypso Performing Artistes (OCPA) presents its annual Calypso Tents Music Series in Toronto from Saturday, June 6 through to Sunday, July 5, 2009.
    The series features two casts or “tents” of singers - backed by ‘live’ bands - performing newly-composed, and arranged music for the 2009 Scotiabank Caribana™ Festival.
    The two tents are Kaiso Forum and The Professionals, and together they present 25 of Canada’s top Calypso singers and several special guests.

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  • The Journey: Theatrical Gospel Musical
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    The Journey Masterpiece Theatre at its Finest! On May 23rd and 24th, families and friends of all ages can bear witness and experience traveling on a spiritual journey from the borders of the promised land to the West Africa to right here in the Americas. Brought to you by Genesis Academy of Performing Arts and Directed by the coveted Dora Mavor Moore award-winner Shadrock Porter, ?The Journey? is back from a successful tour from the Greenwich Playhouse in London, England and is a sure-shot for outstanding performances right here in Canada!
    Location: The Israelite Nation Cultural Center:
    2080 Dufferin Street (1 Block N. of Rogers Road) Toronto, ON
    Tickets: $10 Children / $20 Adults
    Showtime: Saturday May 23, 2009 @ 7PM
    Sunday May 24, 2009 @ 3PM and 7PM
    Website: http://www.israelitenation.com

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  • FATHER'S DAY BRUNCH
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    Please join with the United Achievers' Club and the Caribbean Pavilion Committee members in Celebration of Fathers at the Father's Day Brunch on:
    DATE: Sunday, June 21, 2009
    TIME: 1:00PM
    PLACE: Century Gardens Recreation Centre - Auditorium,
    340 Vodden Street East (at Rutherford), Brampton., ON
    KEYNOTE SPEAKER, great cuisine, entertainment, lots of fun and surprises.
    TICKETS: Adults-$25.00; Students & Seniors-$15.00; Children 8 and under - free.
    WEBSITE: http://www.unitedachievers.org

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  • Canadian Stage Company Release: Doubt, a parable starring Seana McKenna + David Storch onstage May 4 - 30
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    Toronto, ON - The Canadian Stage Company wraps its 2008.2009 season with Doubt, a parable, the award-winning play that’s taken North America by storm. The production stars Canadian theatre icons Seana McKenna (Canadian Stage’s The Clean House, Wit) and David Storch (Canadian Stage’s Frost/Nixon and director of Palace of the End), and is helmed by renowned director Marti Maraden (Canadian Stage’s Trying). The production runs from May 4 to May 30, 2009 (media night: May 7) at the Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East. For tickets and information, contact 416-368-3110 or canstage.com.

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  • CaribbeanTales Film Festival 2009, Fringe Festival, Hot Docs!
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    This Spring/Summer 2009, CaribbeanTales presents a fantastic program of theatre and film screenings, workshops, forums and panels all celebrating the rich diversity of contemporary Caribbean and Caribbean-Canadian culture.
    Our company is growing and naturally we are incredibly excited to be partnering with such dynamic Canadian institutions as Hot Docs, the University of Toronto, and The Fringe Festival, said Caribbean Tales Founder and Artistic Director Frances-Anne Solomon.

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  • Luminato Reveals 2009 Visual Arts and Literary Programs
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    "This year's Luminato once again brings the best of the world to Toronto," says Janice Price, Luminato's CEO. "Through accidental encounters with art, massive free celebrations, and illuminating performances from the world's brightest artists, Luminato offers audiences 10 exhilarating days with over 140 music, theatre, dance, arts, literature, and food events. There is truly something for everyone!"
    "We are extremely pleased to be working with visual artists and authors who are at the top of their game," says Chris Lorway, Luminato's Artistic Director. "As we near the end of our program announcements for this year's festival, our central threads a major festival of the guitar, a celebration of Edgar Allan Poe and his contemporaries, and issues of modern communication become more and more intricately linked."
    find more including -- Complete 2009 Luminato visual arts and literary line-ups:

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  • World Routes, Presented by RBC, 2009 Summer Events @ Harbourfront Centre

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    Harbourfront Centre takes audiences on a free world tour in just 69 days this summer with 10 World Routes weekend festivals, from Canada Day through Labour Day. From Nigeria to Mexico and Taiwan to the Caribbean and South Asia, these festivals present top Canadian and International artists in music, food, dance, visual arts and film. World Routes will also feature Indigenous artists from around the globe at the largest Indigenous art festival in the world - Planet IndigenUs. World Routes, presented by RBC, events are experienced by more than two million visitors each summer - making it one of Toronto's top destinations.
    All events are FREE and suitable for all ages. Visitors can also shop and eat at the International Marketplace and at The World Cafe nestled alongside an extensive waterfront boardwalk. More summer events like Summer Music in the Garden and Franco-Fete are also listed below. Harbourfront Centre is located at 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Canada. For more information the public can call 416-973-4000 or visit www.harbourfrontcentre.com
    Click For World Routes Events:

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  • Two-time Dora Award winner, Anusree Roy, is back with a new work:
    Letters to my Grandma
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    From the creative team that brought you one of Now Magazine’s Top 10 productions of 2008, and starring two-time Dora Award winner Anusree Roy, Letters to my Grandma is a poignant, courageous and honest portrayal of loneliness, the divide between immigrant youth and the families they leave behind, and the regret borne of actions taken for love

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  • Humber College Career & Job Postings
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    1. Job Title: Manager, International Recruitment
      Division/Department: International. The incumbent will have the responsibility of implementing Humber's International Student Recruitment initiatives in India and in several secondary markets. Responsibilities will include: the development and implementation of a market strategy for India and designated secondary markets; the development of marketing and promotional materials; participation in overseas recruitment activities including educational fairs, high school seminars and agent events; and contribution to the overall recruitment strategy of the International Centre.
    2. Job Title: Digital Marketing Manager
      Division/Department: Marketing & Communications Reporting To: Director Campus: North Competition #: 2009-002 Status: Full Time Salary: To Be Determined
    3. Job Title: Professor, Nursing
      Division/Department: School of Health Sciences Reporting To: Associate Dean Campus: North Competition #: 2008-176 Status: Full Time Salary: Academic start salaries are determined by qualifications and years of related experience as detailed in the current Collective Agreement for Academic Employees.


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