THIS WEEK IN TORONTO - AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 5

All donations from the September 1st yogabhen in the park will go to support flood relief in Pakistan.

THIS WEEK IN TORONTO - AUGUST 23 - 30

1) TOMORROW NIGHT!! wombanifesto album launch by d'bi.young, Click on 'schedule'

2) Poetiks:A Live Exhibit of Word and Sound!

Wednesday, August 25, noon - 2 p.m.
Nathan Philips Square (Yonge Street, boredered by Dundas West on the north and Queen Street W on the south)

MotionLive Ent and Fresh Wednesdays in association with the City of Toronto presents Poetiks, a multi-arts event, bringing together a collective of artists representing poetry, music and visual arts. Enjoy all that urban-art has to offer in this celebration of words and sound.

Hear performances by poets:
J Wyze
Sheniz J
Juanita Stephens
and David Delisca

...and introducing next generation poets
Roots Kizzy
and Amiga Taylor.

Groove to musical performances by
Deejay L’Oqenz

Live band featuring
Motion
Michael Shand
Kenny Neal
and Adrian Bent.

Plus see amazing live graffiti by Toronto’s own Artstarts Graffiti Transformation Project.

THIS WEEK IN TORONTO

SummerWorks has wound down, which means this summer is approaching fall, with Word on the Street and TIFF and Nuit Blanche to look forward to in the comin months. For this week, however, there are these events worth checking out:

1) Opening tonight, August 16, Sexual Perverstiy in Chicagoby David Mamet at the Red One Theatre Collective.

2) August 17, a Public Reading of Red Snow by Diana Tso at Theatre Centre.

3) August 18, Marguerite Pigott moderates this month's Lift Out Loud's Script reading Series.

4) August 20, Jibola Fagmabiye's Art Exhibition

THIS WEEK IN TORONTO

1) SummerWorks continues until August 15.

2) Amish and Steve are back with The Syndicate at Bread & Circus at Kensington Market. Check out their video

3) THE PLASTICINE POETRY SERIES:
Featuring: James Deahl, Barry Dempster, Lesley McAllister, Ruth Roach Pierson
Hosted by Cathy Petch
@ The Central
Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 6:00pm Free

Diaspora Dialogues in In Other Words

Judith Fitzgerald of "In Other Words", the Globe and Mail's blog on books, has a second post on DD - this one about our Poetry, Prosecco and Pasta series.

THIS WEEK IN TORONTO

It's all about SummerWorks, which runs August 5th to the 15th. Check out plays by artists like d'bi young, Marcia Johnson and former Diaspora Dialogues' emerging writer, Leah Jane Esau.

For full information on the plays and the different series in the festival, click here.

And note that 3-play, 7-play and 10-play Passes go on sale August 5th @ 4:00pm at the Factory Mainspace Box Office.