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178. Multicultural Toronto September 9 to 11 Weekend

Wow. I thought the free, ethnic festival frenzy would cool down after Labour Day, but no. This weekend has at least 21 free events

177. Eid Celebrations in Multicultural Toronto

I had been wanting to see how Toronto’s Muslim citizens celebrate Eid, the end of their Ramadan month of fasting. I’ve lived in a couple of

176. Multicultural Toronto September 2-5 Labour Day Weekend

For those, lucky enough to stay in town this weekend, there are a lot of free, traditional cultural choices. I haven’t heard anything about

173. Multicultural Jack Layton 1950-2011.

I will never forget Jack Layton passing out red lucky money envelopes in the Gerrard Chinatown in 2009 in the snow. It seems he

172. August 25-28 Toronto Multicultural Weekend

1. The CNE continues this week to September 5. I hope to go back on Friday to finally see the Kenyan Acrobats, and then

171. International Window Shopping at the CNE

Had fun yesterday at the CNE’s International Pavilion. Unfortunately, the Black Angels Acrobats didn’t arrive in time for their opening show. They were still

170. Aug. 18-21 Multicultural Toronto Weekend

Is there another way to say a lot is happening this weekend in the free or almost- free multicultural department? Making choices is the

169. Why Taste of the Danforth is a Success

With its Sunday’s record-breaking attendance of 1.5 million, why is Taste of the Danforth so successful?  We asked Howard Lichtman, who coordinates marketing, sponsorship, programming and media

168. Aug. 12-14 Multicultural Toronto Weekend

If your weekend starts early, three interesting events are on Thursday. If you’re concerned about your health, there’s a Taoist Taichi demonstration with lectures

167. Multicultural CNE August 19-September 5

The Canadian National Exhibition is a multicultural event? Well yes, if you consider this Toronto tradition to be “cultural.” It’s an Ontario tradition actually. I