BLOOR ST. CULTURE CORRIDOR: The Architecture of a Toronto Arts District

The Bloor St. Culture Corridor kicks off its second anniversary celebrations with a round-table panel discussion exploring one of the most diverse and important cultural destinations in Toronto.

Since 2005, many of the Bloor St. Culture Corridor organizations buildings have been significantly renovated. Great architects contributed to the creation of a real creative hub in Toronto that combines arts, diverse cultural communities, contemporary architecture, and entertainment.

L’Alliance française de Toronto est heureuse de présenter une sélection d'œuvres d’un des étudiants deRyerson School of Image Arts dans la galerie Pierre Léon. Vernissage le mercredi 4 mai, à 18h30, entrée libre.

 "Mussolini's Army in the French Riviera"
By Emanuele Sica

A vivid tableau of how occupiers and the occupied clashed and collaborated during WWII.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 6:30pm
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 496 Huron St., Toronto
Free admission
Infoline: 416.921.3802 ext. 221

A CULTURAL JOURNEY THROUGH ITALIAN WINES
Lecture by Gaia Massai

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present three lectures on Italian wines and culture by Dr. Gaia Massai, a leading expert on modern Italian wine production and its cultural ramification.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "LUCIO SILLA"
An evening with Marshall and Gerard

A special free, open-to-the-public lecture by Opera Atelier’s Co-Artistic Director Marshall Pynkoski and Set Designer Gerard Gauci.

On Sunday, March 20th at 7:30 pm at Tartu College, the Estonian jazz ensemble, Peedu Kass Momentum, will be performing a concert.

Tickets: Adults $20, Students $12. 
Tickets on sale at: vemu.ca, Tartu College Rental Office and the Estonian Credit Union

Info: piret.noorhani@vemu.ca, t. 416 925 9405

Instructor: Iain Scott, one of Canada’s foremost opera educators
Mondays, 1:30 – 3:30 pm

From ferociously protective mothers to fraternal bonds that lead to murderous tensions, discover the panoply of family, friendships, rivalries and loyalties in some of the greatest operas.

March 21 - Brothers
March 28 - Sisters
April 4 - Fathers
April 11 - Mothers

Fee: $72/4 week series; $22/drop-in

The Gallery at the J
Voicing Perspective brings together two exhibits, Disability/Visibility and Songs of the Heart. 
Featuring visual art and photography from artists with disabilities, the exhibit invites viewers to shift their perspective on disability and to consider disability culture.
Info: deannad@mnjcc.org (416) 924-6211 x250

Language course

Professor of Italian culture Franco Gallippi will be your guide on an exciting journey through the art and culture of his native land. Delve deep into Italy's cuisine, literature from Dante to Elena Ferrante, notorious ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his clashes with Federico Fellini and more. Discover la Bella Italia as you've never seen it before.

Dedicated to Italian writer Primo Levi

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, is pleased to present an evening of literature and music. Some excerpts from Primo Levi’s literary work “If This is a Man” will be read. Musical intermissions featuring some classic klezmer and jewish repertoire will be performed by Robbie Grunwald, pianist and Drew Jurecka, violinist.