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Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2021
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This year, from June 27th to July 18th, ICFF will celebrate two major milestones; the tenth-anniversary edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival and the second edition of the Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival, organized in collaboration with CHIN Radio/TV.
The Festival, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will also maintain its special focus on Italian contemporary cinema through notable screenings in several major Canadian cities and virtual experiences offered nationwide through the ICFF digital platform.
Both festivals will take place at Ontario Place in Toronto and in several other cities throughout Canada, including Vaughan, and Montreal.
The ICFF Festival will be a hybrid of in-person and online events available to viewers all across Canada.
The festivals are presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Canada, the Consulates General of Italy in Canada and the Istituti Italiani di Cultura in Canada.
Riverdale Art Walk – Tatjana Hutinec
TATJANA HUTINEC at RIVERDALE ARTWALK 2021
Toronto artist Tatjana Hutinec launched As Above so Below, her exhibitor booth filled with stormy paintings, at the Riverdale ArtWalk 2021, August 21 – August 22.
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Hazel: 100 Years of Memories
Hazel: 100 Years of Memories
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Virtual Fashion Art Toronto : urbancoolab_
More pictures on our fashion site = fashionpage.ca
More pictures on our fashion site = fashionpage.ca
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by @jennjevons from @urbancoolab_ showcasing their AI x Streetwear capsule collection RxR under the Gardiner @thebentway
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Bloor News Announces a New Feature: live music guide
Bloor News Announces a New Feature: livemusicguide.ca
Check it out for all things music in Toronto, including Open Mic listings, maps to live music venues, featured local singers/musicians and music news and reviews.
The entertainment and writing communities were saddened to learn of the passing of Gary Webb-Procter aka ‘Gary17’, widely respected musician, critic and Editor of East York Chronicle late last year. Gary’s death didn’t just leave a hole in the hearts of his friends, family, readers and fans, it left a hole in the music scene. Gary took the spotlight off the bands we had already heard of and gave the lesser-known acts a chance to shine. Without his reviews, the Linsmore Tavern wouldn’t be a mecca for up-and-coming musicians, and we would never have heard of or from some incredible talent. The talent of the future deserves the same recognition that their predecessors gained from Gary’s pieces. Reviewing live music isn’t easy nowadays, but as vaccination rollouts continue, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We are proud to offer our services. These are big shoes to fill, but we hope we can honour Gary’s memory by doing it justice.
Click on the links below for some samples, and be sure to follow us on twitter at #Musicevents for future announcements, or you can find us on Facebook at Bloor News and our Instagram is VinylRecordsPressing. We look forward to discovering hidden gems and introducing our readers to the creative talent of the future.
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UPS Fails to Deliver
UPS Fails to Deliver
“UPS automatically covers most packages up to $100 for both domestic and international shipments. Additionally, UPS provides declared value coverage for an additional fee for packages that exceed this amount.” Do they? Really?
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What is the point of paying additional fees for shipping insurance to a reputable company if they are simply going to ignore claims for lost items?
Small business owners rely upon delivery services like UPS to get products to customers in the United States. With a company as established and highly respected as UPS, it should be safe to assume that packages will get delivered to the customers, or that UPS will make good on their *clearly stated* promise to replace the value of what was lost.
A package sent to a customer was lost in October of last year. The form was filled out and necessary proof and documentation provided in order to receive the $100, only to not receive any sort of response five months later. To add insult to injury, an additional package has since gone missing. Countless people are paying for additional insurance because they think that the “free” coverage of $100 makes UPS so wonderful and generous. Considering how much was lost having to refund two customers for merchandise they never received, it’s a good thing even more money wasn’t wasted on additional insurance. The least UPS could do is respond regarding the $100 coverage they promised, but they can’t even bother to do that. If the package doesn’t qualify for the payment, that’s fine. Repeated calls to the company have been met with, “it’s being looked into”. When? RESPOND! #ThanksForDelivering #ups
Fed up and turning to Google for suggestions from other customers who may have had similar experiences revealed that small business owners all over the USA are suing UPS for having taken their ‘insurance’ money for property loss, only to discover that UPS does not actually insure the package and/ or refund the clients.
Small businesses struggle in a GOOD economy. Losing $1000 on a single order, especially more than once can make an independent company. The months following Christmas are notoriously slow already, even without the financial hit of COVID-19 affecting a large percentage of potential and repeat clientele. It’s frightening and highly disappointing to discover that we can’t rely on UPS to ship products, especially during a time when personal delivery often isn’t even an option for the few businesses who are conveniently located close to their customers. The majority of products can’t just be emailed or faxed.. Is the only hope to rely on the inexpensive and widespread use of 3D printers to safely and reliably send albums over the border? That might be an option a generation or two from now, but for now, independent entrepreneurs are stuck relying on a shipping company that doesn’t care if they go bankrupt using their service.
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Precious Love by Chris Birkett
Chris Birkett is a multi-talented, award winning producer, singer/songwriter, composer and sound engineer. His music collaborations with A-list international artists like Sinead O’Connor, Alison Moyet, Dexys Midnight Runners, Talking Heads, The Pogues, Bob Geldof, Quincy Jones, Mel Brooks and Steve Earle have sold over 100 million records and earned four Canadian Junos, a Grammy, a Polaris Music Prize and three international AMPEX Golden Reel Awards for excellence in the music business.
Precious Love is about how positive feelings can grow, and how love can transform people, for people are precious, and relationships are the foundation of humanity. Written and performed by Chris Birkett the song features some of Toronto’s finest musicians, Bill King on keyboards, Gene Hardy playing sax, Paul DeLong on drums, and background vocals by Taylor Abrahamse. The video is created by Joan Prowse.
Chris is no stranger to Canadian music, having co-produced five award winning albums for the legendary Buffy Sainte-Marie, including her comeback album “Coincidence and Likely Stories” (1992) and the Juno winning “Running for the Drum” (2009).
His career began as a guitarist, playing in London clubs before touring with Memphis artists Rufus Thomas, Ann Peebles and King Floyd. At 23, Chris was performing with the pop group Love Affair, whose song “Everlasting Love” ruled the UK charts. The following year, he joined the band Omaha Sheriff who had just signed a major recording deal with Tony Visconti, manager of Good Earth Records and producer for David Bowie and the Moody Blues.
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With Visconti as a mentor, Chris expanded his career to include producing, engineering and mixing many UK and international hits including Sinead O’Connor’s #1 song “Nothing Compares 2 U”. His London studio was a beehive of activity that was rated #2 in the world on Billboard’s top studio charts.
At the same time, Chris’ own single “Where Do We Go From Here?” was picked by Ed Bicknell (Dire Straits’ manager) to play alongside U2, Peter Gabriel, Bob Marley, Tears for Fears and Queen on Polygram’s “One Voice One Love” album.
In 1993, Chris left the UK for France and built a recording studio inside his chateau near Bordeaux. There he produced albums with the Buena Vista Social Club and other world-class musicians, including Etran Finatawa, whose debut album was nominated for a 2006 BBC Radio best world music award. He then moved his studio to Paris, where he released his second album, “Freedom” and received growing acclaim for his work with world musicians like Algerian sensation Ali Amran.
In 2012, Chris moved to Canada, opened a recording studio in Toronto and finished work on his third album “Be Creative” featuring performances from many talented Canadian artists including Glen Milchem (Blue Rodeo) and Rick Emmett (Triumph). Now a Canadian citizen, Chris’ credits include co-producer of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Polaris and Juno award winning album “Power in the Blood” (2016) and the recent Juno winner, Medicine Songs (2017), both for True North Records. In 2019 he released 11:11, his fourth album under the band name The Free Spirits.
Chris is currently creating new recordings for a range of talented Canadian and European musicians and is immersed in his own upcoming albums: Songs from the Kauai Hotel Room and a collection of fun-loving songs with his new collective, The Happy Campers. In February 2021, he released the single Precious Love for his documentary filmmaker wife Joan Prowse.
Among his many Precious Loves Chris enjoys performing his original music live at musical venues, clubs and online events.
4.6% of tests that were performed for COVID-19 Ontario
4.6% of tests that were performed COVID-19
Ontario is reporting 2,998 cases of COVID19 and nearly 76,500 tests completed. Locally, there are 800 new cases in Toronto, 618 in Peel, 250 in York Region, 161 in Waterloo and 153 in Niagara.
Percent Positivity: 4.6% (-0.5%)
The total percent positivity means that 4.6% of tests that were performed for COVID-19 were positive for COVID-19 on January 14, 2021. This was a change of -0.5% from the previous day.
Number of tests completed: 76,472
The number of tests performed for COVID-19 on January 14, 2021 was 76,472. This was a change of +5,303 tests from the previous day.
Outta Jamaica Riddim Album : Rad Dixon
I was asked to write some content for a songwriter, musician. Sometimes, with music reviews and content, I’m kind of reaching, at a loss for words, simply because it’s just not my cup of tea. This is NOT one of those times. Rad Dixon’s single, “Keep All the Children Safe” has a fun and danceable old school reggae rhythm, ‘Have You Ever Been in Love’ beat, created and popularized by Dennis Brown, and the root of many a top Reggae song. The song itself, featuring DJ Teacha D for the ‘Outta Jamaica Riddim Album’ is a heartfelt, touching, powerful, poignant and relevant message.
“I write songs for the upliftment of the youth to stay away from trouble…”. And Rad Dixon manages not just to uplift the listeners, but also to raise awareness, make people think, and remind people around the world that the children are our future, and DESERVE better! When one thinks of Reggae, one can’t help but think of Bob Marley. That being said, SO FEW can even come close to his legacy when it comes to fighting cruelty and injustice in Jamaica through song. It’s HARD for me to make ANY comparison to the KING of Reggae, but I have to admit that Rad Dixon gave me a little bit of a Bob-ish tingle with this track. I caught a taste of the complication ‘Outta Jamaica Riddim Album’, and it just left me wanting more. I highly recommend checking out both the album, and Rad Dixon himself.