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Urban Underground

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DD is once again excited to be a part of this year’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. The uniquely themed art exhibit entitled Urban Underground, will turn the walls of a portion of Toronto’s popular PATH into the canvas for a series of curated, photo-journalistic images that embody the literal layers of Toronto and what lies underneath the surface of the city. An audio installation will accompany the images presenting a collection of stories and poetry for the audience to imagine the past and present day inner workings of the urban underground world.

Join us, as we pose questions asking: what does one generation layer on top of another, and what is in the soot that remains when the demography shifts? How do city dwellings change with the expansion of underground spaces?

When: Saturday, September 29
Time: 7 pm—7 am
Where: PATH, Simcoe Place, 200 Front Street West

Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is a signature event produced by the City of Toronto.

Word on the Street

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Join DD this month as we return to the City of Toronto’s annual Word on the Street festival. Located under the City of Toronto tent, DD will feature readings from Irfan Ali, Lillian Allen, Heather Birrell, Dorianne Emmerton, and Terri Favro with special host Andrew J. Borkowski. Shortlisted authors for the Toronto Book Awards will also precede and follow DD’s readings, so make sure to check out the tent to catch a sneak peek of this year’s best books!

When: Sunday, September 23
Time: 2:00 pm–3:30 pm
Where: Queen’s Park; City of Toronto tent

Queen West Street Festival

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This September, DD is joining Theatre Passe Muraille for their Queen West Street Festival to kick off TPM’s Theatre Beyond Walls season. The Festival will have a wide range of activities, ranging from performance to local food, interactive learning programs, and everything in between. DD will take the stage with spoken word performances by Angelica LeMinh and Rosina Kazi.

Come visit our booth during festival hours and say hello. Hope to see you there!

When: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Time: 11am–5 pm; Rosina performs at 1:15 pm and Angelica performs at 1:55 pm
Where: Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave. along Wolseley St.

Toronto Jewish Book Festival

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DD is excited to announce its participation this year at the Toronto Jewish Book Festival running from June 4-7. On Tuesday, June 5, DD’s inviting audiences to enjoy readings from this year’s TOK 7contributors Irving Ellman, Amina Farah, Catriona Wright and special guest Robert Rotenberg, best-selling author of Old City Hall. Come out and preview TOK 7 and Robert’s latest novel Stray Bullets.

When: Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Where: Toronto Reference Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon; 789 Yonge Street
Time: 6 pm
Price: $5 at the door

For more info about TJBF visit here.

A Short History of Change

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Diaspora Dialogues in partnership with TD Bank Group joins Toronto’s annual Doors Open festival. The Vault at One King West opens its doors to the public offering a unique look into what was once the Dominion Bank and explore the integral role that banks and financial systems have played in building the infrastructure of our society.

Guests will get the chance to discover this special space while experiencing a video installation, visual timeline and live readings that will delve into the history—both locally and internationally—of currency, markets and financial institutions, as well as engage in a timely discussion about the importance they play in Toronto.

WHEN: May 26 & May 27, 2012
TIME: 10 am–4 pm video installation & visual timeline
11am, 1 pm & 3 pm live readings
WHERE: The Vault @ One King West Hotel & Residence, 1 King Street West

Please join us through this journey tracking our financial history and discuss the impact and advances that have been made and what it means for the future.

TOK 7 Book Launch

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Let’s celebrate another edition of TOK!

TOK: Writing the New Toronto, Book 7 is set to launch on Wednesday, May 9. The successful anthology series features new fiction, drama and poetry from the brightest Canadian writers, as well as the most promising new voices. Each book contains a collection of stories and poetry that reflects the complexity of the city we inhabit seen through the unique eyes of its storyteller. The seventh edition of TOK presents a new set of narratives connecting readers to the locations and experiences created by the writer.

Please join us to celebrate the new work and the city’s most talented writers and a new generation of emerging TOK writers.

Featured writers from TOK include James Papoutsis, Zalika Reid-Benta, and Yaya Yao. Readings will be followed by a panel discussion that includes the mentioned writers and TOK 7 mentors Moez Surani and Olive Senior.

When: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm; readings will commence at 7:30 pm
Where: Gladstone Hotel Ballroom; 1214 Queen Street West
Admission: Free, all are welcomed!

Order a copy of TOK 7 here.

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