May 28 & 29, 10 am—5 pm
RC Harris Water Treatment Plant, 2701 Queen Street East
The first event in our brand-new arts and ideas series, Deeper Dialogues, kicks off this weekend! Join us for The Forgetful City—an interactive installation created by Yvette Nolan, Gein Wong and Donna-Michelle St Bernard, plus a panel discussion on Sunday that explores what as a society we collective decide to forget and what we choose to hold on to through memory and its embodiment in our physical city.
May 19, 6:00 p.m.
Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street
Drop in to Ben McNally Books after a long day at the office for a nibble and a refreshing sampling of Toronto’s best and brightest writers. David Layton, Martin Mordecai, Alicia Elliott and Lynda Allison read from their Toronto-set stories in the latest installment of our annual anthology, TOK: Writing the New Toronto. Hosted by Antanas Sileika.
April 20, 6:00 p.m.
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West
Diaspora Dialogues launches the sixth book in its TOK: Writing the New Toronto anthology series, with readings and a lively panel discussion from emerging and established writers, including Rishma Dunlop, David Layton, Karen Connelly and more.
April 8, 15 and 29, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
Our popular series is back—in a new location! Join us in the Atrium at the Toronto Reference Library for our uniquely eclectic program of readings and performances.
Sunday, February 13, 2011—2:30 p.m.
As part of Black History Month, Diaspora Dialogues presents Andrew Moodie, Mahlikah Awe:ri and Donna-Michelle St Bernard as they weave spoken word, music and drama together to explore historical and artistic evolutions, followed by a lively moderated conversation with CBC’s Garvia Bailey. The Music Gallery, 197 John Street. Free!
Saturday, October 2, 2010 6:57 a.m.—Sunrise
During this year’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Diaspora Dialogues, the Humber School for Creative & Performing Arts and the Gardiner Museum will create the public square of a future Toronto in a lively and multifaceted project called Future City.
