TORONTO ARTS & CULTURE

Each year we try and find something special/somewhere to celebrate International Women's Day!

Sunday March 8th, 2026. A concert. Indigenous artists!

Ticket link is below with promo code pricing.

We've seen these outstanding performers before at various venues in/around Toronto--but never on the Koerner Hall stage.

With 50% off tickets. (Thank you Royal Conservatory of Music)

Koerner Hall celebrates International Women’s Day with a mosaic of Indigenous and diverse women’s voices, hosted by Tamara Podemski and curated by Denise Bolduc.

All of these artists are getting great attention on CBC/Radio.

Tia Wood’s powerful, soulful voice carries the spirit of her peoples’ songs that have echoed from her homelands since time immemorial, and the musical roots of her family tree run deep. Growing up in a home rich with music and culture, she began singing as soon as she could talk, inspired and nurtured by her parents, siblings, and her dual Plains Cree and Coast Salish heritage. She was nominated for her first Juno Award in 2025 for her debut EP, Pretty Red Bird. She is one of the first Indigenous female artists signed to Sony Music.

A Citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario whose Red River roots run deep, interwoven with Anishinaabe relatives from Lac Seul and mixed settler relations, Amanda Rheaume has grown to be a chronicler of stories and people whose acts - out of necessity and opportunity alike - cascade through time and space, from the 18th century Red River Settlement to her own doorstep. In her gutsy guitar-driven style, punctuated with lively Métis fiddle, Rheaume’s heartland rock is built to last, resolute in rhythm and unswerving in purpose. She is joined by Métis fiddler Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk.

Shawnee Kish's powerful soul voice is why hearing her is a one-of-a-kind experience. The Mohawk singer-songwriter from Canada was a 2022 Juno nominee for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year, tied to her acclaimed self-titled debut EP. In 2023, she released her highly anticipated follow-up EP, Revolution, which landed her another two Juno nominations in Adult Alternative Album of the Year, and Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year.Revolutionfeatures her powerhouse vocals and introspective songwriting, as well as songwriting and production collaborations with industry luminaries, including Arkells frontman Max Kerman, Serena Ryder, Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara, and Dan Wilson (Adele, Taylor Swift).

Tamara Podemski is an Anishinaabe (First Nations) and Ashkenazi (Jewish) multi-disciplinary performer whose work has spanned over three decades on stage and screen. She is best known for her acting roles in Dance Me Outside, The Rez (CBC), Ready or Not (Global), Reservation Dogs (FX), and the Broadway company of RENT.

Ticket link here:

https://www.rcmusic.com/events-and-performances/international-women-s-day-celebration

Enter this promo code for 50% off ticket price:

INTLWMN50 (type it in manually--not copy/paste)

Any seats in Orchestra or First Balcony is a perfect seat.

Encourage you--Bring a Friend!

We will continue our monthly Art Crawl into March!

Please read everything over first.

January, February, March. During Winter months.

About 15 people/members each time.

Once each month on a Saturday afternoon. (1pm-3pm range)

$10 per person. Sent via e-transfer when you signup/rsvp. You're not confirmed until then.

We will visit 3 different (downtown/west end) galleries each month (short walks between each one). This ART walk will be in the Yonge/Dundas area.

Each month will be different galleries.

**We'll meet the Gallery owners/artists/directors--who will lead us in 30 minutes of tour and conversation at each stop.

Cold, snow, rain, slush---we will carry on!

NO cancellations/no refunds or any re-scheduling.

Interested in ART/artists--and learning/visiting the exceptional local downtown galleries we have in Toronto?

Saturday March 14th (1pm-3:30pm)

Once I have 15 confirmations from Meetup members (you)--I will email you the location/route of our ART Crawl!! This walk/tour will be in the Yonge/Dundas area--visiting some hidden gems!

If interested, please email me $10 when you signup.

Include your first name only, and email address for a reply. I will then confirm you. And confirm up our itinerary in a week or so. See you on March 14th!

This will be our 4th ART Crawl of 2026.

Each month will be posted separately. $10 per person each time.

You can email (e transfer) me directly here:

torontoisculture@gmail,com

Greg

Thanks.

This is a brand new 2026 release from the folks behind 'Exhibition on Screen'

Ticket link is below. $10-$15 per ticket

It coincides with this ART exhibition at TATE London. On NOW.

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/turner-and-constable

Can't make it to London/UK--let 'Exhibition on Screen' bring it to you!

(These DOCS are so very well done--perhaps this is our 5th 'ART' tour)

Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them.

**Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition in London from November 2025 to April 2026.

Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art and remarkable stories to the big screen. Discover unexpected sides to both artists with intimate views of sketchbooks and personal items and insights from leading experts.

Turner’s blazing sunsets and sublime scenes from his travels and Constable’s idealised depictions of beloved places from home whipped the public of the time into a frenzy of enthusiasm. Constable represents the very best of the old school of realism and pastoral nostalgia; Turner, an exciting new way of depicting emotion and dreamlike impressions. Critics compared their starkly different styles to a clash of "fire and water." Don't miss this opportunity to see these greats side-by-side, as they so often were in life, on the big screen for the first time.

Constable-

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-constable-108

Turner-

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558

HOT Docs ticket link--

https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/eos-turner-and-constable

(you can also view the Trailer...)

See you there.