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(advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky Start: 10:00 am End: 6:00 pm The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. (advanced_event) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman Start: 10:00 am End: 6:00 pm Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman at David Mirvish Books On Art from May 1 to August 3. Monday to Wednesday – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday – 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. An exhibition mounted in conjunction with the publication of Toronto: A City Becoming (Key Porter Books), edited by David Macfarlane. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. (advanced_event) The Monkey's Paw "Section Label Project" Start: 11:00 am End: 5:00 pm This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop. Who: Stephen APPLEBY-BARR Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN Diane BORSATO Shary BOYLE Nicole COLLINS Nicholas DI GENOVA Kristan HORTON Michael MARANDA Olia MISHCHENKO Jenn MURPHY Lauchie REID Derek SULLIVAN Jacob WHIBLEY (advanced_event) PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective Present The TAXI Project Start: 2:00 pm End: 12:00 am The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile. Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada. Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program. Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth. PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th (advanced_event) OmahaRisinG, James Dewar and Karen Petersen at the Art Bar Poetry Series Start: 8:00 pm OmahaRisinG (Eudysia, Mimp Yob), James Dewar (Forbidden Tree, Go ForWords Publishing) and Karen Petersen are reading at The Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's (693 Bloor Street West, Toronto) on July 29 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, donations are appreciated. For more info go to http://www.artbar.org/.

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