Casa Loma is once again turning into a haunted house as LEGENDS OF HORROR retruns for Halloween 2019

Legends of Horror is an immersive theatrical interpretation of all of the classic horror figures as we lead our audience through a one hour, 2 km self-guided walking tour commencing in the lower gardens of Casa Loma and winding its way through the castles tunnels and darkest spaces never before open to the public. The event takes place from September 27th to October 31st* at Casa Loma.

*Legends of Horror will not be open September 30, October 1, October 7 & October 8

Explore the waters of the world the second Friday of every month with live jazz music as you sip on a drink (alcoholic and non-alcoholic available) under the sea. From 7PM to 11PM enjoy live music, cash bars and unforgettable views. Also don’t forget to try our very own Lagoon Lager!

Friday Night Jazz is included with our current Sharks After Dark or Express Anytime general admission. Annual pass members receive free admission.

On January 23rd we’ll be launching Virtuous Hour…it’s like happy hour but better! During Virtuous Hour you’ll be able to take advantage of great deals and specials including Kombucha on Tap for 3 dollars, garlic knots for 4 dollars, 1 an ounce wine…and the list goes on! See your yourself…we’ve outlined the specials that we’ll be offering and the hours below!

WHEN

·      Monday | All Day

·      Tuesday – Friday | 2.30pm – 5.30pm

·      Friday + Saturday | 10pm till close

·      Dine in only

DRINKS

·      Kombucha on Tap | $3

·      Cans of Beer | $2 off

·      Pints of Beer and Cider | $2 off

·      Wine by the Glass | 6oz $6

·      Wine by the Bottle (3/4L) | $22

PIZZA

·      $2 off ALL pizzas!

SMALL PLATES |  $2 off

·      Garlic Knots | $4

·      Broccolini | $7

·      Mac + Cheese | $9

ICE CREAM

·      Ice Cream Flight

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto and the Columbus Centre-Villa Charities are pleased to present the photo exhibit by Armando Rotoletti: Striking Piazzas of Sicily (Sicilia in Piazza).

156 days of shooting; 7000kms travelled, crossing Sicily coast to coast - east to west, north to south; 256 emails sent to municipal offices asking that the squares be cleared of cars and and catering equipment. Armando Rotoletti, renowned portrait and reportage photographer from Messina, photographs 82 Sicilian squares as we have never seen them before. His squares lay empty in wait for the people to arrive, stirring our imagination, unnerving, bewitching, annihilating and surprising us.

NOTE: The exhibit opens on Friday September 13 at 7pm and is open to the public. The photographer will be in attendance. The exhibit is available for viewing from 10AM-5PM as of September 14.

This is a FREE event. Donations to Villa Charities are welcome.

MOCA Toronto presents elements from Shezad Dawood’s Leviathan, an ambitious ten-part film cycle launched in Venice in 2017. This episodic “monster” encourages us to contemplate urgent issues, expands upon diverse research and bridges disciplines and borders to include local voices within a global forum.

At MOCA, we launch the Leviathan journey by presenting Episode 1: Ben, 2017. This tale of oceanic ecology and migration is shown alongside the first instalment of Dawood’s virtual reality project, VR Leviathan Legacy, 2018, where visitors can delve 150 years into a future irreversibly altered by climate-change. The cycle continues with the most recent episode of the film cycle: Episode 5: Ismael, which was co-commissioned by MOCA and contains Canadian footage. On floor 1 the “Leviathan Resource Centre” will provide additional reference materials and access to the online Reading Room and Salon.

Leviathan brings together marine biologists, oceanographers, political scientists, neurologists and trauma specialists to envision a future, which is unnervingly very much like our present, to consider possible links between borders, mental health and marine welfare. The project grows as partnerships are developed and includes a web of essays, documented talks, virtual reality components, sculptures, textiles, neons and more.

Shezad Dawood is an interdisciplinary artist, who uses research and collaboration as a way of informing his work in film, installation, writing, publishing, VR and sculpture. His key concerns are marine ecology, non-aligned movement and the ethics of place. Dawood’s work has been exhibited and won awards at multiple biennales and film festivals, and features in the permanent collections of LACMA, TATE, and the British Museum amongst others.

Factory Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of BROKEN TAILBONE, written and performed by Carmen Aguirre.

A rare, intimate journey into the hidden world of Latinx dance halls in Canada that integrates stories of intimacy, politics, culture and the forgotten origins of the salsa into an interactive dance party.

Oct 2 - Oct 13, Tue - Sat 8PM, Sun 2PM. Regular tickets $40 - $50, senior $30 - $40, student/arts worker $25 - $30.