March 2011

Parker’s Toronto, Toronto Music Town, no. 4

March 27, 2011

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Beth Parker

Toronto is a music town. As Canadian talent continues to reach new levels of popularity world-wide, Toronto should be proud of the place it continues to hold in the training, developing and launching of artists, in the support of existing artists, teachers and mentors, as well as its role its role in making the…
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Parker’s Toronto’s, Getting that New York Feeling, no.3

March 20, 2011

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Beth Parker

You may have had the experience of hosting overseas visitors and when proudly introducing them to Toronto get asked, “How far is it to Niagara Falls?” or my personal favourite, “Can we go to New York City now?” The answer, of course, is yes, relatively speaking and once we swallow our pride and acknowledge…
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Parker’s Toronto, High Tea at King Eddy, no. 2

March 6, 2011

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Beth Parker

This Sunday was an alumnae gathering of university friends—“High Tea” offered each week at the King Edward (Meridian) Hotel on King Street. The King Edward has always been one of my favourites because of its rare (for Toronto) Edwardian architecture. Most of our older buildings are Victorian, that is, overly ornate and rather scary-looking…
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