Metronauts is an evolution of last year’s Transit Camp - a community of enthusiastic, open-minded people who care about the future of their city and the role transportation has in their lives. This was my first unconference and I was really inspired by the free-flow of ideas and open-mindedness most people showed. Metronauts will continue to hold events around the Greater Toronto Area with officials from Metrolinx there to hear ideas and contribute to the conversation. This is a pretty brief look at just a couple sessions out of the dozens held at Metronauts. Full-length, unedited video will be available soon at the Metronauts site.
Update: This irony is not lost on us that this video was released mere hours before the TTC strike. If it wasn’t clear before, it is now; Toronto’s transit system is in dire need of innovation and fresh thinking.
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Music by Kaimoku (via the Podsafe Music Network)
The Bax Bears World Tour is hitting Toronto, bringing the DIY (design-it-yourself) toy-like bears to our city, and enlisting a number of local artists to take on the task of creating unique designs based on the bears. I stopped in to talk to Rafi Ghanaghounian, the owner and curator of Keep Six Contemporary, the gallery hosting the bears, and got him to show me some of the very creative designs on display. The tour runs March 28 to April 6 at the Keep 6 Contemporary gallery (938 Bathurst Street). On Sunday April 6 they’ll have several panel discussions with some notable folks from Toronto’s illustration community, as well as the owners of the Queen West eclectic design shop, Magic Pony.
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Music by Animal/Monster
The Toronto Ice Race is an annual event put on by owners The Bike Joint that’s usually held on Toronto Island, but has been recently moved to the vibrant community centre at Dufferin Grove. Racers outfit their typical bike tires with homemade studded tubes and hit the ice (usually with a few bruises to show for it). I swung by Dufferin Grove for the night to see what the event was all about, and to get the word from some of the very colourful characters who took part in the race.
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Reuters’ Photo/Audio Coverage of the Race
Helmet cam from one of the racers (YouTube) (spot Adam shooting this episode for bonus points)
Music: Datarock (myspace)
On Valentine’s Day The Atomic Cherries performed a sold-out live burlesque show at the Cadillac Lounge on Queen West. Come along for the ride as the Cherries introduce you to the sexy, sultry, and seductive world of burlesque and cabaret performance.This video is most definitely NOT SAFE FOR WORK as it contains nudity and as they say, ‘mature themes’.
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Video Games Live is an interactive concert showcasing some of the best music in video games, put on by famed games composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall. They made their first appearance in Toronto back in 2006 to a sellout crowd at Massey Hall. Now they’re back, and here’s what the show had to offer. Check out some photos Ryan snagged at the show.
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