Sunday June 6 @ Toronto's Berkeley Church on Queen Street East, 'The Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere '('F.A.M.E.'), presented their 5th year of "simply divas", organized by Christine Cooper, F.A.M.E.'s executive director.
Showcasing singers and dancers from the Etobicoke School Of Arts, tributes were performed to "the most enduring and endearing divas of our time..." including Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Sarah McLachlan, Donna Summer, Tammy Wynette, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow and Aretha Franklin.
The Sunday afternoon event was in support of F.A.M.E., providers of services/education on the challenges of mental illness for families across the Greater Toronto Area.
"It's so much fun," said Cooper. "It's very much an experiential event - the calibre of talent, the magnificent backdrop of this two-level church. It's a big, giant cocktail party."
Guests were also treated to a silent auction and offered swag bags with jewellery.
Showcasing singers and dancers from the Etobicoke School Of Arts, tributes were performed to "the most enduring and endearing divas of our time..." including Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Sarah McLachlan, Donna Summer, Tammy Wynette, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow and Aretha Franklin.
The Sunday afternoon event was in support of F.A.M.E., providers of services/education on the challenges of mental illness for families across the Greater Toronto Area.
"It's so much fun," said Cooper. "It's very much an experiential event - the calibre of talent, the magnificent backdrop of this two-level church. It's a big, giant cocktail party."
Guests were also treated to a silent auction and offered swag bags with jewellery.
- 6/14/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sunday June 6 @ Toronto's Berkeley Church on Queen Street East, 'The Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere '('F.A.M.E.'), presented their 5th year of simply divas , organized by Christine Cooper, F.A.M.E.'s executive director. Showcasing singers and dancers from the Etobicoke School Of Arts, tributes were performed to "the most enduring and endearing divas of our time..." including Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Sarah McLachlan, Donna Summer, Tammy Wynette, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow and Aretha Franklin. The Sunday afternoon event was in support of F.A.M.E., providers of services/education on the challenges of mental illness for families across the Greater Toronto Area. "It's so much fun," said Cooper. "It's very much an experiential event - the calibre of talent, the magnificent backdrop of this two-level church. It's a big, giant cocktail party." Guests were also treated to a silent auction and offered swag bags with jewellery.
- 6/14/2010
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Toronto in the 1970s was a talent pool awaiting a trawler. Picture it: Gilda Radner transitioned from a starring role at the Royal Alex one month to working coat check at the local comedy revue the next. Her boyfriend at the time, Martin Short, and his McMaster University buddies Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas were holding 'Friday Night Services' at 1063 Avenue Road, informal and competitive parties where the main activity was topping each other with new routines, characters, and bits developed between small time gigs and day jobs. Eugene was briefly dating Andrea Martin, who knocked them all out with her sexy, sailor-shaming jokes when she dropped by. Dan Aykroyd was doing radio ads, youth theatre, and closing down comedy clubs after last call. Catherine O'Hara was waiting tables at the same clubs straight out of high school, and the youngest of the group, John Candy, was selling Kleenex. He had a route.
- 2/17/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
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