Toronto 
Current Weekend – Things to do this weekend in Toronto
I. Live Music & Concerts
1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Led by renowned pianist and artistic director Andrew Burashko, and joined by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and a stellar line up of singers from the Canadian indie-rock world, Art of Time will celebrate The Beatles’ genre-defying album in one of the most inventive collaborations of the year. Details
See all upcoming Sony Centre for The Performing Art Events
January 22: Kygo @ Enercare Centre
January 26 – 27: Vance Joy: The Fire and The Flood Tour at Massey Hall
2. Mozart Requiem
The magnificent, deeply human drama of Mozart’s Requiem is brought to life as a moving theatrical event, directed by Joel Ivany. This gripping semi-staged production casts in a whole new light the composer’s soul-stirring final, unfinished masterpiece.
3. Sinfonia Toronto Concert
Celebrating the most universal composer and a renowned Canadian icon. Featuring violinist Conrad Chow. Mozetich: Postcards from the Sky Mozetich: ‘Affairs of the Heart’ Violin Concerto Mozart: Chamber Symphony in G Minor K. 516a.
250 Front Street W, Toronto
Student: $15; Senior: $35
4. Eric Mccormack The Concert I Never Gave
Eric McCormack brings a night of music and storytelling to the Winter Garden Theatre in support of Rethink Breast Cancer. McCormack, the Emmy-winning star of Will & Grace and Perception, conceived The Concert I Never Gave as a charity event in memory of his parents, who both died of cancer. Featuring iconic music from the 1970s and 1980s by Elton John, The Who, Billy Joel and Queen, McCormack will be backed by a house band that includes musical director Loren Gold, drummer Tyler Stewart and bassist Murray Foster. All money raised will be donated to Rethink Breast Cancer – a charity that offers support, resources and advocacy to those affected by the disease.
189 Yonge Street, Toronto
5. Ludwig
The king of chamber music: Ludwig van Beethoven! Amici Chamber Ensemble, together with Canada’s best wind players present four remarkable works for chamber ensemble, spanning the life of the great composer.
6. Bow To String, Air To Breath
Music of both furious energy and haunting beauty, Bjarnason’s piece, through its three movements, moves from loud to quiet, from earthly to the ethereal. Louie’s imagined ghost opera integrates Eastern and Western musical characteristics to portray dramatic, emotional and mysterious events ranging from ephemeral wisps to flashy, intense explosions of sound.
7. Live Music @ GTA Venues
2. Stewart Goodyear – Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, followed by a Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute, and a Master’s degree from the Julliard School of Music. Now living in New York, Goodyear has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic and TSO, amongst many others.
3. The Musical Box – The Black Show – The 2nd version of the Selling England By The Pound tour performed by Genesis in 1974 with completely re-imagined staging and visuals by Peter Gabriel and a live and improvised feel to musical arrangements. Renowned for their high quality reproductions of historic Genesis performances since 1993, The Musical Box takes fans along for a time-travel ride, offering people a chance to relive the magic of this unique experience.
4. 54-40 Unplugged – 54-40 has an unbelievable catalogue of hit songs that they can pull from to include in their live performances. Songs such as Baby Ran, She La, Casual Viewin’, One Gun, Ocean Pearl, Love You All, Music Man, I Go Blind, One Day In Your Life, Assoholic, Radio Luv Song, Baby Have Some Faith, Miss You, Blame Your Parents, Easy to Love, Crossing a Canyon, Since When, Nice to Luv You, and Lies to Me.
5. Tartan Terrors– Tartan Terrors are their own Celtic Invasion, mixing rock’s energy with traditional folklore, dance, and humor. With an arsenal featuring classic pipes and fiddle, driving drum tones, and signature guitar styles, standing-room only audiences understand why Dig This Magazine declares “(The Terrors) one act to keep an eye on!” The Terrors use their sonic blitz to score award winning Step and Highland Dancers and internationally recognized comedic performers alike.
II. Theatre & Other Events
1. Performing Arts Events
Performing Arts & Theatre in January
Events this week include
So You Think You Can Dance @ Sony Centre on January 22, 2016 
Within the Glass @ Tarragon Theatre’s Mainspace
The Phantom of the Opera @ Princess of Wales Theatre
Kinky Boots @ Royal Alexandra Theatre
Germinal @ Fleck Dance Theatre
Siegfried (opera) @ Four Seasons Centre
Bigmouth @ Panasonic Theatre
Twelve Angry Men @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Dead Guilty @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Spamalot @ Meadowvale Theatre, Mississauga
Stepping Out @ Alumnae Theatre
THE BOOK OF ESTHER @ Arts Resource Centre, Oshawa
The Gay Heritage Project @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Love Letters @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
Tribute @ Scarborough Village Theatre
Phase Space – Peggy Baker Dance Projects @ Betty Oliphant Theatre
Hedda Gabler @ Berkeley Street Theatre
Elle @ Theatre Passe Muraille
Gaslight @ Ed Mirvish Theatre
2. Progress Festival
Progress is an international festival of performance and ideas presented by the SummerWorks Performance Festival in partnership with The Theatre Centre.
III. Sports & Related Events
1. Toronto Raptors
2. Toronto Marlies
3. Toronto Maple Leafs
4. Mississauga Steelheads
5. CWHL All-Star Game
6. Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is an annual women’s curling championship. The winner of this event goes on to represent Ontario at the Canadian championship which will be held in Grande Prairie, Alberta in February 2016.
IV. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
1. Toronto Design Offsite Festival
2. Toronto’s Ultimate Travel Show
Discover cultures from around the world through our exciting exhibitors, seminars and entertainment from around the world. Toronto’s Ultimate Travel Show has everything you need to inspire you to plan your best vacation ever!
Saturdays | 10:00 AM -6:00 PM
Sundays | 10:00 AM -5:00 PM
100 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto
Kelly Lycan: Little Glow from Thursday, December 10, 2015 to Saturday, February 6, 2016 @ Susan Hobbs Gallery, 137 Tecumseth Street, Toronto.
3. Interior Design Show
The 18th edition of Canada’s design fair celebrates leading brands, innovative speakers and rising local talents. Look for spotlights on Canadian-made products and small-batch designers, international speakers including Lee Broom, Ora-ïto, presented by Scavolini, as well as International Guest of Honour Tom Dixon, presented by Caesarstone Canada and Klaus by Nienkamper. Welcome to the Interior Design Show. We hope you enjoy exploring the people, products and places that make the design world so exciting and inspiring.
North Building, 255 Front Street West, Toronto
$22.00 at the door
4. National Bridal Show
From the latest in wedding registries, fashion accessories, favours, flowers, cakes, djs, transportation, and all the things that go into making every wedding unique and special, exhibitors at the National Bridal Show showcase the best of the best.
Saturday January 23, 2016 | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Sunday January 24, 2016 | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
5. Something Strange Circus Sideshow Festival
See the greatest selection of stupendous sideshow performers and circus freaks ever assembled! Your amazing ambassadors of the bizarre, Prof. J. Tithonus Pednaud and the devious Doctor Mysterion, have assembled a most curious congress of wonders in a weekend that combines multiple shows, exhibits, vendors and live performances that will blow your mind! SEE an authentic walkthrough FREAK MUSEUM and banner line of various artists. SEE sword swallowers, fire eaters, and the very best circus sideshow performances ever assembled in Canadian history.
722 College Street, Toronto
6. Robbie Burns Celebration
Johnnie Walker & Casa Loma invite you to a memorable Robbie Burns celebration.
Including an opening cocktail reception, 4 course Johnnie Walker scotch pairing dinner, Guest Speaker Stuart Brown and Live Entertainment. Details
7. Robbie Burns’ Day Celebration
Celebrate the birthday of the infamous Scottish Poet with toe-tapping live music, shortbread and a taste of haggis! Hear some comical stories about that oft’ misunderstood concoction!
8. Fire & Ice Winter Festival
Rediscover Canadian winter traditions and enjoy spectacular ice carvings, a super snow slide, skating on the millpond rink, and a spellbinding fire sculpture. Try snowshoeing, x-country skiing or fat biking with the experts from Caledon Hills Cycling, or watch ice carvers Winston Uytenbogaart and Chris von Innerebner create a crystal sculpture garden in the Annex Courtyard. Potter Ann Randeraad will demonstrate a raku firing in her outdoor kiln, while blacksmith Ray Schindler will create whimsical ironworks in the Country Forge. Using his tools to hammer, bend and cut, he skilfully transforms wrought iron and steel into unique works of art.
9. Toronto Tours & Walks
Explore Toronto through speciality guided tours & Scavenger Hunts!
1. Tasty Tours: Tasty Tours offers a variety of Sweets Tours along Toronto’s eclectic multicultural neighbourhoods.
2. Murder at the ROM: A murder mystery scavenger hunt! A curator has been murdered and you must follow the clues through the museum collections to solve whodunit.
3. The Mummy’s Curse : A murder mystery scavenger hunt! Did the mummy’s curse strike the museum? Solve the clues to uncover the truth.
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