JUNO Awards
Celebrating Canadian music of all shapes and sizes, the weeklong CanCon love-in and festival culminates in the televised awards ceremony at Rogers Arena, hosted by Michael Buble and featuring performances from Arcade Fire, Arkells, Lights, Dallas Green and Sarah Harmer.
March 19 to 25,
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Opera Festival
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Opera Festival organizers have been colluding with the Russians — Russian composers to be exact. Under the theme Russian White Nights, the second annual festival includes performances of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, the anticipated premiere of The Overcoat – a musical tailoring, a series of instrumental and vocal chamber music concerts and events for the whole family, including Prokovfiev’s Peter and the Wolf.
April 28 to May 6
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Get your cinematic dose of truth serum as the DOXA Documentary Film Fest expands minds and movie screens.
May 3 to 13
David Sedaris
The best-selling author, humourist and elfin contributor to This American Life gets set to charm the pants off Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»audiences in support of his latest book, Theft By Finding Diaries (1977- 2002).
May 13 and 14 at the Vogue Theatre
David Blaine
The drowsy talking illusionist weaves his magic on the guffawing public.
May 18 and 19 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Dita Von Teese
The internationally famous burlesque star brings her feather boa and elaborate stage production to town for an evening of choreographed titillation.
June 15 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
