Illuminite is a free, annual winter outdoor art festival organized by the Downtown Yonge BIA that transforms the Downtown Yonge area into a public gallery with interactive light installations. This year the event features five main installations focused on the… Read More »Illuminite 2026
Well, it’s that time again… love it or hate it, we’re on the countdown to Christmas. I’ve always liked the way Christmas comes together in the city, so this past weekend I took a little walk around a few downtown… Read More »Pre-Christmas Photowalk
There’s nothing quite so rewarding in street photography as setting out for the day, having no destination in mind; you merely wind through the city with your camera wherever your feet take you, recording the city as it goes about… Read More »A City Stroll in Black & White
Last weekend played host to desiFEST, the annual celebration of South Asian music, art, food and culture, held in Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square. In this, the festival’s 18th year, the entertainment lineup consisted of exclusively Canadian talent. Mayor Olivia Chow was… Read More »desiFEST 2024
Currently running until the end of March 2024 is an interesting LED light exhibition called Illuminite. There are 6 installations in total: 2 in Yonge-Dundas Square, 3 in Trinity Square Park behind the Eaton Centre, and 1 at Yonge and… Read More »Illuminite 2024
This post was originally from a couple of weekends ago when the weather was not cooperating. I am reposting this one as I don’t believe it was published recently given all my trouble with my automated sender. This post is… Read More »City Walk on a Foggy Day
Well, it is a black and rainy Christmas this year in Toronto. Regardless, I took a little photo-spin yesterday to see how the city is setting up for the season. There are some much-loved (at least by me) Toronto traditions… Read More »A Christmas Walk
I’m not exactly sure what the issue was that day, but I happened to catch this Algerian protest as I passed through Yonge-Dundas Square, April 6, 2019.
The last couple of times I’ve passed through Yonge-Dundas Sqaure I’ve noticed these odd gyroscope things, with people spinning them around. It turns out this is a project entitled Optik. Optik is an interactive installation that incorporates sound, light, and… Read More »“Optik” at Yonge-Dundas Square
Sites when passing through Yonge & Dundas earlier today:
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