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Behind The Scenes At Ontario’s Theatres

• Our Annual Meeting—featuring a Forum and Panel Discussion on Diversity, Engagement and Inclusion in Theatre—will be live-blogged on Saturday at 10:30am.  Our panels features Ravi Jain, Yvette Nolan, Soheil Parsa, and Trevor Schwellnus and is facilitated by charles c. smith, Project Lead of Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario
• The conversation about diversity is also taking place at HowlRound, where Carla Stillwell is working to redefine the conversation to move us past buzz words and into meaningful change

Conversations

• At what point does the marketing occur?  Adam Thurman reminds us when the real hard work of marketing takes place on Mission Paradox

From The Wire

• Drayton Entertainment’s newest venue, the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, was profiled in the Globe and Mail Property Report—a 500-seat theatre that houses administration offices, production, performance space and short-stay residences for actors
• Toronto Arts Council will contribute $500,000 over the next two years to artsVest Toronto.  This matching incentive and sponsorship training program for small and mid-sized arts and culture organizations was developed by Business for the Arts. This matching incentive and sponsorship training program for small and mid-sized arts and culture organizations was developed by Business for the Arts, and will give them the skills training and tools to build relationships with the business community, to identify businesses that are a good fit with their organization, and to cultivate innovative partnerships

Migrations

• Lucy Eveleigh will become the new General Manager of the Toronto Fringe Festival

TO Toasts

• …to all of the 2013 Haroldees, honouring the independent and hard-working spirit of Toronto’s vibrant theatre community, an honour of the highest subversive order
• …to the 2013 MARTY Award winners from the Mississauga Arts Council
• …to the recipients of the Canada Council’s Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards, including Professional Theatre Training Program alumnae Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Sandra Laronde.  The $15,000 annual awards recognize mid-career artists in the seven disciplines and arts practices funded by the Canada Council: writing and publishing, integrated arts, dance, media arts, theatre, visual arts and music
• ...and to the recipients of the 2013 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards

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