it also takes too long and is hard to get to.
Don’t count on it. I have proved that statement wrong.
Wednesday, February 29th was the 12 hour Arts Marathon #12hAM. I left the house at 10:50 am, and returned to it just under 12 hours later at 10:37 pm, having spent my day in search of all the genres of art in one day, in one section of our city.
My rules were easy – transportation by TTC, and no comps or deals that an average person couldn’t find.
Here we go.
Literature – Toronto Public Library, Parkdale Branch – a book came in that I had on hold. Am almost finished The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and I recommend.
Cost: FREE. We`re at $0.
Visual Art – Off to MOCCA, somewhere I pass every day and had never been in. Three exhibitions: Tasman Richardson, Necropolis; Spectral Landscape Peter Doig, Tim Gardner, Sarah Anne Johnson; Daisuke Takeya .GOD Loves Japan. Loved Necropolis as it’s interactive and you walk through the art and it makes you face a primal fear – the dark. Admission is by donation. I looked to see what most people had put in the box.
Cost: $5. We’re at $5 total for a work of literature and three art exhibits.
Dance: Down to the St. Lawrence Centre for a Canadian Stage Matinee of Crystal Pite/Kidd Pivot’s Dark Matters. Get a ticket now. It was incredible. Full house, BTW.
Cost: $39. We’re up to $44. Note: I expected this ticket to be a bit more, it’s a full-fledged production. I did find a deal on Canadian Stage’s website or Facebook page, so my $39 ticket was about a 30% discount. I was also sixth row centre. If you think $39 is still too much, I also could have gotten a ticket from the TAPA ticket wiki – Arts Worker price of $22.
Film – over to the Bell Lightbox for a screening of Monsieur Lazhar. Great movie. See it.
Cost: $12. We’re at $56.
Theatre – Factory Studio for The Big Smoke. The actor – she has a helluva set of pipes.
Cost: $25. We’re at $81.
Music – long day means heading home – or rather your second home. To the Cameron House – live music seven days a week.
Cost: $5. We’re up to $86.
Factor in service charges: add $8.50.
$94.50.
For less than one hundred dollars, in less than 12 hours I experienced a sampler of every major genre of art. On a WEDNESDAY. Mid week, mid day.
If I had a bucket list, I’d put this on it so I could cross it off. I had an amazing day of art and experience and talking to people who were also there to experience art. Totally worth it. You should try it sometime.
Behold my usual selection of blackberry pix of my journey. You may notice some production stills filling things out – I will credit them asap.
Thanks to everyone who helped! An excellent end to February, the month of Amazing Twicks. This was the most amazing yet.
Filed under: arts, culture Tagged: art, Bell Lightbox, Canadian Stage, Factory Theatre, Fault in Our Stars, Monsieur Lazhar, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto Public Library
