The history of what was once Toronto s most luxurious restaurant
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The Arcadian Court in the Bay Store at Queen and Yonge still exists, but it s no longer generally open to the general public.
Instead of being “the place where Toronto does lunch,” it s now a private event space highly sought after for wedding receptions, gala dinners and corporate functions. This is a pity, as the venue has been a part of the Toronto scene for over eight decades.
I remember when it was a favourite place to enjoy a quiet lunch amid the hustle and bustle of the city s downtown. For many years, I visited it the week prior to Christmas to take part in its special yuletide buffet.
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One year after launching a popular, interactive film festival on its YouTube channel, the Stratford Festival is marking the anniversary with an encore screening of King Lear this week, along with plenty of new online content to help get theatre fans through the pandemic’s third wave.
Directed by Antoni Cimolino, the Festival’s artistic director, the acclaimed 2014 production of King Lear launched a free film festival on William Shakespeare’s birthday last year meant to keep audiences engaged while theatres were closed.
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Violinist Gerard Kantarjian in 1959
Violinist Gerard Kantarjian, who has died aged 90, was born in 1931 to Armenian parents living in Cairo, where his first teacher Adolph Menashes. He moved to Italy to study with Váša Příhoda before winning a scholarship to join the class of Ivan Galamian at the Curtis Institute of Music when he was 22.
Alongside his work as a soloist, Kantarjian spent a season as concertmaster of the American Symphony Orchestra and took up the same position at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1967. He remained in post for three years and later served as concertmaster of the Canadian Opera Company orchestra from 1977 to 1979 and the Chamber Players of Toronto from 1982 until 1989.