by Lucille de Saint-Andre As Toronto prepared for the opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower on high-powered Bay Street on Jan. 31, safe to say that director Anthony Baxter wasn’t on any guest list. While the first wave of Trump customers prepared to spend their first nights at one of 261 “elegant, [...]
Dear Reader February was indeed Austrian month. It started with a good concert of Via Salzburg (the next and last one of the season will be in May) and continued with Ball Austria and an offering of Die Fledermaus at Opera York and will continue with a gala at the Danube Swabian House into March. [...]
Walking With God by Dick Altermann I recall the times, when I was young. The times when I was in my prime, The many songs that I had sung, The many flings that I had flung, ‘Twas only then – I couldn’t see That GOD was walking there, with me. The many friends that I [...]
Dear Reader Thanksgiving is behind us and so is the German Pioneers Day that saw an official celebration in Toronto at Queen’s Park for the first time, including a Flag raising ceremony, with which we were already familiar. Chris Klein of the Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada covered the Toronto event, while I will [...]
Loblied von Lieselotte Bollmann Ich singe – wie der Vogel singt – von DIR und DEINER Welt und danke DIR aus Herzensgrund – für diesen Punkt – an den DU mich gestellt. Ich DIR die Melodie, die mir – aus DIR – erwacht. Sie klingt in mir zu jeder Stund, aus DEINEM Mund, bei Tag [...]
November by Sybille Forster-Rentmeister First snow lightly laced the leaves with white. Golden sprigs of maple flutter down the street. Birds screech warnings in recognition of the season. Children shriek excitedly in wild abandon- looking forward to all winterly delights. Cats sit on sills and dogs crouch on mats, squirrels race along tree branches and [...]
Eier-Punsch von Bernard wenn’s kälter wird schon vorweihnachtlich, aber die Herbststürme uns noch vergrellen, da fragt mancher sich: was tu ich für mich, um das Novembergrau mir sonnig zu erhellen. Mein Ratschlag gegen Trübsal ist Eierpunsch, aus Omas Kochbuch vergangener Tage. Nehme 1,5 L Weißwein nach Gaumenwunsch, doch lieblich blumig.. das steht außer Frage. Der [...]
Irena Syrokomla Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen at Soulpepper in Toronto Henrik Ibsen has been very controversial, if not outright shocking, to the European audiences at the times of 1850 to 1899 when he wrote his famous plays: Hedda Gabler, A Doll’s House, An Enemy of the People and Ghosts. The subjects he had chosen were [...]
Trumped director no fan of The Donald
by Lucille de Saint-Andre As Toronto prepared for the opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower on high-powered Bay Street on Jan. 31, safe to say that director Anthony Baxter wasn’t on any guest list. While the first wave of Trump customers prepared to spend their first nights at one of 261 “elegant, [...]
Letter from the Editor | March
Dear Reader February was indeed Austrian month. It started with a good concert of Via Salzburg (the next and last one of the season will be in May) and continued with Ball Austria and an offering of Die Fledermaus at Opera York and will continue with a gala at the Danube Swabian House into March. [...]
Dear Reader Thanksgiving is behind us and so is the German Pioneers Day that saw an official celebration in Toronto at Queen’s Park for the first time, including a Flag raising ceremony, with which we were already familiar. Chris Klein of the Historical Society of Mecklenburg Upper Canada covered the Toronto event, while I will [...]
Loblied von Lieselotte Bollmann Ich singe – wie der Vogel singt – von DIR und DEINER Welt und danke DIR aus Herzensgrund – für diesen Punkt – an den DU mich gestellt. Ich DIR die Melodie, die mir – aus DIR – erwacht. Sie klingt in mir zu jeder Stund, aus DEINEM Mund, bei Tag [...]
November by Sybille Forster-Rentmeister First snow lightly laced the leaves with white. Golden sprigs of maple flutter down the street. Birds screech warnings in recognition of the season. Children shriek excitedly in wild abandon- looking forward to all winterly delights. Cats sit on sills and dogs crouch on mats, squirrels race along tree branches and [...]
Eier-Punsch von Bernard wenn’s kälter wird schon vorweihnachtlich, aber die Herbststürme uns noch vergrellen, da fragt mancher sich: was tu ich für mich, um das Novembergrau mir sonnig zu erhellen. Mein Ratschlag gegen Trübsal ist Eierpunsch, aus Omas Kochbuch vergangener Tage. Nehme 1,5 L Weißwein nach Gaumenwunsch, doch lieblich blumig.. das steht außer Frage. Der [...]
K-W & Beyond by Irena Syrokomla
Irena Syrokomla Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen at Soulpepper in Toronto Henrik Ibsen has been very controversial, if not outright shocking, to the European audiences at the times of 1850 to 1899 when he wrote his famous plays: Hedda Gabler, A Doll’s House, An Enemy of the People and Ghosts. The subjects he had chosen were [...]