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The west Danforth is once again home to the 12th annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival, which takes place on five stages in four venues Feb. 14 to 16. The venues include the Black Swan Tavern (two stages), Globe Bistro, Terri O’s and Dora Keogh’s – all walkable from Broadview or Chester subway stations. Featured artists include roots and blues luminaries Ron Hynes, Jason Fowler, Lynn Miles, Tony Quarrington, Rick Taylor, Danny Marks, Jack de Keyzer, Marianne Girard and, all the way from Nashville, Mean Mary. Local rising stars Ginger St. James, Grainne, Random Order and Maneli Jamal will perform along with many other fresh and familiar faces. Most of the weekend-long event (Friday night and all-day Saturday and Sunday) is free, although there are four special multi-artist concerts with a fee (none more than $15). Founded by Brian Gladstone, also a noted roots performer, the festival features a variety of entertainment including concerts, workshops, themed presentations and even some audience participation (such as a 1960s singalong tribute and an open mic).

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The Sochi Olympics are well underway – and one eastend man is finding success in spreading a different message about certain athletes. Brahm Finkelstein, an advertising copywriter from Leslieville has sold more than 300 Matryoshka, or nesting, dolls over the past two weeks in honour of the Russian Olympics. The catch – each doll is handpainted with rainbow colours and represents a member of the gay community. “We have a couple people leaving comments saying it’s a brilliant idea, glad someone thought of it,” said Finkelstein, who came up with the idea while at a vodka bar in Leslieville with his friends last summer. “They have a bunch of different Matryoshka dolls lined up at the back of the bar. I jokingly said it would be great if someone made a LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi, transgender) positive version of these dolls,” Finkelstein said. “All my friends were on board so I decided to actually bring it to life.” The idea was in response to Russia’s propaganda law, which bans “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors,” which Russian President Vladimir Putin signed >>>DOLL, page 2

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STILL ON: Catherine Thomson and her son Jasper Duff, 6, reach the bottom of the toboggan hill during WinterFest in Fairmount Park Saturday. See more photos on page 3.

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Leslieville’s Brahm Finkelstein created Russian nesting dolls in rainbow colours in time for the Sochi Olympics. They are available at Leslieville’s Arts Market and online.

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>>>from page 1 June 30. Signs of protest popped up globally including at Toronto’s city hall with the raising of a pride flag, and now with Finkelstein’s Matryoshka dolls. “It’s one of those things — it’s a heated topic. (Mayor Rob) Ford wanted to take the rainbow flag down and some people are on board with that – it’s a touchy subject,” said Finkelstein, who braced himself for negative reactions to his dolls, but so far everyone has been positive and supportive. “You’re a big jerk if you think there’s something wrong with these,” he laughed. “I haven’t gotten one negative comment flaming the idea.” Finkelstein noted the east end in particular is a very LGBT friendly place to sell his dolls. “I found that there’s a lot of people who are gay who are buying them just to show their support and solidarity, or just because they have friends who are gay,” Finkelstein said. “I think it just goes to show the type of community that we live in.” Finkelstein is shipping the dolls, which cost $30, to people in Florida, California, the U.K., Italy and Australia. Proceeds are going to the Gay and Lesbian International

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I found that there’s a lot of people who are gay who are buying them just to show their support and solidarity or just because they have friends who are gay. – Brahm Finkelstein

Sport Association (GLISA), w h i c h r u n s t h e Wo r l d Outgames, an athletic competition inclusive of people of all sexual orientations. Popular sellers GLISA is a non-profit organization and has a bursary program that brings people from countries with ingrained homophobia to compete. Finkelstein said he is hoping to continue selling them during Toronto’s Pride Week, and next year’s Pan Am Games. They’re being sold online at pridedolls.ca as well as the Arts Market in Leslieville, which supports local artists. “Every day at the arts market, they’ve been pretty close to selling out,” said Finkelstein, who is working hard to keep up with all of the orders. Each doll is hand-painted and took 45 days to manu-

facture and allow the paint to dry. “For something like this, it’s handmade, hand-painted quality,” Finkelstein said. The design is done by the gay Italian artist Danilo Santino, who started with the largest doll — a drag queen with heavy makeup. “You’ve got the different flavours of the (LGBT) community,” said Finkelstein, who listed “silver fox” and the “typical hunk” that people have been likening to Queen frontman, the late Freddie Mercury. The Arts Market will continue to sell the dolls through the duration of the Olympics, while Finkelstein’s website will remain online indefinitely. “He’s had a great response,” said Daniel Cohen from the Arts Market; Finkelstein lives right down the street from the store. “We have a pretty large gay and lesbian population in Leslieville. I think our proximity to the (gay) village really helps us along. It’s been received extremely well.” “We have a very openminded and socially conscious neighbourhood,” Cohen said. “People have really taken it in and enjoyed what the message is and support the message.”

Leslieville’s Arts Market is at 1114 Queen St. E. Visit www. artsmarket.ca

Winterfest at Fairmount Lacing up, playing some shinny and staying warm are part of the Winterfest activities Hitting the ice: Left, Dave Casimiro ties his son Oscar’s skates during the WinterFest event in Fairmount Park on Saturday. Below, Andrew Mighton, left, and Hugh Carrier play some shinny. Right, Brandon Boorman and his daughter Izzy, 6 months, stay warm at the event.

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Riverdale’s Brandon Dean hosts Hypnotixxx JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com There’s a certain magical mystery associated with hypnosis: a relaxed state of heightened awareness. That sense of intrigue is what drew south Riverdale resident Brandon Dean to consider hypnosis as a new “out-of-the-box” hobby, which he hoped could one day become a means of earning a part-time income. Dean, who has lived near Gerrard Street East and Broadview Avenue since 2003, grew up with a love for magic but didn’t develop a true affinity for the art of hypnosis until about three years ago when he attended a Toronto performance by famous mentalist, The Amazing Kreskin (George Joseph Kresge). During that show, Dean volunteered to go on stage. “I saw the fun Kreskin was having and I saw the longevity of this hobby. It was something I could do for many years,” he said during a recent interview. “All of the pieces just fell together.” An avid traveller, Dean decided

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Riverdale’s Brandon Dean hosts Hypnotixxx Wednesday.

to visit the “magic capital” of Las Vegas in January 2012. While there, he attended a show and a course in stage hypnosis by the world’s youngest professional hypnotist, Marc Savard. Dean, who considers Savard his primary mentor, has since returned

to the United States on six occasions to receive training in hypnosis, which he calls “an interesting tool a lot of people tend to misunderstand.” “All hypnosis is self-hypnosis and I just simply work with people on stage through a series of exercises. You can’t be hypnotized against your will,” he explained. “Hypnosis brings out somebody’s true personality.” Dean, who has also studied under renowned hypnotist Geoff Ronning, is currently in the process of completing a certificate in hypnotherapy, a form of psychotherapy that taps into the subconscious mind to help people improve their memory skills, develop better self-confidence/selfesteem and kick bad habits such as smoking. Hypnotherapy can also be used to help people lose weight, improve their golf game, sleep better and reduce stress. Just more than a year ago, “Brandon The Hypnotist” launched his own monthly hypnosis show, Altered States. Last June, the concept evolved into a new production called

Hypnotixxx ~ A Slightly Naughty Comedy Hypnosis Show. “It’s a little bit more of an adultthemed show,” said Dean, adding Hypnotixxx is all about adults coming together for an evening of fun and laughs. “Everybody who volunteers and takes part is given complimentary tickets to a future show.” The next installment of Hypnotixxx is set for Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at The Flying Beaver Pubaret, 488 Parliament St. Tickets cost $10 in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/560444 or $15 at the door. Dean, who is also working to launch his own line of hypnosis CDs, will be performing Saturday, April 5 at Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Durham’s Evening of Mystique gala fundraiser. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/703086836377653/ for more information.

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Celebrate Family (Sun)day in The Beach Village The Beach Business Improvement Area is inviting everyone to take part in an afternoon of family fun at its seventh annual Family Sunday in the Beach event. The festivities, which include ice sculpture carvings, a lumberjack show, bouncy castles, live music and eats in Kew Gardens Park as well as vintage trolley rides along Queen Street East from Lockwood Road to Neville Park Boulevard, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Visit www.thebeachvillage for a full list of the day’s activities. Avenue bike lane meeting Tuesday wDixon

A public meeting on a new proposed bike lane in Ward 32 is set to take place Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Beaches Recreation Centre (Room C), 6 Williamson Rd. The new contraflow bike lane would be on Dixon Avenue. Call Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon’s office at 416-392-1376 for more information about this meeting.

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ur libraries are not just about books. While today’s libraries offer a far more diverse and sophisticated range of materials to the user, a library’s true value comes from more than the tangible materials on its shelves. Consider the entertainer visits, educational experiences and community connections that happen within library walls in this city every day. The Toronto Public Library system has 98 branches, offering a range of ways citizens can interact with one another and get engaged. It’s those types of interactions that enable communities to evolve. This week, Metroland Media Toronto published its interview with new Toronto Public Library board chair Michael Foderick. You can see our story online at: bit. ly/1bJfDj0 “The local library is the cornerstone of virtually every single successful neighbourhood in this city,” Foderick says. “That’s true from our view Etobicoke, to North York to Scarborough.” Libraries are meeting places. Facilities are They’re places to learn, and places to go get entertained. community Whether it’s an English hubs in action Conversation Circle at Flemingdon Park branch, a Small Business Workshop at the Maria A. Shchuka, a garden society meeting at S. Walter Stewart or a baby time literacy program event in High Park, what you have is a community hub in action. Many of the city’s facilities – not just libraries – have that same multi-purpose aspect. Now think of your neighbourhood branch. It’s likely there is something it can offer you. But maybe there is something you can offer it? Many of the events that happen in our libraries involve sharing of knowledge or expertise. If you have the time and something to offer, why not volunteer? There are plenty of opportunities available. Visit http://bit.ly/1gm9fCn to find out more. It’s an exciting year for the Toronto Public Library. With openings of two new branches (Fort York and Scarborough Centre) before the end of the year, that will bring the total number of branches to 100 in the city. That’s strong coverage in a diverse city of 2.6 million people. To find out more about your neighbourhood branch, access our community listings at beachmirror.com and click the Select a Community Listing from the drop-down menu in the right-hand column. You can also see what’s happening at your local branch in our events listings by clicking the Community Calendar icon at the top of the page.

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What’s the secret to Ford’s steady support? Here are some recent data points about our mayor, that can only confound. One: the mayor’s approval rating has fallen, slightly to 43 per cent according to a Forum Research poll released on the weekend. Two: on Tuesday, a small protest of women and their children, set up outside the mayor’s office, focused not on any city policy, but on Ford’s moral turpitude. The poll was released a day before and the protest came the day after Ford clarified, on YouTube, that he’d lied about using crack cocaine for those long months because he was “embarrassed,” as many people would be under the circumstances, and so chose to lie... as people, he said, do. And it all came days after Ford decided to drop all pretense about scheduling conflicts surrounding the Pride parade and out himself as what is effectively a homophobe, trying to haul

down rainbow flags and snubbing World Pride as a matter of identity. It’s unlikely these two events will do anything to sway either the 40-odd per cent of Torontonians who continue to approve of the mayor’s performance, or the undefined number of parents who can no longer conceal their disgust for the mayor. How? And therein lies the confounding puzzle: how it is that a man who has seemingly embraced bigotry, dishonesty and criminal substance abuse can hold the support of such a significant percentage of the city. To say that Toronto has a growing strain of conservatism is not enough. Toronto has, apparently, an unbelievably high level of tolerance for intolerance and dishonesty. That is so unbelievable, that it is unlikely to be true.

david nickle the city What’s a more likely truth about Torontonians is that many of us are deeply susceptible to locally based, retail politics. Community building Willowdale Councillor John Filion took a moment Monday to talk about the Ford phenomenon in his ward, where Ford did well in 2010 and still enjoys support. Filion has been described as a left-leaning councillor, insists he’s really a centrist, and has managed to maintain the support of a ward whose voters lean to the right for two decades. Filion said he suspects many voters support Ford and himself for the same reason. “I have a message – it’s a community-building

message,” said Filion. “I’m a little like Rob Ford in that I’m out in the community all the time. “They see me in the community, say, ‘that guy understands us.’ Last election, I often had people saying I’m voting for you and for Rob Ford. They basically say it because ‘we think you both care about us.’” Filion said he could see Ford winning in October, if the field is crowded and another candidate doesn’t emerge who provides the same feeling of commonality that he does, “I hope there’s someone else the public can identify with more,” Filion said. “I haven’t seen who they are yet. “They really have to own their messages, or the Ford brothers will just body slam them and put them in a submission hold and throw them out of the ring.”

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Family Day Storytelling at Mad Dog Cafe WHEN: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Mad Dog Cafe, 817 Gerrard St. E/ CONTACT: Sally Jaeger, sallyjaeger@gmail.com COST: $5 per child Families with children birth to 10 are invited to join mother-daughter duo Sally Jaeger and Erika Webster for an afternoon of storytelling and book exchange. Call Sally to register at 416-465-0551. Limited Seating. Don’t forget to bring a book to swap.

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Family Sunday in The Beach WHEN: noon to 5 p.m. WHERE: The Beach Village BIA, 2075 Queen St. E. CONTACT: Elise Felton, 416-6932242, office@beachbia.com COST: Free From Woodbine Avenue to Silver Birch Avenue, there is something for everyone throughout The Beach Village and you can get from one end of the street to the other by catching a free ride on a Vintage Trolley. Ice sculpture carving demonstrations, the travelling figure skating show by Glisse on Ice, the West Coast Lumberjack Show, bouncy castles, music, warming stations and more.

693-0643, johnstruthers3@gmail.com COST: Free Bring a coffee and chill out to the unique sounds of local Indie performers Chynna Lewis, Graham Nicholas, and the Composer’s Collective sextet jazz band. This is a family friendly event.

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Sugar bush trip WHEN: 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne, 416-691-1113 Community Centre 55’s Feb. 20 trip leaves at 9:30 a.m. for Sandy Flat Sugar Bush and Pancake House with a stop at the World’s Finest Chocolate Factory, Empire Cheese Factory and the Big Apple. Cost, $50.

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Women’s Self-defence course WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. CONTACT: Evonne Hossack, 416-691-1113, COST: Free Community Centre 55 hosts a twoweek women’s self-defence course Feb. 23 and March 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost, $30. Call Evonne Hossack at 416-691-1113, ext. 222. Passion Shakespeare in Words and Music WHEN: 3 to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. CONTACT: David Garde, 416-699-6634, COST: General: $25 ($20 in advance); youth (seven to 18) $12 ($10 in advance) Toronto Beach ChoraleJourney to Elizabethan England. Enjoy songs & madrigals (including arrangements by Vaughan Williams, Bissell & Diemer) together with compelling

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Adult Book Club WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Jones Library, 118 Jones Ave. CONTACT: Cathy Moran, 416-3937715, cmoran@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Monthly book discussion group.

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Waterfront Toronto and The City of Toronto want you to help plan the future of the port lands. A public meeting looking at different options for land use, transportation and municipal services is set to take place Thursday at the Toronto Fire Academy, 895 Eastern Ave. at Knox Avenue. The evening includes a drop-in open house at 6:30 p.m. followed by a presentation and facilitated discussion from 7 to 9 p.m. Visit www.portlandsconsultation.ca for more information.

Owners of East (OofE), a business exchange for entrepreneurs of all kinds, invites small business owners to dream big and envision success for 2014 by attending The Big Ask 2014. The networking event takes place Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 7 to 10 p.m. at McGugan’s Pub, 1058 Gerrard St. E. Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at www. uniiverse.com/listings/ownersof-east-february-event-the-bigask-tickets-toronto-HVLL2 Visit http://ownersofeast.com for details.

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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com Michael Mori is passionate about the performing arts. A multi-talented musician, actor, dancer and singer, the East Toronto resident is the newly appointed artistic director of Tapestry, an international home for creators, developers and performers of new Canadian opera. “There’s nothing I’d rather spend my time doing. I’m energized every day. It’s great,” said Mori, who said he’s honoured to work alongside some of the best theatre and opera professionals in Canada. “All of my spare time is also involved in opera and theatre. It’s my passion.” Based in the Distillery Historic District, Tapestry is Toronto’s third largest opera company. The 34-yearold, not-for-profit arts organization specializes in producing and premiering mostly English operas written by living artists within the last 20 years. Mori, who has lived near Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue for just over a year, joined the company in 2011 and started working closely

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Musician, actor, dancer and singer Michael Mori is the head of Tapestry, an international home for creators, developers and performers of new Canadian opera.

with its founder, Wayne Strongman, as associate artistic director. For the past eight months Mori has served as Tapestry’s artistic director designate. During his time with Tapestry, he’s worked to expand the programs available for emerging artists through the NewOpera program among other things. He’s also

expanded a new program for atrisk youth in St. James Town called INside Opera, which combines hip hop with opera and musical theatre creation. Mori, who was recently chosen as one of just two Canadians to be invited to Opera America’s Leadership Intensive and has been invited by that organization to serve

as a speaker on new opera development, officially took on the role of Tapestry’s artistic director Jan. 28. In his new position, Mori said he wants to work to reenergize opera and dispel any myths associated with it. “I think opera shouldn’t be a historical art form, but a living art form,” he said. “Opera is an incredible art form. It’s music and drama at its highest.” Wayne Strongman, the outgoing artistic director, congratulated Mori in a Jan. 28 release. “It is very satisfying to hand over the artistic reigns of Tapestry to Michael Mori, who is a colleague of like aesthetic and human values. You can imagine the pride as I watch the achievements of Tapestry being celebrated and continued with fresh energy and insight,” he said. With a career in the performing arts that spans more than 20 years, Mori first started singing in boys’ choirs as a child when he lived in New York State. Around 12 years old, he auditioned for and landed the lead role of Amahl in a production of Amahl and the Night Visitors and the rest, as they say, is history.

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Members of the east-end chapter of 100 Women Who Care, including Jennifer Starr, left, Sharon Ward-Bain, Kathryn Wash, Katay Benner and Wendy Breau, cast their votes Tuesday to choose the charity they will support this month. The group will be fundraising for the Pegasus Community Project, an organization that provides services for adults with developmental disabilities.

paying for the vet fees for those cats. “One of the things that I like about the idea was that you learn about charities that you may never have heard of,” Breau said. “Something may appeal to you – maybe you go volunteer for them next time. It helps the charities get the word out, too.” Jennifer Starr, a mom from the Beach, saw a poster in her neighbourhood about the organization and has attended both meetings so far. “I love giving back. I think it’s really important, especially at the community level,” Starr said. “I volunteer in other aspects of my life, but not everybody can and I just loved the idea of trying to get

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