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Budding comedy writers George Reinblatt and friend Christopher Bond were unemployed and fresh out of university more than a decade ago when they came up with a cockamamie plan to create their own musical. “We just wanted to do something to showcase ourselves. It was just long ago enough that there was no YouTube. We decided to put on a live show,” Reinblatt recalled. Evil Dead The Musical debuted in the summer of 2003 with Wed-Sun little fanfare in the back room of the Tranzac Club, on Brunswick Avenue. The live stage production captures the essence of the cult classic horror films, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness helmed by Sam Raimi and starring his high school friend Bruce Campbell. The musical follows five college students as they end up in an abandoned cabin in the woods where they mistakenly unleash an evil force, turning them all into demons. Bloody mayhem ensues as Ash, the housewares employeeturned demon killer – with the help of his chain saw – is forced to save the day. “I think it’s a bizarre movie to adapt into a musical, but it has great moments. Amazingly, it’s got great source material,” Reinblatt said. “I wanted to make a live musical experience fun. We insisted there had to be drinking in the theatre. Our musical is the only musical where you’ll see 20 straight guys giggling together.” The Swansea Village area resident admitted that he never anticipated the amount of enthusiasm and following the show would attract. “I thought I’d get one or two articles in the newspaper. I had no idea it’d be still playing more than

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12 years later.” Evil Dead The Musical’s latest Toronto run opens on Friday, Feb. 12 and continues until Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Randolph Theatre, on Bathurst Street, one block south of Honest Ed’s. “It’s definitely one of the biggest things I’ve done,” Reinblatt said of his career. In the musical’s debut year, there was no ticketing system – “You’d have to phone a number and reserve a spot,” Reinblatt said. Tickets were $12 and those who called to reserve them didn’t always turn up for the show. “Word got out that maybe if you showed up, you could get in,” he said. “Our very, very first night we did was on the night of the (massive)

blackout (in northeastern North America) – we couldn’t get into the club so our first show was on the street with props.” ‘Splatter Zone’ drew crowds The absence of a formal ticket system, coupled with word of mouth about how fun the show was – it’s the only musical in the world to have a “Splatter Zone” – led to people lining up around the block to witness the new production. “The show keeps getting bigger and bigger,” Reinblatt said. “I have no stats to back this up, but I think we have the most people to keep coming back.” And, since day one, Campbell has been a “driving force” behind

its success. “He made some calls and said, ‘Let these guys do it.’ He and Sam Raimi, I think they saw a lot of themselves in us – we both had similar paths,” Reinblatt said. “(Campbell) has been to the show numerous times. Reinblatt’s comedy writing credits include, the Roast of James Franco, and the Roast of Charlie Sheen on Comedy Central. He has also written for such comedians as Tina Fey, Steve Martin and John Cleese. “Since I was very little, everyone who knew me knew I’d get somewhere on this path,” Reinblatt said.

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A Baby Point Village-area computer and electronics recycling, refurbishing and tech support depot is hosting a computer recycling drop-off event in support of Syrian refugees. Computation Ltd., at 280 Jane St., will donate a portion of the material collected, which will then be refurbished, to refugees who have recently arrived in the Greater Toronto Area. The drive is until Sunday, Feb. 21. “There are networks of families who’ve gotten together to sponsor a family. I realize they might have a significant need for electronics,” Computation owner and founder Dennis Maslo told The Villager. All equipment brought to Computation Ltd. during the event will be accepted for free; its data will be securely destroyed to protect privacy; and, depending on its condition, the equipment will be refurbished for reuse or recycled according to the highest environmental standards. A portion of the donations will go to LifeLine Syria, a group that recruits, trains and assists sponsor groups as they welcome and help Syrian refugees coming to Canada as permanent immigrants to resettle in the GTA over the next two years. According to LifeLine Syria volunteer Peter Goodspeed, computers are needed as part of a long list of items necessary to furnish homes for refugees. “They’re useful in learning to find their way around a new country, essential for children in school and help families keep in touch with relatives who may be scattered around the globe as a result of the war,” Goodspeed said. Computation’s hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.computation.ca

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ow celebrating its ninth year in Ontario, Family Day on Monday, Feb. 15, this year has become a welcomed long holiday weekend for many. But whether or not people spend that time with their families is another question entirely. It’s certainly not because there’s a shortage of funfilled events across the city. From the annual Family Day skates hosted by several community groups to winter fundraisers by nonprofit organizations such as the Canadian Cancer Society, people of all ages can participate. Do something educational by having kids attend winter nature programs at Rouge Park or take a family friendly tour of the Ontario Legislative Building while participating in a scavenger hunt at Queen’s Park. Just visit www.insidetoronto.com/toronto-whatson/ to see all the events and our view activities in your community the whole family can enjoy. Perhaps this weekend will be Get out and a time for couples instead to enjoy dinner out this Sunday with enjoy the Valentine’s Day coinciding with long weekend Family Day weekend. Some restaurants are sure to be completely booked already, while others may have a long waiting list. Make those reservations now. For those willing to trek downtown, keep in mind there will be plenty of visitors in town with Toronto hosting the NBA All-Star Game along with all the basketball festivities taking place at various venues leading up to the tip-off Sunday evening. Look for car lovers, too, as the 2016 Canadian International AutoShow kicks off Friday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. And the Hockey Hall of Fame is getting in on the Family Day action by offering free admission for kids Monday. Just one note however, with the threat of a potential taxi protest, the TTC might prove to be the better way this weekend if you are commuting down to the core. Whether Family Day is a time to spend with family or just an extra day off, the city has a lot to offer this weekend. Go out and take advantage of it.

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There’s hope for Toronto’s fiscal future Nothing has changed. Going into next week’s budget debate, Toronto council will be considering a 1.3 per cent inflationary property tax increase, with some, but not all, of the services the mayor and council promised last year. It’s all buoyed by a banner year in land transfer tax revenue, surpluses from last year and reserves for rainy days. It’s all fine, right? Well not really. On Tuesday, Toronto city manager Peter Wallace reiterated and amplified points he made at the beginning of Toronto’s budget process in late 2015. To whit: the whole thing – the city’s operating budget, tax rate, service levels, capital plans – is all unsustainable. At the Tuesday executive committee, he put it as bluntly as he could. “We as staff will constrain expense growth and we are very successful in this, but in balance, council has shown a

david nickle the city propensity to increase service levels. That leads us to a conversation around what service levels will you cut. If you’re not willing to cut service levels, that leaves us with a conversation on revenue.” Or more bluntly still: “Council needs to step back and decide not only what it says it funds, but what it actually funds.” Now, this is the point in the budget column when I would shift into excoriating the budget committee for being hopeless morons who can’t put fiduciary duty ahead of craven politics. And there will be a bit of that: the 2016 budget is a duct-tape and chewinggum affair that sets up unrealistic expectations among property taxpayers, and barring another miraculous year of growth in Toronto’s real estate

bubble.. er, market... makes things only harder to cobble together next year. The budget committee and the mayor ought to have known better. Now that that’s out of the way, there is some hope things will get better. During debate and afterward, Mayor John Tory and nearly everyone on the executive committee fell in with their city manager’s tune. Right after the budget is complete, council will get to work on a multi-stage debate on new revenue tools and possibly also higher taxes, held against the prospect of dramatic service cuts. Tory took a first step in that direction at the committee, albeit one he’d already taken publicly, putting forward an amendment to go ahead with a long-term 0.5 per cent property tax levy to pay for new infrastructure, in what he called the City Building Fund. It is a first step, and it would politically be the easiest thing for it to be the last step. But Tory is making

it pretty clear he values the advice, even the contrary advice, from senior civil servants. He swallowed his pride when chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat released a report telling him the city shouldn’t attempt the full SmartTrack plan that he promised. And he made it clear in a short interview after the meeting that he values this advice, too. “Why would you pay anybody good money if you didn’t want to listen to what they have to say or have them say it in some way that’s muffled?” said Tory. “That’s not how you get results. Quality people speak the truth to whoever they’re speaking to.” In that respect, at least, it looks as though something has changed. We’ll see if it holds after council votes on the budget next week.

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Check out fun events at Colborne Lodge Spring – and then summer – is just around the corner. Colborne Lodge staff is thinking ahead to its annual Easter egg hunt and spring PA Day camps and summer camps. On Friday, Feb. 12, the lodge hosts a Time Traveller PA Day Camp for children ages seven to 10. Children will travel back in time and explore life almost 200 years ago and experience a PA day like no other – cooking over the fire, telling tales in the parlour, indoor and outdoor games, and unique hands-on activities. This event takes place from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The cost is $40 plus HST. Register now for March Break Discovery Camp, for kids seven to 10 years old. It’s a full day camp at Colborne Lodge this March Break – mornings in the lodge, afternoons in the Coach House and out in the park. Registration is on now. Call Colborne Lodge at 416-3926916 to register and for further details. The annual Easter egg hunt takes place on Sunday, March

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Registration is open now for the Spring Run-off in High Park, which happens April 9. The family-friendly event features strong traditions – a bagpiper leading runners to the start line, maple syrup prizes and a pancake breakfast. The race features a challenging course through High Park, an elite presence, medals, souvenir race shirts, cheering stations, and live entertainment. For more details or to register, visit http://bit.ly/1PY0LAc

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A coveted street that backs onto Grenadier pond. 45 x 190 Ft. lot that offers beautiful views and privacy. 4 Bed rms and full basement with walk out. This is a great chance to renovate to suit. Ideal for a 3 rd fl addition. Large living room with wood burning fireplace. Long private drive. This is a rare offering. $1,999,000.

388 RonceSvaLLeS ave

2nd fl gorgeous 3 bed rm apt that has a new bathrm and stacked laundry. The front room is renovated and is a huge master or could be the living rm. Wont last. $2,400 p/m. Plus heat, hydro and water.

130 HowaRd PaRk ave

Lovely 3 bd rm detach that steps to all that High Park and Roncy h a s t o o f f e r. Huge 26 x 154 ft lot and across from Howard P.S. loads of light and charm. $879,000.

2 bed rm with about 1,100 s.f. 2 parking spots and expansive south

west

views and steps to the subway.

101 Subway cReS 1911 $329,000.

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Beautifully Renovated 3 + 3 Bedroom Detached Backsplit!! Spacious And Bright Home With Stunning Oversized Kitchen W/ Centre Island And Breakfast Area, Large Open Concept Living/Dining Rooms, Separate Family Room W/Fireplace & W/Out To Sunroom. Amazing Finished Basement W/ 2 Separate Entrances, 2-Car garage. Many Recent Upgrades! Amazing Home!

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DETACHED 2 STOREY $499,900!

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AMAzING VALUE IN WESTON!! Bright And Charming 2-Storey Stacked Townhouse!! Very Well Maintained 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Perfect For First Time Buyers And Investors. Many Recent Updates. Includes Parking And Locker. Close To Transit. Shows Amazing And Priced To Sell, Only $249,900!

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Steel Drums Performance WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: Lucy Szczesniak, lszczesniak@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free This is an enriching and satisfying musical experience for all ages.

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An Evening of Novellas - Readings and Discussion WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Featuring: Terri Favro and Gemma Files. Favro writes fiction and creative non-fiction. In 2010, she was selected as an Emerging Toronto Writer by the Diaspora Dialogues mentorship program. Her novella The Proxy Bride won the 2012 Ken Klonsky Novella Contest. Files first broke onto the international horror scene with her story “The Emperor’s Old Bones”, winner of the 1999 International Horror Guild Award for Best Short Fiction.

Swansea Book Club WHEN: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: 416-393-7638, swstaff@ torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free The book club’s theme is “Paris”. Read three wonderful books and discuss them with a group of bibliophiles like yourself. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain will be discussed Feb. 12. Call to register.

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Saturday Morning Knitting WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Meet with other knitters to chat as you knit. Bring your own supplies.

w Monday, Feb. 15

Taoist Tai-Chi for Seniors - Beginners 1 WHEN: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. CONTACT: Swansea Area Seniors Association, 416-392-1953, swanseaar-

easeniors@gmail.com COST: $45 for 12 weeks Instructor-led Tai-Chi sessions are good for balance, memory, co-ordination and circulation.

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PAIL Network Bloor West Peer Support WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Bloor and Parkside area CONTACT: Lynn Davis, 1-888-301-7276, www.pailnetwork.ca, support@pailnetwork.ca COST: Free PAIL Network is an organization of volunteers who support families who have suffered pregnancy and infant loss. This is achieved through education, peer and telephone support.

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Ready for Reading Toddler Storytime WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St. CONTACT: 416-393-7692 COST: Free Program encourages a lifelong love of reading, builds reading readiness and shows parents and caregivers how to help their child get ready for reading. For children 18 to 36 months old. Poetry Slam WHEN: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Jane/Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: Kara, 416-394-1014 COST: Free A poetry slam workshop for youth,

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13-24 years of age. The workshop will provide youth with mentorship and artistic development opportunities, while allowing them to showcase their artistic poetic talent on stage, and develop their leadership skills. Registration is required. Estate Planning - Death Can Be a Very Taxing Time WHEN: 6:45 to 8 p.m. WHERE: High Park Library, 228 Roncesvalles Ave. CONTACT: Brian Bertrand, 416-3937672, bbertrand@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Gain an understanding of the various tools of estate planning. Learn the steps needed to create a plan to distribute assets during life or upon death. These are the People in Your Neighborhood WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Jane/ Dundas Library, 620 Jane St. CONTACT: Amber, 416-394-1014, achristensen@torontopubliclibrary.ca COST: Free Local neighborhood experimental filmmaker and photographer Christine Lucy Latimer will be presenting a selection of her films and will discuss her film-making process that includes using found footage Shout Sister Choir Toronto South West

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Vegetarians of High Park: Dinner at Humble Beginnings WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Humble Beginnings, 3109 Dundas St. W. CONTACT: Barbi Lazarus, highparkveg.wordpress.com, highpark@ veg.ca COST: Pay for your own meal Join the club for dinner at Humble Beginnings. RSVP required by Friday, Feb. 12.

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WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Emmanuel-Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright Ave. CONTACT: Oriole Claxton, members@shoutsisterchoir. ca COST: Free New members are always welcome; there is no audition. Selections include a fun variety of music from pop and Motown, to folk, to a touch of country and blues. Members learn from recorded tracks so no reading of music is required.

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>>>from page 1 the city. At this early stage, the plan is to construct a 14-storey, 250-unit condominium complex that includes two floors of retail space. The building would be comprised of one, two, and three-bedroom units with 332 parking spaces and 328 bicycle parking spots, architect Leslie Klein, of the firm Quadrangle Architects Limited, explained. Sean Kelly, a freelance film writer, who said he grew up watching movies at the the-

atre, shared his disdain for the proposed condominium project. “The Humber has been thriving for the past five years,” he said. “The last thing we need is a 14-storey monstrosity that will forever change the face of Bloor West Village.” Kelly was among several residents who were dismayed to learn Plazacorp didn’t plan on retaining the movie house and asked the company to reconsider. “The theatre is a huge part of mine and my friends’ lives,” said one Best Buy CORRECTION NOTICE 17-year-old student. Klein pointed out NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE BEST BUY FEB. 5 CORPORATE FLYER. In the February 5 flyer, page 1, the that the property, Samsung 50” 4K Tizen Smart LED TV (WebCode: 10383941) at 2442-2454 Bloor was incorrectly advertised as a package with the Geek Squad St. W., has an existElite Service (WebCode: 10391556), and the Rocketfish 32” ing approval for a 70”Tilting Flat-Panel TV Wall Mount (WebCode: 10317605) for 10-storey building. $1299.99. Please be advised that the Geek Squad Elite Service The proposed condoand the Rocketfish TV wall mount are not included with the TV. minium project would Please see a Product Specialist for complete details. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.

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reports of an escalation of coyotes in any particular area of the city. “I think people are seeing them more because they’re not camouflaged; there are no leaves on the trees,” Leiher said. Toronto residents who live near ravines and forests, typical habitats for coyotes, can expect an increase in coyote sightings during the winter season. Coyotes are an important aspect of the city’s ecosystem because they control rodent and rabbit populations. They thrive in urban areas because there’s ample food and shelter. The City of

before dawn. They are normally shy, yet out of natural curiosity they may watch or follow humans. “If people feed them, they lose their natural fear of people,” Leiher said. “We want to make sure coyotes maintain their natural behaviour.” You may be feeding coyotes unknowingly, Leiher said. “Bird feeders attract rodents, which in turn attract coyotes,” she said, advising homeowners to clean up seeds below feeders. Residents should clean up thick bushes and weeds around their property to minimize potential hiding spots.

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A coyote is spotted in Magwood Park, in a forested area on the east bank of the Humber River near Jane Street and Dundas Street West.

Toronto provides information about coyotes and how to stay safe and keep pets safe

While coyotes are active both day and night, they prefer to hunt after dusk or

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“If you encounter a coyote, don’t retreat or run away. Make yourself big,” Leiher said. Wave arms aggressively, make loud noises or throw something in its direction to scare it away. This is all in an effort to teach coyotes to be afraid of people and in turn avoid any conflicts. If those kinds of actions do not scare the coyote, instead, back away slowly; avoid turning your back or running away. They are like dogs and may chase you if you run.

For more details or to report a coyote sighting, visit www. toronto.ca/coyote

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