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Vanity Fair Portraits brings together almost 150 iconic photographs from the magazine’s vintage and modern period. Both fans of photography and celebrity buffs will enjoy a glamorous history of portraiture that feature such luminaries as Tom Cruise, Madonna, Ernest Hemingway and Cary Grant along works by master photographers that include Edward Steichen and today’s Annie Leibovitz. Radio Out and Out met with Francisco Alvarez, Managing Director of the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum who provided insight into both the exhibit and the magazine’s role in popular culture. Vanity Fair Portraits is at the Royal Ontario Museum until January 3, 2010. Continue reading →

The Toronto-Niagara Bike Train is more than just a way for people to travel to one of Canada’s most popular visitor destinations. It’s become a sustainable tourism and transportation initiative that’s growing in leaps and bounds and is now offering new products and tours that will keep locals, international tourists and of course, bike enthusiasts cycling all over Ontario. Radio Out and Out spoke with entrepreneur and the Bike Train’s Project Director Justin Lafontaine. For more information on the Bike Train initiative, including schedules and reservations, go to www.biketrain.ca. For more audio podcasts, go to www.outandout.on.ca and click on the Radio Out and Out hot button. Continue reading →

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival has presented the best of world queer cinema for 19 years. The tag line says it all: Love! Drama! Sex! Politics! Radio Out and Out met with the festival’s Director of Programming Jason St.-Laurent who gave us insight into the festival’s unique personality and also what to expect for the 2009 edition. For these and other stories, check out the Radio Out and Out blog pages at www.outandout.on.ca. Just click on the Radio Out and Out hot button.12 Continue reading →

If you love nature, camping, hiking and exploring, this may well be the trip for you. Writer and tour guide Randy Smith -- who for 14 years lived and worked in the Amazon -- wants to introduce you to a whole new world. From indigenous cultures to a spectacular array of flora and fauna, this adventure to the Amazon jungle may well be the trip of a lifetime. Proposed dates for the 16-day journey are from May 9th to the 24th, 2009. The deadline for the trip is March 15th. For these and other stories, check out the Radio Out and Out blog pages at www.outandout.on.ca. Just click on the Radio Out and Out hot button. Continue reading →

The Art Gallery of Ontario's transformation is almost complete, and insiders promise it will be impressive. Linda Milrod, who is both Senior Manager Program & Design and Installation Director for the AGO spoke to Radio Out and Out about what people can expect when the gallery re-opens on November 14, '08. She also provides unique insight into why Frank Gehry was chosen as architect and details of his long-time relationship with Toronto. Out and Out club members are invited to join Wade Allen on Sunday November 16 at 2:00pm. Simply check the club's Nov/Dec newsletter for details. For more podcasts, go to www.outandout.on.ca and click on the Radio Out and Out hotbutton. Continue reading →

Great programming, fall colours and a chance to get "out-of-town" for the weekend make this annual Out and Out Club event one of the more popular of the season. It features a host of indoor and outdoor activities - with all events run by the attendees. So if you're coming to Mansfield or thinking about it, have a listen to Joel Rotstein who, along with Frank Chester have been running the Mansfield weekend for the last 14 years. This year's event runs from October 31 to November 2, '08. For more episodes, go to www.outandout.on.ca and click on the Radio Out and Out hot button. Continue reading →

The Out and Out Club wants its members to have a blast at this year's Pride festivities. And if three very resourceful volunteers have anything to do with it, the Out and Out club is sure to make a splash. Radio Out and Out met with the team that's spearheading the club's participation at this year's celebrations. This podcast isn't just a sneak peak at Pride festivities - it's a "how-to" for all club members and a chance to be part of the action. Continue reading →

Billed as one of the best ways to kick off your summer vacation, the annual one-day Boston to Provincetown bicycle ride has been attracting a lot of people over the years, including a number of Out and Out members. Radio Out and Out met with Cheryl and Hollie who both took part in last year's event and plan on doing so again on June 21 ("08). So choose your seat - bicycle or lawn chair - because there's info on what the ride entails and also on how you can participate as a volunteer. www.outandout.on.ca Continue reading →

The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre is the last operating double-decker theatre in the world. It's also a link to Toronto's rich theatrical past. The Elgin is opulent and sophisticated, but it's the Winter Garden, seven stories above that steals the show. Radio Out and Out met with Tony King, President of the Centre's Volunteer Executive Committee who gave us wonderful insight into one of the city's hidden treasures. There's also info on an upcoming tour of the venue with Out and Out members on May 10, '08. www.radiooutandout.on.ca Continue reading →

In anticipation of the warmer weather, Radio Out and Out went to Toronto's Urbane Cyclist on John Street and asked Reba about the latest trends in cycling. As an added bonus, she even offered a few tips on where to go for long-haul bike excursions and details about an upcoming workshop for club members - the Bike Spring Tune Up on April 22, '08. Continue reading →

Trying to create an audio podcast about this event proved quite an enjoyable challenge. The race involved dozens of people in teams of two or three, criss-crossing the city by foot and by transit, all trying to outdo each other both in terms of speed and mental agility. Along the way, some people lost their bearings, their wallet, a team member, or worse - their moral compass. It all proved highly entertaining. So if you’re about to listen to this podcast, just do what we did: lace up your runners, and go along for the ride. Continue reading →

With plenty of entertainment, a special guest speaker and, of course – the lowdown on what it takes to run a great club like the Out and Out – the AGM is one event members really can't afford to miss. Radio Out and Out met with President Steve Lough to talk about key issues surrounding the club, elements that will be front and centre at this year's Annual General Meeting. This year's AGM will be held on Thursday, November 8 '07. Continue reading →

Thanks to key government, business and community partners - including the Out and Out Club - the BIA wants Church and Wellesley to become THE destination of choice for both locals and tourists as it celebrates the newly created "Halloweek". The event runs from October 24th to the 31, 2007. Continue reading →

It’s been described as the club’s signature event, attracting more than 200 people every year. Radio Out and Out went on site to Camp Timberlane, located in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands north of Toronto to get insight into what makes Jamboree so appealing. Continue reading →