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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 →