Dear Friends, Art Lovers & Neighbours, Get into arts, culture and diversity this fall!

With over 40 of the GTAs premier arts organizations represented by the Stand Firm Central Networks events listings there is so much to enjoy in dance, theatre, visual arts, cinema and literature! Do you miss TIFF? Well dont fret, cozy up to some of the most interesting and exciting film programs this autumn; with the annual Regent Park Film Festival, the Reel Asian Film Festival and alucine (the Toronto Latin Film Festival). Here is the latest edition of the Stand Firm Central Networks events listing! Please circulate widely. OCTOBER 2011: 1) S-O-S3 (signals of survival) - A space Gallery Type: Visual Arts Dates: September 24 2011 - October 29 2011 Cost: FREE Time: Various Location: A Space Gallery, 401 Richmond St. More info: http://www.aspacegallery.org/ 2) Vectors: Connections and Interventions - Gendai Gallery Type: Visual Arts Dates: October 9 - December 1, 2011 Cost: NA Time: 12-6pm Location: Gendai Gallery at JCCC / Various More info: http://gendaigallery.org/programs 3) OUR FAMOUS CLOTHING SWAP IS BACK ! - Aluna Theatre Type: Fundraiser-Clothing Dates: Sunday October 16th Cost: $2/Any item of clothing Time: 1-6pm Location: at FIXTPOINT Studio, 1550 Queen St. West (2 blocks west of Lansdowne) More info: http://alunatheatre.ca/ 4) Roots of Freedom Festival - Nathaniel Dett Chorale Type: Music

Dates: October 22, 2010 Cost: NA Time: 8:00pm Location: Oakville, ON, The Meeting House Theatre More info: http://nathanieldettchorale.org/events/roots-of-freedom-festival/ 5) Shout Joyfully - Nathaniel Dett Chorale Type: Music Dates: October 23, 2010 Cost: NA Time: 7:30pm Location: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Toronto More info: http://nathanieldettchorale.org/events/shout-joyfully 6) Nainsukh, TIFF Free Screen - South Asian Visual Arts Centre Type: Movie Dates: October 26, 2011 Cost: NA Time: 6pm Location: Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto More info: http://www.savac.net/nainsukh.html

FILM FESTIVALS: 1) 15th Annual Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival Type: Film Dates: Nov 8-13 in Toronto and November 18-19 in Richmond Hill Cost: NA Time: Various Location: Various Toronto/Richmond Hill More info: http://www.reelasian.com/index.php/2011-festival/full-festival-schedule 2) alucine - Toronto Latin Film and Media Arts Festival (12th Anniversary) Type: Film Dates: November 17-19, 2011 Cost: NA Time: Various Location: Various More info: http://www.alucinefestival.com/alucinewebsite2011/festival_calendar/phpcalendar2011.php 3) 9th Annual Regent Park Film Festival Type: Film Dates: November 2-5, 2011 Cost: NA Time: Various Location: At Lord Dufferin Public School, 350 Parliament St.

More info: http://www.regentparkfilmfestival.com/

NOVEMBER 2011: 1) Canadian Centre for Diversity Annual Dinner - Nathaniel Dett Chorale Type: Music Dates: November 3, 2010 Cost: NA Time: 5:30pm Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre More info: http://nathanieldettchorale.org/events/canadian-centre-for-diversity-annual-galadinner/ 2) Fluency (premiere) - DanceWorks Type: Dance Dates: November 3 to 5, 2011 Cost: NA Time: 8:00 pm Location: Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West More info: http://www.tribalcracklingwind.ca/upcoming.html 3) IN THE FURTHER SOIL/TRIBUTE TO TAGORE - Menaka Thakkar Dance Company Type: Dance Dates: November 11-12, 2011 Cost: $15-35 Time: Various Location: Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto More info: http://www.menakathakkardance.org/ 4) "60 Years of Rhythm and MovementMi Young Kim's Celebration Performance" - Korean Dance Studies Society Type: Dance Dates: Tuesday, 15 November, 2011 Cost: $25, $30 Time: 12-6pm Location: George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street, Toronto) More info: http://www.koreandance.net/upcoming_events.html 5) HALLAJ - Modern Times Theatre Company Type: Theatre Dates: November 18 - December 4, 2011 Cost: PWYC - $35.00, 20% disc. for patrons assisting patrons with disabilities Time: Various Location: The Chamber, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Toronto More info: http://www.buddiesinbadtimes.com/show.cfm?id=773

6) TSAR Publications Fall Launch Type: Literature Dates: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Cost: NA Time: 6:00 pm Location: The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto More info: http://www.tsarbooks.com/ 7) TopDog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks - Obsidian Theatre Company in Association with the Shaw Festival Type: Theatre Dates: Nov.24 - Dec. 4, 2011 Cost: $15-30 Time: Various Location: The Theatre Centre, 100-1087 Queen St. W. Toronto. More info: http://www.obsidian-theatre.com/tdudtoronto.html WORKSHOPS: 1) How to photograph your artwork ... the right way! - SAVAC Type: Workshop Dates: Saturday 29 October, 2011 Cost: SAVAC Members $30 / Non-members $50 Time: 11-4pm Location: Toronto Image Works, 80 Spadina, Suite 207 More info: http://www.savac.net/how-to-photograph-your-artwork-the-right-way.html 2) Contemplative Dance Workshop - Fujiwara Dance Type: Dance Dates: November 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2011 Cost: $80 ($70 for CADA members) Time: 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. More info: http://www.fujiwaradance.com/ CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: 1) Diaspora Dialogues Calling all writers! Toronto is a city of a million different stories and we want to map them all. Give us your place-specific flash fiction or your haikus, and the best ones will win a prize. Deadline: October 15, 2011 More info: http://diasporadialogues.com/articles/news/2011/09/08/announcing-littorontocontest/#.TpXtmpuImU8 2) Diaspora Dialogues We are excited to announce a new, one-on-one mentoring program for creative writers aged 16-25 years. Were inviting submissions of short stories or creativenon-fiction less than 3,000 words in length; or up to 5 poems. Deadline: October 15, 2011

http://diasporadialogues.com/articles/youth/2011/07/27/call-for-submissionsyouth/#.TpXt25uImU8 3) CanAsian International Dance Festival Now accepting applications for the CanAsian International Dance Festival taking place in May 2013 in Toronto. The Programming Committee is interested in the outstanding performance of traditional dance art forms, distinctive new choreography that comes out of traditional dance vocabularies and original contemporary dance works that integrate Asian principles and concepts. Deadline: November 1, 2011 More info: http://www.canasiandancefestival.com/ 4) MONITOR 8: New South Asian short film and video - South Asian Visual Arts Centre Deadline: November 16, 2011 **Submissions must be received by November 16, regardless of postmark.** More info: http://www.savac.net/monitor-8-call.html

Enjoy, Anita Agrawal & Helen Yung Stand Firm Central Network Co-Facilitators