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February 25, 2013
  FEATURED ARTIST | TICHAONA TAPAMBWA  Writer | Film Director | City Film Project Winner    
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October 2, 2012
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2012 Time: 1-5pm Venue: Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre (585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON M4M 2B8) Tickets: $20 (...
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August 21, 2012
Projects
 GerrardART: Revitalizing Gerrard Bazaar Through the Transformative Power of Art This September, Riverdale Hub will be officially launching the...
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August 21, 2012
Projects
Growing up in an "at-risk" neighbourhood. Discovering yourself. Learning to express your creativity. Meet six young people from Toronto's...
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August 15, 2012
Call for Submissions for Open Studio
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August 1, 2012
Summer in St James Town: "Let's Move It!" Celebrate the summer with music, dancing and interactive presentations by local artists Saturday...
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July 25, 2012
Events, Projects, Showcases
 April Hickox and Rafael Ochoa: Park Workers until Sept 15 @ Toronto Centre Island   Park Workers A Photographic Installation by April...
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July 12, 2012
 Call for Submissions   ArtReach Toronto, in partnership with City of Toronto Cultural Services, Art Gallery of Ontario and Manifesto...
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June 15, 2012
Young Peoples Theatre in association with Nomanzland is requiring funding to support their forthcoming production Known To Police at YPT June 15th-...
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June 5, 2012
Explore Toronto on the TTC subway screens with Stroll City! Join Shawn Micallef’s street-level reporters, observers and tweeters Toronto – May 14,...
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June 5, 2012
The Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services lead Youth Enterprise Network (YEN) is pleased to announce the opening of Ascend, a new store featuring clothing...
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June 1, 2012
Art of the Danforth barrels into its final week with a flurry of weekend activities – all free and accessible to all! Details on the Art of...
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May 31, 2012
Support local artists in our community! Celebrate the arts by attending the special VIP reception on June 16 from 5:30-7:30PM! Only at Lakeshore Arts...
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May 25, 2012
AWAKE is a 90-minute multi-cultural, multi-arts, theatrical experience that takes you deep into the heart of one of Toronto’s most culturally diverse...
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May 25, 2012
ArtReach Toronto’s New Whiteboard Film! ArtReach Toronto is a funding program designed to support arts initiatives that engage youth. In addition to...
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May 23, 2012
This is your chance to submit an application to be a part of 106 and York Urban Arts Festival 2012. We are encouraging MC’s, Singers, Dancers,...
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May 23, 2012
Art Starts is an arts-based community development organization operating throughout Toronto. TThey use the arts as a vehicle to encourage social...
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May 23, 2012
The Yellow Door Learning Centre at 6 St. Joseph House is looking for artists to participate in the 2012 Bell Boxes Murals Project. Selected artists...
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May 23, 2012
HEAR/HEAR 17 Date: Wednesday May 30, 2012 Time: 6:30pm to 8:30 pm Place: The Supermarket (268 Augusta Ave) Price: PWYC HEAR/HEAR 17 means there have...
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May 23, 2012
MABELLEarts is hiring! We are looking for a post-secondary student who plans to head back to school in the Fall to fill the following role:
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May 10, 2012
From May 20 – June 10, 2012, Danforth Avenue between Greenwood and Cedarvale will host:  36 large site-specific installations, 4 hands-on...
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May 10, 2012
Registration is open to anyone working in the cultural sector that wants to learn more about writing art criticism, blogging or using social media...
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May 10, 2012
 ART OF THE DANFORTH East Danforth transformed into a 22-day art experiment May 20 – June 10, 2012   MEDIA LAUNCH:  4 – 5...
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May 10, 2012
Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area (CAFKA) and Musagetes are pleased to announce that Steve Lambert will present his practice at the Big...
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May 10, 2012
Introduction to Panasonic AF-100 Camera – May 12th, 2012 – 10am The course will familiarize participants to the AF-100 operation and...
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May 9, 2012
UforChange is currently accepting applications for Cycle 5. UforChange provides a FREE intensive 6-month arts training program to newcomer youth...
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May 7, 2012
Call for Submissions Untitled T-shirt Project SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sunday May 13, 2012 at midnight Luminato and the Drake Hotel are currently...
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May 7, 2012
Diaspora Dialogues is excited to announce a revamping of its mentoring programs into one comprehensive program to focus on the creation of long-...
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May 7, 2012
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Toronto Public Library in community partnership with KAPISANAN and Mavshack presents FILIPINO FILM SERIES...
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May 7, 2012
A hard-hat-and-boots tour through Artscape's newest hub for community and culture.   Hours: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Est. Duration: 1 hour Departures...
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May 7, 2012
Come and join the celebration of the latest edition of TOK and the writers who contributed their original works of fiction and poetry!  ...
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May 7, 2012
Upper Toronto is assembling teams of people excited, curious and imaginative about Toronto - its infrastructure, policies, architecture, environments...
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April 25, 2012
DISCOVER THE ARTISTS OF TOMORROW!   Art by over 120 GTA High School Students at the 16th Annual Smart Start Student Art Show Presented by Arts...
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April 25, 2012
Jumblies is proud to announce the publication of Out Of Place, Issue 2: their second collection of essays by artists associated with the...
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April 25, 2012
SHOW YOUR ARTISTIC TALENT! A jury of artists will be selecting the 25 best entries in the contest to be displayed as banners attached to lamp posts...
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April 12, 2012
New Political Web Series 'Queen's Park' Looking For Actors About Queen's Park: A comical spin on politics and looks at real life political issues the...
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April 12, 2012
Joining Our Threads: Come celebrate the second annual "Art Valley Park" exhibit! This inspiring project brought together youth, women and family...
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March 29, 2012
The Toronto Public Library is offering free venues to Toronto-based artists and cultural groups wishing to be part of Culture Days on September 28-29...
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March 27, 2012
TDSB Community Use of Schools - Parent Outreach Event Discover free programs in your neighborhood schools! Saturday, April 14th, 2012 10 am - 2 pm...
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February 29, 2012
New College Service Learning Program and Equity Studies, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, and Toronto Cultural Services are proud to present: Old Tales...
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February 22, 2012
THIS FRIDAY!   EMERGENCE: A Symposium on Community Arts Practice York Quay Centre, Harbourfront, 235 Queens Quay West Map: http://g.co/maps/...
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February 21, 2012
Events, Fundraising, Projects
  Tonight Art of the Danforth launched a fundraising campaign to raise $1500 in 30 days, to go towards supporting the second incarnation of...
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February 8, 2012
Defining Moments (www.canadianmoments.ca) is a national art contest aimed at encouraging youth to express their Canadian identity through art. With...
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February 8, 2012
The Emerging ARTivist Program is a series of FREE art workshops running in Thorncliffe from February to April 2012! Kids aged 9-12 will learn...
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January 31, 2012
2012 World of Threads Festival http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com  Four Calls for Submissions Common Thread International Exhibitions 1)...
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January 26, 2012
Ideas, Projects, Showcases
 Wear the old coat and buy the new book. ~ Austin Phelps   Announcing our Spring 2012 titles! You can download a PDF of the Spring...
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January 20, 2012
WE.WILL.NOW JOB POSTING VOLUNTEER SKETCH ARTISTS  
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January 17, 2012
SpringTern is a new service that connects organizations with post-secondary students to do part-time, volunteer work projects. Your organizations...
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January 17, 2012
Fresh Ground new works Call for Submissions for Harbourfront Centre's national commissioning prizes Submission deadline: MONDAY JANUARY 30, 2012...
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January 17, 2012
Events, Ideas, Projects
HIGHRISE/ONE MILLIONth TOWER on the TTC Toronto's re-imagined vertical suburbs animate and take shape on subway screens and platforms across the...
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January 4, 2012
Check out some of the coast to cost highlights from Culture Days 2011! Video link: http://youtu.be/LAdollRK33M
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December 6, 2011
UNITY Charity is hosting this high energy and inspiring show on Saturday December 10th at 2pm This powerful and entertaining show will take place at...
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December 6, 2011
SKETCH is doing a research project on the impact of arts programming for youth with a focus on arts programming in NON-arts settings, like the Queen...
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December 6, 2011
Events, Projects
The Queer Connections video program is quickly coming to an end and they wanted to take this opportunity to invite you to the project screening and...
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November 22, 2011
Like An Old Tale: an East Scarborough telling of The WInter's Tale by William Shakespeare created and performed by dozens of artists and hundreds of...
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November 18, 2011
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY for CHFT Youth Community Art Apprentice Position Project runs: December 2011 to March 2012 Flexible/variable hours: afternoons...
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November 15, 2011
Family, friends & community please come out and celebrate the "Recalcitrants Spectrum Youth Exhibit"!   Please note the opening...
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November 10, 2011
Employment Opportunity Position: Kaleidoscope Intercultural Arts Program Assistant (contract) Organization: Kaleidoscope Intercultural Arts Program c...
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November 10, 2011
The AMY Project is now accepting applications for the 2012 session! Please feel free to forward the information below to anyone you think may be...
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November 10, 2011
reConnexion Collective is looking for a Uth Daze programmer! On May 15, 2011, the reConnexion Collective presented Uth: A Day Experience at b current...
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November 8, 2011
ArtReach Toronto is looking for a Visual Artist to take a pre-determined script and develop images and words on a whiteboard to describe the ArtReach...
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November 4, 2011
The Human Library program returns with a new collection of speakers (aka "human books") on Saturday, November 5 - Noon to 5 p.m. - in four branches...
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October 28, 2011
Lost Lyrics is currently offering a series of workshops called the Lost Lyrics Intensive. Topics include "Missing Pages: Silent Stories from...
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October 25, 2011
Advocacy, Events, Projects
I See What You Mean is an interactive exhibit which juxtaposes a series of portraits by one of Canada's most acclaimed documentary photographers,...
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October 21, 2011
B2ds Farewell Showcase Dear B2DS Family, As you many of you know first hand, Beatz is more than a music-based youth-led program that aims to empower...
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October 20, 2011
Come to LIKE AN OLD TALE, a retelling of The Winters Tale by Shakespeare with dance, opera, puppets, projections, stilts, food and hundreds of...
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October 19, 2011
The Scarborough Civic Action Network is looking for a project coordinator position to run the Civic Awareness Project (CAP) - a ten week course on...
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October 14, 2011
The LOVE SHOW is a juried, charitable group art show of 8x8" paintings, illustrations and photographs. Each work will be auctioned, with the proceeds...
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October 12, 2011
Help Family Service Toronto in their efforts to win a $150,000 grant from the 2011 Aviva Community Fund Competition for creating a youth centre in...
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October 11, 2011
Professional Development Workshops Featuring International VIVA! Project Partners October 27-31, 2011
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October 5, 2011
Events, Projects
Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC), in partnership with Stage West Theatre Restaurants, proudly announces two new national playwriting awards.  ...
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October 4, 2011
Artscape is seeking to commission permanent art installations by local artists, arts collectives and community organizations for the Regent Park Arts...
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September 27, 2011
Robin Pacific's A Black Tie Affair A Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Independent Project 300 ties; eighteen gold bowls; six singers Conceived as a generic...
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September 22, 2011
Register Today: Samba Kidz After-School Program. Only 8 spots left! Activities Include: World music drumming, visual arts, performing at professional...
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September 20, 2011
Queer Connections 2011 Youth Participant Application Form Queer connections is a youth video project based in three locations across the City of...
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September 20, 2011
Come and Support the Arts and Meet Toronto's Local Artists "A Painting is worth a thousand words" Fall Art Show and Sale being held at: Location:...
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September 20, 2011
Are you an artist at heart? Has art helped you live more fully or see past challenges? The Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre (www.joshuacreekarts.com...
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September 9, 2011
We are hoping to collect 10,000 signatures of people who support the arts in Toronto. We are calling for Friends of the Arts volunteers to help...
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September 8, 2011
We are looking for people to help us make this year's Good Food For All festival a success! The Good Food For All festival is a community festival...
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September 8, 2011
Our public libraries are in danger of being closed or privatized. This could mean the loss of a powerful educational and cultural force through...
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September 8, 2011
ArtReach Toronto, in partnership with City of Toronto Cultural Services, Grassroots Youth Collaborative and Manifesto present.. The 2011 Youth Arts...
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September 7, 2011
Culture Days @ the Library – 85 Free Activities at 48 Branches! Toronto Public Library, the Neighbourhood Arts Network and Culture Days are pleased...
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September 7, 2011
Take Part in a Landmark Dance Mapping Study The Canada Council for the Arts is conducting a historic dance mapping study. The study will 'map dance...
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September 7, 2011
2012 Curatorial Teams Chosen Art of the Danforth is pleased to announce our four curatorial teams who will be creating the large visual elements to...
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September 7, 2011
2011 Oriole Community Garden Harvest Fest Featuring the Arts in the Garden Art Show, showcasing the work of community gardeners, residents, and...
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September 7, 2011
BROKEN CITY LAB PRESENTS - HOMEWORK: INFRASTRUCTURES & COLLABORATION IN SOCIAL PRACTICES Broken City Lab is an artist-led interdisciplinary...
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August 24, 2011
Ismailova Theatre of Dance company is looking for male and female dancers or actors who can dance for upcoming shows including a new full-length...
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August 24, 2011
This October, the Centre for City Ecology is presenting the 5th Annual YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) Festival — YIMBY AT FIVE. This festival provides a...
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August 24, 2011
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC MEMORY City Service Division is a creative response to the current threat of widespread cuts to Toronto’s public services. In...
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August 24, 2011
Community Celebration Marks Launch of the Bridge Art Mural on Saturday August 27 Mural Routes is pleased to announce the completion of the second...
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August 24, 2011
Get ready for the next wave of young writers! On Tuesday, August 30, join us at the Bridlewood Branch of the Toronto Public Library to hear readings...
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August 23, 2011
Subtext Festival presents art under Scarborough Bridge Event celebrates arts and culture in Kingston-Galloway Orton Park neighbourhood
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August 23, 2011
FREE CITY PAPER: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FREE CITY PAPER will be an actual newspaper in less than two weeks. There will be 2000 of them. They will be...
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August 23, 2011
Call for Artists: Window Installation design event Mason is hosting a design event called Show Off @ the Junction from October 18-30, 2011, pairing...
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August 23, 2011
Call for Volunteers: NAN Capture Team The Neighbourhood Arts Network is looking for talented photographers to help us showcase more of the amazing...
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August 19, 2011
The Toronto Arts Foundation Summer Giving Program is a great way for the Foundation's friends to show support for one of its most important...
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August 16, 2011
Volunteer Opportunity: NAN Capture Team Are you a photographer or videographer? Want to support artists in your community? The Neighbourhood Arts...
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August 10, 2011
The Toronto Arts Foundation Summer Giving Program is a great way for the Foundation's friends to show support for one of its most important...
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July 27, 2011
Kaleidoscope Program Coordinator Job Description
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July 21, 2011
CALL FOR ENTRY – VIDEO SCREENING 4 SIMPLE STEPS TO SHOW YOUR WORK DURING NUIT BLANCHE:       1. MAKE A 1 MINUTE VIDEO...
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