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From the TD Jazz festival website:
"For the past 20 years, Toronto Downtown Jazz has produced the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival as well as many other events and programs to further develop jazz talent and audience appreciation. Toronto Downtown Jazz is a registered charity (No. 12969 0269 RR0001) and over the years has come to be recognized as one of North America's premier jazz festival producers, while the organization itself has been used by other arts organizations and festivals as a model for community involvement, artistic excellence and outstanding production standards." The festival runs from June 20-29th across various venues in Toronto.

From the Art of Jazz Website: http://www.artofjazz.org/performance_home.cfm
"From June 4- June 8, 2008, the 3nd Annual Art of Jazz Celebration will transform the Distillery Historic District in Toronto into a hotbed of rhythm, improvisation, harmony and sophistication. Art of Jazz Celebration offers 5 days of major concerts, themed programs, workshops, jam sessions, photo exhibits, author readings and more.

On a typical night out with the friends, discussions of relationships usually tend to spark hot debates and feed our gossip cravings. The individuals in relationships usually butter-up their partners with flattery and admiration, while the singles drift off into fantasy worlds, wondering where their princes/princesses are hiding, in what bar s/he may be loitering. Romantic relationships hold little importance in my life, but I suppose the scale weighs differently for others. Which brings me to a seemingly endless series of questions: Why must our lives always revolve around entangling ourselves with the complexities of the dating game, with marriage still that game’s elusive prize? Am I seriously running out of time to find a spouse, or are others rushing into marriage? How about if I do not manage to find someone because my life is too occupied by other concerns- are my priorities misplaced? How about if I fall out of love before my hubby-to-be and I decide to tie the knot? Do I then have to start back at square one, lurking until my next partnership prey comes along? Does true love even exist in the first place, and if so, is marriage its ultimate expression?

Editor’s note: Love In Toronto welcomes Kristen Goetz to the team! Read on for an introductory peak at our new writer and her new column.

Dating. The mere mention of that simple word has the ability to make a person smile, yearn, or hyperventilate. While everyone wants a special person in his or her life, one thing is certain: dating isn’t easy. When a situation has you confused and seeking Yoda-like relationship wisdom, who do you turn to? Friends, usually. Family members, in desperate times. But some circumstances require an outside source, an unbiased stranger who can dole out straightforward guidance without worrying about your sensitive ego.

2007 witnessed an almost uncanny growth in the wedding industry. According to a recent study by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP (Certified Special Events Professional), last year some $186 billion was spent on nuptial celebrations. "The marketplace today is big enough to sustain and support your endeavour," he says. Dr. Goldblatt, who is also the founder of the ISES (International Special Events Society), believes that "if you're [working in the] wedding events area, expansion and diversification possibilities are tremendous. If you are comfortable enough as a wedding planner, you will easily adapt to any other event coordination environment, especially corporate parties." Conversely, "if you're just entering the market of wedding organizing, the supply/demand situation has never been more favourable. Even a small fish in this big pond can get decent orders."

by Mary Ann Wilson

What’s more romantic than a candlelit evening? A candlelit evening inspired by a shared environmental conscience, that’s what.

Last year, millions of Australians participated in the first annual Earth Hour to raise awareness about, and to actively combat, climate change caused by global warming (if you still think that global warming “isn’t real,” better pull your head out of the increasingly hot sand real quick, and hope that right-wing of yours can fly you and your descendants to another planet). This year, at 8 p.m. next Saturday, March 29, 2008, millions of people worldwide will accept the Earth Hour “challenge.”

I put the word “challenge” in quotation marks (twice, even) because the concept could not be simpler or easier: shut off your lights for one hour. That’s it. Such a small gesture can be all it takes to really get you thinking about your personal environmental impact and responsibility, but Earth Hour is far from a gesture alone. According to its website (www.earthhour.org), “[i]f the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour [2007] was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.” Small effort, big results.

When it comes to fashion, Antonio Salgado knows how to impress. At the House of Salgado, Annabelle met up with Antonio to talk about the care and quality behind every one of their hand-tailored suits. Whether you're an up-and-comer, a successful professional, or groom-to-be, the House of Salgado has something special to suit you (no pun intended).

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