Literary links:

Rhya Tamasauskas ~ Lady Rhya (tuesday's better half)

Soapbox Girls ~ a veritable writing bathtub (bubbles and all)

Paperplates ~ poetry and fiction for the web

The Toronto Small Press Book Fair ~ tables and tables of small press goodness

Stuart Ross ~ poet extraordinaire (and grandaddy of the Small Press Fair)

Bonny Prince Publishing ~ home of Matt Hood's self-published treats

Koi ~ words and wonderful words edited by the lovely Heather Traher

U of T's Creative Writing MA ~ my alma mater

Chapati Kid ~ a T-dot writing chum

Rose-coloured ~ another T-dot writing chum

Echolocation ~ U of T's fantastic literary journal

Dance-related links:

Jessica Runge ~ compelling performance and choreography

The Dance Current ~ Canada's dance magazine

Ontario Arts Council ~ Arts funding body for the Province of Ontario

EDAM ~ Contact Improv superheros

Series 8:08 ~ a monthly choreographic dance series, alternative classes too

Susanna Hood ~ sound + movement

princess productions ~ Yvonne Ng's contemporary dance company

Music:

Mr. Something Something ~ get ready to dance your face off

Justin Rutledge ~ delicious, heart lurching music

Barzin ~ music to make your heart swell

Christa Couture ~ a delicious songstress (she even has songs about Jennifer Grey)

The Be Good Tanyas ~ mandolins and sweet songs

Sarah Harmer ~ she wears red shoes and gingham and sings oh-so-sweetly

Kathleen Edwards ~ words that make me spin for hours, sing for hours

Oh Susanna ~ "Carrie Lee, Carrie Lee, are you gonna dance with me?"

Nathan Lawr ~ "The Heart Beats a Whisper" (he wears gingham too*)

Feist ~ Reminder: my soundtrack for summer 2007

Neko Case ~ the perfect amount of twang

Art-related links:

terminus1525 ~ so much exciting young Canadian art, it will make your head spin

The Monster Factory ~ plush monsters abound created in Toronto by my favourite monster-makers

Kyle Sim ~ a music-making robot-man

Alpana Bawa ~ deliciously colourful clothing

Liora Manne ~ felted treats

Anthropologie ~ embroidered skirts and laundry lined NYC stores

Distill Gallery ~ ceramics and textiles and jewelry and collage

Girl Can Create ~ the ever-inspiring Lisa Pijuan-Nomura and the RED series

Kiki Smith ~ incredible books and prints

She Said Boom! Window Space ~ A fantastic 24-hour gallery space in downtown Toronto

Festivals:

Hillside Festival ~ memories of sweet Sarah Harmer and skinny-dipping adventures

fFIDA ~ a full August of dance

The Scream in High Park ~ a literary festival under summer trees

Miscellaneous fun:

Laughing Lotus Yoga Studios ~ laughing + yoga + NYC

The Smurfs ~ Smurf it up.

Fraggle Rock ~ "Dance your cares away (clap clap) worries for another day!"