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Co-owners Richard O'Brien and Patti Habib at the BamBoo’s 10th anniversary party, August 1993 in Toronto.
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Words and photos © 1993 by Steven Lungley HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOO: That venerable bastion of Caribbean sounds and spicy fare, the BamBoo, celebrated its 10th anniversary last…

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Entertaining the entertainers for the evening were the delightful clown duo Bogs & Bailey (alias Linda Brokenshire and Anne Marie Scheffler) at the third annual SummerWorks theatre festival opening night party at the Tarragon, Toronto, August 1993.
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Words and photos © 1993 by Steven Lungley FEST MADNESS CONTINUES: The summer rolls along, and with it, all the attendant festivals. The third annual SummerWorks theatre…

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Singer Carole Pope, in the company of [l&r] guitarists Ken Myhr, and - from National Velvet - Tim Welch on opening night of Whisky Saigon in Toronto, August 1993
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Words and photos © 1993 by Steven Lungley KICK UP FOR DANCE: The fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFIDA) held their opening night party at the Winchester…

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Corky and the Juice Pigs - Seán Cullen, Greg Neale and Phil Nichol - at Theatre Passe Muraille for the World Premiere of “Pigmania” in Toronto, August 1993.
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Photos and words © 1993 by Steven Lungley COMIC THEATRE: Corky and the Juice Pigs took over Theatre Passe Muraille last weekend to roll out the World Premiere…

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Dancing in the streets at the Annual Caribbean festival previously known as Caribana in Toronto, July 1993.
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Words and photos © 1993 by Steven Lungley CARIBANA?: It looked like Caribana, sounded like Caribana and smelt like Caribana, but was it Caribana? Well, there were some…

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The film's co-producer Sue Len Quon and it’s director Ron Mann at the Art Gallery of Ontario for a pre-release screening of their film Twist, a documentary on the dance craze of the ’50s in Toronto, July 1993.
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Words and photos © 1993 by Steven Lungley KIM CRASHES TWIST BASH: The Art Gallery of Ontario was the venue of choice for the premiere, pre-release screening…

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Indy car driver Danny Sullivan, Hugo Boss Canada boss Eric Silverman, driver Emerson Fittipaldi, his 6-year-old daughter, Joana (she didn't qualify) and the man himself, racing legend Roger Penske at a “Brazilian pool party” sponsored by Hugo Boss in Toronto, July 1993.
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VROOM, VROOM, SPLASH: Hugo Boss the men’ clothing company, and one or the sponsors of the champion Penske Indy Team – held a “Brazilian pool party” for…

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Rod Pasic, Deborah DeMille and Valma Pfaff at the opening night party for Ann Magnuson’s one woman show “You Could Be Home Now” in Toronto, July 1993.
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YOU COULD PARTY NOW: Ann Magnuson brought her witty and insightful one woman show You Could Be Home Now to Theatre Passe Muraille last week. Opening night…

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Actors Mark Lonergan, balloon lady Kate Parr, Catherine Bruce and director Jennifer Parr at The Fringe of Toronto Festival opening night party, July 1993.
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PARTY ON THE EDGE: The Fringe of Toronto Festival got going last week with a party in the RPM warehouse space, a huge industrial area that resembles…

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Baron Marcus and New World Disorder performing at the CFNY New Music Search showcase at the Phoenix in Toronto, June 1993.
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COME OUT AND PLAY: The annual Lesbian & Gay Pride Week took to the streets of Toronto with a parade and a day-long fair Sunday attended by…

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