The Geary Lane studio is a laidback venue that runs on creativity and youthful energy. Located on Geary Avenue at Dufferin and Dupont, the multi-purpose space can be transformed to suit the needs of any creative project. Photography projects, shooting films, music or theatre rehearsals or to educate through workshops or screenings – Geary Lane is poised to become the choice destination for art forms both great and small on Toronto’s West side.

Housed in a 3000 square foot professional film studio and former recording studio, Geary Lane has a unique look.  The central part of the space is an open floor surrounded with a massive white cyclorama for projection, a couple of plush leather couches, coffee tables, and a large carpet where musicians or speakers can set up to perform, the space. With 15 inch ceilings, an industrial kitchen, 3-piece washroom and a green roof, the venue is very accommodating and comfortable.

The community-oriented team at Geary Lane understands and supports the concept of working together for the common good and are aiming to build a strong bond with a diverse community of local and international creative.

Venue Capacity:  220 for the main studio, with capacity for another 30 people on the beautiful rooftop patio upstairs

Outdoor Facilities: Patio roof

Access/Parking: No wheelchair access/Onsite parking

Availability: Open to your event date & time, just book in advance.

Geary Lane

360 Geary Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Telephone: (647) 295-0052

More info: www. gearylane.com

Here at CityEvents, we love to get our fix of theatre in Toronto. Coming up this week is a true gem of Canadian culture that attracts some of the brightest talent from all over.

The SummerWorks Performance Festival opens this Thursday, August 7 and runs until Sunday, August 17. The entire festival takes places all over the city of Toronto, in many of your favourite venues including the Lower Ossington Theatre, the Theatre Centre and the Gladstone hotel.

Founded in 1991, SummerWorks is Canada’s largest juried festival featuring an array of performance art including theatre, dance and music. With a focus on promoting new Canadian work, the SummerWorks Performance Festival acts as a hub for creation, bringing together some of Canada’s emerging directors, actors, designers, arts administrators and technicians.

One show we’re excited to see is a new Canadian musical entitled “And Now, The End” playing at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace. Earlier in the year, we got a chance to catch their workshop production at the Ryerson Theatre School’s New Voices Festival, and we can’t wait to see it again.

For more information on the SummerWorks Performance Festival including show schedule, ticketing and biographies, check out their website: http://summerworks.ca/2014/

To find out more about Ante-Up Productions new musical, “And Now, The End”, hop on over to their website: http://www.andnowtheend.com

Photo left: And Now, The End written by Victoria Houser, Emily Nixon, Drew O’Hara, Zach Parkhurst and Jake Vanderham