Friday Sept. 15: Eighty years of smart art purchases on display at Hart House. Plus, an exhibition of skateboard art and opera season gets rolling.

Thursday Sept. 14: A digital art exhibit from Halifax that works for all of us in the virtual world. Plus, The Shaw Festival wrap-up and a movie bonanza.

Wednesday Sept. 13: Convergence? Vertical integration? Media mergers? What does it all mean for Canadian culture? Plus, the Canadian edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire debuts tonight. Maybe this is what it all means.

Tuesday Sept. 12: Canadian genius Robert Lepage pulls some strings at a New York puppet festival. Plus, Stratford beefs up its Shakespeare sked, and CTV presents real Cancon.

Monday Sept. 11: Video artist Vera Frenkel rewarded for a lifetime of work pushing the boundaries of multimedia. Plus, my film fest folly, and the return of Barachois to PEI.

Friday Sept. 8: The Vancouver Fringe Festival goes upscale in a new location, while Guelph takes on the world and Cabbagetown ends the summer with a bang. Plus, Alex Colville in a flash.

Thursday Sept. 7: Kenneth Branagh, Gillian Anderson and Ben Kingsley lead the parade of stars to Hollywood North. Plus, how to win web contests and Oedipus Unmasked.

Wednesday Sept. 6: The Burning Man festival catches fire. Plus, a French-English theatrical showdown in Montreal, and painting the PEI landscape.

Tuesday Sept. 5: The Toronto Film Fest sparks an indie alternative event. Plus, the return of Billy Bishop, and Shelagh Rogers takes on Atwood.

Friday Sept. 1: While we're waiting for Atwood and other hardcover heavyweights to kick off the fall literary season, a review of Canada's best paperback writers. Plus, getting down to business at the film fest.

Thursday, Aug. 31: Patricia Rozema took great liberties with Jane Austen in her last movie. What can she do to Beckett at the Toronto Film Festival? And get wild with the revival of Batemania.

Wednesday, Aug. 30: Toronto artists build their own Eden in an industrial, lakefront wasteland. Plus, the Atlantic Fringe Fest gets rolling, and another take on Fellini.

Tuesday, Aug. 29: A crash course in David Cronenberg's early sensationalist shockers, and music kicks into the alternative reading scene in Vancouver.

Monday, Aug. 28: The countdown begins for the 25th Toronto International Film Festival. Plus, the latest Anne Heche movie brings some relief to Queen's Park.

Friday, Aug. 25: The Shaw Festival smashes the fourth wall, with a little help from six characters and a few cellphones. Plus, weekend screenings and a sitar star.

Thursday, Aug. 24: Roy Thomson Hall announces a lively fall sked of concerts and recitals. Plus, Play Station Atwood and Mamet on the movie industry.

Wednesday, Aug. 23: A West Coast festival opens up the filmic floodgates from the east. Plus, a lit Fuse and Truffaut on TV.

Tuesday, Aug. 22: The Canadian Opera Company takes its summer recital series to the people. And Cabaret makes a comeback in Vancouver.

Monday, Aug. 21: Monet, Renoir, and the Impressionist Landscape - online and at the National Gallery. Plus, the symphony mixes it up with Shakespeare.

Friday, Aug. 18: The National Ballet of Canada gets out of the dance halls to kick up some fun at Toronto's Harbourfront. Plus, fringe fever hits Prince George.

Thursday, Aug. 17: Nightmares of a Genius ... The Art Gallery of Ontario presents the dark etchings of Goya. Plus, the long-lost Bell of Batoche makes a theatrical comeback.

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Alberta installation artist Janet Cardiff is an eerie hit at galleries across Europe. Plus, Images of Travel and Tourism, and Judy Rebick's last stand with Leah McLaren.

Tuesday, Aug. 15: Indian Princesses and Cowgirls provides a glimpse into Canada's revisionist history and art. Plus, what's up with Robert Lepage and a few final words on Paul Gross.

Monday, Aug. 14: 21st century landscape art... Canadian painters pose difficult, but vital, questions. And new tools on the Net for musicians.

Friday, Aug. 11: Does a major summer festival boost sales for classical music, or drain the audience from established groups? Plus, kings and queens of Kensington gather for the weekend.

Thursday, Aug. 10: Halifax galleries band together to celebrate a booming fine arts scene. Plus, Alive and Well pays tribute to Sonny Rollins.

Wednesday, Aug. 9: The Winnipeg Art Gallery looks at Future Cities, through the eyes of Eleanor Bond. Plus, Out on Screen and Moliere on stage.

Tuesday, Aug. 8: There's more to Canadian wildlife art than Robert Bateman ... see it at The Glenbow in Calgary. Plus, shaping the great cities.

Friday, Aug. 4: New photographs capture the spirit of far-away places. Plus, The National Youth Orchestra shows off the musical stars of tomorrow.

Thursday, Aug. 3: Acclaimed architect Frank Gehry at work on a new Canadian vinery. Plus, Cinema Canada explores the passage of time with some great artists.

Wednesday, Aug. 2: Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson takes his place in Canadian history, online and in Ottawa... plus, fireworks fests in Vancouver and Hull.

Tuesday, Aug. 1: Much More Museums: A new category is added to our lively discussion forum. What's your favourite museum piece? Plus, hear the first great masterpiece of opera.

Monday, July 31: Is Chapters pulling in book buyers, or just browsers? Solve the mystery at the magazine rack. Plus, Fringe Dance 2000 and the return of The Newsroom.

Friday, July 28: To conclude our week at the magazine racks, explore the biz side of the arts. Plus, the Queen of Persian pop comes to Canada.

Thursday, July 27: Two different takes on the state of the short story in Canada. Plus, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts books some daring contemporary art.

Wednesday, July 26: CineAction, a Canadian magazine devoted to thoughtful cinematic discourse. And, winter blows in early on the Prairies, thanks to a daring Shakespeare fest...

Tuesday, July 25: A hip new magazine covering Canadian architecture and design, and the life and times of one of our spaciest thespians.

Monday, July 24: A flip through the magazine racks for the best in Canadian visual arts coverage. And Vancouver gets some new kicks out of old Cole Porter tunes.

Friday, July 21: The hippest middle-aged poet in Canada. Plus, some symphonic summer treats in Vancouver, and some stompin' good entertainment charges into Winnipeg.

Thursday July 20: The 20 century through the eyes of Man Ray at the AGO. Plus, The Neptune Theatre brings back the War Brides, and a symphonic sampler on In Performance.

Wednesday, July 19: Reclaiming History, a major exhibit of aboriginal art. Plus, Soulpepper's new production, and Canadian authors reveal their most embarrassing moments.

Tuesday, July 18: Canadian architect Arthur Erickson's latest project, Lord of the Flies hits the Canadian stage, and check out the hip new webcast of todradio.com

Monday, July 17: Calgary pays tribute to one of Japan's most mysterious artists, the Shaw Festival goes for 'Easy' entertainment, and the real Margie Gillis is revealed.

Friday, July 14: Some hot tips for the Atlantic Jazz Festival, which is still cookin' this weekend. Plus, Shakespeare in the city and literature by the lake.

Thursday, July 13: The Viking Saga returns to Newfoundland this summer, while musicians from around the globe converge on the West Coast this weekend.

Wednesday, July 12: An art gallery owner helps the next generation of artists with sale of old works by Douglas Coupland, Attila Richard Lukacs and others. Plus, baby boomers get the musical theatre treatment.

Tuesday, July 11: A new musical review based on the amazing life and work of legendary folk artist Stan Rogers. Meanwhile, a Vancouver gallery goes to the Dogs.

Monday, July 10: A night of entertainment for $9? Canada's Fringe Festivals provide theatre that's cheaper than a night at the movies, with the added thrill of gambling on new talent.

Friday, July 7: Montreal's sonic silo is the final stop on our a week-long tour of public art in Canada, a site that's kicking up some debate. Plus, the grand finale to this year's music competition.

Thursday, July 6: Vancouver takes a unique approach to its urban landscape, by requiring developers to fund the public art process. You judge the results. Plus, the Winnipeg Folk Festival kicks off.

Wednesday, July 5: An interview with artist Laurie McGugan, who gives us an insider's take at the public art process.

Tuesday, July 4: Is Toronto's controversial Moose project the end public art in Canada, or just a new beginning for corporate art? Plus, Joni Mitchell opens her first visual art exhibit in Saskatoon.

Monday, July 3: Public art in Canada ... where did it come from, who pays for it, and why we should care what happens in our city spaces. Plus, some shifting thoughts on technology in the 21st century.

Friday, June 30: No matter where you are, there's some dandy entertainment for your Canada Day celebrations. Plus, some scary stuff: the best of Hitchcock and the end of Midday.

Thursday, June 29: Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell tackles The Tipping Point ... how trends get started, and why we fall for them. And performance artist Rachel Rosenthal makes her swan song in Toronto.

Wednesday, June 28: Contemporary art inspired by science fiction writing? Believe it or not, the time has come for art galleries to treat this kind of thing seriously. Plus, a revival of Leo the Royal Cadet.

Tuesday, June 27: Vancouver painter Chris Woods explores the gap in our culture caused by modern advertising campaigns. And read all about a National Ballet of Canada dancer's star turn in New York this week.

Monday, June 26: The culture crowd feels pretty much ignored by the U.S. networks, and a new analysis backs this up. How does culture fare on the Canadian networks? You do the ratings.

Friday, June 23: Some smokin' jazz is happening at festivals across Canada, but what happens when DuMaurier is forced to pull out? Plus, etchings from Rembrandt, and the crime/art scene in Vancouver.

Thursday, June 22: Tacky moose sculptures are dotting to the streets of Toronto. Is this a sign of decline in a city that considers itself Canada's cultural centre? And the launch of a new indie film fest in the Niagara region.

Wednesday, June 21: Writers of all ages are invited to hop their life's tales aboard The Great Canadian Story Engine. Plus, the TSO fiddles with classical compositions of a radical and revolutionary nature.

Tuesday June 20: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks gets some inspiration from Costa Rica's rainforest and dances up a storm. And, we catch up on the progress of a new Canadian opera, The Iron Road.

Monday June 19: "Beautiful the nerves pouring around in her like palace fire" ... just one line from some astonishing Canadian poetry to explore. Plus, Italian Mannerist Art at the National Gallery and CBC takes some pride.

Friday June 16: With these be the final "Chapters" for the Canadian Booksellers Association? Big drama ahead at the annual meeting. Got an old play collecting dust under the bed? Here's your chance.

Thursday June 15: Is the Canadian TV biz really a Free For All? Matthew Fraser's in the know. Plus, the big Krieghoff exhibit opens in Quebec, and Bach 2000 begins in Calgary.

Wednesday June 14: Canadian author Charlotte Gray is penning a new biography that seems destined for the silver screen ... about a real-life Indian Princess & poet. And music for the future, from the past.

Tuesday June 13: What's up with Winnipeg's Wanda Koop? The venerable Canadian Art magazine breathes new life into the visual scene. Also, a preview of the latest lifestyle, home and garden mag.

Monday June 12: Any book with a subtitle like Underground Desire and the Reinvention of Mass Culture has gotta sound pretentious ... but hipster Hal Niedzviecki takes us by surprise. And Edouard Lock kicks off the Canada Dance Festival.

Friday June 9: Don't Worry, Be Classical. Jazz musician Bobby McFerrin meets Beethoven. Missing Mix magazine could endanger your cultural health. And the Seiler String Quartet takes over the Glenn Gould.

Thursday June 8: Fuse blows your mind as it explores our fear of artificial intelligence and digs into alternative visual arts. Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Croall come together to make challenging music. And meet the virtuoso of the Greek bouzouki.

Wednesday June 7: Hot new writing slips into a mouldy old dress. A poet makes goo goo eyes to the Great One in "Why I Love Wayne Gretzky." And more Baroque than you can shake a baton at.

Tuesday June 6: Literary war horse Canadian Forum considers Shakespeare set on an ice rink. The Federation of Canadian Arts keeps kicks more sand in the face of the establishment, and the British invade with a slew of new flicks.

Monday June 5: We've got a week's worth of coverage of homegrown arts and culture mags, starting with a flip through the lefty This Magazine. Interested in dining with Margaret Atwood, or how about taking a tour of Art on the Web with Eleanor Wachtel?

Friday June 2: It's the hippest cultural conference in the country, but would you pay $3,000 to rub shoulders with a cast of new media gurus hand-picked by Moses Znaimer? Plus, some old-fashioned entertainment from Lou Reed and Homer.

Thursday June 1: TV heartthrob Paul Gross gets mixed reviews for his middle-aged Hamlet at Stratford. Plus, Ben Heppner delivers some affection and the Ottawa Storytellers keep the oral tradition alive.