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Bruno Billio gets Wild

July 26, 2012
26 Jul 2012

 

 

Only Bruno knows the wildest Gladstone secrets

Bruno Billio is not only our point Gladstone historian, he’s also a Canadian installation/sculptor/designer artist and the Resident Artist at the Hotel.  Bruno is also the designer of the Billio, Room 314 and co-designer of Gladstone Classic, Room 414 as well as many other artful treasures around the hotel.

With almost 10 years of Gladstone residency behind him (that’s right he was living here before and during the big renovations), Bruno has lots of wild insights to share about the hotel and its surroundings.

Meet Bruno at the front desk of the Hotel at 1pm sharp this Saturday July 28.  Admission is $15 and includes the tour and a mimosa! Buy Tickets online for July 28 here.

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Docents Exposed: Miss Fluffy Soufflé

July 6, 2012
06 Jul 2012

 

 


Recently dubbed the Queen of Parkdale, Miss Fluffy Soufflé has stumbled onto stages across town and beyond, recently completing a FOUR-city tour of Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Oshawa & Montreal. Just toss her on stage and call it performance art.

Fluffy is no stranger to the docents gone wild role either. She not only stars as the wildest docent in the above tailor, but caused numerous tour group members to spit out their mimosas during fits of laughter during the inaugural Docents Gone Wild Tour back in May.

Here are some the highlights:

Fluffy gathering up complimentary mimosas for tour guests

This is when things start to get wild.

Group Vogue!

Don’t miss out on Miss Fluffy’s encore performance tour this Saturday July 11. Tours meet at the front desk of the Hotel at 1pm sharp. Admission is $15 and includes the tour and a mimosa! Buy Tickets online for July 11 here.

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Docents Exposed: Keith Cole

June 27, 2012
27 Jun 2012

 

 

Behind every Docents Gone Wild performance tour there is an equally wild docent, and this Saturday, June 30 it’s none other than former mayoral candidate  Keith Cole!

Keith’s main interests lie in theatre/dance/film/performance and the intersections that they create. He has been a member of Toronto’s critical, necessary and vibrant Hardworkin’ Homosexuals collective since 1996. He has appeared in films, television and performance events worldwide and is a recipient of a Harold Award (1999) and a Dora Award Nomination for Outstanding Male Performance in a Musical (Arthouse Cabaret, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 2008).

In 2010 Cole was a front-runner in Toronto’s Mayoral Election – he received 801 votes for his considerable efforts. He has written for FUSE Magazine, One Hour Empire Magazine and his writing will be included in an anthology about Sky Gilbert and the theme of ‘compulsion’ in Gilbert’s work. He recently completed the choreography for Sky Gilbert’s newest play ‘Dancing Queen’ which premiered in April 2012. Keith Cole holds a MFA from OCAD University in Art, Media and Design.

Find out how wild this ex-mayoral candidate can get this Saturday June 30  Tours meet at the front desk of the Hotel at 1pm sharp. Admission is $15 and includes the tour and a mimosa! Buy Tickets online for June 30 here.

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Docents Exposed: Uncle Lindy

June 14, 2012
14 Jun 2012

 

 

You know you want to see Uncle Lindy exposed!

Lindy is every kind of performer: actor, writer, dramaturge, stand up comedian, member of The Queer Comedy Collective, food blogger curator, producer, freelance technician and, this Saturday only, Uncle Lindy goes Docents Gone Wild.

Gladstone Hotel (GH): What does being a docent mean to you?

(Uncle Lindy) UL: I am not sure what it means to me but what it means according to dictionary.reference.com is “a person who is a knowledgeable guide, especially one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions.” so….that meaning is full of meaning…I guess I should do a bit more research.

GH: What’s the wildest tour you’ve ever been on OR been led on?

UL: It wasn’t wild so much as scary and wasn’t so much a tour but rather “took the wrong path” BUT I would have to say getting lost in algonquin park.

GH: What makes you blush?

UL: Nothing and everything – depending on my mood.

GH: What would make you turn the car around and drive back home?

UL: OCD induced panic that I left the stove on.

GH: Paint by Numbers or Abstract Impression-surrealist Modernism?

UL: Velvet Art

Find out why they call her uncle and join Uncle Lindy on a performance tour of the hotel this Saturday Aug 4th.  Tours meet at the front desk of the Hotel at 1pm sharp. Admission is $15 and includes the tour and a mimosa! Buy Tickets online now.

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