• Dream Home built by Probuilt by Michael Upshall, interior designed by Janette Ewen of Chatelaine; traditional design with a contemporary flair
• Dream Gardens —15 landscapers transform 32,000 sq. ft of concrete into a spring wonderland. This year, the Dream Gardens will also incorporate a garden theatre to solve the project problems of the wannabe gardener
• Ikea Main Stage featuring amazing chefs and the ultimate in home décor information
• Fast N' Furry- dogs are put through their paces in agility, flyball and dancing categories!
• Green Product and New Product show rooms
• Design Talks!—presented by RENO & Décor magazine and ARIDO; one on one consultations with a design professional

When: April 4 - 13, 2008

Weekdays 11:00 am - 9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturdays 10:00 am - 9:00 p.m.
Sundays 10:00 am - 6:00 p.m.

Where: Direct Energy Centre - Exhibition Place, Toronto

Green Living Enterprises presents the second annual Green Living Show. A consumer show dedicated to all things green, The Green Living Show offers hundreds of new and innovative green living products, ideas and solutions for going green with ease.

WHAT: Featuring over 300 earth friendly exhibitors, The Green Living Show offers visitors the opportunity to learn how to make practical changes towards achieving a greener lifestyle. Industry experts from a diverse range of sectors including energy, building, transportation, education, home and garden, fashion and beauty, food and beverage, health and fitness, travel and business will inspire and educate visitors on the latest green products, services, systems and technologies.

Features include:

• 300+ green exhibitors showcasing hundreds of new products
• Main Stage presentations by green icons, celebrities and environmental experts
• The Green Living Kids Zone is a family activity centre with ongoing activities, crafts and games plus a central stage hosting a series of speakers, videos and live performers
• ecoHOME is a one-story housing unit demonstrating sustainable, healthy and beautiful building, technology and design options
• The Urban Forest and Green Living Tree demonstrate the importance of trees in our cities
• Test, Ride and Drive allows visitors the chance to experience green transport first hand by test driving battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles
• Planet In Focus, Canada's acclaimed International Environmental Film and Video festival, presents a compelling selection of documentaries, shorts, animation and dramatic features reflecting the state of the planet today
• Eco fashion shows

WHEN: Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27 2008

Friday, April 25 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 27 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Direct Energy Centre, Halls A, B and Heritage Court, Exhibition Place

For show updates and additional information please visit www.greenlivingshow.ca

The exhibitions will be on display from April 5 – 27 and a reception will be held on Saturday, April 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. Loop Gallery is located at 1174 Queen Street West, one block east of Gladstone.

Martha Eleen's Midnight on the Water was produced in residence at Klondike Institute for Art and Culture (KIAC), Dawson City, Yukon, in June and July 2007. The series of 40 paintings are intended to function as an installation that recreates the experience of being in the North in the particular light of the midnight sun. They are an investigation into interference patterns, which are caused by natural and artificial events. Constructive interference is caused by winds, tides, currents, eddies, undertow and silt as well as man-made objects and energy. The river goes up and down as ice melts and the speed varies. At Dawson City, the faster, more turbulent, Klondike River empties into the Yukon and runs alongside, blue and brown, before mixing downriver. Water is constantly changing, it's unpredictable patterns obeying random laws and in the case of the Yukon River, moving relentlessly in one direction, oddly, towards the north.

David Holt's recent paintings are part of an ongoing series involving subjects from archaeology and natural history. These painterly works evoke the arrangements of specimens and objects found in museum display cases and botanical garden conservatories. The compositions contain motifs derived from plants, birds, fossils and fragments of ancient vessels and sculpture. Many of the paintings were completed in the Netherlands last year, and were inspired by collections in the Naturalis, Hortus Botanicus and the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden.*

Mitchell's visual art depicts a deeply personal response to the consequences of war and humanity's struggle with itself. Through photographic expression and rich, saturated colours, Mitchell invites audiences to participate in a collective awareness of a need for change.

The exhibition consists of a series of large green-toned triptychs created from digitally modified combinations of photographic images, printed on canvas.

Mitchell's diverse artistic expressions are further showcased in the ballet The Fiddle and the Drum, also being presented at Luminato 2008.The Fiddle and the Drum features 25 dancers, 12 songs and projections of Mitchell's striking paintings.

Green Flag Song shows June 6 – 22 at CTV Queen Street, 277 Queen Street West.

Facing Mars is an innovative exhibition focused on the real challenges of sending human explorers to Mars and will be a mainstay at the Ontario Science Centre until January 4, 2009. With more than 30 exhibits, Facing Mars combines a range of hands-on experiences with compelling artifacts.

On June 9, 2008, to complement the new Facing Mars exhibit, the Ontario Science Centre's IMAX Theatre will also begin featuring the documentary Roving Mars. This film follows the journey of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity to the surface of the mysterious Red Planet.

The exhibition will be open for visitors during regular Ontario Science Centre hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., every day.

This year's convention is shaping upto be the best yet, with guests including (subject to commitments) David Marciano, Tony Craig, Tom Melissis and Jay Semko among others, with many more yet to be confirmed! Activities planned for the 3-day event include, a meet and greet, cast and production panels, Toronto tour, gala dinner, anniversary party and much more! Tickets are now available for purchase online via a secure store, so visit www.rcw139.org to purchase or find out more!