A Secret History of Toronto: Spies, Traitors & Thieves

Name: A Secret History of Toronto: Spies, Traitors &amp; Thieves
Start: 2024-9-29T15:30-4:00
End: 2024-9-29T16:15-4:00

29sep3:30 pm4:15 pmA Secret History of Toronto: Spies, Traitors & ThievesAdam Bunch3:30 pm - 4:15 pm(GMT-04:00)

Event Details

Toronto has been deeply shaped by its secrets. Dramatic scenes have played out in the dark corners of our city; our past is filled with tales of espionage, betrayal and conspiracy. History has been made by our secret agents, undercover operatives, bootleggers, con artists and thieves.

Award-winning storyteller, teacher and historian Adam Bunch shares a special presentation that shines a light into the city’s shadows and takes us down into the mysterious nooks and crannies where that history is written in whispers.

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Adam Bunch

Adam Bunch

Adam Bunch is an award-winning storyteller who brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. He’s the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love, the host of the Canadiana documentary series, and the creator of the Toronto History Weekly newsletter, the Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, and the Toronto Dreams Project. His work popularizing Canadian history was recognized with the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media — the Pierre Berton Award. He also teaches history at George Brown College and has created writing workshops for the Toronto Public Library. He’s spoken at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Royal Ontario Museum, and his writing has appeared in The Toronto Star, Spacing Magazine and The Huffington Post.   In a previous life, he was a music journalist: editor-in-chief of SoundProof Magazine and The Little Red Umbrella, a contributor to PopMatters and Sun Media’s 24 Hours commuter newspaper, and a member of the jury for the Polaris Music Prize. He also served as Creative Director for Ripple Creatives Strategies, developing marketing and communications for not-for-profit clients like the Gardiner Museum, Habitat For Humanity, Kids Help Phone, and the United Nations refugee agency.  He’s lived in Toronto since he was a few weeks old, growing up along the Humber River, raised on stories of snowstorms, jazz clubs and wartime romances.