On Wednesday, the last show this season of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" took place at the Four Seasons Center for the Performing Arts in Toronto. After the show, dozens of audience members discussed the actions of the opera's characters.

In all of the Obama administration's, NEA's and EIF's propagandistic efforts in the cause of "service" and promoting policies like healthcare and cap-and-trade, something very important is getting lost: The Arts. Time to get back to basics.

The theatre show Type 2 - A Journey Into a Bipolar World takes audiences into the world of mental illness. The bipolar disorder is often misunderstood and social stigma has hid information behind silent walls.

The world's first open source documentary film, "RiP! A Remix Manifesto," has its British and Danish premieres this week.

A bronze sculpture used as a simple garden decoration for the past 40 years in Cleveland, Ohio, has sold at auction for $118,000 USD.

Calgary Alberta hosted the 31st annual Covenant Awards on October 23. The award ceremony celebrates the work of Christian musicians, songwriters and producers.

Canadian artist Shary Boyle has won the 2009 Iskowitz Prize at the Art Gallery of Ontartio. Boyle, a visual artist will be awarded on December 1, 2009 at AGO. Her work will be on exhibit during 2010.

Financially struggling celebrity photographer, Annie Leibovitz recently did a photo shoot of the First Family. And she didn't take a fee for her work.

Award-winning composer and producer of dozens of musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber, has been diagnoed with prostate cancer, according to his spokesperson who released the news on Sunday.