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Photo: Douglas Brown |
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THIS WEEK'S IMAGE: Caribana
kicks off at Nathan Phillips Square heralding two weeks of partying and celebration of Carribean culture. Every summer, Toronto revs up with the excitement of calypso, steel pan and elaborate masquerade costumes during the annual Caribana Festival and Parade. Among the highlights is the Caribana Parade, one of the largest in North America. Thousands of brilliantly costumed masqueraders and dozens of trucks carrying live soca, calypso, steel pan, reggae and salsa artists jam the 1.5 km parade route all day. July 15 - Aug. 3 Various venues For Further Information,
please click here
LOOKING AHEAD: TIRGAN: Iranian Festival This inaugural festival reveals the diversity and vitality of Persian culture with performances from prominent
international, Iranian and Canadian artists. With its basis on affirming borders in ancient times, Tirgan offers a challenging and thought-provoking opportunity to take a new look at borders in time, space, taste, and
artistic disciplines and their place and relevance to art and culture at present time. For a complete schedule of events,
please click here
July 17 - July 20 Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Admission: Free Phone: 416 973-4000 |
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Toronto Music Garden Free Concerts All Summer
The popular Summer Music in the
Garden series returns to the Toronto Music Garden with a new season offering classical music and dance all summer long! Music in the Garden showcases an eclectic array of music and dance performances that
complement the beauty and calm of the Toronto Music Garden, and the music of composer Johann Sebastian Bach that inspired it. From June 29 to Sept. 14 over 20 free outdoor concerts and dance performances
with over 90 performers take place on Thursday evenings at 7 PM and on most Sundays at 4 PM, 475 Queens Quay West (on the water's edge side, between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue) For a
complete listing of all of the summmer concerts at The Music Garden, please click here |
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Glass artist Tara Marsh from the studio community of Glen Williams shows her work in the annual
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
at Nathan Phillips Square. The largest outdoor art exhibition in Canada, the Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition serves as a fresh-air alternative to conventional art shows and galleries.
Photo: Douglas Brown |
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(L) Michael Parke-Taylor, acting curator of European Art at the AGO, unviels the Jacques Lipchitz sculpture
Mother And Child II
at the beautiful Four Seasons Centre For the Performing Arts where it will remain on display for the next two years. (R) Dancers revel in the sounds of Salsa at the media launch for the all new Salsa In Toronto Festival which takes place along St. Clair Avenue and, new for this year, Ontario Place from July 10-13. See our
Festival Section for further details on the festival Photo: Douglas Brown |
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A performance by Senegalese Afro Soul and Jazz icons Orchestra Baobab
at Harbourfront's outdoor Sirius Stage by the lake. Harbourfront's Summer Music series continues over the weekend with the Beats, Breaks and Culture Electronic Music Festival which will feature Ladyson
playing the outdoor stage Fri. night. Visit our
Festivals Section for more details on the Electronic Music Festival. Photo: Douglas Brown |
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Torontowide is a site dedicated to promoting the City of Toronto and it's performing arts community to the world. Each
year we help to inform the entertainment decision-making process of millions of visitors from within Canada and abroad. |
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