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Harbourfront Centre's Natrel Kinder Rink
:: Eco-friendly, slower
and softer than real ice, this artificial rink is perfect for small children who have never skated before or who are still getting the hang of it. The Natrel Kinder Rink is made from a revolutionary material
with a 98% resemblance to conventional ice rink surfaces. You can wear regular ice skates and skate on it all year round!
Open Daily, year-long
11am – 7pm Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. | Admission: FREE Phone: 416 973-4000
Ongoing Summer Events At Yonge-Dundas Square
:: Yonge-Dundas Square announces a
season of exciting FREE events for 2010 from May 1 to October 24 that reflects and celebrates the cultural diversity of Toronto, offering something special for people of all ages and interests.
The weekly line-up features a Tuesday night outdoor film series of heist movies, Safecracker Cinema, presented by Cineplex Entertainment; lunch-hour Serenades in the Square on Wednesdays with live jazz, folk
and roots; Friday night Global Grooves, presented by Virgin Mobile, highlighting the newest trends in world music, and a weekend Arts at the Heart artisan market that runs on weekends and in conjunction with
select community festivals and events.
Safecracker Cinema - Tues. Evenings
July 6 8:30pm The Hot Rock (1972) , July 15 8:30pm A Fish Called Wanda (1988) , July 20 8:30pm
Out of Sight (1998) , July 27 6:00pm The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) , 9:00pm The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) , August 3 6:00pm Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
9:00pm Ocean's Eleven (2001) , August 10 8:30pm Catch Me If You Can (2002) , August 17 8:30pm Inside Man (2006) , August 24 8:30pm
The Bank Job (2008) , August 31 6:00pm The Italian Job (1969)
9:00pm The Italian Job (2003)
Serenades In the Square - Wed. Lunch hour
Sept 22 Amanda Mabro, Sept 29 Maylee Todd, October 6 Woodpigeon, October 13 One Hundred Dollars, October 20 The Strumbellas
Global Grooves - Fri. evenings
July 2 Tambura Rasa , July 16
Del Castillo, July 23 Apadooraï, July 30 Humble, August 6 Hip Hop Karaoke (7:45pm), King Sunshine (9:30pm), August 13 Les Gitans de Sarajevo, August 20 Robert Lopez
Project, August 27 Souljazz Orchestra , Sept 3 Masia One
Yonge-Dundas Square
also plays host to exciting festivals such as DesiFest, Luminato, NXNE, Mexican Fiesta, Russian Carousel, Multicultural Canada Day, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Just for Laughs comedy festival, iNative Toronto International Aboriginal Music Festival, TD Canada Trust Irie Music Festival, Toronto Turkish Festival, India Day, Filipinos Making Waves, Green Toronto Street Festival, Brazilian Day Canada Festival, Nuit Blanche and others.
Music At the Sharon Temple
:: The best thing about summer is
a music festival, especially when located just outside the city, in a gorgeous natural setting where music lovers can enjoy the outdoors and a picnic lunch; a pre-concert chat, then classical music in a
historic temple featuring renowned musicians; and finally, a post-concert reception to meet the performers.
Of the Music at Sharon festival, the Toronto Star's John Terauds wrote, "The ideal
summer-festival program allows us to experience top-quality artistry, while also taking us out of the sunlight-blocking concert hall into a more pastoral setting...the Sharon Temple fulfilled the ideal in
spades."
This year's line-up includes:
July 4 – Les Voix Baroques
Montreal's Les Voix Baroques will sing Latin oratorios by Baroque composers Giacomo Crissimi and Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Artistic Director and
countertenor Matthew White, will perform with soprano Shannon Mercer and harpsichordist Alex Weimann. Again, the acoustics of the temple will be used to the fullest.
All concerts are on Sundays
at 3:00 PM. The audience is invited to pre-concert chats (included in ticket price) at 2:30 PM in the Temple and when possible, featuring the soloists. All concerts feature a post-concert reception for
the audience to meet the performers.
Sharon Temple is a beautiful National Historic Site located just north of Newmarket. An intimate 230-seat venue, the Sharon Temple is renowned for its
acoustics, architectural ambience, and the serene beauty of the surroundings.
Directions to 18974 Leslie Street, Sharon, Ontario: Take Highway 404 north to its end. Turn left (west) on Green Lane
for 1 km. Turn right (north) on Leslie for 2 km. The Sharon Temple is on the west side. There is ample free parking.
On Now until July 4 Sharon Temple, 18974 Leslie Street, Sharon,
Ontario | Tickets: $35 - $45 each or $165 for the five ticket subscription Phone: 416 872 4255 (through the Roy thomson Hall box office) or online by clicking here Art Gallery of Ontario:
Drama and Desire: Artists and the Theatre ::
Conceived by Guy Cogeval, president of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the exhibition includes over 100 paintings, drawings and theatrical maquettes, by masters such as Edgar Degas, Eugène Delacroix,
Jacques-Louis David, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, William Blake, Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Édouard Vuillard. The AGO has commissioned Gerard Gauci, set designer for Toronto's Opera
Atelier, to make Drama and Desire an experience like no other. Visitors will enter the exhibition by walking 'onstage' through a life-size 18th-century set; the works will be displayed using enhanced
lighting, sound and video components as well as innovative theatrical devices; and a full-scale re-creation of an early 20th-century theatre maquette will mark the finale of the exhibition. Jeanette
Lejeunesse-Zingg and Tyler Cledhill of Opera Atelier put on a short dance performance for the opening.
On Now Until Sept. 26
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. w. | Admission: $14 - $25
2010 TD Toronto Jazz Festival
:: Featuring the best Canadian and
International artists at venues across the downtown, the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, is celebrating its 24th anniversary this year.
Get ready to kick off summer as the city's largest music festival
presents free concerts and workshops, late night jam sessions and some of the biggest names in jazz. It is a musical celebration like no other!
The complete schedule is accessible on our site by
clicking here
On Now Until July 4 Various venues around the city | For more infoprmation, please click here
Pride Week and the Annual Pride Parade
:: Empowering and supporting a diverse
community of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, intersex and queer people, Toronto's Pride Week is a week of cultural events, arts festivals that include up to 7 stages, a weekend street fair,
and two of the wildest, most colourful and celebratory parades on the Toronto calendar.
Pride Week in Toronto is one of Canada's premier arts and cultural festivals recognized as a "Signature
Event" by the City of Toronto, and is one of the largest Prides in the world. An integral part of Canada's history as an open and diverse society, Pride Week in Toronto is a one-of-a-kind event
featuring ten days of dynamic arts and culture, community activities and fabulousness.
This year's Pride theme is Unified!
Pride Week 2010 celebrations will culminate in the Dyke March on Saturday, July 3, and the renowned Pride Parade on Sunday, July 4
On Now Until July 4
For complete Information about all the events during the week, please click here
ROM: The Warrior Emporer And China's Terracotta Army
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The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) hosts the Canadian premiere of The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army, which prior to embarking on a Canadian national tour, will be displayed in
the Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall on Level B2 of the ROM's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.
The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army
showcases one of the most significant archaeological finds in history: the 1974 discovery, in Shaanxi province in north-central China, of thousands of life-sized terracotta sculptures of Chinese warriors. These extraordinary figures, along with countless treasures yet to be uncovered in the elaborate underground tomb complex of China's First Emperor, were created 2,200 years ago, during the Qin dynasty.
On Now Until Jan. 2, 2011 Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park | Admission: $12 - $32 Phone: 416 586-8000
Toronto Waterfront Festival
:: The Redpath Toronto Waterfront
Festival presents the Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010. An international fleet of Tall Ships scheduled to race through the Great Lakes to promote water conservation are racing to protect
the world's greatest freshwater eco-system at an event organized by the American Sail Training Association and the bi-national coalition, Great Lakes United.
The third annual festival will take
place all along Toronto's waterfront from Yonge Street to Lower Spadina Avenue and feature activities for families and people of all ages and interests, including ship deck tours, entertainment, the Green
Village, a Parade of Sail and much more.
This summer, Torontonians will be able to tour the ships, meet crews from many nations, and experience first-hand the beauty of some of the most famous
vessels in history."
One of the feature ships and a highlight of the festival will be the arrival, for the first time in Toronto, of the historic Freedom Schooner AMISTAD.
The AMISTAD is a 140-foot replica of the two-masted schooner that was the centre of the 1841 rebellion that lead to the first US Supreme court case freeing African captives.
Also, enjoy cultural entertainment, music, food and special events at Queen's Quay Terminal, Harbourfront Centre and all along Toronto's waterfront!
On Now Until July 4
Toronto waterfront in the Harbourfront area | General Admission: FREE Ship boarding passes: various prices For further information, please click here
Cirque Du Soleil:
Alegria :: Alegra is a Cirque du
Soleil classic and an internationally acclaimed production that has entertained more than 10 million people worldwide since its world premiere in Montreal in 1994.
In May 2009, Alegra embarked on
a new journey, performing the same mesmerizing production, but now in arenas in North America, giving more people the opportunity to enjoy a Cirque du Soleil show in their own town.
Alegra is a
Spanish word that means happiness, joy and jubilation and features an international cast of 55 performers and musicians from 15 countries and showcases breathtaking acrobatics. Acts include the Synchro
Trapeze and the intense and high-energy Aerial High Bars in which daring aerialists fly to catchers swinging more than 40 feet above the stage. The vibrancy of youth is alive in Power Track, a brilliant
display of synchronized choreography and tumbling on a trampoline system hidden under the stage floor. In Russian Bars, artists fly through the air and perform spectacular somersaults and mid-air turns,
landing on bars perched on the sturdy shoulders of catchers.
On Now Until July 4
Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay St. | Tickets: $40 - $103 Phone: 416 870-8000 or order online by
clicking here
Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival
:: This year, THE FRINGE has partnered
with Mirvish Enterprises and the Randolph Centre for the Arts to create a central hub of activity at Bathurst and Bloor, bringing Toronto's independent theatre scene centre stage. This takes THE FRINGE's
claim as the most accessible cultural event in Toronto to a whole new level.
If over 150 productions isn't enough to satiate the need for theatre, you can come by the new Fringe Club,located at
Honest Ed's on the surface parking lot. Open to festival-goers and artists alike, it's the perfect place to grab a beer, chat up Fringe VIPs, and catch free performances at the Cabaret Stage at 10pm every
single night of the festival, including comedy performances by Bad Dog Theatre and the Just For Laughs Festival.
This year, the Fringe Club has been extended to include the soon to be infamous
'Art Wank' where anybody in the world can take to the stage for 30 minutes, temporary murals on the 'Fringe Pretty Things' wall, and a variety of workshops, from stage fighting, belly dancing, and 'Tent
Talks', hosted by various partners from the culture community.
Dramas, musicals, comedy, improv and more, plus special programming for FringeKids!
For a complete schedule, ticket purchase and more information, please click here
June 30 - July 11 Various locations downtown in the Annex neighbourhood | Tickets: click here
Harbourfront's Annual Canada Day Celebration
:: It's Canada's 143rd
birthday! Harbourfront Centre brings together artists celebrating all things that sound, feel, look and taste like Canada. This free festival celebrates what Canada has to offer with home-grown music, dance, games, stories and, of course, delicious Canadian food.
Canadian Games from Around the World July 1 | 1 - 6 p.m. (HarbourKIDS Zone) Come play a familiar game with new songs, new rhythms and in entirely new ways!
Cheryl L'Hirondelle July 1 | 6:30 -7:30 p.m. (Redpath Stage) Cheryl L'Hirondelle celebrates with a new collection of songs that investigate the Cree worldview in contemporary time and
space.
The Sadies July 1 | 9:30 -11 p.m. (Sirius Stage) Led by brothers Dallas and Travis Good, this Toronto-based band has honed a distinctive sound, taking influence from
traditional country, surf music and garage rock.
And much more.
July 1
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. | Admission: FREE For more details, please click here
44th Annual CHIN Picnic
:: The 44th Annual CHIN International
Picnic, held on the grounds of Exhibition Place, offers families a wide variety of activities, including performances by international sensations from Italy, Portugal, South Asia and more, a midway, a global
shopping bazaar, a chance to taste the many different 'Foods of the World', sporting events, and of course the famous Miss and Mr CHIN Bikini contest.
The 3-day event attracts over 250,000 people
annually and remains the largest, free picnic in the country. The CHIN International Picnic - "The World in our backyard" is a place to "celebrate our differences" over the Canada Day
weekend.
For more details, please click here
July 1, and July 3 & 4 Exhibition Place | Admission: FREE __________________________________ |
