The Danforth Mosaic BIA is sponsoring a Family Fun Festival Aug. 9 and 10, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., in the Coxwell Parkette just west of Coxwell on the south side of Danforth.
Saturday, Aug. 9, features dancers from S.P.A.C.E. at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; the Max & Ruby Show at noon and 3; and the Magic of Ryan Brown at 1 and 4 p.m..
Sunday, Aug. 10, features children’s entertainer Lenny Graf at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; the Care Bears Show at noon and 3; and a Family Karaoke Dance Party with Erica at 1 and 4. As well there will be street performers including jugglers, clowns, magicians, balloon artists, face painting, an inflatable bouncer, and lots of tasty refreshments.
The Danforth Mosaic BIA covers the area along Danforth Avenue from from Westlake to Jones and is considered the biggest BIA in Toronto.
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Ten Feet Tall continues to bring great R&B Saturdays nights, and jazz on Sunday afternoons through the summer. The Daredevils of Soul will rock the place on Aug. 23.
Mark Sepic performs Aug. 3, from 3:30 to 6:30; Sophie Perlman on August 17; Norman Marshall Villeneuve on Aug. 24, and Kiki Misumi and Reg Schwager on Sept. 7.
For more information visit www.tenfeettall.ca.
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Blue Martini Jazz, the band featuring Beachers Jeanine Mackie and Pat Perez, is taking its act on the road when it headlines the Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival in Lewiston, N.Y., Aug. 22, from 8 to 10 p.m. (www.lewistonjazz.com), and then to the All-Canadian Jazz Festival in Port Hope, Ontario, Sept.21, from 4 to 5 p.m. (www.allcanadianjazz.ca).
Blue Martini Jazz is just coming off a hugely successful – and historic – live concert at the Fox Theatre last month.
“It was wonderful,” said Mackie. “The sound in the theatre was amazing. The band was on fire... and we received a standing ovation for an encore. A dream come true for Pat and me.”
For more information on Blue Martini Jazz visit their website at www.bluemartinijazz.com.