The 34th annual Beaches International Jazz Festival kicks off this weekend with Salsa on the Beach. The festival is back in the Beach area with live, in-person events after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Events are slated for the month of July, but the festivities begin on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, […]
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Beaches International Jazz Festival is back with live concerts and StreetFest celebration on Queen Street East this July
The 34th annual Beaches International Jazz Festival is back in East Toronto this summer as an in-person event. After two years of having to create a festival which was a mix of virtual and live events in some non-traditional locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 version of the festival is back this July […]
The Two Fours kick off the Canada Day long weekend at The Hideout on Queen Street East on June 30
The Two Fours perform June 30 at The Hideout Local rock ‘n’ roots band The Two Fours will start the Canada Day long weekend festivities off early this week with a performance on the night of Thursday, June 30, The Hideout in the Beach. The Canada Day Long Weekend Launch Party will feature performances by […]
Artists Ash Jetha and David Barron team up to present show on Normandy Boulevard on June 29
By ALAN SHACKLETON East Toronto residents David Barron and Ash Jetha will be hosting a Summer Art Show this June. The show will take place at 82 Normandy Blvd., in the Gerrard Street East and Coxwell Avenue area, on Wednesday, June 29, starting at 5:30 p.m. The plan is to hold the show in the […]
Luminato’s Woodbine Weekend set for June 18 and 19 at Woodbine Park in the Beach
The Luminato Festival is coming to Woodbine Park in the Beach this weekend. Luminato’s Woodbine Weekend is set for Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19. The free event will feature concerts, art, food, a Mobile Mini Powwow, and the audio drama The Great Fire. The weekend’s lineup will celebrate Toronto’s diverse cultures and communities, […]
East of the Don Chorus presents A Beautiful Night in The Neighbourhood concerts on Saturday
The East of the Don Chorus presents its A Beautiful Night In The Neighbourhood concerts on the evening of Saturday, June 18. Formerly known as the Beach Hill Choir, the East of the Don Chorus is under the musical direction of Damaris Schumucker. Saturday’s concert will take place at the Toronto United Mennonite Church, 1774 […]
Bard in the Park performances at Kew Gardens continue through until June 19
Bard in the Park performances will continue in Kew Gardens park from Thursday, June 16, through to Sunday, June 19. The event brings performances of plays by William Shakespeare to local parks, and is presented by the Panoply Theatre Collective. This year sees an adaptation of Love’s Labour’s Lost, titled Love Sick, that will be […]
Malvern Collegiate’s Student Art Show set for Tuesday, June 14
Malvern Collegiate hosts its Student Art Show on Tuesday, June 14. The show will take place in the school’s cafeteria from 3 to 9 p.m. Members of the community are welcome to attend the show. Included in the show will be selected works by Visual Arts students of all grades. These include paintings, sculptures, prints […]
Beaches Arts and Crafts Show back at Kew Gardens park this weekend
The Signatures Beaches Arts and Crafts Show is back at Kew Gardens park this coming weekend. Returning after an absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show is set to take place on Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12. A Beach tradition in Kew Gardens since 1984, the free-to-attend show will feature the works of […]
Australian group Rufus Du Sol to perform at Woodbine Park tonight
Australian group Rufus Du Sol brings its Surrender Tour to Woodbine Park in the Beach tonight. Final preparations were being made at the Woodbine Park concert site (northeast corner of Coxwell Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East) on the afternoon of Friday, June 3, including rigging of the large stage facing south. Tonight’s concert will […]