The third annual Cold Weather Blues Fest takes over Beach venues this weekend, Feb. 23 and 24. The community-organized showcase features more than a dozen bands in more than a dozen Beach bars for two nights of pure blues. Here are some of the confirmed acts: On Friday, Feb. 23 Paul James is at the […]
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Noise tops concerns at Metrolinx expansion meeting
At the Metrolinx public consultation at Hope United Church the night of June 15, there seemed to be one thing on people’s minds: noise. The meeting, attended by around 70 people including Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts and city councillors Mary-Margaret McMahon and Janet Davis, featured a presentation from Metrolinx representatives about the planned Lakeshore […]
Hope’s Music presents Euba
Euba, Canada’s premier Tuba quartet, will present a noon-time concert at Hope United Church as part of Hope’s Music @ 12:15 Concert Series this November 9. Euba is a rarity in the Canadian chamber music world. Formed in 2014, Denise Simpson, Carina Lam, Ian Feenstra and Michela Comparey form a quartet of fun-loving tuba and […]
A War Time Radio Show performs on Remembrance Day
This Remembrance Day, Hope Players at Hope United Church presents A War Time Radio Show, a trip back in time to 1944 when radio was king of the airwaves. Imagine you are sitting in the studio audience of the local radio station in 1944. What news, stories and music would you hear on the broadcast? […]