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July 4, 2010 Events Listing: Ontario: Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
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| What: Summer Fun @ Pawsway tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | July 3, 2010 until July 4, 2010 |
| | Organization: | PawsWay Pet Discovery Centre |
| Where: | 245 Queens Quay West, North Building, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | Saturday July 3rd,12 pm-5pm Sunday July 4th, 11am-3pm Come down to PawsWay for a great day of entertainment. Watch an entertaining show with tricks, Frisbee catching, canine freestyle, agility demonstrations and more. Bring your dog down and learn a trick or two! | |
| URL: | http://pawsway.ca | |
| What: Stitching Community: African Canadian Quilts tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | January 30, 2010 until September 6, 2010 |
| | Organization: | Royal Ontario Museum |
| Where: | Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | In celebration of Black History Month, the Royal Ontario Museum presents Stitching Community: African Canadian Quilts from Southern Ontario, an exhibition that uses quilts made from 1848 to 1976 to explore the role of African Canadian women in strengthening community ties. The exhibition focuses on the African Canadian community in North Buxton, Ontario- a community comprised of many freed slaves who settled in Canada. The exhibition showcases artifacts loaned from the Buxton Museum and items from the Ontario Black History Society, including quilts, photographs, tools of the trade and a variety of black cloth dolls. | |
| URL: | link | |
| What: Jitters tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | June 24, 2010 until July 24, 2010 |
| | Organization: | Soulpepper Theatre Company |
| Where: | Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | For those of us who have enjoyed French’s masterful Mercer Trilogy (Leaving Home, Of the Fields, Lately and Salt-Water Moon) Jitters is a very special and deeply funny inside look. In one of the greatest of all "back-stage" comedies, French takes inspiration from the nerves and screw-ups of his own harrowing opening nights. | |
| URL: | http://www.soulpepper.ca | |
| What: Soulpepper Lab Series: The Cherry Orchard tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | July 1, 2010 until July 10, 2010 |
| | Organization: | Soulpepper Theatre Company |
| Where: | Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | Director Daniel Brooks and the artists of the Soulpepper Academy culminate a year-long journey of discovery of one of the seminal texts of the Western Canon. | |
| URL: | http://www.soulpepper.ca | |
| What: Mount Pleasant Cemetery Extended Summer Hours tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | April 1, 2010 until September 30, 2010 |
| | Organization: | Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Where: | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | Enjoy the summer months as Mount Pleasant Cemetery announces expanded summer hours from April 1 to September 30, 2010. Mount Pleasant Cemetery welcomes visitors, walkers, joggers, runners and nature enthusiasts to the peaceful and beautifully landscaped grounds that feature numerous varieties of majestic trees and flowers. To make access to the property more convenient, Mount Pleasant Cemetery will open its gates one hour earlier during the summer months. Gates will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from April 1st to September 30th, 2010. Historical Mount Pleasant Cemetery is located at 375 Mount Pleasant Road and its grounds are bordered by Merton Street and Moore Avenue, Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. Check http://friends.mountpleasantgroup.com or http://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/new periodically for updates regarding the upcoming summer concert series as well as maps of walking and running routes and seasonal washroom locations. For information on cemetery etiquette visit: http://friends.mountpleasantgroup.com/Default.aspx?DN=cfe61d89-f1a8-4574-a65f-a4a542a2cc0f For more information, please contact Nathan Johnson, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 416 485-9129 | |
| URL: | http://friends.mountpleasantgroup.com | |
| What: Music at Mount Pleasant - Free Summer Concert Series tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | Sundays from July 4, 2010 until September 5, 2010 |
| | Organization: | Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Where: | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | Music at Mount Pleasant returns to showcase Royal Conservatory student talent The popular free Summer Concert Series begins on July 4, 2010. Following the success of last year’s inaugural Music at Mount Pleasant summer concert series, Mount Pleasant Cemetery’s 205 acres of tranquil beauty will once again be the backdrop for free concerts every Sunday afternoon from July 4th to September 5th. The one-hour concerts begin at 2:00 p.m., rain or shine. Each weekend student performers from The Royal Conservatory, Canada’s foremost classical music training ground will perform classical and favourite pieces. The Concerts are held in the garden beside the conservatory – east off Mount Pleasant Road. For concert details and map visit http://friends.mountpleasantgroup.com or http://www.mountpleasantgroup.com or call Mount Pleasant at 416-485-9129. Limited seating, please bring your own chairs or blankets. Please contact Nathan Johnson and Mount Pleasant Cemetery for more information. One of Canada's most historic cemeteries, Mount Pleasant has served the Toronto community since 1876. It is the final resting place of many prominent Canadians, as varied as former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, Jennie Smillie-Robinson, Canada's first female surgeon, and pianist Glenn Gould. Details of the remaining Music at Mount Pleasant free concert series to be posted online: July 4th - THE WORLD’S END QUARTET - American Composers in Celebration of Independence Day July 11th - VOICE QUARTET - Music for Voice and Strings July 18th - FLUTE QUARTET - Jet Whistle; Music for Flute, Cello, Violin, and Viola July 25th - THE PAPERBACK JAZZ BAND - Jazz on the Violin August 1st - WIND TRIO - German/Austrian compositions for Wind Trio August 8th - URBAN FLUTE ENSEMBLE - Bach and Us August 15th - BRASS QUINTET - Canadian Works for Brass Quintet August 22nd - WIND QUINTET - Family Concert August 29th - BRASS QUINTET - Music for Brass Quintet September 5th - GUITAR QUINTET - Music for Guitar and Strings Please visit Mount Pleasant Cemetery's website, and hope to see you there! | |
| URL: | http://friends.mountpleasantgroup.com | |
| What: The Toronto Fringe Festival tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | June 30, 2010 until July 11, 2010 |
| | Organization: | The Toronto Fringe Festival |
| Where: | various locations in downtown Toronto, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | The Fringe is Toronto’s largest alternative theatre festival. Over 150 local and international theatre companies take the stage in over 25 different venues across downtown Toronto. Purchase the most economically friendly theatre tickets in the city ($10 max, $5 max for kids) and enjoy what may be the next Broadway smash hit from just a few rows away. There’s something for everyone as the Festival is host to dramas, children’s theatre, musicals and comedies in theatres, playgrounds and parking lots. If you are looking for a way to remember Toronto, this is it! | |
| URL: | http://www.fringetoronto.com | |
| What: Midrash -Photography Exhibition by Oscar Wolfman tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | July 2, 2010 until July 13, 2010 |
| | Organization: | Queen Gallery |
| Where: | Queen Gallery, 382 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | Oscar Wolfman’s photography embodies a core Jewish technique to interpret sacred Jewish texts: midrash. Midrash fills in the missing sections of the narratives, resolves contradictions, and imagines creative reconfigurations of Biblical texts. In Oscar’s staged photographic interpretations, Jewish religious and cultural life incorporates queer sensibilities and a modern urban perspective. This solo exhibition provokes rethinking, instigates discussion, and encourages the viewer to find new beauty in old traditions. July 2-July 13, 2010 Tuesday to Friday 11 am–6 pm Saturday 1-5 pm Opening reception: Friday July 2nd, 2010, 6-10 pm | |
| URL: | http://www.queengallery.ca | |
| What: Mariposa Cruises’ Tall Ships Lunch Cruise tell a friend single event | ||
| | When: | Sunday, July 4, 2010 |
| | Organization: | Mariposa Cruises |
| Where: | Queen's Quay Terminal, Toronto, ON | |
| More Info: | Experience the excitement of the Tall Ship Festival with Mariposa Cruises. Mariposa’s Tall Ship Lunch Cruise offers a prime view of the historic tall ships in Toronto’s harbour while enjoying a delicious buffet-style lunch cruise aboard the Northern Spirit on Sunday, July 4 at 1:30pm. Visit www.mariposacruises.com or call 416-203-0178 for more information. Enjoy a light buffet-style lunch aboard the Northern Spirit and see the 15 historic tall ships in the Parade of Sail - part of the Redpath Toronto Waterfront Festival - as they depart the harbour. Toronto is the only Canadian port for the tall ships this season - enjoy the best seat in the city to view these majestic ships! Boarding begins at 1:00pm, followed by a buffet-style lunch, cruising, music from a professional DJ and a full cash bar from 1:30pm-4:30pm. Prices per person are $35 + taxes & hsc for adults, $25 for children 6-12, and free for kids under 6. The menu includes: • Caesar Salad • Summer Fresh Red Potato Salad • Fresh Herb Grilled Chicken on a Bun • Homemade Vegetarian Lasagna • Freshly Baked Cookies • Seasonal Fresh Fruit • Freshly Brewed Coffee and Decaffeinated Coffee • Orange Pekoe and Assorted Herbal Teas | |
| URL: | http://www.mariposacruises.com | |