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Month: August 2015

  • Paul Rodgers@Fallsview’s Avalon Ballroom Theatre(Sat.,Aug.29th,2015)

    Paul Rodgers’ fans always want to hear his musical catalog and he delivered during his concert in Niagara Falls. A resume that includes a stint with Queen, founding member of Free, Bad Company, The Law and The Firm. Paul Rodgers, a musical innovator who has successfully reinvented himself over the course of a five-decade career.…

  • 16th Annual BuskerFest In Support of Epilepsy Toronto@Yonge Street(Aug.27th-30th,2015)

    The 16th edition of the festival – the largest of its kind in North America and the world’s biggest epilepsy fundraising event – ran from Thursday, August 27 to Sunday, August 30, throughout the Yonge Street corridor, from Queen to College Street (which was closed to traffic) and surrounding areas (included Yonge-Dundas Square). With more…

  • Club Maple Leafs-Kids Club@Air Canada Centre(Sun.,Aug.30th,2015)

    The Toronto Maple Leafs introduced their new kids’club, Club Maple Leafs , on Sunday afternoon at Air Canada Centre. Also Leaf Nation celebrated mascot Carlton the Bear’s 20th birthday. The Club Maple Leafs event featured games, activation and on-stage programming. There was artwork, names and birthday wishes to Carlton through a mural on the Leafs…

  • Lenny Kravitz@Molson Amphthitheatre(Wed.,Aug.26,2015)

    “Let Love Rule” was the rule of the night on a cold summer night by the lakefront for Lenny Kravitz at The Molson Amphitheatre. It has been a long wait for fans as Kravitz hasn’t played in Toronto since 2008. It would have been great to hear other songs in his set like: Cab Driver,…

  • Motley Crue+Alice Cooper-All Bad Things Must Come To An End@A.C.C.(Sat.,Aug.22nd,2015)

    School was really out for Alice Cooper and the band during their stop over in Toronto for the double head liner tour with Motley Crue. An outdoor venue would have been more appropriate for this concert during the warm month of August. Alice Cooper led by Vincent Damon Furnier. Under his direction, Alice Cooper pioneered…

  • NOBILO WINE TASTING LAUNCH EVENT @ Oliver & Bonacini Yonge & Front (Aug 19, 2015)

    This event featured  New Zealand winemaker Nobilo, featuring it’s exceptional Sauvignon Blanc. Chef Tom Riley of Oliver & Bonacini has partnered with fellow Kiwi winemaker David Edmonds of Nobilo to host a summertime party on the patio at O&B Yonge & Front. Guests were treated to complimentary food and wine that highlights the best of New…

  • Former GNR Drummer Steven Adler@Rockpile West(Fri.,Aug.21st,2015)

    If there was a standard to live the Rock N’Roll lifestyle Steven Adler and GNR had the formula but it had a price. And After forty years, twenty-eight ODs, three botched suicides, two heart attacks, a couple of jail stints, and a debilitating stroke, Steven Adler, the most self-destructive rock star ever arrived in Toronto…

  • Canadian National Exhibition 2015 Official Opening@Princes’Gate Exhibition Park(Fri.,Aug.21st,2015)

    It was the 137th edition of The CNE. The event was hosted by Master Of Ceremony:CBC Radio Personality-Jill Dempsey. Guest were welcomed to the opening ceremony with a Parade Procession which included:Toronto Police Mounted Unit, The Tivoli Youth Guard,from Copenhagen, Denmark. Mayor John Tory, Chef Michael Smith, CNE General Manager Virginia Ludy and President of…

  • America In Concert@CNE Bandshell(Fri.,Aug.21st,2015)

    The traditional CNE opened up their 137th season with one the most recognizable rock/pop band in the world-“America”! It was a full house at the CNE Bandshell with very a vocal audience listening to their greatest hits. Sister Golden Hair, Ventura Highway, Horse With No Name, Tin Man, You Can Do Magic and I Need…

  • Lawnie Wallace- The Lost Years Offical Album Launch — at Locus 144(Tues.,Aug.11th,2015)

    By Nicholas Chan Lawnie Wallace album launch party was held at Locus 144 in Toronto’s trendy Liberty Village to a packed house. A spirited country singer/songwriter who started her music career at a very young age. Lawnie’s first album ‘Thought I Was Dreaming’ reached the top 10 of the country charts. She is now coming back…

  • ANDY WARHOL REVISITED: A Pop Art Exhibition Launch @Revolver Gallery (Aug 6, 2015)

    Don’t waste another “15 minutes”… The Andy Warhol Revisited: A Pop Art Exhibition graces the Revolver Gallery (77 Bloor Street West) in Toronto until the end of the year (December 31,2015). The Revolver Gallery will feature a selection of Andy Warhol’s most iconic pieces right in the heart of Toronto’s Yorkville area. From Warhol’s historic (and iconic) works: the…

  • 1st ANNUAL BUSKER SOIREE “The Night is Yonge” @Aperture Room (Aug 13, 2015)

    It was a fun and stylish fundraising event in support of Epilepsy Toronto for the very 1st annual Busker Soiree “The Night is Yonge”. The evening was hosted by NBA star Tristan Thompson and CTV News’ Andria Case. Since its inception in 2000, Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy has featured hundreds of the best street performers…

  • 16th Annual Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy (Thursday, August 27 – Sunday, August 30, 2015)

    The 16th edition of the festival – the largest of its kind in North America and the world’s biggest epilepsy fundraising event – runs Thursday, August 27 to Sunday, August 30, throughout the Yonge Street corridor, from Queen to College Street (which will be closed to traffic) and surrounding areas (including Yonge-Dundas Square). With more…

  • PLAYBOY’S MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM PARTY @Playboy Mansion, CA (Aug 1, 2015)

    Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend William Shakespeare, A Midsummers Night’s Dream The legendary annual Playboy’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Party at the residence of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion weaved it’s magic spell again for one summer night. Celebrities in attendance included: Brody Jenner (DJ-ing), “Hef’s” wife Crystal Hefner and son Cooper,…

  • 2015 Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade (Aug 1, 2015)

    The annual parade is the largest international cultural festival of its kind in North America. They come to enjoy the sizzling music, colourful costumes, dancing in the streets, and performances that will lift their spirits. The city explodes with people from all over the world bringing in millions of dollars into our economy. There were sequins,…

  • CARIBANA 2015: KING AND QUEEN COMPETITION & SHOW @ Lamport Stadium (July 30, 2015)

    The Glitz, Glam and Gold — the making of the Caribbean Carnival’s King and Queen Competition… The Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival’s King and Queen competition, dubbed the Most Spectacular Show under the Stars in North America. The King and Queen show has traditionally kicked off the Toronto Caribbean Carnival weekend every year since the beginning. The…