Events in Toronto – May 8 – 10, 2015

1. Canadian Music Week

2. Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra

Special Guests: Cadence Vocal Band. Combining the lyricism of Stan Getz, the sophisticated harmonies of the Count Basie Big Band and the devil-may-care attitude of Louis Prima, Cadence has been entertaining audiences worldwide for over a decade with their innovative jazz arrangements, genre-hopping covers and eclectic originals.

3. Whitehorse

with special guest Lindy Vopnfjörd

4. iCon Espiritu! With Spirit!

Mississauga Festival Choir celebrates the 2015 Pan Am Games with a program of music of the Americas and the Caribbean! Part of the Ignite! Toronto 2015 program, the concert features indigenous, folk and modern music of this region. Joining us will be Mississauga Festival Youth Choir along with special guests dynamic Samba Squad and international recording sensation Eliana Cuevas. An evening of exciting rhythms, melodies and energy that are symbolic of this dynamic world event!

5. Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project

Celebrating the work of folklorist and field recording pioneer, Alan Lomax, this project revives and re-imagines traditional music from Bahamian sea chanties to African-American a cappella singing from the Georgia Sea Islands to Old World weavers’ work songs, to ancient Appalachian ballads.

6. Canadian Sinfonietta

Join Maestro Lai and the Canadian Sinfonietta in celebrating the music of Johannes Brahms. His Symphony No. 1 and the Concerto for Violin and Cello are two of the most beautiful works in the symphonic repertoire. The featured artists are concertmaster Joyce Lai and renowned Canadian cellist, Rachel Mercer.

7. Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra

The best Latin big band this side of Havana! Eddie Palmieri brings his orchestra to Toronto for a night of mambo, salsa, and cha-cha-cha. After 36 records and nine Grammy Awards, the New York-born, Puerto Rican pianist shows no signs of slowing down. It’s going to be a party in Koerner Hall and dancing WILL be encouraged!

8. Jesse Cook

One World Tour 2015

9. The Ambiance Singers

Join us for a musical journey of jazz standards, spiritual, pop, blues and show tunes of this 2015 Mother’s Day weekend.

10. FINALE “All Canadian”

The Greater Toronto Philharmonic performs a selection of pieces written by Canadian composers. A little Suite on Canadian Folk songs by Harry Somers will open the progra. Clarinetist Michael Westwood will join forces with the orchestra for this concert performing Ian McDougall’s clarinet concerto under the direction of maestro John Palmer. The program will also feature the world premiere of a new composition by Toronto based composer Frank Horvat.

11. Sarah Geronimo

with special guests Lyca Gairanod & Jon Santos

12. Oakville On Stage

Two rising star sisters with Oakville roots will delight our audiences with their artistry in the sublime Bach Concerto for Two Violins, while outstanding Oakville singers Norine Burgess and Charlene Pauls display their vocal fireworks, bringing our 47th season to its triumphant conclusion.

13. Faith No more

With Le Butcherettes

14. Jewish Music Week

Jewish Music Week in Toronto is an exciting week of concerts, recitals and musical events throughout the GTA. 2015 marks the fifth year of this festival that celebrates Jewish music, as well as the Jewish contribution to genres of music not generally thought of as Jewish.

1. Performing Arts Events

Performing Arts & Theatre in May

Events this weekend include

After Class – Parents Night and The Bigger Issue – A George F. Walker Double Bill @ Theatre Passe Muraille’s Mainspace

Sweeney Todd @ Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC

Hooked @ Theatre Passe Muraille

American Idiot The Musical @Lower Ossington Theatre

Bluebeard’s Castle/ Erwartung @ Four Seasons Centre

Mamma Mia! @ Princess of Wales Theatre

Elvis and The Man in Black @ Mimi Herrndorf Studio-Theatre at the Citadel

9 to 5: The Musical @ Scarborough Village Theatre

Bye Bye Birdie Junior @ Rose Theatre Brampton

How to Kill a Comedian @ The Second City Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing @ Tarragon Theatre.

Maggie’s Getting Married @ The Village Playhouse

Therefore Choose Life @ The Greenwin Theatre

Needles and Opium @ Bluma Appel Theatre

Bedroom Farce & Of Human Bondage @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts

God & the Indian @ Aki Studio

Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play @ Historic Aztec Theatre

2. Eastern Breeze International Film Festival

EBIFF is an annual film festival which previews short and mid-length films of all genres – including documentary, animation, fiction and experimental – from around the world which contain an eastern taste or philosophy.

3. Toronto Jewish Film Festival

4. Contact Photography Festival

With well over 1500 Canadian and international artists and photographers exhibiting at more than 175 venues throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

5. Odysseo

The unique theatrical production is first and foremost a grandiose three dimensional show where spectators are taken to a live Hollywood-style movie set while the touching interactions between human and horse are at the heart of the action. Layers of mesmerizing decors combined with gravity-defying acrobatic and areal stunts and the staggering effects created by state-of-the-art scenery makes this humongous stage a real 3-D feast for the eyes! Cavalia

1. Toronto Blue Jays

vs. Boston Red Sox

2. National Concrete Canoe Competition

The Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition is an annual competition hosted by a different university each year. Hundreds of undergraduate engineering students from across the nation will converge in Toronto this May to share their designs and ideas at the Exhibition. Teams of students spend months prior to the competition designing and constructing their canoes, and training for the final races. Come join hundreds of the brightest undergraduate engineers from universities all over Canada to support and celebrate their achievements.

3. Red Carpet Classic

Cheerleading Competition.

4. Toronto FC

Home Opener – vs. Houston Dynamo

5. Runs & Walks

1. Mother’s Day Walk

By the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. Festivities include great music, the Auctionista, guest speakers, a Zumba warm up, special give-aways for survivors, refreshments and activities for the kids. This event is appropriate for all fitness levels. Just go at you own pace and have FUN!

Sunday, May 3, 2015 | Registration starts at 9:30 AM @ Streetsville Memorial Park, Mississauga

2. Sporting Life 10 K

Sunday, May 10, 2015 | 8:00 AM @ Yonge St

3. 22nd Annual Ride for the Rouge

25km/50km route for cyclists & 5km hike for hike enthusiasts on Saturday, May 9, 2015 | 09:00 AM @ Rouge Park

4. 14th Annual Meagan’s Walk

5km walk on May 9, 2015 | 08:30 AM @ Fort York, 250 Fort York Boulevard

1. Antique & Vintage Glass Lover’s Show and Sale

2. North American Craft Beer Experience

Come and experience some unique and superior brews from some of the best craft breweries in Canada, plus a taste from the U.S. as well!

3. Doors Open Richmond Hill

Enjoy this free opportunity to explore the heritage, arts, architecture and culture that Richmond Hill has to offer. Through Doors Open Richmond Hill, you can celebrate Richmond Hill’s past, present and future with the featured 15 sites.

4. Spring into Parkdale

Live performances, gift giveaways, arts and crafts for kids, and a fantastic sidewalk sale.

5. Blossom and Bloom

A public outdoor market showcasing Canadian creative businesses, local florists, artists and artisans in a single event.

6. BSM Birthday Bash

The Bata Shoe Museum is turning twenty this year and we’re throwing a big birthday bash to celebrate. It’s an open house and everyone in Toronto is invited! Join us for a day full of family-friendly entertainment, arts and crafts and more. Visitors can experience our exhibitions coming to life or delight in our playful atrium art installation and of course join us for a birthday cupcake! Bash.

7. May Fest

By Ontario Association of the deaf. Something for everyone. Booth displays, children’s activities,
Career/Job Networking, Entertainment, New Mini-workshops & more!