Live Listings

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FESTIVAL ROUNDUP

Summertime! A great opportunity to discover the abundance of music festivals available to enjoy throughout Southern Ontario. Here is a brief summary of the festivals offering their first performances this week or continuing through the coming seven days. Please visit the WholeNote at www.thewholenote.com/index.php/listings/just-ask for detailed listings or check out the festival items in the Daily Listings section below. You can also visit the festivals’ websites directly. Enjoy!

Brott Music Festival
Jun 20-Aug 15

Collingwood Music Festival
Jul 5-12

Elora Festival
Jul 5-20

Festival of the Sound
Jul 1 & Jul 19-Aug 3

Music Mondays
Jun 3-Sep 2

Rhythms of Canada
Jun 29-Jul 1

Westben
Jun 14-Aug 4

DAILY LISTINGS

Listings are based on information sent to WholeNote in advance by event presenters. Includes dated listings for the period Mon Jul 1 to Mon Jul 8, 2024.

These daily listings include only basic information. For complete and detailed listings or for information on all events, click here to use our JustAsk feature.

The deadline for the next weekly update is Tue Jul 2 at 6pm. Presenters are asked to advise us as soon as possible of any changes or cancellations to John Sharpe at listings@thewholenote.com.

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LIVE OR ONLINE

Jul 01 12:15: Music Mondays. Pomegranate Seeds. Shahriyar Jamshidi, kamanche (spiked fiddle). Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ($10 suggested).

Jul 01 7:00: Festival of the Sound. Canada Day Cruise: The Empty Glasses. Island Queen Cruise Ship, 9 Bay St., Parry Sound. 1-866-364-0061 or 705-746-2410. $45, $85, $200.

Jul 01 7:00: Music Niagara Festival. Jazz: Paul Tobey, Piano. Spirit in Niagara Distillery, 458 Lakeshore Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.musicniagara.org. For dinner reservation, call 905-934-1300. $40.

Jul 01 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Unionville Canada Day Celebration. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March Op.39 No.4; Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol Op.34; J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (By the Beautiful Blue Danube) Op.314; J. Strauss I: Radetzky March Op.228; and other works. TBA, soloist & conductor. Unionville Millennium Theatre, 150 Main St., Unionville. 905-787-8811. Free.

Jul 02 7:30: Massey Hall. Wilco. 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca From $52. Also Jul 3.

Jul 03 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer's Market. Music in the Market - Hobo Soles: Rachel & Connie. 300  Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. 2pm-7pm. Rain or shine.

Jul 03 7:30: Massey Hall. Wilco. 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From $52. Also Jul 2.

Jul 03 8:30: The Rex Hotel. The Bob Brough Quartet. To 9:30pm. Bob Brough, saxophone; David Occhipinti, guitar; Artie Roth, bass; Terry Clarke, drums. Rex Hotel Jazz and The Blues Bar, 194 Queen St. W. www.therex.ca or 416-598-2475. . Also Jul 3(10-11pm), 4(8:30-9:30pm & 10-11pm), 5(8:30-9:30pm & 10-11pm), 6(8:30-9:30pm & 10-11pm).

Jul 04 7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Secret Heart. Alternative folk. Hailey Gillis & Andrew Penner. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com Free.

Jul 04 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #4: Students of Quartetfest. Program and performers to be announced. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $90(Quartetfest 6-concert pass); $15; Free(st).

Jul 04 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Magisterra at the Museum: Global Connections. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in c Op.110; Chausson: Concerto for violin, piano & string quartet Op.21; and premières of commissioned works by André Mehmari, Thomas Fortmann, and a young Canadian composer. Guest: Mahdi Gazi, piano. Museum London, 421 Ridout St. N., London. www.magisterra.com. $35; $30(sr); $15(st); $10(under 10). CANCELLED.

Jul 04 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Bel Canto. Repertoire to be announced. Ana Isabella Castro, soprano; Justine Ledoux, mezzo; Wesley Harrison, tenor; Nicholas Murphy, baritone' Matthew Li, bass. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From $25.

Jul 04 8:00: Massey Hall. Future Islands. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com From $78.

Jul 05 6:00: Taste of the Middle East. Taste of the Middle East Summer Festival 2024. Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W. 416-710-8710. Free. Also Jul 6(11am-11pm), 7(11am-8pm).

Jul 05 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Opening Night Concert in Millennium Park: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Johann Strauss II: Emperor Waltz; Lehár: Overture to Merry Widow; Monti: Czardas; Gail Nemetz Robinson: Lovers’ Waltz (Canadian premiere); Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen; and other works. Millennium Overlook Park, 45 Heritage Dr., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $50(includes transportation); $45(no transportation included). Under 16 Free (Must be accompanied by a paying adult).

Jul 05 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Mike Birbiglia - Please Stop the Ride. Fallsview Casino Resort - OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $87.15-$122.85.

Jul 05 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #5: The New Zealand String Quartet. Tabea Squire: “I danced, unseen“ for string quartet; Shostakovich: String Quartet No.2; Debussy: String Quartet in g. Helene Pohl, violin; Monique Lapins, violin; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjelsten, cello. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $90(Quartetfest 6-concert pass); $40; $10(st).

Jul 05 7:00: Music Niagara Festival. Young Virtuoso & Voices of Tomorrow: Monaco Boys Choir. Pierre Debat, director. Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre, 7020 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.musicniagara.org. $35.

Jul 05 7:30: Elora Festival. Opening Night Gala: The Creation. Haydn: The Creation. Elora Singers; Claire de Sévigné, soprano; Isaiah Bell, tenor; Tyler Duncan, baritone; Musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Gambrel Barn Elora, Corner of County Rd. 7 and 21, Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $20-$75; $20(st).

Jul 05 8:00: Massey Hall. Get the Led Out. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $51.

Jul 06 10:00am: Collingwood Music Festival. Youth Activities and Drumming Classes. Millennium Overlook Park, 45 Heritage Dr., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. Free.

Jul 06 11:00am: Taste of the Middle East. Taste of the Middle East Summer Festival 2024. Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W. 416-710-8710. Free. Also Jul 5(6pm-11pm), 7(11am-8pm).

Jul 06 1:00: Elora Festival. Shoestring Opera: The Magic Flute. Melville United Church, 300 St. Andrew St. W., Fergus. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $20; $10(child).

Jul 06 3:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Jazz in the Park with John MacMurchy. John MacMurchy and Stacie McGregor, piano; Peter Telford, bass; Kevin Coady, drums. Millennium Overlook Park, 45 Heritage Dr., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. Free.

Jul 06 3:00: Roy Thomson Hall. XVI Latvian Festival of Song and Dance in Canada. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $25.

Jul 06 3:30: Elora Festival. Britten: Canticles, Hymns & Folk Songs. Elora Singers; Isaiah Bell, tenor; Erika Switzer, piano; Christopher Dawes, organ; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).

Jul 06 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Wales: Land of Song With the Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir. Traditional hymns and songs born of the mountains and valleys of Wales plus spirituals, operatic arias, North American folk songs and Broadway show tunes. Millennium Overlook Park, 45 Heritage Dr., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $50(with transportation); $45(without transporatation). Under 16 Free (Must be accompanied by a paying adult).

Jul 06 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #6: Finale. Repertoire to be announced. Penderecki String Quartet and students. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $90(Quartetfest 6-concert pass); $25; $10(st).

Jul 06 7:00: Westben. Jeremy Dutcher and Forest Bathing. Explore pain and beauty in a fusion of experimental pop, art rock, jazz and neoclassical music. Jeremy Dutcher and band. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca. $5-$68.

Jul 06 7:30: Elora Festival. Laila Biali in Concert. Elora Singers; Laila Biali, vocals/piano; George Koller, bass; Ben Witman, drums. Gambrel Barn Elora, Corner of County Rd. 7 and 21, Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $20-$65; $20(st).

Jul 06 7:30: Guild Festival Theatre. Spin. Created by Evalyn Parry. Presented in concert version with string trio. Evalyn Parry, performer & creator; Brad Hart, bicycle percussion & vocals; Kathleen Kajioka, violin & string leader; Angela Rudden, viola; Mary-Katherine Finch, cello. Guild Park and Gardens - Greek Theatre, 201 Guildwood Pky, Scarborough. 647-576-7822 or visit www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca. $30.

Jul 06 7:30: Port Hope Jazz. Hilario Durán and His Latin Jazz Big Band. Cry Me a River, Night in Tunisia, Mambo Y Tombao, I Remember Mingus, and other works. Hilario Durán and nineteen members of the Latin Jazz Big Band. Victoria Hall, Concert Hall, 55 King St. W., Cobourg. 855-372-2210. $44.

Jul 06 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Dirty Heads. Fallsview Casino Resort - OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $75.85-$122.85.

Jul 06 8:00: Massey Hall. The Liverpool 4. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $58.

Jul 07 10:00am: Collingwood Music Festival. Stick & Bow - Bavela - Youth Event. Krystina Marcoux, marimba; Juan Sebastian Delgado, cello. Simcoe Street Theatre, 65 Simcoe St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. Free.

Jul 07 11:00am: Taste of the Middle East. Taste of the Middle East Summer Festival 2024. Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W. 416-710-8710. Free. Also Jul 5(6pm-11pm), 6(11am-11pm).

Jul 07 2:30: Leith Summer Festival. New Zealand String Quartet. Works by Shostakovich, Debussy, and others. Helene Pohl, violin; Monique Lapins, violin; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjeltsen, cello. Historic Leith Church, 419498 Tom Thomson Ln., Leith. 519-371-2833 or visit www.leithchurch.ca. $45.

Jul 07 3:00: Elora Festival. Tyler Duncan & Erika Switzer in Recital. Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte; Schumann: Lieder; Ryan: Everything Already Lost. Tyler Duncan, baritone; Erika Switzer, piano. St. John's Anglican Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $50; $20(st).

Jul 07 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Up and Coming. Western classical. National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Free.

Jul 07 6:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. Summer Concert Series. Port Credit Memorial Park, 40 Lakeshore Rd. E,, Mississauga. Mississauga SO Summer Events or 905-306-6000. Free. Free parking is available at Port Credit Library. Free parking is also available at Port Credit Memorial Arena.

Jul 07 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Stick & Bow - All the Madmen. Bach to Radiohead. Krystina Marcoux, marimba; Juan Sebastian Delgado, cello. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $45.

Jul 07 7:30: Elora Festival. King's Singers. Gambrel Barn Elora, Corner of County Rd. 7 and 21, Elora. 519-846-0331 or www.elorafestival.ca/elora-festival-2024. $20-$75; $20(st).

Jul 07 7:30: Leith Summer Festival. Swiss Piano Trio. Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Op.11; Matthias Roth: Erinnert; Beethoven: Allegretto for Piano Trio B-flat WoO 39; Dvořák: Piano Trio No.4 in e Op.90 "Dumky". Angela Golubeva, violin; Franz Ortner, cello; Martin Lucas Staub, piano. Historic Leith Church, 419498 Tom Thomson Ln., Leith. 519-371-2833 or visit www.leithchurch.ca. $45.

Jul 08 12:15: Music Mondays. Modern Music for Guitar. Works by Aphex Twin, Takashi Yoshimatsu, and others. Simon Farintosh & Adam Batstone, guitars. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ($10 suggested).

Jul 08 1:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Harmonious Conversations. Explore how to strike the right chords, prevent dissonance, and orchestrate harmonious conversations. Dr. Gail Nemetz Robinson. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com.

Jul 08 7:00: Collingwood Music Festival. Africville Stories. Jackie Richardson, singer & actor; Joe Sealy, composer & piano; and Jazz Trio. First Presbyterian Church, 200 Maple St., Collingwood. 705-416-1317 or www.collingwoodfestival.com. $45. 

FESTIVALS

Hillside Festival 2024. Jul 19-21. An annual, not-for-profit summer music festival that celebrates creativity through artistic expression, community engagement, and environmental leadership. Performers include Patrick Watson, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with Daniel Lanois and Terra Lightfoot, Aysanabee, Richard Thompson, and Five Alarm Funk. Guelph Lake Island, Guelph Lake Conservation Area. https://hillsidefestival.ca or call 519-763-6396. Weekend Passes: $189.00. Day Passes: Friday - $75.00 / Saturday - $95.00 / Sunday - $95.00. Senior Weekend Passes (65+): $104.50.

LIVE REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

A New Quartet is an emerging Toronto area ensemble that rehearses traditional repertoire and writes new music. The quartet is currently seeking saxophone players and composers. For details please visit www.anewquartet.net.

The Choralairs is a non-audition, adult choir that welcomes new members in September and January.  Rehearsals are on Tuesday 6:45-8-45pm at Edithvale C.C. 131 Finch Ave. W, Toronto. Please contact Elaine at choralairs.delighted.720@silomails.com to RSVP. Check out our new website at  www.Choralairs.com.

Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Full rehearsals every Wednesday night at 7:30pm. 309 Horner Ave. Open to all who are looking for a great band to join. Text Rob Hunter at 416-878-1730.

Harmony Singers of Etobicoke. The women of The Harmony Singers survived COVID and are regrouping for 2024! If you'd like to sing an exciting repertoire of pop, jazz, folk and light classics, the group will give you a warm welcome! Rehearsals start in January on Wednesday nights from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at Richview United Church in Etobicoke. Contact Conductor Harvey Patterson at: theharmonysingers@ca.com or call 416-239-5821.

New Horizons Band of Toronto. All levels from beginners to advanced for brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Weekly classes led by professional music teachers. Loaner instrument provided to each new registrant in the beginners’ program. Visit www.newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca. 

North Toronto Community Band. Openings for drums, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, French horns.  Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30-9:30 pm. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.

String Orchestra TO is a new string orchestra in Toronto for amateur intermediate and advanced string players. No auditions. Our season runs from Sep 11, 2024 to May 28, 2025. Wed rehearsals: 7:15-9:15 pm at St. Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth Ave.. Visit www.sites.google.com/view/stringorchestrato/home or email us at StringOrchestraTO@gmail.com.

Strings Attached Orchestra, North York. All string players (especially viola, cello, bass) are welcome. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. from Sep to Jun. Email us first at info.stringsattached@gmail.com to receive music and other details or visit our website at www.stringsattachedorchestra.com for more information.

Toronto Shape Note Singers. Sacred Harp Singing. Shape note selections from the Sacred Harp tunebook.Singing is participatory, not a performance. No experience necessary. All are welcome and there are books to borrow. Monthly on the third Wednesday from Feb 21 to Dec 8, 2024. Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. 647-838-8764. Pay what you can. Jun 19,  Jul 17, Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20 & Dec 18.

MUSICALS

Blyth Festival. Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes. By Alison Lawrence. Inspired by the Book by Bonnie Sitter & Shirleyan English. Harvest Stage (Aug 14-31). Memorial Hall (Sep 3-7). $60; $35(partially obstructed view); $30(obstructed view); $20(youth). www.blythfestival.com. 

Drayton Festival. Naked Radio: A Comedy With No Dead Air. Music by Paul Libman. Book and Lyrics by Dave Hudson. Dayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington St. S., Drayton. www.draytonentertainment.com. Aug 7-25.

Shaw Festival. Cotton Club. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/cotton-club.To Oct 11.

Shaw Festival. Kabarett. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/kabarett. To Oct 12.

Shaw Festival. My Fair Lady. Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/my-fair-lady. To Dec 21.

Shaw Festival. The Roll of Shaw. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-roll-of-shaw. To Sep 28.

Shaw Festival. The Secret Garden. A Play with Songs. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Adapted for the stage by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-secret-garden. To Oct 13.

Shaw Festival. The Shaw Variety Show. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-shaw-variety-show. To Oct 6.

Stratford Festival. La Cage aux Folles. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman. Based on the play by Jean Poiret. Directed by Thom Allison. Choreographed by Cameron Carver. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. www.stratfordfestival.ca. To Oct 26.

Stratford Festival. Something Rotten. Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O’Farrell. Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick. Directed and Choreographed by Donna Feore. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford. www.stratfordfestival.ca. To Oct 27.

ONGOING EVENTS

Trinity College, University of Toronto. Evensong. Traditional Anglican choral music. Trinity College Chapel Choir; Thomas Bell, director of music; Peter Bayer, organ scholar. Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-978-2522 or Trinity College. Free. Evensong is sung every Wednesday at 5:15pm in the beautiful Trinity College chapel during term time.

Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert Band Concert. The first Thursday of every month at 11am. 35-piece concert band performing band concert music, pop tunes, jazz standards (2 singers) and the occasional march. Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www.encoreband.ca. $10.

ONLINE EVENTS

Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. www.artsathome.ca.

North Toronto Community Band. Openings for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba and auxiliary percussion. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.  Contact ntcband@gmail.com.

Recollectiv. For anyone living with cognitive challenges from Alzheimer’s, dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke or PTSD. The group meets weekly to rediscover the joy of making music. Community members and music students are welcome to this fun, rewarding and inter-generational experience. Sessions take place from 2 to 3pm (with sound checks and socializing at 1:30pm). No summer sessions after Jun 22. Weekly sessions resume on Sep 7. Please contact recollectiv@gmail.com for more information.

SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS

Canadian Opera Company. Summer Music Camps. Jul 8–12: Little Company (entering grades 1–3). Jul 15–19: Junior Company (entering grades 4–6). Jul 22–26: Intermediate Company (entering grades 6–8). Jul 29– Aug 2: Senior Company (entering grade 9 to 1st year college/university). Times: 9am–3:30pm (grades 1–8). 9am–4pm (Senior Company). Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Target: Children and teens, ages 6–18. The COC’s Summer Music Camps invite young creatives from grade 1 through first year university to learn about music, drama, and design. Participants are supported in a creative and non-competitive environment where they learn and experiment with several modes of artistic expression, including singing, composing, movement, drama, and design. In creating their own original work, campers are guided by the COC’s roster  of teaching artists, highly skilled professionals in their respective fields, culminating in a final showcase performance for family and friends. No previous experience with music required. Tuition: $395. Registration for each company is available until the Friday before their first day. Extended care is available until 5pm for Little Company and Junior Company participants for an additional $40. To register, visit coc.ca/Camps.

Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Summer Music Camp. Session 1: Jul 8-19 & Session 2: Jul 22- Aug 2, Full-day classes: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Morning Only classes: Mon-Fri 9am-12noon. Afternoon Only classes Mon-Fri 1-4pm. Before and after care is available for a flat fee of $100 extended care is available 8:30-9am and 4-5pm daily. A $1 per minute Late Pickup Fee also applies after 10 minutes. Campers do not need an instrument as instruments are provided for all classes. However, if your camper is registered in the Ukelele, Guitar, Brass & Winds, or Strings classes and prefers to provide their own instrument, just select “PROVIDING PERSONAL INSTRUMENT” on the registration form. For more information, email the SMC Admin Team at karlie.boyle@niagarasymphony.com or call 905-687-4993.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 17-21. Kaeja d’Dance. Porch View Dances (PVD).. Returning for its 13th year to Toronto’s historic Seaton Village neighbourhood. Founded by Karen Kaeja and developed with Allen Kaeja, this year’s site-specific, outdoor dance event will feature a series of short, original performances performed by everyday people that explore the heart of play – choosing joy over fear, giving into laughter and silliness, and unashamedly embracing our truest selves. Curated by Mayumi Lashbrook, this year’s roving PVD will feature porch performances choreographed by Toronto dancemakers Sid Ryan Eilers, Fer Camacho, and Zita Nyarady. The works, performed by non-professional participants, will be interspersed with short dance vignettes, choreographed by Esie Mensah. The open-air experience will conclude with the premiere of a multifaceted work by Indigenous creator Jim Adams, in partnership with Heryka Miranda (Saturday and Sunday only), coupled with the return of PVD’s interactive finale, Flock Landing – an audience-inclusive gentle movement installation led by Mio Sakamoto. For Pay-What-You-Can ticket details and further information, visit www.kaeja.org.