August 15 to 20
Picton, ON

In 2017, Canada’s 150th year, the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival takes special note of an abundance of jazzy milestones with a week-long slate of performances by Canada’s elite musicians. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first jazz recording – Livery Stable Blues by the Original Dixieland Jass Band. And what a year 1917 was for important birthdays: Ella, Dizzie, Thelonious and Buddy. Featuring Phil Dwyer, Guido Basso, Terry Clarke, Don Thompson, Reg Schwager, the Alex Dean Quartet, Bernie Senensky, Gord Sheard, Drew Jurecka, the Brian Barlow Big Band, Neil Swainson, Heather Bambrick, Sinal Alberto, Luanda Jones, Dave Young, Robi Botos and many more.

613-399-2477
www.pecjazz.org

August 26 to 28
Toronto, ON

Our summer season culminates in the next development stage of Tyler Check and Tristan Hernandez’s Liam the Musical: a life-affirming musical looking at autism through the adventurous lens of a teenage boy. August 26 to 28, 7:30pm at Wychwood Theatre, Artscape Wychwood Barns. Contact to pre-book tickets.

416-551-2093
www.nostringstheatre.com
FTY

July 4 to 30
Toronto, ON

20170515161646 DrowsyNo Strings Theatre’s signature Youth Summer Music Theatre Intensive, now in its 12th season, gears up to present Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison’s The Drowsy Chaperone. These will be the culminating performances of our four-week music theatre intensive. From July 28 to 30 at the Tarragon Theatre, join in the magic! For those interested in the intensive, there are still a handful of roles and positions available. Check out our website for more details.

416-551-2093
www.nostringstheatre.com
FTY

June 29 and July 16
Toronto, ON

For this, the sesquicentennial celebration, No Strings Theatre presents a season comprised entirely of Canadian music theatre. Our summer season hits the ground running with a cabaret adaptation of last season’s Emerging Artist Program production of The Great Canadian Show Tune! This encore performance is a Pride Toronto affiliate fundraising event, Thursday June 29, 7:30pm at Statlers Piano Cocktail Bar. Following this is our third performance in the Denise Williams & Friends theatrical concert series, putting the NST teaching staff into the spotlight as concert headliners. Be sure to catch our sneak peeks of our two main music theatre productions: Lambert & Morrison’s The Drowsy Chaperone and Check & Hernandez’s Liam the Musical with our Youth and Emerging Artist Programs, Sunday July 16 at 4pm. Check online for more details.

416-551-2093
www.nostringstheatre.com
FTY

June 3 to September 23
Nova Scotia

Musique Royales Summer 2017 Festival of Music in Historic Nova ScotiaMusique Royale is a not-for-profit organization based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, dedicated to promoting traditional and early music in historic venues throughout the province. Since 1985, Musique Royale has continued to celebrate venues of architectural and historic significance and bring world-class music to communities across the province. Artistic and managing director Barbara Butler continues to guide the organization in its original mandate while promoting its growth from a summer festival to a year-round concert series on the south shore. Whether you are a local resident in a seaside community on the South Shore, or a visiting traveller in the magnificent highlands of Cape Breton, Musique Royale has a concert for you!

902-634-9994
www.musiqueroyale.com
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