BIG names on the street this Sunday: Meg Tilly, Chrystia Freeland, Austin Clarke

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 16, 2013 (Toronto): 

See Joseph Boyden, Meg Tilly, Chrystia Freeland, Austin Clarke, and more on the Bestsellers Stage at this Sunday’s The Word On The Street Toronto!

The Bestsellers Stage at The Word On The Street Toronto is packed with the personalities and programming that audiences won’t want to miss. Festival goers are invited to see Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novelist Joseph Boyden, on stage to present his long-awaited, Scotiabank Giller Prize-longlisted novel The Orenda, tour the best street food and learn how to replicate the experience at home with culinary TV stars James Cunningham and Pay Chen; hear from international-journalist-turned-politician Chrystia Freeland and celebrity-actor-turned-celebrity-author Meg Tilly, and find out how Bruce Poon Tip, the award-winning CEO of G Adventures, finds success without sacrifice.

Take a trip through the legendary writing career of Austin Clarke, in conversation with his longtime editor and friend Patrick Crean, and listen in as a panel of genre fiction superstars—L. Marie Adeline, Joy Fielding, Susanna Kearsley, and J. Kent Messum—discuss what’s trending and where there is cross-pollination between genres today.

The Bestsellers Stage is a stellar venue in a constellation of extraordinary programming at this free festival. Click here for full Bestsellers Stage programming details. To find out more about the festival’s all-Canadian line-up of literary stars, click here.

About The Word On The Street:

Each year in September, in the cities of Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto, and Halifax, The Word On The Street unites the country in a national celebration of literacy and the Canadian written word.  Annually attracting more than 200,000 visitors to its Queen’s Park Circle location, The Word On The Street Toronto is the largest book and magazine festival in Canada.  This year’s event takes place on Sunday, September 22^nd.

Media Contact:                                                

June Dickenson                                               

647.477.6000                                                

junedickenson@cogeco.ca    

Festival Director:  

Heather Kanabe

416.504.7241                                                                                                 

heather@thewordonthestreet.ca

For More Information – Follow us on Twitter @TorontoWOTS – Become a fan on Facebook and visit: www.thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto

Media Alert - Toronto Mass Choir to record live album - Juno winners

Experience a Live Worship Recording Concert

Featuring the Juno award winning Toronto Mass Choir

 

What: Live Recording Concert

Deadline: Special Perks end September 2, 2013

When: Saturday, October 5, 2013

Time: 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM)

Where: Global Kingdom Ministries, 1250 Markham Road, Scarborough, ON, M1H 3B4

Tickets: Early Bird: $25.00 (Regular); $45.00 (VIP) before September 1, 2013

$30.00 (Regular) and $50.00 (VIP) after September 1, 2013

 

(VIP package includes preferred seating, no wait entrance, and a 25th anniversary commemorative gift.)

 

Toronto, ON, August 28, 2013 – The Juno award winning Toronto Mass Choir (TMC) plans to record their first live worship album "Made for Worship" this fall. The choir will record mostly original material and the album will feature some of the top musicians in Canada. By recording the live concert, TMC hopes that the resulting CD and video will accurately capture a live and spontaneous gospel music experience.

 

TMC is a Canadian gospel choir that incorporates contemporary gospel, traditional gospel and Caribbean music influences resulting in their own musical style.  The choir has received worldwide recognition and has toured in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean and Europe.  This concert will cap a year of celebration for the Toronto Mass Choir’s 25th anniversary.

 

With nine CD releases to date, TMC is adding a live worship CD recording to their already diverse collection.  For the first time, TMC is running a crowd-funding campaign through Indiegogo to support this new recording. The campaign’s video features choir director Karen Burke describing the vision for the project and ways to partner with TMC on their journey.

 

The fundraising campaign has several different donation levels with corresponding rewards, termed ‘perks’.  These perks include a 90 minute performance by the choir at your church, home, school or office, a digital download of the new CD, a weekend getaway, tickets to the live concert and a copy of the new CD.

 

The Indiegogo campaign page itemizes what expenses are required to make the live CD so supporters know exactly how the funds are being spent.

 

To view campaign perks and video go to http://igg.me/at/tmc-made-for-worship or at www.tmc.ca. To attend the live worship recording concert buy your ticket online at ticketwindow.ca or order by phone at 1-877-700-3130.

 

About Toronto Mass Choir

Founded by Karen Burke and her husband Oswald in 1988, the Toronto Mass Choir (TMC) continues to be on the forefront of the Canadian gospel music scene bringing their distinct gospel sound to the world stage.

In 2003, TMC won the Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year, the Vibe Award for Urban/Soul Album of the Year, and the Urban Music Association of Canada Award for Gospel Recording of the Year.  Visit www.tmc.ca  for more information.

 

Media Contact:

Robin J. Osbourne, Incre8mode Marketing Services, 416.570.5593, robin@incre8mode.com

  

Issued on behalf of the TMC by:

 

Stephen Weir
Stephen Weir & Associates | stephen@stephenweir.com
2482 Yonge Street, Unit 45032, Toronto, ONT.
CANADA. M4P 3E3
Tel: 416-489-5868 | cell: 416-801-3101
www.stephenweir.com twitter: sweirweir

Caribbean Magazine Launches At ROM Tuesday Night

MEDIA ALERT - MAGAZINE EVENT TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM. 5th FLOOR.

Afrocaribe International Magazine will be hosting its official Toronto launch on Tuesday August 13, 2013 at The Royal Ontario Museum.  This diversity and lifestyle focused publication highlights the African and Caribbean diaspora filling a void within the Afro-Caribbean print publication selection.   The magazine was founded in Trinidad in 2009, and has grown to a circulation of over 500,000 in regions including NYC, the U.K. and Africa.

Entertainment for the evening will include award-winning singer Liberty Silver, Calypsonian sensation King Cosmos, and fashion from Fenix Couture.  All guests will receive a complimentary copy of the August 2013 issue.

The launch kick offs at 6:00 p.m. in the 5th floor restaurant  at The ROM located at 100 Queens Park.

The Award for Innovation in Mas

Goes to ‘The Hyper-Physical Being’

Toronto, ON (August 2, 3013) – With its ambiguous coils unraveling outwards and colourful wings reaching upwards, “The Hyper-Physical Being” is the winner of the Ontario Science Centre’s Award for Innovation in Mas presented last night at the King and Queen Competition at Lamport stadium. The spectacular creation was designed and built by Danzo Balroop and the team at Louis Saldenah’s Mas-K club.

The judging panel was made up of Walter Stoddard and Bernie Hillar of the Ontario Science Centre’s Science Content and Design Branch, and Dr. Marsha Haynes, Medical Liaison for Merck Canada, who participated in many carnivals in her native Trinidad.

“Tremendous research, problem-solving, experimentation and collaboration were clearly displayed at every camp we visited in the days leading up to the competition,” said Walter Stoddard. “’The Hyper–Physical Being’ incorporates structurally-challenging elements using twisted and coiled masts and rods, adding an element of complexity that made it stand apart.”

The annual Award goes to the Mas designer who best demonstrates the application of problem-solving, risk-taking and inspiration. The costume must show innovation in the use of materials, mechanics and engineering that permit movement, flexibility and durability. The award was created in 2010 to put a spotlight on the science of Mas, drawing attention to the processes involved in costume-making and recognizing the scientific merit of the engineers of these creative masterpieces.

About the Ontario Science Centre

The Ontario Science Centre delights, informs and challenges the communities we serve, enriching people’s lives and understanding through engagement with science of local, national and global relevance. Since 1969, the Ontario Science Centre has welcomed over 45 million visitors, with an interactive approach that was the model for Science Centres around the world. It is the public centre for innovative thinking and provocative dialogue in science and technology, aiming to inspire a lifelong journey of curiosity, discovery and action to create a better future for the planet. The Ontario Science Centre is an agency of the Government of Ontario. Please visit us at www.ontariosciencecentre.ca

About Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. In its 45th year it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Hip Hop, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands. For complete listing information, visit www.torontocaribbeancarnival.com.

MEDIA ALERT ABOUT THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE SCOTIABANK CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL TORONTO

CLOSING CHURCH SERVICES TO OFFER PRAISE AND WORSHIP AS PART OF
2013 SCOTIABANK FESTIVAL

August 7, 2013 (Toronto) – For the second year, the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival will close with a Sunday Church Service. The Festival Management Committee welcomes the public to attend both a Closing Choral Evensong Service on Sunday August 11th (4.30 to 6.30pm).
 
The Closing Thanksgiving Service will take place Sunday August 11th at the Cathedral Church of St James.  The Anglican Church is located at 65 Church Street, Toronto, ON. The service will be led by The Right Reverend Dean Douglas Stoute.

The service is open to all. There is no charge.

About Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival 

The Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, and revelry as well as visual and performing arts. Now in its 46th year, it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands. The Festival Management Committee oversees the running of North America's largest outdoor festival.

Corporate sponsors of this year's festival include: Scotiabank, Chevrolet, The Toronto Star, CTV, CP-24, FLOW fm, Caribbean Connection, The Province of Ontario, City of Toronto, Tourism Toronto, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, OLG. The Ontario Science Centre, Toronto Public Library, Eglinton Square Mall, and the Liberty Grand.

CNW NEWS RELEASE ABOUT DEATH AT FESTIVAL

FLOAT ACCIDENT ON LAKESHORE


Toronto, August 4, 2013 – On behalf of the organizers, volunteers and revellers involved in today’s Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival parade, we would like to express our heartfelt sympathies to the friends and family of a young man who died in a tragic accident earlier today.

“We are deeply saddened by this loss,” said Denise Herrerra-Jackson, CEO Festival Management Committee. “The Toronto police are conducting a full and thorough investigation and we will assist them in any way we can.”

MEDIA CONTACT

Stephen Weir
stephen@stephenweir.com

Destra and Michael Coteau at the King and Queen Competition

 

MEDIA ALERT

Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival’s King and Queen Competition Kicks Off The Big Weekend, Thursday Evening Lamport Stadium

 

King and Queen Competition - Anthony Berot

The media is invited to join Soca singing superstar Destra and Provincial Minister Michael Coteau (Immigration) at the first big event for this year's Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival. The King and Queen competition will be held the evening of August 1^st at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto.

This nighttime event showcases the elaborate costumes, which will be worn by the Kings and Queens in the Grand Parade.  Kings and Queens from 12 different Mas Camps will wear picturesque and oversized costumes (some 10+ metres tall 12+ metres wide) will dance in front of a SRO stadium as they vie for top honours at this year’s festival.

Doors open at 6pm for the outdoor competition.  At 7pm MPP Michael Coteau will officially open the event. Trinidad Soca singing superstar Destra will be in the stadium at 11.30 for the crowning of the King and Queen and the presentation of the Ontario Science Centre Innovation Award.

 This year marks the third year of the Ontario Science Centre Innovation Award that will recognize innovation in costume design at the celebration, widely known for its vibrant and dazzling costumes. The Award will shine a light on the intricate art and scientific merit of costume design by honouring the creators of these innovative masterpieces shown at the King and Queen competition.

The King and Queen Competition is considered the first big event of the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival weekend. On Friday evening Pan Alive, North America’s largest steel drum orchestra competition will be held at Lamport Stadium. On Saturday August 3^rd, the Grand Parade will be held along Lakeshore at Exhibition Place and on Sunday the Chutney Soca party will be held in Mississauga. 

About Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival

 

The Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, and revelry as well as visual and performing arts. Now in its 46th year, it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands. The Festival Management Committee oversees the running of North America's largest outdoor festival.

Corporate sponsors of this year's festival include: Scotiabank, Chevrolet, The Toronto Star, CTV, CP-24, FLOW fm, Caribbean Connection, The Province of Ontario, City of Toronto, Tourism Toronto, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, OLG. The Ontario Science Centre, Toronto Public Library, Eglinton Square Mall, and the Liberty Grand.

About Scotiabank 

Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work, both in Canada and abroad, through our global philanthropic program, Scotiabank Bright Future.  Recognized as a leader internationally and among Canadian corporations for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, Scotiabank has provided on average approximately $47 million annually to community causes around the world over each of the last five years. Visit us at www.scotiabank.com.

For more information about the programmes and events, please visit the festival's official website at www.torontocaribbeancarnival.com. The Festival Office is located at 19 Waterman Avenue. Contact info: Tel: 416-391-5608; Email: info@torontocaribbeancarnival.com.

For media inquires:

Stephen Weir
Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival Publicist
Phone 416-489-5868
Cell: 416-801-3101
Email: Stephen@stephenweir.com