Scarborough Afro-Carib Fest - Community Free Event

 

Scarborough Afro-Caribbean Festival

info@hsdconline.org sacf@hsdconline.org Phone: 416-345-1613 Fax: 416-345-8696

Madeline Nwokeji Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC)

August 23rd, 2015 8:00 ET 

SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENT STARTS AT 1PM

Media Advisory:  FREE Scarborough Afro-Carib Fest runs for 2-day this weekend at Scarborough Civic Centre

 

TORONTO, ON-- The 4^th annual free Scarborough Afro-Carib Fest runs Saturday and Sunday noon-to-9pm.  Organize expect over 10,000 to take part in the festival

                                             “Celebrating Our Diversity” at the 4th Annual Scarborough Afro-Carib Fest 

It’s BACK!! It’s BIGGER!! It’s BETTER!! It's FREE!

What: The 4th annual Scarborough Afro Carib-Fest takes place on August 22-23, 2015 and offers exciting live musical performances, tasty cuisine, drum and dance workshops, career fair, Dance Competitions and much more!

The first ever Mr. and Ms. AfroCarib Fest will also be crowned in a pageant that features cultural attire and talent competition. "Celebrating Our Diversity" is the theme for this event for people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the richness of the city’s diverse communities.

Organized by the Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC), with support from Canadian Heritage, the Ontario Arts Council and TD Bank, the event fosters civic pride and demonstrates the richness of African, Caribbean, and other ethnic cultures that make up the fabric of Canada. The 2-day festival is unique as it helps to bridge social, cultural and economic differences through sharing music, dance, cuisine, arts and culture.

  Canadian Hip Hop Icon  Michie Mee will be hosting the Scarborough Afro Carib Fest all weekend. 

Michie Mee is known within the music industry for her unique rap style of combining reggae and dancehall with hip-hop.

There will be performances and entertainment by Juno Award Winning Artist: Adam Solomon, Award Winning Destiny Band, Pan Masters Steel Band, Kafinal, Carnival Spice, Ijo Vudu, Level Exodus Band, Dance Caribe, and many other talented artists

 

Where: Albert Campbell Square - Scarborough Civic Center: 150 Borough Drive, Toronto

When: Saturday and Sunday noon – 9 pm

 

How: For more details, please visit the Festival's official website at www.scarboroughafrocaribfest.com

 

About Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC): HSDC is a grassroots non-profit organization established in 1993 to promote the health, social, cultural, and economic self-sufficiency of new immigrants, at-risk and marginalized groups in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

 

CONTACT INFORMATION


For media enquiries only:

           

Stephen Weir
, Stephen@stephenweir.com

 (416) 489-5868 (416) 801-3101

PAN FANTASY - ON THE ROAD, IN THE FORT AND ON THE MOVE

Winner of Last Year's Canadian Pan Alive Competition Representing Canada in International Competition and Performing Twice in Toronto Next Week!

PAN FANTASY STEELBAND steps up to the challenge to represent Toronto Canada At the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND PANORAMA 2015 which will take place in Trinidad from August 4^th to 11^th.

Pan Trinbago will host this International spectacle embracing all international playing steelbands along side the winning steelbands of the Panorama Competition 2015 from Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday August 9^th.  Pan Fantasy Steelband one of Toronto’s top steelband and the winners of Pan Alive 2012, 13, 14 competitions is truly excited to Represent Toronto and Canada in this world class Panorama Competition.

The band will be taking 60 players under the leadership of Wendy Jones and executive members to compete in this ICP Panorama. The group is also still seeking sponsors to help offset the cost of this trip. Please Contact Wendy 416-525-2391.

Pan Fantasy Steelband will also be competing at the Annual OSA Pan Alive Competition which is being held at Lamport Stadium at 7:00pm Friday July 31^st alongside nine other Toronto steelbands.

Pan Fantasy will be one of the participating bands at Pan Arts Network & Fort York New Generation Steelband Festival scheduled for Sunday July 19^th  2:00pm til 8:pm this is a Free open event for families and friends.  

STEPHEN WEIR
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109 Castlefield Avenue, Toronto, ON
CANADA. M4R 1G5
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CHILDREN'S PARADE IS TOMORROW

picture from last year's Kiddies Carnival - weir

Editor's Note - Strong possibility that the Premier and Justin Trudeau will attend. Mayor Tory will attend. Will advise if/when guest list is confirmed 

Media Alert: 1,500 children in mas costumes will be jumping up in Malvern on Saturday, July 18th beginning at 11 am. Ribbon cutting at 10.35

The Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Junior Parade begins at 10.35 a.m. with over 1,500 junior masqueraders, Soca and Calypso Music, Caribbean Food and more!

Toronto, ON (July 17, 2015) - The media are invited to join local politicians, civic leaders, and Festival CEO Denise Herrera-Jackson and CAO Chris Alexander to the kickoff  ribbon cutting ceremony for the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Junior Carnival Parade at 10.35 a.m. on Saturday, July 18th. The ribbon cutting will take place south of the intersection of McLevin Ave and Neilson Road. 

The brief launch ceremony will be followed by a 1.1 km long colourful parade of over 1,500 children in Mas costumes.  At the end of the 3-hour event, there will be a Family Day party - "Las Lap in De Park" at Neilson Park.

What:  The Junior Carnival Parade involves children, from 6 months to 16 years old, in Mas costumes from 9 Mas camps. The parade and party is the first large event of the 3-week summer festival.  The children will assemble at the Malvern Community Centre, parade west on McLevin to Neilson Road and then North on Neilson Road to the Neilson Park.

Why:   The annual parade introduces children to the traditions of Carnival. 1,500 children are expected to take part. The junior Mas players, grouped into 9 different Mas camps, will be judged by a panel of professional judges.  

      

           When: Saturday July 18, 2015

            Ribbon cutting at 10:35 a.m. 

Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. and is scheduled to end at 2:00 p.m. 

After the parade is a Family Day Party with junior Calypso Singers, Junior Steel Pan Orchestras and Caribbean Food in Neilson Park. The results of the parade will be announced at the party, which ends at 8:00 p.m.

Picture from last year's Family Fair following parade

Where: McLevin/Sewells Road/Neilson Road the Malvern and Neilson Parks.

 All media are welcome to cover the event. THE PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE. The public is encouraged to attend this FREE event.

For more information, please visit www.torontocaribbeancarnival.com. 

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Media Contacts

Stephen Weir

Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival Publicist

Phone 416-489-5868

Cell: 416-801-3101

Email: Stephen@stephenweir.com

CHURCH SERVICE TO OPEN THE FESTIVAL

Church Service to open the Festival

Invitation to the Media and the Public

The media and the public are invited to attend the opening service of the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival 2015 Festival at the Anglican Church of the Nativity, July 12th, 2015 at 10.00am. Following the service light refreshments will be served. 

The Anglican Church welcomes visitors of all faiths. It will be an Anglican Service that will be celebrated. This is a Free Event.

The Church is located in Malvern at 10 Sewells Road, Scarborough, Ontario. Parking is limited, however visitors may park at the nearby Malvern Mall’s parking lot. 

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. 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, Salsa, Zouk, Reggae, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands celebrating the Carnival of the Americas. The Festival Management Committee oversees the running of North America's largest outdoor festival. 

Corporate sponsors / partners of this year's festival include: Scotiabank, OLG, The Toronto Star, CTV, CP-24, The Canadian Federal Government, The Province of Ontario, City of Toronto, Tourism Toronto,  the Ontario Science Centre, Exhibition Place, the Liberty Grand and Porter Airlines.

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

IT ALL STARTS TOMORROW IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO

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Official Launch of STCC Kicks Off at David Pecault Square

Over 100 masqueraders will be on the Square to pose for pictures

MEDIA ADVISORY: The Official Launch of the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival Kicks Off at David Pecault Square

100 Masqueraders, Soca and Calypso Music, Caribbean Food and More

TORONTO, ON - (July 02, 2015) - The media are invited to join Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Michael Coteau, Mayor John Tory, Scotiabank VP of the Toronto East District Christine Williams, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, Ontario Science Centre CEO Maurice Bitran, Festival CEO Denise Herrera-Jackson and CAO Chris Alexander, members of the Canadian Caribbean community to kick off the 48th annual Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7 at David Pecault Square.

What:

The NOON HOUR launch showcases the many events that will entertain and energize Toronto leading up to the Grand Parade on Saturday, August 1. Hosted by CTV Toronto's Colin D'Mello and CP24's Pooja Handa, the Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2015 launch will be followed by a colourful parade of over 100 Mas players, Salmon Cupid and the All-Stars (steel pan), calypso singers and Caribbean dancers. Caribbean food vendors will be on-site with free entertainment to follow.

When: 

National anthem at 11:55 a.m. sharp. Speeches from 11:59 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Caribbean entertainment until 2 p.m.

Where: 

David Pecault Square, Metro City Hall at 215 King St. West.

All media are welcome to cover the event. www.torontocaribbeancarnival.com. The public is encouraged to attend this FREE event.

Richard Serra's Shift - a new movie, a new move to protect and a gala with the Globe, the McMichael Gallery and the Art Gallery of Hamilton

For Immediate Release

Richard Serra's Shift: An Evening of Film and Conversation. Saturday June 27, 2015

There is a world famous sculpture in a King Township field northwest of Toronto that the public is not allowed to see. This Saturday a new film about American Artist Richard Serra and the sculpture known as Shift, will be premiered in King City at the Kingbridge Conference Centre on Jane St. Following the movie a panel of well-known Canadian Art Experts will talk about the sculpture that is considered one of the most important site-specific works in the country. The evening gala is being hosted by Shelley Falconer, the new CEO of the Hamilton Art Gallery.

75-year old Richard Serra is an American minimalist sculptor and video artist known for working with large-scale assemblies of  sheet metal. Serra was involved in the Process Art Movement. He has created a number of memorials in Europe and North America to honour those who lost their lives to the WW2 Nazi genocide. His ionic Tilted Spheres  stands in the departure lounge of Toronto Pearson Airport's Terminal One. He lives and works in Tribeca, New York and on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. 

Shift  is a sprawling outdoor concrete installation that was created between 1970-1972 on private farmland in King City, where it remains today. Despite being one of Serra's seminal pieces, and one of Canada's most important site-specific sculptures, few people have  ever gotten to see it. While the art piece is protected by local legislation, the owners of the land have fenced in the field and posted no trespassing signs..

Following the film, there will be a panel discussion with some of Canada's leading art specialists who will discuss, Issues of Site: The Role of Sculpture in Public and Private Spaces. The panel includes art journalist James Adams (The Globe and Mail) and the CEO of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Victoria Dickenson.

The evening is sponsored by Arts Society King, King Township Historical Society, King Heritage Advisory Council, King Township Public Library and King’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture. Tickets - $20 Adults  / $10 Students + HST can be reserved by calling: 905.939.9357, or bought online on the ASK website: http://www.artssocietyking.ca/a-shift-in-the-landscape.html 

STEPHEN WEIR
Stephen Weir & Associates | stephen@stephenweir.com 
109 Castlefield Avenue, Toronto, ON
CANADA. M4R 1G5
Tel: 416-489-5868 | cell: 416-801-3101 
www.stephenweir.com twitter: sweirsweir 

Dorian FitzGerald- The Throne Room, Queluz National Palace, Sintra, Portugal 2009 =acrylic paint and caulking on canvas 
320.5 x 396.6 cm The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Purchase, 
Photo by The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Christine Guest.

ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON

Invites the media to tour this show, meet the artists and curator, & yes take selfies at the new exhibition:

are you experienced?

Bilingual media preview 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

THURSDAY JUNE 25th

From abstraction to figuration, are you experienced? features seven of the world’s top contemporary artists. The works of Nadia Belerique, Jessica Eaton, Olafur Eliasson, Dorian FitzGerald, Hadley+Maxwell, and famed Korean artist Do Ho Suh, are spread out over 8,000 square feet of gallery space. This groundbreaking exhibition is accessible, often familiar, and boldly outrageous. These are works that will engage audiences, young and old alike, on many levels.

Curator Melissa Bennett will be present to provide tours of the exhibition. 4 artists expected to attend.  Interviews are available. Explore are you experienced? in advance of the evening opening. The show runs until January 3 2016. 

RSVP to steve@artgalleryofhamilton.com  

Steve Denyes, Manager, Communications

[T] 905.527.6610, x 255 |  [E] steve@artgalleryofhamilton.com

Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Downtown Hamilton L8P 4S8

Issued by Stephen Weir

on behalf of the Art Gallery of Hamilton

stephen@stephenweir.com