Soul Kitchen @ Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Sat Sept 5th!

Ian Andre Espinet proudly presents

SOUL KITCHEN
Saturday September 5th 2015

taking place for the 1st time ever at the World Class
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, Brigantine Room & Open Air Patio on Toronto's Waterfront
[indoor / outdoor music tent]

at 235 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, ON

Music by:
JESTER x KID KUT

with a very special guest performance by Internationally Acclaimed Toronto Songstress
SHI WISDOM

Hosted by:
Ian Andre Espinet

$10 ALL NIGHT LONG.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH, I request your presence as, for the 1st time ever, I present THE SOUL KITCHEN AT THE HARBOURFRONT.

The event that created the event genre - THE SOUL KITCHEN and HARBOURFRONT - one of Toronto's cultural hubs, placed perfectly on the picturesque Waterfront. Together at last.

GOT SOUL? Check.
R&B • “NEO” & CLASSIC SOUL • NEW JACK • SLOW JAMS • HIP HOP SOUL • VOCAL HOUSE • ALBUM CUTS • B- SIDES & RARITIES

Soul Kitchen is an embodiment of the music of the great R&B and Soul artists who pioneered the music, and a continuance of their path. It’s focus is to present an outlet for the often under-appreciated genre of Soul music, as represented in its varied forms including but not limited to R&B (rhythm and blues), new jack (late 80’s, early 90’s R&B), the Motown era, Neo (current) as well as hybrid relatives such as hip hop soul and vocal house. From Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye to current stars such as Alicia Keys and Ne-Yo, all music from the soul has a home in the Kitchen.

$10 ALL NIGHT LONG.
Come out and enjoy some Soul under at Toronto's legendary Harbourfront as The Soul Kitchen touches down for the 1st time ever as part of the Hot & Spicy Food Festival.

Time:  10p

GOT FRIENDS? PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
Info:
ian@amnesia.ca

Facebook event page here

Hot & Spicy Festival Live Music Events @ Harboufront Centre, Toronto, ON - Fri Sept 4th!

Magnetic Beats: Hot & Spicy Edition      

Magnetic Beats is a weekly social and interactive series that combines urban dance and music in one meeting space.  Join DJ P-Plus for sizzling beats inspired by the Hot & Spicy Food Festival.

Everyone: FREE

Fri, September 4
8:00pm–10:00pm
Boulevard Tent
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto

More info click here

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SoundClash Music Award Champion: Above Top Secret

Catch the live performance by SoundClash 2015 champion, rap, electro-dub feminist group Above Top Secret.

In addition to performing live on the WestJet Stage, they have won $5000 in prize money, and a share of prizes from Moog Audio, MUSI Artist Development, Music Ontario, VocalCoach.ca and WestJet.

The SoundClash Music Award is Harbourfront Centre's annual live music competition for cutting-edge, forward-thinking artists from all genres, across the GTA

Everyone: FREE
Fri, September 4
8:00pm–9:00pm
WestJet Stage
235 Queens Quay West
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BlakDenim

BlakDenim is a vanguard 9 piece hip-hop act that brings together clever lyricism and smooth vocal harmonies with a banging rhythm section and funkified horns. They infuse hip-hop, funk, rock, soul and jazz with lyrical content that ranges from the serious to the absurd, their tone from sweet to heavy, all connected by head-nodding melodies.

Everyone: FREE
Fri, September 4
9:30pm–11:00pm
WestJet Stage
235 Queens Quay West

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DJ Deep Fried Fridays

Toronto DJ Soul Proprietor brings his case of beats to rock the Stage in the Round, featuring a groove-based, stick-to-your-ribs mix of sounds to rock your Friday night. Stick around and get a delicious, Jamaican-style Stamp and Go plate of fish accras from Nate’s Palate. Served as an appetizer or a snack, it's often enjoyed for breakfast, washed down with a freshly brewed cup of tea or coffee.

Deep-fried treats are just $2 each!

Fri, September 4
7:00pm–9:30pm
Stage in the Round
235 Queens Quay West
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For detailed list of events click here

Festival Kompa Zouk Ontario presents: J-Perry @ West Jet Stage Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Sun Aug 2nd!

After a guest appearance at last year's Island Soul, J-Perry returns to FKZO day with the signature Zumba sounds that have made him a global superstar. This time around he Brings a full band for a performance shoulds That Help You get up, dance and sweat single to His French-Caribbean vibe.

Sun, August 2
Time:  8:00pm–9:00pm
WestJet Stage
235 Queens Quay West, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

More info click here

Note:  This is part of the Island Soul event that runs until Aug 3rd.  For full schedule click here

Kardinal Offishall - Ontario's Celebration Zone @ Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Sat Aug 1st!

Don't miss this FREE concert at Ontario's Celebration Zone during the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games! Kardinal Offishall is a Canadian rapper and producer that has been winning rap competitions since age 12. Offishall's unique sound -- which combines soul, reggae, and hip hop -- has landed two of his albums and seven of his singles on over 15 Billboard charts.

Location:  Ontario's Celebration Zone (Toronto's Harbourfront Centre)
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON

Time: 8:30PM - 10:00P

Click here for full schedule of events

Lakeside Late Nights: DJ African Star feat. MC Kabaka Pyramid @ Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Sat Aug 1st!

Over the years, African Star has contributed a great deal to the Reggae/Dancehall movement and continues to do so to this day. Join African Star and special guest Kabaka Pyramid for a late night vibe that speaks to the past present and future of reggae music! In collaboration with Canadian Reggae World.

Time:  10:30pm–2:00am

Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON

Cover: $10

More info click here

Note:  This is part of the Island Soul festival that runs until August 3 - Click here for more info

Film Screening: CALYPSO DREAMS @ North Orchard, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Fri Jul 31st!

This remarkably engaging film captures the triumphant human spirit and dynamic musical genius of venerable kaisonians from Trinidad and Tobago. With a hard-worn urban edge infusing its cultural sensitivities, Calypso Dreams (which won Best Caribbean Documentary at the Jamerican Film Festival) features an intimate portrait of several Calypso stalwarts, including Calypso Rose, Lord Kitchener, Lord Superior, Lord Blakie and the Mighty Sparrow. With on-screen narration by David Rudder and Chalkdust, the film shatters the popularized perception of calypso spawned internationally in the 1950s by Harry Belafonte (who also contributes a fascinating interview to the film) and provides a contextual framework for the music's political and anti-colonial origins. Critics have heralded the film as “the best film ever made about calypso” and “one of the of greatest films of the English-speaking Caribbean.

Fri, July 31

Time:  9:00pm–11:00pm
North Orchard
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON
Everyone: FREE

More info here

This is part of the Island Soul festival which runs from July 31st - August 3rd

The South-North Griots Summit @ Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Fri May 29th - Sun May 31st!

South-North Griots Summit

Welcoming the Spoken Word

Featuring poets from Brazil,
Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, The U.K., The U.S., and all across Canada

Friday, May 29th
Free daytime events
Paid Evening Showcase
Harbourfront Centre

Saturday, May 30th
Free daytime events
Paid Evening Showcase
Harbourfront Centre

Sunday, May 31st
Free Daytime Events

Friday, May 29, 2015 - 6p - 11p
Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 9a - 11p
Sunday, May 31, 2015 - 10a - 3:30p

Most events are Free!!

The Griots Lounge: The Poetic Power of Roots and Culture on May 29th at 8pm is a ticketed event.
For tickets click here

Spoken World: Features on May 30th at 8pm in the Brigatine Room is a ticketed event.
For tickets click here

Location:  Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON

For detailed schedule and info click here or here

Events @ Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Sat Jun 29th - Mon Jul 1st!

There`s a lot going on this weekend FREE at Harbourfront Centre from dance competitions, poetry slams, live music, World Cafe, even FREE haircuts!

Also, check out a perfomance by Canadian R&B powerhouse Jully Black on Sunday, June 30th and Latin Singer-Songwriter, Alex Cuba on Monday, July 1st!

Some of the events include:

Urban All-Styles Dance Battle
Saturday, June 29, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30PM

Spectrum: Martial Arts Workshop
Saturday, June 29, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00PM

Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra
Saturday, June 29, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00PM

Belly Dance Performance by Habeeba Dance Studio
Saturday, June 29, 2013 7:00 PM - 8:00PM

Greg “Ritallin” Frankson and the Toronto Poetry Slam Team
Sunday, June 30, 2013 1:00 PM - 3:00PM

House of David Gang
Sunday, June 30, 2013 1:30 PM - 2:30PM

Son Ache
Sunday, June 30, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00PM

Spectrum: Gimme One Riddim
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:00 PM - 3:45PM

Chloe Charles
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00PM

Spectrum: African Dance Workshop
Sunday, June 30, 2013 5:00 PM - 5:45PM

Jully Black
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:00 PM - 10:30PM

Alex Cuba
Monday, July 1, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30PM

Hip Hop Karaoke: Canada Day Edition
Monday, July 1, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00PM

Check out the full listing of events

For Saturday, June 29th Events click here

For Sunday, June 30th Events click here

For Monday, July 1 Events click here

Location:  Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen`s Quay West, Toronto, ON

Dance Ontario Dance Weekend @ Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfrront Centre, Toronto, ON - Fri Jan 18th - Sun Jan 20th!

In Association with Harbourfront Centre

Celebrate DanceWeekend’s 20th anniversary! Featuring ballet, b-boys and bharatanatyam, jazz, flamenco, contemporary, Middle Eastern, two premieres and much more that promise to dazzle and inspire you.

• Fri, January 18, 2013
  7pm-10pm
• Sat, January 19, 2013
  1pm-7pm
• Sun, January 20, 2013
  1pm-7pm

Full Schedule:
Friday, January 18, 7-10 pm
Anchored by the delightful AKA Dance Company, thrill to the enthusiasm as youth groups take to the stage! The Dance Place, Guelph Youth Dance Group, Two Sisters Dance Projects, Pegasus Dance and Jade's Hip Hop Academy Performance Company

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Saturday, Jan 19, 1-7 pm
1pm LR Productions
1 :35pm Lua Shayenne & Co
2 :10pm Alias Dance Project
2:35 pm Benjamin Landsberg (commission)
3:00 pm Gadfly Dance (commission)
3:25pm Dasein Dance Theatre
3:50 pm Louis Laberge Cote
4:25 pm Egyptian Dance Company
5:05 pm Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre
5:40 pm The Chimera Project
6:10 pm Desiraeda Dance
6:45 pm Ritmo Flamenco
7:25 pm Ballet Creole

Sunday, Jan 20, 1-7:30 pm
1pm Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company
1:40 pm HerciniArts
2:15 pm Benjamin Landsberg (commission)
2:45 pm Gadfly Dance (commission)
3:15 pm COBA, Collective of Black Artists
3:55 pm Arte Flamenco Spanish Dance Company
4:35 pm Motus O Dance Theatre
5:10 pm JD Dance & Tracey Norman
5:35 pm Ballet Jorgen Canada
6:15 pm Arabesque
6:55 pm Mi Young Kim Dance
7:25 pm Collective Heat
7:50 pm City Dance Corps

*programming and schedule subject to change without notice

Minimum $10 donation at the door

Location:  Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 207 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, ON

For more info visit:   http://www.danceontario.ca

Ballet Creole - Exodus @ Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Thurs Mar 8th - Sat Mar 10th!

This production celebrates and highlights the dance life of Almond Small, principal dancer for OMO Dance Company (Debbie Wilson). Two signature pieces from the OMO repertoire will be remounted. Danny Grossman also remounts one of his pieces on the bodies of Ballet Creole dancers. Patrick Parson says farewell to Almond by presenting one of his ballets. Gabby Kamino will also contribute to this exodus. Working closely with the lighting director and costume designer, a coherent, yet diversified programme sends off one of Canada's memorable dancers.

Thurs Mar 8 - Sat Mar 10

Tickets:

Regular tickets: $35−$45

Student/Senior: $20−$25

NextSteps package price: $30−$40

Student/Senior package price: $20−$25

Flex Pass eligible: YES

8:00PM

Harbourfront Centre, Fleck Dance Theatre

207 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON

For info visit::

http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/today.cfm?id=3291&ref=fp