Barbados Ambassadors Canada (BAC) Annual Family Day Picnic @ Milliken Mills Park, Markham, ON - Sat Aug 16th!

BAC Annual Family Day Picnic on Saturday, August 16th 2014.

Bring your picnic baskets, there will be a soccer game at 2:00 pm.

This is an enjoyable day for the entire family !

Please join us for a summer evening of dominoes, games, activities and fun.

Music provided by a live DJ!!!

Time: 12 noon - 8:00 pm

Location:  Milliken Mills Park, 4277 14th Avenue, Markham, ON (Kennedy Road & 14th Avenue)

Be sure to join our email list to be kept informed of all of our special events.

Get connected and contact us at bac2010@live.ca.

Facebook event page here 

Maceo Parker & Chloe Charles Live @ The Markham Jazz Festival, Markham, ON - Fri Aug 16th!

Maceo Parker | 9:15 pm - 11:00 pm | Millennium Bandstand

Maceo Parker: his name is synonymous with Funky Music, his pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. "Everything's coming up Maceo," concluded DownBeat Magazine at the beginning of Maceo Parker's solo career.

Parker has played with each and every leader of funk, his start with James Brown, which Maceo describes as, "like being at University"; jumping aboard the Mothership with George Clinton; stretching out with Bootsy's Rubber Band.

His collaborations over the years have included Ray Charles, Ani Difranco, James Taylor, De La Soul, Dave Matthews Band and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. His timeless sound has garnered him a fresh young fan base.


Chloe Charles | 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm | Millennium Bandstand

Singer-songwriter, classical guitarist, and Julian Lennon’s stepsister Chloe Charles, released her debut EP, Little Green Bud to rave reviews. Her first full-length CD, Break The Balance, is equally impressive. Chloe’s performances are spell-bindingly different and she has been likened to artists such as Adele and Alicia Keys. The National Post describes this recipient of Harbourfront’s Soundclash Award as, “poised, charismatic and quirky. Chloe breaks black female vocalist stereotypes as she arrives on stage with her classical guitar, accompanied by viola, double bass, or other unexpected twists and turns of her musical imagination.”

For more information visit http://www.chloecharles.com

Location:  Millenium Bandstand, 216 Main Street & North of Highway 7, South of Fred Varley Drive, Markham, ON

Admission:  FREE

More info:  http://markhamjazzfestival.com/

The Markham Jazz Festival @ Various Locations, Markham, ON - Thurs Aug 15th - Sun Aug 18th!

Check out an amazing line-up of artists at this year`s Markham Jazz Festival.

Opening night concert - Denzal Sinclaire and Elizabeth Shepherd at the Varley Art Gallery, 8p, Thurs Aug 15th!

Check out the FREE STAGES concerts which include performances by Chloe Charles and Maceo Parker on Fri Aug 16th,

Roberto López Afro-Columbian Jazz Orchestra, Lionel Loueke, Dave Douglas with Ruth Moody and Waleed Abudulhamid on Sat Aug 17th

and

Phil Dwyer, Lorraine Klaasen and Hannah Burge on Sun Aug 18th!

See below for the complete artist list
http://markhamjazzfestival.com/full_list.php


Main Stage schedule: http://markhamjazzfestival.com/schedules.php

Artist schedule for other locations:  http://markhamjazzfestival.com/hotspots.php


http://www.markhamjazzfestival.com/

The 15th Annual Markham Jazz Festival @ Various Locations, Markham, ON - Thurs Aug 16th - Sun Aug 19th!

The 15th annual Markham Jazz Festival will take place on August 16-19, 2012 starting with our ‘15th. Anniversary Birthday BLUES BASH at the Flato Markham Theatre on August 16th. in the evening and then a free weekend of high-quality performances during the day and evening on August 17, 18, and 19 and 21 on Main Street Unionville at the Unionville Millennium Bandstand, Varley Art Gallery and McKay Art Centre Beer and Wine Garden, as well as various other stages around town.  To compliment the Main Stage events, "Hot Spots" (a variety of venues in Unionville and Markham) present fantastic jazz artists in a 'Street Festival and Concert Environment'. Festival attendees can wander from venue to venue, soaking up the party atmosphere, the jazz music, and the historic beauty of the villages of Unionville and Markham- a truly a magical experience.

The festival will highlight a large variety of music within the family of jazz. The festival committee has worked hard to recruit a wide range of diverse, interesting and well-known artists who will present jazz in all its forms.

Performers include:  Heavyweights Brass Band, The Absolute Faith Quintet, Ray Montford, Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band, Quincy Bullen, Rob Christian Quartet, Quisha Wint, Sophia Perlman and more!

See schedule for main stage here

http://markhamjazzfestival.com/schedules.php

See schedule for other Markham and Unionville Locations here:

http://markhamjazzfestival.com/hotspots.php

Admission is FREE