Saturday, July 5, 2008

Toronto: Fresh Wednesdays and Tasty Thursdays

Got this little tidbit in my inbox and thought it was worth sharing...

Fresh Wednesdays and Tasty Thursdays at Nathan Phillips Square offer the perfect summer lunchtime combination - delicious food at great prices and free noon hour concerts featuring blues, jazz, world, roots and reggae from July 9 to August 28.

Ontario Farmers will provide an array of crisp vegetables, juicy fruits, pastries, fresh-cut flowers and more at the Farmers' Market, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fresh Wednesdays - concerts:
July 9 Suzie Vinnick (roots and blues)
July 16 Nine-Mile (acoustic rock duo)
July 23 Melissa Larkin (folk rock)
July 30 Silk Road Duo (classical Chinese and world fusion)
August 6 Shawna Caspi (indie folk)
August 13 Tannis Slimmon (roots)
August 20 Carey West (singer songwriter)
August 27 Lindsay Ferguson (acoustic rock)

Tasty Thursdays features a variety of Toronto restaurants bringing their international cuisine to the square for $5 or less. Lunch runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., from July 10 to August 28.

Tasty Thursdays - concerts:
July 10 Dane Hartsell (pop, rock and soul)
July 17 The Marigolds (contemporary folk roots trio)
July 24 Alex Cuba (pop-soul Cuban)
July 31 Korexion (Juno award-winning Reggae group)
August 7 The Café Olé (latin jazz)
August 14 Toronto Blues Society New Talent Search
August 21 Liam Titcomb (pop/rock/blues)
August 28 Chris Bottomley's Brainfudge (funk)

For more info: http://www.toronto.ca/special_events

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