What’s On Calendar
August 2012
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Harbourfront Centre is disappointed to announce that serious infrastructure issues have forced the closure of its iconic outdoor waterfront rink this winter.
We are also deeply disappointed that we must cancel our 2020–21 skating season, including our Learn to Skate program, as we were all looking forward to getting outside and skating on one of the most beautiful rinks in the city. Learn more here.
Harbourfront Centre continues to monitor the rapidly changing situation regarding the COVID-19 virus. For the health and safety of all our staff and our volunteers, our patrons, supporters and the community, and in line with the advice and guidelines of Toronto Public Health, we will be closed to the public until further notice. Learn more here.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Free Flicks - The Social Network
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
9:00pm
In a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Thursday, August 2, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Dancing on the Pier: Cumbia and Salsa
Thursday, August 2, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
Dancing on the Pier is a social dancer's dream come true!
From L'Acadie to the Land of Faerie
Thursday, August 2, 2012
7:00pm
Celtic and French-Canadian music from fiddler Donna Hébert, guitarist Max Cohen, and vocalist Molly Hebert-Wilson. Thanks to the K.M. Hunter Foundation.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Friday, August 3, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Friday, August 3, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Friday, August 3, 2012
6:00pm
–12:00am
What are you in the mood for today? Thai? Latin? Indian? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Friday, August 3, 2012
7:00pm
– 8:00pm
Together Panman Pat and Percussionist Jeff have been thrilling their audiences with a Caribbean callalloo of musical styles. Tonight they’re doing it "Soul Village style.”
Friday, August 3, 2012
8:30pm
– 9:30pm
A not-to-miss musical tribute to Lord Kitchener (Aldwyn Roberts), grandmaster of classic calypso music and one of Trinidad's best-loved calypsonians. Featuring Moses Revolution.
Friday, August 3, 2012
10:00pm
–11:00pm
Winston Bailey, better known by his stage name The Mighty Shadow, is a unique calypsonian and soca artist from Trinidad and Tobago.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Saturday, August 4, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
12:00pm
– 8:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
12:00pm
–12:00am
What are you in the mood for today? Thai? Latin? Indian? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
5:30pm
– 6:30pm
Afrafranto bring palmwine, a West African brand of charmingly relaxed acoustic folk-style music, to Harbourfront Centre.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
Composed of veteran mariachi musicians from the GTA , Mariachi Fuego offers a refreshing twist to all their performances while maintaining a high degree of respect in their execution of traditional mariachi repertoire.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
8:00pm
– 9:00pm
This event has been cancelled. Described as "the hottest dancehall star of the late 1980s," Admiral Bailey's fire is still burning brightly as an incredible performer and master DJ.
Hardcore Band featuring Junior Miller, I-Sax and Peculiar I
Saturday, August 4, 2012
8:00pm
The world famous Hardcore Band featuring Juno Award-nominated Peculiar I, classic reggae vocalist Junior Miller and saxophonist extraordinaire I-Sax Injah.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
9:00pm
– 9:30pm
Learn the Jump for Jamaica dance!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
9:30pm
–11:00pm
Duane Stephenson simultaneously represents both the past and the future of Jamaican music, both as The Wailers (of Bob Marley fame) frontman and as a successful solo artist.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Sunday, August 5, 2012
10:00am
– 9:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
12:00pm
–12:00am
What are you in the mood for today? Thai? Latin? Indian? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
12:00pm
– 8:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Food Demo with Chef Yzanne Williams-Chance from Tobago
Sunday, August 5, 2012
1:30pm
Learn the tricks and trades of the Tobago kitchen from chef Yzanne Williams-Chance!
SUNDAY SCENE / Valerie Velardo
Sunday, August 5, 2012
2:00pm
Valerie Velardo is Curatorial Intern at The Power Plant, and she will respond to the current exhibition, Tools for Conviviality.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
2:30pm
An amalgamation of some of the top dancers and drummers direct from Tobago!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
3:30pm
Direct from Tobago, master pannist Jaime Ramsey performs solo pieces.
Food Demo with Chef Yzanne Williams-Chance from Tobago
Sunday, August 5, 2012
4:00pm
Learn the tricks and trades of the Tobago kitchen from chef Yzanne Williams-Chance!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
4:30pm
Trinidad-born Muhtadi, founder of Toronto’s popular Muhtadi International Drumming Festival, introduces you to the originating drum beats and riddims from various regions and countries in this interactive, performative workshop featuring Caribbean rhythms and their lineage from around the world.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
5:30pm
Four performers specialized in griot-type performances of speech, which is accompanied by tambrin music and a particular dance form.
Food Demo with Chef Yzanne Williams-Chance from Tobago
Sunday, August 5, 2012
6:30pm
Learn the tricks and trades of the Tobago kitchen from chef Yzanne Williams-Chance!
Royal Sweet Fingers Tambrin Band
Sunday, August 5, 2012
6:30pm
– 7:00pm
The most popular tambrin band in Tobago will showcase this unique music during their performance for Tobago Day celebrations at Island Soul.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
7:30pm
– 8:00pm
Don't miss out as Tobago Calypso King, Michael Baker, as he rocks the Redpath Stage!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
8:00pm
– 9:00pm
Fire Fusion plan to rock the Island Soul crowd with a variety of R&B, reggae, hip hop and soca and calypso songs!
A Tribute To The Slickers featuring Derrick "Johnny Too Bad" Crooks
Sunday, August 5, 2012
9:30pm
–11:00pm
To commemorate Jamaica’s 50th, Freedom Time Media presents a tribute to The Slickers, a Jamaican rock steady and reggae group from the late 1960s and early 1970s, centred around Derrick Crooks, who had also been one of the founding members of The Pioneers along with his brother Sydney.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Monday, August 6, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Monday, August 6, 2012
12:00pm
– 8:00pm
What are you in the mood for today? Thai? Latin? Indian? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Monday, August 6, 2012
1:00pm
Joy Lapps, the "Princess of Pan," brings her tenor pan and diverse performance range to Island Soul.
Reggaerobics Workshop with Tamla Matthews
Monday, August 6, 2012
2:30pm
– 3:00pm
Tamla Matthews leads an aerobics class that uses only reggae/dancehall and calypso/soca music to fuel stretching, cardio and toning.
Monday, August 6, 2012
4:00pm
– 5:00pm
Incorporating diverse styles, cultures and costumes, Caribbean Folk Performers will regale you with bold colours, breathtaking moves, uplifting drumming and engaging storytelling!
Monday, August 6, 2012
5:00pm
Performing steel pan music at it’s best for the past 25 years!
Monday, August 6, 2012
9:00pm
–11:00pm
The Calypso Stars showcase is a two-and-a-half hour Caribbean music concert featuring popular calypso singers performing original songs from the annual Calypso Tents Music Series (CTMS). Top Canadian soca artists and special guests round out the event.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
9:00pm
Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is chockfull of girl power and packed with non-stop, edge-of-your-seat, roller derby action.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Thursday, August 9, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
7:00pm
Montreal violist Pemi Paull performs visionary music from the 17th century to today, by Heinrich Biber, Michael Oesterle, Katia Tiutiunnik, Georges Enescu and Gustav Mahler. Thanks to Vivian and David Campbell.
Dancing on the Pier: Afro Caribbean, Zouk and Cumbia
Thursday, August 9, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
Dancing on the Pier is a social dancer's dream come true!
Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Friday, August 10, 2012
Accessible onsite 24/7
Artist Raymond Boisjoly will produce captured speech writing back: Toronto, a public installation on the south façade of The Power Plant as part of The Power Plant’s Summer 2012 group exhibition Tools for Conviviality (June 30 – August 26, 2012).
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Friday, August 10, 2012
Accessible onsite 24/7
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Friday, August 10, 2012
5:00am
–11:30pm
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
The exhibition Not Forgetting reminds us of the knowledge and experiences that come from our own lives, or those of our family and community.
Celebrating: Washi and Two Cultures
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
– 5:00pm
An exhibition of Japanese papermaking met by indigenous artists, most of whom are using it for the first time.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
This exhibition brings together works by seven Indigenous artists who address the many products and by products of consumer society including communication, stereotypes, obsolescence, extinction, colonialism, fast food, ideas of tradition and more!
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00am
– 5:00pm
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Friday, August 10, 2012
11:00am
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Friday, August 10, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Friday, August 10, 2012
12:00pm
– 5:00pm
Little Big Man Remix by the Contrary Collective takes a disciplinary boundary breaking and oppositional stance on pop cultural renderings of Indigenous culture, in particular the film Little Big Man.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Friday, August 10, 2012
1:00pm
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Friday, August 10, 2012
6:00pm
–12:00am
What are you in the mood for today? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Frost: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
–11:00pm
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Fara Palmer
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
Award-Winning Fara Palmer performs as part of the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Leemai
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
Singer-songwriter Leemai performs as part of the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Celebrating the Crossroads - Indigenous Café with Eddy Robinson
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
An intimate and interactive evening featuring stories and songs. Hosted by Eddy Robinson.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Dallas Arcand
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
Dallas Arcand, a high energy Aboriginal Entertainer from the Alexander (Kipohtakaw) Cree Nation, performs.
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
–11:00pm
Students from the ABVC program at OCAD University strut their stuff at Planet IndigenUs in an exhibition highlighting the diversity and beauty of their art.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Tulali
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
Experience the breathtaking harmony and vocal fierceness of Tulali, part of the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Jennifer Kreisberg
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:00pm
Jennifer Kreisberg of the renowned native women's acapella trio Ulali performs.
Friday, August 10, 2012
7:00pm
–11:00pm
Wanna relax by the waterfront? Come to the new Lifestyle Zone, sit back, Tweet, Instagram, snack and explore. Be a part of this new café culture!
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Hanggai
Friday, August 10, 2012
8:30pm
– 9:00pm
China's Hanggai blends traditional Mongolian folk sounds and instruments with modern punk rock styles.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Leemai
Friday, August 10, 2012
9:00pm
–11:00pm
Singer-songwriter Leemai performs as part of the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Celebrating the Crossroads - Opening Night Spectacle
Friday, August 10, 2012
9:00pm
–11:00pm
Join us for the exciting opening night for Planet IndigenUS incorporating diverse and contemporary Indigenous performers from around the globe.
Celebrating the Crossroads - Indigenous Cinema
Friday, August 10, 2012
9:00pm
–11:00pm
Short films by Indigenous filmmakers from across the globe Celebrate The Crossroads during the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring George Leach
Friday, August 10, 2012
9:00pm
–11:00pm
Sta’atl’imx singer-songwriter George Leach performs as part of the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Plex
Friday, August 10, 2012
9:00pm
–11:00pm
Award-winning Hip Hop artist and producer Plex performs as part of the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Celebrating the Crossroads featuring Fara Palmer
Friday, August 10, 2012
9:00pm
–11:00pm
Award-Winning Fara Palmer performs as part of the Planet IndigenUS Opening Night Spectacle.
Raymond Boisjoly - captured speech writing back: Toronto
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Accessible onsite 24/7
Artist Raymond Boisjoly will produce captured speech writing back: Toronto, a public installation on the south façade of The Power Plant as part of The Power Plant’s Summer 2012 group exhibition Tools for Conviviality (June 30 – August 26, 2012).
Frost at the Gladstone: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Accessible onsite 24/7
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
In My Own Eyes: Photostories by Aboriginal Youth
Saturday, August 11, 2012
5:00am
–11:30pm
Aboriginal youth share their stories with people across Ontario in the photographic exhibition In My Own Eyes (July 1 - September 30, 2012).
Material Wealth: Revealing Landscape
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight artists have an affinity with a particular material and focus-in on its meaning and trajectory across culture and geography.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
The exhibition Not Forgetting reminds us of the knowledge and experiences that come from our own lives, or those of our family and community.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
This exhibition brings together works by seven Indigenous artists who address the many products and by products of consumer society including communication, stereotypes, obsolescence, extinction, colonialism, fast food, ideas of tradition and more!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
– 5:00pm
An exhibition hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum.
Visual Arts Summer Exhibitions
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00am
–11:00pm
Eight exciting new exhibitions, including a co-production with the Woodland Cultural Centre as part of the Planet IndigenUS festival.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:30am
– 5:30pm
No experience required! In this one-day class, students will learn how to make a sterling silver ring from a sheet of metal.
Toronto Now: Lisa Myers and Autumn Chacon
Saturday, August 11, 2012
11:00am
–10:30pm
A unique exploration of the origins and migrations of indigenous recipes.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Saturday, August 11, 2012
11:00am
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Planet IndigenUS: Humber River Aboriginal Heritage Celebration
Saturday, August 11, 2012
11:00am
– 5:00pm
McMichael Water Trail gallery tours will take you on a journey across time, and Canada, through the art presently on display inside the gallery, while Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority leaders will offer a Discovery Hike along the banks of the Humber River.
Celebrating: Washi and Two Cultures
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
– 5:00pm
An exhibition of Japanese papermaking met by indigenous artists, most of whom are using it for the first time.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
– 8:00pm
Bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour, Tools for Conviviality includes works that are interactive as well as mechanisms towards self-help, political shifts, ritual devices, potential weapons, and means for critique.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
–10:00pm
Students from the ABVC program at OCAD University strut their stuff at Planet IndigenUs in an exhibition highlighting the diversity and beauty of their art.
Frost: The Lives and Culture of the Sami People
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
–10:00pm
Sami photographer Fred Ivar Utsi Klemetsen presents an exhibition of his work.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
–11:00pm
Wanna relax by the waterfront? Come to the new Lifestyle Zone, sit back, Tweet, Instagram, snack and explore. Be a part of this new café culture!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Little Big Man Remix by the Contrary Collective takes a disciplinary boundary breaking and oppositional stance on pop cultural renderings of Indigenous culture, in particular the film Little Big Man.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
12:00pm
–12:00am
What are you in the mood for today? Our newly renovated World Café, in the former location of the Lakeside Terrace Tent, features a host of the best cuisine from around the world at affordable prices.
Museum of Inuit Art - Complimentary Guided Tours
Saturday, August 11, 2012
1:00pm
The Museum of Inuit Art offers complimentary guided tours of the museum every day during Planet InidgenUS.
Creative Crafting - Look What I Can Do
Saturday, August 11, 2012
1:00pm
– 8:00pm
Kids can sculpt and craft their artwork with colourful plastercine and beads.
Power of the Voice, Heart of the Drum - The Breaking Wind
Saturday, August 11, 2012
1:30pm
– 2:30pm
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:00pm
– 3:00pm
A performance by the musical ambassadors of the Cree people of James Bay.
This We Know... Students of the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program at OCAD Artists' Talk
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:00pm
– 3:00pm
Join the students in the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program at OCAD as they talk about their work and the exhibition This We Know....
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:00pm
– 6:00pm
The Family Fun Tent is a space where families can create art and learn more about First Nations culture.
Teiotiokwaonháston / Deyodyogwaǫháhs:dǫh (Encircles Everything)
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 5:00pm
Elizabeth Doxtater's solo work is a breathtaking homage made from corn husks.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 5:00pm
This solo retrospective exhibit highlights Six Nation's artist Greg Staats through a multi-faceted presentation of his works.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
2:30pm
– 5:00pm
Four Artists from Six Nations present photographs and paintings to confront and transgress Aboriginal art expectations.