Summer Music in the Garden: The Nathaniel Dett chorale Welcome to the 25th season of Summer Music in the Garden! Summer Music in the Garden is an intimate live music experience by the waterfront, occurring Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm all summer. Presenting a multicultural slate of songs, sounds and stories, the Music Garden can be a place of joyful discovery or a reminder of a home far away. Featuring 20 free performances Canadian musicians and celebrated local artists, this year’s Summer Music in the Garden highlights include the classical storytelling of Juno nominee Julie Lumsden, the Afrocentric choral music of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, the electric Cuban rhythms of Montano Cubano and the Western, Classical, Persian fusion of Ladom Ensemble. And Still We Sing… Walk Together, Children – featuring The Nathaniel Dett Chorale: Join us as we hope and sing together with this choir renowned for its power and commitment. June 21: The Sovereignty of Song featuring Julie Lumsden June 25: Garden Rhythms: Taiko Among the Trees featuring Nagata Shachu Japanese Taiko and Music Group June 28: And Still We Sing… Walk Together, Children featuring The Nathaniel Dett Chorale July 2: Sofreh Tisch featuring Ladom Ensemble July 5: Paisajes Argentinos featuring El Ceibo July 9: Most Definitely Toronto Music featuring Alex Lukashevsky and Mayme Joach July 12: Bringing The Heat featuring Montuno Cubano July 16: From the Highlands to the Heartland featuring Duncan Cameron July 19: Acalypha featuring Labyrinth Ensemble July 23: Summertime Swing featuring The Sweet Hots July 26: Rhythm Speaks Many Languages featuring Agneya July 30: It’s A Gut Feeling featuring Arparla and Elixir Baroque Ensemble August 2: Gather Ye Rosebuds featuring Rosebud String Quartet August 6: It’s A Groove Thing featuring The Heavyweights Brass Band August 9: Where I Am Is What I Need featuring Tara Kannangara and Chris Pruden August 13: Songs of Stolen Children featuring Daughters of Donbas August 16: You Don’t Think About Me featuring Madeleine Roger August 20: Persian Psychedelia featuring Neda Mohamadpour August 23: Journey to the Middle East featuring Al Qahwa August 27: BEING: PASCALKAIJA featuring The Happenstancers
Summer Music in the Garden: Julie Lumsden Welcome to the 25th season of Summer Music in the Garden! Summer Music in the Garden is an intimate live music experience by the waterfront, occurring Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm all summer. Presenting a multicultural slate of songs, sounds and stories, the Music Garden can be a place of joyful discovery or a reminder of a home far away. Featuring 20 free performances Canadian musicians and celebrated local artists, this year’s Summer Music in the Garden highlights include the classical storytelling of Juno nominee Julie Lumsden, the Afrocentric choral music of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, the electric Cuban rhythms of Montano Cubano and the Western, Classical, Persian fusion of Ladom Ensemble. The Sovereignty of Song: Join versatile Métis soprano Julie Lumsden and pianist Kate Carver for a celebration of song and storytelling on Indigenous Peoples Day. June 21: The Sovereignty of Song featuring Julie Lumsden June 25: Garden Rhythms: Taiko Among the Trees featuring Nagata Shachu Japanese Taiko and Music Group June 28: And Still We Sing… Walk Together, Children featuring The Nathaniel Dett Chorale July 2: Sofreh Tisch featuring Ladom Ensemble July 5: Paisajes Argentinos featuring El Ceibo July 9: Most Definitely Toronto Music featuring Alex Lukashevsky and Mayme Joach July 12: Bringing The Heat featuring Montuno Cubano July 16: From the Highlands to the Heartland featuring Duncan Cameron July 19: Acalypha featuring Labyrinth Ensemble July 23: Summertime Swing featuring The Sweet Hots July 26: Rhythm Speaks Many Languages featuring Agneya July 30: It’s A Gut Feeling featuring Arparla and Elixir Baroque Ensemble August 2: Gather Ye Rosebuds featuring Rosebud String Quartet August 6: It’s A Groove Thing featuring The Heavyweights Brass Band August 9: Where I Am Is What I Need featuring Tara Kannangara and Chris Pruden August 13: Songs of Stolen Children featuring Daughters of Donbas August 16: You Don’t Think About Me featuring Madeleine Roger August 20: Persian Psychedelia featuring Neda Mohamadpour August 23: Journey to the Middle East featuring Al Qahwa August 27: BEING: PASCALKAIJA featuring The Happenstancers
TOPS presents Speed at Corktown Common As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme, join TOPS on July 30 for a free screening of Speed, with short film Le Tour de Canada. See all event details here Food and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase on-site Eats & Treats for Sale @ 7 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 8:45 pm) BYOBlanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features. See all Corktown Common screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings
TOPS presents It Was Just an Accident at Corktown Common As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme, join TOPS on July 23 for a free screening of It Was Just an Accident, with short film perfectly a strangeness. See all event details here Food and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase on-site Eats & Treats for Sale @ 7 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 8:45 pm) BYOBlanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features. See all Corktown Common screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings
TOPS presents Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at Corktown Common Regrettably, this event has been cancelled due to air quality warnings. The screening has been rescheduled to Saturday, August 22 at Christie Pitts Park. See below for the original event’s details. As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme, join TOPS on July 16 for a free screening of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with short film Ballet Jazz. See all event details here Food and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase on-site Eats & Treats for Sale @ 7 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 9 pm) BYOBlanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features. See all Corktown Common screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings
TOPS presents Wildhood at Corktown Common As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme, join TOPS on July 9 for a free screening of Wildhood, with short films Anyway, I Piss Sitting Down and 6 minutes per kilometer. See all event details here Food and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase on-site Eats & Treats for Sale @ 7 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 9 pm) BYOBlanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features. See all Corktown Common screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings
TOPS presents Back to the Future at Corktown Common As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme, join TOPS on July 2 for a free screening of Back to the Future, with short film Mixed Feelings. See all event details here Food and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase on-site Eats & Treats for Sale @ 7 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 9 pm) BYOBlanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features. See all Corktown Common screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings
TOPS Closing Night Film: Audience Choice! at Christie Pits Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme will conclude with a journey-themed film of the audience’s choice! TOPS is inviting our community of supporters to moonlight as TOPS programmers, and help us select the Closing Night Film of the summer! Every person who makes a charitable donation of $25 or more on the TOPS website by August 10th (midnight) will be invited to vote on the festival’s closing night film in August. Save the date for August 23rd at Christie Pits to watch the winning Closing Night Film. See the contenders for the audience vote here (and start pulling the vote for your fave!) Eats & Treats for Sale @ 6 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 8:30 pm) Food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available for purchase on-site BYO Blanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features See all Christie Pits screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings
TOPS presents Faces Places at Christie Pits As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme, join TOPS on August 16 for a free screening of Faces Places, with short films Madeleine and Detours Ahead. See all event details here Eats & Treats for Sale @ 6 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 8:30 pm) Food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available for purchase on-site BYO Blanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features See all Christie Pits screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings
TOPS presents Thelma & Louise at Christie Pits As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “Going Places”-themed film programme, join TOPS on August 9 for a free screening of Thelma & Louise, with short film Demons. See all event details here Eats & Treats for Sale @ 6 pm / Showtime @ Sundown (~ 8:30 pm) Food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available for purchase on-site BYO Blanket & Chairs Films are screened with captioning Please click to read about additional accessibility features See all Christie Pits screenings here Check out TOPS’ full summer calendar for more free community screenings