The Weekend To-Do: Celebrate Canada Day with a trip to Toronto’s pride parade, Montreal’s jazz fest and Calgary’s pop ups
A long weekend means an extra long to-do list. Whether you’re escaping the city for a lazy afternoon at a vineyard, playing the hep cat at a jazz club or watching Michelle Williams on the big screen, fireworks are guaranteed. Happy Canada Day.
Canada Day
Our true north strong and free turns 145 on Sunday with all the traditional red-and-white fanfare: fireworks, parades, barbecues and many a rousing verse of “The Maple Leaf Forever.” It also means it’s been a year since Kate Middleton won our hearts (again) in her red Sylvia Fletcher fascinator.
Oh Canada at Inniskillin Winery
Inniskillin Winery in picture-perfect Niagara-on-the-Lake is hosting four days of Canada Day fetes fit for a gourmand. Chardonnay poached prawn, an east coast oyster bar and celebrity chef Lynn Crawford’s chocolate strawberry shortcake will all be accompanied by refreshing wines from the vineyard and an after-dark fireworks show.
July 1 to 4
1499 Line #3 at the Niagara Parkway
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Take this Waltz
Sarah Polley’s latest is as much about the hot summer months in Toronto as it is about the cooling off of a relationship. Michelle Williams plays Margot, a woman happily married to her husband Lou, played by Seth Rogen, who then falls for her neighbour. Will she choose to stay in a good relationship or risk it all for the chance of a great one?
In theatres across Canada June 29.
Shakespeare in High Park
Toronto’s Shakespeare in High Park kicks off its 30th season this weekend with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Presented by the Canadian Stage, this is the eighth time the Athenians, Fairies and Mechanicals frolic beneath the park’s famous cherry trees.
Tuesdays to Sundays, 8 p.m.
June 26 to Sept. 2
High Park Amphitheatre, 1873 Bloor St. W., Toronto
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Montreal’s internationally renowned jazz fest began with a wail on Wednesday as Janelle Monáe performed at Metropolis, followed the next day by an outdoor Rufus Wainwright concert. If you missed those there’s still plenty of great acts to catch, including musical royalty Ziggy Marley and Adam Cohen, Quebec cellist Jorane, New York’s Beirut and Norah Jones, who closes the festival next Saturday.
June 28 to July 7
Clothing Sale
Three of Calgary’s most stylish— Ania Boniecka, a model/blogger Kara Chomistek, president of PARK and the It Girl in our March issue and stylist Jennie Lyle—are hosting a clothing sale of nearly new goods for him and her. Keep an eye our for in-demand labels Chloé, Alexander Wang, Opening Ceremony and Marc by Marc Jacobs.
June 30, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
816 13th Ave. SW, Calgary
Pride Week
The 32nd Pride Week in Toronto culminates on Sunday with its parade of epic proportions. With parties happening all weekend long in the gaybourhood and beyond, you’ll want to pace yourself for this one.
Vancouver Art Gallery
Two heavy summer exhibitions open Saturday at the old courthouse: group show Through a glass, darkly, which explores diverse perspectives on perception, and a solo show by Vancouver photographer Marian Penner Bancroft, who’s been showing her work in North America and Europe for over 30 years.
June 30 to September 30
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St., Vancouver
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A long weekend means an extra long to-do list. Whether you’re escaping the city for a lazy afternoon at a vineyard, playing the hep cat at a jazz club or watching Michelle Williams on the big screen, fireworks are guaranteed. Happy Canada Day.
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Canada Day
Our true north strong and free turns 145 on Sunday with all the traditional red-and-white fanfare: fireworks, parades, barbecues and many a rousing verse of “The Maple Leaf Forever.” It also means it’s been a year since Kate Middleton won our hearts (again) in her red Sylvia Fletcher fascinator.
Oh Canada at Inniskillin Winery
Inniskillin Winery in picture-perfect Niagara-on-the-Lake is hosting four days of Canada Day fetes fit for a gourmand. Chardonnay poached prawn, an east coast oyster bar and celebrity chef Lynn Crawford’s chocolate strawberry shortcake will all be accompanied by refreshing wines from the vineyard and an after-dark fireworks show.
July 1 to 4
1499 Line #3 at the Niagara Parkway
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Take this Waltz
Sarah Polley’s latest is as much about the hot summer months in Toronto as it is about the cooling off of a relationship. Michelle Williams plays Margot, a woman happily married to her husband Lou, played by Seth Rogen, who then falls for her neighbour. Will she choose to stay in a good relationship or risk it all for the chance of a great one?
In theatres across Canada June 29.
Shakespeare in High Park
Toronto’s Shakespeare in High Park kicks off its 30th season this weekend with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Presented by the Canadian Stage, this is the eighth time the Athenians, Fairies and Mechanicals frolic beneath the park’s famous cherry trees.
Tuesdays to Sundays, 8 p.m.
June 26 to Sept. 2
High Park Amphitheatre, 1873 Bloor St. W., Toronto
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Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Montreal’s internationally renowned jazz fest began with a wail on Wednesday as Janelle Monáe performed at Metropolis, followed the next day by an outdoor Rufus Wainwright concert. If you missed those there’s still plenty of great acts to catch, including musical royalty Ziggy Marley and Adam Cohen, Quebec cellist Jorane, New York’s Beirut and Norah Jones, who closes the festival next Saturday.
June 28 to July 7
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Clothing Sale
Three of Calgary’s most stylish— Ania Boniecka, a model/blogger Kara Chomistek, president of PARK and the It Girl in our March issue and stylist Jennie Lyle—are hosting a clothing sale of nearly new goods for him and her. Keep an eye our for in-demand labels Chloé, Alexander Wang, Opening Ceremony and Marc by Marc Jacobs.
June 30, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
816 13th Ave. SW, Calgary
Pride Week
The 32nd Pride Week in Toronto culminates on Sunday with its parade of epic proportions. With parties happening all weekend long in the gaybourhood and beyond, you’ll want to pace yourself for this one.
Vancouver Art Gallery
Two heavy summer exhibitions open Saturday at the old courthouse: group show Through a glass, darkly, which explores diverse perspectives on perception, and a solo show by Vancouver photographer Marian Penner Bancroft, who’s been showing her work in North America and Europe for over 30 years.
June 30 to September 30
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St., Vancouver
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