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Cavalcade Of Lights Festival
:''See also, Festival of Lights'' The Cavalcade of Lights Festival is an annual event highlighting the lighting of the City of Toronto government's official Christmas tree at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event has been held annually since 1967. The event falls on the final weekend of November to kick off the holiday season with the official illumination of the square and Christmas tree. The lighting display features the official Christmas tree and more than 300,000 energy-efficient LED lights that are illuminated from dusk to 11:00 p.m. every night throughout the holiday season. Since 2002, Cavalcade of Lights has been transformed from a one-night event to a month-long one with the addition of Saturday night skating parties to live music at Nathan Phillips Square's outdoor rink. In 2004, the event expanded citywide by adding displays of energy-efficient LED lighting in Toronto neighbourhoods. The event was headlined by Gordon Lightfoot. Past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Of Lights (other)
Festival of Lights or Celebration of Light may refer to: Religious celebrations Abrahamic religions *Candlemas, a Christian holiday *Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a Religion, religious and Culture, cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by coun ..., a Christian holiday *Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday *Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday *Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday *Saint Lucy's Day, a Christian holiday Eastern religions *Diwali, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism *Karthika Deepam, a post-Diwali Tamil festival associated with Hinduism *Kartik Purnima, a post-Diwali religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism *Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival, originating in Buddhism, that marks the last day of the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival *Tazaungdaing festival, a Buddhist fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Slean
Sarah Hope Slean (born June 21, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and musician. She has released eleven albums to date (including EPs and live albums). She is also a poet, visual artist, and occasional actress. Career Major recordings Slean recorded her first EP ''Universe'' (1997) at the age of nineteen. It was followed by '' Blue Parade'' in 1998. ''Night Bugs'' was her first major label album, co-produced by Slean and Hawksley Workman, and released by WEA in Canada and Atlantic Records in the United States. It was heavily inspired by cabaret music. Slean composed all the string and horn arrangements for these albums - by hand in traditional notation. On 28 September 2004, Slean released her fourth album, '' Day One''. Here Slean's piano takes a less important spot for the first time in her career. The focus is more on beats, rhythms and guitar, which is evident in the album's first single, " Lucky Me". The up-tempo title track "Day One", and "Mary", a song abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivals In Toronto
This is a list of festivals in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, such as regional festivals, Trade fairs, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays. The city hosts several large festivals each year including Canada's Pride Toronto, largest gay pride festival, Canadian National Exhibition, national exhibition, and Toronto International Film Festival, film festival. Festivals * BIG on Bloor Festival of Arts & Culture * Cabbagetown Fall Festival * Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival * Canadian National Exhibition * Cityfest * FIVARS Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories * Indie Week Canada * International Festival of Authors * The Junction Summer Solstice Festival * Pride Toronto * Royal Agricultural Winter Fair * Tdot Fest * Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival Arts, dance and theatre * Harbourfront World Stage * Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Idol
''Canadian Idol'' is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show '' Pop Idol''. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons (appearing in comedy skits throughout the show). Elena Juatco (a season 2 contestant) assumed the role for season four, Dave Kerr had the role in season five and Jully Black in season six. The show began with a cross-Canada tour in which singers audition in front of four judges: Jake Gold of Toronto, Sass Jordan of Montreal, Quebec, Zack Werner of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Farley Flex of Ajax, Ontario. Eventually the performers were narrowed down to 10 finalists (11 in season one due to a near-tie), with each competitor performing live. Viewers had two hours following the broadcast of the show to phone in their votes for their favourite competitor. On the following night's episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Werner
Isaac "Zack" Werner (born 1960) is a Canadian artist, producer, entertainment lawyer and manager. Early life and education Born in Winnipeg in 1960, Werner attended the St. John's-Ravenscourt School. He received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota and a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Musical career Werner moved to Toronto and joined local rock band ''The Ringing''. The band, managed by Gary Pring ( Glass Tiger), secured a development deal with Capitol Records. Werner formed the group Thick As Thieves and relocated to Los Angeles. The group opened for Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam and negotiated a distribution deal through BMG. When the band broke up, Werner returned to Toronto and signed a development deal with MCA as a solo-artist and worked with producer John Punter (Spoons, Japan). Werner is a founding member of Canadian country rock band Haymaker, founded in 2007.Leperre, Bruce (August 2, 2008). "New Music: Haymaker: Wrong Place, Right Time", ''Winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toya Alexis
Toya Alexis (born July 16, 1980) is a Canadian vocalist and actress from Ajax, Ontario. Career Alexis won a "Rising Star" contest and sang at the Apollo Theater. In 2001 she appeared, as LaToya Lesmond, as a contestant on season one of ''Popstars'' on the Global Television Network. She was a finalist, and was featured on the debut album of the winners who were named Sugar Jones. She was a contestant on the first season of ''Canadian Idol'' in 2003, reaching sixth place in a controversial decision as she was a judge favourite. "I actually knew I loved to sing before I could talk," Toya Alexis told students at Ridgewood Public School (Mississauga, ON) after her Canadian Idol experience. In 2004, Alexis was one of several Hip-Hop artists to co-write "Drop the Chrome," an anti-violence song aimed at youth. Other co-writers were Marcus Kane, Thrust, Maestro, Michie Mee, and Skitz. Proceeds from the sale of the 3-track CD were split between two youth-focused charities Tropicana Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonette
Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005, the band consisted of Sorbara with her then husband Dan Kurtz as bassist and producer (also in The New Deal) and drummer Joel Stouffer. Dragonette released a self-titled EP in 2005 before being signed to Mercury Records and relocating to London, where they recorded and released their debut studio album, '' Galore'', in August 2007 to moderate critical appreciation. A second studio album, '' Fixin to Thrill'', was released in September 2009. The group's third studio album, '' Bodyparts'', was released in September 2012 and their fourth, ''Royal Blues'', followed in November 2016. They performed as a group until 2016, when both Kurtz and Stouffer left the band, with Sorbara continuing under the Dragonette moniker as a solo act. Dragonette's fifth album, ''Twennies'' (and the first as a solo act) was released in October 2022. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Cuba
Alexis Puentes (born 1974), better known by his stage name Alex Cuba, is a Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter who sings in Spanish and English. He has won two Juno Awards for World Music Album of the Year: in 2006 for '' Humo de Tabaco'', and in 2008 for his second album, '' Agua del Pozo''. In 2010 he won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist. His 2015 album, ''Healer'', earned him a Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album. His 2021 album '' Mendó'' won the 2022 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album. Biography Puentes was born on March 29, 1974 in Cuba, spending his childhood in Artemisa. The son of guitar player and music teacher Valentin Puentes, he started playing guitar at the age of six. As an adult, he shifted into jazz fusion styles. He immigrated to Canada in 1999 after marrying a Canadian in Cuba. He and his twin brother Adonis first settled in Victoria, British Columbia, and worked as a duo called the Pue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serena Ryder
Serena Lauren Ryder (born December 8, 1982) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Toronto, she grew up in Millbrook, Ontario. Ryder first gained national recognition with her ballad "Weak in the Knees" in 2007 and has released eight studio albums. Early life and musical interest Serena Lauren Ryder is the daughter of Barbara Ryder and Glen Sorzano and was born into a musical family. Her biological father was a Trinidadian musician who immigrated to Canada in the early sixties. Her uncle, part-Ojibwe (Temagami First Nation) singer-songwriter Bob Carpenter, worked with producer Brian Ahern and singer Emmylou Harris and recorded the unreleased ''Silent Passage'' (1974), which has since become a folk- rock cult classic. Ryder, youngest of three children, was raised by Barbara and her second husband, Andrew McKibbon, just outside Peterborough, in Millbrook, Ontario, and grew up listening to old records by the Beatles and Leonard Cohen from her parents' collection. At age eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In-Flight Safety
In-Flight Safety is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2003. In-Flight Safety was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award for Video of the Year for "Coast Is Clear". They are currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The group consists of vocalist and guitarist John Mullane, drummer Glen Nicholson and is rounded out by friends who appear in the live show. In-Flight Safety released their second full-length album '' We Are an Empire, My Dear'' 27 January 2009 in Canada on their own label Night Danger. The band released their third full-length album, Conversationalist (mixed by Gus Van Go) on 9 September 2014. History The group met while undergrad students at Mount Allison University, in Sackville. At university the members of In-Flight Safety studied non-musical subjects: Daniel Ledwell was enrolled in fine arts, Brad Goodsell majored in geography, Mullane pursued a computer science degree and Nicholson studied art history and classics. Inspired by a short email from David Bowie pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Dogs
The Golden Dogs are a Canadian pop-rock band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Mark Daniell. "". JAM! Music. Canadian Online Explorer. Quebecor Media. 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2010-12-16. Formed in 2001, the band is known for their wild, energetic live shows and were labelled as one of the best live bands in Canada by ''Chart'' Magazine. History Dave Azzolini is the songwriting force, supported by wife Jessica Grassia on drums (formerly on keys). Together they produce the band's live shows and recorded music. Their debut album ''Everything in 3 Parts'', released on True North Records in 2004, began their rising popularity in the Toronto indie scene with the single "YEAH!" More popularity would come in 2006 when the band released their second album with True North Records ''Big Eye Little Eye''. The first two singles "Never Meant Any Harm" and "Construction Worker" were immortalized on video by French director Arno Salters. ''Big Eye Little Eye'' was released in the USA on August 16, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Sales
Hayley Sales is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. Sales' debut album ''Sunseed'' was released on June 19, 2007; songs "Keep Drivin" and "What You Want" reached #11 on the Japan Hot 100 and #45 on the Canadian Hot 100, respectively. Her second album, ''When the Bird Became a Book'', was released on June 21, 2010, and includes duets with musicians G. Love and Donavon Frankenreiter. Early life When Sales was growing up, her mother was a dancer and writer, and her father was a musician and sound engineer (Miles Davis, The Grateful Dead and The Ramones), who operated GlassWing Studios out of the upper floor of their Washington D.C home. "I was surrounded by music at all hours of the day. All types of music. I remember the melodies and beats actually rattling the floorboards. My childhood had a soundtrack filled up with everything from R&B and Jazz to Rock and Americana." For many recording sessions, Sales was allowed to sit in and watch the recording process. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
