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Get moving and grooving at the ACTIVATE! Block Party during Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest on June 3

CELEBRATE TORONTO BIKE MONTH WITH BICYCLE-POWERED LIVE MUSIC FROM TUNE YOUR RIDE AND LOTS MORE!

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th alongside the Riverdale ArtWalk! Join us as the festival helps Ontario and Canada ‘Celebrate 150’, with festivities spanning Riverside’s 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East from the DVP to Empire Avenue.

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From 1-6pm on June 3rd, get moving with activities at our Munro Street Closure. Lend us your energy to power live tunes from our bicycle-powered music station provided by Tune Your Ride, including:

1:00pm: Enjoy Jessie Kussin’s bluesy tunes. Kussin’s vocal style draws air from somewhere older than now, somewhere blue and a little bit fragile. Drawing from magical realism, her songwriting explores narrative glimpses of a human kind such as impermanent love, blinding ambition & losing your sense of yourself in the crowd.  Jess is currently working on a collaborative recording project of new material.

2:00pm: Jessica Moore brings you soulful indie music. Moore is a Toronto singer-songwriter whose rich vocals and gentle lyrics are accompanied by her banjo, guitar, and body-percussion. Her songwriting is threaded through with the sensibility for language she has developed as an award-winning poet and translator. Drawing on indie, folk, and spiritual traditions, Jessica’s debut solo album, Beautiful in Red, presents a soulful collection of songs.

3:00pm: Benjamin Hermann is sure to hit a sweet spot amongst folk music lovers. His newest album ‘Windows Wide Open’ released on Roaring Girl Records, mixes subtlety and directness, blending distant instrumentation and strong finger-style guitar playing into a soundscape that compliments vocals delivered with careful nuance.

4:00pm: Great James’ fun interactive tunes will delight the whole family. James is a songwriter, software product manager, community organizer and Poppa who gets settled whenever he picks up wood and strings. He’s been writing and playing his tunes around Canada for 20 years.

PLUS at Munro, enjoy bicycle-themed activities hosted by Riverside businesses:

  • Expert advice from Riverside’s Switchback Cyclery and chat with the folks from Ward 28 bikes
  • Lemonade stand with donations going to 2017 Canada Africa Partnership Ride, and moss wall photobooth with portrait photography courtesy of Quince Flowers and the Riverside BIA
  • The ever-popular make-your-own smoothie by bicycle from Oma Chiropractic and Wellness Centre!!
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Also on Munro, check out Evolve Skate Camp for kids and teens: 1pm-3pm FREE Drop-in skateboard lessons for kids ages 6-14 years old.

LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest 

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, Ontario 150, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, Hullmark, Downtown Automotive Group, and Metroland Media.

 

 

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win $10K with Historica Canada June 3rd!

Share what Canada means to you for a chance to win big at Riverside Eats & Beats ‘Celebrates 150’ Streetfest!

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th alongside the Riverdale ArtWalk! Join us as the festival helps Ontario and Canada ‘Celebrate 150’, with festivities spanning Riverside’s 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East from the DVP to Empire Avenue.

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As part of Riverside’s Eats and Beats Streetfest, Historica Canada will be at the festival’s Saulter Street closure just south of Queen St East to give you the opportunity to record a 30-second video of what makes Canada special to you! As producers of the awesome Canadian Heritage Minutes series, Historica Canada is a very special guest as this year’s Streetfest as Riverside helps celebrate Ontario and Canada’s 150th anniversaries.

Come meet the folks of Historica Canada, and learn more about Canadian history, geography, politics and culture!

About Historica Canada

Historica Canada is the largest independent organization dedicated to history and citizenship in Canada. Some of Historica Canada’s other nationwide programs include Encounters with Canada and The Canadian Encyclopedia.

Here are some Canadian trivia questions to get you thinking. (Answer Key below)

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LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest 

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, Ontario 150, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, Hullmark, Downtown Automotive Group, and Metroland Media.

Answers

  1. Bluenose  | 2. Village  | 3. Telescope  | 4. Winnipeg Falcons

“Ready, set, play!” with the Queen/Saulter Library at Riverside Eats & Beats June 3rd

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th alongside the Riverdale ArtWalk! Join us as the festival helps Ontario and Canada ‘Celebrate 150’, with festivities spanning Riverside’s 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East from the DVP to Empire Avenue.

From 1pm to 5pm on June 3rd, the Queen/Saulter Library  will be in the festival’s Saulter Street Closure with a variety of interactive kids’ activities including face painting and their Pop-Up Learning Lab 3D Printer Demo, face painting and more during the 5th Annual Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest! Materials will be provided.

And don’t miss the Don Valley Stompers as they bring down the house with live New Orleans-style Jazz from 1-4pm, just outside the library!

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FUN FACTS about the Queen/Saulter Library:

An episode of the Kids of Degrassi Street (the original Degrassi series) was filmed in the branch. The branch exterior and the surrounding area was made up to appear to be from the 1930s for the filming of the movie Cinderella Man. Many other films and TV shows have been filmed in or around the branch.

The branch opened in 1979 and was relocated in 1980 to the former Postal Station G, designed in 1913 by architect E. J. Lennox, the architect who also designed Old City Hall, Casa Loma and the King Edward Hotel! The branch’s wooden doors, marble flooring and marble counters date back to 1913.

The branch shares its space with the Ralph Thornton Centre, a multipurpose community facility that serves the greater Riverdale area, and will also be doing fabulous activities in its 2nd floor space during Riverside Eats & Beats – stayed tuned!

In addition to the Library’s greats books and multi-media, the branch has fun and free programs like the Lego Club, Saturday Family time, health and wellness talks, and a whole schedule of great programming. Also, be sure to make use of the library’s great services like after hours’ book drop, express checkout, pedometer lending, computer workstations and free WI-FI.

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LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest 

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, Ontario 150, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, Hullmark, Downtown Automotive Group, and Metroland Media.

You Can’t Miss Nell and Natasha’s FREE Rhythm & Blues BBQ June 4th!

Feed Your Stomach and Nourish Your Soul at Riverside’s Eats & Beats Streetfest

Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th alongside the Riverdale ArtWalk! Join us as the festival helps Ontario and Canada ‘Celebrate 150’, with festivities spanning Riverside’s 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East from the DVP to Empire Avenue.

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As part of the 5th Annual Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest on June 4th, come and meet dynamic duo, Nell and Natasha of Real Estate Homeward Brokerage, and enjoy their complimentary community BBQ at the festival’s McGee Street Closure. Feed your stomach with BBQ goodness and enjoy refreshments along with some rhythm and blues from The Entertwangers (formerly the HUDU Rising Blues Band) from 1-4pm!

Enjoy more fun at the McGee Street Closure with the BMO Queen/Saulter Branch’s Fun Tent with prizes and the BMO Bear. In addition, a 10-foot tall Summer Bucket with contests, samples and giveaways will also be on site. And don’t miss meeting the Toronto Pirates and climb aboard their 15 ft pirate ship as they head ashore and need help finding treasure!

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More about Nell & Natasha

Nell and Natasha Eats and Beats Street Festival in Riverside Toronto

Nell Bradshaw and Natasha Varjacic of Real Estate Homeward are a mother and daughter real estate ‘dream team’ who live and work in Riverside.

They are our community champions, hosting fun neighbourhood events like their free summer BBQ, Halloween fest, and Easter Egg Hunt, with proceeds going to charitable causes.  Nell and Natasha also support community development a world away – each month they donate a portion of their commissions to help provide food, school supplies, and access to clean water to the children and families in Maseno, Kenya.

LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest 

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, Ontario 150, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, Hullmark, Downtown Automotive Group, and Metroland Media.

Riverside Eats & Beats ‘Celebrates 150’ on June 3rd & 4th!

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Riverside’s Annual Eats & Beats Streetfest is back – this year on Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th alongside the Riverdale ArtWalk – as the festival helps Ontario and Canada ‘Celebrate 150’. Spanning Riverside’s 10 vibrant blocks along Queen Street East from the DVP to Empire Avenue.

This year’s festival will feature:

SATURDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1-6pm:
*Live performances and activities at street closures including:

  • Activate! @ Munro St Closure, North of Queen St East
  • Indigenous and Ingenious @ Broadview Street Closure, South of Queen St East
  • Culinary Tent with Demos & Ready, Set, Play! @ Saulter Street Closure, South of Queen St East
  • Arts Market Pop Up Market @ McGee Street Closure, South of Queen St East

*A variety outdoor food tasters, promos & live music hosted by Riverside businesses all along Queen St East!

SUNDAY, JUNE 4th, 1-4pm:
*Live music and activities at street closures including:

  • Leslieville Farmers Market + MomentTO @ Saulter Street Closure, South of Queen St East
  • Nell & Natasha’s FREE BBQ & Blues + PirateLife 15 ft ship + BMO Fun Tent @ McGee Street Closure, South of Queen St East

*Samba Parade along Queen St East (sidewalks)

*More great food tasters and promos hosted by Riverside businesses all along Queen E.

View the full Event Guide (PDF)
Check out all the details, register for activities and let us know you’re coming to #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats!

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: the Riverside BIA, Ontario 150, BMO Queen & Saulter Branch, Hullmark, Downtown Automotive Group, and Metroland Media.

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