TORONTO (May, 2011) – This summer, visitors to Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) will have the opportunity to delight in a vibrant multi-sensory experience when live music is heard in a series of free live concerts. The new series is generously sponsored by the Edwards Charitable Foundation.
Starting on June 30 and running every Thursday evening August 18, the Edwards Summer Music Series: Gardens of Song will feature the talent and artistry of some of Toronto’s most interesting musicians and dancers. Hosting duties for the evenings will alternate between Murray Foster, of Moxy Früvous and Great Big Sea, and Errol Nazareth, a regular on CBC Radio One’s Metro Morning and a columnist for The Toronto Sun.
Scheduled performances draw from across the entire musical spectrum. The lineup comprises Ladies of the Canyon, who write and sing songs influenced by their favourite bands – The Eagles, the Band and Fleetwood Mac; Maza Mezé, an ensemble of local musicians who specialize in playing original compositions based on the traditional music of Greece and the Middle East; Samba Squad, a Canadian World Music Fusion group that performs on Brazilian Bateria drums and percussion; FunkaBelly in the Flowers, a unique global grooves dance party and belly dance cabaret; Jane Bunnett, multiple Juno Award winner who displays the sounds and customs of Cuba alongside her band; Nagata Scachu, captures audiences through expressive performances with their revitalization of Japan’s traditional folk drumming; Justin Rutledge, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter delivers a mid to low tempo of poetic and romanticized lyrics; and the National Band of the Naval Reserve, featuring musicians, professionals and students from Naval Reserve Units across Canada Additional artists will be announced at a later date.
“We’re very excited about the upcoming Edwards Summer Music Series: Garden of Song concerts and look forward to welcoming these diverse and innovative artists, who will perform with our fabulous summer gardens as a backdrop,” says Aldona Satterthwaite, Executive Director of Toronto Botanical Garden. “It’s an inspiring addition to our programming.”
The Edwards Summer Music Series:
GARDENS OF SONG
Hosted by Murray Foster and Errol Nazareth
Make it a night out! Come early to enjoy light dinner fare and refreshments at the Garden Café.
June 30, Maza Mezé
July 7, Ladies of the Canyon
July 14, Justin Rutledge
July 21, National Band of the Naval Reserve
July 28, Funkabelly in the Garden
August 4, Samba Squad
August 11, Jane Bunnett – Cuban Rhapsody
August 18, Nagata Shachu
Thursday evenings, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
June 30 through August 18, 2011
FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING
TORONTO BOTANICAL GARDEN
777 Lawrence Avenue East, (Lawrence Avenue and Leslie Street)
416-39-1351
Generously sponsored by the Edwards Charitable Foundation
Media Inquiries:
Kristina Filippi
Communications Intern
Toronto Botanical Garden
777 Lawrence Ave. East
comintern@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
416-397-1351
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TASTE OF SPRING
(TORONTO, May, 2011) - Toronto Botanical Garden presents the first event in a three-part culinary garden series titled Taste of the Garden. Tour and Taste: Spring Vegetables are Here! will be held Wednesday May 25, from noon until 2:00 p.m. Join us for another season savouring the flavours, colours and tastes of the garden.
Take advantage of this beautiful time of year and enjoy this lunch hour experience inspired by this year’s Irish focus in the TBG Kitchen Garden. The Irish are renowned for their love of good, wholesome food and their enjoyment of eating, drinking and socializing. They prefer simple dishes, and favour fresh food in its natural season, and like to know how it reached the table. Discover the unique flavours of fiddleheads, leaks, wild mushrooms and wild flowers deliciously prepared by A la Carte Kitchen and TBG’s Garden Café’s executive chef, Simon Kattar.
The Taste of the Garden events also offers guests an opportunity to have an exclusive tour of the garden with TBG’s Nancy Eaton Director of Horticulture, Paul Zammit. Paul will introduce participants to various plants and vegetables in the Kitchen Garden and fill them in on the variety of sustainable and organic growing methods practiced at the TBG, while exploring the possibilities of how you can create your own home kitchen garden.
The three part Taste of the Garden events also include:
Taste of Ireland: Erin Go Bragh
Wednesday July 13, 6 to 8 p.m.
and A Perfect Match: Tomatoes and Basil
Wednesday August 17, 6 to 8 p.m.
To register please call, 416-397 1341
Toronto Botanical Garden encourages, stimulates and teaches countless adults and children through its innovative urban-scale garden plantings, nature-centred educational programs and environmentally-friendly practices. Please visit our website for more details, www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca
For more information, please call:
Kristina Filippi
Communications Intern
Toronto Botanical Garden
777 Lawrence Avenue East
comintern@torontobotanicalgarden.ca, 416-397-1351
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Spectacular New Garden to Transform
the Corner of Lawrence Avenue and Leslie Street
(Toronto, April, 2010) Toronto Botanical Garden announced today that it has chosen Sara Katz, accomplished garden designer and educator, to oversee the development of their new Woodland Walk and Bird Habitat. Following many months spent clearing and preparing the area, Sara Katz and a team of volunteers begin planting this Friday, April 29th. Over time, the busy southwest corner of Lawrence Avenue and Leslie Street will be transformed into an urban forest. Upon completion, this area, which covers more than 23,000 square feet, will become one of the largest gardens on the TBG’s four-acre site.
TBG’s new Woodland Walk and Bird Habitat will have multiple objectives: to significantly improve air quality through the planting of a wealth of trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers; to monitor the positive effect of these plantings on the surrounding environment when they are planted and as they grow to maturity; to educate and inspire young and old on the environmental benefits of mindful gardening, showing them by example, as well as didactic materials and audio-and-live tours, how to create bird and pollinator-friendly, sustainable home gardens that help fight air pollution; and to provide habitat for migrating songbirds, whose populations are declining at an alarming rate.
“I am very excited to be part of the team working on the TBG's new Woodland Walk and Bird Habitat, “says Sara. “With my passion for native plants, I am eager to start planting the beautiful new garden that will show visitors how to provide shelter, food and nesting sites for birds. Come and take a stroll through, and watch our woodland grow.“
Sara Katz has designed residential gardens throughout Toronto. She studied landscape design and horticulture at Ryerson University and at the University of Guelph. An avid plant collector, she is a Toronto Master Gardener and a member of the Garden Writers Association. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Canadian Gardening, Canadian Living and Trellis, the magazine of the Toronto Botanical Garden.
Toronto Botanical Garden is grateful for the generous support of Live Green Toronto of the Woodland Walk and Bird Habitat.
Live Green Toronto is a five-year program to promote and support neighbourhood-based actions to green Toronto. Live Green Toronto's expertise, funding and one-stop website full of resources, rebates and tips, will help turn great green ideas into actions that reduce emissions, protect our climate and clean our air
About Toronto Botanical Garden
Toronto Botanical Garden is conveniently located in mid-Toronto (Lawrence and Leslie) in Edwards Gardens. Four acres of contemporary display gardens and a LEED® Silver Certified building are designed to educate and inspire urban dwellers, while demonstrating eco-friendly gardening practices and plant selections. The TBG offers gardening and earth-friendly programs and events for all ages, year-round. For more information about the Toronto Botanical Garden,
call 416-397-1341 or visit www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca.
Media Inquiries:
Carrie Shibinsky
Director of Marketing & Communications
Toronto Botanical Garden
media@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
416-397-1351
Media Inquiries:
Carrie Shibinsky
Director of Marketing & Communications
Toronto Botanical Garden
media@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
416-397-1351
Media Inquiries:
Carrie Shibinsky
Director of Marketing & Communications
Toronto Botanical Garden
media@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
416-397-1351
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