Woodbridge Italian Festival

A full write-up of this 14th annual free family event taking place this weekend appears on page 7.

Carnival - A full write-up of this 35th annual mega-celebration of Caribean culture concluding this weekend appears on page 8..

Pow Wow - Get away this long weekend to the 41st Annual Wikwemikong Indian Days taking place Aug. 4-6 on Manitoulin Island in Georgian Bay. One of the largest Pow Wows in Ontario, the event is a spectacular demonstration of Traditional, Fancy, Jingle Dress and Grass Dancers as well as host and invited drums who compete for prizes. A wide variety of native cuisines and colourful crafts make this pow wow one of the most popular in North America. For more information, call 705.859.2385 or see http://www.manitoulin-island.com/wikwemikong/pow_wow.html.

Antique cars - A little closer to home, the Land Yacht Regatta in Cobourg promises an impressive annual show of collector cars sure to make the kid in all of us whistle with delight. Call 1.905.372.2105.

Treasures From A Lost Civilization - Toronto's newest blockbuster museum show, at the ROM Aug. 3 to Nov. 10, displays an array of extraordinarily rich artifacts going back 3,000 years from China's Sichuan province. This show will not leave you hungry two hours later. See www.rom.on.ca.

Dance like there's no tomorrow - Toronto's 12th annual fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFIDA) is staging a 19-day feast of dance performances varying from experimental artists to flamenco and everything in between. This unique showcase of Canadian and international takes place July 31-August 18, with the Midway Party featuring 50 dancers set for Thursday, August 8. call 416.410.4291 or see www.ffida.org.

Going wild at McMichael - The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg offers a host of family-oriented hands-on activities, nature walks and gallery tours. Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in July and August staff from Muskoka's Wildlife Centre will be bringing four-legged guests and talking about where Ontario's real wild life live, what they eat and more. Included with admission for all you eager beavers. For info call 905.893.0344, ext. 2265.

Big Bands and Mel's Bells - Big band fans can dance under the stars with live tunes from the '30s, '40s and '50s at Sunday Serenades being held at Mel Lastman Square until August 25 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Next in the series is the Ink Spots on Aug. 4, followed by and Aelita & The Johnny Hood Orchestra on Aug. 11. Free. For info see www.city.toronto.on.ca.special_events/serenades/index.htm.
Musicians wanted - the Canadian Amatuer Musicians / Musiciens Amatuers du Canada (CANMAC) invites all adult amatuer musicians and singers of all ages to enjoy summer music making at the 2002 music camp at Appleby College, July 28 to August 4, and August 4-11. F ICANMAC or info call 416.250.8527.

Karaoke for keeps! - This August brings not one but two amazing sing-a-long opportunities for karaoke lovers. "Sing-a-long-a ABBA Live in Concert" will be at the Hummingbird Centre Aug. 14-17, followed by a screening of Fiddler on the Roof at Harbourfront Aug. 29 as part of the Ashkenaz celebration.

The AGO gets Surreal - Lovers of the surrealist school of art are in for a real mind-expanding treat at The Art Gallery of Ontario. Two extraordinary exhibitions, Dreaming With Open Eyes and Andre Masson inside/outside Surrealism, comprise a "Surrealist Summer," the largest (over 400 works) exhibition of this style in Toronto since 1938. Works from the likes of Dali, Duchamp, Masson and Magritte are featured. The exhibition runs until September 8. The AGO is at 317 Dundas St. W., Toronto. For info see www.ago.net.

Publication Date: 2002-08-04
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