EVENTS
Victory Summer Cask Ale Festival
The Victory Café, 581 Markham Street
12:00 noon
$12 (including souvenir glass, two half-pint beer tickets, plus one food ticket) or $8 (including glass and beer tickets only)
A celebration of local traditional cask conditioned ales. There will be nineteen cask ales on offer from local brewers including Black Oak, Durham, Great Lakes, Mill Street and more.
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Afrofest 2009
Queen's Park
free admission
The largest annual African music and culture event in Canada, featuring entertainment on multiple stages, a childrens village, a drum stage, a workshop area, and a busy African Marketplace with concessions selling African foods, crafts and clothing. (Final day.)
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Beats, Breaks & Culture
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
various times
free admission
The sixth edition of one of North America's top electronic music and culture festivals plugs into powerful currents of urban dance and modern musical expression. (Final day.)
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Food!: Sink Your Teeth Into Science
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
various admission prices
Explore the relationship between food and science in a wide variety of mini-experiments and demonstrations throughout the Centre. Learn how we digest food; how worms digest food - vermicomposting; the misconceptions around eating insects; how butter is made from cream; test your lunch box for it’s cooling effectiveness; learn about rotting foods; understand what your food labels are really saying; test real vs. fake flavours; and much more. (Continues to October 12th.)
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LUNCHES & DINNERS
Summerlicious
various restaurants
various times
various prices
During Summerlicious, 150 of Toronto's top restaurants offer residents and tourists alike the opportunity to sample a wide variety of diverse and innovative cuisine through prix fixe menus. Foodies can dine for a lot less on the specially created lunches and dinners that come complete with promotional prices. (Continues to July 19th.)
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OUT-OF-TOWN
Château des Charmes Smooth Jazz Concert Series: Matt Dusk with Chef Stephen Treadwell
Château des Charmes, 1025 York Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
12:30 PM lunch - 2:00 PM concert
$80 - call 905.323.FUND (3863) or visit www.scghfoundation.com to reserve
Delight all of your senses while sharing award-winning Canadian smooth jazz and a superb Wine Country casual lunch complemented by our wines. Bask in the taste and sound of summer on our Vineyard Courtyard while supporting the St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation.
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MARKETS
Downsview Park Merchants & Farmers Market
Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall Road
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Goody's Natural Market
beside the Grenadier Restaurant, High Park
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
MyMarket Liberty Village
"Green P" Parking Lot #224, corner of Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Square One Farmers Market
Square One Shopping Centre, Northwest Parking Lot (near Zellers), Mississauga
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
