The Parkdale Funk Show

Saturday September 19th (Noon to 8pm)

Double K will be throwing dome some soul and reggae with the mighty Anousheh at this years Parkdale Youth Festival. Come on out for a free all day event and take in the sights and sounds of the Parkdale Area. In conjunction with Manifesto and the Queen West Arts Crawl you will not be disappointed!

Check out www.parkdalefestival.com and www.themanifesto.ca for more info.

The fifth annual Parkdale Youth Festival happens on Saturday September 19th, 2009 around the Parkdale Town Square (Queen Street and Cowan Avenue) from 12pm to 8pm. The focus for 2009 is to “Initiate and Educate” the youth of Parkdale, and the surrounding communities within Toronto, by providing workshops, performances, and interactive installations that are programmed by youth for youth. This year brings forth a renewed interest in the arts, encompassing music, painting, writing, reading, photography, dance, theater, and other forms of performance works and artistry.

Music Interludes by DJ’s Double K (Parkdale Funk) & Anousheh (Move On Up)

Host: Dalton Higgins

12pm The Remix Project – www.remixproject.com
Nayo Sasaki-Picou - steel pan performance
Quentin “Q” Vercetty - spoken word performance

1230pm Sketch – www.sketch.ca
Bones - www.myspace.com/torontobones
Shawnie B www.myspace.com/shawniebabyface
Tribius and Ray Rey, Nadiya

1pm Scotty Dynamo - www.myspace.com/scottydynamo

130 J-Man - www.myspace.com/jmanmuzik

2pm TheReaLVoyce – www.b2ds.ca

230pm Supreme Being Unit – www.myspace.com/mindbendersupreme

3pm Backburner

More Or Les – www.myspace.com/moreorles
Toolshed www.myspace.com/dehsloot
Wordburglar - www.myspace.com/wordburglar

4pm P.O.S.E. Dance Troupe (Salsa, Reggaeton, Merengue) - www.SarahDance.com

430pm Akwaba Cultural Exchange - www.akwabacultural.com
African Tradional Dance & Music (drumming) entitled “Spectacular”, providing a forum for cultural activities and interaction through educational programs, workshops and artistic events.

5pm Kae Sun (Acoustic Set) - www.myspace.com/kaesun

530pm Literacy Through Hip Hop ft. Vargas and Beans www.lthh.org
Youth from an innovative literacy program for children in grade six to eight present a stage production with dancers and performances. The program uses the popular youth culture of hip hop, specifically hip hop music, as a means to engage children about their reading and writing.

6pm Plex - www.myspace.com/won18

630pm 9th Uno - www.myspace.com/stonecutterproduction

7pm D-Sisive - www.myspace.com/dsisive

http://www.parkdalefestival.com

Download the full flyer of the event HERE and HERE

Tags: gigs

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