the bajan girls

July.07 Summerlicious

2006-07-07T22:55:00.000-04:00

Date: July.07 to July.23
Time: Lunch and Dinner (lol)
Place: Various
Cost: $25-30 prix fixe

Summerlicious is back with prix fixe offers at 130 of Toronto's finest restaurants! Plus, take advantage of amazing discounts at close to 20 of Toronto's most thrilling destinations. www.toronto.ca for info. Dates and venues will be chosen according to schedules and availability.

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July.07 Celebrate Toronto Street Fest

2006-07-07T22:49:00.000-04:00

Date: July.07 to July.09
Time: All day
Where: Yonge & Dundas to Yonge & Eg
Cost: Free

Canada's award-winning street festival kicks off the summer at Yonge and Dundas on the evening of July 7th, then takes the party all the way up Yonge Street for the weekend of July 8 & 9. Multiple stages featuring roots, jazz, world, pop and childrens music plus stilt-walkers, theatre, dance and more. Yonge & Dundas, Yonge & St Clair, Yonge & Eglinton and Yonge & Lawrence.

Visit www.toronto.ca for details.

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July.02 Hpnotiq Blu Boatcruise

2006-07-02T22:46:00.000-04:00

Date: July.02
Time: 1-6pm
Where: Stella Borealis/Pier 27
Cost: $35 Advance

As per last year, the Hpnotiq Boat Cruise is a big people's fete aboard the Stella Borealis. Boarding time is 1pm sharp at Pier 27 located at the foot of Yonge Street at Queen's Quay. Advance tickets $35 before June 26. For more information visit www.djglenc.com/events.html.

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July.01 Power of Place Festival

2006-07-01T22:44:00.000-04:00

Date: July.01 to July.03
Time: All day
Where: Harbourfront Centre
Cost: Free

Celebrate Canada day with a little arts, entertainment and culture.

Best bets: Ndidi Onukwulu, Saturday July 1, 2 pm - Listening to this self-described Alt-Blues musician, you'll hear a hint of Billy Holiday in her seductive purr. Don't miss a patriotic Oh Canada at the end of her set / CéU, Sunday July 2, 3:30 pm - Singer/songwriter CéU's music, deeply rooted in Samba, tempered with soul, afrobeat and electrojazz takes you straight to the streets of Sao Paolo, Brazil / Ska Cubano, Monday July 3, 4:30 pm - A young-sounding, fresh-feeling leap back to pre-revolutionary Cuba, when music styles freely intermingled across the Caribbean. Foot-popping ska that incorporates reggae, salsa, Brazilian ritualistic music, klezmer-style sax, big band brass and little bits of cumbia.

Visit www.harbourfrontcentre.com/wr/festivals/popMusic.php for more details.

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Jun.30 Kim's Birthday

2006-06-30T16:39:00.000-04:00

Date: June.30 to July.01
Time: TBD
Where: See Details
Cost: TBD

Celebrate the youngest Bajan Girl's Champagne Birthday in true BG form! Dancing on the 30th followed by the HAWT Backyard BBQ on July 1st. For more deets and info, contact KT herself.

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Jun.25 Pride Day Parade

2006-06-25T15:32:00.000-04:00

Date: June.25
Time: 2pm
Where: Bloor St. from Church to Gerrard
Cost: Free

Show your pride--or just come to gawk... One of the city’s best-attended spectacles hits the streets at 2 pm, beginning at Church and Bloor and winding down Yonge to Gerrard. www.pridetoronto.com

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Jun. 24 wayne warner's 8th annual all-white wear affair

2006-06-24T14:17:00.000-04:00

Date: June.24
Time: 9:30pm
Where: 101 Eglinton Ave. East
Cost: $30 Advance

The 8th Annual All White Wear Affair to be held at the luxurious York Event Theatre in Uptown Toronto. A night of mingling, music and magic. The sight of Toronto's cosmopolitan and elite dressed in their bright-white best will take your breath away.

Visit www.warner-ent.com for more info.

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Jun.23 Toronto Downtown Jazz Fest

2006-06-23T14:32:00.000-04:00

Date: June.23 to July.02
Time: All day
Where: Various Venues
Cost: Varied (Free to fee, depending on venue)

Experience the soulful sounds of the jazz movement, including the euro-jazz series, a cabaret series and performances by Joost Buis, Andy Bey, Loco Zydeco, Sandra Caldwell, Michel Bérubé and many others happen around the downtown. www.torontojazz.com.

We can make suggestions for artists and venues, dates and times via email. I'm all for Maceo Parker on the 28th of June.

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Jun 16. the taste of little italy

2006-06-16T14:11:00.000-04:00

Date: June.16 to June.18
Time: All day
Where: College St. from Euclid to Shaw
Cost: Free

This year you don’t need a plane ticket to experience Italy--enjoy a “taste” at the Taste of Little Italy Festival! Many restaurants have prepared their signature “tastings” and will be taking part in the festivities. After enjoying the mouth-watering selection of food, take a stroll along the street and delight your ears to Italian, Jazz and Latin music.

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Jun.16 barbados on the water

2006-06-16T14:06:00.000-04:00

Date: June.16 to June.18
Time: All day
Where: Harbourfront Centre
Cost: Free

Treat yourself to the warmth of Barbados at Canada's largest celebration of Barbadian culture. Sample succulent cuisine, groove to the beat of Jazz, Soca and Calypso, and enjoy Barbadian dance, theatre and literary arts.

Visit www.harbourfrontcentre.com/wr/events/barbados.php for more details.

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back to the blog

2006-06-13T18:51:00.000-04:00

hi gals,

as we did last year, it's time to plan our summer and get er'thang onto the blog. events will be posted by date, starting with june and the all-white-wear affair. if there are events that you feel should be added, drop joanne a line and they will be added. any comments, questions or concerns, leave your mark in the comments section below.

looking forward to an awesome summer!

The bajan girls finally have a home

2005-01-09T13:16:00.000-05:00

here were be. this is us. the bajan girls. our very own spot on the web where we can rant, publish, and organize our monthly girls night out.

welcome to the show, ladies!

jb