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Arts in the Parks: Ward's Island Fire Parade

Arts in the Parks: Ward's Island Fire Parade

Ward’s Island Park, 7 Lakeshore Avenue, M5J 1X6

Jul 27 2018 to Aug 03 2018

Region : Greater Toronto Area     City: Toronto

  •  Add to Calendar 2018-07-27 2018-08-03 America/Toronto Arts in the Parks: Ward's Island Fire Parade A community celebration of light and dark. Puppets, lanterns, spectacle arts, and live music form a swirling, processional performance with a water’s edge finale. Prior to the performance Shadowland will hold community workshops to create lanterns from locally grown willow, and tissue paper, and a production week where participants are invited to create costumes and puppet images, stilt-walk, play music and perform. Lantern workshops Sunday July 22 and 29, 2 to 5pm. Materials fee $25/lantern. Open to families but not suitable for small children. Open production workshops: July 27 to August 3. Directions: Take the Wards Island Ferry from the Jack Layton Ferry Docks (Bay and Queen’s Quay). From Wards Island dock walk straight ahead to the WIA clubhouse. Ferry information: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-gardens-beaches/toronto-island-park or 416 392 8193 DATES: July 27- August 3 at 10am-7pm | Parade August 3 at 8:45pm-10pm Ward’s Island Park, 7 Lakeshore Avenue, M5J 1X6 Jaclyn Rodrigues aitp@torontoarts.org
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A community celebration of light and dark. Puppets, lanterns, spectacle arts, and live music form a swirling, processional performance with a water’s edge finale. Prior to the performance Shadowland will hold community workshops to create lanterns from locally grown willow, and tissue paper, and a production week where participants are invited to create costumes and puppet images, stilt-walk, play music and perform. Lantern workshops Sunday July 22 and 29, 2 to 5pm. Materials fee $25/lantern. Open to families but not suitable for small children. Open production workshops: July 27 to August 3. Directions: Take the Wards Island Ferry from the Jack Layton Ferry Docks (Bay and Queen’s Quay). From Wards Island dock walk straight ahead to the WIA clubhouse. Ferry information: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-gardens-beaches/toronto-island-park or 416 392 8193 DATES: July 27- August 3 at 10am-7pm | Parade August 3 at 8:45pm-10pm