CJs Cafe in Bronte Centriller Stage

The party of summer 2008 - FREE-no admission for a superb day of Fun in the Sun! The merchants of the Bronte Business Improvement Area and The Town of Oakville invite you to Oakville's Canada Day Celebration on Tuesday, July 1st. in beautiful Bronte Village (southwest Oakville) on Lake Ontario.
Enjoy a sizzling day of summer sun, samplings of food outdoors from participating Bronte restaurants at old fashioned prices $2. and $4. per serving, and our Beer'n' Burger garden in the park, serviced by our friends and sponsors, the Kinsmen Club of Oakville.
For a small donation to good works, early birds can kick off the day at 8am. with the annual Oakville Trafalgar Lions Club pancake breakfast on Bronte Rd.
Visit our vendor's bazaar and artist's row, featuring the works of noted Bronte artists and photographers such as Paul Sandilands, Robert Boast, Bob Irvine and Scott Snowball.
This harbourside Canada Day Festival in Oakville boasts a fantastic talent lineup -- all with no admission, a great value for families and people of all ages.
Sixteen acts featuring close to forty talented Canadian performers offering a wildly diverse range of award-winning, quality entertainment, will delight audiences on three different stages: Boardwalk Stage -Bronte Rd, south of Lakeshore, Gazebo Stage, Bronte Waterfront Heritage Park, and Centriller Square stage east of Lakeshore Rd. W.
A featured performer is Ryan Laird, Ontario born, Nashville grown acoustic guitarist, "the boy next door", coming home to play for Canadian fans. Laird's influences include Keith Urban, Sting, Stevie Ray Vaughan, James Taylor, and John Mayer.
Finishing off the evening on the Gazebo Stage and taking us up to the fireworks will be our Headliner 2008 Juno-nominated R&B Recording of the Year, God Made Me Funky. (GMMF) is the Funky live ensemble, out of Toronto, comprised of a diverse array of musicians ranging from classically trained jazz artists, to street schooled Hip-Hop & R&B vocalists, all of which share the bond of moving crowds and bringing the Nu-Funk to the next level. Sounds like....Sly meets Parliament Funkadelic meets Jamiroquai meets Afrika Bambatta.
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Mayor Rob Burton will urge the thousands gathered to join our headliner in the singing of 'Oh Canada' as we lead into the spectacular show of the whole event, the magnificent fireworks show off Bronte Pier.....the Big Bang!.
Hearing the oohs and ahhs of over 35,000 excited people filling the Bronte Pier and park, will signal the end of another perfect Canada Day in Oakville, a must-do ritual of summer.
Join us!
For more information:
www.brontevillage.net
Ann Sargent
Bronte BIA
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