The 2008 Junction Arts Festival was a great success! Visit here for
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throughout the year, and otherwise enjoy reading about the artists and performers that made this year's festival such a blast.
Historic City
The Historic City: Happy 100th to the Junction, Sept. 6 & 7
In 1908, the Junction was officially incorporated as the City of West Toronto by the Province of Ontario. In 2008, to mark this special occasion, the Junction is celebrating its centennial for the entire year, and the 2008 Junction Arts Festival featured a new zone, Historic City to honour this event consisting of everything historic.
The Historic City was located at High Park and Dundas West, and feature informative fun for the whole family. Live stage performances and music, turn of the century children’s games, historic walking tours, Aerial dance workshops, archival photo exhibits and the opportunity to get your picture taken dressed in turn-of-the-century clothes were just some of the activities available.
- Events & Performances in Historic City
- Boom Times Cabaret, Heart of the Junction Talk Show
- Historic City Stage
- High Park Ave & Dundas W
- Sept 6 & 7 - 1pm; 2pm; 3pm
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Up close, personal and hilarious – Legends of the Junction come alive! The conmen, lawmen, musicians, politicians and scribes who built “Junction City” take the stage for six performances. Discover the Junction’s railway roots; sample its breathtaking diversity of culture and character in interviews, monologue, sketch and song. Host Neil Ross is Junction journalist A.B. Rice. Samantha Martin is Dr. Minerva Reid with the Boom Times Band. Their guests are a cavalcade of historical, contemporary and musical originals. Floral fashion shows; special giveaways; “Ask the Historian”; bells and whistles. History as it should be lived!
- Doin' Time
- Historic City Stage
- High Park Ave & Dundas W
- Sept 6 - 1:30pm; 3:30pm
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Doin’ Time has been on their musical road to redemption for the better part of ten years now. “Five Fingers” Pete and “Ramblin” Reg now crisscross the country atoning for passed indiscretions by singin’ and playin’ rather than coning and cheating. So when Doin’ Time comes to your town, you’ll be entertained, not duped.
- Legends of the Junction Walking Tours
- West Toronto Junction Historical Society Booth
- High Park Ave & Dundas W
- Sept 6 - 11:30am; 3:30pm; 5:00pm
- Sept 7 - 11:30am; 3:30pm
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The West Toronto Junction Historical Society invites you to experience "Junction City" through the eyes of the men and women who built it. A historical walking tour will leave the WTJHS booth at Historic City (High Park Ave./ Dundas St. W.) and proceed back in time to rendezvous with historical characters along the route who will give participants a first hand account of their lives and times in the thriving railway town. WTJHS will also be offering Historic Games for children and period costumes for photos at Historic City.
- Toronto Aerial Dance Company
- Historic City Area
- High Park Ave & Dundas W
- Sept 7 - 1:30pm; 4:00pm
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TAD is extremely proud to present “Century”, a performance art piece retelling the story of the Junction Triangle Toronto. Inspiring aerial choreography is woven with innovative modern dance, to a back drop of projected images and original visual arts depicting the region. We retrace the steps of three transformative eras: The ongoing consolidation of an integrated community, the expansion of urbanization and finally, the first sparks of industry. A live visual artist paints onstage, creating improvisational pieces in response to each era representing the ongoing history, growth and diversity of the area. Recorded music will be accompanied by live instrumentation.