As requested by Maria, I'm passing her exaustive gig research on for the benefit of other Ottawa musicians who may be interested. Jim Roy Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca Dear Jim, Please encourage our local musicians to join book a band on facebook to get an up to date listing of venues both across Canada and Europe. I am sending this along in hopes that anyone who does the research and comes up with street addresses, telephone numbers, contact people and details ...that they will share that information back to me. In these difficult times we must support each other. That was my purpose in setting up the blues society and this is why I am sharing this information today. In order that we all become stronger, better and live longer loving our craft. All the best Maria Hawkins www.mariahawkins.ca email maria(a)mariahawkins.ca telephone home 613-836-0047 cell 613-292-1283 I'm seeking donations to continue my work with children in the schools and the community and help with marketing to get the word out. Canadian and some European locations for gigs. List your band with http://canadianmusician.com/canadianartists/ UNSIGNED ARTISTS CM is currently accepting Electronic Press Kit (EPK) submissions for Showcase through Sonicbids. Go to: http://www.sonicbids.com/cmshowcase Submissions are open to members and non-members. Annual Grape and Wine Festival Jenny Pedler, 8 Church Street, Suite #100, L2R 3B3, Phone: 905-688-0212, Fax: 905-688-2570 http://www.grapeandwine.com Three festivals in the year Musicians play in Montebello Park Outdoor Venue that holds 3000 to 5000 Please NOTE : IF YOU PLAY THE ICE WINE FESTIVAL, MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE HEATING REQUIREMENTS AND BASED ON TEMPERATURE THAT SETS WILL NOT EXCEED 20 MINUTES AND AT SOME TEMPERATURES THAT BAND MUSICIANS MAY REFUSE TO PLAY AND SHALL BE PAID NO LESS THAN 50% OF THE CONTRACTED PERFORMANCE PRICE. YOU CAN ASK FOR FULL BUT THAT WOULD DISPLAY A LACK OF REASONABLENESS. PROVIDE A SERIES OF DIAGRAMS OF THE HEATERS YOU REQUIRE AS YOU MUST PLAY OUT DOORS THE ICE WINE FESTIVAL BOOKS MOSTLY JAZZ, BLUES AND ACOUSTIC SETS http://www.ernieball.com/ watch this site. They frequently have contests for various spots on warped tour and taste of chaos. Canadian Music Events Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival Beaches International Jazz Festival Canadian Country Music Week Canadian Music Week Cape Breton Drum Festival East Coast Music Awards Montreal Drum Fest Montreal Musician and Musical Instrument Show (MMMIS) North by Northeast The College Music Society Annual Conference Vancouver Backstage, Big Star Country, Canvas, Cecil, Ceili's,Charm, Cobalts, Crush Firefighters Club, Lola's, Lux, Oasis Ultra Lounge, Opus, Queen Elizabeth Theater [QBT], The Open Studio, Richard's on Richards Samba Brazilian Steakhouse, The Balmoral, The Media Club,The Pic The Plaza Club, The Red Room, The Standard,The Waldorf Nanaimo Acme Food Company, Cyber City, Katz Lounge, Queens, Old City Pub Painted Turtle, Spice, The Palace, Vancouver Island University Kamloops Cactus Jacks Kelowna HEARTLAND RANCH, Columbo Hall, Ernie's, Flashbacks, Habitat, North Forty Saloon, Prospera Place, F & G Club, Kelowna Community Theatre, MIX, MACDADDY's Penticton Blue Mule Night Club Jose's Pepper Club Cafe Calgary Back Alley Nightclub, Beat Niq Jazz Club, Blind Beggar Pub, Bookers BBQ Grill & Crab Shack, Castle Pub, Cantos Music Foundation, Country Roads, Crazy Donkey, Crazyhorse Saloon, Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Dog and Duck House, Dickens Pub, DISTILLERY, Eau Claire Market, Flames Central, Flight Deck, Ganga Indian Restaurant, HABITAT. Ironwood Stage and Grill, Jack Singer Concert Hall (ECPA), J Bar, JULLIARDS, KeyZ Dueling Pianos Bar, King's Head, La Pachanga, Mother's Music, Nicastro's, Olympic Plaza, Orpheus Theatre, Original Joe`s, Plush Lounge, Red Mile Saloon, Red Room, Royal Canadian Legion No.1, Rustycage Bar and Grill, Shamrock Hotel, SHIP & ANCHOR , Snatch Rock n Roll Lounge, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Spin, Stampede Casino, Stetson PUB, Suede Club and Ultra Lounge, Sumo Lounge @ 10th, Symons Valley Ranch, The Cave, Tequila Nightclub,The Underground Nightclub, The Warehouse Nightclub, Thirsty Dog, Titans Red Room, VERNS, WeaselHead, What about Bob's , Wildwood Brewpub Edmonton B Scene Studios, Big Daddy's - Sylvan Lake, Bohemia Cyber Café, Edge Nightclub, Edmonton Event Centre, Edmonton Queen Cruise, Empire Ballroom, Festival Place, Frat, Holiday Inn Convention Centre, Hulbert's, JET Nightclub, McDougall United Church, Matrix Hotel, Mead Hall, Oil City Roadhouse, On The Rocks, Pawn Shop, Rexall Place, River Cree Events Center, Royal Gardens, Shaw Theater Conference Center, Sneaky Pete's Bar & Grill, South Clareview Hall, Starlite Room, Stolli's On Whyte, Timms Centre for the Arts - University of Alberta Campus, Union Hall, Urban Lounge and Whisky Grill WINNIPEG Academy Food, Drinks & Music, ALIVE IN THE DISTRICT, Barca Club, Belgian Club, Collective Cabaret, The Corral, Cowboys Roadhouse, Diablo's, Energy Lounge, Vernaz Restaurant, Exchange Event Center, MTS Center, Park Theatre, Movie Café, Pyramid Cabaret, Sand Bar Motor Inn at Grand Beach. Shannon's Irish Pub, Silverado`s Rockin Rodeo, Smashley's, Stagger Inn, Zoo Toronto Duke Of York Tavern in the Beaches area Absolute Martini Lounge Annex Live Alleycatz Live Jazz Bar Bier Market Black Swan Tavern Boiler House Bow & Arrow Pub Cadilac Lounge Cafe Supreme Croissant Tree The California's Cameron House C'est What Chalkers Pub & Bistro Chick'nDeli Clinton's Cock and Tail College Street Bar Concord Cafe Courthouse Dominion On Queen Restaurant Bar & Lounge Dora Keogh Irish Pub Down One Lounge Toronto Fox and Fiddle Restaurant Fox & Fiddle Mansion Free Times Café Frida Restaurant and Bar El Macombo Gate 403 Glenn Gould Studio Grossman's Heliconian Club Hemingway's Restaurant HoolywoodontheQueensway Hot Spot Hugh's Room In the Mood Jack Hammers Jukeboxlive Resto Lounge Kathedral Le Saint Tropez Lula Lounge Old York Bar Originals Madera Restaurant Massy Hall Mikey's Roadhouse Milwaukee's Grill, Tap & Bar Mitzi's Sister Mod club N'awlin's Grace O'Malley's Orbit lounge Pantages Hotel Martini Bar & Jazz Lounge Pheonix Concert Theater Polsen's Pier Pour House Irish Alehouse and Pub Resevoir Rex Hotel Rivoli Rock & Roll Heaven Silver Dollar Room Sky Ranch Smiling Buddha Bar Soho Bistro Soundscapes Southside Johnny's Supermarket Bar Tattoo Rock Parlour Ten Feet Tall The Central The Horeshoe Tavern The Session Savannah Room Sopra Upper Lounge The Tranzac The wrong bar Trane Studio Velvet Room Velvet Underground Wildfire Steakhouse and Wine Bar Underdown Up-Marketing York University Zemra Bar Lounge Venues in NewMarket, Ontario - Orleans Jazz - 17380 Yonge Street, Newmarket - The Horseman Tavern - 17725 Yonge St, Newmarket - The Lion and Firkin - 1091 Gorham Street Newmarket - The Fox and Fiddle - 446 Davis Drive Newmarket - The Grey Goat - 74 Main Street South White Rabbit YONGE STREET Absinthe 233 King St. E. 905.529.0349 Across the Roads 1123 Main St E 905.547.8989 Aout n About 21 Augusta, Hamilton 905.525.7164 Armadillo Steak House 2429 Fairview, Burlington 905.333.3339 Army & Navy 96 MacNab N., Hamilton 905.527.1000 Backstreet Bar & Grill 94 MacNab St. N. 905.777.7839 Bannisters 95 King St E 905.524.5023 Bean Bar 1012 King W. (Westdale), Hamilton 905.524.2326 Beaver & Bulldog 1400 Upper James 905.385.9998 Big Bucks Mountain Lodge 3330 S. Service, Burlington CLOSED 905.681.9888 Bishop & Firkin 1220 Brant, Burlington 905.331.3110 Black Forest Inn 225 King St. E. 905.528.3538 Blu Martini 11 Hess S., Hamilton 905.525.1650 Boilers 126 Hwy 8, Stoney Creek 905.664.2720 Boomers 229 Kenilworth N., Hamilton 905.549.4568 Boston Pizza Main St. W 905.777.1919 Brownies After Dark 275 King St E 905526.6047 Buddys Roadhouse 1360 King E., Hamilton 905.545.1456 Cagneys 802 1/2 Upper Gage, Hamilton 905.387.5721 Carmens Banquet & Convention Centre 1520 Stonechurch E., Hamilton 905.387.9490. Casbah 306 KING ST. W. 905.521.4441 Cat N Fiddle 174 John S., Hamilton 905.525.3855 Ceilidh House Irish Pub 107 George, Hamilton 905.528.5256 Coach & Lantern 388 Wilson St. E, Ancaster 905.304.7822 Colbys Sports Pub 205 Quigley, Hamilton 905.561.1672 Collins F&B Warehouse 33 King W., Dundas 905.628.9995 Come By Chance 78 Melvin, Hamilton 905.545.6120 Convention Centre 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton 905.546.4040 Cook's Corner Bistro 246 Governors Rd, Dundas 905.627.0006 Copper's Corner Bar & Bistro 345 James N 905.522.2337 Copps Coliseum 101 York Blvd., Hamilton 905.546.4040 Corktown Tavern 175 Young, Hamilton 905.572.9242 Dakotas 2020 Lakeshore, Burlington 905.632.6544 Derby 126 Queenston, Hamilton 905.545.1158 Diavolo 32 Hess St 905.525.2611 Dickens English Pub 423 Elizabeth, Burlington 905.333.4991 Dodger & Firkin 2255 Barton E., Hamilton 905.573.7430 Doors Pub 56 Hess St. S. 905.540.8888 du Maurier Ltd. Centre 190 King William at Ferguson, Hamilton 905.522.7529 Duffs 1242 Hwy 53., Ancaster 905.304.4545 Dynes Tavern 337 Beach, Hamilton CLOSED 905.549.2588 Emmas Back Porch Roadhouse 1180 Hwy 2 W., Ancaster 905.304.3662 Endzone 1900 King St E 905.545.5922 Fanattics Pizzeria & Pasta House 24 Olive, Grimsby 905.945.1444 FRWY.ca 333 King St. E. 905.929.9476 Gladstone Tavern 1385 Main E., Hamilton 905.545.4125 Great Big Sea 468 James St N 905.527.0161 Great Lakes Grille 5353 Lakeshore Rd. Burlington 905.637.3327 Haleys Corner 2200 Rymal E., Hamilton 905.692.1736 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts 126 James S., Hamilton 905.528.4020 Hamilton Place 10 MacNab St. S., Hamilton 905.546.3050 Hillcrest 510 Concession, Hamilton 905.387.3211 Honest Lawyer 110 King St E 905.522.5297 Hound & Firkin 4490 Fairview, Burlington 905.333.6805 Innsville 1143 Hwy 8, Stoney Creek 905.643.1244 Irish Canadian Club 2-389 Concession, Hamilton 905.389.3222 Ivorys 25 Hess S., Hamilton 905.529.1208 Jam Rock Night Club & Bar 1429 Main St E 905.296.3759 Jazz Cellar Martini Lounge 69 Main St. E., Hamilton 905.522.4443 Jersey's 1450 Headon Rd 905.319.0525 JNJ's Pub 969 Upper Ottawa St. 905.318.7005 Joe Dogs 531 Brant, Burlington 905.632.5110 Junction Café & Lounge 197/199 King William, Hamilton 905.528.7245 Lazy Flamingo 19 Hess S., Hamilton 905.527.0552 Lezley's Chaps 355 Plains Rd E Burlington 905.333.4431 Lionshead Pub 137 John S., Hamilton 905.522.7090 Liquid Kitty Lounge 69 John S. at Jackson, Hamilton 905.526.6666 Liuna Gardens 526 Winona N., Winona 905.643.3117 Liuna Station 360 James N., Hamilton 905.525.2410 Macleod's Pub & Grill 1000 Upper Gage 905.574.2888 Mediterraneo 501 Plains Rd. E. Burlington 905.631.1333 Notte 295 Hwy 8 905.664.3701 Old Mill 548 Old Dundas, Ancaster 905.648.1827 Pepper Jack Cafe 38 King William, Hamilton 905.525.6666 Pepperwood Bistro 1455 Lakeshore , Burlington 905.333.6999 Pheasant Plucker 20 Augusta, Hamilton 905.529.9000 Player's Athletic Lager Co 1705 Main St. W. 905.526.9296 Purple Pear 649 Main W., Hamilton 905.529.6979 Rankins Bar & Grill 1342 Main E., Hamilton 905.545.1579 Rays Boathouse 303 Dundurn S., Hamilton 905.522.4800 Rebels Rock Irish Pub 537 King St. E., Hamilton 905.777.1771 Rumak Eatery & Bar 570 Upper Wellington St 905.385.6199 Seventy Seven 77 King William, Hamilton 905.527.7488 Slainte Irish Pub 33 Bowen, Hamilton 905.528.8000 Slye Fox Pub 4057 New, Burlington 905.639.3900 Snooty Fox Pub 1011 King W. (Westdale), Hamilton 905.546.0000 Sonic Unyon 22 Wilson St.E., Hamilton 905.777.1223 Sonoma County Bistro 3135 Harvester, Burlington 905.333.9463 Tailgate Charlies 69 John S., Hamilton 905.526.6666 Taps Tavern & Grill 225 Parkdale N., Hamilton 905.544.7827 Tartan Toorie 587 Concession, Hamilton 905.388.0234 The Legendary Red Rooster 484 Plains Rd, Burlington 905.632.9992 The Rumour Mill 8-10 Main St. W., Grimsby 905.309.6964 The Shilling & Stout Pub 1900 Walkers Line, Burlington 905.335.3786 The Underground 41 Catherine N., Hamilton 905.741.7625 The Venue Lounge 1070 Stone Church Rd @ Ottawa 905.297.1224 The West Town 214 Locke St. S. 905.570.1412 Thirsty Cactus 2 King E., Dundas 905.627.8488 Wellington Tavern 222 Cannon E., Hamilton 905.528.1000 Whiskey Joes 1115 Fennell E., Hamilton 905.389.6602 Whistling Walrus 1508 Upper James, Hamilton 905.383.9934 Winchester Arms 120 King W., Dundas 905.627.8016 Winking Judge 25 Augusta, Hamilton 905.524.5626 Ye Olde Squire 550 Fennell Ave. E., Hamilton 905.388.7770 YMCA [Burlington] 500 Drury, Burlington 905.333.6641 YMCA [Hamilton] 79 James S. at Jackson, Hamilton Venues in the Kitchener Waterloo Cambridge and Guelph Area 69 Pickups Cambridge Albion Hotel Guelph Apt 58 Artbar Kitchener Black Badger , Cambridge Blackshop Restaurant Cambridge Blue Moon Petersburg Blue Turtle Elora Boar's Head Pub Stratford Boathouse Guelph Bobby O'Briens Bogey's Rustic Grill Kitchener Boston Pizza Cambridge Café Aquarius Guelph Cafe on King Caffe Gallery Bolero Kitchener Cambridge Centre for the Arts Cambridge Carden St Café Guelph Casey's Bar & Grill Guelph Centre in the Square Kitchener Circus Room Kitchener Club Abstract Kitchener Club Ty-Chant Cambridge Commercial Tavern Maryhil Copper Kettle Fergus Cowboys Dalby House Elora Doogie's Guelph Duke of Wellington Waterloo Dundee Country Club New Dundee E-bar Bookshelf Guelph Ed Video Guelph Edelweiss Tavern, Kitchener Elements Kitchener Elora Mill Elora Ernies Roadhouse Cambridge Failte Pub Waterloo Falstaff's Stratford Fiddle and Firkin' Cambridge Fiddler's Green Cambridge Flying Dog Waterloo Folkway Music Guelph Frank & Stein's Pub & Grub Guelph, ON Frederick Mall Blues Bar & Billiards Kitchener. Golden Hammer Inn New Hamburg Goofie Newfie Fergus Grad House Waterloo Gravity Bar & Cafe Kitchener Grist Mill Waterloo Groove Kitchen Cambridge Guelph Youth Music Centre Guelph Hannah's Bella Bistro Waterloo Harry's Grill Kitchener Heidelberg Tavern Heidelberg Huether Hotel Waterloo Jane Bond Waterloo Jimmy Jazz Guelph Johnny Fiasco's Waterloo Johnson Centre Cambridge King Street Trio Waterloo Koppers Kitchener Lancaster Tavern Kitchener LanSaang Lounge Cambridge Lennie B Nightclub Cambridge Lulu's Dine & Dance Kitchener M & M Sports Bar Cambridge Manhattan's Guelph Maureen Forrester Recital Hall (WLU) Waterloo McMullan's Waterloo Metcalfe Inn, Elora Molly Bloom's Guelph Molly Bloom's Stratford Molly Bloom's Kitchener Molly Bloom's Waterloo Mulligans Cambridge Neco Blue Jazz Bistro Cambridge NV One Eyed Jack's Kitchener Other Brother's Guelph Passions Lounge Kitchener Philthy McNasty's Waterloo Portly Penguin Guelph Punk-a-low Guelph Queens Tavern Ayr Raintree Café Waterloo Registry Theatre Kitchener River Run Centre Guelph Rude Native (WAT) Scott St Grille Kitchener Serendipity Elora Shadow Guelph Shakespeare Arms Guelph Solé Wine Bar Waterloo Stampede Corral Kitchener Stampede Ranch Guelph Starlight Lounge Waterloo Stephanies Carribean Cuisine Cambridge Stratford Hotel Stratford Summerhayes Tango Bistro Stratford Tequila Joes The Boathouse Kitchener The Brew House Fergus The Cave 105 Shade St., Cambridge The Cornerstone Guelph The Nutty Parrot Cambridge Ontario The Publican's Daughter Fergus The Queens Stratford The Wax Kitchener TJ's Country Roadhouse Kitchener Trepid Records House Waterloo UW Grad House Waterloo Van Gogh's Ear Guelph Vault Lounge Waterloo Victoria Inn Stratford Vidalias St. Jacobs Vinyl Guelph Wally's Guelph Walper Pub Kitchener WCAC Waterloo Whale and Ale Kitchener Woolwich Arms St., Guelph VENUES FOR BANDS IN THE NIAGARA REGION: ROCK & POP 365 CLUB (FALLSVIEW CASINO) jazz, blues and pop 73 73 Vatican ANGEL INN BADA BING BIG MARCO'S BLUE LAGOON BLUE MERMAID JAZZ & BLUES Bond BRIDGE PUB CANALSIDE PUB CAFE ON MAIN CAIRN CROFT CASA D'ORO CASINO NIAGARA CAT'S CABOOSE CED CHRISTINAS CLUB SE7EN CLUB DIABLO COOL HAND LUKES COPACABANA DOOGALL'S Open Jam DONNELLY'S DOG POUND FEATHERY PUB FLATS FRESCO'S FUNKY MUNKY GOLDEN PHEASANT HIGHLAND TAP IRISH HARP KILT & CLOVER LA CACHETTE JACK'S CANTINA JOE DOG'S JORDAN HOUSE KELSEY'S LIONS TAVERN LONDON ARMS MAPLE LEAF [country] MERCENT ALE HOUSE MOES [occasionally double book bands] LIONS TAVERN MANSION HOUSE MIKADO MOHAWK PLACE ON81 RIVERSIDE TAVERN PALM WOOD PATRICK SHEEHAN'S Open Mic PITCHERS SOUTHSIDE SANDSTONE THE OFFICE SANDSTONE THE OFFICE VICTORIA INN ZIG ZAG LOUNGE JAZZ & BLUES ANCHORAGE BUTLER'S CASA MIA JAZZ & BLUES CAT'S CABOOSE [Rock and mid day Jazz mat] LION TAVERN RIDGEWAY'S =-=-=-=-=- More Festivals Canada and The USA [ ESPECIALLY AROUND The Great Lakes Region] Music Helps Canada Ontario Rocks! Sept 25 26th 27th Over 15 hours of music in Greater Toronto Area info(a)ontariorocks.org Niagara-on-the-Lake Peace in the Park June 26th 27 28 fluidart(a)hotmail.com Matt Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Simcoe International Celebration Aug 3rd 2009 fluidart(a)hotmail.com Matt Niagara Folk Arts Festival Friday, May 08, 2009 through Sunday, May 24, 2009 Celebrate being Canadian Call 905-685-6589 ext 236 email festival(a)folk-arts.ca or visit www.folk-arts.ca for applications and info Canada Day Celebrations & Lions Carnival -Port Dalhousie Friday, June 26, 2009 through Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at Lakeside Park in Port Dalhousie. www.portdalhousie.com or call 905-937-4783 for more info. Centre for the Arts - Brock University weekend events music, dance, theatre, comedy September through April www.arts.brocku.ca 905-688-5550 ext 3257, 1-866-617-3257 Arts Festival - In the Soil: Niagara's Homegrown Friday, April 17, 2009 through Friday, April 24, 2009 The Niagara Region's first juried arts festival to celebrate the outstanding creative talents of Niagara performers, musicians, visual artists and filmmakers in venues throughout downtown St. Catharines and at the Centre for the Arts, Brock University. Visit: www.inthesoil.on.ca for more applications & information Niagara Symphony Concerts Pops and Masterworks concerts, or in the summer for festivals, forts and wineries outdoor concerts January through Dec www.niagarasymphony.org Theatre Performers and Dancers Shakespeare in the Vineyard Michael Madden Director Laura Moffat producer. 905-688-5555 www.arts.brocku.ca www.lyndesfarne.com patrons donate-what-they-can 905-682-8326. : www.carouselplayers.com www.niagaradancecompany.com www.essentialcolletivetheatre.com Concerts in Montebello Park Tuesday, July 07, 2009 through Tuesday, August 25, 2009 jazz, classical, brass, Dixieland and ethnic bands throughout the summer months in outdoor venues. Montebello Park Sunday and Tuesdays from 7p.m. to 9 p.m. City of St. Catharines Recreation and Community Services 905-688-5601 x1915 Museum Exhibit - Rock My Soul: The Black Legacy of Rock & Roll, March 02, 2009 through to Saturday, August 29, 2009 Call: 905-984-8880 www.stcatharineslock3museum.ca acoustic sets may be possible Pen Center St Catharines www.thepencentre.com numerous events acoustic sets Art Association Exhibition St. Catharines - Pen Centre Thursday, April 30, 2009 through Saturday, May 02, 2009 www.thepencentre.com 905-687-6622 Sausage Festival-Slovenian Lipa Park 2850 Oille Rd. near Rockway July Oktoberfest Festival at Slovenian Lipa Park Sunday, August 30, 2009 email: ahcobb(a)sympatico.ca Tony 905-685-4149 Classic Car Show & Fiddle Festival - Downtown St. Catharines Saturday, July 11, 2009 Contact: Tisha Polocko, St. Catharines Downtown Association, Telephone 905-685-8424, email tisha(a)stcathdowntown.com downtown St. Catharines St Paul Street and Market from 9am-5pm, over 200 fantastic classic & custom cars & the second annual Fiddle & Step Dancing Festival the lawn of Silver Spire Church, categories for all ages & registration on site. Live entertainment all day. www.mydowntown.ca or call 905-685-8424 Ribfest - Annual Rotary Friday, July 31, 2009 through Monday, August 03, 2009 Blues Band music and entertainment! Montebello Park, St. Catharines 11AM to midnight. Free admission. For information call 905-684-3500 ext 34 www.rotaryniagara.org City of Port Colborne Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival Friday, July 31, 2009 through Monday, August 03, 2009 Concert in the Market Square, and spectacular Fireworks over the Welland Canal. Hwy 406 sounth to Hwy 140 South to Hwy3. 1-888-PORT FUN or 905-834-1668 www.canaldays.ca Golf - 2009 Canadian Golf Tour Championship Monday, August 31, 2009 through Sunday, September 06, 2009 For more information on this event visit www.cantour.com Blues Jazz and/or acoustic sets @ club house or sponsor tents Greek Festival Friday, September 04, 2009 through Sunday, September 06, 2009 www.niagaragreekfestival.com Annual Niagara Wine Festival- (Grape & Wine Festival) Friday, September 18, 2009 through Sunday, September 27, 2009 Jenny Pedler, Niagara Grape & Wine Festival, 8 Church Street, Suite #100, L2R 3B3, Phone: 905-688-0212, Fax: 905-688-2570 This is Niagara's internationally acclaimed grape and wine industry. More than 100 concerts, ALL GENRES additional entertainment @ most clubs, restaurants and bars Selected as Ontario's Cultural Event of the Year for three years in a row. Call 905-688-0212 or visit www.niagarawinefestival.com Pioneer Day - Jordan Village Saturday, October 03, 2009 www.lincoln.ca Call: 905-562-5242 Ball's Falls Jordan.Thanksgiving Festival - 35th Annual Friday, October 09, 2009 through Monday, October 12, 2009 Call 905-788-3135 or visit www.conservation-niagara.on.ca. James Street Night of Art Friday, October 16, 2009 Event Sponsored by the St. Catharines and Area Arts Council 4rd annual event from 7pm-10pm. Held on James St. between King St. & St. Paul St. media art, dance, music & theatre visit: www.stcartscouncil.ca or call 905-988-1888 Location: James Street, between King Street and St. aul Street The Kiwanis Music Festival of London Inc. http://www.kiwanismusicfestivallondon.com. The 49th annual Categories - Big Band, Music - Blues/Folk/Pop/Rock, Music - Chamber, Music - Choral/Religious/Gospel, Music - Country, Music - Jazz August 2 to August 15, 2009 Kincardine Summer Music Festival is a not-for-profit Registered Charitable Corporation. Box 251 Kincardine Ont N2Z 2Y7 info(a)ksmf.ca Registration Inquiries registrar(a)ksmf.ca Kincardine area 519-396-9716 Toll Free 1-866-453-9716 Civitan Club Chrissy Lilly <fundraising.volunteers(a)clburlington.ca&gt; 29th Annual Walk n' Roll Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009 Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Calendar: Burlington Events Calendar Contact: Chrissy Lilly Event Location: Bronte Creek Provincial Park Phone Number: 905-336-2225 x 232 Fax Number: 905-335-9919 Website Address: www.clburlington.ca Event Information Title: Canada Day Strawberry Social ~ By-the-Lake! Category: Events-Art/Culture Date: CANADA DAY BURLINGTON Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Calendar: Burlington Events Calendar Contact: Sylvia Hentz - Special Events Programmer hentzs(a)burlington.ca <hentzs(a)burlington.ca&gt; live entertainment Event Location: Joseph Brant Museum Phone Number: 905-634-3556 Fax Number: 905-634-4498 Website Address: www.museumsofburlington.com Cost: FREE! Joseph Brant Day Festival 2009! Category: Events-Festivals Date: LORD SIMCOE DAY Monday, August 3, 2009 Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Calendar: Burlington Events Calendar Contact: Sylvia Hentz - Special Events Programmer Event Location: Lasalle Park, Burlington Phone Number: 905-634--3556 Fax Number: 905-634-4498 Website Address: www.museumsofburlington.com Buffalo Ft Erie friendship festival http://www.friendshipfestival.com/contact.html PO Box 1241 Fort Erie, Ontario L2A 5Y2 Phone: 905-871-6454 Toll Free: 888-333-1987 Fax: 905-871-1266 Canal Fest 2009 July 19 to 26 Canal Fest of the Tonawandas Inc PO Box 1243 North Tonawanda NY 14120 party(a)canalfest.org 716 692 3292 LAWRENCE DENEF Pres Raymond Wesolowski VP Joe Pendolino Director [Carnegie Art Center] *Organizational Meeting WED FEB 11TH 2009 oPEN TO ALL SWEENEY HOUSE in North Tonawanda party(a)canalfest.org 8 days in July ALL GENRES Sponsord by Molsons and Labatts in the past 5/1 - 5/3, 2009 - Don't Stop The MusicFest Niles, Ohio Location: Eastwood Expo Hours: Fri 12-12 Sat 12-12 Sun 12-10 Contact Phone: 330-330-2152 Website: www.myspace.com/ablondeproduction Details: Friday: Battle of the Bands, Sat: Freesyle competition and Entertainment. 6/11 - 6/14, 2009 - COUNTRY BANDS WITH DEMOS AND CHARTED ANYWHERE! CMA Music Festival Festival Nashville, Tennessee Location: Downtown Contact: 1-800-262-3378 Website: www.cmafest.com Details: CMA Music Festival delivers the full range of concert experiences with equal parts nighttime fireworks and daytime sizzle. While the evening concerts at LP Field provide full-tilt excitement, the Daytime Stages offer a more intimate setting for daylong, non-stop music 6/5, 6/6, 6/7, 2009 - Festival of the Arts Grand Rapids, Michigan Location: Downtown Grand Rapids Contact Phone: 616-363-4219 Website: www.festivalofthearts.org Details: Grand Arts Festival is a community showcase of 5 stages for music, dance and other visual performances. All festival performances and exhibits are free of charge! Festival is truly unique: over half a million in attendance! 6/12 - 6/13, 2009 - Thrive Festival Farmington Hills, Michigan Location: Founders Sports Park, 35500 Eight Mile Road Hours: Fri: 7-11 pm, Sat 11 am-11pm Contact Phone: 248-473-1800 Website: www.thrivefest.com Details: Over 55 different bands and entertainers, 7/16 - 7/19, 2009 - Thunder Time Muskegon, Michigan Location: Dalton Township Thunderbird Racepark Contact Phone: 231-638-2497 Details: Motorcycle rally, camping, special events 3/21/2009 - Chicks with Picks Music Festival 2009 Tempe, Arizona Location: Tempe Town Lake / Beach Park Hours: 11 AM - Midnight Admission Fees: Vendor fee - $400 Contact Phone: 602-332-3174 Website: www.azchickswithpicks.com 7/25 & 7/26, 2009 - Save The Music Bluegrass and Arts Festival Lafollette, Tennessee Location: Campbell County High School Hours: 9am-9pm Contact Phone: 423-563-8651 Website: savethemusicfestival.com 8/7 - 8/9, 2009 - Kettle Creek Music Festival Cross Fork, Pennsylvania Location: Quiet Oaks Campground Hours: 8am - 12am all weekend Contact Phone: 1-866-687-4223 Website: www.kcmuscifest.com Details: 20 plus hours of live BANDS. 7/18 & 7/19, 2009 - Colorado Renaissance and Pirate Festival Pagosa Springs, Colorado Location: Reservoir Hill Park Hours: 10:00AM-6:30PM Saturday; 10:00AM-4:00PM Sunday Contact Phone: 970-264-2360 Website: www.pagosaspringschamber. Alaska State Fair August 27 - September 7, 2009 Palmer, Alaska (one hour north of Anchorage) Location: 2075 Glenn Hwy - Palmer, AK 99645 Hours: Weekdays Noon - 10 pm & Weekends 10 am - 10 pm Contact: (907) 745-4827 Website: www.alaskastatefair.org 2008 Cascades Rotary Bandshell Summer Concert Series. Cascades Park 1401 S. Brown Street 49203 - Jackson, Michigan Phone - (517) 768-2902 BANDSHELL CONCERTS CONCERT SERIES Jackson County Fair 2009 Sunday August 9th - Saturday August 15th Contact: Steve Thelen - Jackson County Fair Manager 200 West Ganson Street Jackson, Michigan, 49201 (517) 788-4405 "Concert in the Park" Location: Monroe Date: June - August , 2010 Information: 734-384-9156 St Mary's Park, 111 W. Elm, Monroe Michigan 48161 All events are on Thursdays at the St. Mary's Park Welcome to the Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries Department Delta Township Rocks! 7710 West Saginaw Hwy. Delta Township, Michigan 48917.9712Phone Number: 517.323.8555 Rain-Outs/Cancellations: 517.323.8550 Fax (attn: Parks): 517.323.8599 Coordinator: Barbara Sherbo Kellogg bkellogg(a)deltami.gov Jul 24 - 26, 2009 Brimley Whitefish Festival The Boys and Girls Club of Bay Mills Phone: 906 248-3241 ext: 3133 Fax: 906 248-5492 Email: info(a)whitefishfestival.com 79th Annual Venetian Festival July 19-25, 2009 80th Annual Venetian Festival July 18-24, 2010 Sponsored by the Charlevoix Venetian Festival, Inc. Venetian Festival, Inc. P.O. Box 120 Charlevoix, MI 49720 79th Annual Venetian Festival July 19-25, 2009 Sponsored by the Charlevoix Venetian Festival, Inc. info(a)venetianfestival.com 'Harbor Days 2009' Wednesday, July 29, 2009 At 10:00 AM Duration: 4 Days http://www.elkrapidschamber.org/ Contact Info: Elk Rapids Chamber 231.264.8202 The National Cherry Festival July 4 to 11 2009 Pepsi - Verizon Wireless Bay Side Entertainment Stage Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield & Blue Care Network of Michigan 250 E. Front Street . Suite 301 . Traverse City, MI 49684 phone: 231-947-4230 toll free: 800-968-3380 fax: 231-947-7435 3 stages NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT begins at 9:00 p.m. Tim Hinkley Executive Director tim(a)cherryfestival.org Keith DeYoung Operations keith(a)cherryfestival.org -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-== BIGGEST 19 PLUS COMPETITION IN CANADA GIVING AWAY $40,000 IN PRIZES!!! SIGN UP: http://www.paragononline.ca/news.php?id=277 FESTIVALS VENUES AND CONCERTS LOOKING FOR BANDS: follow up with snail mail to organizers that includes a burned cd sample of your work [ Packaging of the CD is not what the committee loks at . They want hear your music] I have listed a few in the discussions. Niagara-on-the-Lake Festival June 26, 27 28 2009 email me for details & applications Niagara-on-the-Lake Festival Monday Aug 3rd 2009 15th Lord Simcoe Day Festival and Concert International event email me for details and applications Music Helps Canada:- Ontario Rocks! Sept 25 26 27 2009 Bands needed various locations in Ontario CD Master completed for 2008 Event 22 hours of music on 6 CDs $20 [plus taxes] coming soon info(a)ontariorocks.org Date:Saturday, February 28, 2009 Time:8:00pm - 11:00pm Location:The Pawn Shop Street:10549 82 Ave NW (82nd is more commonly known as Whyte) The show lasts til about 11 FESTIVALS LOOKING FOR MUSICIANS IN 2009 PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INFO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED Toronto Beaches jazz festival http://www.beachesjazz.com/submissions.html Attention: Bill King, Artistic Director 1798 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4L 1G8 Toronto Downtown Jazz asap 82 Bleecker Street Toronto, Ontario M4X 1L8 Tel: (416)928-2033 Fax: (416)928-0533 Email: Patti Marshall - Director of Operations tdjs(a)tojazz.com Centre for the Arts - Brock University weekend events music, dance, theatre, comedy September through April www.arts.brocku.ca 905-688-5550 ext 3257, 1-866-617-3257 Arts Festival - In the Soil: Niagara's Homegrown Friday, April 17, 2009 through Friday, April 24, 2009 The Niagara Region\'s first juried arts festival to celebrate the outstanding creative talents of Niagara performers, musicians, visual artists and filmmakers in venues throughout downtown St. Catharines and at the Centre for the Arts, Brock University. Visit: www.inthesoil.on.ca for more applications & information Niagara Symphony Concerts Pops and Masterworks concerts, or in the summer for festivals, forts and wineries outdoor concerts January through Dec www.niagarasymphony.org Festival International de Jazz de Montréal To obtain complete information on the Festival: commentaires_jazz(a)equipespectra.ca Montreal 514-871-1881 International 1-888-515-0515 programmation_jazz(a)equipespectra.ca Jazz Festival @ Pender Harbour BC Sept 2009 Carole Rubin Artistic Director & Coordinator, PH Jazz \'09 Box 165 Garden Bay, B.C. V0N 1S0 Phone: 604-741-5272 EMail: jazzgirl(a)xplornet.com Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival (905) 844-4520 or by email at production(a)oakvillejazz.com Festival Chair: Joseph Diodati Artist Selection/Programming: Peter Tulloch Ronnie Brown Brian Penny Suzy GodefroyDemo CD Photos Information about the band/artists Any press clippings Staging and equipment requirement summary Contact info The selection process will begin in the spring. Submissions should be sent to the following address before March 31, 2007: Downtown Oakville BIA Jazz Selection Committee 146 Lakeshore Road East Oakville, Ontario L6J1H4 Please note: Submission packages cannot be returned. No telephone calls please The 26th edition of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, or FIMAV Festival, will be held from Thursday 20th to Monday 24th of May 2010! Productions Plateforme Inc. CP 460 (82, rue Notre-Dame Est) Victoriaville (Québec), Canada G6P 6T3 Tél.: 1-819-752-7912 Fax: 1-819-758-4370 ATT: Michel Levasseur info(a)fimav.qc.ca FINLAND Baltic Jazz, Marine Jazz Festival Dalsbruk Kalott Jazz & Blues Festival Haparanda-Tornio Tampere Jazz Happening Imatra Big Band Festival Jazz On The Beach Raahe Alandia Jazz Fest Mariehamn Pori Jazz Festival April Jazz Espoo Keitelejazz Åånekoski FRANCE Antibes-Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival Rencontres Internationales de jazz Nevers Perpignan Jazz Festival Emeraude Jazz Festival St. Coulomb (St. Malo) , Bretagne Europa Jazz Festival Le Mans Jazz En Villeneuvois Lot et Garonne Jazz de Rive de Gier Jazz au fil de l\'eau Parthenay Nice Jazz Festival Riviera Un Doua de Jazz Lyon Jazz a Mulhouse Crest Jazz Vocal Souillac en Jazz Souillac Jazz a Brignoles Jazz\'Velanet Lavelanet Gala Supélec campus de Metz Jazz à Vienne Jazz a Luz Luz-Saint-Sauveur Jazz d\'Or Strasbourg GERMANY Düsseldorfer Jazz Rally Düsseldorf Gottinger Jazz Festival Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt Ostseejazz Festival 32nd Guiness Jazz Festival @ Cork Ireland Numerous award classes for musicians Oct 22 to 26th 2009 20th Ocho Rios International Jazz festival June 13th to 27th 2009 (866) 649-2137 or (323) 857-5358 E-Mail: jazzinfo(a)ochoriosjazz.com THE JAZZ CENTRE, 22 East Kings House Road, Kingston 6, Jamaica. Ph/Fax (876)927 3544 E-Mail: jazzfest1(a)cwjamaica.com North Sea Jazz Festival The Haag and South Africa a dozen plus stages over 60,000 attend in July Att. Program department PO Box 3325 2601 DH Delft the Netherlands 24th UPTON Jazz Festival: UK 26th, 27th, 28th June 200918 Riverside Close Upton Upon Severn Worcestershire WR8 0JN Telephone/Fax: 01684 593254 Email: info(a)uptonjazz.co.uk David Harrison Bands: bands(a)uptonjazz.co.uk -=-=-=-= Canadian Music Events Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival Beaches International Jazz Festival Canadian Country Music Week Canadian Music Week Cape Breton Drum Festival East Coast Music Awards Montreal Drum Fest Montreal Musician and Musical Instrument Show (MMMIS) North by Northeast The College Music Society Annual Conference International Music Events MIAC 2009 1st Annual Los Angeles Amp Show AES Convention Frankfurt Musikmesse LDI Midwest Clinic Annual Conference Mobile Beat DJ Show Moscow International Festival for Music Education Music Teachers National Association Conference NAMM International Music Market National Association of Pastoral Musicians Convention National Association of School Music Dealers Infocomm Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) Piano Technicians Guild Annual Convention Retail Print Music Dealers Association Convention South by Southwest Summer NAMM