Toronto Newsness

This weekend! The Beaches Jazz Festival goes virtual plus two drive-in experiences open to the public! 

The ROM is re-opening, 2000 trees is turning into 2000 screens, and thunderstorms are on the horizon! 

The City makes masks mandatory everywhere indoors, drive in concerts are hot on the heels, and it's going to be a sweltering weekend so be sure to stay cool! 

Toronto enters phase 2 of the lockdown lift! Plus trips on the Island Ferry are kicking off this weekend AND two global streaming events going on Saturday night! 

John Legend and Lennon Stella will be performing on the Budweiser at Home Stage, three major malls are prepping to re-open, and lifeguards will be at the beach again! 

This weekend the Barenaked Ladies are performing on the Bud Stage At Home concert series, Thanya Iyer is doing a livestream performance with Wavelength Music, and groups up to 10 people are allowed to gather together! 

Two more demonstrations planned this weekend in support of Black Lives Matter calling for justice in recent instances of police brutality, also it's Pride and National Indigenous History Month! 

Another Homebody music festival happening all weekend, Budweiser Stage is launching a concert series, and they’ve painted Trinity Bellwoods!

Two online festivals happening, Tweet-a-long with The Rifles, AND a fancy new outdoor food stand El Mercado celebrating a socially-distant opening! 

I butcher the beautiful pronunciation of the Tkaronto Online Indigenous Music Festival, Collective Arts Brewing and Wavelength team up for a Long Weekend Saturday Party, and Phase 1 of re-opening begins for the Province of Ontario!