2018 SUMMER EVENTS Presented by: 2018 SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE | A EXCITEMENT for the WHOLE FAMILY! SUMMER EVENTS DATES JUNE 29 Live on the Waterfront – Stage Launch . 2 JULY Canada Day on the Waterfront . 6 UPCOMING One of Canada’s top outdoor 1 FESTIVALS & EVENTS attractions, Fort William Historical Park has something everyone will enjoy: JULY Teddy Bears Picnic . 8 award-winning historic programs, 10 JUNE ANISHNAWBE KEESHIGUN 9-10 festivals and events, an astronomical observatory with one of Central JULY 11 WEDNESDAYS JULY CANADA DAY TO Live on the Waterfront 1 Canada’s largest telescopes, a scenic AUG 29 campground, and outdoor adventure Thunder Bay’s Summer Soundtrack . 14 AUG FORT UNDER SIEGE opportunities! 18-19 JULY Live on the Waterfront 28 Machine de Cirque . 22 OCT HAUNTED FORT NIGHT Open year-round TH-SUN OCTOBER: 4-7, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28 Plan your visit today! AUG 17,18, 24, 25, 31 Movie Nights on the Waterfront . 23 & SEPT 1 Fort William Historical Park 807-473-2344 • www.fwhp.ca 1350 King Road • Thunder Bay • Ontario • P7K 1L7 Paid for by the Government of Ontario B | SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE 2018 SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE | 1 Inspire Grow Connect! WELCOME SUMMER 2018 IS GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC SEASON OF FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ALL AGES TO ENJOY! The Recreation & Culture Division is proud to host another year of astonishing events! This year Fun Days! we’re excited to present the best of our local talent along with touring feature talent for Canada 8 amily 8 F Day, Live on the Waterfront, and Teddy Bear’s Picnic . With engaging entertainment, fun hands- 1 1 0 on activities, local artisans, and your favourite food vendors0 VO . MarkLUNT EyourER calendars as you will 2 2 AWARD County Park Brodie Waverley Mary J.L. Black want to make sure to include these events in your summer plans . View this guide for key event Children’s Area Story Hour Room Auditorium Community Program Room information; including stage acts, parking locations, pedestrian access points, and shuttle services . Mondays @ 10:30 am or 2:30 pm Tuesdays @ 10:30 am Wednesdays @ 2:30 pm Thursdays @ 2:30 pm The City of Thunder Bay’s Events and Event Services have been 8 HALL 8 SERVICE 8 July 9 @ 10:30 am - July 3 - Jammies and the July 4 - Rock, Paper, July 5 - The Paperbag 8 1 recognized as some of the best in Ontario . Festivals & Events Ontario 1 1 1 0 OF FAME 0 0 EXCELLENCE Creatures in Our Backyard Movie Storks. Scissors (ps) Princess (ps) 0 VOLUNTEER 2 2 2 (FEO) has presented the City with three awards based on2 AAWA WAactivitiesRRDD AWARD - Concert with Miss Susan undertaken in 2017: from Kindermusik (ages 0-3) July 10 - Ice Cream Day! July 11 - Unicorn Thinks July 12 - The Princess and Stories & activities. He’s Pretty Great (ps) the Pea (ps) • Municipality of the Year – (Population 50,000 - 150,000) July 16 @ 2:30 pm - Are The Award recognizes municipalities, towns or cities and markets 8 8 STUDENT 8 July 17 - Movie Day - July 18 - There’s A Shark in July 19 - Someone and the HALL 8 SERVICE 1 You Smarter Than Your 1 1 1 0 0 0 Ferdinand! the Park! (ps) Three Blairs (ps) who have worked, through concentrated efforts, LEAtoO Fprovide DFAERMSEHI Pan 0 EXACHIEVEMENTCELLENCE 2 2 2 Parents?* - Trivia Challenge AAWWAARRDD 2 AAWARDWARD (ages 7+) atmosphere beneficial to successful festivals and events . July 24 - If You Give a July 25 - Secret Craft Party July 26 - Concert with July 23 @ 10:30 am - Mouse a Cookie Day! Rodney Brown** • Best New Festival or Event and Top 100 Event August 1 - Hip Hop with Giant Board Game Day* Stories & activities. Both awards awarded for Live on the Waterfront . 8 Heather* (ages 1-6) August 2 @ 2 pm - Science 8 STUDENT 1 1 0 0 LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT 2 July 30 @ 10:30 am - July 31 - Pigs’ Picnic (ps) North: On the Move Visit thunderbay.ca/events for more details . 2 August 8 - Grumpy AWARD AWARD Dance Party!* (ages 2-6) August 7 - Unbirthday Grampas** August 9 - Three Billy Goats August 13 @ 10:30 am - Party!* Fluff (ps) August 15 - Princess Tea THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Have an INCREDIBLES August 14 - Three Little Fish Party* Stories & activities. August 16 - The Three Day* (ages 4+) & the Big, Bad Shark (ps) (ages 3-6) Bears (ps) PRESENTING FUNDERS August 20 @ 2:30 pm - August 21 - Go Craft Crazy August 29 - Frog Prince August 23 - Creatures of Emergency, Emergency Cont’d (ps) the Ocean - Concert with Miss Susan from ALL Kindermusik (ages 5 & GOLD under) AGES unless noted *Pre-registration required **Free tickets required (ps) = Puppet Show FREE! Call, click or visit for more information. Call 345-8275 for more details. For a full schedule of free summer programs at your Library please SILVER BRONZE visit www.tbpl.ca or pick up a copy of Connect, the Library newsletter. County Park Waverley Brodie Mary J.L. Black 345-8275 (7401) 684-6816 624-4208 345-8275 (7301) Thunder Bay www.tbpl.ca 345-8275 2 | SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE 2018 SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE | 3 FUNDED BY LIVE ON THE WATERFRONT - STAGE LAUNCH FRIDAY, JUNE 29 | 6 PM - 9 PM LOGAN STAATS Once in a red moon, an artist emerges Staats was chosen out of 10,000 on the scene as if fully formed . Born applicants to be featured on the on the Six Nations Reserve and raised inaugural season of the series, and in the small ghost town of Brantford, was mentored by Canadian country Ontario - Logan Staats started writing megastar Shania Twain . The song that and performing music in his early teens . Staats performed is called The Lucky Ones, and was written by Grammy Logan is fresh off his win on The nominated songwriter busbee . Launch, a new TV show that gives Canadian singers a shot at stardom . ELIJAH WILL AERIALIST SACHIKO BRAYSHAW WITH 2X JUNO WINNER STRING QUARTET FROM THE THUNDER BAY 7X JUNO NOMINEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 5X MMVA WINNER discovered Acro yoga and Aerial 17X MMVA NOMINEE Silks and decided she needed to do CLASSIFIED these things . With nowhere to learn in Thunder Bay she began to teach Juno Award-winner and hit-maker, The secret to Classified’s success has herself with a small group of people Classified, also known as Luke Boyd, always been his inherent ability to break in Thunder Bay, and then went to has long been making waves at home down the barrier between the performer the Toronto School of Circus Arts for and abroad with his trademark style and and the man . A dedicated family man, aerial training in fall 2015 . Wanting sound . With each release, the rapper- Classified’s charisma and approachability to share this passion with others, she producer elevates his game; sharpening extends to both his on-stage and off-stage went to Acro yoga teacher training in word play, experimenting with new sounds, personas that engage even the most Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Montreal (2016) and Aerial teacher and perfecting his flow . discerning hip-hop fans and critics alike . Sachiko started dance and gymnastics training in Los Angeles (2017) . She around the age of 5, developing a loves the sense of empowerment, love of movement and sequins at confidence and strength her students a young age . On a trip in 2014, she gain through learning these arts . 4 | SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE 2018 SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE | 5 CANADA DAY SUNDAY, JULY 1 | 5 PM - 11 PM FREE OPG COMMUNITY STAGE EVENT Nashville, New York, and Toronto . She also MAIN STAGE 2ND STAGE AT MARINA PARK achieved top 100 recognition in the Canada Thunder Bay Sarah Hakala Wide contest CBC Searchlight with her song Community Band 6:30pm "Gypsy Sea" . 4:30pm Altamadum World Dance Collective 7:30pm SHARP NINTH #9 - MARTIN 5:30pm Cold Lake Sun BLANCHET JAZZ QUINTET Opening Ceremonies 8:30pm Sharp Ninth #9 is one of Thunder Bay’s premier 6:00pm DJ Blackie Chan jazz ensembles featuring some of the city’s Rob Testa - Magician 9:30pm THE HONEST HEART most diverse and talented musicians . The band 6:45pm COLLECTIVE was created in September of 2016 by Martin Blanchet . It is one of his many bands that Sharp Ninth #9 - Two brothers . A flicker of fire . An insatiable need to write together and an affinity for Irish perform under the consortium of musicians Martin Blanchet IMPORTANT INFORMATION whiskey . The Honest Heart Collective was that make up the Martin Blanchet Jazz Quintet . Jazz Quintet PARK n’ RIDE on the FREE shuttle bus 4:30pm – 12:30am to born out of a no holds barred approach to Sharp Ninth #9 specializes in Jazz, Latin Jazz, 7:45pm Marina Park from any of the following locations: putting the music first and a rotating cast of Be-Bop, Cool Jazz . • Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre (700 River Street) Megan Nadin musicians made permanent . 8:45pm • Intercity Shopping Centre The Honest Heart Collective FREE parking downtown in the Court Street Parkade . Decked out in denim and ripped jeans, the ROBERT TESTA 9:45pm Thunder Bay, Ontario natives are described Internationally acclaimed Award Winning Marina Park will be closed to vehicle traffic on Canada Day . as “passionate, spirited, feel-good, anthemic Illusionist Robert Testa combines Illusion, Everyone is encouraged to take advantage of free off-site rock music” by Grant Lawrence of CBC . Mind Reading and Humour to leave audienc- parking and shuttles . es breathless and begging for more . FIREWORKS No personal fireworks or alcohol will be allowed MEGAN NADIN Come out and on-site at Marina Park on Canada Day .