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 Canada Day 2010


5:00 pm Wonder+ and KidSport ™ Activities

Inspire your children to play and dream big! Wonder+ believes that active kids are healthy kids. In keeping with KidSport’s mission to get kids off the sidelines and onto the playing field, the Wonder+® event promises to be packed with activities that encourage young Canadians to get active. Participate in the first annual 100-Metre Canada Day Dash for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get your photograph taken with a Canadian Olympian!

Come down early and meet Team Canada hockey player and gold medalist Vicky Sunohara, speed skater and 2010 Olympic medalist Kristina Groves and Gold Medal Short Track Speed Skaters Charles and Francois Hamelin!


Vicky Sunohara

 
Hamelin Brothers
  Kristina Groves

 

         

5:00 pm Around the Square

Come and see the exciting magic, juggling and fire performances of Jeff Hill. Be sure to visit HerciniARTS to experience an aerial-dance show like no other. Or be ready to be dazzled by the dynamic dance moves of Hollywood Jade and Company.Lastly, don't forget about the live musical performances by Adam Solomon and Northern Voices. All in all, there's lots to see and do around the square!

Hollywood Jade

      Jeff Hill

 

HerciniARTS


8:00 pm National anthem

The national anthem will be performed by Tricia Williams of the trio The Delightful Divas.


8:05 pm Digging Roots

Digging RootsDigging Roots, 2010 Juno award winner for Best Aboriginal Album will kick off the evening with their special blend of roots, rock, hip-hop and blues together to provide an undeniable sound.


God Made Me Funky9:15 pm God Made ME Funky

Toronto based God Made ME Funky (GMMF) is a funky live ensemble, comprised of a diverse array of musicians ranging from a classically trained Jazz artist to street schooled Hip-Hop and RnB vocalists. This Juno-nominated funk/soul band also features vocals from Melissa O’Neil, 2005 Canadian Idol winner. With a common bond of moving crowds with their infectious energy, together they create an eclectic mix of old school hip-hop with a new school twist. Funk, rap, rock and R&B merged together help to produce the band’s “NuFunk” genre.


10:15 pm Fireworks

Fireworks display choreographed to music is the perfect way to end the evening’s festivities.

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