{"id":106007,"date":"2024-07-17T11:38:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=106007"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:00:02","slug":"preview-crossroads-theatre-presents-summer-park-theatre-music-art-weston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/07\/17\/preview-crossroads-theatre-presents-summer-park-theatre-music-art-weston\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Crossroads Theatre Presents Summer In The Park: Theatre, Music &amp; Art In Weston"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_106010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106010\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-47.jpg\" alt=\"L: The Weston Silver Band (Photo courtesy of WSB); R: Images from Clay and Paper Theatre\u2019s Art Ambulance (Photo courtesy of Clay and Paper Theatre)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-47.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-47-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-47-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-CRITICS-PICKS-47-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L: The Weston Silver Band (Photo courtesy of WSB); R: Images from Clay and Paper Theatre\u2019s Art Ambulance (Photo courtesy of Clay and Paper Theatre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is no better place to explore summer in the city than in neighbourhood parks like Weston\u2019s Little Avenue Memorial Park. The Summer in the Park program presented by Crossroads Theatre offers family-friendly performances spread over the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first year for the arts event series, part of the Toronto Arts Council\u2019s Animating Toronto Parks initiative, and available to experience <strong>free of charge<\/strong>. Crossroads Theatre (formerly Shakespeare in Action), has collaborated with other local organizations to create a diverse series to fill the park with the joy of performance.<\/p>\n<h2>Summer in the Park Performances<\/h2>\n<h3>Weston Silver Band<\/h3>\n<p>July 25 and August 1 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Weston Silver Band has been bringing British-style brass band music to the city since 1921. Originally created as the Weston Boys\u2019 Band, it now draws a roster of talented brass musicians from across the GTA and region.<\/p>\n<p>The ensemble has won the North American Brass Band Championships three times in its history, as well as a Hannaford Cup at the Toronto Festival of Brass. They\u2019ve appeared at the Luminato Festival in the Dora Award winning production of En avant, marche!, and toured to Yorkshire UK as the first Canadian band to compete in the venerable Whit Friday Brass Band Contest in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>WSB\u2019s repertoire includes traditional classics for brass band, along with the work of contemporary composers and arrangers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More information <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/westonsilverband.ca\/events\/upcoming-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106011\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Art-Ambulance-3.jpg\" alt=\"Scene from Clay and Paper Theatre\u2019s Art Ambulance (Photo courtesy of Clay and Paper Theatre)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Art-Ambulance-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Art-Ambulance-3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Art-Ambulance-3-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Art-Ambulance-3-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from Clay and Paper Theatre\u2019s Art Ambulance (Photo courtesy of Clay and Paper Theatre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Art Ambulance<\/h3>\n<p>Dates: August 23 and 24 at 7 p.m., August 25 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Clay and Paper Theatre is known for its original community-focused theatre projects, involving large scale puppetry in public spaces. They\u2019ve been producing plays, parades and other events in the community since 1994, with rehearsals and set building that also takes place in public, and invites anyone to be part of the process. Art is part of daily life \u2014 that\u2019s the message. They\u2019ve been active in the Dufferin Grove Park for almost three decades.<\/p>\n<p>Art Ambulance is an all ages show, where puppets pop out of custom bike trailers to offer short plays with masks, original live music, and lots of storytelling fun. Art Ambulance takes a satirical approach to the often harsh world we live in, with a positive message about what we can fight for.<\/p>\n<p>The bike trailers themselves are painted, traveling works of art built by co-artistic director David Anderson, with artwork by muralist Erin McCluskey. Illustrator Kathryn Durst painted the stunning Mother Earth puppet, Gaia, inspired by folkloric designs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More information available <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/art-ambulance-august-23-25-summer-in-the-park-2024-tickets-945275252727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of the performances are free to attend at the Little Avenue Memorial Park in Weston, ON on a bring-your-own-seat basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? Have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/masthead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>news tip<\/u><\/a>? Need to know the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>events<\/u><\/a>\u00a0happening this weekend? 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