{"id":61100,"date":"2019-06-13T11:38:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=61100"},"modified":"2019-06-13T11:38:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:38:44","slug":"the-scoop-mayor-john-tory-proclaims-june-14-2019-massey-hall-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/06\/13\/the-scoop-mayor-john-tory-proclaims-june-14-2019-massey-hall-day\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Mayor John Tory Proclaims June 14, 2019 Massey Hall Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_61102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61102\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Massey-Hall-Day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Massey-Hall-Day.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Massey-Hall-Day-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Massey-Hall-Day-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Massey-Hall-Day-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toronto Mayor John Tory has proclaimed June 14, 2019 \u201cMassey Hall Day\u201d in honour of the National Historic Site\u2019s 125 birthday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In honour of Massey Hall\u2019s 125th anniversary, Toronto Mayor John Tory has officially proclaimed Friday, June 14, 2019, \u201cMassey Hall Day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Massey Hall Day proclamation is a fantastic way to celebrate this iconic venue\u2019s 125th birthday,\u201d said Board Chair, Eileen Costello, The Corporation of Massey Hall &amp; Roy Thomson Hall. \u201cMassey Hall may be closed, but we have teams of skilled restoration &amp; construction experts passionately working to restore and renew it so that it can continue to host another century of this country\u2019s most iconic musical moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Named a The National Historic Site in 1981, Massey Hall was closed on July 2018 for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/02\/10\/the-scoop-govt-provides-funding-to-revitalize-massey-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$142-million renovatio<\/a>n, designed by KPMB Architects. The historic venue will officially reopen in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Music fans and historians alike can visit Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St. West, Toronto) to check out an exhibit located in the City Hall lobby. The display includes historical photography, archival video, architectural models and more. The installation runs through June 18.<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>LUDWIG VAN TORONTO<\/i><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Want more updates on classical music and opera news and reviews? 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