Enjoy a diversity of people-powered music and activities at the Munro Street Block Party
As part of Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest (June 4), and in celebration of Toronto Bike Month, join Riverside businesses Oma Chiropractic, Quince Flowers, and Switchback Cyclery for all sorts of bicycle-themed activities! Bring your bike to enjoy free adjustments by Switchback Cyclery and Ward 30 Bikes; spruce up your wheels with Quince Flowers’ bicycle decorating booth with donations going to 2016 Canada Africa Partnership Ride; plus snap a beautiful pic (with or sans bike) with Quince’s flower wall photo booth with portrait photography by Natalia Dolan – receive a free high res’ photo to share on social media! Oh and don’t forget to make your own smoothie via pedal-power courtesy of Oma Chiropractic 🙂
Ever tried a Skateboard?
Check out the Evolve Skate Camp for kids and teens! Evolve Skate Camp will be offering free skateboarding lessons for those between the ages of 6 and 14 years old. Look out for some of the amazing skills at the skateboard demos performed by the skate camp! Pre-Register for the skateboard lessons (which will be taking place every 20 minutes) on www.riverside-to.com as there will be a limit of six students per workshop.
Bicycle-Powered Music on Munro!
We need your pedal power to run the bicycle music festival on Munro! Tune Your Ride‘s on site with some great bicycle-powered musical talent including Alyson McNamara’s foot tapping Roots/Rock tunes, Willow Rutherford as she brings you Accordion Folk Circus Cabaret-style music, Sarah Jane Scouten‘s folk tunes and Abigail Lapell’s folk noir, indie & punk beats will leave you rocking in straight into the evening.
Alyson McNamara
a Toronto-based singer/songwriter and leader of her four-piece Roots/Rock band. Impassioned, dynamic and hard-hitting arrangements of Alyson’s songs move audiences and leave them humming on their way home. Watch Alyson’s performance on Munro Street at 1:00PM.
Willow Rutherford
a troubadour balladeer of original folk, jazz, Celtic and cabaret songs. She also on occasion performs music on stilts. Listen to Willow’s music at 2:00PM on Munro Street.
Sarah Jane Scouten
the leader of one of the finest folk acts in Montreal as she put together her brilliant string band. With flavours of Lucinda Williams, Iris DeMent, Old Crow Medicine Show and a wealth of old-time and bluegrass music, her songs are faithful to a long-standing folk music tradition, but often spill over into modern themes that are outspoken and edgy, from homelessness to midwifery to tongue-in-cheek heartache songs and unabashed Canadiana. Find Sarah Jane on Munro Street at 4:00PM
Abigail Lapell
a Canadian folk noir singer-songwriter. Drawing from traditional folk, indie and punk rock influences, her music is at once fresh and familiar—intuitive melodies, sparse-plucked guitar and a voice like autumn smoke. Join Abigail at 5:00PM.
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BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.