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This street is a diversity of food, fun and all sorts of funk. Streetcar Developments, An Síbin Pub and Boots & Bourbon will have a lineup of musical acts and treats. Get a taste of Celtic and Soul food, music, and drink! Enjoy a BBQ feast and some of Ontario’s best Craft Beers on the Back Patio and Beer Garden, plus a host of delicious bites from Boots and Bourbon.

1:00pm Keith Jolie  is a roots and blues inspired City-Folker. Keith is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who has been influenced by the Canadian independent music scene as well as the lyrical influences of the writers from the American Beat Movement.

2:30pm The Tall Grass singers are made up of Chloe Watkinson and the Roberts Sisters; Gail Roberts and Kate Roberts. They have been sharing their passion for beautiful harmonies all over Toronto, and on the streets of New Orleans both with a band and without. The music they sing tends to consist of Southern Gospel and Old Time Country music but also spans into jazz, blues and soul music

At 4pm get your boots stomping with Boots and Bourbon leading line and dancing lesson, and then taking it out flash mob style. Steak nights begin at 5pm; come and enjoy 3 different sizes and styles of Steak at great prices!!! Come for the after-party at 10pm for some live Celtic Rock with the O’Deadly’s Irish morsels and show off your Gallic foot work with guest Celtic band.

Since 2002, Toronto-based Streetcar Developments has designed and developed a series of stunning loft projects located in some of Toronto’s hippest locations. Along the way, they’ve earned accolades for being a different kind of developer.

For over 10 years, Streetcar Development has built numerous successful midrise developments in the east and west-end of Toronto, always in close partnership with the local community and city. They’ve been recognized for their work by numerous industry organizations, such as BILD and TUDA.

An Sibín Pub brings A Touch of Ireland to The Riverside.   Affectionately known to neighbours as “The Shebeen” opened its doors on August 31^st, 2012, with a brand new high-end interior, Gastro-Irish Pub Fare, an exciting Beer & Music line-up and the warm, true-to-heart hospitality the Irish are well known for.

Boots ‘N’ Bourbon Saloon is leading the charge of Toronto’s new-found enthusiasm for country music and cowboy cuisine. It’s one of two western bars to open serendipitously on the same day, and already it shows promise of becoming a major party destination and live country music venue.

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Thanks to our prime sponsors Nell & Natasha Homeward Realty  and Streetcar Developments

During the Eats & Beats Street Festival, ), Boogie down with Burger Shoppe’s live DJ while getting served up their “Hot Hawaiian” for $5(4oz cheese burgers with Pineapple, Sriracha aioli, lettuce, lettuce and tomato.

Burger Shoppe is Toronto’s East Side original old-school take out burger joint, where the BQM(Burger Shoppe Quality Meats) story began. After a trip to NYC, BQM’s founder Saeed Mohamed wanted to open a burger shop with a focus on fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Saeed flipped his first fresh ground patty on March 12, 2007 and a new Toronto institution was born. They are located at 688 Queen Street E, Toronto.

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Thanks to our prime sponsors Nell & Natasha Homeward Realty  and Streetcar Developments

On Saturday June 7^th for the Eats and Beats Festival- A World Pride affiliate event, Olive & Olives will be hosting a healthy and delicious cooking workshop that will be sure to both introduce you to a new way to cook and include fun and vibrant colors!

Olive oil has been recognized as a contributor to healthy hearts and longevity. Taste and learn how to incorporate this exquisite and luscious ingredient into easy everyday meals and treats. Join us at our Eats & Beats StreetFEST for a free mini cooking class at 1pm and 3pm, showcasing on how you can mix a diversity of foods and top it off with olive oil. If June 7th doesn’t work for you sign up for a cooking lesson! There is one every month at 779 Queen Street East. Sign up for the June 7^th workshop here

Olive & Olives sells the best olive oil in town! They buy directly from their producers ensuring the highest quality and have very knowledgeable staff. Anyone at the store will be happy to recommend an oil for any occasion whether it be for everyday use or a special event. If you disagree with their expert opinion feel free to use their tasting bar anytime, but keep in mind we are confident you’ll agree!

Olive & Olives likes to keep things interesting with different monthly themes. We are looking forward to the new theme, Cocktail Hour! Hurry in because it is Olive & Olives 10^th anniversary and they have some stellar sales going on, but they won’t last long. Or if you don’t want to hurry in give them a call (416) 551-8181 any order over 50 dollars has free delivery.

Olive & Olives head office is in Montreal however the Riverside couldn’t be happier that one of their locations is on Queen Street. They are open 7 days a week for all your oil purchasing needs!

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Thanks to our prime sponsors Nell & Natasha Homeward Realty  and Streetcar Developments

As part of Eats & Beatsin Riverside’s  Big Horn Beats on Saulter, DON VALLEY STOMPERS will be performing at Saulter Street from 1:00pm- 3:30pm. This is truly fitting since Riverside Toronto western edge is along the Don Valley.

Picture taken from Walking Women blog

Fresh music with Toronto’s local jazz band the Don Valley Stompers, a powerful 7 piece band that play in the New Orleans dancehall tradition. This high energy band takes old-time jazz seriously – they even have a Sousaphone – and clearly intend to carry the tradition into the future, while enjoying themselves immensely.

Don Valley Stompers in New Orleans. Photo by Brian Towers

With Juno nominee Rob Teehan and other blow-your-socks-off band members, this 1pm free street concert is one that you don’t want to miss. Literally, they are going to be performing acoustically as their sound is so powerful they won’t need any amplification!

Want a pre-event taste? Click HERE to hear a live You Tube recording of the Don Valley Stompers.

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During Eats & Beats in Riverside Flying Yogi will once again be demonstrating their unique yoga suspension at the Saulter, Big Horn Beats street closure. This is one of the many fun activities happening on Saulter street during Eats & Beats in Riverside.

THE FLYING YOGI, is Canada’s first Suspension Yoga Studio, offers Suspension Yoga classes that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

With the support of the revolutionary OmGym Suspension System, the world’s most versatile, multi-purpose yoga sling, Suspension Yoga combines traditional yoga poses with resistance training, aerobatics and gymnastics for a super fun workout.  Stop by their stand in Saulter street to “hang out” and you’ll discover the fun as well as the amazing health benefits that suspended inversions have to offer!

Aerial movements will help to decompress your spine, strengthen your core and increase flexibility with the deepest most delicious stretches imaginable.  After only a couple of minutes of inverting with the OmGym Suspension Yoga sling, you will be guaranteed to feel exhilarated, refreshed, and possibly even taller!

Be sure to check out their Studio location: 245 Carlaw Ave., Suite 007 Toronto. Tel: 647-993-YOGI (9644)   email: info@theflyingyogi.ca www.theflyingyogi.ca

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Thanks to our prime sponsors Nell & Natasha Homeward Realty  and Streetcar Developments