Your Vintage Weekend Roundup: August 24th-August 27th

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HIGHLIGHTS

Fake Prom/ Dancing on the Pier/ The Leslieville Flea/ Bellwoods Flea/ Heritage Toronto Tours/ Saturday Night Swing Dance/ The Cliff Divers/ Chronologic: 10 Year Anniversary/ The Bloorcourt Hurly Burly


THURSDAY, August 24th:

4:30pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 
6:30pm- Pride Outside the Village LGBTQ+ Heritage. Heritage Toronto Tour 
6:30pm- Outrage (1950) at TIFF
6:30pm- The Reagan Show at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
7:00pm- Cute N' Crazy 4 (Swing & Rock n Roll) at Tranzac Club
7:00pm- Dancing on the Pier w/ The Toronto All Star Big Band at Harbourfront
7:00pm- Deja Revue: The Captain from Kopenick (German, 1956) at Revue Cinema
8:00pm- Movies in St. James Park: Grease
8:00pm- Rue Morgue's CineMacabre Movie Nights: Brain Damage at The Royal
8:30pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 
9:00pm- The Cliff Divers at the Shameful Tiki Room Toronto
10:00pm- Vintage Vinyl at Sweaty Betty's



FRIDAY, August 25th: 

2:00pm- History Talk & Tea at the Market Gallery
5:30pm -The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge
6:30pm- Shoot the Piano Player (1960 French) at TIFF
7:00pm- Deja Revue: The Sinner (1951 German) at Revue Cinema
8:00pm- All That Jazz presented by Neon Dreams & Ladies of Burlesque at Royal Cinema
8:45pm- Stray Dog (1949 Japanese) at TIFF
8:45pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
9:00pm- Good Enough Live Karaoke-Motown Edition at The Broadview Hotel
9:30pm- Fake Prom 2017:Curse of the Fake Prom at Palais Royale 
9:30pm- Zeppelinesque-Tribute to Led Zeppelin at Linsmore Tavern
10:00pm- Dream Disks! Peak Freaks! at The Embassy Bar
10:00pm- Beam Me Up! Disco Fridays at The Piston
11:30pm- Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast at Hot Docs


 
SATURDAY, August 26th:

11:00am- The Leslieville Flea at Distillery
1:00pm- The Bloorcourt Hurly Burly: An Ontario 150 Celebration
1:30pm- Heritage Toronto Tour- Cabbagetown: View from the Valley
4:00pm- Deja Revue: Teenage Wolfpack (German, 1956) at Revue Cinema
4:30pm- Fantasy in Silent Film-The Blue Bird & Le Pied du mouton at TIFF
6:00pm- Lily Frost & Theloonius Hank at Castros
6:45pm- They Drive by Night (1940) at TIFF
7:00pm- Saturday Night Swing w/ Heidi Lange Swing Band at Dovercourt House
8:00pm- Summer Camp:UHF at The Royal Cinema
8:00pm- The Original Haunted Walk of Toronto w/ Mackenzie House Experience
8:30pm- The Wizard of Oz Outdoor Screening at Harrison Properties 
9:00pm- Films Under The Stars: Singin' in the Rain at Aga Khan Park 
9:30pm- Funkmode (Funk, Classic Soul, Boogie) at Socialite Bar
9:30pm- Art for Eternity presents George A. Romero MARTIN (1978) at Revue Cinema
9:30pm- Stiletto Flats at Duke Live
10:00pm- Tiki Disco at Miss Thing's
10:00pm- GOOD TIMES with DJ Misty at Swan Dive
10:00pm- Chronologic: 10 Year Anniversary at The Garrison
10:00pm- Panic: 80's & 90's Video Dance Party w/ Duran Duran Spotlight at Remix Lounge 



SUNDAY, August 27th:

6:00am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
12:00pm- Bellwoods Flea
1:00pm- Sunday Tea Time at The Montgomery Inn
1:30pm- Heritage Toronto Tour- Eastern Swansea: Country in the City
4:30pm- New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
6:15pm- Max et les ferrailleurs (1971 French) at TIFF
6:30pm- Planet Fantastic: Superman almost 40th Anniversary at Royal Cinema
7:30pm- Big Shiny Nudes 2 at Revival Bar
9:00pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge 
10:00pm- Sinful Sundays Burlesque at Cherry Cola's Cabaret & Lounge

LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) August 18th-Sept 4th, 2017
From Scarborough to Canada with Love at Scarborough Museum (Aug 4-Oct 31st)
Maple Leaf Forever: Toronto's take on a National Symbol (July 22nd-Nov 18, 2017) at Market Gallery
Toronto Ghost Walk (June 30th-Oct 31st) 
Ghosts & Spirits of the Distillery hosted by Segway of Toronto (June 23rd-Sept 2nd)
The Original Haunted Walk of Toronto (June 23rd-Sept 2nd)
1867-Rebellion & Confederation Exhibit at Gibson House Museum (June 3rd-Aug 27)
GO Transit Exhibit at the Toronto Railway Museum (May 27th-December 31st)
The Archaeology of the North St. Lawrence Market at Market Gallery (Nov 19th-March 18th, 2018)

Standing Tall:The Curious History of Men in Heels at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until Oct 2017)

RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm & Saturday, 12:01am: Whistle Bait (1950's Rockabilly)
Thursdays, 7pm- The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM 
Fridays, 6pm- Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm- Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm- The Rockabilly Roon on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm- Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage vinyl) on CIUT 89.5
Sunday, 6pm- This is lounge/cocktail nation on This is Lounge  

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup: August 17th-August 20th

Image Courtesy of CNE Heritage

 
HIGHLIGHTS

CNE/ Dirty Dancing Quote-Along/ Bad News Rock n' Roll Soul Party/ Riverside Heritage Tour/ Mods & Rockers 2017/ The Goonies 80s Party/ Beatlemania: Toronto's Love Affair/ Music History on the Yonge St. Strip/ Expo 67: Mission Impossible/ Wheels on the Danforth/ Roncy Flea/ Gladstone Flea


THURSDAY, August 17th:

6:30pm- Beatlemania: Toronto's Love Affair Heritage Toronto Tour
7:00pm- Performance of 1970's "To Valerie Solanas & Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of their desperation" at Gardiner Museum
8:00pm- THE SWIMMER presented by Retropath! at The Royal Cinema
9:00pm- Dirty Dancing Quote-Along-Like Totally 80's at Hot Docs
9:00pm- Be Bop 'N Roll at Stop Drop & Roll
10:00pm- Vintage Vinyl at Sweaty Betty's



FRIDAY, August 18th: 

2:00pm- History Talk & Tea-"Maple Leaf Forever: Toronto's Take on a National Symbol" at the Market Gallery
4:00pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 
5:30pm -The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge
6:30pm- The Reagan Show at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
6:30pm- Bande a part (Band of Outsiders 1964 French) at TIFF
8:00pm- Lindy Hop Revolution presents Swing Dancing at Christie Pits Park
8:45pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
9:00pm- Les hautes solitudes (1974 Silent) at TIFF  
9:00pm- 3rd Friday Blues Dancing "Junior Parker" at 805 Studio
9:00pm- 80's Mix-Tape Dance Party with Fawn BC at Stones Place
9:00pm- Bad News Rock n' Roll Soul Dance Party w/ DJ Nico at Handlebar
9:00pm- The Chicago Project Live at Drum N Flats
9:00pm- War Ensemble as Slayer/The Cola Heads at the Ramones/The Missfats at Misfits/Pussy Envy at Bovine 
9:30pm- Punk Night 10 w/ Tributes to CBGB, The Jam, Blondie at Linsmore
10:00pm- 80's vs 90s Video Dance Party at The Rec Room
10:00pm- Fabulous 45 Rock n' Roll Party at Disgraceland
10:00pm- Beam Me Up! Disco Fridays at The Piston
10:30pm- WAVES: The R-evolution of the Queer Dancefloor at Harbourfront Centre
11:00pm- Destroy All Monsters (1968) at Imagine Cinemas Carlton



SATURDAY, August 19th:

10:00am- Roncy Flea Retro & Vintage Market at Roncesvalles United Church
10:30am- Riverside Heritage Toronto Tour
11:00am- Wheels on the Danforth
1:30pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
1:30pm- Throwback Cinema: The GOONIES at Revue Cinema
1:45pm- Fantasy in Silent Film-Snow White & Sleeping Beauty at TIFF 
2:00pm- Mods & Rockers 2017 w/ Killer Beez & Blackdog Ballroom at Keating Channel Pub & Grill 
4:00pm- The Reagan Show at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
4:00pm- Le Samourai (1967 French) at TIFF 
6:00pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
6:30pm- Pepe le Moko (1937 French) at TIFF 
7:00pm- Saturday Night Swing w/ Roberta Hunt & The Gents at Dovercourt House
8:45pm- The Reagan Show at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
9:00pm- Mod Vs Mod Dance Party at Fred Perry Toronto
9:00pm- The Del-Fi's at The Dakota Tavern
9:30pm- Cold Etyhyl: A Tribute to Alice Cooper at Linsmore Tavern
10:00pm- Tiki Disco at Miss Thing's
10:00pm- Shake A Tail (50s 60s 70s) Dance Party at The Rec Room
10:00pm- The Goonies 80s Party at Sneaky Dees
10:00pm- Blackdog Ballroom (British Rock) at the Cadillac Lounge
10:00pm- Psycho Night-Psychobilly/Punk at Cherry Cola's
11:00pm- Midnight Society: The Night of the Hunter (1955) at Carlton Cinemas



SUNDAY, August 20th:

6:00am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
10:00am- Gladstone Flea: Last Days of Summer at Gladstone Hotel
10:30am- Music History on the Yonge St. Strip Heritage Toronto Tour
1:00pm- Sunday Tea Time at Historic Montgomery Inn
1:00pm- Fantasy in Silent Film-The Adventures of Prince Achmed & The Palace of the Arabian Nights at TIFF
1:30pm- Throwback Cinema: The GOONIES at Revue Cinema
2:00pm- To Life, Death & Beyond: The Music of Magma at the Royal Cinema 
2:15pm- The Reagan Show at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
4:00pm- Going Bananas: Queen Kong (1976) at Carlton Cinemas 
4:30pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 
4:30pm- New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
5:00pm- A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985 Mandarin) at TIFF
6:30pm- The Reagan Show at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
8:30pm- Expo 67: Mission Impossible at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 
9:00pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge10:00pm- Sinful Sundays Burlesque at Cherry Cola's Cabaret & Lounge


OUT OF TOWN EVENTS:

Jalopy Jam Up (Durham Ontario) August 18th-August 20th


LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) August 18th-Sept 4th, 2017
From Scarborough to Canada with Love at Scarborough Museum (Aug 4-Oct 31st)
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith (Aug 4th-10th) at Bloor Hot Docs
Maple Leaf Forever: Toronto's take on a National Symbol (July 22nd-Nov 18, 2017) at Market Gallery
Hogtown (1926)! The Immersive Experience (July 13th-August 20th) at Campbell House
Toronto Ghost Walk (June 30th-Oct 31st) 
Ghosts & Spirits of the Distillery hosted by Segway of Toronto (June 23rd-Sept 2nd)
The Original Haunted Walk of Toronto (June 23rd-Sept 2nd)
1867-Rebellion & Confederation Exhibit at Gibson House Museum (June 3rd-Aug 27)
GO Transit Exhibit at the Toronto Railway Museum (May 27th-December 31st)
The Archaeology of the North St. Lawrence Market at Market Gallery (Nov 19th-March 18th, 2018)

Standing Tall:The Curious History of Men in Heels at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until Oct 2017)

RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm & Saturday, 12:01am: Whistle Bait (1950's Rockabilly)
Thursdays, 7pm- The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM 
Fridays, 6pm- Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm- Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm- The Rockabilly Roon on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm- Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage vinyl) on CIUT 89.5
Sunday, 6pm- This is lounge/cocktail nation on This is Lounge