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Broadway musical numbers for the whole family
Bird Entertainment presents a family cabaret show called Bird's Broadway: Family Edition, which features beloved Broadway musical numbers danced to and sung by young performers from Brampton.
Bird's Broadway runs at the Cyril Clark Library Theatre on June 2 and 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and are available by contacting Bird Entertainment at 416-378-7707 or visiting www.birdent.com.
Sculptor at VAB
Sculptor Alvaro Cervantes is holding a meet and greet tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Visual Arts Brampton in Bartley's Square Mall (corner of Hurontario Street and Steeles Avenue).
Cervantes will be showing his sculptures to guests and promoting his upcoming multi-week workshop at the studio. The course is open to students who love cartoons, regardless of their skill level or experience sculpting.
Cervantes has specialized in maquettes for 16 years, creating sculptures used by companies like Disney, Pixar and Marvel Comics. His works have served as reference for animators and as prototypes for toys.
For information, e-mail visualartsbrampton@gmail.com or call 905-453-9142.
Carmen Spada Quartet
The Carmen Spada Quartet will be playing cool jazz and hot Latin music every Saturday night from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Cafe Ole, 67 George St. S. and every Sunday night from 8 to 10 p.m. at Second Cup, 74 Quarry Edge Dr.
The quartet features Carmen Spada on piano and vocals, Frank Pincente on sax, Chris Udell on bass and Mike Kawabe on drums. For information on Carmen and the quartet, visit www.carmenspada.com.
Savannah date announced
The fourth annual Savannah Festival of Rhythms will be held on July 15 from noon to 10 p.m. at Chinguacousy Park.
This year's festival features everything from blue-eyed soul to salsa by local and international artists.
John Finley and the Checkmates are back this year from L.A. with their classic blue-eyed soul, local blues band The Mississippi Hippies will light up the stage, Toronto diva Mae Cromwell will belt out classic R&B, Loco Zydeco will invoke the sounds of southern Louisiana for the festival, while Lula Lounge darlings Articulo Viente featuring Lady Son round out the aural offering with infectious Latin grooves.
There will also be spicy jerk, soul food and Latin fare to enjoy.
Tickets cost $25 for adults and $5 for children. To order tickets, call the box office at 905-793-4600. For information, call 416-461-5255.