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Wonder+ hosts a day packed with activities to promote healthy
living for kids, in partnership with KidSport. This is an
opportunity to meet Olympic athletes like speed-skating gold
medalists Charles and Francois Hamelin, Team Canada hockey
player and gold medalist Vicky Sunohara, and speed skater and
2010 Olympic medalist Kristina Groves.
Activity stations will open at 5 p.m., followed by a KidSport
Fundraiser barbecue at 6 p.m. and the first annual Wonder+
100-Metre Canada Day Dash at 7 p.m.
Multiple musical acts will perform at Mel Lastman Square
beginning at 5 p.m.
Performers will include Juno Award winning African guitarist
Adam Solomon and traditional Aboriginal music by Northern
Voices. The national anthem will be performed by Tricia Williams
of the Delightful Divas.
Kicking off the entertainment for the evening at 8 p.m. is 2010
Juno Award winner (for Aboriginal Album of the Year) Digging
Roots. Using a mix of indigenous influences, rock, hip-hop, and
blues, Digging Roots creates a unique sound that will delight
audiences of all ages. Vocalists Shoshona Kish and Raven
Kanatakta sing about culture, freedom and identity through
breathy, seductive tones and throaty wails. With vocals compared
to those of Janice Joplin and the guitar solos of Led Zeppelin,
this performance is sure get people out of their seats.
Toronto-based band God Made Me Funky uses a mixture of funk,
rap, rock and R&B to create their signature Nufunk style - a new
twist on old school hip-hop, jazz and funk. With their ability
to influence crowds with their contagious energy, this
Juno-nominated funk/soul band features vocalist Melissa O'Neil,
the 2005 Canadian Idol winner, as well as an assorted collection
of musicians ranging from a classically trained jazz artist to
self-taught hip-hop and R&B vocalists.
To keep the audience moving, the Olympic athletes will be on
hand to lead a "get up and stretch" break between musical acts.
The evening will conclude with a spectacular fireworks display.
Special thanks to our sponsors: Live Green Toronto, Canadian
Heritage and Wonder+.
For more information, the public can call 311 or visit
http://www.toronto.ca/special_events.
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