Discover the Many Treasures of Toronto's Waterfront on Victoria Day

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  • (1888PressRelease) April 15, 2011 - Experience mutiny on the waterfront - pirates have commandeered Victoria Day! Buccaneers and their families can enjoy fabulous FREE fun from 11am - 5pm at Victoria Day on Toronto's Waterfront presented by Redpath Sugar in partnership with The Waterfront BIA on Monday, May 23, 2011.

    Enjoy a wide variety of family activities from arts and crafts to bouncy tents and wandering pirates, dine at magnificent restaurants and enjoy cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn and pretzels while watching dog shows courtesy of PawsWay and performances from Madame Buskerfly, Long Jon Strong, Zoltan the Adequate Pirate and swashbuckling sword fighting pirates!

    Visit www.waterfrontbia.com or call 416-596-9821 for more information.

    Ahoy! Free Fun Pirate Activities @ Queen's Quay Terminal during Victoria Day on Toronto's Waterfront! 11am-5pm

    Visit Queen's Quay Terminal during Victoria Day on Toronto's Waterfront for FREE face painting, live entertainment, pirate themed bouncy tent, temporary pirate tattoo application and great crafts including pirate hats, flags, and eye patch making! Look out for Madame Buskerfly and Lollipop the Clown as they make their way through the terminal. Visit our Owlkids booth for free magazines and an opportunity to meet the Chirp mascot and Patricia Storm, author of The Pirate and the Penguin.

    Visit the Right to Play booth to make a donation to Right to Play, an international humanitarian and development organization that uses the power of sport and play to build essential skills in children and thereby drive social change in communities affected by war, poverty and disease.

    Don't forget to pick up your pirate loot bag that includes a Waterfront Experience (WE) Card for savings throughout the Waterfront while supplies last!

    Back to Back Shows on the Pirate Stage in Queens Quay Terminal during Victoria Day on Toronto's Waterfront! 12-5pm

    Visit the Queen's Quay Terminal Pirate Stage during Victoria Day on Toronto's Waterfront for back-to-back shows from noon until 5pm. Catch Long Jon Strong's spectacular show, be dazzled by Zoltan the Adequate Pirate's magic show and catch dog trick demos from the talented canines from PawsWay at centre stage!

    Noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:14pm Ship Shape Showman Long Jon Strong presents his Daring Do Show
    This daring show features cannon ball juggling, globe balance and unsupported ladder climbing performed at a high skill level with many audience participation comedy situations in a fast paced action packed spectacle! Long Jon Strong's show has been featured at hundreds of shows for the tall ship Empire Sandy, the Toronto Pirate Festival at Fort York and Casa Loma Pirate week.

    12:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm PawsWay
    Catch the excitement as some special guests from PawsWay drop by for Dog Trick Demos.

    12:45pm, 2:00pm, 3:45 pm Zoltan the Adequate Pirate
    Brilliant? Amazing? No, just adequate. With dazzling illusions and razor-sharp wit, this salty old trickster is sure to awe and amaze you. Zoltan the Adequate Pirate presents bizarre magic and strange effects that will leave you mystified!

    Free Admission at the Museum of Inuit Art during Victoria Day on Toronto's Waterfront! 10-6pm

    Experience the Museum of Inuit Art, southern Canada's only public museum devoted exclusively to Inuit art located in Queen's Quay Terminal. Explore the comprehensive world of Inuit Art that includes prehistoric art, early post-contact art, and early works of the modernist period; important themes; regional styles; contemporary art and masterworks.

    For Victoria Day on Toronto's Waterfront, the regular admission (Adults $6, Seniors & Students $ 5, Children under 5 FREE) is being waived and everyone can experience this gem of the Toronto Waterfront for FREE and includes crafts and drawing for all children!

    About The Waterfront BIA:
    Toronto's urban Waterfront is a stone's throw from the downtown and financial core. Our many recreational and cultural activities add to the allure of this unique neighbourhood. Lake Ontario and the Toronto Islands form a spectacular backdrop to our beautiful Waterfront promenade, its hotels, shops, services, restaurants, parks and gardens. Living, working, shopping, dining. It's better by the water.

    About Redpath Sugar:
    Redpath Sugar is an integral part of Toronto's Waterfront for over 50 years. We provide high quality sugars to consumers direct through grocery stores, foodservice distributors and food manufacturers across Canada. Redpath Sugar is proud of its heritage of producing natural, pure cane sugar products in Canada since 1854.

    About Queen's Quay Terminal:
    Queen's Quay Terminal is an award-winning example of how a former industrial building can be converted into a mix of specialty retail, with over 25 shops, restaurants and cafes, a grocery store and a full service bank, offices on the 7 floors above and 72 luxury residential condominiums on the top four levels. Queen's Quay Terminal recently won the 2010 BOMA Canada Earth Award in recognition of its environmental stewardship. Get into the 'Q' and savour the view from QQT's fabulous restaurants overlooking Lake Ontario.

    For additional information or interview requests, please contact:

    Peter Ashworth / Ashley Lloyd, Ashworth Associates Public Relations, 416-603-6005 peter ( @ ) ashworthassociates dot com / ashley ( @ ) ashworthassociates dot com

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