Times
indicated below are start/show times.
If further
information is required, please contact Gig Manager Glen.
2022 - Shows &
Activities
1) Saturday, June 11, 2022: Yonge Lawrence
Business Improvement Association 'Village Day'.
At the Scotiabank, 3446 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 2N2.
Dress Code: Short-sleeved red shirts, no tie, white pants and white
shoes if possible.
Time: 11:00 am start through until 2:00 pm.
Parking:
Meter
parking on Yonge Street, and city Green P parking lots adjacent to Yonge
Street.
Directions:
BIA
Poster
[See their website]. Where
we are on Yonge Street
BIA Map. Plot
your route
[Google Map].
2) Saturday, June 18, 2022: St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church Strawberry Festival,
323 Simcoe Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0.
Time: Show time 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Suggestion to get there early
due to unpredictable traffic en route..
Parking:
At St. Andrew's Church, there will be a drop-parking spot for your equipment.
Either Carl or Dianne will be at the church in order to watch our equipment
once it's dropped off. From there, familiarize yourself with the map which
is from the Presbyterian Church to the Christian Assembly Hall parking
lot. Drive to the Hall and once parked, there will be a shuttle bus to
take you back to the Presbyterian Church. When the show is over, you'll
take the shuttle bus back to your car.
Directions:
[Google Map]. Detailed
maps are attached to Glen Midgley's email sent on June 15. Print them
out. [See
their website].

3) Saturday, October 1, 2022: CANCELLED
due to Covid 19. Markham Fair, 10801 McCowan Road, Markham, Ontario
L3P 3J3. In the Entertainment Tent, see map below.
Uniforms: Full dress band uniforms for this show. Long sleeve red
band shirt, long black pants, white tie. Maybe a jacket and hat depending
on the weather.
Time: Two sets: 2:30 pm and again at 4:00 pm..
Parking:
Parking lot on Fair grounds..
Directions:
[Google Map].

Layout of the Markham Fair
Grounds. Entertainment tent is north of the blue tractor.
4)
Sunday, December 4, 2022: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 266/046
(where we practise) a Christmas/Regular Show for the Sunnybrook Veterans.
Includes a turkey dinner for guests and the band. Regretfully this gig
has been CANCELLED due to veteran support staffing issues at Sunnybrook
Hospital
Time: 11:00 am. K Wing Sunnybrook veterans arrive.
11:00 am to 11:15 am. TBB starts
playing.
12:00 pm. Lunch is served to
veterans and TBB.
12:45 pm. When lunch over, TBB
plays while veterans board the buses.
Parking: local
parking including the Legion parking lot.
Directions:
[Google Map].
2023 - Shows &
Activities
1) Thursday, March 16, 2023:
Etobicoke Probus Club at the Weston Golf
and Country Club, 50
St. Phillips Road, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9P 2N5.. Entertainment event by
the Toronto Banjo Band.
Time: Be ready to play before 10:00 am. We play for 45 to 50 minutes.
Parking:
Club parking lot.
Directions:
[Google Map]. Located
about 2 kms.south of Hwy 401 and just west of Weston Road.

Weston Golf and Country Club
grounds. Note large parking lot.
2)
Sunday, March 26, 2023: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 266/046
(where we practise) an Easter Show for the Sunnybrook K Wing Veterans.
Includes a lunch for guests and the band. Regretfully this show has
been CANCELLED again.
Time: The Vets could be arriving as early as 11:30 am so be ready
to play at that time. The
band will play again after the lunch until the Vets depart by bus back
to Sunnybrook Hospital.
Parking: local
parking including the Legion parking lot.
Directions:
[Google Map].
3) Tuesday, May 23, 2023: Probus Club of Kingsway
Islington at the Lambton
Golf and Country Club, 100 Scarlett Road, Toronto, M6N 4K2.
Time: 10 am.
Parking: Club
parking lot.
Directions:
[Google Map].
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Lambton Golf and Country Club.
Parking.
4) Saturday, June 10, 2023: Yonge Lawrence
Business Improvement Association 'Village Day'.
At the Shoppers Drug Mart, 3366 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 2M7.
Dress Code: Short-sleeved red shirts, no tie, white pants and white
shoes if possible. Black underclothes under the white pants is not a good
look.
Time: 10:00 am start through until 2:00 pm.
Parking:
Meter
parking on Yonge Street, and city Green P parking lots adjacent to Yonge
Street.
Directions:
Between
St. Germain Ave, and Melrose on the west side of Yonge. BIA Poster
[See
their website]. Where
we are on Yonge Street
BIA Map. Plot
your route
[Google Map].

Red Asterisk marks the spot
we will be playing in.
5)
Saturday, July 1, 2023:
Canada Day entertainment at the Marsh Street Centre, 187 Marsh
Street, Clarksburg, Ontario N0H 1J0. Weather permitting we will be playing
outdoors at thelr licensed outdoor patio. The Toronto Banjo Band and the
Blue Water Jazz Collective will alternate sets in the afternoon.
Time: Approximately 12 pm to 4 pm or so with our first set starting
at 1 pm.. The Bluewater Jazz Collective will be starting at 12 pm.
Parking: Local..
Directions:
[Google Map].
Clarksburg and the Marsh Street
Centre (red pointer in centre of picture).
6)
Friday, August 25, 2023: Kingsway Place Retirement Residence (formerly
known as the Kingsway Arms), 145
Murray Drive, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 2C7. If weather is conducive, we may
play outside. That noted, if we do, we will be under two tents.
Time: 2:15 pm for one hour.
Parking: Visitor's
parking at the residence.
Directions:
[Google Map]. Assuming
that you'll be coming north on Yonge St. into Aurora, travel north from
the railroad underpass in the south end of the town for one half a kilometre
to Murray Dr. on your left. Turn left on Murray Dr. Travel west and Kingsway
Place will be on your left.

Kingsway Place Retirement Residence
showing parking.
7) Wednesday,
September 27, 2023: Christie Gardens Apartments and Care,
600 Melita Crescent, Toronto, ON M6G 3Z4. Main auditorium on the lower
floor. This is at the same level as the Concierge Entrance.
Time: Showtime is 2:30 pm. The band will be playing for an hour,
perhaps more if requested.
Parking: It
should be noted that parking in the visitor area parking lot has always
been a problem. On the east and opposite side of Christie Street adjacent
to the north side of the railway tracks is Visitor/Employee parking.
There is a short dirt road that takes you into that unpaved parking lot.
There is always plenty of parking there. For those of us that have equipment
to drop off, there is a concierge entrance on the east side of
Christie Gardens. Just go down the ramp beginning at the north end of
the building on Christie Street (east side of the complex) and this will
take you to the concierge doors in the lower level where the recreation
room is located..
Directions:].
[Google Map]

Parking in the Visitor/Employee
Lot across Christie Street from Christie Gardens.

The Consierge Entrance down
the ramp from Christie Street and across the street from the Visitor/Employee
Parking.
8) Saturday,
September 30, 2023: Markham
Fair, 10801 McCowan Road, Markham, Ontario L3P 3J3. In the Entertainment
Tent, see map below.
Uniforms: Full dress band uniforms for this show. Long sleeve red
band shirt, long black pants, white tie. Maybe a jacket and hat depending
on the weather.
Time: Two sets: 1:30 pm and again at 4:00 pm..
Parking:
Parking lot on Fair grounds..
Directions:
[Google Map].

Layout of the Markham Fair
Grounds. Entertainment tent is north of the blue tractor.

9)
Sunday, December 3, 2023: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 266/046
(where we practise) a Christmas/Regular Show for the Sunnybrook K Wing
Veterans. Includes a turkey dinner for guests and the band.
Time: 11:00 am. K Wing Sunnybrook veterans arrive.
11:00 am to 11:15 am. TBB starts
playing.
12:00 pm. Lunch is served to
veterans and TBB.
12:45 pm. When lunch over, TBB
plays while veterans board the buses.
Parking: local
parking including the Legion parking lot.
Directions:
[Google Map].
10)
Tuesday, December 12, 2023: Kingsway Place Retirement Residence (formerly
known as the Kingsway Arms), 145
Murray Drive, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 2C7. Christmas show.
Time: 2:15 pm for one hour.
Parking: Visitor's
parking at the residence.
Directions:
[Google Map]. Assuming
that you'll be coming north on Yonge St. into Aurora, travel north from
the railroad underpass in the south end of the town for one half a kilometre
to Murray Dr. on your left. Turn left on Murray Dr. Travel west and Kingsway
Place will be on your left.

Kingsway Place Retirement Residence
showing parking.
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