Speaker's Night: Yonge Street's Incredible Music and Pop Culture History
Schedule
Thu Sep 19 2024 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
4709 Dundas Street West , Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M9A 1A8 | Toronto, ON
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NOTE: OUR SPEAKER's NIGHT SERIES IS AN EXCLUSIVE EVENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ETOBICOKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A MEMBER, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.etobicokehistorical.com/become-a-member.htmlDid you know...
That Gordon Lightfoot once sang for $25 a day at a Yonge Street dinner theatre?
That a chance meeting in Toronto determined the direction of The Beatles greatest album?
That the most decisive event in Rock N Roll history occurred at Yonge and Dundas? (In what is now a drugstore)
Yonge Street's connection to music, theatre and pop culture is literally second to none. Having been described as a musical/theatre mecca equal or better than Times Square or Hollywood Blvd. From Jazz and Motown to Hip Hop. Rock N Roll and Metal to Alternative. This 40 minute talk will show you a side of "The Strip" you never knew existed.
If you are a music fan, local history buff or if you just like hearing great stories then this is an introduction to the City's musical past that you just don't want to miss.
Mark Vendramini is a Toronto native that spent nearly every free moment of his teens and his twenties on the Yonge Street Strip. He is a self-taught Yonge Street pop culture historian and the founder of the 5500 member strong Memories Of the Yonge St Strip Facebook page. His Yonge Street tours have been featured on BlogTO, CBC Radio and Boom 97.3 Radio.
Location: Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1A8
Start Time: 7:30pm (Refreshments served from 7pm onwards)
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4709 Dundas Street West , Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M9A 1A8Event Location & Nearby Stays:
