Events
Sorauren Park 20th Anniversary: A Celebration of Community
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, 4 – 10 p.m.
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Presenting sponsor Chander Chaddah, Broker, Sutton Group Associates
Event set-up: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Volunteers welcome! Get an Anniversary t-shirt.
Event kick-off: 4 p.m. with Peter Armstrong of CBC at the Main Stage
Kids Fun Zone: 4 – 6 p.m.
Bean bag toss, fish ponds, frog jumps, Good Fairy, paint wall, noodle maze and more old-timey fun! Story tent with Kevin Sylvester, Annika Dunklee, Paul Covello. In the south-west corner of the park.
Sponsored by The Little Paper with help from Broadway Arts, Charb Arts and Scooter Girl Toys
Soccer Skills: 4 – 6 p.m.
Learn tips and have footie fun! In the baseball diamond outfield with Sorauren Park Sports.
Sponsored by Kim Kehoe, Sales Representative, Bosley Real Estate
Ball Hockey Tournament: 4 – 6 p.m.
On Wabash Avenue near the old linseed factory (street closed). Bring your sticks! With Sorauren Park Hosers.
Sponsored by Kim Kehoe, Sales Representative, Bosley Real Estate
Birthday Cake Decorating Contest: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Register online. Bring your cakes to the Cake Booth near the Fieldhouse for judging by our VIP panel. Winners announced 7 p.m. at the Main Stage on the Town Square.
Sponsored by Cookery
Food Zone: 4 – 8 p.m.
Fine food vendors on Wabash Avenue. Eat at the giant community dining table down Wabash Avenue. Street closed for the event. Vendors include:
• Augie’s Gourmet Ice Pops
• Earth & City … sandwiches and desserts
• Sonam’s Momos
• West End Food Co-op Kitchen … sandwiches, preserves, salads, drinks
• When the Pig Came Home … pork ribs
• Tapioca Gourmet … tapioca crepes, sweet and savoury
• Waffle Huis … waffles and donuts
• Jamie’s Cracked Corn … kettle corn
• ChocoSol Traders … tortillas, smoothines, chocolate
• Rowe Farms … chilli dogs
• De La Mer … salmon burgers
Sponsored by AyA Kitchens and Baths
Table decorations by Willem & Joöls
History Exhibits: 4 p.m. onwards
Explore the stories and secrets of Sorauren Park at three exhibit zones:
• Past (along the baseball diamond fence)
• Present (on the Town Square fence)
• Future (on the Wabash Avenue fence in front of the future Wabash Community Centre)
Sponsored by High Park Real Estate Group
MAIN STAGE on the Sorauren Town Square:
4 p.m. Kick-off Emcee: Peter Armstrong, CBC
4 – 5 p.m. The Monkey Bunch: For people who love music and want their kids to love it too!
5 p.m. Emcee: Jorge Miguel, Wabash Building Society
5 – 6 p.m. Teen music sensations. Catch them now!
6 p.m. Emcee: TBA, Roncesvalles Macdonell Residents Association
6 – 7 p.m. Square Dancing on the Town Square. Join in, no experience necessary!
• Caller: Ivy Mairi
• Fiddler: Anne Lederman
• Keyboardist: Emilyn Stam
7 p.m. Emcee: Tyler Stewart of the Barenaked Ladies with special guests. Cake Decorating Contest Winners announced.
7:20 p.m. Paul James Band
8:15 p.m. Emcee: TBA, Revue Film Society
8:30 – 10:10 p.m. Outdoor Movie, the classic “Jumanji” (PG) from 20 years ago. Bring your lawn chair. Popcorn for sale!
Outdoor movie sponsored by Andrea Morrison, Sales Representative, Royal LePage and Revue Cinema
10:10 – 11 p.m. Tear-down (volunteers welcome). Till next time