This Week's Downtown Events
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Downtown Flashback
Detroit and Windsor Ferry Company, postmarked August 18, 1928. The main entrance to the docks was located at the foot of Ouellette Avenue, now Dieppe Park. Prior to 1870, the one-way fare across the river was a flat 10 cents, but dropped to 5 cents when Windsor's town council enacted a by-law on June 15, 1874. There were several exceptions, including the ferry "Favourite," offering a reduced rate of 3 cents, and the "Mohawk" that slashed the cross-border boat ride to a rock-bottom price of only 1 cent.
Description and photo courtesy of Walkerville Publishing Company
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Red White & You... Canada Day Bash!
Loft Nightclub and Lounge
20 Chatham St. East
Wednesday, June 30th 9:30 PM
Join The Loft in celebrating Canada's birthday with a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Canada's own Rush LIVE in concert at Bayfest 2010!
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LA Riots with Craig Sinclair
Skybar in The Boom Boom Room
315 Ouellette Ave
Friday, July 2nd 10:00 PM
Founding partner of LA Riots, Daniel LeDisko, has teamed with fellow veteran DJ/producer John Pegnato to reinvent a sound that melds influences of techno, house and drum n' bass. LA Riots maintains underground credibility while remixing for some of the industry's premier pop and rock labels.
For more information visit the Facebook event page.
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 Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market
44 University Ave. East
Saturday, July 3rd 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fresh, local produce, local crafts and products in Downtown Windsor. Brought to you by the Downtown Residents Association.
Entertainment Lineup:
Cameron Doig 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sean Gorman 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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 Summer Fest
Downtown Riverfront
Continues until Sunday, July 4th
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM daily
Don't miss
World's Finest Shows Midway, BMX stunt show, Buskers on the
midway and so much more!
 Buskers on the Midway
Downtown Riverfront
Thursday, July 1st - Sunday, July 4th Throughout the Day
Performers / Acts:
Bill and Wayne Show, Wayne Tellier, Bill Nuvo and Clinton Hammond.
 BMX Stunt Show: X-Treme BMX Team
Downtown Riverfront
Thursday, July 1st - Friday, July 2nd
Catch the excitement as 5 BMX stunt specialists take to the air in this thrilling show.
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 Canadian Youth Chess Championships
Hilton Windsor
277 Riverside Dr. West
Tuesday, July 6th - Friday, July 9th
The Canadian Youth Chess Championship is the national tournament for the top junior chess players in Canada. Winners in each section will represent Canada at the World Youth Chess Championship. The tournament is divided into 12 sections, based on age and gender.
For more information visit cycc.ca. |
 Russell Peters
The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
377 Riverside Dr. East
Saturday, July 3rd 9:00 PM
Canadian stand up comedian, Russell Peters, is coming to Caesars Windsor. The Gemini Award winner and star of CBC Radio One's Monsoon House will have audiences rolling in the aisles with his unique humour and entertaining stage presence. Tickets starting at $49.
 Counting Crows' Traveling Circus & Medicine Show
The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Thursday, July 8th 8:00 PM
American Rock artists, the Counting Crows take the stage at the Colosseum at Caesars Windsor. Having sold over 20 million records worldwide, they will be performing their classic hits which have earned them many accolades, including an Academy Award Nomination for Best Song. Tickets starting at $29.
For more information or to purchase tickets click here. |
 Motown in YoTown
Phog Lounge
157 University Ave. West
Thursday, July 8th 9:30 PM
A great night of high fives and bee hives, with some of the best in Motown and music of that golden era for your dancing pleasure. Suit up and come out for this Motown tribute.
For more information visit the Facebook event page.
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Windsor International Film Festival Presents:
 The Secret in their Eyes
Capitol Theatre & Arts Centre
121 University Ave.
Thursday, July 8th 6:30 PM
Newly retired from his career in Argentina's criminal court, Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) begins writing a novel about a case from his past that continues to haunt him. Tracking down the suspect becomes a personal obsession that draws him and his colleagues into ever-riskier situations. Despite their dedication, however, inept officials and politics both internal and external to the court threaten to let justice slip away. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2010.
 Exit Through the Gift Shop
Capitol Theatre & Arts Centre
Thursday, July 8th 9:15 PM
The debut film by renowned graffiti artist Banksy, a graffiti artist with a global reputation, whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner - with spectacular results.
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FREE WEDNESDAYS at the AGW
Brought to you by the Downtown Windsor BIA
Art Gallery of Windsor
401 Riverside Dr. West
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free Wednesdays continue all summer at the Art Gallery of Windsor sponsored by the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association (DWBIA). From 11:00 AM-5:00 PM every Wednesday visitors will enjoy free admission, a complimentary Gallery tour at 2:00 PM and many other exciting art activities including the AGW Volunteer Committee's ongoing lunchtime film series.
Art Discovery Programs - Summer Camps
Art Gallery of Windsor
Tuesday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM · Ages 6-12 · Registration $120 (per week)
July 6-9: Realistic Drawing and Sculpture
July 13-16: It's Design Week!
July 20-23: Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
July 27-30: Teen Art Week · 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Ages 12-18 · Registration: $130
Visit the agw.ca for details on Free Wednesdays, Summer Art Discovery Programs and other exciting exhibitions, events and activities taking place at the AGW. |
 New Summer Menu
Loose Goose Restropub & Lounge
126 Ouellette Ave.
Loose Goose launches its new summer menu! Come out and try all the new items including salad of the week.
Half priced appetizers Monday - Friday between
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
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 The Storefront Residencies for Social Innovation
406, 410 & 425 Pelissier St.
Through Sunday, July 11th
For 30 days, this project will call on over 25 different artists, writers, designers, restauranteurs, musicians, architects, archivists, and other interested parties to occupy a space in downtown Windsor for up to one month in June and July 2010 to attempt to intervene with the everyday realities of skyrocketing vacancy rates, failing economic strategies, and a place in need of new imagination.
All projects take place in either 406, 410 or 424 Pelissier Street in downtown Windsor. For more information please
visit brokencitylab.org. |
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