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Canada’s Walk of Fame Introduces A Four-Day Festival Featuring Iconic Performances: October 14 – 17
August 4, 2010
Canada’s Walk of Fame Introduces A Four-Day Festival Featuring Iconic Performances: October 14 – 17
- Paul Anka, Burton Cummings, Buffy St. Marie and the best of the Canadian Comedy Awards headline this four-day event -
- Tickets go on sale Monday, August 16 -
- Over 40 free performances to be announced -
(Toronto, Ontario) August 4, 2010 –The Board of Directors of Canada’s Walk of Fame announced today that its annual celebration of outstanding achievements by Canadians all over the world will be expanded to cover four days of music, comedy and film featuring some of Canada’s most popular and iconic performers.
The Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival, which has been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, will include the annual induction ceremony (October 16), and will be held from October 14-17, 2010.
In all, over 50 performances will be announced for the festival, of which over 40 will be free, including a spotlight on 26 emerging music artists. Kicking-off the four-day celebration, on Thursday, October 14, internationally acclaimed singer/actor Paul Anka is set to perform his major hits at Massey Hall. Anka, who has been named the 21st most successful artist in history by Billboard Magazine, has achieved international acclaim having recorded more than 900 songs and 124 albums in five different languages.
Legendary singer/songwriter, Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) will take the stage at Massey Hall the following evening on Friday, October 15.
Multiple JUNO Award winner, Buffy Sainte-Marie will perform at the Elgin Theatre on Saturday October 16 and The Best of the Canadian Comedy Awards will round out the festival on Sunday, October 17 featuring Mary Walsh, Colin Mochrie, Don Ferguson, Roger Abbott and Debra DiGiovanni.
Tickets for The Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival begin at $45 and go on sale Monday, August 16 at 10 a.m. EST, through
www.cwofest.ca.
Additional programming announcements to come.
“This Festival is a unique and unprecedented showcase of our home grown talent – one that allows greater opportunities for the public to enjoy and celebrate our artistic achievements,” said Peter Soumalias, President and CEO. “The goal of this four-day event is to not only honour some of the legendary performers this country has produced, but to also inspire the next generation of emerging Canadian talent. We are proud to kick-off this festival with a spotlight on nearly three dozen emerging artists. This is only the beginning.”
“The Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival is the largest undertaking in our history and a significant addition to our signature events that have included the Red Carpet Inductee Ceremony, the Tribute Show, the Inductee Charity Ball and the national broadcast on Global and Slice™,” said Mary Pompili, COO. “The timing of the Festival – October – will ensure that it is the marquee event in the city, and will attract a diverse and socially active demographic from Toronto and the surrounding areas, across the province and beyond.”
“Canada's Walk of Fame promotes our cultural achievements and attracts visitors to our province. Our government is excited to help expand the festival’s offerings and build on the tourism potential of this national attraction,” said Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism and Culture.
All programming and content will be 100% Canadian taking place at Yonge-Dundas Square, Massey Hall, Trinity Church, the Hard Rock Café the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre, and the Yonge Street Red Carpet Stage as well a number of Toronto hotels in the area. Visit
www.cwofest.ca for details.
Canada’s Walk of Fame, together with Canwest unveiled the names of the 2010 inductees at a special press conference on June 8, 2010. The seven inductees will each receive their tribute on Saturday, October 16 at Toronto’s Canon Theatre. The Tribute show will be broadcast on Global and Slice™ following the gala ceremony (date and time TBA).
The 13th annual Canada’s Walk of Fame will add the following Canadian icons to its current list of 124 inductees:
David Clayton-Thomas Eric McCormack
Nelly Furtado Farley Mowat
Doug Henning Sarah Polley
Clara Hughes
About Canada’s Walk of Fame:
Established in 1998, Canada’s Walk of Fame aims to educate, inform, and inspire through the permanent celebration of achievements in Canadian music, sport, film and television as well as the literary, visual and performing arts, and science and innovation. The annual celebration culminates in a televised tribute special that honours Canada’s finest stars from the worlds of arts, entertainment and sports. Each inductee is immortalized, their names forever cemented into the sidewalks of Toronto’s Entertainment District. To-date, 124 Canadians have been honoured, including Margaret Atwood, Howie Mandel, Steve Nash, Michael J. Fox and Blue Rodeo. A complete list of inductees along with more information on Canada’s Walk of Fame can be found at
www.canadaswalkoffame.com.
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