JUNO Award Winners Set to "Make Some Noise" in the library

Jully Black, Buck 65 join the library's fall concert line-up

TORONTO, Sept. 28 /CNW/ - Toronto Public Library's award-winning Make Some Noise series gets underway for the fall with free, all-ages live music concerts and workshops. Thanks to support from the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the library is partnering this year with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and the JUNO Awards to bring the best in live music to the stacks.

The JUNOS, which is being held in Toronto in March 2011, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Very special shows are booked with JUNO winners:

    
    Who:   Buck 65
    Where: Bloor/Gladstone Branch, 1101 Bloor Street West
    When:  Friday, October 15, 2010 at 8 p.m.

    Who:   Jully Black
    Where: York Woods Library Theatre, 1785 Finch Avenue West
    When:  Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 8 p.m.
    

The Make Some Noise...Take Some Noise program brings the library's local music collection of nearly 900 CDs to life in the stacks of branches around the city. The initiative, which won the Ontario Library Association's 2009 Media and Communications Award, provides people of all ages an opportunity to see Toronto's hottest indie bands live for free at their library branches. Workshops are also booked to encourage participation in the arts, especially for youth, and help develop employment opportunities through education and awareness.

Through their support of Make Some Noise, partners Soundscapes music store, Exclaim! magazine and the Polaris Music Prize continue to provide an invaluable contribution to helping the library support local music in Toronto.

In addition to the JUNO winners, the fall series will feature two more free concerts and two free workshops:

    
    Who:   Diamond Rings Unplugged
    Where: Parkdale Branch, 1303 Queen Street West
    When:  Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8 p.m.

    Who:   The Magic, with surprise musical guests
    Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street
    When:  Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 8 p.m.

    Who:   Innovative video creators Colin Medley, David Oppenheim and Iris
           Fraser - Tape Some Noise Workshop
    Where: Lillian H. Smith Branch, 239 College Street
    When:  Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 7 p.m.

    Who:   Author, Musician & Journalist Stuart Berman - This Workshop is
           Broken
    Where: Danforth/Coxwell Branch, 1675 Danforth Avenue
    When:  Wednesday December 1, 2010, at 7 p.m.
    

About CARAS

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L'academie canadienne des arts et des sciences de l'enregistrement (CARAS) is a not-for-profit organization created to preserve and enhance the Canadian music and recording industries and to contribute toward higher artistic and industry standards. The main focus of CARAS is the exploration and development of opportunities to showcase and promote Canadian artists and music through vehicles such as the JUNO Awards. For more information on the 40th Annual JUNO Awards or CARAS please visit our websites at www.junoawards.ca and www.carasonline.ca.

About OMDC

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture that facilitates economic development opportunities for Ontario's cultural media industries including: music, book and magazine publishing, film and television and interactive digital media industries. Visit www.omdc.on.ca

Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 17.5 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow more than 31 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131.

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