It was close to a perfect weekend - with two wonderful events - both free.

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August 12th, 2019

BURLINGTON, ON

 

How did the weekend go?

It was a honey of a weekend – the weather worked and there were two events that were great – tough if you missed them.

Neither would have cost you a dime.

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Business was brisk and the choices were varied. Well curated.

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Stephanie Finn

On Saturday Stephanie Finn held her summer Burlington Made Pop UP event in the Village Square. The 35+ participants had a very healthy crowd hovering over the tables that were spread through the Village.

It was a curated event which meant that Finn interviewed every one of the participants. “I ended up turning away 80% of those that applied to take part” she said.

There is one more Summer Pop Up and a number of other events on schedule for the rest of the year.

Sunday, the second day of the Performing Arts Centre Jazz on the Patio program. Steven Taetz sang along with his quintet – you had to be there to appreciate it.

Kudos to Performing Arts for holding the event and a Tip of the Top Hat to the Downtown Business Association for sponsoring.

One bothersome item. There were far too many chairs that were not occupied. People were saving chairs for others who didn’t arrive or didn’t want to share their table. That left people standing who could have been seated.

The ushers could have taken people to those tables.

And – some umbrellas to shade listeners from the blazing sun.

The music however made it all worthwhile.

Listen to Steve – he performed this piece Sunday afternoon.

 

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