UWSA Coming Home Music Festival -Sept 5, 2012

UWSA Coming Home Music Festival – September 5, 2012

The University of Windsor Students’ Alliance – and the University I proudly call home – is pleased to announce its full line up for the UWSA Coming Home Music Festival, taking place at the Riverfront Festival Plaza on September 5, 2012 from 5 to 11 p.m.

The UWSA Coming Home Music Festival will also feature MANZONE AND STRONG - DJs, Producers and Purveyors of House Music in Toronto. Voted "Best House Djs" 5 consecutive years at the Nightclub Awards. Manzone and Strong also performed at the 2011 Coming Home Music Festival.

Their brand of house music is fueled by an endless array of samples, loops and efx that are constantly being injected into the mix re-creating new rhythms. Whether its on 4 decks or back to back, these two are guaranteed to deliver the goods time and time again. For over a decade their unique style has echoed throughout the scene thus rewarding them with many residencies locally and internationally including the world famous GUVERNMENT (Toronto), THE DRINK, SKYBAR, THIS IS LONDON, BEACH CLUB (Montreal), BOOM BOOM ROOM (Windsor) and many more.

Rounding out the line-up are two local Detroit artists YOS and ABOUDI ISSA – both have performed with some of the world’s top djs including Avicii!

Artist Line Up

Avicii – Stockholm, Sweden

Josh Karmin – Windsor, Ontario, Canada

MC FLIPSIDE – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

MANZONE & STRONG – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

YOS – Detroit, Michigan, USA

ABOUDI ISSA – Detroit, Michigan, USA

Visit www.cominghomemusicfestival.com to purchase your tickets now or head on over to The Boom Boom Room, downtown Windsor! And Biz X will see you there!

Lighthouse Comes to the Chrysler Theatre August 23, 2012

Legendary Lighthouse with Light Up the Chrysler Theatre Stage

August 23, 2012

Lighthouse burst on the scene in 1969 with a unique blend of rock, jazz and classical influences that defied all conventions. They took Canada by storm, receiving four successive “Group of the Year Junos” and an “Outstanding Male Performance Juno” for Bob McBride. Fans responded by buying nine gold and platinum albums with international hits such as One Fine Morning, Sunny Days, Hats Off to the Stranger, 1849 and Pretty Lady.

Always innovative, Lighthouse collaborated and toured across the country with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company; wrote and performed the score for a CBC production of Prometheus Bound with Shakespearean actress Irene Worth; were the first rock band to headline the Newport, Monterey, and Boston Globe Jazz Festivals and the first to perform with a symphony orchestra.

Lighthouse represented Canada at Expo ’70 in Japan and their performance caused a near riot. In 1972 they performed for 98,000 people at Toronto’s City Hall and their weekend reunion at Ontario Place in 1982 drew an audience of 50,000.

Today Lighthouse is creating the same magic with an extraordinary group of ten musicians featuring the original nucleus of Skip Prokop, Ralph Cole and Paul Hoffert, an all-star horn section with originals Russ Little and Steve Kennedy and dynamic lead vocalist Dan Clancy.

Tickets are $39.95 plus tax and are on sale from the Chrysler Theatre Box Office, call 519-252-6579, or visit the Box Office at 201 Riverside Dr West at Ferry St.  ONLINE chryslertheatre.com

by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

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Hee-Haw, It's Rodeo Time: August 18 & 19, 2012!

HARROW ROCK ‘N HORSE FEST RIDES AGAIN!

The first ever Ram Rodeo North American Showdown is to be featured at the 2012 Rock ‘N Horse Fest this August 18th and 19th at Cidermill Farms in Harrow, ON.  Top Canadian Cowboys square off against top U.S. Cowboys in a battle of national pride in what promises to be the most exciting rodeo of the Ontario Circuit and a draw for spectators on both sides of the border.

The Rock ‘N Horse Fest was a great success in its inaugural year attracting approximately 250 horses and over 7,000 spectators to Harrow.  “We expect this year’s festival to be bigger and better”, says Ted Boomer, festival organizer.   “The town has embraced the festival wholeheartedly and is enthusiastic to make 2012 even more exciting.

New for 2012 is the Ram Equestrian Southern Ontario Derby-Cross Finals which combine the skill and power of stadium jumping with the speed and bravery of the cross country course.  Friday evening’s welcome bash features Jody Raffoul on the Blackburn Soundstage,  Saturday will see the return of the Hunter/Jumper Team Challenge for Breast Cancer  as well as the Ram Rodeo North American Showdown followed by music by British Beat 66 and the Hit Men. The festival’s “Little Folk’s Field” will feature activities for children such as pony rides and games.  A portion of admission sales for the festival will support The Children’s Wish Foundation. 

Sunday, August 19^th is officially declared “Harrow Horse Day”.  The town will open to horses and return to the days of true horse-power, celebrating equine culture with a Cowboy Breakfast at Shooter’s and the K of C Hall, followed by the Horses for Hospice Parade, open to all riders, drivers, stick horses, and hobby horses.  The Horses for Hospice is the kick off to the Hospice Face to Face fundraising campaign.  Participants will seek pledges for the cause.  One hundred percent of the parade proceeds will go to Hospice.  Horses for Hospice will be a totally unique to Harrow.  Participants of all disciplines will parade through town and out to Cidermill Farms, in time to take in the final Harrow RAM Rodeo.   A full festival schedule and ticket information is available at www.rocknhorsefest.com

For more information:        Pat Laing, pat@cidermillfarms.ca   or 519-903-1244

                                                Dewar Laing  dlaing@laingparent.com  or 519-817-1244

Photo credit:

Ram Rodeo is back at Rock ‘N Horse Fest 2012 photo by Norm Betts

by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

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Windsor Eats Presents "Eat Your City" August 6 to 12, 2012

It’s time to celebrate our local restaurants!  For one week only, diners and food lovers can celebrate Windsor and Essex County’s local dining scene by taking part in a unique culinary event.

From August 6 to August 12, 2012, visit any Eat Your City Restaurant Week participating restaurant and indulge in 3-course meals for lunch or dinner at great values across the county. Each restaurant will offer a unique Eat Your City menu and highlight the diverse and exceptional local dining in the region.

Diners can enjoy a 3 course lunch for $10 or $15 or head out to dinner and indulge in a 3 course meal for either $25 or $35 and choose from multiple selections for each course.

“It is a great value for your money,” says Adriano Ciotoli, co-owner of WindsorEats. “It provides an opportunity to visit a restaurant you’ve never been to before without breaking your budget.  Many of the participating restaurants are also offering items not normally on their regular menu.” 

Eat Your City Restaurant Week is a summer celebration showcasing the diverse cuisine Windsor and Essex County has to offer with prix fixe menus at many of the area’s top restaurants.

Eat Your City 3-course meals are per person and do not include beverages, taxes or tip. To get a complete listing of participating Eat Your City restaurants, events and to view menus visit www.windsoreats.com/eatyourcity

by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

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