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York Region Entertainment Guide Winter 2015

With winter closing in, while we can enjoy the splendour and activities associated with the winter outdoors, we can also look forward to some unique indoor aventures for all ages.

Whether you're looking for interactive or live entertainment such as a laser tag experience or a holiday season play, this York Region area focused guide from YOURk Region Media & Events will direct you where you need to look.


Click here for a link to live York Region Entertainment in Hospitality establishments. 

Live Music

November 29, 2015 at 2 p.m.

John presents many of his well-know songs with a sprinkling of your Christmas favourites. Tickets are $55 for Adults and and $50 for Seniors 65+ (plus hst). Click here for tickets to John McDermott.
Newmarket Theatre, Pickering Cres


Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. 
Join for a magical evening celebrating the Christmas season with, “Elvis: A Christmas Special” featuring  
Multi-Award Winning Elvis Tribute Artist Pete Paquette with the "Rockin’ Royals” Showband, accompanied by the “M.I.B. Horns” and the sensational “Tonettes." and will showcase Elvis Presley's greatest Christmas Carols and songs of Inspiration such as: “Blue Christmas”, “Here Comes Santa Claus”, “I Believe”, “The Wonderful World of Christmas”, “American Trilogy”, and many more favorites. . Click here for tickets to Elvis: A Christmas Special with Pete Paquette. 
Newmarket Theatre, Pickering Cres. 

 

OLIVER! 

St. Andrew's College, Aurora, Ont Canada

Thursday 26, Please Sir, I want some more!

Also Fri 27 November, 2015 

 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM (EST) tickets@sac.on.ca

Cantabile Chorale of York Region
presents its final concert

 

The Joy of Christmas
Monday, December 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Thornhill United Church
25 Elgin St.  map
(Dudley & Elgin Streets in Thornhill)

Robert Richardson, Founder/Director. Ethel Briggs, Guest Accompanist
Rev. Sebastian Meadows-Helmer, Guest Violinist
Audience Carol Singing
Reception after the concert

Call 905-731-8318 for more information.

www.cantabile.ca



Festival of Lights
Downtown Markham

The family favourite returns to FRIDAY NIGHT. Come and see some of the improvements made on  Main Street Markham while you enjoy a Free Horse and Buggy ride! There will also be jugglers, live music, stilt walking elfs, fire artists from Zero Gravity Circus, carollers, and of course a surprise visit from Santa and more!
Sat Nov 28th View event website



Mary Poppins

Start: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 7:30 PM
End: Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 1:30 PM
RICHMOND HILL - One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film.
10268 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill

Company, a Musical Comedy
Start: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM
End: Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 9:00 PM
Newmarket - On his 35th birthday, Bobby—a commitment-phobic bachelor—searches for the answers to love and life in New York City. While enjoying the company of some lovely ladies, he observes both the joy ... 
Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres



The McMichael Concert Series, part of the Signature Performance Series, returns with three concerts by leading Canadian musicians. A gallery visit and parking are included in the price of the concert;

October 4, 3 pm: David Buchbinder’s Quartet
November 1, 3 pm: Genevieve Marentette Quartet
November 29, 3 pm: Tony Quarrington and Friends
10365 Islington Ave. Kleinberg, Ontario.





Xmas Cards! 

This House Was Made for Christmas celebrates the art of Christmas greeting cards, which were designed by seminal Canadian artists of the twentieth century. Several members of the Group of Seven, including Lawren Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, and A.J. Casson, and their contemporaries, as well as aboriginal artists of Canada are represented with works drawn from the McMichael art and archival collections as well as private holdings, some of which have never been displayed before.
10365 Islington Ave. Kleinberg, Ontario. Ends Jan 31 2016 info@Mcmichael.com

And Finally...Ballet!
Canada's Ballet Jörgen presents The Nutcracker
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 www.markhamtheatre.ca 
  Location: FLATO Markham Theatre
171 Town Centre Boulevard
  map


Tom's Top 10 - Dining and Entertainment Listing - Restaurant / Night Clubs Guide to Newmarket / Aurora


Twenty years ago, as Entertainment Editor in Newmarket at Cover Story Newspaper York Region, I wrote a Tom's Top Ten List of Eateries / Dining Out guide section and listed my fave restaurants, often writing about the places listed through my food review-like diners column "Local Flavour" and about entertainment in "At The Clubs" including the York Region and Newmarket area nightclub listings.
Tom's Top 10
Here is a list of Tom's Top 10 hospitality establishments that combine entertainment and dining out within 10k radius of Newmarket.

Tom's Top 10 considers reputation, menu diversity, value, hospitality, quality and dancing / entertainment. They are in no particular order. 
Ole!
1 - Made In Mexico Restaurant & Cantina Tequila 185
Restaurant and Cantina,Tequila185, 185 Main St South 905-235-7722
#Tom Bits : Yeepa! Features home made food - even the tortilla's - that's the difference. Restaurant is upstairs, downstairs is the Night Club, Tequila 185. Fri, Sat features various from DJ to bands to comedy. 


2- The Sociable Pub   
The Sociable Pub
905-235-7782 17380 Yonge St Newmarket, Authentic Maritime Pub, Stick to your bones ribs...Live Entertainment weekends as well as Open Mic last Tuesday of every month. Friendly. Couple owned.

3- Villa Risi Ristorante
16995 Yonge St - 905-836-8062
Casual Italian fine dining with piano bar. Live Rythym &Blues weekends. Valentines & Special Menu Days.


Casual



4- Big Daddy's Rock & Roll Emporium,
446 Davis Dr 905-898-0001 Tom Bits : Former long time steak house location. Built-in stage, fair size. Theme nights, old time rock & roll with dancing venue. Reputable chicken wings.  Live Bands or DJ entertainment weekends.Definitely not upscale.


Tom's Top 10 Dining

5- Fionn MacCool'17315 Leslie St 
905-898-7899
Restaurant  / Pub
Live Entertainment Thurs, Fri, Sat
Thursday $5 Craft Beer Night.
Home style pub food mm-made in-house!


Best Karaoke

6- Cynthia's Chinese Restaurant 
16715 Yonge St. 905-836-8113
Tom Bits: Newmarket's original karaoke restaurant & Tom's Top 10 list member. Now 3 restaurants and wear traditional imperial Chinese robes but not much else has changed, except their wine list has grown to exceptional! Still good food and service, but have added more entertainment to the slate Now Featuring Can G accompanying keyboards with Classic Rock, Rythm n Blues, Oldies, Latin and Soft Jazz Music.

More Great Karaoke!
7 - Friday nights Wild Wings 340 Eagle St  905-836-5454


Special Events / Halls -   

Stellar Hall 1220 Stellar Dr unit 205 905-830-9441



Special events, dinner theatre, full hall rental and staffing with on site catering availability. Tom Bits :Events hall, Renovated, gorgeous, reputable #Great Food. 20 years experienced hospitality. Dj DancesLive Entertainment,  Dinner Theatre, Mother's Day Brunch, New Year'Eve Dinner & Party - 2015 / 16 - $75, includes Open Bar.


Edge of Town Live Weekend Entertainment 
8- King Richards Pub - 15570 Yonge St Aurora - 905-727-2337 - Live Entertainment Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Daily Specials.

Sat Nights Only now for Dancing here
9- Aurora - Dancing
The Graystones Restaurant & Lounge
14889 Yonge St 905-727-9561
New sign, but nothing much else has changed. Graystones Aurora is actually only open Saturday nights for 30+ Dancing w DJ, except on the rare occasion, although the restaurant part is open all week long. Odd quirk. Been that way for years. Popular Sat singles haunt.  Small town service. I remember reviewing the wiener schnitzel  for " Local Flavour"."T'was supoib" then. $5 Cover - $10 after midnight.
MorAurora!
10- Aw Shucks Steak Oyster Bar & Bistro
15230 Yonge St Aurora 905-727-5100
Tom Bits : 3rd year in roomy, beautiful  completely renovated, historic location. Hardwood Floors, outdoor upper level, heated patio. Seafood and steaks the house specialty.   

Live Entertainment weekends No Cover. Friday's are A.S.'s best night.
Boonie Pick, King City

Hogan's Inn 12998 Keele St, 905-833-5311
Tom Bits : A regular on Tom's original Top Ten eatery picks for CoverStory York Region 20 years ago. Longtime, infamous cuisine. Upscale dining. Beautiful, historic cobblestone house and setting. Features fine dining upstairs and the Hunt Pub downstairs with Live Entertainment such as Rhythm & Blues sensations Bad Dog

Taxi Service in York Region call 310 - 310 - 3
Toms Top TO Pick
#PartyAdviserGuru Val  of Parties Without Borders and Toot's Capital fame tells me.

You can check out her other TO picks here!
Tom's Top 10 Video!
Watch for TPE's Tom's Top 10 Restaurants, Pizza and  Tom's Top 10 Live Entertainment
Invite TP to visit and sample your hospitality and we'll cover you in an industry blog!
Or we can feature just you! We guarantee to rank highly in Google searches by people looking for restaurants or clubs of YOUR TYPE!


Tom The Temp

Night Clubs and Restaurants Guide Newmarket for Valentines Specials

TOM's TOP 10 is 20 years old!
Welcome to At the Clubs and Local Flavour all rolled into one! Traditionally January & February are the slowest times of the year in the hospitality industry and to that end communicating what restaurants and clubs have is important.

In addition to what I was able to note here on what clubs & restaurants / bars are doing in the new year, there is more info more posted in my Tom's Top 10 Newmarket Dining Entertainment Guide already - accessible to you via this link or simply by Google searching " Entertainment, Dining, Newmarket" or
Toms Top 10 Guides.

At a stopover at Big Chris BBQ at their recent Tues Jam Night I found out about some upcoming acts but one in particular stood out to me which was Taratuma,  a long time, very popular band in the area, and not heard of them playing locally in a while, so a great chance to check them out whilst enjoying some Big Chris BBQ from the smokehouses menu. As well as Feb 14 w Connie Scriver for Valentines Day




Watch for TPE's Tom's Top 10 Dining reviews.

With Valentines Day coming up, a number of places are offering up some pretty nice night out packages. 

Villa Risi for example offers fine dining and also live jazz/blues duo entertainment, featuring the fab rythm, blues and jazz singer sensation Lori Viola for Feb 14 Valentines Day Dinner and a special, with choices menu.and options including glass of champagne and divine chocolates and ala carte style menu choices!.
I'd book fast to impress your lady or guy. Pronto!

Valentines Dinner Theatre

Stellar Hall and Events Centre - 1220 Stellar Dr, Newmarket - has a couple of events going on Valentines Day weekend, including the feature night Feb 14 Dinner Theatre show in a show directed by Karen barjker and featuring prefpormers from Spotlight! Book now for this sure to be sold out event! New Years also always a blast at Stellar Hall. Call 289-221-0928 for more info.

Sparro Ristorante coming soon
I'm sure all of Tom's Top 10 have some kind of entertainment and dining specials set up for valentines - check out the Tom's Top 10 Dining Entertainment Guide to access them all.

TOMBITS: I discovered another place in Newmarket on Main St below Made In Mexico called Tequila 185, Top 10 worthy as well, offering up some dining w dancing and occasional live entertainment .

Watch for a new Italian restaurant by Riverwalk Commons and Main St, Sparro Ristorante, coming soon!,

Stopped by The Cove on Davis Dr in search of Newmarket's best Fish & Chips deal $5 but arggg! The owner was not around to say hi too! Stay tuna-ed! Also a lively sports bar...Arrrr!gos?!

In my travels I'm often in a hurry and doing fast food and expect a value for my dollar when doing so and in response to that Tom's Top 10 categories will continue to pop up on your screens with our latest being Tom's Top 10 Pizza! Enjoy!

TP Out!

Toms Top 10 Entertainment and Restaurant Mother's Day Hot Spots!

Stellar Hall and Event Centre
Newmarket Area Restaurant and Entertainment Tom's Top 10 Guide
Recently I had the fortune of getting out and about during the holidays and new year's season and it spurred me on a wee bit so to speak. First I created a New Year's Eve Guide which went so well, I decided to create a listing Guide of Top 10 choices of restaurants and clubs that offer
both entertainment and good food fare.

I realized there was no reliable place to source local restaurants for night out entertainment and dancing that would also be a good place to eat..or neither for that matter!

Villa Risi has a beautiful Piano Bar too
At any rate, I managed to pop into a few places that had been interested to get on the list and sounds like they all have some cool stuff upcoming.including weekends classic rock live entertainment at Big Chris BBQ, formerly Orleans, and a Valentines Dinner and Dance Feb 14 at Stellar Hall as well as a Drydance Production Feb 15 and Villa Risi features Live Rythm N Blues Entertainment as well!

TOM'S TOP 10 GUIDE

 
New Years Eve went off without a hitch with hosts Highway 11 Car Club, the place filling up over the last few days, and the club hosts putting on a great time. Rob the DJ seemed to really have the groove with the dance floor always busy and have to hand it to him. Really a good buzz in the room and door prizes rounded out the fun along with some poker play.

Shortly thereafter I somehow got stung to come in and help out Stellar Hall & Event Centre with a private function birthday featuring..drum roll...an all male review! Ha. That was a blast from behind the scenes! Women are crazier than men when it comes to these things.Ha. but in a yahoo fun kind of way....I think...Ha...anyway to the sweet girl who thought I looked like Eric Roberts..Nice try! What kind of a guy do you think I am young lady!? You're right!!!! Doh!

Sailor Jerry Party Jan 17
Also dropped into Big Chris BBQ - yes there really is a Big Chris - and on top of all theweekend live entertainment they have - they have some other cool events on the slate such as a Tues Jams,Sailor Jerry tastings and some hot tub parties for April were mentioned! I'll keep you informed!
Beautiful decor at Villa Risi Ristorante
I never knew Villa Risi was so beautiful inside, well I guess I knew but it had been awhile. 
Peter tells me he has a great line up of entertainers from Rythym n Blues to classic rock to piano and invited me to check it out this Friday night I'm looking forward to it and it's - a gorgeous room for someone to showcase their talent!



I have a wack more places to visit in the next few days and am planning to pop in and test / see some of the Newmarket area entertainment and hospitality upcoming this weekend! Stay tuned!

TP Out!

New Year's Eve Restaurant Party Guide Newmarket - Last Minute Club Listings

So you broke a promise you made to yourself last year to have your New Year's Eve planned and reservations booked to avoid any confusion of what to do at the last minute. You were going to already have made plans to stay local and cab it, or have a designated driver picked out who comes along. The third wheel as it were perhaps, or maybe that's you! Get a cab anywhere in York Region 1-800-668-0001

Either way it's all moot because once again you've procrastinated your face off and put yourself in a precarious position. You know restaurants and pubs / clubs will be busy likely and don't want to waste any more time and so you're now willing to concede the formal sit down dinner even, need be.



2015-16 New Year's Eve Party Guide!

Well you are in luck my friend because this 2015-16 Last Minute Guide link to party spot, restaurant, entertainment & bars is just for you! All of the choices are within a 10 mile radius of Aurora / Newmarket and all provide a top notch experience with walk-in options for no reserve for the entertainment / later evening portion or bar area only cover charges - although we do advise where possible you reserve to ensure entry.


Best Deal Choices -

My fave deal for group bookings would be Stellar Hall, based on their experience with larger parties and New Year's Eve value with a $75 per, all inclusive with open bar deal!
Call TP for more info @ 289-221-0928 

For my personal walk-in choice - including having the best opportunity of gaining entrance as a " walk-in" patron -  it would be the Fionn MacCool's @ 17315 Leslie..$20 includes midnight toast and Live Entertainment. 
Book@905-898-7899

Watch for TPE's GTA Top 10 Dining and Clubs  Listings Coming in 2016.
Great Staff + Great Time = Happy New Year!

Dance, Dining, Party Restaurant Hot Spots Guide to G.T.A., Newmarket, York Region,

TOM's TOP 10 is 20 years old!
Welcome to At the Clubs and Local Flavour all rolled into one! Traditionally January & February are the slowest times of the year in the hospitality industry and to that end communicating what restaurants and clubs have is important.

In addition to what I was able to note here on what clubs & restaurants / bars are doing in the new year, there is more info more posted in my Tom's Top 10 Newmarket Dining Entertainment Guide already - accessible to you via this link or simply by Google searching " Entertainment, Dining, Newmarket" or

Click To Toms Top 10 New Year's Eve Guide Newmarket area.


Watch for TPE's Tom's Top 10 Dining reviews.



Group Booking Choice! Stellar Hall and Events Centre - 1220 Stellar Dr, Newmarket - Book now for a sure to be sold out 2016 event! New Years Eve Bash $75 includes buffet dinner, hot hors doerves, and OPEN BAR!...Always a blast at Stellar Hall. Call TP@ 289-221-0928 for the best deal in town!

Sparro Ristorante now open
But I'm sure all of Tom's Top 10 have some kind of entertainment and dining specials set up for NY's and Valentines - check out the Tom's Top 10 Dining Entertainment Guide to access them all.

TOMBITS: I discovered another place in Newmarket recently called Fionn McCool's located at 17315 Leslie St Newmarket and features $5 Craft Beers Thurs with Live acoustical Entertainment as well as LIVE BANDS WEEKENDS, 905-898-7899. $20 New Year's Eve. Also..on Main St below Made In Mexico Tequila 185, Top 10 worthy as well, offering up some dining w dancing and occasional live entertainment .

Now Open!Watch for new Italian restaurant by Riverwalk Commons and Main St, Sparro Ristorante,


New Fish & Chips on Main St.
In my travels I'm often in a hurry and doing fast food and expect a value for my dollar when doing so and in response to that Tom's Top 10 categories will continue to pop up on your screens with our latest being Tom's Top 10 Pizza! Enjoy! Mange!

TP Out!