Music in the Park – July 9, 2025

Exhibition Place, in collaboration with Parkdale Residents Association, is excited to present Music in the Park at ExPlace, a free summer concert series happening Wednesday evenings from June 11 – July 16 at Centennial Park.

Enjoy an evening of live performances by an incredible mix of emerging and established Toronto musicians. Plus, shop from community vendors and grab tasty bites from local food vendors!

Bring your friends, pack a picnic, and settle in for a night of great music under the gazebo.

Don’t forget to share your experience using #MyExPlace and #ParkdaleRA for a chance to be featured on @explaceto!

🕘 5 PM – 9 PM
📍 Centennial Park, 14 Saskatchewan Rd.

Artists

Fred Spek’s Camp Combo

Oddball cover songs, original tunes and exuberant playing from a wacky hybrid of pop/swing/jazz and polka. TV themes, surf, and maudlin ballads.

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Kazdoura Duo

Founded by Syrian singer Leen Hamo and Lebanese jazz musician John Abou Chacra, rooted in Levantine Arabic music and fueled by genre-bending experimentation, Kazdoura is a vibrant fusion of Arabic Maqams, Middle Eastern groovy rhythms, creating a fresh and electrifying take on Arabic classics and original compositions.

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Hobo Soles

Conny Nowe and Rachel Melas are the Hobo Soles, and they love nothing more than to while away the hours playing Old Time fiddle tunes from Appalachia, rags and cakewalks from the turn of the last century and a wild selection of work songs, train songs, Gypsy jazz, Klezmer, and whatever else will suit the zeitgeist and get toes tapping.

Conny and Rachel began their musical voyage as a rock ‘n roll rhythm section in the now infamous Vancouver punk scene of the early 80s.  Moving East to Toronto, they turned their musical attention to World music, Jazz and Folk. Conny studied jazz drumming with renowned teacher Jim Blackley, and Rachel took up the upright bass. In the millennium, they discovered Old Time, Klezmer and Ragtime and have spent the last 25 years studying, jamming and performing acoustic traditional music.  They currently perform together in Cajun and Zydeco band Swamperella,  Klezmer band The Horables, vintage swing band  The Sonny Balcones, and with Jazz inflected singer songwriter Annabelle Chvostek.

Conny Nowe plays mandolin, guitar, drums and washboard. Rachel Melas plays upright bass, fiddle, guitar, accordion and sings.

See the full artist lineup