Mark your calendars Oz is coming... Toronto Revellers Band Launch 04.30.2011

Revellers ARE YOU READY? The Toronto Revellers 2011 "Welcome to Oz" Presentation will be held on Saturday April 30, 2011.

Section Leaders have selected their designs and are on their way to prepare an innovative interpretation of the beloved film Wizard of Oz.

Revellers we have listened to you... and we are incorporating your Toronto Reveller experiences into the Land of Oz, you won't be disappointed.

Our new and returning Section Leaders are taking the Toronto Revellers to new heights. Scotiabank Caribana Band of the Year... We Comin! !!

Keep connected to www.torontorevellers.com, Facebook and Twitter for updates or JOIN the Toronto Revellers mailing list.

Stay tuned for upcoming details and info. Revellers, We will Keep YOU in the Know!

For the Dancers/Performers out there!

 We just got this info and thought you might be interested!

Dancers/Performers

NOTE – For all categories dancers should be attractive, engaging and must be comfortable with a bar setting.  Will need two dancers in each category - partners preferred.  Dancers will be required for two to four sets, approximately 3-5 minute long and be asked to provide their own costumes, light choreography and music .

Caribana Dancers x2 – Females
Steel Pan Drummers x2 – Male or Female
Salsa Dancers – Male and Female pair or 2x Female solos
Classical Chinese Dancers x2 - Male or Female
Belly Dancers x2 - Females

Auditions: Monday, Nov 8, 2010, 5pm to 9pm

CORPORATE Event: Saturday, Nov 20, 2010 6:00pm to 11:30pm

Rate: $150-$200 per dancer, paid at the event. Rate dependent on involvement and costuming.

Location – Toronto

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS Saturday Nov 6th

Judy INC

CONTACT: Tracy Brown

EMAIL: tracy@judyinc.com

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! From the Toronto Revellers



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Visit Toronto for Caribana 2011

As the largest city in Canada, Toronto attracts millions of visitors each year and is renowned for playing host to the travellers of the world. Whether you are looking for excellent shopping, fine dining, checking out events or just seeing the sights, Toronto is sure to impress.

Why not visit Toronto in 2011? Participate in a masquerade band and experience the culture of the Caribbean with the Toronto Revellers at the Scotiabank Caribana Festival. You KNOW you want to...

Scotiabank Caribana Festival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, revelry as well as visual and performing arts. In its 44th year it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Hip Hop, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands. This colourful exhibition and display of genius is truly a musical panorama that is certain to bring a pleasing smile to the ancestral titans of Pan and Calypso music. _{- From the Official Scotiabank Caribana website}

Toronto Revellers is a cultural non-profit organization that aims to contribute to the multicultural landscape of Canada by promoting, celebrating and exploring the rich cultural diversities and traditions of the Caribbean. Since entering the Caribana competition in 2005, the TORONTO REVELLERS have become the premier masquerade (mas) band in the Scotiabank Caribana Festival (Toronto, Canada). In 2007 and 2008, they captured back-to-back “Band of the Year” titles, where band involvement has grown leaps and bounds at almost 2,000 community participants not including extended supporters by year 2010!

Choose Toronto for your 2011 vacation and "play mas" with the Toronto Revellers, It's all About the Experience, as we present... Welcome to OZ. It will be our most spectacular showcase yet! Join our mailing list, we will keep you "In the Know" of all things Caribana and Toronto Revellers!!!

Caribana takes place July 16th - August 2, 2011, with the 44th Annual Caribana Parade on Saturday July 30, 2011.

Revellers... ARE. YOU. READY!?!?!

Our Future, Our Youth Essay Writing Competition – WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO A CARIBBEAN DESTINATION!!!

The Toro Action Programme and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will be hosting a free Caribbean Youth Event entitled “Our Youth, Our Future: The Caribbean Diaspora”, at the Metro Central  YMCA on 20 Grosvenor Street (downtown Toronto on NW corner of Yonge and Grosvenor) from 5 to 8pm on October 23rd. The event is part of the annual Caribbean Week in Toronto and aims at engaging and inspiring youth about Caribbean culture and tourism.

In an effort to promote youth literacy, CTO has also launched an essay contest as part of this event. Essays will be judged in two categories: Junior (grades 7-9) and Senior (grades 10-12. There are two age groups within the competition Grades 7-9 and 10-12. Each age group will have the chance to win a trip for two to the Caribbean. The competition is open to ALL students regardless of their background.

The open-for submission date is Wednesday 22 September, 2010 and the closing-for-submission date is Wednesday October 13, 2010. There is a website for students to go and download the entry form and full essay writing competition details, www.toroactionprograms.org.

Visions of Science hosting a FREE 10 week Forensic Science program for youth from Grade 4 to 8

Hey Toronto Revellers!

This sounds like a GREAT EDUCATIONAL opportunity for the kids, just got it by email and was compelled to share ;)

Visions of Science Network for Learning is launching a FREE 10 week Forensic Science program for youth from Grade 4 to 8 at 8 locations within the GTA.

For more info, e-mail info@vosnl.org or call leave a message at 416 266 6464 or visit their website at www.vosnl.org.

Visions of Science Network for Learning Inc (VoSNL) is a not-for-profit organization that advances the educational achievements and career aspirations of African Canadian and other under-represented youth in the fields of science, mathematics and technology.

Visions of Science exists to stimulate change within the community so that Black, African Canadian and Caribbean students and adults are ready to face some of the challenges of the century.

Are YOU the next Section Leader???

Toronto Revellers is adding the finishing touches to their 2011 Section Leader line up.

We are already ahead of the game as we have welcomed a few new spetacular players to the Revellers family and we want YOU to round out the team.

Are you creative, have passion and are a team player… then here is your opportunity to show us what you’ve got!

To find out more information please contact us at info@torontorevellers.com.

2011… OZ is on its’s way!

A message from our Band Leader

As Caribana 2010 has come to a close, I personally want to thank each and everyone of you for your continued support. A special thank you to my section leaders, volunteers, sponsors – Appleton, TTC, Hyundai of Mississauga, Autobahn Fleet, Conrad’s Barber Shop, Tires2Go, Canadian Lending Network. Artists – Machel Mont…ano, Roy Cape All Stars, Kerwin Du Bois, DJ’s D’ Demolition Man (T&T), Eternal Vibes (MIA), DJ Revz, Infinity Sound Crew, Soca Monarchs, DJ Remedy, 2Touch, MC’s Giselle D’ Wassi One (MIA) and Brenton B. The list goes on and on, but if it wasn’t for all of YOU, big and lil Revellers, the Toronto Revellers would not be the People’s Band.

Personally I love, breathe and live carnival, it’s in my blood. The safety, security and ultimately the enjoyment of my people is what matters most. Each year there are lessons learned and improvements in everything we do, this upcoming year will be no different, it is going to be marked with excitement, passion and partnership.

Once again, Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU! The Toronto Revellers is and will forever be the #1 Band.

Scotiabank Caribana 2011, Band of the Year – Here we come… OZ is on it’s way!

JM #21

Revellers get ready for 2011 ...Welcome to OZ

REVELLERS...  2011 is on it's way and we want YOU to join us every step of the way!

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to a magical and mystical sight, REVELLERS you may be rewarded with fantastic prizes and insight...

REVELLERS ARE YOU READY? 

For the latest info & updates visit www.torontorevellers.com!!

Toronto Revellers is more than just a band, it's all about the Experience!

The Toronto Revellers Masquerade Band prides itself on giving the community and participants the ulitmate Carnival expereince. With many community events planned during the Caribana season this upcoming 2011 schedule will have a little something for the young an young at heart. Keep connected through facebook, twitter and www.torontorevellers.com for updates.

The Toronto Revellers is a non-profit organization, we are always looking for opportunities to partner with businesses, corporations and entreprenuers. Please contact us at info@torontorevellers.com.

We are the Peoples' Band!