Canoeing: the perfect prescription to ease queasiness

Cruising down Queens Quay, my family and I were searching for some entertainment on a scorching, clammy afternoon. Once we hit the Harbourfront, we noticed sailboats and decided to hunt down what we hoped would be affordable rentals.

Sailboats and Power boats at Harbourfront Centre

Already feeling queasy from a heavy lunch and spending hours circling through the jam-packed streets

#TransitHubbing guide to the Jazz Festival

We have awesome tips and guides for what's going down for the Jazz Festival this week!

• Saturday June 23rd
• Get The Blessing @ 5pm - a Jazz rock quarter from England at Nathan Phillips Square (#BayQueen hub)
• Lorne Lofsky Trio @ 6pm - a blockbuster international jazz band at Chalkers Pub (the #AllenEglinton hub)
• Sunday June 24th 
• Carn Davidson 9 @ 5pm - an awesome band of JUNO award nominated jazz artists (#UniversityQueen hub)
• Chase Sanborn Trio @ 12pm - experience distillery district (the #ParliamentFront hub) 
• Monday, June 25th 
• Chloe Watkinson & The Tall Grass @ 10pm - 60s R&B favourites, soul rarities, and funk at Grossman's Tavern (the #SpadinaCollege hub)
• Roy Hargrove's RH Factor  @ 8pm - famous trumpeter, composer, and arranger at the Toronto Star Stage at Nathan Phillips (the #BayQueen hub)
• Tuesday, June 26th
• Bill Frisell and Ensemble @ 7pm - a star studded cast of musicians playing at the Harbour Front Centre (the #SimcoeQueensQuay hub)
• Wednesday, June 27th
• Blackburn Brothers @ 8:30pm - blues, soul, and R&B at Joe Mama's (#SpadinaKing hub)
• Leslie Yonge Trio @ 8pm - $10 cover, but a total deal to watch these guys play and have awesome drinks at Hotel Ocho! (#SpadinaQueen hub)
• Saturday June 30th
• Gord Sheard's Brazilian Jazz Experience @ 5pm- a great romp through Brazil's jazz influence at Nathan Phillips Square (the #BayQueen hub) 
• Sunday July 1st @ 4:45pm 
• Diana Salvatore - did someone say Mafiosa Motown? Yes! It's at Nathan Phillips (the #BayQueen hub)

Roy Hargrove (courtesy: torontojazz.com)