Shoshana Sperling, Maury LaFoy, Graham Powell, Mia Sheard, Chris Gartner

Who gets credited for this great shot?

First images coming in from THE CHRISTMAS SHOW 2009.

Two memorable evenings. As result, together we’ll be contributing a whack of food to Daily Bread Food Bank. Big thanks to everyone who brought food – many heeded special call for legumes and infant food. In support of our efforts to reach out to those who need help, RFRK is giving two Toronto children free school lunches for a year.   And, hey, yippy-ki-yo, we again this year corralled another modest few thousand bucks for the Stephen Lewis Foundation and Daily Bread Food Bank. Not too shabby.

Check back for many more photos and video to come.   Thanks to Katie Gennaro for this nice shot.

BIG BIG THANKS AND A HUG TO EVERYONE: AUDIENCE, SPONSORS, MEDIA, SUPPORTERS, PERFORMERS ALL!!

PS – We don’t know who Katie is exactly, but clearly she’s a woman of very discerning taste.  Check out her blog review of the show.

we have a special treat at the beginning of Saturday’s show. bring some sunshine ’cause we’re
bringing you a taste of the ocean.

mia has not prepared a single joke for hosting the show. she knows nothing about the musicians performing in the show
and she promises you it will all be LIVE, all IN THE MOMENT all the time. you want more spontaneity? her drink of choice is scotch.

Mouthparts + Wings presents

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW

your host Mia Sheard

in support of Daily Bread Food Bank + The Stephen Lewis Foundation

December 18 + 19, 2009

The Rivoli, Toronto

Tickets are on sale now online through Six Shooter Records. Click here:

Martin Tielli – not this year.

Lineup for Friday, December 18th

Hawksley Workman, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet, Justin Rutledge, Rick Miller, Dave Bidini, Lori Cullen, Selina Martin, Karyn Ellis, Kurt Swinghammer, Arlene Bishop, Jennifer Foster and more…

Lineup for Saturday, December 19th

Ron Sexsmith, Shoshana Sperling  & Teresa Pavlinek, Samidha Joglekar, Wilderness Of Manitoba, Lily Frost, The Monkey Bunch, Blair Packham, Pavlov’s Dogs, Paul Linklater and more…

And introducing THE CHRISTMAS SHOW Five Star Craque House Band with Kurt SWINGHAMMER on guitar, Chris GARTNER on bass, Joan BESEN on keys, Lina ALLEMANO on trumpet, and Ryan GRANVILLE-MARTIN on drums.

Rivoli as always. 334 Queen West, Toronto

416-977-5082

Doors at 8, show at 9 PM.

Bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank if you’re able – the most needed items include baby formula, baby food, lentils and beans.

$18.       19 + Event

Advance tickets available at Soundscapes, Rotate This, or get them online thru friend-of-the-show Six Shooter Records. Just follow the wild cowgirl…

In support of THE CHRISTMAS SHOW’S goal of building healthy communities both overseas and in our own backyard, Real Food for Real Kids will provide free hot lunches to 2 children in the GTA for one full school year. Real Food for Real Kids makes delicious, healthy, all-natural food fresh from scratch for thousands of children across the GTA. Good food – like good music – should be enjoyed by and accessible to all. Check out the revolutionary Real Food Lunch Club.

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW is bullfrogpowered with 100% green electricity. This means that Bullfrog Power will inject carbon-free green power onto the Ontario electricity grid to match the amount of electricity used by our event.

With sincere thanks to the show’s supporters: Steam Whistle Brewing, Blundstone, AutoShare, Borden Communications & Design, Real Food for Real Kids, The Big Carrot, Bullfrog Power, Six Shooter Records, Long & McQuade, The Rivoli,NOW, TAXI 2.

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