
Wednesday
September
16th
6pm - 11pm
Manifesto
Film Festival
Opening Night
We're kicking off this year's festival with the very special grand opening of the Acacia Centre, downtown's new underground cinema and arts centre in the making. Join us as we get the 3rd annual Manifesto Festival of Community & Culture rolling with an excellent double-feature lineup and series of shorts, performances, djs, red carpets, flashing lights... all that biz.
featuring:
Bomb It
BOMB IT is the explosive new documentary from award-winning director Jon Reiss investigating the most subversive and controversial art form currently shaping international youth culture: graffiti. Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on 5 continents, BOMB IT tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70's and 80's, then follows the flames as they paint the globe.The Freshest Kids
In the early '70s, the rough-and-tumble South Bronx gave birth to several distinct but related phenomena which would in time be heard around the world. The Freshest Kids: The History of the B-Boy is a documentary which looks at the pioneers of Bronx hip-hop, featuring interviews with a number of the major players in the original "B-Boy" movement (including Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, KRS-One, and Fab Five Freddy) as well as current rap and hip-hop artists who acknowledge the importance of these musical pioneersMusic by
DJ Agile
Brassmunk | Bbl | More
Boogeymen
Ota Live | More
Droppin Dimez
Mel Boogie & JJ Rock
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Shorts
Playstation3 & PSP Raffle
$5 admission
Acacia Centre
Queen & Spadina
186 Spadina Ave
Film Festival Flyer
Thursday
September
17th
Canada Pro 2009
Bboy Championship
The best bboys from across the continent will be coming into Toronto for their chance at the CANADA PRO CUP and the grand prize of $5,000! This event will be the landmark bboy event of the year. Featuring head to head bboy battles with the most explosive crews and also dynamic peformances from local dancers of various styles, this is an event you cannot miss! Canada Pro boasts the hottest international judging lineup Toronto has ever seen. There will be workshops available from judges throughout the Manifesto weekend..
For more info and Bboy Community discussion check out B2DU forums event page
Supernaturalz (Toronto)
FAM (Toronto)
Omega Stepz (NY)
Dynamic Rockers (NY)
Flexible Flave (Sacramento)
Ground Illusionz (Toronto)
Maximum Efficiency (Toronto)
Albino Zebra (London/Toronto)
More TBA.
Crew max of 10 bboys/bgirls - Minimum 6 Dancers
19+ Unless your competing. Young bboys make a crew!
Event Tshirts will be available BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LEGENDS LEAGUE!
Be ready these are going to be nasty.
Registration now open:
Email jonreid@backtotheunderground.com with crew name, home town, primary contact info (one members email and phone #)
Crew number will be capped and the list is filling up fast
Canada Pro Judges:
J Hak - TG BREAKERS - Korea
BZ Broox - Mighty Zulu Kingz - USA, Ohio
Cuso - Mind180 - USA, FLA
Bgirl YAYA - Domestic Apes - USA, NY
Bboy Abe - Founder of Flexible Flave - USA SAC
DJs:
Riccocet - Sweet Touch Foundation
Tom Wrecks - Stylus Crew
The Sound Academy
11 Polson St Toronto, Canada
9:00pm-2:00am
Price $15 Advanced - $20 at the door
Tickets will be available online soon and at your local T-dot hip hop shops
Flyer
Friday
September
18 th
8pm - 2am
Chapter III
Art Exhibition ÂBuilding on the massive success of last year, join us as we literally raise the roof with the opening of our three floor exhibition featuring Toronto talent, artist residencies, new installations and special guests - capped with Nuit Blanche street party.
Âfeaturing:
NUNCA (Brazil)
ROADSWORTH (Montreal)
1st Floor – Window
Lease, Elicser Elliot and Mediah collaboration
Rise
Auction For Youthlink
Featuring local and international talent - 100% of proceeds from the silent auction will go to Youthlink - a charity devoted to underserved youth in Toronto and is presented by Well and Good.
Ben Weeks
Carlos Weisz
Case
Che Kothari
Chor Boogie
Claudio Bianchi
Edward Maloney
Elicser
Fathom
Gene Starship
Horus
Juliana Neufeld
Labrona
Luna Simic
Mediah
Musa
Nicholas Fox
Nikki Ormerod
Parishil (Adam Hilborn/
Alain Parizeau)
Patrick Kerney
Patrick Thompson/Evoke
Paul Aloisi
Phresha le Vandale
Siloette (San Francisco)
Talia Shipman
Tobias Wang
We Kill You
Lease
Elicser Elliot
Mediah Collaborative
The Studio
A constantly evolving collaboration of installations, youth workshops and artists at work. Curated / managed by Joshua Brandt of Whippersnapper. with resident artists:
Ryan Mackeen
Felicia Mings
Alexa Hatanaka
Joshua Barndt
Omen
Norman Yeung
and special guests.
This Is An
Art Show
A voyeuristic look into the minds of artists -- through heavy process based and interactive works artists will present a piece of themselves through a wide range of media and invite the audience into their world. Curated by Charlie and Teresa Aversa.
Gabriel Graham
Jody Hargreaves
Sammy Rawal
Rue
Che Kothari
Teresa Aversa
+ Charlie + Guests.
Live performances by
DJ IRATE
SUBLIMINAL
PETER PROJECTS
FRESH KILS
CHRIS QUOTES
DJS
DJ MENSA
JASON PALMA
DJ ARIEL
52 McCaul Street
(30 Steps North of Queen West and McCaul) / Near Osgoode or St. Patrick Subway Station
8:00pm - 2:00am
PWYC
19+
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday to Saturday 1:00pm to 7:30pmRISE AUCTION:
October 3rd 4:00pm StartSPECIAL THANKS
The Lee Family, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Rob Sandolowich and Lawrence Zucker
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Crossing The Line
Film Screening & Director's Talk
Start the exhibition right with an intimate screening of 'Crossing the Line' (Loaded Pictures) followed by talk with Director Alan Kohl and featured artist, Roadsworth.
The Drake Lounge
Friday September 18th 4:30pm
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Closing Party
Nuit Blanche
October 3rd
MARINDA & SOLARI
SON OF S.O.U.L.
MIXTAPE MASSACRE
FATHOM
BANG THE PARTY
Flyer
Saturday
September
19th
6:00pm - 10:00pm
106 & York
Urban Arts Festival
Presented by Rated Inc. Highclass and Manifesto
A multi-disciplinary urban arts festival that will showcase some of Toronto's finest young talent in music, fashion, dance and spoken word and more.
One of the largest, star studded events in the GTA is going down. The event will include performances by emerging artists and headliners. Don’t forget Red Carpet Affair-dress to impress, Free Give Aways & Roc the Runway Fashion Show.
Kim Davis
The Kid Famous
Rated X
Redway
Rich Kidd
A-Game
Daniel Daley
Northbuck
Press Play Lifestyle Group
YShaws
S.Davis
Kyauna
Touchless
Caliente (Latin Drum & Dance)
Style Wize
Krymez
Priceless
T. Ana Cole
Wolf J
A.B.S.
Lola Bunz
Scott Jackson
Keepin It Real
Omega Mighty
AO3
Raheem
Verse-a-tyle
Troy Black
Vertigo
Balu Ballistic K
Tyse
Public Enemy
Nyse Touch
No Dayz Off
Yung Wunz
hosted by
Master T
Brooklyn
Femi
$10 | 5pm- 10pm
Toronto Centre For The Arts
5040 Yonge St. - Recital Hall
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ROC THE RUNWAY FASHION SHOW
Featuring: NISE Clothing, Royalz Wear, Big it Up, Mad Face Apparel, CC, Krystal Miller & Sirens.
Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.ca
Saturday
September
19th
12pm - 7pm
Parkdale
Youth Festival
This year's annual Parkdale Youth Festival takes place on Saturday September 19th 2009 at Masaryk-Cowan Park, Queen and Cowan. It’s a day of family entertainment to raise awareness for various Parkdale youth service organizations.
There’s definitely a need for awareness of available service organizations within the Parkdale area, whether this be for help in finding a job, finding a place to stay, or getting the next meal. The goal of the Festival is to create awareness by providing a fun interactive community based event. The end result is to create an accessible reference database of services that are available to youth.
The Festival will be comprised of various components, including an "Interactive Art Zone" where individuals can contribute to a “mural of street art". At the end of the day these pieces will be offered to various community organizations in hopes that they are proudly displayed. Throughout the day there will also be a variety of performances, a children’s activity area and wading pool, a Marketplace of local artisans and vendors, and a Community Information Fair with displays of materials from various youth organizations.
Main Stage
(Queen and Cowan)hosted by:
Dalton Higgins
featuring:
DJ's Double K
& Anousheh
of The Parkdale Funk Show
The Remix Project
Sketch
Scotty Dynamo
J-Man
Supreme Being Unit
J-Man
The Real Voyce
Kae Sun
Acoustic Set
Backburner
Toolshed, More Or Les, Wordburglar
R.O.S.E Dance Troupe
Salsa, Reggaeton, Merengue
Akwaba Cultural Exchange
Literacy Through Hip-Hop
ft. Vargas & Beans
Plex
9th Uno
D-Sisive
Masaryk-Cowan
Parkette Stage
Sketch Skits
Permaculture Project - Greenest City
Shakespeare Sampler - Classical Theatre Project
Pia Boumann School for Ballet
Literacy Through Hip Hop
Akwaba Cultural ExchangeÂ
Parkdale Public
Library Parking Lot Stage
Smart Sckool - Kidzone
St. Christopher House - Youth Art Zone
Parkdale Poster Lady - Poster Making Workshop
Tovaco Productions/Parkdale Project Read
Parkdale Street Writers
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Outdoor Youth Dance Party
(7pm to 11pm)
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Community Marketplace
Vendors / Community Organizations

Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre
FREE
12pm-7pm
Queen St. W & Cowan St.

Presented by AlterVers
Saturday
September
19th
8pm - 2am
Hip Hop Love
The Official Manifesto Saturday Night PartyReal Good + Manifesto team up topresent legendary super-producer 9th Wonder.
featuring:
9th Wonder
True School / Jamla / Academy (North Carolina)DJ Surreal Sound
RealGood (Toronto)DJs Cuzzin B + Jay Clipp
True School (Baltimore, Dallas)
Big Philly
Sole Purpose (Toronto)
$20 advance tickets
Doors at 10pm
19+
Booth & Bottle Reservation: hiphoplove06@gmail.com
Premium Rhythm Bar
173 Eglinton Avenue East (at Mount Pleasant)
www.premiumrhythmbar.com
Buy tickets online at www.ticketpicket.com
Play De Record - 357A Yonge St - 416.586.0380
LiveStock - 116 Spadina Ave - 416.360.5483
Big It Up - Eaton Centre / Square One / Yorkdale / Vaughan Mills
Slinky Music / MOOG - 442 Queen St W - 416.603.2600
Flyer
Sunday
September
20th
12:00pm - 10:00pm
The Main Event
at Nathan Phillips Sq
A FREE family-friendly day of arts and music at Nathan Phillips Square that escalates into an epic outdoor concert, this year featuring a rare free performance by headliners and hip hop royalty Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek as REFLECTION ETERNAL! The day’s events also include the “Freshest Goods” market where young designers and collectives sell merchandise and gain exposure; “Know Your Craft” workshops including capoeira, hand drumming, breakdancing, DJing, and a variety of artforms; a 70-foot mural painted live throughout the day by Toronto’s cream of the crop, and an open collaborative mural and community dance floor.
featuring:
Talib Kweli & HiTek
are
REFLECTION ETERNAL
COLIN MUNROE
BAJAH + THE DRY EYE CREW
SOLITAIR
TONA
SAIDAH BABA TALIBAH
ART OF FRESH
RICHIE SOSA
COVERT OPS
GRAND ANALOG
SAGE
EMPIRE
MILES JONES
JAHVON
MANTIS & JUSTIS
THE LYTICS
KJ + BRENDAN PHILLIPS + LELANI DEE
GURPREET CHANA + M-ROCK
CALE SAMPSON
I.JAMES.JONES + LYRICAL CHEMIST
RAYHAAN
SHING SHING REGIME
HELEN YOHANNES
CAPEECH
LAMECK WILLIAMS
PG
WIth dance performances by
SIMPLY SWAGG
CANADA PRO CUP BATTLE WINNER
DJ P-PLUS
GRAND GROOVE (BIG JACKS & ROYALE)
DJ L'OQENZ
KAE WONDER
REAL FREQUENCY (Arcee / Musiklee Inzane)
BIG NORM & WAN LUV
GARVIA BAILEY
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The Freshest Goods Market
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Know Your Craft Workshops
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Community Dance Floor
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Open Canvas Project
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70 ft Graffiti Wall Beautifulcity.ca jam featuring Case, EGR, Ronie, Art Child, Omen, Peru, Uber and special guests.
Flyer

Sunday
September
20th
10pm - 3am @ Mod Club & Revival
The Official
Manifesto Afterparty
presented by Red Bull
Increasingly ridiculous for 2 years running, the Manifesto afterparty is one of the biggest events of the year. We're doing our best to top the mayhem of the '07 and '08 jams, which is a tall order.. So we're throwing a dual venue banger at Mod Club and Revival simultaneously. That's right people - One wristband gets you access to both of what promise to be truly legendary celebrations of another festival in the bag for the city of Toronto. Do not miss this. Boom.
featuring:
AT MOD CLUB + + + + +
Rich Medina
Starting From Scratch
The Footprints DJs
Son Of S.O.U.L.
Performance by
Notes To Self
Hosted by
Sol Guy (4REAL)
AT REVIVAL + + + + +
DJ Hi-Tek
Scratch Bastid
DJ Mercilless
Rich Kidd & Friends
$20 advance tickets
19+
Mod Club
722 College Street
Revival
783 College Street
Flyer
