The Oakville Beaver, W ednesd ay July 17, 2002 - B3 Midnight Madness celebrates 25 years n Friday July 19th, Downtown Oakville proudly cele brates its silver anniversary of Midnight Madness! In its 25th year, this is the biggest retail & entertainment festival of the summer, drawing crowds of 50,000 annually! The excitement begins at 6:00 p.m. sharp, when the road blocks go up on Lakeshore Road and retailers bring their wares to the sidewalks offering shoppers some extra special Midnight Madness sale prices! At 7:00 p.m. music will fill the streets with live entertain ment on every block. Entertainers in the line-up include the hilarious comedy song sty lings of "THUD", the hot latin sounds of Eco Andino, The Mexico Amigo Mariachi Band and the Giovani Ruiz Latin group. Other great performers include The Colleen O'Brien Band, performances by the Goggin School of Irish dancing, The Oakville Wind Orchestra and the Oakville Ceilidh Fidders. Be sure to make Reynolds street south one of your stops during the night to check out the trampoline antics of "The Rebounders" and the amazing juggling talents of Craig Douglas. The festival also welcomes back some downtown Oakville regulars including The Imbayakuna's, The Kings and The Excelsior Jazz Band. Featured in Towne Square again this year are rock and rollers Timmy and the Jets, decked out in their red shirts, and playing courtesy of our generous community sponsor, Scotiabank and Trust. Midnight Madness is presented by the Downtown Oakville BIA and sponsored by Scotiabank and Trust. Other event sponsors include Bell Canada and Labatts. For more information on this and other events in Downtown Oakville please call the Downtown Oakville BIA at (905) 844-4520 or visit www.oakvilledowntown.com. The Downtown Oakville BIA represents over 400 busi nesses, including retail, dining, financial, business to busi ness, and service industries and is managed by a volunteer Board of 11 elected and 1 appointed member. O Photo courtesy o f the Downtown Oakville BIA. COMPLETE MADNESS: Downtown Oakville is alive during Midnight Madness with shopping, eating, dancing, and socializing. STAGE # 1 STAGE/ STAGING AREA Lakeshore & N avy NAME OF BAND THUD MEXICO AM IG O S TIME 7 :0 0 - 7 :4 5 8 :0 0 - 12:00 7 :0 0 - 12:00 7 :0 0 - 1 2 :0 0 7 :0 0 - 1 2 :0 0 7 :0 0 - 1 2 :0 0 7 : 3 0 / 9 :0 0 /1 0 :3 0 7 :0 0 - 12 :0 0 7 :0 0 - 8 :0 0 9 :0 0 - 1 2 :0 0 8 :0 0 - 9 :0 0 9 :0 0 /1 0 :0 0 /1 1:00 9 :2 5 /1 0 :2 5 /1 1 :2 5 7 :0 0 -1 2 :0 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Thomas Street Lakeshore & Thomas Towne Square Lakeshore & Dunn Dunn Street Lakeshore & Trafalgar Reynolds (North) COLLEEN O'BRIEN BAND TRIBE IMBAYAKUNA TIMMY A N D THE JETS THE KINGS IRISH DANCERS ECO A N D IN O OAKVILLE W IN D ORCHESTRA EXCELSIOR JAZZ BAND 9 Reynolds (South) OAKVILLE CEILIDH FIDDLERS "THE REBOUNDERS" CRAIG DOUGLAS Ron Kuzyk · Oakville Beaver Zarzamora danced for the Flamenco band called Johannes Linstead during Midnight Madness 2001. 10 Lakeshore & Allan G IO V A N N I RUIZ Visit our Community Display at Midnight Madness The Bronte Butterfly Park A Vitim For Tm m m '® An interactive learning environment for children and visitors to Oakville. A natural butterfly garden and winter skateway on the waterfroi · enhance, preserve and protect the environment · provide educational opportunities for children and youth · generate understanding and awareness o f our natural resources BUY ONE ITEM BUY mO ITEMS BUY THREE ITEMS STORF HOURS Thursday, July 18 - 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 19 -12 :00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.. Saturday July 20 - 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Accessories not included. Consider this unique Gift for someone special Each donation of $25, $50 or $100 w ill be acknowledged with a permanently inscribed* paver in the park. Donations for trees and benches are also possible, please call 905-825-2245 for details. Gift certificates are available for donations received, and tax deductible receipts w ill follow. ` some limits a p p ly to inscriptions Donation Form (p a y b y visa, cheque, cash) N a m e ------------------------------------------------ Total Enclosed $ _____________ A d d re s s _________________________________________________________ C ity______________________ Postal C od e Tel:___________________________ _________________________ Fax: _______________________ Inscription: (limited to 12 spaces each line, including periods, etc.) "If T o o c a F in it a Mail to: Bronte Butterfly Foundation, 2368 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville L6L1H5. For more information Tel: 905-825-2245 1-888-452-3333 www.butterflys.ca REG. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION # 8 6 6 1 4 4 5 8 7 RR 001 3 1 5 L akesho re R oad East · D o w n to w n O akville 9 0 5 -3 3 8 -5 5 0 0