It’s been a year and a half – 18 months and 17 days to be exact – since the CRSSD Festival last opened its doors. But everything changes this weekend.

Local promoters FNGRS CRSSD bring their namesake experience back to Waterfront Park on Saturday and Sunday for two full days of music.

Like so many other live events, the popular biannual electronic music festival died out during the pandemic. However, since California’s COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, the CRSSD has slowly rebuilt its brand – from small one-off events at Belmont Park’s Beach House and Quartyard in the East Village to the big day in August. .

Since its inception in 2015, CRSSD has consistently assembled an impressive and eclectic lineup that spans both generations and genres. This weekend’s iteration is no different. With artists like Zhu, Camelphat, Aluna, Jamie Jones, Carl Craig, Seth Troxler, ANNA, Hot Since 82 and Boys Noize set to perform, it almost seems like the CRSSD never left.

Kaytranada: With a Polaris Music Award and several Juno Awards already to his name, Canadian producer and DJ Kevin Celestin recently won two Grammys for his second album, “Bubba,” including one for Best Dance / Electronic Album. The Haitian-born, Montreal-raised artist has also produced pieces for Anderson .Paak, Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys, Chet Faker and Talib Kweli.

Sasha and John Digweed: The peanut butter and jelly of electronic music, this British DJ duo have spent more time behind the decks – both individually and together – than the average age of most CRSSD attendees. Despite independent success, as well as multiple breakups / reunions, the couple have never officially quit and are joining forces again. Like Carl Craig, his colleague at CRSSD, the duo are a staple in house and techno culture.

Jon Hopkins: The Mercury-nominated Grammy-nominated composer / producer began as a classically trained pianist. His varied career includes producing and touring with Coldplay, playing in the band Imogen Heap, composing soundtracks to Gareth Edwards and Peter Jackson films, and remixing Four Tet, Nosaj Thing and David Lynch. Her sixth studio album, “Music for Psychedelic Therapy”, will be released in November.

Flying Lotus: The Los Angeles-based DJ-producer (aka Steven Ellison) is the great-nephew of Alice Coltrane and founder of the Brainfeeder label. He is a regular music contributor to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and has produced artists like Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown. Ellison won a Grammy for his production of Thundercat’s 2020 album, “It Is What It Is,” and released his seventh studio album, “Yasuke,” a soundtrack from the Netflix series of the same name which he also produced by management.

Kelly Lee Owens: The Welsh DJ, producer and singer began her career experiencing the healing powers of music at a cancer hospital where she worked as a nursing assistant. She continued to work with artists such as Björk, St. Vincent, Daniel Avery, Jenny Hval and her fellow CRSSD performer Jon Hopkins. Owens has released two full albums, including last year’s “Inner Song”, which features a cover of Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” and an appearance by John Cale of The Velvet Underground.

The importance of music and art during the pandemic: “Take all the music, movies and art with you. Take the books to your shelf. Take it all off and ask yourself how you would have coped? I know that for me it wouldn’t have been very good. So I see it as a ray of hope that people seem to be enjoying something like music again. It helps us to understand how it transports us in life. And that’s a beautiful thing.

Back to live shows: “It’s so special to be back. Obviously, this has been incredibly difficult for so many people. But we also had the time and space to think about things like ‘what do I really want’, ‘who am I’ and ‘what makes me really happy? It allowed us to re-evaluate our work and our lives. It gives people time to think. And now I just think everyone is so happy to be together again, listening to music and dancing. It was magic. It’s a two-way street between artists and people who listen to music. We need each other. There is no separation. And I’m so grateful to be a part of it again.

When: Doors open on Saturday and Sunday noon

Or: Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Coast Highway, downtown

Align: Zhu, Camelphat, Aluna, Jamie Jones, Carl Craig, Seth Troxler, ANNA, Hot Since 82 and Boys Noize

COVID Protocol: The CRSSD follows state COVID-19 guidelines, encouraging masks and social distancing.

Tickets: $ 125 to $ 135

In line: crssdfest.com

McDonald is a freelance writer.

By John Underwood / [email protected]

LOXLEY – The Town of Loxley will honor its heroes with banners along Alabama 59 on Veterans Day.

At its meeting on Monday, September 13, Loxley City Council unanimously voted to pay the cost of purchasing the banners for its employees.

The banners, which measure 30 inches wide by 59 inches high and feature a photo of the veteran, along with the veteran’s name, rank, branch of service and specialization, are available for purchase in the city for the general public at a cost of $ 55. each.

The banners will be displayed along Alabama 59 and some in City Park at the city’s discretion and will be displayed in town on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

All submitted photos will be returned as soon as they have been scanned. Photos can also be emailed to [email protected] After the holidays, the banner will be returned to the owner for safekeeping.

Order forms are available on the Town of Loxley Facebook page and can be mailed to PO Box 9, Loxley, AL 36551, Attention Brooke, or can be dropped off at Town Hall.

The banners are available on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited. The order deadline is September 30th.

For more information, call Brooke Flowers at Loxley Town Hall at 251-964-5162.

In the other matters of September 13, the council:

• Approved a resolution declaring a public nuisance on South Magnolia Street.
• Approved a resolution declaring a public nuisance on South Pine Street.
• Renewal of the city’s service contract with the Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce at a cost of $ 4,200.
• Approved a sponsorship request with the Central Baldwin Education Foundation at a cost of $ 500.
• Approved a sponsorship request with Stapleton School for the annual bluegrass festival at a cost of $ 250.
• Authorized Mayor Richard Teal to approve sponsorship of the annual Robertsdale High School Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament.
• Passed an ordinance to change the permitted uses in a proposed subdivision of 14 lots of the Bluff redeployment portion of a unit development project.
• Approved an application for acceptance of roads for paving at Stonebridge – Monticello Phase 3.
• Baldwin County Drug Court 10 Sponsorship Approved^e annual “Know You Can Make a Difference” event taking place on October 5 at the Daphne Civic Center for $ 1,500.
• Approved the purchase of City Court cameras from DataTrust Technologies at a cost of $ 1,677.03.
• Approved the purchase of a trailer for maintenance service at a cost of $ 5,785.
• Approved the purchase of two truck tool boxes for maintenance service at a cost of $ 319 each.
• Approved the purchase of a sheet metal breaker for the maintenance department at a cost of $ 1,865.
• Award of the tender for the maintenance of the water tanks of the city’s industrial park to Tank Pro at a cost of $ 224,698.
• Approved the purchase of a Donohoo Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck at a cost of $ 31,705.

    NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - India's oil imports rose to a four-month high of about 4.2
million barrels per day in August, recovering from the near 1-year low hit in July, tanker data
from trade sources showed, as some refiners plan to boost runs in anticipation of pent-up demand
around the festival season.
    Oil imports last month rose about 23% from July and about 6.2% from the same month last
year, the data showed.
    Indian refiners mostly buy oil about two months ahead of processing.
    The sources declined to be identified as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
    The following table shows India's imports by country. The imports include condensate.
Volumes are in '000 bpd.
   
 Region/Country  Aug 2021    July 2021  %Chg     Aug 2020  %Chg    Jan-Aug   Jan-Aug    %Chg
                                        mth/mth            yr/yr   2021      2020      yr/yr
 Latin America                                                                              
 Brazil              32.8          0.0       --      35.0    -6.3      75.9     56.7    33.9
 Colombia            69.7        104.3    -33.1      34.9    99.9      70.6     39.3    79.9
 Ecuador             72.3          0.0       --      34.2   111.8      18.0     20.5   -12.1
 Mexico             205.8         34.7    492.9     139.3    47.7     146.8    177.8   -17.5
 Venezuela            0.0          0.0       --     140.9  -100.0       0.0    210.3  -100.0
 Guyana              33.8          0.0       --       0.0      --       8.4      0.0      --
 TOTAL              414.4        139.0    198.1     384.3     7.8     319.7    504.6   -36.6
                                                                                            
 Asia                                                                                       
 Brunei              19.0         21.7    -12.5      23.3   -18.5      20.6     19.2     7.2
 Malaysia             0.0         21.4   -100.0      37.8  -100.0      30.3     44.9   -32.7
 Indonesia            0.0         18.5   -100.0       0.0      --      15.4      0.0      --
 Australia            0.0          0.0       --       0.0      --       2.3      0.0      --
 TOTAL               19.0         61.6    -69.1      61.2   -68.9      68.5     64.1     6.9
                                                                                            
 Middle East                                                                                
 Neutral Zone        70.8         19.6    260.7      55.4    27.7      51.1     11.5   344.9
 Oman               108.9         78.2     39.2      47.9   127.4     109.8     28.9   279.9
 Iraq               928.7        938.5     -1.1     866.6     7.2    1021.8    953.1     7.2
 Qatar               46.8         32.1     45.7      65.8   -28.9      30.4     82.4   -63.1
 Kuwait             312.8        174.7     79.0     165.1    89.4     227.0    179.9    26.1
 S. Arabia          656.5        656.7      0.0     649.8     1.0     603.9    727.3   -17.0
 U.A.E.             403.6        306.5     31.7     616.4   -34.5     427.0    480.9   -11.2
 Dubai               64.0          0.0       --       0.0      --      14.3      4.1   250.6
 TOTAL             2592.1       2206.4     17.5    2467.1     5.1    2485.3   2468.1     0.7
                                                                                            
 Europe                                                                                     
 North sea            0.0          0.0       --       0.0      --      46.3      0.0      --
 TOTAL                0.0          0.0       --       0.0      --      46.3      0.0      --
                                                                                            
 C.I.S.                                                                                     
 Azerbaijan          65.3          0.0       --      32.6   100.3      24.8     38.8   -36.0
 Kazakhstan          61.9         62.5     -1.0      62.2    -0.5      83.0    118.0   -29.6
 Russia              32.9          0.0       --       0.0      --      35.9     39.1    -8.3
 TOTAL              160.1         62.5    156.3      94.8    68.9     143.8    195.9   -26.6
                                                                                            
 Africa                                                                                     
 Nigeria            267.4        363.7    -26.5     386.0   -30.7     344.0    278.3    23.6
 Angola              58.1         64.4     -9.7     124.8   -53.4      86.3     81.0     6.6
 Ivory coast          0.0          0.0       --       0.0      --       4.3      0.0      --
 Cameroon             0.0          0.0       --       0.0      --      12.1      3.8   214.1
 Congo               62.5         30.7    103.3      30.6   104.1      15.6     19.3   -18.8
 Chad                 0.0          0.0       --      32.7  -100.0       0.0     12.1  -100.0
 Egypt               91.4         19.1    378.5      31.3   191.9      55.3     53.9     2.6
 Gabon               30.7         91.0    -66.3       0.0      --      31.1      3.9   703.0
 Ghana               31.1          0.0       --      31.1    -0.1      11.7      4.0   196.5
 Eq Guinea            0.0          0.0       --      21.2  -100.0      14.7     14.8    -0.9
 Algeria             31.3          0.0       --      30.2     3.6      11.9     26.2   -54.4
 Libya               19.7          0.0       --       0.0      --      14.9      0.0      --
 TOTAL              592.2        568.9      4.1     688.0   -13.9     611.4    497.3    22.9
                                                                                            
 CANADA               0.0        213.1   -100.0      17.2  -100.0     116.8     29.0   303.1
 USA                419.1        159.6    162.6     239.7    74.8     336.5    227.4    48.0
 TOTAL ALL         4197.0       3411.1     23.0    3952.3     6.2    4128.3   3986.4     3.6
    
    NOTE: The total may not tally as numbers in tonnes have been rounded after converting them
into barrels per day using a conversion factor of 7.3 barrels per tonne divided by the number of
days.
Numbers for previous months have been revised.
Data also includes some crude parcels that arrived in August but discharged in September. It
also includes some parcels that arrived in July and were discharged in August.  

 (Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
  

The 18th edition of Vancouver Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival has just announced its programming for 2021.

Presented by Vancouver Moving Theater– in association with the Carnegie Community Center, the Association of United Ukrainians and a host of community partners – the festival will run from October 27 to November 7 at various locations in the DTES, with online events as well.

It will feature music, stories, poetry, theater, ceremonies, films, readings, forums, workshops, discussions, art lectures, history lectures and exhibitions. visual art.

Highlights of the festival include:

* We live here, October 27-29, Jack Chow Insurance Parking Lot: A large-scale dramatic video project created by thirty Downtown Eastside visual artists working with a team of curators including Jerry Whitehead, Wendy Peeters and Jared Sharpe.

* 50 years of creative collaboration, from October 27 to November 7, Carnegie Gallery on the 3rd floor: Terry Hunter (Nang Gulgaa) and Savannah wall (hl Gat’saa), co-founders of the Vancouver Moving Theater (1983) and the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival (2004) invite you to attend two events that celebrate the 50th anniversary of their creative and collaborative journey.

* #and now, from October 28 to 31 and from November 3 to 7, Russian Hall: a multi-perspective documentary creation in theater and dance around the #metoo movement produced by Alley theater in partnership with Good Night Out Vancouver.

* Walking Tours in Chinatown, October 30: join the local historian John Atkin on a walk that explores the fascinating historic alleys of Chinatown.

* Heartbeat 2021, November 2, online: A musical exploration of the shared traditions of drumming, dancing and singing between Indigenous and Irish cultures.

* My art is activism: Part III, Nov 2, online: Longtime documentary filmmaker and organizer of Downtown Eastside Sid Chow Tanning shares selections from their extraordinary collection of archival videos.

* DTES Front & Center: In Memory of Joyce Morgan, Nov. 2, online: A Downtown Eastside community music showcase honoring Joyce Morgan, longtime pianist and volunteer of the Carnegie Community Center.

* Indigenous voyages: solos of three women, Nov 3, Online: New Downtown Eastside Women Solos Priscillia Mays Tait (Gitxsan / Wet’suwet’en), Kat Zu’comulwat Norris (Lyackson First Nation), and Gunargie O’Sullivan (Kwakuilth Nation).

* Vernissages: a cultural sharing, November 3-6, Firehall Arts Center: join the storyteller Rosemary Georgeson (Coast Salish / Sahtu Dene) and Firehall Artistic Producer Donna Spencer as they host cultural shares on resilience, hope and humor by Indigenous elders, knowledge keepers and artists from different nations.

* Grace Eiko Thomson: Chiru Sakura (Cherry Blossom Fall), November 4, Massy Arts Gallery: elder and esteemed activist Grace Eiko Thomson reads and talks about his book Chiru Sakura (Cherry Blossom Fall), with host John Endo Greenaway.

* Fighting for space: drug users’ response to the overdose crisis, November 6, online: author and journalist Travis Lupick sharing stories from her book Fighting for space: How a group of drug addicts transformed a city’s fight against drug addiction, in conversation is Ann Livingston.

For more information on the 18th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, click here.

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Hopscotch fest reaches new heights. The annual celebration of hip hop in Halifax has absolutely stacked lineup for its 2021 event, which runs Thursday through Sunday, September 23-26. Most of the shows are free and in the open air at Grand Parade (1770 Barrington Street). And while there aren’t any bad shows all weekend long, here are a handful of artists we’re especially excited to see.

Rendezvous early at the Grand Parade for the show from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday September 24 to see the opening act Kye clayton and the LDN team, emissaries of Halifax and the future of hip hop. The band, our city’s answer to Odd Future, counts Drake, J Cole and Chance The Rapper among their influences.

Next meeting on the Friday set? LXVNDR, the newly transplanted MC to Halifax from Charlottetown. She brought in a J Dilla-inspired production, perfect to match her twittering crochet work that evokes SZA. Her bars, however, are all hers. And they’re razor sharp.

On Saturday September 25 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Grand Parade is once again the unmissable event DijahSB—The shortlisted Polaris rapper who counts Kid Cudi among his fans — takes the stage. A mainstay of all critics’ pick lists last year, the Toronto rapper is releasing new work just in time for Hopscotch. The party promises to continue as The Halluci Nation (formerly known as A Tribe Called Red) takes the stage.

The full Peep Hopscotch lineup here and stay tuned to The Coast this week for more festival coverage.

Here is an overview of the 10 most read articles published at the New Jersey Stage during the week of September 12-18, 2021. Each week we publish approximately 70 articles, including several columns and original articles, as well as press releases for them. events that take place throughout the state and surrounding areas like Philadelphia and New York. This week’s Top 10 was dominated by Essex County with four articles, but also includes articles involving 3 additional New Jersey counties (Cape May, Hudson, Passaic) plus New York.

1) Queen Latifah among “The Soul of Lincoln Park” – (NEWARK, NJ) – Award-winning singer-songwriter, rapper, actress and producer Dana “Queen Latifah” Owens “appeared” at Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District’s (LPCCD) “Soul of Lincoln Park” on the weekend of September 11-12, dancing on stage paying homage to Newark’s deep roots in house music while celebrating Newark Town’s safe #BackTogetherAgain ! Hosts Tobias Truvillion (actor, Equal Standard; Tyler Perry’s Sistas; BET’s First Wives Club) and Alex Hill (News Anchor, WBGO) inserted messages on mask safety and COVID testing, as did Mayor Ras J. Baraka , who emphasized the importance of vaccinations and appreciating friends, family and loved ones every day.

2) Passaic County BBQ Festival is scheduled for September 25 – (CLIFTON, NJ) – On Saturday September 25, Passaic County, Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc and MegaBite Events are hosting a Food Truck Festival BBQ themed 11am to 7pm at Weasel Brook Park in Clifton, New Jersey.

3) Bruce Springsteen will interview Stevie Van Zandt at an online event on September 28 – Tuesday, September 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET at a Premiere Unison event, for the first time Bruce Springsteen will interview his longtime friend and companion group Stevie Van Zandt to celebrate his new book, Unrequited fads. Fans will have the opportunity to submit questions and copies of the book will be signed by Stevie.

4) Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District Announces ACTIVATE THE COAST Series of Events – (NEWARK, NJ) – The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) announced ACTIVATE THE COAST, a series of outdoor events focused on Historic Lincoln Park in the city of Newark. which will bring together Newarkers and “Back Together Again” day trippers around music, dance, food, culture, small businesses and wellness in a safe and socially remote environment. The series of events is powered by the City of Newark, its Back Together Again initiative, and the Newark City Parks Foundation.

5) The Prudential Center GRAMMY Museum Experience (TM) presents Bruce Springsteen Live! – (NEWARK, NJ) – The GRAMMY Museum Experience (MT) Prudential Center in partnership with the GRAMMY Museum (R) and Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University have announced a new traveling exhibition, Bruce Springsteen Live!. The exhibit runs from Friday, October 1 to Sunday, March 20, 2022, and then travels to the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, California, in the fall of 2022.

6) Patti Smith to perform for free in Central Park on Sunday – (NEW YORK, NY) – On Sunday, September 19, New York icon Patti Smith And Her Band will perform for free in Central Park at 7:00 p.m. as part of the SummerStage Series of the Capital One City Parks Foundation. Doors are at 5:00 p.m. SummerStage now requires full proof of vaccination for all guests, with masks required at entry and encouraged for the duration of the show.

7) Dion to release “Stomping Ground” on November 5th – Dion continues releasing her critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2020 album Blues with friends with Playground, a new album which finds him collaborating again with great music with whom he shares a mutual admiration. Release scheduled for November 5 Playground was produced by Wayne Hood with Dion and will be released by Joe Bonamassa and Roy Weisman’s KTBA Records. The album will be available digitally as well as on CD and as a two-LP box set.

8) Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith Bring Iconic Christmas Tour to NJPAC – (NEWARK, NJ) – Metropolitan Entertainment and NJPAC to Host Multi-Platinum GRAMMY (R) Winners Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith to New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

9) The Jersey City Jazz Festival takes place September 25 – (JERSEY CITY, NJ) – The Jersey City Jazz Festival returns on Saturday September 25, 2021 in the heart of Jersey City’s Powerhouse Arts District. This year’s festival features eight amazing bands, food trucks, libations, a VIP experience and more.

10) Cape May Harvest Brew Fest is September 18 – (CAPE MAY, NJ) – Harvest beer festival will take place on Saturday September 18th at the Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May. Taste craft beers and more at this full-day festival that showcases everything local: local food vendors, local artisans, local craft beers, and local musical talent. This event is free with varying costs for food, beer and craft vendors. Entertainment includes performances by Corndog Blues, James Supra + Sarah Ayers Band and Bluebone. The event takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

As you can see from this list, event previews are still one of the most popular areas of the website. Make sure your events are previewed by sending us press releases at [email protected] – for even more promotion, check out our advertising rates which start at just $ 50 for an entire month.

As if you didn’t need enough reasons to travel to the city’s Northern Liberties district – with restaurants and shops galore, it’s a no-brainer – now there’s another big event coming up in the city. popular area of ​​Philly.

NoLib’s 2nd Street Festival recently announced the launch of the Northern Liberties Night Market Series featuring a variety of food festivals on Thursday, September 23. The inaugural event will start at 5 p.m. and continue until 10 p.m. on N. 2nd Street between Fairmount and Poplar Street, and the Night Market series will continue each spring and fall. These new markets have served as a hub for the region since the 2nd Street Festival was put on hiatus due to the pandemic.

“The organizers of the popular 2nd Street Festival are delighted to launch this new round of outdoor food festivals in our neighborhood of Northern Liberties,” said the president of 2nd Street Festival Corp. Owen Kamihira in a statement. “For a while, the 2nd Street Festival was looking for ways to go from a simple annual festival to a series of events all year round. When the Food Trust announced the end of its popular Night Market series, the 2nd Street Festival saw it as the perfect opportunity to carry the torch of a tradition that many Philadelphians hold dear. This event has always been designed to help neighborhoods succeed as the event has continued to pop up in the city with the Mt. Airy Street Fare being a prime example of Food Trust’s work in this area.

“We originally intended to launch something new in the spring of 2020, but COVID had other plans. After two years of hiatus, the 2nd Street Festival is bursting with energy to bring people back to Northern Liberties for fun and celebration. We look forward to returning.

Thursday visitors to the night market can expect to find food trucks, food and shopping vendors, sidewalk cafes, entertainment, family entertainment, lawn games, music, street performers and a few other fun surprises, with plenty of room for social distancing.

Some vendor highlights include: El Camino serving an assortment of margaritas, their Vice Night Punch and Mexi Mai Thais; Urban Village serving a selection of Northern Liberties beers; traditional and unique empanadas freshly made from East Coast Empanadas; the country’s first and only Haagen-Dazs ice cream truck; Hands-on cooking and cooking class featuring samples of the Hudson table; Chank’s Grab n ‘Go pizza cones; a variety of Caribbean and Latin dishes from Calle del Sabor; aracini rice balls in different savory flavors from The Little Sicilian and much more. Suppliers continue to be added, and a full list is available online.

According to the press release, for some sellers, this is their first big comeback on the road and in this type of festival since the pandemic. The event aims to support the region’s thriving food truck and mobile food vendor economy which has been devastating to the industry, while showcasing the Northern Liberties food district. Statistics have shown that there are 23,000 people about to move into apartments and new projects in the Northern Liberties area, and the population boom has also led to a restaurant boom.

North Bowl’s Oron Daskal said in a statement, “When we started the 2nd Street Festival, we just wanted to celebrate our neighborhood and have fun doing it. It’s amazing the interest he has now and the life he brings to 2nd Street.

On the entertainment side, visitors can expect to see games, family entertainment, music, a Snacktime Philly Marching Band, a Post Brothers sponsored play area with lawn games like Corn Hole, Golf in ladder, washers, life-size Jenga, Connect Four and more this Thursday. On top of all this, Project Positive Dance Troupe will be bringing music from DJ Frosty to street performers.

The press release also notes that this Night Market series is not affiliated with the Food Trust and is an independent production of the 2nd Street Festival. This new event has been designed with this idea in mind to reinforce a new set of regular events, especially when classic night market events are on hiatus. The festival is free and there is a charge for food and drink. Philadelphians can bring children and puppies as well, as this event is family friendly.

Visit 2ndstfestival.org for more information.

TORONTO – British star Kenneth Branagh’s “deeply personal” directorial effort “Belfast” gained momentum in awards season after winning the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The family drama inspired by its own childhood in Belfast, Ireland took the spotlight at the TIFF Tribute Awards broadcast Saturday on CTV, which ended 10 days of pandemic-friendly in-person screenings and digital home viewing .

Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan and Judi Dench star in the black and white coming-of-age tale, set in the tumult of Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.

Branagh, who is also an esteemed actor with an Oscar nominated tour in “Henry V,” said he was “deeply grateful” for the award chosen through online votes.

“Our first Belfast screening at TIFF was one of the most memorable experiences of my entire career,” the writer-director said in a pre-recorded video of the show, which also featured a live element with masked participants. during an evening with TIFF. co-directors Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey.

“That so many moviegoers are so deeply connected to ‘Belfast’ was absolutely overwhelming for me and Jamie Dornan, and we spoke about it during a memorable night of laughs and tears in your great city.”

Audience Award has been seen as a predictor of Oscar success.

Last year’s winner, the road drama “Nomadland” took home the Oscar for Best Picture.

Other People’s Choice winners for Best Picture included “Green Book”, “12 Years a Slave”, “The King’s Speech” and “Slumdog Millionaire”.

This year’s People’s Choice run had a caveat, however, that films that did not screen on the festival’s digital site were not eligible for the award, including the trending titles “Spencer” and ” Dune “.

Organizers said votes for People’s Choice were tallied on Saturday morning.

The first runner-up was the Canadian drama “Scarborough”, directed by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson and based on the 2017 award-winning novel by Toronto author Catherine Hernandez about the city’s eastern suburbs. The film also won the Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Prize, which comes with a cash prize of $ 10,000.

The second runner-up for People’s Choice was Jane Campion’s Wild West drama “The Power of the Dog,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a Montana ranch owner.

Cumberbatch was among the winners of the Tribute Awards, which also announced that “Yuni” by Indonesian filmmaker Kamila Andini was the winner of the Platform Prize, chosen by an international jury led by famous Riz Ahmed.

Other winners announced by TIFF after Saturday’s broadcast include “Ste. Anne, ”Manitoban Rhayne Vermette’s first feature film, described as an“ examination of the house by places and people ”. It won the Amplify Voices award of $ 10,000 for best Canadian feature film.

“The Rescue” by E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, about a Thai football team trapped in a cave in the summer of 2018, won the People’s Choice Documentary Award.

Launched in 2019, the Tribute Awards honor talent in the film industry and raise funds for TIFF programs throughout the year.

This year’s show also paid tribute to actress Jessica Chastain, singer Dionne Warwick, filmmakers Denis Villeneuve, Alanis Obomsawin and Danis Goulet, and cinematographer Ari Wegner.

All of the winners had projects at TIFF and attended in person, with the exception of Wegner.

Stars who appeared on the show included Sigourney Weaver, Shamier Anderson, Kirsten Dunst, Rebecca Ferguson, Gladys Knight, Eva Longoria, David Oyelowo and Kiefer Sutherland.

This year’s festival marked a return to the red carpets with stars, more covered theaters and a larger film offering than last year’s largely digital event.

It still wasn’t a typical TIFF, however, with theaters operating at 50% capacity and COVID-19 protocols including mask wear and proof of a full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test. .

Predicting which movie might win Audience Choice was trickier without the usual audience chatter and lounging in theaters, but strong responses on social media and in theaters helped, Bailey said.

“There was this amplified reaction because people were so happy to be in a movie theater again,” he said in an interview. “But sometimes something goes to that extra level, and there were a few movies this year where it felt like people were just rhapsodic in their reaction and felt something together.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on September 18, 2021.

Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press