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27 · Friday, July 9, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Jazz will roll into downtown Aug. 6-8 Jazz is back downtown Jazz is coming back to downtown Oakville. Summer is here, which means one of the biggest Oakville musical events is coming back. The 18th annual Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival will take place August 6-8 and will feature more than 30 free live concerts over the weekend. The festival is put on by the businesses in the Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area. It will feature music shows at various venues throughout the downtown core. Aside from being able to listen to music, concert goers will be able to do some shopping and go to local restaurants and patios. The musicians scheduled to perform this year are: Hilario Duran, Coryall Auger Trio, Margot Roi, Silver Leaf Jazz Band, Peter Appleyard, Alexander Zonjic & The Motor City Horns, James Anthony, Mike Goudreau, Mike Janzen Trio, High Rendition Jazz, Amanda Davids, Sovereign, Ranee Lee, Latin Fusion Trio, Youth in the Spotlight, Alex Pangman, Johannes Linstead, Sammy Figueroa, Paula Gardin, Appleby College Jazz Workshop, Alex Fournier, Rob Tardik, Margaret Stowe, Jack de Kyser, Monkey Junk, JW Jones, Matt Dusk and Gap Mangione. For a full schedule and more information, visit www.oakvillejazz.com. OAKVILLE BEAVER FILE PHOTO JAZZIN' UP DOWNTOWN: Lakeshore Road downtown was packed after Dr. Draw finished playing the Towne Square on the Friday of the 2009 edition of the Downtown Jazz Festival. This year's festival will take place, downtown, Aug. 6-8. Celebrating 33 years of madness This is Downtown Oakville's largest retail event of the year! Midnight Madness draws a crowd of over 50,000 to enjoy a variety of community performers, bands and of These ese ork. blundstone.ca course...great food! Experience live music on every block, strolling entertainers and the best buys in town. Artists Performing At the 2010 Midnight Madness Include*: AimLess Democracy, Alex Fournier, Andy Earle, Bounty, Goggin's Irish Dancers, Groove Hammer, Killing Isaac, Low Level Flight, Matt York, Pat Lehman, Skaface, StereoKid, The John Street Band and The Kings. Sponsors include Scotiabank, Scotia McLeod, Budd's Chevrolet, ndstone CSA work Global tTV and Halton Trafalgar k boot they've ever ble when you Travel. se rugged boots are For more information about this e than most heavy y All-day comfort and other downtown Oakville events n on concrete. visit www.oakvilledowntown.com or ull-on, kick-off convenience. call 905-844-4520. These work overtime. *as of press time, listed on BIA website 213 Lakeshore Road East. Downtown Oakville (905) 339-FOOT (3668) Open Tues.-Sun.|Closed Mon.