Jed Jacobsohn
Blues by the beach
Cure what ails you with some "feral guitar" and "bone-crunching" drumming from Chicago band Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, one group of many playing this Saturday at the Waterfront Blues Festival. Sunday, Alexis P. Suter's bass/baritone voice will buff the tarnish off love-worn hearts. (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Woodbine Park. Free. www.waterfrontblues.ca)
A rose of Sharon
Come for the stunning architecture and unique history, stay for the tunes. Architectural gem Sharon Temple, built in the 1820s by a group calling themselves Children of Peace, will resonate with the jewel tones of Wallis Giunta this weekend as the mezzo-soprano performs Schumann. (Sunday, 3 p.m. 18974 Leslie St., Sharon. $35. www.masseyhall.com)
That's entertainment, of corpse
Somewhere at the intersection of silent film, dance and fairy tale, The Corpse Bride showcases a cast of 14, including Winnipeg's former prima ballerina Evelyn Hart, acting out a Jewish folk tale about a hale young feller who accidentally weds a zombie. Not what mameleh had in mind. (Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill St., Bldg 49. 416-866-8666. $20-$25. www.youngcentre.ca)
The art of science
When you hear about a man who has made a sauerkraut synthesizer, "subtle" probably isn't the first adjective that comes to mind. However, the Subtle Technologies Festival, happening this weekend, has a lot of events for the public that might be classified as "awesome" and "weird," including a Food Jamming workshop with a guy who built a low-ride birthday cake with subwoofers. (Sunday, 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. Free, but please register at www.subtletechnologies.com)
This is De Ro's house
When the Toronto FC go up against the Kansas City Wizards, the only hurricane the Kansans need to watch out for on the soccer pitch is Dwayne De Rosario, goal-scorer extraordinaire. He's also a vegan whose parents are Guyanese - could anything be more Torontonian than that? (Saturday, 4 p.m. BMO Field, Exhibition Place. $104 and up. www.ticketmaster.ca)