A female singer and her band, comprised of 3 men, perform on stage. In the centre is the drummer, with a bass player to the right, and the guitar player and singer to the left.
A female singer and her band, comprised of 3 men, perform on stage. In the centre is the drummer, with a bass player partially visible at the right, and the guitar player and singer to the left.

Soulful sounds

from an award-winning singer-songwriter & her band at Oakville’s Canada Day celebration.

Arlene & The People at Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park

Join Arlene and her band The People (Kevin Dvorak on guitar, Jan Bilek on drums and Len Dworak on bass) as they perform some of their favourite cover songs, plus originals, on the Outdoor Mainstage at Oakville’s beautiful Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park.

About Arlene

Arlene is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Mississauga. She has enchanted crowds across Canada, UK, Europe and the U.S. since 2010. She is the host of her own TV show, Striving Artist, which is aired on Filipino TV.

Her past performances include: Rock the Coliseum, JUNO Fest (London), Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Aeolian Hall, Living Arts Centre, The Rose Theatre, tedXMississauga, CMI TD Connected Music Series, YYZLive, Sound of Music Club Series, Paisley Arts Festival (Scotland).

Her upcoming EP features original songs that embrace the concept of mental health.

“Love the groove, love the singing. There’s an effortlessness & natural song personality [in her singing].”– Dan Hill, internationally renowned Canadian singer-songwriter

Two photos. Top: Three men and a woman in a performance venue dressing room, the closet and makeup counter in the background. Two men stand behind the third man and the woman, who are seated. Bottom: The same three men and woman outside in the venue parking lot at night, standing and smiling at us.

(Photo credits: Joanna Johnston)

 

Event details

Hosted by: The Town of Oakville

Type of event: outdoor live music performance at a waterfront park

Featuring: singer-songwriter Arlene and her band The People

Dates: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Start time: Event starts at 6:00 PM EDT, Arlene performs at 7:00 PM EDT & Fireworks at 10:00 PM EDT, weather permitting

Duration: 5 hours

Cost: free

Location: Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park, 2340 Ontario Street, Oakville, ON, L6L 6P7. Please note that there will be no event parking available onsite. The Town of Oakville is offering free Oakville Transit shuttle services to and from Bronte GO Station. The shuttle service begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs every 10 minutes.

Video: See Arlene perform

Contact Details: The Town of Oakville; Phone 905-845-6601, TTY 905-338-4200, events@oakville.ca

 

Accessibility: If you require accessible parking or access to the event, please email events@oakville.ca.