Man of many hats MacArthur on stage at Whitby Ribfest

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A modern-day Renaissance man, Durham region songwriter, Country performer, karaoke host, bands promoter and booker, tournament-level 8-ball player, radio personality, would-be politician –and pet detective!— Rob MacArthur wears many hats.

But this afternoon the former owner of the Puck ‘n’ Beaver club in Ajax, where this writer had many a delightful moment during the first decade of this century before it closed, will be favouring headwear of the Stetson style as his Too Drunk To Fish Band takes to the stage at the Whitby Ribfest.

The band, fronted by MacArthur’s very talented wife Lorraine Davies, has several originals (including some of hers recorded on an album) but is most likely to stick mainly to Country and countrified Rock covers for today’s outdoor show that takes place at 1:30 in Iroquois Park on Victoria St. W. near Brock St. South in Whitby a stone’s throw from the Whitby GO station.

-Gary 17, www.torontomoon.ca

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*12-3> Julian Fauth’s Blues Brunch @ Axis, 3048 Dundas St. W., TO West ~Blues

noon> Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz

1> Toronto Improvisers Orchestra @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO

1:30> The Too Drunk To Fish Band feat. Rob MacArthur @ Whitby Ribest, Iroquois Park, Victoria St. W., Whitby ~Country

*2-5> acoustic jam with host Bill Black @ The Working Dog Saloon, 3676 St. Clair Ave. E., Scarborough

*3-6> open mic with Nicola Vaughan @ Hirut, 2050 Danforth Ave., TO East

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*3-7> open mic @ Moskito + Bite, 423 College St. TO

*3-6> Michael Brennan @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St. TO ~East Coast Rock/Blues Roots

*3-7> jam at CJ Barleys, 213 The Queensway, Keswick

3> Chicken Pot Pie @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough

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*4-8> Lost Patients @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke ~Pop

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5-9> Kristen Anzelc @ Legends On The Queensway, 1184 The Queensway, Etobicoke South ~songwriter

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*7-11> Karaoke with Rob MacArthur @ The Edge, 250 Bayly St. W., Ajax

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*10> jam with Groovestone feat. Dale Harrison @ Scruffy Murphy’s Uptown, 150 Eglinton Ave. E., TO North

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