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    Yonge Street's INCREDIBLE Music and Pop Culture History Presented by Mark Vendramini Tuesday, March 26th, 7: 00pm   In person: Ralph Thornton Ctr, 3rd floor, 765 Queen St. E. By Zoom:  Click Here Did you know...  That Gordon Lightfoot once sang for $25 a night at a Yonge Street dinner theatre?  That a chance meeting in Toronto helped determine the direction of The Beatles' greatest album? That the most decisive event in Rock N Roll history occurred at Yonge and Dundas? (In what is now a drugstore.) Yonge Street's connection to music, theatre and pop culture is literally second to none. It's been described as a musical/theatre mecca equal to, or even better than, Times Square or Hollywood Blvd.  From Jazz and Motown to Hip Hop, Rock N Roll and Metal to Alternative. This 40-minute talk will show you a side of "The Strip" you never knew existed.  If you are a music fan, a local history buff or if you just like hearin...