Sharon and Bram host sold-out tribute to Lois Lilienstein

Left to right: Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein and Bram Morrison photographed in Toronto, Tuesday, July 9, 2002. (Aaron Harris / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TORONTO - A weekend tribute to children's entertainer Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois & Bram will feature songs, dance, videos and stories.

Sharon Hampson says Saturday's memorial "is intended to be a happy reflection" on the bubbly blond performer, who died earlier this year at age 78 following a battle with cancer.

Hampson says she and Bram Morrison will host the evening event, set to feature favourites from the trio's beloved songbook and include appearances by longtime personal friends and colleagues.

Lilienstein is credited with providing the special spark that helped make Sharon, Lois & Bram one of the biggest kids' acts of the 1980s.

The sold-out gathering is slated for a downtown Toronto theatre that holds just under 500 seats.

Proceeds will benefit Mariposa in the Schools, a group that provides Ontario schoolchildren with world music, dance, storytelling, spoken word and puppetry.