Since the first concert in 2006, the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Presented by TD Bank Group, has welcomed more than 175,000 audience members to experience the power of live performance. So in the lead-up to our 1,000th concert on February 19, we asked you to share your favourite memories or stories about the series. Here’s a sampling of the moments that impacted our audience members most.

In truth, nothing could prepare me for the life-altering experience of being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. From the moment I asked my family doctor to examine me because something “seemed off,” I knew the news was bad.