Produced by:
Advent Group

Date: February 8, 2012

Event Time(s): 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Website: www.accessmba.com/mba-events/access-mba-events/mba-event-toronto-february-8/index.html
Email: candidate@accessmba.com

Costs: Free

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Location:

Westin Harbour Castle Hotel

1HarbourSquare

Public Transit:

TTC Trip Planner

Presented by:
The Parkdale Village BIA

Date: February 8, 2012

Event Time(s): 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Website: www.parkdalevillagebia.com
Email: info@parkdalevillagebia.com
Phone:416-536-6918

Costs: Free

Call for Performers to Audition for Fireside Culture Week

Fireside Culture Week IV presents FIRESIDE: "The Auditions" on Wednesday, February 1st from 1-8 pm at The Cadillac Lounge (1296 Queen West). We invite performers of all kinds to come out and show us what they've got. We are seeking musicians, dancers, actors, comedians, poets, performance artists, magicians, clowns, and more to be part of Fireside IV in Parkdale. Everyone has a talent - and we want to see yours! Please contact Ellie at info(at)parkdalevillagebia(dot)com to schedule an audition.

Fireside is a great opportunity to showcase your talents to a large, receptive audience that celebrates creativity and good old fashioned entertainment.

Location:

The Cadillac Lounge

1296QueenStreetWest

Queen and Dufferin

Public Transit:

TTC Trip Planner

Presented by:
Arts & Events Programming

Date: February 6, 2012

Event Time(s): 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Website: www.aeplive.ca
Email: aep@utsc.utoronto.ca
Phone:416-208-4769

Costs: Free

Nothing brings history to life like seeing it on the big screen. Come see for yourself! The Department of Humanities is inviting you to come out for Free Screenings of six critically acclaimed historical films, each representing a different period and theme in contemporary North American history or ancient history.

In ancient Egypt during the rule of the Roman Empire , violent religious upheaval bursts into the streets of Alexandria. Confined within the walls of the most famous library of the Antiquity, two rivals - the prefect Orestes and Davus, a young slave - compete for the heart of Hypatia of Alexandria, the eminent and famous mathematics and philiosphy teacher.

Location:

University of Toronto Scarborough

1265 MilitaryTrail

Military Trail and Ellesmere Road

Public Transit:

TTC Trip Planner

Art Show and Sale - 15th annual - presented by Kingsway-Lambton Church, 85 The Kingsway at Prince Edward Drive, Etobicoke

Saturday April 14, 2012

Time;  10 am  to  4 pm

Come to meet this year's vibrant community of 32 Artists including 23 favourites who are returning to the Show while introducing 9 new ones.  We offer a wide range of affordable original works of art. Included are Inuit carvings, contemporary & traditional art, jewellery, ceramics, folk art, wood turning, & photography.  Choose from over 500 pieces !

Our two objectives - to raise funds supporting the health & well being of about 27 community charities while at the same time fostering the talent of some of the best established & emerging Artists.

Your $10. admission ticket [which included coffee & homemade cookies], is entered into a draw for the door prize...an original acrylic on canvas,  16 X 20,  titled "In the Study" by Nandor Horthy.  Horthy, an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists, brings vast experience to the table.  He's been an Artist for over 50 years !  See picture attached.

We welcome VISA, masterCard, cheque or cash. Wheel chair accessible.

For preview & map, visit  www.kingswaylambton.ca/art_show.html   Free parking on neighbourhoos streets or take the TTC.

Family Day Weekend Fun at Kids-Fest!

Toronto Kids-Fest -- Canada's largest indoor inflatable Festival – is DOUBLING its size for 2012 to offer more than 100,000 square feet of fun over Family Day weekend! Blown up and ready for play will be 38 of some of North America's largest indoor inflatable rides. Kids will jump, bounce, slide, crawl and laugh their way through the day.

All this, in addition to shows, child entertainers, activities, games, crafts, character meet-and-greets, face painting, pony rides and more!

FREE admission, but wristbands must be purchased to enjoy the inflatables.

Included with the FREE admission will be a number of activities and stage shows:

·      Meet The LORAX, title character of Universal Studios’ new Dr. Seuss movie!

·      Meet Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato from the popular Veggie Tales!

·      Birds of Prey shows

·      Magic and juggling shows

·      Kids entertainers

·      An expanded Children’s Market Place, and more!

And for a little extra fee, kids can enjoy:

·      Pony rides

·      Carnival games

·      Face painting

·      Rock exploring and sluice mining

Geared toward children 12 and under.

When:            Saturday, February 18             10-5pm

                        Sunday, February 19               10-5pm                       

                        Monday, February 20              10-5pm (Family Day)

Where:           International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, Halls 1 & 2 (enter Hall 1)

Cost:               FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING

·      All-day wristbands (for inflatables): $25 (incl. tax)

·      All-day toddler wristbands (for age-appropriate inflatables): $15 (incl. tax)

Buy online and save $2 off until February 15^th (Sat & Sun only)

Web:               www.Kids-Fest.ca

Toronto Kids-Fest is happy to return for its third year in 2012, simultaneous to Hamilton Kids-Fest, which is hosting its 7^th show at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. 

Love Our City, returning as a sponsor this year, is a Toronto-based community action group designed to share stories and photos of how real people are making a difference in their cities by volunteering their time to support local charities and activity groups. Visit them at www.LoveOurCity.ca.

FORT YORK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

250 Fort York Boulevard

416-392-6907

fortyork@toronto.ca

Saturday, February 11, 2 p.m.

Regular Admission: Adults: $7.62, Seniors: $3.81, Youth (13-18 yrs.): $3.81, Children (6-12yrs): $2.86, Children 5 and under are free.

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
The life of William Still, "The Father of the Underground Railroad," is captured in this riveting documentary that also explores Canada's role as "Freedom's Land." Tour Fort York and learn about the contribution of early Black settlers in the War of 1812.

MACKENZIE HOUSE

82 Bond Street

416-392-6915

machouse@toronto.ca

Saturdays & Sundays in February

Saturday regular admission: Adults $5.71; Seniors/Youth $2.62; Children: $2.38 (plus tax).

Sundays are Pay What You Can.

Group bookings are available: Please call 416-392-6915 to make a booking.

The Black Victorians

Visit Mackenzie House and learn more about the early Black community in Toronto, including those who published newspapers. Print a souvenir copy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, in the re-created 1850's printshop!

MONTGOMERY'S INN

4709 Dundas Street West at Islington Avenue

416-394-8113

montinn@toronto.ca

Friday, February 24, 7 to 9 p.m.

$20 plus tax includes refreshments and a tour of the Inn. Pre-registration required.

Finding Freedom: The Joshua Glover Story

Through dramatic first-person storytelling, hear the true story of escaped slave Joshua Glover, who arrived in Etobicoke via the Underground Railroad where he found work at Montgomery's Inn.

See London’s West End smash hit WAR HORSE & support Harvey Malinsky’s 6 day 600 km bike ride from Toronto to Montreal, July 29 – August 3 with the Friends For Life Bike Rally in support of the Toronto People With AIDS (PWA) Foundation.

Follow your heart & see WAR HORSE, the play, a theatrical phenomenon and the National Theatre of Great Britain’s most successful production ever.

Last year it opened at Lincoln Center in New York City, and won five Tony Awards.  Now a motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg is a must see theatrical event of the season

400 OF THE BEST ORCHESTRA SEATS IN THE HOUSE.  $27 from each ticket will go to the Friends For Life Bike Rally/Toronto PWA Foundation.  A TAX RECEIPT will be provided to you.

With all tickets sold, $10,000 will be raised.  Help us maintain funding for services offered to those most vulnerable in our community.

To learn more and/or order tickets, please visit www.HomesWithUs.com/WarHorse

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Make your mark at HarbourKIDS: SK8 presented by RBC Play Hockey both on and off the ice. HarbourKIDS: SK8 is a FREE weekend celebration of skating and the culture thatsurrounds it, all from a kid’s perspective! Whether it’s skateboarding, hockey, urban art, music or crafts, there are tons of ways for visitors to add some cool to the coldest season of the year. Check out performances from skate troupe Le Patin Libre; rockers Bidiniband; swing band Toronto All-Star Big Band; and, as part of Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage international performance series, a multidisciplinary duo that blends live music, theatre and visual art in Everything Under the Moon. Participate in graffiti, beatboxing, button-making, hockey-mask-design and many more craft activities. Watch the skateboard-construction process, catch a flick (or two!), or listen to a story. And don’t forget to skate!

            HarbourKIDS: SK8 will be held Sunday and Monday Feb. 19 and 20, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For complete event details and full schedule, visit harbourfrontcentre.com/harbourkids orcall the Information Hotline at 416-973-4000. Harbourfront Centre is located at 235 QueensQuay West, in the heart of downtown Toronto’s waterfront.