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Icon of the event  Mississauga Portraits
Thu Jun 27, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Spadina Road

Dr. Donald Smith, Professor Emeritus at University of Calgary, brings to life some of the Mississauga's most important and interesting community leaders from the mid-nineteenth century. Each portrait is based on research dr...

Icon of the event East York Historical Society
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
S. Walter Stewart

Presentation on local historical subjects by the East York Historical Society. Meetings are free and have a guest speaker. All welcome. Call 416-396-3975 for information.


Upcoming Dates:
Tue Sep 24
Icon of the event Kick-start Your Personal Memoir Using the Six Senses
Tue Oct 01, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
S. Walter Stewart

Join author and editor Sharon A. Crawford in her new program on Memoir Writing. The Canadian Authors Association, Toronto branch, Writer-in-Residence will help you use emotion and senses to bring your story to life. Please ca...

Icon of the event Author Visit - Ted Schmidt
Tue Oct 01, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Taylor Memorial

Can the Catholic Church recover? Dogged by scandals and poor leadership, the Roman Catholic Church is suffering from massive defections. Catholic journalist and commentator reads from his new memoir Never Neutral: A Teaching ...

Icon of the event Author Reading with First Nations Poet Giles Benaway
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Spadina Road

Meet First Nations Author and Poet Giles Benaway (Anishinaabe/Metis/Tsagli) as he explores the haunting themes of inter-generational trauma, cyclical abuse and inherited grief in his new book "Ceremonies for the Dead."

Icon of the event James Bartleman Book Launch
Wed Jun 19, 2013 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Spadina Road

Bestselling author and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, James Bartleman, will be at the Spadina Road Branch to launch his latest novel "The Redemption of Oscar Wolf."