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Film Screening: The Vow from Hiroshima- Sat June 15
Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Mount PleasantThe Vow From Hiroshima is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a passionate, 85-year-old survivor of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. Her moving story is told through the lens of her growing friendship with a second generati...
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Monday Movie for Seniors: Dirty Dancing (1999)
Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Barbara FrumJoin us for a fun-filled afternoon movie at Barbara Frum Library! Light refreshments provided. Dirty Dancing (1999) 1hr 40min. Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Housem...
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Forest Trek: An Applefun Puppetry Puppet Show
Thu May 30, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Spadina RoadThe forest is a peaceful place... until some silly space explorers arrive! Join Applefun Puppetry for 45-minutes of interactive fun. Afterwards, everyone learns how to make a paper puppet to take home. For children and their...
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Sushi Making for the Soul
Thu May 30, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Spadina RoadDo you love sushi? Have you ever wondered how you can make your own rolls at home? Join us, as we learn to make sushi rolls with ingredients prepared by Chef Sang Kim. Chef Kim will also share a little history on sushi,...
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
Tue May 28, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Bloor/GladstoneReina Sakao, known as Madame Matcha from Montreal, will be in Toronto to offer a Japanese Chabako tea ceremony. Reina is a fourth generation member of a tea house family in Japan. Come join us to have some matcha and share a...
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Gary Barwin Writing the Imaginable and the Unimaginable
Thu May 16, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Barbara FrumJoin author Gary Barwin as he discusses his latest work and writing fiction, non-fiction, identity, language and culture. Gary Barwin is a writer, composer, and multidisciplinary artist and the author of 26 books...
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Art Exhibits: Move to be Still by Lucy Dawei Peng
Thu May 02, 2024 - Thu May 30, 2024
Location: Bloor/GladstoneThroughout May, artist Lucy Daewi Peng?s work is on display at Bloor Gladstone branch. The exhibit is called: Move to be Still. Lucy is fascinated by biology, the natural world, and the magic of science. She characterizes her...