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Icon of the event Family Movies - Fall 2013
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm on recurring dates listed below
Danforth/Coxwell

Join us on your PA day for the following movies!...


Upcoming Dates:
Fri Oct 11
Icon of the event I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts!?: Exploring Toronto's Haunted History
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
North York Central Library

Join us for a ghostly evening just in time for Halloween as we explore some of Toronto's most famous haunted locations. Jason Kucherawy, of Tourguys.ca, will provide a fascinating talk around Toronto's haunted heritage and a...

Icon of the event Canadian Opera Company:  Wayne Gooding on Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
North York Central Library

The 2013/2014 season of Opera Talks opens with an engaging chat led by Opera Canada editor Wayne Gooding on the Canadian Opera Company's upcoming production of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes. Gooding's talk mixes tantalizing...

Icon of the event Voltaire, Rousseau, and the Problem of Evil
Thu Oct 10, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Locke

This lecture focuses on how each of these 18th century philosophers attempted to make sense of both natural and moral evil. Final talk in series on Philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment presented by Jonathan Salem-Wiseman....

Icon of the event Cake Decoration
Wed Oct 09, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cliffcrest

Meet Patricia Albi of CakeMom.ca and learn all the basic of cake decorating, just on time for Thanksgiving celebration. Demonstration only.

Icon of the event MAP Family Saturdays - Scarborough Museum at Goldhawk Park
Sat Oct 05, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Goldhawk Park

Scarborough Museum presents The Early Settler Experience. Enjoy discovery boxes, games, reproduction 19th century toys, and stories as you discover Scarborough's past!...

Icon of the event Hume and the Problem of Knowledge
Thu Oct 03, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Locke

This lecture focuses on David Hume's unsettling claims about the scope and limits of human knowledge. Second of three talks on Philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment presented by Jonathan Salem-Wiseman....

Icon of the event Culture Days - Re-enacting Greek Myths
Sat Sep 28, 2013 | 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Kennedy/Eglinton

Kids - re-enact famous Greek myths! Perseus and the Medusa, Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Odysseus and the Cyclops and more. No rehearsing! Props provided. Parents, don't forget your camera. Your organizer & narrator is Patri...

Icon of the event Fall Festival
Sat Sep 28, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre

"House of Dracula" puppet show at 2:00 p.m. followed by face painting, and a craft activity presented by Art Starts.

Icon of the event Culture Days with Ballet Jörgen
Fri Sep 27, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
North York Central Library

Canada's fifth largest ballet company with over 120 performances annually, Ballet Jörgen introduces ballet to over 50,000 people across North America. Enjoy a chat and demonstrations on the making of ballet, elements of chor...