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Ask a Sommelier: Navigating Wine Lists, Wine Shops, and Restaurant Etiquette
Fri Jun 14, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Barbara FrumLearn to make smarter decisions as a consumer when buying wine in a store or in a restaurant. Sommelier Christopher Lafleur will make approaching a wine list (and the ritual around the first taste) make so much more sense by...
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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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P.A. Day: Unfolding Origami Mysteries
Fri Jun 07, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Gerrard/AshdaleJoin us on a PA day Friday June 7th, 2-3pm in an introduction to origami, "The art of paper folding", by folding a duck, swan, and frog. (other models may be constructed time permitting). Adult accompaniment required. Suitabl...
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Author Talk with KEVIN SYLVESTER!
Fri Jun 07, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: ParkdaleAuthor/illustrator Kevin Sylvester (Neil Flambe series; Night of the Living Zed) reads and presents his books and talks about creativity and how to organize creative ideas. Then he will lead a short drawing activity and share...
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Live in the Library: Pingxin Xu Ensemble
Fri May 31, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: ParkdaleThe Pingxin Xu Ensemble features professional Chinese musicians who will be playing a wide variety of music, from classical, traditional, and modern Chinese, to popular tunes from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, America...
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Gayageum Music Concert
Sat May 25, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: AgincourtExperience the enchanting sounds of the Gayageum, a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument, presented by Roa Lee. In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, the concert will include classic, jazz and pop renditions wit...
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Henna (Mehndi)
Thu May 23, 2024 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: ParkdaleColour your world with beautiful Henna designs. Get beautiful designs painted on you by Hina Yasir! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required. If you identify as a person with a disability...
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Henna with Hina
Sat May 18, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Port UnionDiscover the festive and holistic art of Henna with Hina Yasir. Adorn gorgeous designs prepared with the plant leaves of Lawsonia Inermis (Henna), also infused with lavender essential oils. No registration required. Space i...
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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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Branch Art Exhibits: Walled Kingdom by Daniel Ignacio
Thu May 02, 2024 - Thu May 30, 2024
Location: AgincourtThroughout May, artist Daniel Ignacio's work is on display at Agincourt branch. The exhibit is called: Walled Kingdom. Daniel is a contemporary visual artist and author who characterizes his whole body of work as a "gathering...