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101. Beyond Imaginings: Eight Artists Encounter Ontario’s Greenbelt

April 11, 2011

Celebrate the beauty of Ontario with Beyond Imaginings at the Harbourfront Centre!

Beyond Imaginings

Eight emerging contemporary photographers have created 72 stunning images, documenting their encounters with Ontario’s Greenbelt. The photographers explore the themes of Working the Land, Natural Beauty and People of the Greenbelt. Now including 32 new summer and fall images, you won’t want to miss the beauty of our home province captured by these talented photographers. For more information on this free event, visit the Harbourfront Centre’s website.

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100. Easter Traditions at Colborne Lodge

April 10, 2011

Learn about 19th-century Easter traditions at Colborne Lodge! Bring your family and tour the museum, spotting hidden eggs as you go. The kids can dye their own eggs (using natural dyes), or you can explore the great outdoors of surrounding High Park!

Easter Traditions at Colborne Lodge

Colborne Lodge is located near the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground and the Animal Paddocks, so your family will have plenty to do all day long!

Easter Traditions at Colborne Lodge is free with general admission to the Lodge (which is $5.71 + HST for adults, and $2.38 + HST for children). This event runs April 9, 10, 16, 3, and 24 from 12pm to 4pm. For more information, go to the City of Toronto, Toronto’s Historic Museums website.

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99. Warner Bros. Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

April 9, 2011

Witness Bugs Bunny as you’ve never seen him before in Bugs Bunny at the Symphony! The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will play original Carl Stalling scores including What’s Opera, Doc? and The Rabbit of Seville, Tweety’s Circus, and a Scent of the Matterhorn, while Warner Bros. Looney TunesTM is projected on the big screen.

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony is performed today at 2pm and 7pm at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available for low as $38; for more information go to http://www.sonycentre.ca/.

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98. Harlem Globetrotters

April 8, 2011

Witness basketball as you’ve never seen it before! The Harlem Globetrotters are in town, ready to entertain you with their theatrical and comedic basketball antics. Celebrating their 85th Anniversary season, the 2011 World Tour features entertainment for the whole family!

Harlem Globetrotters

The fun takes place at Rogers Centre tonight at 7:30pm, with other games at 2pm and 7pm tomorrow. Tickets range from $38 to $340 and can be purchased at rogerscentre.com. To learn more about the Harlem Globetrotters, go to http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/.

 

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97. Beginner Swing Dancing

April 7, 2011

“Anyone can dance” according to Bees’ Knees Dance – take them up on the challenge tonight with their Beginner Swing class from 6pm to 7pm!

Bees Knees Dance

Your first class at Bees’ Knees is always free, so what have you got to lose? You’ll meet other beginner dancers and have the opportunity to learn some cool new steps – no partner is required, so come on your own, with a date, or a group of friends and you’ll be swinging in no time! If you want to continue with the lessons after your first class, you can pay $40 for 4 classes, or pay $13 per class on a drop-in basis. Once you’re confident in the basics, you can move on to Swing 1.5 (Transitions in Swing), Intermediate Lindy Hop, and even join in the Advanced Lindy Hop Troupe! Classes re-start at the beginning of every month, and if Thrusdays don’t work for you, no worries – there are Beginner Swing classes five days a week! For more information about Bees’ Knees Dance, including a complete schedule of classes and the opportunity to register, go to http://www.beeskneesdance.com/dance-lessons-toronto/.

 

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96. Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival

April 6, 2011

The Toronto International Film Festival may be the biggest event on your celebrity-watching, premiere-viewing, red carpet-walking calendar, but the Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the world of films created for children.

Sprockets International Film Festival For Children

Created by TIFF, Sprockets affords children and youth the opportunity to learn about the world around them through film.

Weekdays feature School Programming for students in elementary and secondary schools, but Sprockets includes two public weekends for those three and up, so start planning your weekend today! You and your kids will have the opportunity to watch films from around the world – films that may not be shown in Toronto again! For more information on Sprockets, including a calendar of screenings and the opportunity to purchase tickets, go to http://tiff.net/sprockets.

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95. Taste ‘n’ Tour Tuesdays at Casa Loma

April 5, 2011

Inspired by the sold out Winterlicious event, “Taste n’ Tour,” Casa Loma presents the chance to enjoy a Prix Fix Dinner every month through Winter and Spring! Taste n’ Tour Tuesdays at Casa Loma includes a three-course meal, live musical entertainment, and an opportunity to tour the Castle at your leisure.

Taste 'n' Tour Tuesdays

A great idea for a date, small group, or even a corporate outing, the Taste n’ Tour starts at 6pm and continues until 10pm.

Organized by Pegasus Hospitality Group, tickets are available for $50 plus HST and gratuities. For tickets, call 416-533-1573. For more information, go to www.casaloma.org/.

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94. Books on Film Club

April 4, 2011

Be part of one of Toronto’s most unique book clubs by attending tonight’s “Books On Film Club” at the TIFF Bell Lightbox! This series focuses on the “art of adaptation” by showing films based on books. Tonight’s screening is Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita, based on Vladimir Nabokov’s publication of the same name.

Lolita

Hosted by CBC’s Eleanor Wachtel, the host of “Writers & Company” and “Wachtel on the Arts,” with special guest David Thomson, author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, tonight’s conversation promises to be a fascinating foray into the world of literature transposed onto the screen!

Single ticket pricing for tonight’s event is available for $35. For more information about the “Books On Film Club,” or to purchase tickets for this and other screenings, go to tiff.net.

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93. The War of the Worlds

April 3, 2011

In 1938, Orson Welles’ adaptation of H.G. Well’s The War of the Worlds aired on the American radio drama series “Mercury Theatre on the Air,” inspiring fear and paranoia in listeners. Presented as news bulletins, the realistic adaptation suggested that an alien invasion was in progress. Though the performance was a Halloween prank and public outcry ensued, Welles’ fame was secured by his successful adaptation of the 1898 novel.

The War of the Worlds returns to inspire fear in 2011; performed at the Harbourfront Centre by the Art of Time Ensemble, a live orchestra, foley artist and well-known actors will bring the 1898 novel and 1938 radio show to life. In addition, a commissioned instrumental suite based on Dan Parr’s original film score will set the mood for some 21st century paranoia.

The War of the Worlds

Today’s performance is the last presentation of The War of the Worlds. The show starts at 4pm; ticket prices range from $25 to $59. For more information, go to the Harbourfront Centre’s website.

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92. Harry’s Spring Run-Off

April 2, 2011

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 470 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every week; one in every seven men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime. Harry’s Spring Run-Off aims to change those statistics by raising funds for prostate cancer research each year.

Harry's Spring Run-Off

Sponsored by Harry Rosen and hosted by High Park, participants run or walk in an 8k or 5k race, with all proceeds benefiting the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

Though you’re too late to register for this year’s event, you can certainly cheer on participants as they run or walk to raise funds for prostate cancer research! The 8k starts at 10am, and the 5k starts at 11:15am. You can make a donation to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation online, and of course, you can start training now so that you’re ready to participate in the 2012 Harry’s Spring Run-Off! Check out Harry’s Spring Run-Off website for more information.