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Artists’ Lives (FULL)
Virtual EventJoin our continuing exploration of artists’ lives and artwork spanning a variety of time periods, geographies, cultures, identities, art forms, and media. We’ll also analyze representation of these lives and consider connections to our own world. As a member of our workshop, you will present once, selecting your own focus, e.g. the artist’s life, artwork,…
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Contemporary Film B
Virtual EventCome and join a Zoom discussion group of film lovers. Participants will each select a contemporary film available on Netflix that they wish to introduce to the group. Two films are discussed at each workshop. Participants are expected to have viewed the two films recently in advance of the workshop to ensure lively and congenial…
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The Play’s the Thing (FULL)
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNew this year!Thornton Wilder regarded theatre as "the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." Join us as we explore selected classic plays from the 19th and 20th centuries. We will read aloud…
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World of Opera: Listening and Learning
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThis workshop aims to touch the entire world of opera: from its early beginnings in the 16th C. to the modern day. We will learn about and listen to the music of the historic opera repertoire, the most beautiful music in the world, and view exciting performances on stage by the most enthralling voices. There…
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Inspiring Talks: ACORN Housing, Community, and Growing Grassroots
FeaturedTartu Event Hall 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCanada’s housing crisis is hitting tenants hardest. Since 2004, ACORN has grown into the country’s largest tenant-led movement, organizing in communities, winning pro-tenant policies, and proving that grassroots power can take on corporate landlords and shape fairer cities. John Anderson grew up in Brockville. He has worked for ACORN for over 20 years and is…
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Economist Readers (FULL)
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaVirtual EventThis group will meet to extract the wit and wisdom in politics, business, finance, culture, literature and science from this influential international journal. Subscription copies can be delivered by mail (phone 1-800-456-6086) or electronically (economist@neodata.com). At each session, the group selects about eight articles and the discussion is begun by the proposer of each article…
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Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Medicine
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNobel Prizes for Science and Medicine have been awarded since 1901. In this workshop, participants will explore the winners in the four categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and the additional Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (in Memory of Alfred Nobel). Participants will investigate what the winners discovered and what the impact of the…
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Climate Change—Challenges And Opportunities
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNew this year!This workshop will help you go beyond the headlines to explore the complex issue of climate change and its global impact. Grounded in science and cutting-edge research, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the science behind climate change, its current and projected effects on the environment, and the societal challenges it presents.…
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The Golden Age of Entertainment: TV, Film, Music
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNew this year!Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Sullivan, Alan Alda, Bea Arthur, Carroll O’Connor, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Sammy Davis Jr. These are just some of the legendary performers who defined the golden age of entertainment. These stars from the world of TV, film and…
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Celebration of Song
Virtual EventSongs are a vital part of our lives. First, participants will give presentations on their choice of performers (e.g., Tiny Tim, the Beatles, Mel Torme), composers (e.g., Cole Porter, Jim Webb, Lennon & McCartney), historical period or favourite songs. Second, we can choose to sing the songs we discuss acapella or with accompaniment. Just listening is welcome…
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Events of the Fortnight
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAt the start of each session the participants suggest topics from the recent newsworthy of further discussion. The discussion of each topic starts with a brief introduction by the person suggesting the topic followed by a general discussion. Facilitators Joan Bartel has lived in four countries, ending up happily in Canada. She enjoyed a long…