Events List
Events
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Fortunes and Fiascos
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNew this year!This workshop explores what makes companies tick. How should success be defined? Are there behaviours, conditions or opportunities that tend to generate winners? Focus will be placed on…
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Memoir Writing and Reading (FULL)
Tartu College – G6 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMemoir, unlike autobiography, is the art of reminiscing about particular events, people and/or time periods in our lives and is becoming increasingly popular. As in previous years, participants will present…
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Democracy: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCan democracy be saved? Join us for a wide-ranging discussion about democracies; how they flourish and how they fail. How do democracies become dictatorships and how do dictatorships become democracies?…
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Short Stories: The Long and the SHORT of It (FULL)
Virtual EventA short story is a love affair; a novel is a marriage. Short stories are one of the oldest types of literature and are a growing and important aspect of…
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Henry James Novels Adapted to Film
Virtual EventNew this year!Henry James is considered among the greatest of English novelists and was nominated for the Nobel literature prize three times. He was born into a wealthy American family.…
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Canada on the Edge: China + the US in the Evolving World Order (FULL)
Virtual EventChina’s rise coupled with “America First” are fundamentally changing the dynamics of the world order. Canadian alliances and trade have been tied to the U.S. for decades. Recent events suggest…
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Documentary Films
Virtual EventDocumentary films are a powerful medium that can be used to inform, educate, observe, persuade, expose, improve, and challenge ideas. In this workshop, participants will watch documentary films available on…
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