Events List
Events
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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…
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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…
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Inspiring Talks: The Academy Showcase – Academy members reprise great presentations from their workshops
Tartu Event Hall 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada1. The Crash of '29: A turning point in global economic history Could our current economy be on the same path as the economy of 1929? Academy member Barry Arbus…
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Book Club B
ZoomVirtual EventLove to read but yearning to discuss what you’ve read with others? Join one of the book clubs to discuss interesting works of fiction and non- fiction. Details will be…
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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…
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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…
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The Golden Age of Entertainment: TV, Film, Music
Virtual EventNew 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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Best Films, Ever (FULL)
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDevoted film buffs want to share their love of fine films by viewing them together and having great discussions about them. This in-person workshop is designed for just that. The…
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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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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?…
