Events List
Events
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Best Films, Ever (FULL)
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNew this year!Devoted 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 12 films will be chosen by Workshop members and the Co-facilitators. The films will be drawn from the list of 100 Best Films…
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Dates that Matter: Turning Points in History (FULL)
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWe have all lived through significant historical shifts. Think 9/11, Oct 7th, Nov 22, 1963, or the fall of a wall in Berlin in 1989. Further back in history: 1066; 1453; the shooting of an archduke in Sarajevo; the Magna Carta of 1215; December 7, 1941; 1929; 1867; 1492; the 1455 discovery of the printing…
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History of Spain and Travel in Spain Today
Virtual EventSpain has a long and interesting history, as successive waves of conquerors have come to the land of the original Iberian peoples, each leaving its particular marks. Looking at this gives not just the flavour of Spain, but of the Mediterranean itself. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Gauls, Celts, Goths and Visigoths with early church Roman Catholicism,…
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The European Rollercoaster: Europe Since the End of the Cold War (FULL)
Tartu College – G1 310 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNew this year!This workshop will focus on understanding today's Europe in all its complexity. Why? After the Cold War ended, there was a widespread sense that democracy would prevail, peace and prosperity would follow, and the horrors of fascism and communism were past. In the intervening years, that quaint notion has fractured: war in Yugoslavia…
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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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Humber, South of Bloor
Old Mill Subway 2672 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe route proceeds south along the west side of the Humber River, mainly along paved parkland (although there is a short stretch through a residential area), to the shore of Lake Ontario and continues west along the shoreline. Leader: Josie Szczasiuk Lunch: Firkin on Bay, on Marine Parade Drive (indoor/outdoor seating and views of the…
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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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Gardening
Virtual EventThe Gardening Club is for anyone who loves growing things, whether in a garden, on a balcony or indoors. We meet very informally, year round, with no set agenda or presentations. We share updates on the health of our plants, and how best to maintain them, soil cultivation, watering schedules, pruning, pest control, etc., etc.…
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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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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…