Events List
7 events found.
Week of Events
Sunday, September 14, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, September 15, 2025
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Virtual EventSeptember 15, 2025 -History of Spain and Travel in Spain Today
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September 15, 2025 -Dates that Matter: Turning Points in History (FULL)
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September 15, 2025 -The European Rollercoaster: Europe Since the End of the Cold War (FULL)
History of Spain and Travel in Spain Today
Spain 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,…
Dates that Matter: Turning Points in History (FULL)
We 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…
The European Rollercoaster: Europe Since the End of the Cold War (FULL)
New 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…
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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Virtual EventSeptember 16, 2025 -Artists’ Lives (FULL)
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September 16, 2025 -Humber, South of Bloor
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Virtual EventSeptember 16, 2025 -Contemporary Film B
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Virtual EventSeptember 16, 2025 -Gardening
Artists’ Lives (FULL)
Join 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,…
Humber, South of Bloor
The 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
Come 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…
Gardening
The 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.…
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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September 17, 2025 -The Play’s the Thing (FULL)
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September 17, 2025 -World of Opera: Listening and Learning
The Play’s the Thing (FULL)
New 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…
World of Opera: Listening and Learning
This 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…
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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Virtual EventSeptember 18, 2025 -Economist Readers (FULL)
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September 18, 2025 -Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Medicine
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September 18, 2025 -Climate Change—Challenges And Opportunities
Economist Readers (FULL)
This 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…
Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Medicine
Nobel 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…
Climate Change—Challenges And Opportunities
New 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.…
Friday, September 19, 2025
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September 19, 2025 -The Golden Age of Entertainment: TV, Film, Music
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Virtual EventSeptember 19, 2025 -Celebration of Song
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September 19, 2025 -Events of the Fortnight
The Golden Age of Entertainment: TV, Film, Music
New 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…
Celebration of Song
Songs 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…
Events of the Fortnight
At 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…
Saturday, September 20, 2025
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