Thursday January 26, 2012
- January 27th is Family Literacy Day across Canada and many Toronto Public Library branches are offering special programming this weekend to celebrate.
- The Interior Design Show is on at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend, with an opening night party on Thursday, a day for professionals on Friday and then general admission available on Saturday and Sunday.
- If you'd like to explore the work of some contemporary designers while you explore local businesses, Do Design is a free four-day event in the Dundas West neighbourhood that will use storefronts and other venues to display pieces by more than two dozen designers. It runs January 26th to 29th.
- Toronto's Ultimate Travel Show is on in the south building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday and Sunday.
- The National Bridal Show is on from Friday to Sunday at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place.
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Sunday January 22, 2012
Although the weather's being indecisive these days, winter's still a good time to check out some of Toronto's indoor attractions. Of course any season is a good time to save some money, and right now local attractions are offering some nice admission deals:
Two Special Admission Days at the Bata Shoe Museum This Week
There are two opportunities to save at the
Bata Shoe Museum this week. Monday January 23rd is
Seniors Day, when visitors 65 and over only need to pay $6, half their regular admission price. Then on January 27th - this Friday - it's
Kids are Free Day when anyone 17 years old or younger can visit the museum for free.
Metropass Hot Dealz
As a subscriber to the TTC's
Metropass Discount Plan I just got my February Metropass in the mail, and along with it came a notice about receiving 20% off at the
Ontario Science Centre. This is great news since I'm still hoping to catch the Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop exhibition, but there are lots of other
Metropass Hot Dealz to choose from available to any Metropass holder.
Lower Prices at the ROM Continue
Meanwhile if you missed the news, the Royal Ontario Museum
lowered prices in October and continues to offer these reduced rates every day of the week.
Thursday January 19, 2012
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Wednesday January 18, 2012
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Young Voices 2009 available at a local library branch. (Cover artwork Corroding by Cynthia Ho, age 16)
Photo © Marilyn Campbell
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Every year the Toronto Public Library publishes a collection of writing and artwork by youth between the ages of 12 and 19 who live or go to school in Toronto. They are now accepting submissions for the 2012 edition, and will be doing so
until March 31st.
Written submissions - which can include poems, stories, rants, reviews, essays or anything else 1000 words or less - will be divided into age categories (12-14, 15-16 and 17-19). Artwork must be black and white, 8½" x 11' preferred. Or in the visual category you can submit a black and white photograph, 4 x 6 preferred. If you're one of those multi-talented types, you may submit one piece of writing and one piece of visual art.
Interested? Visit the Young Voices Magazine page on the Toronto Public Library's Ramp for Youth website to get more details, print out the submission form or submit online. You can even read online versions of previous issues, going back to 2001!
