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Sundays: Winter Stations Art Pop-Ups continue

March 1, 2020March 14, 2020 Streeter staff Beach Village BIA, Brad Bradford, East End Arts, Queen Street East, Winter Stations

Local businesses in the Beach are inviting community members to explore the Winter Stations theme, “Beyond the Five Senses,” with some unique art pop-ups.

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March 15: Storytelling at the Tranzac Club

March 1, 2020March 14, 2020 Streeter staff Bathurst Street, Bloor Street East, Bloor Street West, Brunswick Avenue, Danforth Avenue, storytelling, Sussex Avenue, Toronto Reference Library, Tranzac Club, Yonge Street

Storytelling Toronto presents the Toronto Storytelling Festival. The 2020 theme is conviviality, to help re-imagine our world and our way forward together.

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March 12: Hooray for hostas at garden society meet

February 27, 2020February 25, 2020 Streeter staff gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Feb. 13 when naturalist Miles Hearn will be presenting on “Common Weeds in Toronto.”

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March 7–29: Storytelling fest across central Toronto venues

February 22, 2020March 14, 2020 Streeter staff Bathurst Street, Bloor Street East, Bloor Street West, Brunswick Avenue, Danforth Avenue, storytelling, Sussex Avenue, Toronto Reference Library, Tranzac Club, Yonge Street

Storytelling Toronto presents the Toronto Storytelling Festival. The 2020 theme is conviviality, to help re-imagine our world and our way forward together.

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Feb. 28: Create vegan textile art in East York

February 14, 2020February 4, 2020 Streeter staff Memorial Park Avenue, S. Walter Stewart Library

You can experience the art of making mud cloth, one of Africa’s most unique textiles, at S. Walter Stewart Library on Feb. 28.

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Sundays: Winter Stations Art Pop-Ups on Queen East

February 9, 2020February 26, 2020 Streeter staff Beach Village BIA, Brad Bradford, East End Arts, Queen Street East, Winter Stations

Local businesses in the Beach are inviting community members to explore the Winter Stations theme, “Beyond the Five Senses,” with some unique art pop-ups.

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Feb. 14–15: Free winemaking presentation on Danforth

January 31, 2020February 11, 2020 Streeter staff Danforth Avenue, winemaking

The wine-making centre Fermentations, at 201 Danforth Ave., presents how they hand harvest grapes around the world and transform them into wines.

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Feb. 13: Weeds of Toronto featured at garden society meet

January 30, 2020January 19, 2020 Streeter staff gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Feb. 13 when naturalist Miles Hearn will be presenting on “Common Weeds in Toronto.”

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Feb. 7: Wish bracelets workshop in East York

January 23, 2020January 19, 2020 Streeter staff Memorial Park Avenue, S. Walter Stewart Library

Youth 13 to 19 are invited to the “Get Inspired” workshop at S. Walter Stewart Library. Learn how to turn beads and twine into wish bracelets.

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Feb. 2: Social Justice Sunday to ‘end hate’

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Streeter staff Elizabeth Moore, Fairlawn Avenue, Fairlawn Avenue United Church

Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Ave., presents “From Hate to Love” on Feb. 2, a Social Justice Sunday event to learn how to respond to hate.

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Jan. 31: Skin care and tea blending workshop at apothecary

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Streeter staff Gerrard Street East, Orenda Clinic, tea

The Orenda Clinic and Apothecary at 623 Gerrard St. E. offers an evening of learning on Jan. 31 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

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Jan. 31: Chocolate-making workshop in East York

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Streeter staff Memorial Park Avenue, S. Walter Stewart Library

S. Walter Stewart Library offers a chocolate-making workshop for beginners and chocolate loverfs age 18 and over on Jan. 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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Oct. 18: Rock painting workshop at S. Walter Stewart

October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 Streeter staff crafts, Memorial Park Avenue, S. Walter Stewart Library

Youth ages 13 to 19 can learn how to turn rocks into mini masterpieces using paint or coloured pencils at S. Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park Ave.

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Sept. 23: Add Women, Make Change?

September 9, 2019August 26, 2019 Streeter staff Bonaventure Parish Centre, Leslie Street, University Women’s Club

The University Women’s Club North York presents Diane Montreuil, artist and docent at the ROM, speaking on Indigenous art and storytelling on April 29.