This is an update to my previous blog You’re Invited: Celebratory Events of Canadian Black History Month February 2012.

Please add the following events to your itinerary of celebratory events of Canadian Black History Month in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

“Dr. Jay and the Kuumba Festival combined the pulsating rhythm of the Caribbean with a national pastime of the Great White North. This free family event can be summed up in three words – Soca On Ice”, as shown in this video:

This year, Canada’s theme for Black History Month is the bicentennial anniversary of the War of 1812 and the contributions of black soldiers in the fight for Canada.

Here is a 60-second video promoting key historical figures and moments from the Canadian black community:

Did you know that in February 2008, Senator Donald Oliver (b November 16, 1938), the first Black man appointed to the Canadian Senate, introduced a motion to have the Senate officially recognize February as Black History Month?

February is Black History Month!

You're Invited: Celebratory Events of Canadian Black History Month February 2012

You're Invited: Celebratory Events of Canadian Black History Month February 2012

Some celebratory events of Black History Month include:

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You're Invited: Films of Inuit Stories Jan.25-26 + Mediatheque's Family Day Fun Feb.18-20

You're Invited: Films of Inuit Stories Jan.25-26 + Mediatheque's Family Day Fun Feb.18-20

NFB Mediatheque in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, invites you to the following FREE events for your enjoyment:

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You're Invited: Visual Arts Winter Exhibitions 2012 Opening Reception Jan. 27. Above, Harbourfront Centre at night.

You're Invited: Visual Arts Winter Exhibitions 2012 Opening Reception Jan. 27. Above, Harbourfront Centre at night.

Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, invites you to the following FREE events:

Public Opening Reception:

Friday, January 27, 2011
6-10pm
York Quay Centre

FREE

Info: 416-973-4000

York Quay Centre
235 Queens Quay W
Toronto, ON M5J 2G8

Visual Arts at Harbourfront Centre presents the following FREE Winter Exhibitions 2012, which offer unique perspectives into the worlds of architecture, craft & design, photography and visual arts:

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Harbourfront Centre invites you to the following event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

INNOVATORS + IDEAS (I2)

Contemporary Craft Series

Feature Lecture with Karen Konzuk
with viva voce- Voices from the Craft Studio

January 28, 2012
1–5pm

Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2G8

FREE!

The highlights of the above Innovators + Ideas event are:

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Christmas Gift to You: Mediatheque on Ice Workshops from Dec. 18, 2011 to Jan. 8, 2012

Christmas Gift to You: Mediatheque on Ice Workshops from Dec. 18, 2011 to Jan. 8, 2012

Mediatheque on Ice presents Animated Holiday E-Card workshops and Family Animation workshops.

NFB Mediatheque offers:

Our Christmas Gift to You

Buy 1, Get 1 FREE!*

Looking for fun, affordable ways to spend time with your family over the holidays? Try one of our popular filmmaking workshops. You can try a new activity every day.”

For every child booked in one of our Mediatheque on Ice workshops, you can either bring a second child or attend another workshop for FREE.

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You're Invited: Interactive Events + Screenings at NFB Mediatheque

You're Invited: Interactive Events + Screenings at NFB Mediatheque

NFB Mediatheque (150 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 3C3) invites you to the following events and screenings in December 2011 and January 2012:

  • Can you build an igloo?

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