You’re Invited: Ontario Outdoors’ Fun This Family Day Weekend Feb.18-20, 2012

February 17th, 2012Arts & Crafts, Community, Frugal Crowd, Green, Health & WellnessComment

Outdoor exercise + spending more time in nature = very beneficial to our health.

Conservation Ontario informs us that (according to Rideau Valley Conservation Authority) one visit to a Conservation Area is equal to a visit to:

an oxygen bar

massage therapist

detox program

personal trainer

stress management counselor

aromatherapist

and a naturopath

Also, you can have fantastic fun this Family Day Weekend in the great Canadian outdoors at the following events in Ontario from February 18 – 20, 2012:

You're Invited: Outdoors Fun This Family Day Weekend Feb.18-20, 2012

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You’re Invited: More Celebratory Events for Black History Month February 2012

February 2nd, 2012Arts & Crafts, Community, Frugal Crowd, Health & Wellness, VideosComment

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:

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

January 31st, 2012Arts & Crafts, Community, Frugal Crowd, VideosComment

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

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

January 25th, 2012Arts & Crafts, Community, Frugal Crowd, VideosComment

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:

Tags: 3d clay animation workshop, alanis obomsawin, elise swerhone, family day program, family stay-cation, hands-on animation workshops, nfb mediatheque, nigel markham, pixilation activities, unikkausivut: sharing our stories

You’re Invited: Visual Arts Winter Exhibitions 2012 Opening Reception Jan. 27

January 23rd, 2012Arts & Crafts, Community, Frugal CrowdComment

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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You’re Invited: Contemporary Craft Lectures + Exhibitions Jan. 28, 2012

January 17th, 2012Arts & Crafts, Community, Frugal CrowdComment

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

December 18th, 2011Arts & Crafts, Community, Frugal CrowdComment

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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