EVENT DETAILSThe One of a Kind Christmas Show is one of the most anticipated Christmas shopping shows of the year, featuring unique products for everyone. The show gathers the work of approximately 800 artisans for your browsing pleasure. Shop for hand-crafted ceramics, jewelry, furniture, clothing and accessories, browse through art galleries, watch a fashion show and take part in artistic holiday activities. Since its first show in 1975, it has become the largest consumer craft show in North America.
There are also hands-on workshops where you can make unique gifts. Each includes breakfast and admission to the show. TICKETS: Adult: $13, Senior/Youth: $7.50, Children 12 and under: Free Monday to Saturday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. & Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. November 24 (Thursday) - December 4 (Sunday) LOCATION: Exhibition Place 210 Princes’ BoulevardWEBSITE: www.oneofakindshow.com/toronto
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Sat. December 3, 10 am to 4 pm
Celebrate the festive season. Stroll through historic buildings where merchants will be selling heritage inspired products and reproduction pieces. Shop with local artisans to find unique holiday gifts for family and friends. Enjoy many activities throughout the day, including children’s drill workshop, military exercises, demonstrations by the Culinary Historians of Canada, and printing a souvenir on the Mackenzie House 1845 proof press. Regular admission. Fort York National Historic SiteCanada's largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings and 1813 battle site. Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Fort York is open year-round and offers tours, exhibits, period settings, and seasonal demonstrations. During the summer months, the site comes alive with the colour and pageantry of the Fort York Guard. Fort York also provides a wide variety of education programmes for groups of all ages. Plan Your VisitFind out about hours, tours, and directions to make the most of your visit to Fort York. The 50th annual Cavalcade of Lights presented by Great Gulf on Saturday, November 26 will mark the official start of the holiday season in Toronto. It features the first lighting of Toronto's official Christmas tree and an evening of live performances, a skating party and a stunning fireworks display.
Skating at Nathan Phillips Square ice rink continues all season long. Skate rentals are available on-site. Further information available at http://www.toronto.ca/cavalcade. The Toronto Christmas Market, one of the world’s best Christmas markets, returns to the Distillery Historic District, November 18 to December 22, to bring the spirit of the season to life. Now in its seventh year, the Toronto Christmas Market has quickly become the city’s favourite holiday tradition and was ranked among the best Christmas markets in the world by Fodor’s Travel, USA Today and Mashable, among others. Guests are invited to rediscover the magic and romance of Christmas by taking in stunning light canopies, enjoying unique shopping experiences, traditional music and dance performances, and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Foodies will also have the opportunity to taste traditional European street-style food and delicacies and Canadian homemade treats. Admission is free Tuesday to Friday, and $6 (tax included) starting at 5 p.m. on Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.torontochristmasmarket.com. DATES: November 18 to December 22, 2016 Saturday November 19, 2016-through December 2016.
Bloor-Yorkville BIA (BYBIA) will celebrate the return of the holiday season with Holiday Magic featuring a special, live musical performance by Multi-Platinum Selling Artist SHAWN DESMAN with special guests THE HEIST. Join us for the Official Lighting Ceremony and kick-off to Holiday Magic! Within about 15-20 minute walk. LINK: www.bloor-yorkville.com/holiday_magic LINK Neighborhood Decor and Lighting Displays - November 19-December 31, 2016 Now in its second year, Chris Hadfield’s Generator provides a platform for the esoteric to meet the mainstream. It is the best of the world’s niches: artists, scientists, celebrities, role models and musicians, together in one place. It has taken artists to the high Arctic Ocean, hosted a ninja sex party, and introduced a conqueror of Mars to a space poet. There is nothing quite like it.
Chris will be joined onstage by a cross section of humanity’s creativity. Mythbuster Adam Savage, Grand Theft Orchestra’s Amanda Palmer, Spanish cyborg artists Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas, Orangeville’s home grown comedian Michael McCreary, and many more. Returning for their second year are the Infinite Monkey Cage’s Robin Ince, rock stars from the future TWRP, and the eternally funny Mark Little. Join us November 12th at Massey Hall and see what all the fuss is about. www.generatorevent.com/LINK to website NOVEMBER 5, 2016 – JANUARY 22, 2017 Marvels of human ingenuity, so small they can fit in the palm of your hand, miniature boxwood carvings from the early 1500s have long remained a mystery.The AGO is pleased to debut Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures, a groundbreaking exhibition of more than 60 boxwood miniatures organized in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rijksmuseum. LINK to AGO website. LINK to the Boxwood Project (AGO) AGO exhibit raises profound questions about ancient handmade objects - Globe and Mail Article, LINK The museum world is a tiny place with gigantic ideas. Four years ago, in 2012, to understand how the Thomson Collection of European Art’s miniature carved boxwood prayer beads at the Art Gallery of Ontario were made – a mystery that has defied human understanding for more than 500 years – curator Alexandra Suda and conservator Lisa Ellis took the radical step of radiating one of the pieces in an $800,000 micro-CT scanner. CT scanners X-ray infinitesimally thin slices of an object and then add them up; they’re good at revealing hidden interiors. Before heading to Broadway, Come From Away musical gets standing ovation at home in Gander - Globe and Mail "An unlikely influx of come-from-aways flooded into Gander, Nfld., again this weekend – but this time around, the planes landing at Gander International Airport carried the cast, crew and producers of a musical making a special pit stop on the way to Broadway." Nov 15 - Jan 8 at The Royal Alexandra TheatreLINK to Globe and Mail Article
COME FROM AWAY is the breathtaking new musical that played record-breaking engagements in La Jolla and Seattle — and now it’s coming to Toronto prior to its Broadway run. Written by Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein (My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding), this is the stunning production from Tony®- nominated director Christopher Ashley (Memphis) that the Los Angeles Times calls “an affecting and stirring new musical.” LINK to Tickets and Information |
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