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The Sounds and Influence of South Asian Music -- Gurpreet Chana at Scarborough Civic Centre
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We wrap up the Soundstreams Salon 21 series with a wonderful program featuring Gurpreet Chana (pictured below) on tabla and electronics. The music of Asia has long exerted a profound influence on composers and such influences are today the norm, rather than the exception. With that in mind, this program... Continue reading
Posted May 18, 2016 at What's On at the Library
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Culture Days at the Library: Free Venues Across the City
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Culture Days @ the Library happens at a branch near you, on September 30 and October 1. Right now there are some 37 branches that will be hosting amazing and interactive cultural activities. It is very easy to apply: you need only complete this simple application form, now on-line. You... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2016 at What's On at the Library
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Clapping Music at Parkdale! Inspired by the Legendary Steve Reich
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All this week, musical Toronto has been buzzing because the legendary composer/musician Steve Reich is in town. He's on the cover of The Whole Note this month, and he's gotten big play in both the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Tonight he'll be at Massey Hall -- last night... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2016 at What's On at the Library
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Soundstreams Salon 21 at Toronto Public Library
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Soundstreams is one of the most exciting contemporary music companies around -- and not just in Toronto. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney, Soundstreams is internationally renowned for creating unique musical experiences, combining performance with discussion and audience participation through their Salon 21 series. This winter and spring,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2016 at What's On at the Library
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Tafelmusik at the Library
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Formed in 1979, Tafelmusik is today a world-renowned baroque orchestra. Using period instruments, they perform 50 concerts a year at their Toronto headquarters, Trinity-St. Paul Church in the Annex. During the last 36 years, they have toured the world to great acclaim--a significant musical achievement. Tafelmusik, 1981 In 1981, to... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2016 at What's On at the Library
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Law at the Library
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Navigating the law can be tricky and almost certainly expensive. A great many people thus lack access to the legal help they need. While the library cannot on its own reverse that lack of access, it can try to connect people to information that will be helpful to them. And... Continue reading
Posted Dec 29, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Yes, New Music is Beautiful (And Fun, Offbeat, Thought-provoking...)
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For several years, Toronto Public Library has worked with the Canadian Music Centre, Canadian League of Composers and New Music Concerts to put on our New Music 101 series in library branches. These unique and wonderful performances have allowed Toronto audiences to get a taste of some of the excitement... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Creative Spaces Outside the Core
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On November 2, Artscape is hosting a free networking fair at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street). If you are involved in creative or cultural work, then you should check this out. This fair is a great way to learn about creative spaces in the city, especially... Continue reading
Posted Oct 26, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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From the Frontiers of Health Science Research
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So often we listen to the radio and hear a story about a remarkable new treatment for illness or groundbreaking research that offers clues to the underlying causes of an intractable disease. And then it's gone and you are left to wonder. Is it real? Is it in use or... Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Law at the Library
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These days, very few people can afford to hire a lawyer... and even if you just need some legal information, it is not always easy to know where to look or how to approach a legal problem. Four legal programs coming up next week at Toronto Public Library branches around... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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History Matters Looks at Sports
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This spring, as a nod to the PanAm games in Toronto, the popular History Matters series takes a sidelong look at sports. We began with a talk on the gladiators of Rome, and tonight we leap ahead a few millenia to Toronto and the earliest years of women's involvement in... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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What's Out There?
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This spring we have a blockbuster lineup of astronomy lectures, thanks to the talented researchers that work at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at U of T. Here's a snapshot of what's coming up. At Don Mills Branch on Wednesday, May 13, Michael Reid talks about the Life... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Soundstreams Salon 21 at Three Library Branches
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This spring we launch a new cultural collaboration with Soundstreams, bringing their popular Salon 21 series to three library branches: Fairview, April 30, Palmerston, May 5; Malvern, June 3. Soundstreams is a Toronto-based music presenter that showcases the work of contemporary Canadian composers and their international counterparts. In its 30... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Culture Days @ the Library—Got an Idea?
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...then take it to the library! But don't delay. 2015 marks the fifth year of Culture Days @ the Library. Each year during the last weekend of September, Toronto comes alive with artistic events in pretty much every corner of the city. By the numbers, more than 8,000 people have... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Gladiators in Ancient Rome
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This spring, in a nod to the Pan Am games, History Matters takes an entertaining and slightly idiosyncratic look at sports history. This is the kick-off event in our long-running History Matters series, presented in collaboration with ActiveHistory.ca. On Thursday, April 16, 7 pm at the Runnymede Branch we delve... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Helaine Olen Busts Financial Myths
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helaineolen.com Live from New York City! We welcome Helaine Olen, journalist, author, former financial columnist and contributing editor, Pacific Standard, to talk about her book, Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry. Don’t miss her talks at Toronto Reference Library, March 31, in the Beeton Auditorium... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Neuroscience: How Your Brain Lives, Works ... And Dies
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Dr. Denise Henriques. yorku.ca On January 21, 6:30 pm in the Beeton Auditorium at Toronto Reference Library, Dr. Denise Henriques of York Univerisity will be delivering a talk entitled Your Brain in Action. Humans surpass all other animals as well as robots when it comes to diversity and malleability of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2015 at What's On at the Library
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Mozart, His Letters and His Music
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Using the prolific and richly detailed letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maestro Kerry Stratton explores the life and work of one of the most beautiful and popular composers in musical history. This is the last of our three-part series, For the Love of Music, and it takes place this Saturday,... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2014 at What's On at the Library
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Meet Conductor Kerry Stratton and Harpist Andrew Chan
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Kerry Stratton. Credit: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Many Torontonians know Kerry Stratton from the wonderful music he introduces and plays on New Classical Music 96.3 FM, where he hosts Conductor's Choice on Sundays from 3-9 pm and The Oasis, weekdays, 3-5 pm. You can meet Maestro Stratton in person this Saturday,... Continue reading
Posted Nov 7, 2014 at What's On at the Library
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Your Brain on Speed
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A quick scan of news items about brain research reveals almost breathtaking new frontiers and developments--this is just a tiny selection from today's news stories: How to keep your brain healthy Breakthrough Replicates Human Brain Cells forUse in Alzheimer's Research Medicine Nobel Prize goes for work on cells that form... Continue reading
Posted Oct 14, 2014 at What's On at the Library
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Science Literacy Week Starts Monday
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The intellectually curious and science-buffs of all ages should be on the lookout for the library's Science Literacy Week displays in more than 30 branches. As well as displays, the library has organized a fabulous array of science lectures, including a number of talks on astronomy. We asked two of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2014 at What's On at the Library
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Spotlight on Culture Days @ the Library
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Culture Days is a massive, cross-country celebration of arts and culture and this weekend on September 26-27, Toronto Public Library is bringing this festival into branches across the city with a massive lineup of 57 programs! Here are a few standouts. On Friday, 1:30-2:30, the Danforth/Coxwell Branch is hosting a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2014 at What's On at the Library
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Science Literacy Week, September 22-29
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Wonder and Skepticism Toronto Public Library is pleased to collaborate with York University and University of Toronto libraries, and the Mississauga Public Library to promote science literacy through displays and special science-related programming during the last week of September. The late Carl Sagan, a renowned scientist, recounts in a famous... Continue reading
Posted Sep 5, 2014 at What's On at the Library
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Dear Chloe, Thanks for your comment. I'm glad that you found Ian Mosby's presentation useful. Others who attended also appreciated it and got a lot out of the talk. It is also important that his research into a truly harrowing crime against Native peoples gets some attention, including in the media. You might be interested in a newly published book that deals with another aspect of how the aboriginal peoples of Canada were impoverished and starved in a much earlier historical period. It is called "Clearing the Plains" by James Daschuk. The book can be borrowed from the library. Here is the link: www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3031693&R=3031693 Thanks again for taking the time to comment.
Toggle Commented Jun 6, 2014 on Hunger, Human Experimentation and the Legacy of Residential Schools at What's On at the Library
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Take Part in Culture Days at the Toronto Public Library
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 21 Call for Participation: Take Part in Culture Days at the Toronto Public Library More than 50 Toronto Public Library branches are offering free venues to Toronto-based artists and cultural groups wishing to be part of Culture Days on September 26-28, 2014. Toronto Public Library, the... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2014 at What's On at the Library
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