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8:30 AM| The Goodberry 55 Baldwin Street, Brooklin
8:00 AM| Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility, 2700 Audley Road, Ajax
7:00 PM| Central - 405 Dundas Street W. Meeting Room 1
An Evening with Farzana Doctor!
Farzana Doctor is a writer, activist, and psychotherapist. Her ancestry is Indian, and she was born in Zambia while her family was based there for five years, before immigrating to Canada in 1971. Farzana grew up and went to school right here in Whitby, ON, she attended the Quest Public school for a couple years before moving for her high school years. Her work reflects her time growing up in smalltown Canada and has a unique perspective of our beautiful town.
Seven by Farzana Doctor (2020)
A rich, soulfully written novel about inheritance and resistance that tests the balance between modern and traditional customs.
When Sharifa accompanies her husband on a marriage-saving trip to India, she thinks that she's going to research her great-great-grandfather, a wealthy business leader and philanthropist. What captures her imagination is not his rags-to-riches story, but the mystery of his four wives, missing from the family lore. She ends up excavating much more than she had imagined.
You Still Look The Same by Farzana Doctor (May 2022)
This debut poetry collection from acclaimed novelist Farzana Doctor (Seven) is both an intimate deep dive and a humorous glance at the tumultuous decade of her forties. Through crisp and vivid language, Doctor explores mid-life breakups and dating, female genital cutting, imprints of racism and misogyny, and the oddness of sex and love, and urges us to take a second look at the ways in which human relationships are never what we expect them to be.
Books will be available for purchase from Blue Heron Books at this event. Both authors will be signing at the end of the event.
This is a registered event, to register visit the program event page here.
This program will be offered in-person at our Central Library.
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7:00 PM| The Robert McLaughlin Gallery 72 Queen St. Civic Centre Oshawa, ON
Join us for an evening with Black Lit Durham and Desarae Dee!
The night will also include 2 short films presented by Durham Region International Film Festival!
Headlining the event is Desarae Dee, a Canadian Instrumental Fusion Artist, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer who has made significant waves in the Canadian music industry with her unique and unconventional playing style since 2014. Known as “Toronto’s Queen of Vibes,” her passionate and meaningful sound combines a unique mixture of faith, soul, vulnerability and divine balance.
Featured artists for the evening include:
Greg Frankson, also known as Ritallin, is an award-winning literary artist, writer, and speaker. He edited and contributed to the critically acclaimed AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian Poets, appears in five literary anthologies, and published four poetry collections.
Judith Shaw is a poet and a member of the Durham Storytellers. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised by her Grandma Wawa, she is the author of the children’s book “My Grandmother Said Art Is Everywhere”.
Asante Haughton is a national award-winning mental health advocate, peer worker, poet, thinker, and two-time TEDx speaker. His belief in people, global inter-connectivity, and positive personal change led him to being recognized by CAMH as one of the top 150 Difference Makers in mental health in Canada.
Shakkoi aka Need Some Koi is a multi talented creative excelling in dance instruction and spoken word poetry. Floetry Fitness, her business that creates spaces for movement and poetry, has been seen on Breakfast Television’s "Movin in the Mornings", Nia Centre, Black Women in Motion and the City of Pickering.
Learn more about Black Lit Durham: Black Canadian Literature - BlackLit Durham
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7:45 PM| 95 Magill Dr Ajax, ON Canada L1T 3K7
It is punjabi women cultural festival and event. close group, They will play with colors and perform their cultural dance gidha, bhangra and jhoomar, and dinner afterwards
9:00 AM| 187 King Ave, Newcastle, ON L1B 1H4
A Gift of Art is please to announce the Snowcastles of Newcastle contest! Taking place on Saturday March 4th at the Clarington Public Library (Newcastle branch) individuals and teams will create an original snowcastle sculpture in a designated space. Sculptures will be judged on design, process, structural soundness, and overall creativity. Fantastic prizes to be won! So gather your team, shovels and snow gear for this cool competition! Whether you are a professional snowcastle artist, or a family looking for a fun filled day, we would love to see your creations! No snow? No problem! In the event Mother Nature does not decide to join us, we will create castles out of mixed recyclables!
Warming Centres will be provided both in the Library and A Gift of Art.
Details and Contest Rules
Categories include:
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- Professionals
- Family (team may consist of adults and children)
- Adults, including seniors whether formed in teams or as individuals
- Children and Youth (team only consists of children under 18)
To Register go to: https://agiftof-art.com/classes/snowcastles-of-newcastle/
Prizes to be won in each category!
10:30 AM| 72 Queen St.
This class is filled with art making that inspires creativity and imagination! Each week will be a new adventure with sculptures, paintings, drawings, printmaking, and more using artist quality materials!
Saturdays, January 21 to March 4
No class February 18
$100 Members/ $110 Non-members
Ages 5-8 10:30am-12pm
Ages 9-12 1-3pm
8:30 AM| 100 Queens Quay East, 3rd Floor
The Gateway to Growth Summit puts the spotlight on unlocking the economic potential of the Pearson Economic Zone, the second largest concentration of jobs in Canada after downtown Toronto. This critical area functions as Canada’s gateway to growth for business, trade, and immigration and has the potential to dramatically fuel our region’s ability to compete at a global scale.
9:00 AM| Symposium Café 2630 Simcoe Street N Oshawa
Join your Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce for an informal coffee and networking event.
9:30 AM
12:00 PM| Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex, O’Brien Arena, 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering. The O’Brien Arena can be accessed at the back of the recreation centre via the east entrance from Diefenbaker Court.
Radical Restructuring: Empowering Women for Tomorrow
Durham Region and community partners invite you to attend the Durham Region International Women’s Day Celebration on March 7, from noon to 4 p.m.! Admission is free.
Join us for an afternoon that celebrates women in business. Featuring keynote speaker, Paulette Senior, CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation; a panel discussion with empowered, inspirational women; a women in business trade show; and networking lunch.
Please register by March 3. We look forward to seeing you there.
This event is brought to you by:
- The Regional Municipality of Durham
- Town of Ajax
- Township of Brock
- Municipality of Clarington
- City of Oshawa
- City of Pickering
- Township of Scugog
- Township of Uxbridge
- Town of Whitby
- Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Durham Chapter
- Durham Family & Cultural Centre
- Tamil Cultural and Academic Society of Durham
- Women’s Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre of Durham
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Time: Noon to 4 p.m.
Address: Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex, O’Brien Arena, 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering. The O’Brien Arena can be accessed at the back of the recreation centre via the east entrance from Diefenbaker Court.
Register for Celebration: Radical Restructuring: Empowering Women for Tomorrow
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9:30 AM| Welcome Centre Immigrant Services, 458 Fairall Street, #5, Ajax, ON
Start Up Session: An overview of the fundamental elements of success for every business (Business Concept, Marketing & Sales, Operations and Finance) and gives the steps needed to start successfully and to grow.
10:30 AM
Please join the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) and Women in Nuclear (WiN) for the International Women's Day webinar where we focus on stories of accomplished women in the nuclear industry. The webinar will feature four short talks by accomplished women in the nuclear field, each with a unique story to tell. Speakers will discuss their personal journeys of building a career in the industry, as well as successes and insights. The event will inspire us in our individual and collective efforts for gender equality.
5:30 PM| Brunch & Co 163 Brock St. N., Whitby, ON
Join us at Brunch & Co. Whitby to celebrate International Women’s Day and to connect authentically with like minded people. Take the opportunity to engage in interesting conversations, share your story and prioritize yourself and your business.
9:30 AM
This seminar is held by CRA Professionals, and will cover: Business tax deductions, Common tax errors, Helpful tools and services offered by CRA and General bookkeeping and best practices
10:00 AM| 75 Centennial Road, Ajax Community Centre, HMS Room, Ajax ON
PROBUS clubs provide opportunities to meet with others with similar interests. Meeting new people, making new friends, discovering new interests are just some of the advantages of being a PROBUS member.
Our members are retired business and professional persons residing in Durham Region, including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Brooklin, Oshawa and other areas. Our monthly meetings feature informative and entertaining speakers. They usually consist of a business portion of about a half hour, a thirty minute socializing and coffee followed by a stimulating 45 minute presentation by a guest speaker. Meetings end at noon. Along with monthly social events and 21 activity groups who meet regularly, its a great way to meet new people. See our website on How to Join at https://durhamwestprobus.org/page-18068
2:00 PM
The Marketing and Sales session is an introduction to the marketing and sales strategy (aka plan) necessary to grow your business. Marketing is imperative to building sales for your business.
9:30 AM| Purple Woods Conservation Area, 38 Coates Road East, Oshawa, Ontario
Come out and experience a Canadian spring in Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority's sugarbush at Purple Woods Conservation Area! Sap collected from hundreds of sugar maple trees is boiled on site into delicious maple syrup. On your self-guided tour, you can visit our modern evaporator, enjoy activities, horse-drawn wagon rides, maple taffy and, of course, pancakes with real maple syrup. Don't forget to stop by our Heritage Store to purchase some maple treats to take home!
10:00 AM| 99 Simcoe St. South
The Canadian Automotive Museum is hosting special family activities during March Break 2023. Guests can make a fun plush car sewing craft (ages 6+) and kids can win a prize by completing a scavenger hunt (ages 3+) in the galleries. The museum is open daily from March 10 to 19, 2023 and children five and under are admitted free!
Visitors can take their picture with Lightning McQueen, the star of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 3 and a Herbie the Love Bug go-kart. New on display in the lobby is a bold red 1991 Honda Civic, built in Alliston, Ontario and a special exhibition titled Wires to Wheels: Electric Vehicles of Canada and Beyond is on display on the second floor.
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10:00 AM| 99 Simcoe St. South
The Canadian Automotive Museum is hosting special family activities during March Break 2023. Guests can make a fun plush car sewing craft (ages 6+) and kids can win a prize by completing a scavenger hunt (ages 3+) in the galleries. The museum is open daily from March 10 to 19, 2023 and children five and under are admitted free!
Visitors can take their picture with Lightning McQueen, the star of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 3 and a Herbie the Love Bug go-kart. New on display in the lobby is a bold red 1991 Honda Civic, built in Alliston, Ontario and a special exhibition titled Wires to Wheels: Electric Vehicles of Canada and Beyond is on display on the second floor.
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