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The Monkey Bunch continues the 2nd Annual Family Series at the Drake this Sunday.

Totsapalooza – Mouse City is at the Gladstone on the 26th

Welcome to the weekend!

weekend Tipsheet January 21-22

Saturday

Chinese New Year

Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview Ave
http://ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-on/farmers-market#jan21
10-11:30am
Free
Evergreen Market is all dolled up for Chinese New Year. Specialty treats will be served and there will be live performances by the Toronto Chinese Orchestra and a talk on Chinese music and culture.

Family Classic Movies: Babe, Pig in the CityTIFF Bell Lightbox

350 King St W
416-968-FILM
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiffbelllightbox/2012/3300001458
10:30am
$12/adult, $8.50/child
Follow Babe the Pig’s adventures in New York in this sequel to the 1995 family favourite.

Family Nature Walk: Winter Trees

High Park Nature Centre
430 Parkside Dr
http://www.highparknaturecentre.com/family-nature-walks/
1-3pm
$2/recommended donation
How do trees survive the frozen months? Learn to identify trees without their leaves and meet some of the critters that call them home.

Free Waldorf  Kindermorning (3-5yrs)

Waldorf Academy
250 Madison Ave
http://waldorfacademy.org/2011/12/sample-a-free-kindermorning-parent-and...
9:30-11:30am
Free, space limited, register at sanderson@waldorfacademy.org
Find out what Waldorf learning is all about as a Waldorf trained kindergarten teacher leads you through a morning of baking, watercolour painting, movement and language arts.

Owl Prowl

Toronto Botanical Garden
777 Lawrence Ave E
416-397-1341
http://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/news/owl-prowl/
6:30-8:30pm
$10/call to register
Join the owl prowl and learn how owls see in the dark and fly without sound. Dissect an owl pellet to find tiny skulls inside then search the forest for a glimpse of these majestic creatures.

Saturday, Sunday

CIBC LunarFest

Harbourfront Centre
235Queen’s Quay W
http://lunarfest.org/2012/
12-8pm
Free
Celebrate Chinese New Year at Harbourfront at this special Lunar Festival with an ocean theme; enjoy the magical lantern aquarium, taste New Year’s dishes, get busy at the games and craft workshops for kids and watch a puppet show, The Boy, The Shark and the Sea.

Maple Leaf Monster Jam Tour

Rogers Centre
One Blue Jays Way
416-870-8000
http://www.monsterjamcanada.ca/
$15-$125
The ultimate show for wee truck lovers-it doesn’t get much bigger than this!

Puss in Boots 3D

Fox Theatre
2236 Queen St E
416-691-7330
http://www.foxtheatre.ca/schedule#1327122000
2pm
$7
Don 3D glasses and learn about the childhood of the irresistible Puss ‘N Boots of Shrek fame and his long-standing feud with Humpty Dumpty.

Toronto International Boat Show

Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
416-263-3000
www.torontoboatshow.com
Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 10am-6pm
$18/adults, Free/kids
Experience a slice of summer at the Boat Show. Enjoy free boat rides on the worlds largest indoor lake, watch wakeboarding competitions, Duma the waterskiing dog and more. Kids boating and fishing zone, hundreds of seminars and boats of course.

Sunday

Lunar New Year Festival

International Centre
6900 Airport Rd
416-536-3611
http://vatoronto.ca/tet2012/
10am-10pm
$8-$20/ticket
A traditional Vietnamese New Year celebration with dragon dance ceremonies, children’s games and activities, a Vietnamese food pavilion and a multicultural showcase where Japanese drums and a Korean dance performance are featured.

Robbie Burns’ Day Celebration

Mackenzie House
82 Bond St
http://www.toronto.ca/culture/museums/featured-events.htm
12-4:30pm
$5.71/adults, $3.33/children
Celebrate the birthday of the famous Scottish Poet with toe-tapping live music, shortbread and haggis. Hear comical readings about the oft-misunderstood haggis.

Swansea Summer Camp Fair

Swansea Town Hall
95 Lavinia Ave
416.322.9735
http://www.swanseatownhall.ca/events.htm
2:30-5pm
Interested in sending your child to camp? Don’t know where to find information? Come to the fair and learn about summer camps.

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