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SATURDAY

A Barrel of Stories

Ralph Thornton Centre 765 Queen St E 416-699-2608 www.storytellersforchildren.ca 1:30-2:30pm PWYC, $5/suggested A cozy Storytellers for Children’s concert with Storytellers Donna Dudinsky, Harriet Xanthakos and a special guest.

Alan Howard Waldorf School Open House

Alan Howard Waldorf School 250 Madison Ave 416-962-6447 www.ahws.org 11am-2pm Free The Alan Howard Waldorf School provides a comprehensive, academic, artistic, cultural and practical education that encourages students to develop into creative, balanced, responsible and free-thinking individuals. Visit the school and learn more at the open house.

Alistair Ant Children’s Concert

Break for Play Children's Play Coop Runnymede Public School 357 Runnymede Rd 10am-12pm $8/person, Free/2yrs- email for tickets: Tickets@breakforplay.com Rob & Soli of Alistair Ant will perform a puppet show and magician Tricky Ricky will wow you with some amazing tricks. Proceeds support Break for Play Children’s Play Coop.

Bunch Family Dance Party: True North Edition

The Guvernment 132 Queen’s Quay E www.bunchfamily.ca 2-5pm Advance: $12/adults, $10/kids, $14/at the door Kids and parents spend a feel-good afternoon side-by-side on the dance floor. Presented by Bunch and WinterCity, expect to see some dancing yetis and polar bears, while DJ Fase spins hot tracks for cold weather. On the guest list: Icebergs, northern lights, moose and a breakdancing Mountie. Community 55's Winter Carnvial

Kimberley Public School

50 Swanick Dri 416-691-1113 www.centre55.com 10am-2pm Free Admission, refreshments for sale Fun for the whole family! Kids crafts, bouncy castle, popcorn, candy floss and sno cones in the gym. On the field (weather permitting) there will be a snow sculpting contest, toboggan races, cross country ski races, snow shoe races, snow ball throwing, ring frosty, penguin races and snow games.

Gas Station Islanders 3rd Annual Family Skate & Fundraiser

Wallace Emerson Rink 1260 Dufferin St 1-5pm $5/suggested donation Fun, food, music, hockey skills and Rock n’ Roll put on by Toronto Parks and Recreation and the Gas Station Islanders. This year the funds raised will go to UNICEF and their efforts in Haiti.

Manulife Walk for Memories

Allen Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place 416-322-6560 www.alzheimertoronto.org 9am-12pm Register, form a team, volunteer, and pledge online Join the Alzheimer Society of Toronto’s Walk for Memories. Bring family, friends, and colleagues for an indoor 45-minute stroll to help raise money for Alzheimer’s research and programs. Enjoy live entertainment, dress in costume, and win prizes.

Wise Daughters' First Anniversary Celebration

Wise Daughters Craft Market 3079B Dundas St W 416-761-1555 www.wisedaughters.com 11am-6pm Drop by for free baked treats, musical performances and prize draws!

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

WinterCity: Cosmogonia

Nathan Phillips Square 100 Queen Street W www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity 30 Jan: 8pm, 31 Jan: 7pm Free In 12 scenes, the book of Genesis is recounted, played, and danced on a background of projected images portraying the Elements, cascading water and fire.

WinterCity: Fire Installation & Performance

Nathan Phillips Square 100 Queen Street W www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity 30 Jan: 6-9:30pm,Performance: 6:30, 9pm, 31 Jan: 4-8pm, Performance: 4:30, 5:30, 6:30pm Free The Flaming Lotus Girls make their Canadian debut with Angel of the Apocalypse, an interactive art space with a fire-breathing bird’s head and body enclosed by flaming feathers. Audience members are invited to experience the flaming feathers up close, interacting with the sculpture by operating its flames. There will also be choreographed fire performances.

WinterCity: Hands-on Animation Workshops (6-13yrs)

National Film Board Mediatheque 150 John St
 416-973-3012 www.nfb.ca/mediatheque 10 am, 12:30 pm, 3pm , Length of Program: 2.5 hours Free, reservations recommended Each workshop is an animated exploration of carnival celebrations in Canada and around the world. Workshop participants will use a combination of 3D clay and paper-cut out animation techniques. Look for animated trailers on screens throughout the city -created by NFB animators with children and youth from across Toronto to promote

WinterCity events

Winterlicious: Family Culinary Adventure Nella Cucina
 876 Bathurst St 416-922-9055 x 21
 www.nellacucina.ca 30 Jan: 10am (kids only), 4pm (parents & kids), 31 Jan: 10am, 4pm (parents & kids) $50, 12yrs-, $60/adults, call to reserve Warm up in the kitchen at Nella Cucina! Escape for a few hours to another country and learn how to prepare delicious recipes. Classes in Indian, Mexican, Thai and Italian cuisine, check web for schedule.

SUNDAY

WinterCity: Glacialis-The Ice Orchestra


Nathan Phillips Square 100 Queen Street W www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7:40pm Artist and composer Jesse Stewart creates and plays original music on instruments designed and built out of ice. These special performances promise to be a wondrous experience for the eyes and ears, a frozen garden of delicate sonic beauty.

WinterCity: Winter Carnival

Nathan Phillips Square 100 Queen Street W www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity 
4 -8 pm Free Enjoy an afternoon of traditional winter carnival games, circus acts, family entertainment and beaver tails. Join the band with the Zoosse-Mobile, a gigantic interactive percussion instrument.

Ziliotto Workshops

764 Queen St W 416-867-1632 1:30-3pm $28/person, 4yrs+, call to reserve Guest artists Kevin and Nick are back by popular demand with their Nugs workshop. What’s a Nug, you say. A fun creative monster made of Fimo, check them out at nugs.ca.