We blogged about this earlier so that people could go to lantern-making workshops if they wished, so, as a reminder, on December 21 you can "join the sensational Samba Squad and a cavalcade of costumed characters, giant puppets, stilt-walkers and fire-breathers in a luminescent lantern-lit carnival parade in Toronto's legendary Kensington Market."
The Bloor Cinema thanks its members by screening White Christmas for free tomorrow night at 7 pm. There's also complimentary refreshments (!) and if you bring a donation for the food drive you can enter to win free movies for a year. As well, you can buy a $3 membership at the door.
Today is the last day to book tickets for Chinese and a Movie Christmas Eve at the Miles Nadal JCC at Bloor and Spadina. Across the Universe screens at 8:30 preceded by dinner at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $36 or $20 for students. You can buy them at the front desk and a limited number will be available at the door for $40.
A tiny bit out of the area, but still within (brisk) walking distance, Spadina Museum sits in the shadow of Casa Loma but has a lovely grandeur all its own. Tomorrow night, the Winter Solstice, it plays host to an evening of traditional Japanese music and storytelling. And we quote: "The Katari Storytellers will entertain guests with stories and songs, while James Thompson provides musical accompaniment on the flute. Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required." Tickets are $15 and $20. For more information, or to register, call: 416.392.6910.
While we're in that neck of the woods, so to speak, Casa Loma has a host of activities going on this weekend and throughout the Holidays. "Zany" theatre troupe Men In Tights performs A Christmas Carol: It's Dickens With A Difference, the swimming pool area's been turned into a Ghostly Grotto and there's something called a Scrooginator in action on the second floor, just to name a few attractions. Of course, the biggest draw is always making your way through the "secret tunnel" to the stables. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for children and the play costs extra.
Me? Well besides the usual family stuff, I'll be going to see A Twisted Christmas Carol, which I blogged about before and which ends its run this weekend.
Cheers, Vanessa
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