Caribbean Dance with Carnival Spice
Mon Feb 04, 2019
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
60 mins
Location: Centennial Library, 578 Finch Avenue West, Toronto, ON
In celebration for Black History Month, we will be inviting Carnival Spice for a dance workshop. The workshop will fuse Soca and Dancehall music through a high-energy and fun program. The Caribbean vibes in the space create an energy like no other for all participants.
Carnival Spice has been featured on CP24, Breakfast Television, Toronto and more.
This program will be held in the Youth Hub, drop in, for youth ages 13-19.
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The Ward Cabaret
Mon Feb 04, 2019
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
90 mins
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
A musical adventure based on the songs and sounds of Toronto's historic neighbourhood and the city's first cross-cultural community. This musical will be followed by a panel discussion about Black history in The Ward
Featuring David Buchbinder, John Lorinc, (journalist and the editor of The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life); Natasha Henry, President, Ontario Black History Society; and Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Associate Professor, School of Creative Industries, Ryerson University.
"...dirty, crowded, dangerous...and fully of life!"
Artistic director and producer: David Buchbinder.
Associate artists: Michael Occhipinti, Derek Kwan
Vocals: Laura Campisi, Aviva Chernick, Laurel Tubman
Executive Producers: John Lorinc, Michael McClelland, Ellen Scheinberg & Tatum Taylor
This event is FREE, but you must register to attend. See the tickets link here
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Black History Month: History on Film Series: Hidden Figures (2016)
Mon Feb 04, 2019
6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
135 mins
Location: Brentwood Public Library, 36 Brentwood Road North, Toronto, ON
For Black History Month, we are screening Hidden Figures (2016) as part of our History on Film Series.
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return.
Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Based on the book: Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race by Margot Lee Shetterly.
127 minutes - Rated PG - Drop-In Movie.
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These events are part of our Black History Month programming. For the full lineup see: here
