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« Thursday May 12, 2011 »
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(Event) DEATH or CANADA Screening at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Start: 6:30 pm End: 9:30 pm Come to Enoch Turner Schoolhouse on May 12, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of DEATH or CANADA, the Gemini Award-nominated docudrama produced by Canadian and Irish filmmakers. Set in Ireland and Toronto, DEATH or CANADA tells the story of how Canada gave refuge to 38,000 Irish famine victims in the summer of 1847. The film uses groundbreaking research, interviews with historians and CGI effects to recreate the journey of a single family of Irish immigrants to Toronto. A reception will be held at 6:30pm for friends and Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation members - all are welcome! Students from the St. Paul's Toronto School of Irish Music will perform. Tickets for this special event are $8 for adults, $5 for students, seniors and Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation members. For more information or to buy tickets in advance, please visit Enoch Turner Schoolhouse or call 416-327-6997. Tickets will also be available at the door. This event is supported by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation, celebrating the roots of free education. (Event) Roots & Routes Lecture Series at Lambton House Start: 7:30 pm End: 9:00 pm Weston historian Mary Louise Ashbourne will describe work along the Humber of Weston’s first mayor and master builder, William Tyrrell. For more information: http://www.lambtonhouse.org/Lecture%20Series.pdf