On the agenda
February 6, 2010
ART SHOW: Sunrise Gallery, Lens Perspectives featuring Anna Kutishcheva, and Studio 3 photographers (Glen Jones, Fred Oliver and Jim Wallace), Until Feb. 28. Sunrise Gallery is at 765 Beach Blvd., Hamilton Beach. Open Thursdays to Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Info: sunrisegallery.ca@gmail.com, 905-549-5888.
GARDEN HISTORY LECTURES: Feb. 7, enjoy a lecture and hot beverage and dessert from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Toronto Botanical Gardens. Donna Bilak will talk about the development of early gardens and how these reflected and influenced the societies that created them. Offered in partnership with Leaside Horticultural Society. Public: $30 per session; $20 for TBG and Leaside members. To register, go online to www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca or call TBG reception at 416-397-1341. The TBG is at 777 Lawrence Ave. E. (corner of Lawrence and Leslie St.). For directions via TTC, visit website.
HORTICULTURAL EVENT: Featured speaker: Wayne Hingston on Orchids: Biology, Lore and Mysteries. Feb. 7. Parkwood Estate's Carriage House Conference Centre, 270 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants can view Parkwood's orchids in the Conservatory Garden. Info: 905-433-4311, linda.paulocik@parkwoodestate.com, www.parkwoodestate.com.
ARCHITECTURE: COMMUNITY CENTRED: Until June 13, Harbourfront Centre's architecture gallery presents exhibitions that will educate, challenge and question the thoughts and ideas that inform contemporary architecture. E.R.A. Architects Inc., Public Workshop and du Toit Architects Ltd. have created installations. The exhibition also features an installation of paintings by artist Martha Eleen. Info: www.harbourfrontcentre.com.
ART SALE: Kaolin Designs 22nd annual Winter Studio Sale, Until Feb. 6, featuring Patricia O'Brien's contemporary pottery, wall art, sanded mirrors, and William Roddy's steel sculpture, modern furniture, and funky mirrors. 477 Dupont St (at Bathurst); 416-533-9337, www.kaolindesigns.com. Hours: Wed. to Sat., noon to 6 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
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