This week we have various events to tempt you! Shows, museums, trains, a charity run, nature, sugar festivals, and even an event for dog lovers! Scroll down to find out What’s On in Markham – Feb 23rd – Mar 1st! Have a great week!
Heritage Week Drop-in – Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum – 25th Feb – 12pm
Enjoy a staff-led tour of the Museum buildings and enjoying making a craft. Learn about our Archaeology Alive! Program, speak with a local historian, and discover so much more about your local museum! Pre-registration required.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Model Railroad Club of Toronto 85th Anniversary Show – Feb 26th – 11am
Model Railroad Club of Toronto celebrates its 85th Anniversary this year!
Since 1938 the Club has welcomed thousands of visitors to Canada’s premier O-scale model railroad. From its start in Harry Ebert’s basement, the Club moved to Union Station, Liberty Village, and now resides in East York.
Inspired by the Central Ontario Railway, the railway captures the flavour of Central Ontario including industries and natural features by naming passenger cars after towns along the original route.
The Club appeals both to a child’s sense of wonder and discovery and an adult’s interest in technology, artistry, and history. Trains pass through cities, towns and countryside of the Central Ontario Railway, popping in and out of tunnels and crossing over bridges. Visitors can explore innovations in techniques from hand-crafted models to 3D printing. The club uses true-to-life (prototypical) switching, signals, and dispatching of passenger and freight trains, which are controlled digitally, and connected with wifi.
For more details click here. Price from $10.
Jr Forest Explorers: Nature Play – Downsview Park Discovery Centre – Feb 27th – 10am
Imagination, exploration, and fun are at the heart of this free-play program. We will be combining natural and human-made loose parts to create an exciting forest adventure.
Schedule:
9:45-10:00 Arrival
10:00-11:00 Theme-based
11:00-11:30 Craft, snack and social time
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Move Your Paws for the Polar Bear Cause – Toronto Zoo – Feb 25th
On Saturday, February 25, join the cause and move your paws to help one of the world’s most vulnerable species – polar bears!
5K and 1K distance options are open to all runners, walkers and fitness folk of all ages and abilities. Bundle up and bring the whole family for a day of outdoor fun, fitness and fundraising!
Canada Running Series donates $5 of entry fees to support Polar Bear Conservation at the Toronto Zoo. Help us reach our goal of raising $25,000 this year by making a donation and inviting your friends, family, and colleagues to sponsor you.
All participants will receive an exclusive Move Your Paws fleece scarf, personalized bib, official time, free professional photo, and finisher medal with this year’s featured polar bears, Aurora and Nikita.
Registration includes complimentary parking and admission for the day, non-transferable.
Sportstats will be timing the 5K and 1K! There is a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
What are you waiting for?
Let’s MOVE THOSE PAWS!
For more details click here.
A Lake Ontario Evening on “Following Toronto and Region’s Largest Waterfront Projects from East to West” – Feb 23rd – 5.30pm – Online Webinar
The face of Toronto’s waterfront is transforming and providing huge benefits to visitors, residents, and the natural environment. Many large-scale projects are currently underway to upgrade infrastructure, control erosion, and reduce elevated nutrient levels. Not only do these undertakings increase the functionality of the waterfront – they also provide habitat for aquatic and terrestrial species, create recreational opportunities, and impart a more aesthetic and enjoyable user experience. Join us for this two-part Lake Ontario Evening as we highlight some of these large projects from East to West and showcase the incredible feats of engineering and design being implemented to help move Toronto closer to delisting as an Area of Concern.
This is Part One of a two-part series. At this Lake Ontario Evening, we will discuss projects in the eastern side of the Toronto and Region Area of Concern. The western projects will be discussed at the Lake Ontario Evening on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
Panelists:
- Vlad Petran (Senior Engineer, City of Toronto)
- Kevin Waher (Senior Project Engineer, Hatch)
- Jet Taylor (Manager, Capital and Special Projects, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority)
This event is intended for a General Audience:
- Beginner level information
- Includes intermediate concepts
- Content intended for older youth and adults
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Flato Markham Theatre Shows This Week:
Into The Woods – Feb 24th – 26th – 7.30pm & 1pm
The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairy-tale about wishes, family and the choices we make.
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching.
The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
For more details click here. Price: from $28.52
Markham At The Movies Presents: I’m Your Man – Feb 28th – 7pm
An award-winning sci-fi rom-com that explores human relationships through the inquisitive eyes of a cyborg!
In order to obtain research funds for her studies, an archaeologist accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment: for three weeks, she is to live with a humanoid robot, created uniquely to make her happy.
German with English subtitles
Director: Maria Schrader
Starring: Maran Eggert, Dan Stevens
For more details click here. Price: $12
KICKS Competitive Showcase 2023 – Mar 1st – 5.30pm
KICKS Dance Studio proudly presents a variety of dance routines from the 2023 Competitive Dance Team! Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Acro, Musical Theatre and Contemporary are some of the dance styles that will be presented.
For more details click here Tickets: $25.
Brooks Farms Maple Sugar Festival – until March 19th
Join us for our Annual Maple Sugar Festival! Take a Wagon Ride back to the Bush and enjoy an educational tour given by one of our Farmers!
Maple Sugar Tastings, Bon Fires, Indoor Pancake House, Kids Activities and More!
Enjoy:
Train or Wagon Ride
Self Guided & Guided Educational Tours
Camp Fire in Sugar Bush
Evaporator Demos
Marshmallows & a Hot Chocolate
Maple Sugar Products (additional cost)
Pancakes at the Hungry Hut (additional cost)
Barnyard Playland (weather permitting)
For more details click here. Price: $12.99
Pups For Paws Event – Valleyview Gardens – Feb 26th – 12pm
Escape the winter blues at Valleyview Gardens, where we’ll have an indoor dog park, plant-inspired photo booths, and a doggy vendor market.
Valleyview Gardens and Markham Dog Association are working together to throw the ulti-mutt party to bring families who have or love dogs together while donating the full proceeds of ticket sales to the rescue: Save Our Scruff!
Join us Sunday, February 26th at Valleyview Gardens where (for one day only) they will have an indoor dog park as well as multiple plant/flower-themed photobooths! Medium/Large (20lbs or more) sized dogs are invited to come from 12pm-2pm, and Small sized dogs (20lbs or less) are invited to attend from 2pm-4pm.
Take a stroll through our ‘plant and dog themed’ vendor market, and support local with anything that catches your eye (or your dog’s nose – there will be treats).
Our major sponsor, Ren’s Pets will be on site with a themed photo booth, treats for the dogs, and a bunch of free giveaways!
Visit the Save our Scruff booth so you can meet and greet their incredible team and see how the money we raise through this event, will go to help dogs!
This is a dog-friendly event, but bringing your dog is optional. The ideal dog for our events are dogs who are already socialized, do not excessively bark, and are calm in crowds. It is recommended you take your dog for a walk prior to the event to use up some of their energy and make sure they are entering the greenhouse with their ‘business’ settled outdoors. You are responsible for cleaning any business your dog may try to gift to the greenhouse.
We will have water bowls and poop bags around the event space – it is best to feed your dog prior to attending as well.
What do you get with a ticket purchase?
1. A $10 donation to Save Our Scruff
2. $10 gift voucher to Ren’s Pets Stouffville
3. Free digital access code to LocalPaws Magazine’s Premiere Issue
4. Entry for one dog and one person
*Receive vouchers/codes upon arrival at event
For more details click here. Price: $10