This week’s list is an eclectic mix! Music, food, trivia, comedy, theatre, and loads more! Scroll down to find out What’s On in Markham Feb 2nd – 8th!
Freedom! – Flato Markham Theatre – Feb 2nd – 8pm
There is an endless list of exceptional Black musicians who have been lost to history while their white counterparts gained fame. From church hymnals to the blues, from jazz to rock ’n’ roll, R&B and rap, we owe much of our musical history to Black culture, and it’s time to give credit where it is due. Freedom! was a huge success in last summer’s Stratford Festival Cabaret Series, featuring a company of ten superb Black performers and musicians.
For more details click here. Price: from $15
Dine DTM – various restaurants Downtown Markham – until Feb 9th
4 Great Restaurants, 4 Great Menus!
Downtown Markham is a true Dining Destination in the Greater Toronto Area. We invite you to Dine DTM with our special Prix Fixe menu event from January 27 to February 9, 2023.
Terre Rouge Craft Kitchen, Draco Restaurant at Toronto Marriott Markham, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and Costa Sorrento have all prepared special three-course menus for the occasion. Canadian cuisine with a French twist? The best sizzling steaks around? A taste of the Amalfi Coast? What’s your preference?
Follow us on Instagram to win a gift card for one of the participating restaurants!
For more details click here. Price: from $48
KAIROS Blanket Exercise with TRCA Youth Council Webinar – Feb 4th – 1pm
The TRCA Youth Council is inviting you to a virtual KAIROS Blanket Exercise on February 4, 2023. A KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an interactive and experiential teaching tool that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the land we now know as Canada. This 3-hour workshop will be led by a KAIROS Canada facilitator over Zoom.
This is not your typical webinar! This is a unique and interactive workshop with assigned participant roles. Participants are expected to contribute actively to the session.
The workshop requires a minimum of 20 attendees to run successfully. We request that participants re-confirm their participation by email in the week leading up to February 4.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Rouge River Brewery – Trivia Night – Feb 2nd – 6.30pm
Bring your friends for a quiz on general knowledge! Prizes for the winning team – maximum teams of 6.
For more details click here. Price: $6
Hanger Skate – Downsview – Feb 4th-26th – various dates/times
A free skating experience at The Hangar District in Downsview.
Presented by Northcrest, North York Arts and Your Peak Performance, with support from the Government of Canada.
Join us every weekend in February for “Hangar Skate” – a FREE pop-up skating rink outside an 80,000 sq.ft airplane hangar at The Hangar District in Downsview. With live DJs in the evenings, free skating lessons in the afternoons, and a special Family Day program, bring your skates and scarves and explore the soon-to-be reimagined Downsview Airport Lands with some fun on the ice! Guests will be able to see the inside of an airplane hangar that has rarely been open to the public.
Please note that this event series is dependent on weather and is subject to cancellation.
February 4-26, 2023
The Hangar District in Downsview
Across from 95 Garratt Blvd.
- Saturdays & Sundays 1pm-4pm: Open skate with free skating lessons (first-come, first served)
- Saturdays 5pm-8pm – Live DJ and open skate
Special Family Day Weekend additions:
- Sunday, February 19 5pm-8pm: Live DJ and open skate
- Monday, February 20, 1pm-4pm: Family DJ open skate
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Regenerating Our Future for People and Planet with Joe Brewer – Cornell Community Centre – Feb 3rd – 6.30pm
“Regenerative design can bring a river back to life. It can restore the health and vitality of an individual and their family. It can transform grief and trauma into vital pathways of healing for people, community, and ecosystems. Combining Indigenous lifeways with the best scientific knowledge about human behaviour, cultural evolution, and the dynamic Earth, a path can be made by walking it throughout the rest of this century and beyond.” Joe Brewer
We need a new way to understand current local and global challenges – from protecting the Greenbelt and soil health to addressing water and food security. You’ll also learn how we can bring generations together to design a pathway toward a better future, including sustainability, integrated land stewardship, and making a difference in your community in a way that supports the Greater Tkaronto Bioregion (GTB). Tkaronto is the Indigenous origin of Toronto.
Joe Brewer is a transdisciplinary scholar with a background in both earth sciences and cognitive sciences. He’s an inspiring speaker and leading-edge complexity thinker. He’s currently doing on-the-ground regeneration work in a 500,000 ha bioregion around Barichara, Colombia, and helping to create a global bioregional network. He is founder of the Design Institute for Regenerating Earth and author of The Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
LOL @ Hungry Brew Hops with Nigel Grinstead & Lianne Mualadin – Feb 3rd – 8pm
You don’t want to miss this show as two of the country’s best; Nigel Grinstead and Lianne Mualadin are co-headlining our 1st show back in 2023.
Nigel and Lianne are joined by feature act Jesse Ralp and host Greg Enwright
Seating/Doors Upstairs 7.30pm
Showtime 8pm
It is highly recommended to arrive at least 30 minutes before showtime as we are upstairs (full service) but allow you enough time to be seated, order food, etc. before the show begins.
For more details click here. Price: $25
Bridges of Madison County – Scarborough Music Theatre – Feb 9th – 25th
Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life.
PG – Parental guidance recommended – contains mature content
For more details click here. Price: from $25
Richmond Hill Winter Carnival – Mill Pond – Feb 4th & 5th
The 54th Richmond Hill Winter Carnival returns Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4 and 5, 2023 at Mill Pond! Enjoy traditional outdoor activities such as children’s games and crafts, the wood carver, Viking display, Lumberjack shows, children’s colouring contest, live entertainment, hot drinks, and, of course, the popular Sunday morning pancake breakfast. New this year are selfie/Instagram stations, Batman and his Batmobile, play igloos for young children, and a family-friendly Saturday evening spaghetti supper! All events and features, are organized by a volunteer committee and are contingent on weather and sponsorship support. Winter Carnival takes place at Mill Pond Park, Mill, and Trench streets; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free parking is available on Trench Street, in the east Mackenzie Health Hospital lot
For more details click here. Price: Admission free; purchase a $3 carnival button to win fun prizes.
La Poutine Week – Feb 1st-14th
It’s cold outside and there is no better way to warm up than with La Poutine Week.
La Poutine Week – a two-week long food festival taking place from February 1st until February 14th celebrating the great French-Canadian classic – poutine! Brought to you by the geniuses behind Le Burger Week, this year, the festival has expanded across the Great White North and features many participating restaurants in major cities of Canada.
In each city, each participating restaurant is asked to create a unique poutine that is reflective of its overall concept and cuisine.
Offered at a special “poutine price”, poutine lovers are encouraged to try the tasty creations and then vote for their favourites on LaPoutineWeek.com. At the end of the festival, each city will announce their respective winners in the following categories; – “The Judge’s Choice” – where a panel of poutine- expert judges will carefully determine which participating restaurant’s poutine they were most impressed with; “The Most Original Poutine”; awarded to the restaurant with the most original and creative poutine; and, Best Poutine Award”; where all poutine-lover participants are called upon to vote online for their city’s most beloved poutine.
Markham has one restaurant participating – Big Smoke Burger – 8600 Woodbine Avenue. Richmond Hill has a participating restaurant – Fresh Burger – 9206 Leslie St.
For more details click here.
That’s the list folks!
I hope this list of What’s On in Markham Feb 2nd – 8th was helpful for you! For more ongoing events see our previous blogs!
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