Titled “Entrance to the Port of Toronto,” this delightful watercolour is one of more than 150 works created by
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SickKids GetLoud Saturday, September 28, 10 am to 4 pm Make some serious noise for SickKids! GetLoud is a
A City Mobilizes: Toronto and the Second World War September 21 and 22, 10 am to 5 pm Canada
Butter Tart Workshop Thursday, September 12, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm This hands-on cooking workshop explores the history of
War Footing: The Second World War in Toronto Sunday, September 8, 11 am To commemorate the 80th anniversary of
It’s often said that an army marches on its stomach, and this was known also by the soldiers who
After the War (Temporary Exhibition) August 15 to September 2, 10 am to 5 pm, September 3 to 30,
2019 Upcoming Events Historic Fort York
Fort York comes to life in honour of the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (1793-96) and founder of
Otherwise known as The Sophisticated Food Inclusive Day Fête— on the Friday of this year’s Carnival of the Caribbean,
AUGUST Flare Friday, August 2, 2 pm to 8 pm Otherwise known as The Sophisticated Food Inclusive Day Fête–
Follow the Drum: Celebrating Our Musical Heritage Sunday, July 21, 10 am to 5 pm Thrill to the sounds
The Big Picnic: 1919 at Fort York Sunday, July 14, 12 pm to 5 pm Learn about picnic culture
All Day I Dream of Toronto Magic Saturday, July 13, 2 pm to 11 pm This is a very
Cool Tastings: Heritage Ice Cream Thursday, July 11, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Enjoy a delicious ice cream demonstration
The Bentway Block Party Sunday, July 7, 12 pm to 10 pm The Bentway Block Party is back for
JULY Schooners to Skyscrapers: The History of the Fort York Neighbourhood Sunday, July 7, 11 am to 12:30 pm
These charming Queen’s Rangers are in a set of three watercolours commissioned by their commander, John Graves Simcoe, just
Readers of The Fife and Drum have already seen the art of Greg Legge in the excerpt of my
The mystery mulled over in the last F&D has been solved: it is indeed renovation going on beneath those
REVIEW Gillium Ferguson, Illinois in the War of 1812 (University of Illinois Press, 2012) Cloth, 368 pages, 12 photographs,
