March Break is quickly approaching, and we are pleased to bring you exciting camps and events, to help you plan a memorable holiday for your family.
PLAYDIUM THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO PLAY! Sponsored Listing: March Break Special - Playdium Playcard packed with 220 credits for $30.00 + HST. That’s an extra $5 of credits FREE! Available March 9 - 17th, 2013 only. The Ultimate March Break Destination! Playdium Mississauga, 99 Rathburn Road West, Mississauga.
Cool Kicks! March Break Sneaker Fun at the Bata Shoe Museum Sponsored Listing Lace up for some sneaker fun during March Break at the Bata Shoe Museum! Try on cool sneakers, decorate a sneaker-shaped cookie, place your footprint on our walk of fame, make a sneaker friendship pin, tie dye some shoelaces, win prizes and much more!
Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries: Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Mar. 15 - 16, sonycentre.ca Sponsored Listing Jeepers! SCOOBY-DOO and the gang have been called in to solve a mystery in Toronto. A trouble-making ghost is haunting the theatre and SHAGGY, FRED, DAPHNE, VELMA and SCOOBY-DOO are on their way in the MYSTERY MACHINE to solve it!
Camp Wabikon - A Fantastic Summer Opportunity! Sponsored Listing An experience kids love. A family parents trust. We are one of Canada’s finest international camps for youth ages 6 -17. Join us at Wabikon for a summer you’ll never forget! Contact us today for a free DVD package and references in your area.
DISNEY ON ICE “ROCKIN’ EVER AFTER” Sponsored Listing: Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After, an all-new live production coming to Toronto from March 13-17 at the Rogers Centre. Get ready to rock out with some of the most magical idols across the kingdom! Save up to $15 and eliminate extra fees and taxes when you purchase tickets from AV Communications. Use promo code AV4100 to get 4 tickets for $100 ($42 value per ticket) only on Ticketmaster.ca.
Exciting & Full Service March Break and Passover Camp for all GTA Sponsored Listing Adventure Valley welcomes children from JK through Grade 6 for our most dynamic School Holiday camp ever! Kinder kids will enjoy a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities, special guests, and theme days! Our older campers will design their own schedule from an incredible list of choices. Lunch and snack included, bussing available to most areas of the GTA.
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Ross Petty Productions fractured fairytales, take the stage at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto each year, from November to the beginning of January. I know this because for the past five years, the event has become a favourite holiday tradition for my family. Each year, we plan for our family night out, knowing that it will be filled with laughter, song and merriment. This year was no exception.
On Saturday night, we eagerly settled into our seats for the 7 pm show of SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical, our vocal chords warmed up to boo at the villain, played by Ross Petty. You see, Ross Petty’s productions are done in pantomime style, meaning, that the audience is encouraged to get involved and respond to the actors on stage at various times during the show.
We knew not to expect the Disney version of Snow White, which made the anticipation so much more fun. We appreciated that the show would be loosely based on the tale of Snow White, but would be filled with lots of surprises and familiar tunes (think Gangnam Style and Firework). Looking around, it was clear that both adults and children found the play hysterical because the humour is aimed at both audiences. The Evil Queen is named FarFromPoopin, and current events form part of the jokes.
In SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical, Bond 007 and a host of fairytale characters must come to Snow White’s rescue when she is banished from Queen FarFromPoopin’s Kingdom. What follows includes a magic mirror, adventure, romance, intrigue, fabulous singing, dancing, laughs and lots of well scripted (and partially improvised) silliness. #socialmediareferencesabound
It is rare that one will go to a production where the actors have as much fun as the audience, but it was so obviously the case at Snow White, and the cast’s enjoyment was infectious.
Our kids oohed and aahed about this part and that on our way home in the car (along with my husband and I). They agreed that their favourite scene was a beauty contest between Queen FarFromPoopin and Snow White to decide who would be able to remain in the Kingdom. No spoiler alerts here.
If you are worried about getting a happily ever after at the end, you won’t be disappointed, both on and off the stage. And there is still time to join in the excitement, as SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical is continuing onstage until January 5, 2013.
Ross Petty Productions presents SNOW WHITE The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical! is playing at the Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, until January 5, 2013. For a complete performance schedule visit WWW.ROSSPETTY.COM. Tickets are on sale now: $85/$75/$64/$27 Adults • $59 Children under 12 • $236 Family 4-Pack (prices do not include fees/taxes). Tickets can be purchased online at www.rosspetty.com by phone at 1.855.599.9090 or in person at the Elgin Theatre Box Office. SNOW WHITE is presented by Lowe’s Canada and sponsored by Sears Financial, Maple Lodge Farms and the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
YPT ANNOUNCES 2012/13 SEASON, DEDICATED TO THE THEME:
I WISH
“Wishes often come true… but they rarely come free.”
Young People’s Theatre (YPT) is proud to announce the 2012/13 playbill for its 47th season. This year, YPT will feature eight outstanding productions on two stages, including a North American premiere, a riveting true story, and the return of an audience favourite – each exploring the season theme, I Wish.
The 2012/13 playbill is all about hope: having powerful dreams of change, staying hopeful in the face of adversity, and sharing the positive effects of hope. It is the fervent wish of this company that every child who attends YPT’s plays and programs comes away with the flame of hope brightly alight in their hearts and minds.
“For a while, I have wanted to program a season around the phrase I Wish. Wishes often come true … but they rarely come free. As young people grow up, the need for them to connect actions with consequences becomes increasingly important. The reality that choices must be made is hard to accept. Does growing up mean the end of wishing?” ~ Allen MacInnis, Artistic Director.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE 2012/13 PLAYBILL
I ON THE SKY
Written & Directed by Yves Simard
Produced by DynamO Théâtre
Mainstage | OCT 9–21, 2012 | Recommended for Grades 3-7
YPT audiences love DynamO Théâtre’s unique blend of dazzling acrobatics, vivid imagery and creative storytelling. In this compelling piece, a woman is forced to flee, leaving everything she knows behind in the hope for a better life. Alone in a park, she finds herself gazing at the sky, which becomes her only reference point. She reaches out to people walking by in the hope of recalling what it is she has lost. Could a young runaway girl hold the answers? Join us as this incomparable company takes us on a compelling journey of exile and isolation, where hope is found in the strength of others.
CINDERELLA – a RATical retelling
By Mike Kenny | North American Premiere
Mainstage | NOV 12-DEC 30, 2012 | Recommended for Grades JK-6 The true story of Cinderella has never been told before… at least according to her friends — five rats named Ears, Teeth, Claws, Tail and Whiskers. Cinderella yearns to go to the ball to dance the way her mom and dad once taught her. But Cinderella’s stepsisters have a different plan and they don’t want any competition in their quest to marry a Prince! As the five rats tell the story in their own unique way, we discover that it takes hard work to make wishes come true for maybe Princesses, reluctant Princes, selfish sisters and wistful rats! Written by Mike Kenny (The Railway Children), Cinderella is a fun-filled romp with witty songs and inventive storytelling, sure to spark young imaginations.
BINTI’S JOURNEY
Adapted by Marcia Johnson from the novel The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis
Produced by Theatre Direct
Studio | NOV 27-DEC 9, 2012 | Recommended for Grades 7-10 After losing her parents to HIV/AIDS, 13 year-old Binti Phiri journeys to her grandmother’s village where she finds the remarkable old woman in charge of a whole group of other orphans. Through the wisdom and caring of her grandmother, Binti discovers a new understanding of the power of family and community – and the necessity of hope when despair is all around. This Dora Award-nominated anthem to life is a tribute to the courage and determination of youth.
THE POWER OF HARRIET T!
By Michael Miller
Mainstage | FEB 4-23, 2013 | Recommended for Grades 4–8 This is the powerful, true story of Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of slaves to freedom and inspired hope for thousands more. Born a slave in Maryland in 1820, Harriet escaped to freedom at the age of 29. Not content just to be free, she risked her newfound liberty again and again to lead more than 300 slaves to freedom in the Northern States and Canada. Playwright Michael Miller (Touch the Sky) uses fact, speculation, and deft theatricality to tell the riveting story of the Underground Railroad’s most famous “conductor”.
HERE TO HEAR By Linda A. Carson and Cathy Nosaty
Co-produced by YPT and Carousel Players
Studio | FEB 4–21, 2013 | Recommended for Grades JK-3 Here to Hear is a joyful, interactive play about hearing the world of music through different ears. Amanda and her dad don’t really agree on what music is. She likes to collect sounds from the audience and jam with them; he wants to perform the beautiful songs he has learned over the years. Just when it looks like there won’t be a concert at all, a surprise visitor turns things upside down. Together with the audience, Amanda and her father make a song that helps their visitor find the way home.
THE CAT CAME BACK
Co-Created by Fred Penner, Jay Brazeau & Kim Selody
Produced by Manitoba Theatre for Young People
Mainstage | FEB 28–MAR 16, 2013 | Recommended for Grades JK-3 The remarkable trio of Fred Penner, Jay Brazeau and Kim Selody have joined together to create a brand new play. Based on the song Fred made universally famous, this fanciful tale explores conflicting wishes – wanting a mischievous cat to go away versus wishing the affectionate feline would come back. In the play, a merry band of musicians help their grumpy neighbour Mr. Johnson and his curious cat negotiate a way to live together. Fantastical feline fun, first-rate performances and rockin’ music make this a show you and your children won’t want to miss!
BLUE PLANET
By Andri Snaer Magnason
Translated by Julian d’Arcy & Andri Snaer Magnason
In presentation with Nordiska ApS, Copenhagen
Recommended for Grades 3-8 | Mainstage | APR 2-MAY 2, 2013 Originally staged at YPT in 2005, Blue Planet returns due to popular demand! On a planet far out in space there are no adults, only children. These wild children – whose well of youthfulness has never run dry – play all day without anyone telling them what to do. When a mysterious salesman lands on their planet and grants them their most fervent wish – the ability to fly – an adventure ensues. The children don’t realize the price they have to pay to have everything they want until they discover their ability to fly is putting children on the other side of the planet in peril. Bravery and youthful ingenuity are needed to reverse the consequences of their actions. And in the end, everyone gets what they need and a little of what they wish for.
LA FUGUE
Created by Qui va là
Co-produced by SMCQ Jeunesse/Qui va là
Mainstage | MAY 6–16, 2013 | Recommended for Grades 8-12 Yohan, a recent runaway, is secretly in love with a young teenage girl who is a member of a street gang. How do we know? Yohan’s worried father has just received a box from the police containing some of his son’s belongings. Sorting through the box, he is able to gradually reconstruct the story of his missing son. Through a unique fusion of contemporary music and sophisticated puppetry, teen audiences will be awakened to both the allure and the danger of life on the street and, in the end, the need to stay connected to the people who care about us.
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Young People’s Theatre extends heartfelt thanks to Season Partner TD for their generous support. They also wish to thank lead Education Partner BMO Financial Group as well as lead Creative Excellence Partner RBC Foundation.
It is with sincere gratitude that YPT recognizes the incredible contribution of Ada Slaight, who provides access to our Education programs through scholarships and other initiatives. As well, we are very thankful to Gary & Donna Slaight & family for their ongoing support of YPT’s Resident Artist Educator Program.
YPT is also very grateful for the contribution of Accessibility Partners Great West Life, London Life, Canada Life and IA Clarington Investments & Industrial Alliance, as well as Government & Foundation Partners Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council.Single ticket prices for weekend family performances remain unchanged for the seventh year in a row – just $20 for adults and $15 for children (under 18) and grandparents (age 65+); HST and service charges are extra. Subscribers can save on already low ticket prices with YPT’s Show Combos, offeringdiscounts of up to 25%. Once again, the overwhelmingly popular First Saturday Savings returns, offering tickets at just $10 for the first Saturday in the run of most Mainstage shows.
Weekday performances for school groups are just $15 for students and teachers – including HST, with one FREE teacher/chaperone ticket for every 20 tickets purchased. Early bird Savings of 20% (all tickets just $12) are available to teachers booking by June 30, 2012.
Returning this year is YPT’s The First Bus is on Us program, funded by The Ontario Arts Council. This very successful program provides transportation subsidies for schools that have been unable to attend YPT in three or more years. Interested teachers should call 416.363.5131 x241 to see if their school qualifies.
With the generous assistance of Sun Life Financial, YPT is once again offering Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) performances for all productions this season. PWYC tickets are available at the Box Office for weekend family shows on the day of performance only, with a suggested minimum contribution of $5 per ticket. For more information, visit youngpeoplestheatre.ca or call 416.862.2222.
Soulpepper announces a new production of Alligator Pie for fall season
Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company
An original Soulpepper production, Alligator Pie brings the celebrated children’s poems of “Canada’s Father Goose” and Toronto’s first Poet Laureate, Dennis Lee, to vibrant theatrical life. Soulpepper’s creation ensemble of Ins Choi, Raquel Duffy, Ken MacKenzie, Gregory Prest and Mike Ross, fill the stage with music, invention and Lee’s classic poetry. Alligator Pie, and other familiar poems including Mulligan Stew, Bubblegum Delicious and Tricking, are told through movement and song with original music composed by the creation ensemble. Alligator Pie runs from October 26 to November 25 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Opening night is November 6.”Watching this gifted crew dig into Alligator Pie is a treat. And sometimes, a revelation. They’re finding things I’d forgotten in the poems and things I didn’t even know were there. I can’t wait to see what they make of the whole shebang,” says Dennis Lee.
The fall season also includes Soulpepper’s celebrated production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and Samuel Beckett’s Endgame. The classic Miller memory play features Ins Choi, Ari Cohen, Raquel Duffy, Sarah Koehn, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, Michael Hanrahan, Nancy Palk, Gregory Prest, Mike Ross, William Webster and Daniel Williston, with Joseph Ziegler reprising his 2010 Dora Award-winning performance as Willy Loman. Albert Schultz directs. The show begins in previews on September 5, opens on September 8 and runs until October 6.
Beckett’s Endgame is directed by Daniel Brooks, and features Diego Matamoros, Eric Peterson, Maria Vacratsis and Joseph Ziegler. This is the first time in Soulpepper’s history that an award-winning production is being re-imagined. Brooks directed Endgame in 1999, earning Soulpepper’s first Dora Award for Best Production. Thirteen years on, Brooks returns with the original production team, and original cast member Matamoros, to re-examine a play counted amongst Beckett’s masterpieces. Endgame begins in previews on October 26, opens on October 31 and runs until November 17.
Soulpepper Theatre Company is located at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane, in the Distillery Historic District. Tickets for Alligator Pie will be available as of September 4: Single tickets will be $23 (plus service charge); A Family Four Pack will be $94 (inclusive). Tickets for Death of a Salesman and Endgame range from $22 -$68 (plus service charge). Tickets are available by calling the Young Centre box office at 416.866.8666 or by visiting soulpepper.ca. $22 tickets are available for 21-30 year-olds at stageplay.ca. StagePlay is sponsored by TD Bank Group.
Starring Graham Abbey, Eddie Glen, Melissa O’Neil and Ross Petty
With Reid Janisse, Billy Lake and Bryn McAuley
2012 is shaping up to be a tumultuous year for Snow White, from the bad apple film Mirror Mirror to the scandalous affair swirling around her follow-up film Snow White and the Huntsman. Happily for fans of Robert Pattinson, Snow White will dial down her raging hormones and return to the safety of her first love, live theatre, and trod the boards this holiday season in Ross Petty Productions’ 17th annual holiday pantomime,
In this fractured rendering of SNOW WHITE, audiences can expect a plethora of pop culture favourites. The production stars Canadian Idol winner Melissa O’Neil, who made her panto debut as Belle in Petty’s 2010 production of Beauty and the Beast. O’Neil is delighted to return to the Elgin Theatre fresh off her gig in the Broadway production of Stratford’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Stratford leading man Graham Abbey, standing in for the Seven Dwarfs, takes a cue from his portrayal of the dashing hero on CBC-TV’s The Border, and easily steps into the iconic role of super spy 007.“Abbey . . . Graham Abbey,” won the Dora Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in Ross Petty Productions’ 2001 version of Snow White And The Magnificent Seven.
And while it wasn’t obvious to Hollywood execs which starlet could ultimately reign as Snow White’s evil stepmother, Ross Petty ultimately won out over Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron and will once again become “the fairest of them all” in this winter’s stage version of SNOW WHITE.
Second City alumnus Reid Janisse makes his panto debut as one of the Three Little Pigs and voice actor and impressionist Bryn McAuley (the voice of Caillou) steps in as Little Red Riding Hood. Billy Lake, currently in his 6th season at the Shaw Festival, tackles the role of Pinocchio, and Eddie Glen, everyone’s favourite red head, returns as Petty’s bumbling sidekick.
Ross Petty Productions presents
SNOW WHITE
The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical!
Starring Graham Abbey, Eddie Glen, Reid Janisse, Melissa O’Neil, and Ross Petty
Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
November 23, 2012 – January 5, 2013
OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, November 29, 2012 @ 7pm
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
$85/$75/$64/$27 Adults • $59 Children under 12 • $236 Family 4-Pack – prices do not include fees/taxes
Tickets can be purchased online at www.rosspetty.com by phone at 1.855.599.9090
or in person at the Elgin Theatre Box Office, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
For groups of 12 or more call 647.438.5559, toll free 1.866.447.7849 or visit www.thegrouptixcompany.com
Most evening Performances begin at 7pm, Matinees at 2pm
March Break is quickly approaching, and we are pleased to bring you exciting camps and events, to help you plan a memorable holiday for your family.
PLAYDIUM THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO PLAY! Sponsored Listing: Celebrate March Break at Playdium with over 200 of today’s newest Games, Rides & Simulators. Win prizes at our Redemption & Prize Zone. New! - Spin Zone Bumper Cars & MaxFlight Roller Coaster Simulator. Visit www.playdium.com for our Great Value March Break Specials. ULTIMATE FUN!
Dufflebag Theatre’s Cinderella Sponsored Listing: Join us for Dufflebag Theatre’s production of Cinderella! This classic tale is full of wit and humour. Just when the audience becomes enthralled by the story - a twist is created! Before your very eyes audience members are asked to come join in on the action. Their unpredictable performances are hilarious!
Dufflebag Theatre’s Peter Pan Sponsored Listing Join us for Dufflebag Theatre’s production of Peter Pan! This refreshing fairy tale adaption features audience participation like you’ve never seen! Dufflebag Theatre proves again and again that the dream of living a fairy tale actually does come true!
Breakaway to the Hockey Hall of Fame this March Break! Sponsored Listing: Special events include mascot appearances, player signings, ‘Tales of the Cup’, floorball hockey trick shows and giveaways. Try your hand at goaltending, shooting, play-by-play calling, trivia, video game hockey and more in the activity stations. Plus remember to get your photo with the Stanley Cup!
DROP-INS AND CAMPS AT TORONTO’S MUSEUMS Sponsored Listing Your City of Toronto Museums present several great pre-registered day camps as well as family drop-ins for young people to enjoy during March Break. Have a blast exploring life in the city over a hundred years ago! Hands-on fun, cooking, dress up, crafts, making toys, and more!
Abracadabra ~ Magical March Break at the Bata Shoe Museum, March 12 - 16; 10 am - 4pm; drop in Sponsored Listing Place a wish on our magic lantern, decorate wizard hat cookies and spell books, make a magical wand, try-on wizard shoes and costumes, interact with our wandering magician daily (11 am - 2 pm), magic kit draws and more! Help us kick things off on Monday, March 12th at 10 am with a Special Magic Show! $8 per child; $8 per adult (Adult MUST accompany child). 327 Bloor Street West.
March Break Toy Design Camp Sponsored Listing: In partnership with Spin Master™ Ltd., this design-based, weeklong camp for kids aged 6 to 12 will focus on the world of Toy Design and will include special guest speakers from the design community and inspiring hands-on projects including Stuffed Creatures and Built for Speed.
Make a March Break Masterpiece Sponsored Listing: Come paint a treasured ceramic keepsake while spending quality time with family or friends. Immortalize Baby Prints. 300+ items to paint. WALK IN WELCOME. March Break Camp (14th-16th; week long/ half day: ceramics, creative clay, beading, papier mache, +more - registration required). Birthday Parties too! 279 Danforth Avenue.
March Break at Nepean Museum and Fairfields Sponsored Listing To celebrate March Break, both Nepean Museum and Fairfields are offering special programs for kids! Programs include: Puppets and Play, Teddy Bear Tea, Lucky Leprechaun, Belle’s Buried Treasure, Marvellous Miniatures, Toy Making and more! To register, or for more information, please visit: www.nepeanmuseum.ca.
Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years Of Magic Rolls Back Prices for
Best Holiday Deal in Town!
TORONTO, ON — Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Day, My Oh MyWhat a Wonderful Day! On December 14th, Disney On Ice fans in Toronto may be singing this song when they take advantage of a special, once-in-a-blue moon, better than Groupon opportunity, to purchase tickets for only $1.00.
This Holiday Season, Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic glides into Rogers Centre for 15 performances from December 23-January 1/12.
Tickets for this one-time-only, Zip-A-Dee-Deal will be available starting at 11 am on Wednesday, December 14th at Rogers Centre Box Office, located at Gate 9, and are available while supplies last (100 tickets per performance will be available).
This magical moment in entertainment history combines Disney’s unforgettable stories and enthralling characters that have entertained families the world over. The captivating production features the largest cast ever of lovable Disney stars on ice – Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, Stitch, Nemo and the Incredibles – and exciting moments from Disney’s Mulan and The Lion King.
To keep warm while in line, ticket buyers will be treated to hot chocolate and entertained by the festive sounds of the Salvation Army Band. People will be invited to support the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas campaign.
PLEASE NOTE: Customers may not begin forming a line until 9:30 am on Wednesday, December 14th. Rogers Centre Box Office will open at 11 am. There is a limit of (six)6 tickets per person for your chosen show. Offer is not valid on multiple shows, VIP and rinkside seats.
Once the Zip-A-Dee-Deal tickets are sold out, fans will be able to purchase tickets at a special one-day only $5.00 off discount rate (excluding VIP and rinkside seats).
Holiday time is approaching, and we have some fabulous gift ideas and savings to make your preparations easier. Avoid the lines and parking headaches … browse online and shop from the comfort of your computer for everyone on your list.
Eko Bear Sponsored Listing Shop for top eco-friendly toys of 2011 and more all made with your children and the environment in mind! We offer free local pick-up (Kanata, ON) and low flat rate shipping within Canada. Save 10% with discount code KidsCan until Dec 31/11.
Petite Posh Sponsored Listing Spoiling even the smallest member of your family couldn’t get easier when shopping at petiteposh.com. Shop for personalized gifts, big kid toys and everyday essentials Great gifts, warms smiles and big hug! Use coupon code kids at check out for 15% off your entire order (over $30 & valid until Dec 15/11) and don’t forget, free shipping on orders over $99.
Applause! Toy Store Sponsored Listing Applause! Toy Store is a magical place filled with toys, games, puzzles and crafts for kids of all ages. Find award winning toys like the Spooner Boards pictured here, Perplexus and Green Toys. You’ll also find a full range of Play & Hape Wooden Toys, the latest baby gear, and lots fun-filled stocking stuffers! Coupon Code KIDSCANADA for 15% off until Dec 31, 2011
Exceptional Coffee Sponsored Listing: Jump start your Christmas morning this year with better tasting coffee! Planetary Design French Presses leave in the tasty aromatic essential oils unlike your average filtered coffee machine. Pick from a variety of sizes, styles and colours of Planetary Design at the Polka Dot Pond Shop! Offer: Save 15% on all products with code KACHGG15. Expiry: December 31st, 2011
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Name Your Tune Personalized CDs Sponsored Listing Celebrate the special little ones in your life this holiday season with a music collection that celebrates them! Name Your Tune Personalized CDs feature your child’s name throughout their favourite songs including Old MacDonald, If You’re Happy and You Know It and 5 Little Monkeys. Available in 2 Volumes. Coupon Code: KidsAround for $5 off your order of Name Your Tune CDs.
The Clay Room Sponsored Listing Paint a handmade gift while spending quality time with family or friends. Put children’s prints on a piece for a treasured keepsake. WALK-IN CUSTOMERS are welcome. Gift certificates available. Private parties for both adults and kids to celebrate any occasion. Over 300+ items to paint. 279 Danforth Avenue, Toronto.
“Adopt” an Animal from Toronto Zoo Sponsored Listing “Adopt” an animal from Toronto Zoo and give a unique gift. How about a bear for Baby or a penguin for Papa? “Adoption” packages begin at just $25. Our Holiday Special packages feature “Waddles” the plush penguin and a DVD that takes you behind-the-scenes where you’ll meet zoo keepers and amazing animals. Each purchase helps with conservation efforts at Toronto Zoo.
The Second City ’s Miracle on Mercer St. Sponsored Listing The Second City’s Miracle on Mercer St.. Adorable puppets and their funny human friends tell a delightful musical tale that The Toronto Star calls “the best holiday present of all”. Matinee performances until Jan 1. Ages 4+. Tickets $12.
Second City Winter Camps & Intensives Sponsored Listing: Comedy comes in many different packages! Campers learn how to define their own voice and point of view through the exploration of improvisation. Full day camps for grades 5-8, half day intensives for grades 9-12! December 27 -30 and January 2-6.
Disney Live! is launching its first-ever Canadian tour with 12 stops across Canada. Prepare to step into a world of wonder where wishing is only the beginning and dreams really do come true in Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales. An enchanted quest featuring more than 25 Disney characters, this all-new stage production from Feld Entertainment®, the producers of Disney On Ice, performs in Canada in the following cities:
Saskatoon, SK: Credit Union Centre: December 8-9/11
Regina, SK: Brandt Centre: December 10/11
Winnipeg, MB: MTS Centre: December 11/11
Windsor, ON: WFCU Centre: December 16/11
OTTAWA, ON: Ottawa Civic Centre: December 18-19/11
MONTREAL, PQ: Théâtre St-Denis: December 22-28/11
Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Place: December 29-30/11
KITCHENER, ON: Centre in the Square: January 6/12
Kingston, ON: K-Rock Centre: January 7/12
LONDON, ON: John Labatt Centre: January 8-9/12
OSHAWA, ON: GM Centre: January 12/12
TORONTO, ON: Rogers Centre: January 13-15/12
To celebrate the upcoming tour, this week performers from Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales visited Ronald McDonald House Toronto and the Ronald McDonald Family Room located at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton to spread some cheer. Disney Live! also donated tickets to be used by families for the upcoming Toronto and Hamilton shows.
Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy as they take audiences on a captivating journey and magically bring to life three timeless fairy tale adventures. Discover Snow White as she searches for her one true love; Cinderella getting ready for her magical night at the ball; and Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, as she finds happiness in the most unusual place. Anchored amidst a transforming set, captivating choreography, innovative lighting and breathtaking costumes, this authentically-woven tale of “happily-ever-after” is a heart-warming Disney experience for the entire family.
For information about all the Canadian dates, or to learn more about Disney Live!, go to www.disneylive.ca or visit Facebook and YouTube.
About Feld Entertainment
Feld Entertainment is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment’s productions have appeared in more than 70 countries on six continents and include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, Feld Motor Sports, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!.
Starring Dan Chameroy, Jessica Holmes, Elicia MacKenzie,
Yvan Pedneault and Ross Petty
“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”Truer words have never been spoken, especially when referring to the annual Ross Petty Holiday Family Musical!
Follow the yellow brick road to the Elgin Theatre this season and discover Ross Petty Productions’ world premiere of THE WIZARD OF OZ, an original Petty production and 16th consecutive holiday show, starring Dan Chameroy, Jessica Holmes, Elicia MacKenzie, Yvan Pedneault and Ross Petty.
Dorothy, played by Elicia MacKenzie in her panto debut, made a smooth transition from an innocent novitiate in The Sound Of Music to a rock and roll chick in Rock Of Ages, and now segues seamlessly into an adventure-seeking city girl from Toronto who finds herself transported, via snow storm, to a wickedly wacky new world.Accompanied by her dog Toto and Aunt Plumbum–yes Dan Chameroy returns to the Panto for the third time to reprise the role of the man-hungry Plumbum von Botox–Dorothy is helped along the way by Splenda the Good Witch, played by the lusciously loopyJessica Holmes of Royal Canadian Air Farce fame.
The Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow, the funniest trio since Ford, Ford and Hudak, join Dorothy on her quest to find the Wizard of Oz, because “there’s no place like home.” Yvan Pedneault, recent star of We Will Rock You and Rock Of Ages is a magically challenged Tin Man, Stratford’s Steve Ross is the Cowardly Lion, the Shaw Festival’s Kyle Blair portrays the Scarecrow, and fan-favourite Eddie Glen will appear as The Wizard Of Oz himself!
A Petty panto is no such thing without Ross Petty who will once again trod the boards as the force of farcical evil, the Wicked Witch of the West.This winter, somewhere over the rainbow–blame global warming–fractured fairy tales will reign!
Ross Petty Productions presents
THE WIZARD OF OZ
The Wickedly Wacky Family Musical!
Directed and Choreographed by Tracey Flye
Book By L. Frank Baum, Adapted by Lorna Wright & Nicholas Hune-Brown
Music Direction by Steve Thomas
Starring Dan Chameroy, Jessica Holmes, Elicia MacKenzie, Yvan Pedneault and Ross Petty
Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
November 24, 2011 – January 6, 2012
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
$85/$75/$64/$27 Adults • $59 Children under 12 • $235 Family 4-Pack – all prices include HST
Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.ca, by phone 1.855.599.9090, or in person at the Elgin Theatre Box Office, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
For groups of 12 or more call 647.438.5559, toll free 1.866.447.7849 or visit www.thegrouptixcompany.com
Most evening Performances begin at 7pm, Matinees at 2pm
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Lace up for some sneaker fun during March Break at the Bata Shoe Museum! Try on cool sneakers, decorate a sneaker-shaped cookie, place your footprint on our walk of fame, make a sneaker friendship pin, tie dye some shoelaces, win prizes and much more! 
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If you are worried about getting a happily ever after at the end, you won’t be disappointed, both on and off the stage. And there is still time to join in the excitement, as SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical is continuing onstage until January 5, 2013.
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