Category : Countries

  All cultures have humour. I remember hearing two First Nations women drumming and singing in their traditional way with words I didn’t understand.

Jenny Lind (1820-1887) was known as the Swedish Nightingale. This concert in her honour is of Nordic music. Tickets at: http://toronto.swea.org/2015/jenny-lind-concert-2015/

Here are some films for Aboriginal History Month at the Annette Library. For all programs at the Toronto Public Library, click on: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/featured/aboriginal-celebration.jsp  

Ruth writes: I used to suggest that visiting a Buddhist temple during a festival was the best time for newcomers to learn about Buddhism.

  Ruth writes: I lived in Vietnam for two years in the 1960s, and have been back twice for foreign press reunions since its

INVITATION | Asian Heritage Month Gala Performance of Asian Canadian Artists   TITLE: “SILK ROADS II – MONGOLIA: PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, MUSIC AND DANCE FROM

Ruth writes: I look forward every year to the Doors Open opportunities coming up again this weekend. It gives me a chance to just

At a Christmas party last year, I won a $500 “Gift of Ontario”. I hadn’t been sightseeing in Ottawa for decades so I used