Great things to do in the GTA and Region of Durham in December

Please confirm dates before booking
* by performances means matinees

You may find more information on events if you go to our facebook page and look in the EVENTS section!

If you are a PRAC member and participating in an event or performance
- get it listed on our calendar page!

to Dec. 4 ~ Markham Group of Artists

MGA Fall Juried Show at the McKay Art Centre, 197 Main Street, Unionville
November 30th to December 4th, 2016. Hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 10:15 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm.
Opening Reception & Awards Presentation: Thursday, December 1st from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

to December 9 ~ DWAC

EXPRESSIONS Christmas Sale of artist's wares
Durham West Arts Centre
Pickering Recreation Complex
1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering
Show hours: Daily 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Weds, Thurs, and Friday evening 6:00 – 9:00 pm)
Weekends 10:00 - 4:00 pm.
905-420-2667 | dwac.ca

1 ~ Oshawa Opera

White Christmas 7:30
Join us for an evening of Christmas Carols, Arias and Songs from the Standard
Repertoire and audience since along!
Non-Perishable Food Items and Personal Cared Items will be accepted for
donations to the Back Door Mission in Oshawa!
Art Resource Centre Auditorium
45 Queen Street, Oshawa

2 & 3 ~ Cathedral Bluffs

Symphony Concert #2 The most famous of Mozart’s piano concertos, with its intensely lyrical and much-loved slow movement.
The first opera written expressly for television, and which became a yearly holiday tradition throughout the world. Amahl, a young boy, offers his only possession, his crutch, as a gift for the wise men to take to the Christ Child.
8:00 pm
P.C. Ho Theatre 5183 Sheppard Ave. East Scarborough cathedralbluffs.com | 416.879.5566
cbsoboxoffice@gmail.com

2 & 3 ~ County Town Singers

Main Show 7:30 pm & 2:00 pm "Trinity Pentecostal Church
900 King St E, Oshawa
countytownsingers.com

2 ~ Pickering Community Concert Band

City of Pickering Christmas Tree Lightning 6:30 to 8:30
One The Esplanade S, Pickering
concertband.ca

2 ~ Whitevale Arts and Culture Centre

Special reading by Steve Burrows this coming Friday! This avid bird watcher writes "who dun nit" with an environmental flavour. Come and listen to this author of mystery books @7:30 at the WACC!

3 ~ Bel Canto Singers

The First Breath of Winter
2:30 and 7:30 pm
Scar Bluffs United Church
3739 Kingston Rd.. Scarborough
belcantosingers.ca 416-286-8260

Dec. 3 & 4, 2016 ~ Onstage Productions

We are celebrating our 30th Anniversary production of Sounds of Christmas at
Flato Markham Theatre
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham
http://onstageproductions.org/

3 ~ Westben Arts Festival Theatre

A Westben Christmas Carol 3pm
A Narrated Concert based on Charles Dickens’ Classic Story
Frank Moore, narrator
Westben Youth, Teen and Festival Choruses & Soloists
3 pm Norwood United Church
The Spirits will do it all in one night! Frank Moore and the 80 voices of the combined Westben Choruses present a foot-numbing but heart-warming narrated concert based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Expect all your favourite characters to pop out of the Choruses to join Frank Moore as he brings the miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge to life, surrounded by original music by Brian Finley.
705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777 www.westben.ca

3 ~ Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra

A CANADIAN FAMILY HOLIDAY CONCERT "Featuring: Ronald Royer, Conductor, Joyce Lai, Violin, Cat-Mark Criger, First Nations Guest Artist" 7:30 PM
Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel 2021 Lawrence Avenue East (at Warden) spo.ca

3 ~ Scugog Council for the Arts

Sparkle Sale 11 to 4 p,
Scugog Council for the Arts
181 Perry St., Unit G-1, Port Perry
scugogarts.ca

3 ~ Young Singers

"Hope, Peace & Love"
Forestbrook Community Church at 3:00 pm.
60 Kearney Drive, Ajax
Please bring a donation of new school supplies for the local schools.
Tickets: www.youngsingers.ticketjunior.com 905 686 9821

4 ~ Westben Arts Festival Theatre

A Westben Christmas Carol 3 pm
A Narrated Concert based on Charles Dickens’ Classic Story
Frank Moore, narrator
Westben Youth, Teen and Festival Choruses & Soloists
St Andrew’s United Church, Peterborough
705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777 www.westben.ca

4 ~ Pickering Community Concert Band

2016 Christmas Concert 2:00 PM
Forest Brook Community Church
60 Kearney Dr., Ajax
Adults: $15.00, Over 65 and Under 18: $10.00
Tickets available in advance from any band member, or by calling 905.427.5443
www.concertband.ca  

4 ~ Galerie Q

The “Q in Galerie Q” Driven by the question often asked: “why Québec artists?” The “Q” in Galerie Q aims to explore the concept of Q by highlighting five represented artists : Juan Cristobal, Ginet Leblond, Yvon Lemieux, Nathalie Voisine and Olga Muzychko. 10-6 pm
Galerie Q 1531 County Road 10 Cavan
galerie-q.com 705.944.8888 Info@galerie-q.com

4 ~ Durham Philharmonic Choir

Once in Bethlehem – 3:00 pm
College Park Church
1164 King St. E., Oshawa
durhamphilharmonic.ca
905-728-1739

4 ~ Pickering Museum Village

Christmas in the Village: Winter in the Woods
Visit with the inhabitants of the pioneer village as they share their holiday customs.  Enjoy Scottish Hogmanay, Welsh traditions, Victorian English Christmas celebrations, Squire Jonathan's Christmas Ball, and a walk in the woods to see how Pickering's first settlers struggled in the wilderness.   Backwoods Players presents the "Duffins Creek Sunday School Pageant" free with admission 12 - 3:30 om Pickering Museum Village 2365 6th Concession Rd. Greenwood pickering.ca/en/discovering/pmv-events.asp 905.683.8401

4 ~ Durham Community Choir

An American Christmas. at 3:00 p.m. at the Hebron Christian Reformed Church 4240 Anderson Street, Whitby
Tickets: 905-550-1804or e-mail tickets@durhamcommunitychoir.on.ca
www.durhamcommunitychoir.on.ca

5 ~ Station Gallery

Art Talk Synchronicities: Art & Cinema
Never has the intersection of art and film been as pronounced as it is today. Join SG Curator Olex Wlasenko for this premiere performance in his ever-expanding series exploring visual art and cinema. Olex addresses the influence of moving images on still imagery, and vice versa. 1-2 pm
Station Gallery 1450 Henry St. Whitby whitbystationgallery.com 905.668.4185

7 ~ PINERIDGE ARTS COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING – 7:15 pm
Pickering Recreation Complex
Rm. 1, Valley Farm Rd.
pineridgearts.org 905-509-3855

7 ~ Durham Shoestring Performers

DEAD METAPHOR ~ Audition
All auditions are held at the Oshawa Arts Resource Centre at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
Auditions are public readings using the script; no monologues required. No fees and no experience necessary, but you should read the script to determine your interest and suitability.
To borrow a script for advance reading contact Carolyn Wilson at 905-725-9256 or at dsp@durhamshoestring.org.

7 ~ Markham Group of Artists

Monthly Meeting – 10:00 am
Markham Villiage Library
6031 Ontario 7, Markham
905-472-2330

8 ~ Station Gallery

GLIMPSE
Members’ Exhibition Opening– 7 pm
Juried Art Show runs from Dec. 3 until Jan.29
1450 Henry St., Whitby
whitbystationgallery.com
905-668-4185

8 ~ Maurice Snelgrove

N E W F O U N D L A N D: ROCKY SHORES & TUCKAMORE
JOHN B. AIRD GALLERY
900 BAY STREET (at Wellesley)
DECEMBER 6, 2016 to JANUARY 6, 2017 | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Monday to Friday)
OPENING RECEPTION:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 | 6:00-8:00 pm
KIM ATKINS | ANTHONY BATTEN | HEIDI BURKHARDT | MAURICE SNELGROVE

9 ~ Music By The Bay

Albert Cummings The blues is best served up live, with an enthusiastic audience and a killin’ band, and that’s exactly what guitarist Albert Cummings does.
8 pm St.Francis Centre 78 Church St S. Ajax musicbythebaylive.com

9 ~ Whitby Brass Band

Christmas Concert – 7:30 pm
Hebron Christian Ref. Church
4240 Anderson St. Whitby
whitbybrassband.com

10 ~ St. Francis Centre

DuffleBag Theatre
T’was The Night Before Xmas– 2 pm
78 Church St., Ajax
stfranciscentre.ca
905-619-2529

10 ~ Oshawa Opera

White Christmas
45 Queen Street, Oshawa
905-995-2847
oshawaopera@gmail.com

10 & 11 ~ Village Voices

Glad Tidings:
Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 2:30 PM
Markham Missionary Church
5438 Major Mackenzie Drive East, Markham
A Christmas Celebration featuring John Rutter's Gloria, traditional carols
dult $28, Senior $25, Student $10, <12 Free. For more information contact 905-763-4172 or info@villagevoices.ca or villagevoices.ca

11 ~ Cavan Arts

Cavan Art Gallery 1534 County Road 20 Cavan cavanarts.ca 705.944.9444

11 ~ Durham Chamber Orchestra

Christmas Through the Ages 2:30 pm
With The Young Singers
St.Francis Centre
78 Church Street South, Ajax
durhamchamberorchestra.com

14 ~ Oshawa Art Association

Monthly Meeting – 7:00 pm
Christmas party Exchange of miniature pictures, finger foods and carol singsong.
Arts Resource Centre, Oshawa
oshawaartassociation.com
905-426-8613

14 ~ Shuttlebug Weavers & Spinners

Monthly Meeting – second Wednesday of the month from
1pm to 4pm
Greenwood Rec. Bldg.
3551 Greenwood Rd., Greenwood
905-649-5550
shuttlebugweavers.com

14 ~ Village Voices

Sing-Along Carols:
7:30 PM
Cornell Community Centre Rehearsal Hall
2nd Floor, 3201 Bur Oak Avenue, Markham
Directed by Oksana Vignan, celebrates the season with some of the best-loved carols and invites the audience to join in the ever-popular sing-along portion of the concert. Refreshments are provided at the intermission.
Raffle Baskets! A tradition not to be missed! Admission: pay-as-you-can (please bring a donation to the Markham Food Bank). For more information contact 905-763-4172 or info@villagevoices.ca or villagevoices.ca

15 to 23 ~ Handmade in Uxbridge

Original and creative gifts by artists from Uxbridge area.
10 am to 6 pm Blue Heron Studio 62 Brock St. W. Uxbridge nancynewmantextiles@gmail.com

17 ~ Espressivo Singers

Holiday Concert - Christmas Potpourri! at 7:30 p.m.
Westminster United Church
1850 Rossland Road East, Whitby
Tickets: Adult $20; Child 12 and under $14
www.espressivosingers.ca
905.686.6299

17 ~ Cathedral Bluffs Orchestra

Concert #2 – 8:00 pm
P.C. Ho Theatre
5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scar.
info@cathedralbluffs.com
416-879-5566

19 ~ Ajax Creative Arts

Paint Party
22 Sherwood Road W., AJax
The 3rd Monday of each month 6-9PM
Refreshments, chatter, laughs, and then take home YOUR finished art!
All supplies included $45.00
http://ajaxcreativearts.ca/

19 & 20 ~ Uxbridge Messiah Singers

MESSIAH
at 8:00 p.m.  
Trinity United Church, Uxbridge
Tickets need to be picked up in advance at Blue Herron books. A suggested donation of $25.00 at the door to suggested.
http://www.uxbridgemessiahsingers.com/

31 ~A Gift of Art

Let's Bring in 2017 Together! New Year’s Party
Celebrating Canada's 150th
Featuring “ABBAMANIA
December 31st 8:30pm to 1am Newcastle Community Hall
20 King Ave. W. in Newcastle. Get your tickets today!
905-987-2264

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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DENTISTRY ON LIVERPOOL
927 Liverpool Road, Pickering

• Nov. & Dec. ~ Brenda Fountain
  Jan/Feb ~ Gordon Wilson
  Mar/April ~ TBA
  May/June Eileen Myers
  July/Aug ~ Kay Hubbard

  Reed's Florists, Pickering Town Centre

  Nov. & Dec. - June Smith
  Jan/Feb ~ Margaret Taylor

  Debbie's Boutique Café

  94 Harwood Ave. S, Ajax L1S 2H8 | 905 239 6721
  http://www.debbiescafe.ca/ across from Ajax Library
  
  Nov. & Dec. - Gary Faulkner
  Jan/Feb ~ Cheryl Bannister
  Mar/April ~ James Gordaneer

  OPG Info Centre, Pickering
  Novemeber/December ~ Denise Wilkins
  Jan/Feb ~ Rola Jaber
  March/Apr ~ Gord Wilson
  

McLean Community Centre, Ajax

Oct. 23 to Nov. 27 ~ PRAC Juried Art Show
Nov. 27 to Jan 3, 2017 ~ Photo Show
Jan/Feb ~ Allan's Artists

ALL 2017 PRAC MEMBERSHIPS ARE DUE
January 1, 2017

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