Free Science* Events *and applied-science Please confirm the date and time of events prior to attending, as they sometimes change. Thursday, October 4 Ribbon in the Sky: our Milky Way Galaxy from Antiquity to the Modern Day. Astronomy Public Tours. University of Toronto. Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Tours are offered by the graduate students in the department. Speaker: Dr. David Law Time & location: 9:10 PM McLennan Physical Labs, 60 St. George St., MP102 For more information: http://www1.astro.utoronto.ca/~gasa/public_talk/iWeb/index.php Saturday, October 6 to Monday, October 8 Woofjocks. PawsWay. The Woofjocks are a high-energy dog/handler performance team specializing in interactive games and demonstrations of canine agility and obedience. Exact show times will vary by day. Time & location: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM PawsWay, 245 Queens Quay W., North Building For more information: http://www.pawsway.ca/documents/PDF/PAWSWAY_CAL_2012-9.pdf HarbourKids: Folk. Harbourfront Centre. This family program will inspire imagination and creativity in kids under 12 by exploring contemporary arts and culture from a kid-centric point of view. Highlights include Lego Mosaics, the Children’s Own Media Museum and a performance that explores music, nature and yoga. Time & location: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. For more information: http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/harbourkids/ Sunday, October 7 Do you know the Park? High Park Sunday Walking Tours. High Park Nature Centre. Leader: Yi Chi Time & location: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Meet at the benches, across the road from the south side of Grenadier Restaurant in the middle of High Park. For more information: http://www.highparknature.org/wiki/uploads/Explore/2012%20Walking%20To urs%20Brochure.pdf Saturday, October 13 Bird Walk. Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront. Leader: Garth Riley The walks are led by experienced birders and are free for anyone who is interested in attending. Time & location: 9:00 – 11:00 AM Colonel Samuel Smith Park, 3131 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Meet in the south parking lot (where the road ends). For more information: Map of location: http://goo.gl/maps/f921 http://www.ccfew.org/html/bird_walks.html Grow your own mushrooms. Evergreen Garden Market. Evergreen Brick Works. Watch Amy from Back to the Roots introduce and demonstrate the mushroom kit. She will also be available to answer your questions. Mushroom kits will be available for purchase. Time & location: Noon – 1:00 PM Located at the south end of the Marketplace building, on the east side of the central parking lot. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave. For more information: http://ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-here/evergreen-garden-market/events/ Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14 Attracting Birds to Winter Garden. Do It Yourself Workshops. Evergreen Brick Works. Birds add colour and song to the winter garden. Start attracting them now, and they will feed and shelter with you all the way to the spring. Find out what types of seed mixes attract what types of birds. Time & location: NOON – 1:00 PM Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave. For more information: http://ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-here/evergreen-garden-market/diy-workshops Sunday, October 14 The Botanical Adventures of Lewis and Clark. Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society. Join speaker Jim Reveal as he explains that discovering plants was one of the driving forces behind the Lewis and Clark expedition, which began in 1803. Time & location: 1:30 - 3:30 PM Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. East, in the Floral Hall. For more information: http://www.onrockgarden.com/event/october-meeting-jim-reveal-botanical- adventures-lewis-and-clark Toronto Reiki Class. The Healing Team. Learn all about Reiki healing with Stephanie Norwich, M.Ed. (Counselling), Reiki Master Instructor. The class features a presentation followed by a Reiki demonstration and question period. Time & location: 1:00 – 2:30 PM The World’s Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward St., on 2nd floor in the seminar room near the French section. Registration: (416) 531-8061 or email [email protected] For more information: http://www.thehealingteam.org/Free-Toronto-Reiki-Class.html James Bay Birds and Natural History. Toronto Field Naturalists. Field ornithologist and digiscoper, Jean Iron, will lead us on a tour of the shorebirds, mammals, butterflies, frogs, toads and habitats along Ontario’s vast and isolated James Bay coast. Time & location: 2:30 PM Emmanuel College, 75 Queen’s Park. For more information: http://www.torontofieldnaturalists.org/v-lectures.htm Sunday, October 14 and Sunday, October 28 Harvest in the Park. Downsview Nature Connection. Downsview Park. This 2 hour program will explore a natural theme and may include bird counts and wildlife identification. Time & location: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Meet at the Discovery Centre, west side door. Downsview Park, 35 Carl Hall Rd. For more information: http://downsviewpark.ca/events/downsview-nature-connection-9 Monday, October 15 Toronto Diabetes Group. Canadian Diabetes Association. If you have diabetes or prediabetes, or you have a relative or friend with diabetes, this group is for you. Come learn from the experience of others and share your own experiences. Time & location: 7:00 – 9:00 PM North York Civic Centre 5100 Yonge St. For more information: Call Anne Le Quang: 416-408-7145 Mairlyn Smith – The Vegetarian’s Complete Quinoa Cookbook. The Cookbook Store. Join CityLine regular, Mairlyn Smith, as she discusses her new collection of quinoa recipes. You don’t need to be a vegetarian to enjoy this event. No reservations required. Time & location: 6:30 PM The Cookbook Store 850 Yonge St. (at Yorkville) For more information: http://www.cook-book.com/ Sunday, October 21 Autumn Splendour. Photo-Buff Walk. High Park Sunday Walking Tours. High Park Nature Centre. Leader: David Allen Time & location: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Meet at the benches, across the road from the south side of Grenadier Restaurant in the middle of High Park. For more information: http://www.highparknature.org/wiki/uploads/Explore/2012%20Walking%20To urs%20Brochure.pdf Technology in Health Care: Friend or Foe? Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science. Great progress has been made in diagnosis and treatment. However, error rates in medicine remain high. Speaker, Anthony Easty will discuss the impact that technologies have on health care processes, so that we can maximize their benefits and minimize their negative impacts. Time & location: 3:00 PM MacLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King’s College Circle. For more information: http://www.yorku.ca/rci/Site/Fall_12.html Wednesday, October 24 Stewardship Night. Evergreen Community and Downsview Park. Take part in hands-on stewardship activities that might include: enhancing Downsview Park’s natural features, tending to Evergreen’s native tree nursery and visiting an urban farm. Time & location: 6:00 – 8:00 PM Parking Lot. Bottom of Canuck Ave. Close to the corner of Keele and Sheppard. Downsview Park, 35 Carl Hall Rd. Registration: Email: [email protected] For more information: http://www.downsviewpark.ca/content/stewardship-programs Global Warming “Futures”: How Reliable are the Model Projections? Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science. Speaker, W. Richard Peltier, discusses the climate future in the next century of the Great Lakes Basin Region of North America, a landscape inhabited by 35 million persons. Time & location: 7:30 PM Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. 55 Dundas St. W., 7th Floor. Room TRS 1-067. For more information: http://www.yorku.ca/rci/Site/Fall_12.html Friday, October 26 Understanding Your Health Condition and Test Results. Monthly Health Talk Series. Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. Organized by: Toronto Western Hospital Patient Education and Patient & Family Library Time & location: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Auditorium, 2WW-401, 399 Bathurst St. For more information: http://www.uhn.ca/Patients_&_Visitors/health_info/topics/documents/General _Information/Patient_Calendar/MonthlyTalkSchedule.pdf Sunday, October 28 Is Our Weather Becoming More Extreme? Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science. Deluges, icy rains, humongous snowfalls and weather bombs – speaker, David Phillips, discusses Canada’s changing weather. Time & location: 3:00 PM MacLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King’s College Circle. For more information: http://www.yorku.ca/rci/Site/Fall_12.html Weekly events Tuesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Free museum admission for post-secondary students. Royal Ontario Museum. Admission for full-time students attending a post-secondary institution in Canada is free every Tuesday. There is a charge for admission to special exhibitions. Please bring your current student card and picture ID. One ticket per student. Location: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. For more information: http://www.rom.on.ca/visit/tickets.php#romcan Wednesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Public Viewing. York University Observatory. The observatory is open for public viewing every Wednesday night. Time & location: 7:30 – 9:30 PM Petrie Science & Engineering Building, 4700 Keele St. For more information: http://astronomy.blog.yorku.ca/public-viewing/ Thursdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 Free Evening Lectures. The Big Carrot. Free evening lectures on naturopathic medicine. For lecture topics and to confirm dates, please visit the website. Time & location: 7:00 – 8:30 PM The Big Carrot, 348 Danforth Ave., Room 212. For more information: http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=121 Saturdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 Tastings at the Market. Evergreen Garden Market. Evergreen Brick Works. Each Saturday Evergreen features one favourite food vendor. Here’s your chance to sample fabulous products and meet the folks who make them. Time & location: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Located at the south end of the Marketplace building, on the east side of the central parking lot.