The 16th Annual Bikers Against Despair Ride

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Registration open from 8:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. at Dave & Buster’s (the official start).

The Bikers Against Despair ride is a fundraiser event in support of Distress Centres. On May 26, 2013 B.A.D. Ride 16 will be honouring Distress Centres’ 45 years of service as Canada’s oldest crisis line.

For B.A.D. Ride 16, we’re weaving together our best roads in York and Durham regions in an all new pattern. Ride some favourites, including the Holland Marsh, and discover some new treasures that you’ll want to revisit on your own. Signed and unescorted, this year’s fresh route will renew your love of riding the picturesque backroads of southern Ontario. Stop for a mid-ride break at the Belvedere Cookhouse in Pefferlaw before winding into the Markham Fairgrounds for an afternoon of partying. And, of course, the draw for the Grand Prize!

One lucky rider will win the B.A.D. Ride Grand prize of the 2013 Harley-Davidson® Heritage Softail Classic 110th Anniversary Edition. This is a numbered and limited edition true nostalgic custom style touring bike with original spirit and modern capabilities.

Every registered rider enjoys:
 • Continental breakfast
 • Limited edition 16th year T-shirt *
 • Original 16th year bike bandana *
 • Minimum of one draw ticket for Grand Prize
 • Great BBQ lunch featuring live music
 • An afternoon of live music, entertainment, silent auction and contests
 • And, a downright great time! 
 
 * or gift of comparable value, while quantities last 

For more information visit www.thebadride.com.

Family Sundays at Markham Museum

May 26th, 2013

12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Markham Museum
9350 Markham Road (formerly Hwy. 48) map

Looking for something to do with family on a Sunday afternoon?

Drop in at Markham Museum and take part in our fun, hands-on, family-oriented activities - all this available as part of your Museum regular admission or membership.

Theme- Levers & Catapults

Discover the fun world of simple machines and build your own catapult! Build your own structures with our wood block set then use your newly-created catapult to shoot marshmallows and knock down your buildings. Challenge your family and friends to see who can build the best catapult.

Adults - $6.00
Seniors (65 yrs+) - $5.00
Students (High School) - $5.00
Children (Ages 2 to 12) - $4.00
Children under 2 - FREE
Family of Four (Max. 2 Adults) - $15.50

For more information about the Markham Museum, please kindly call 905-294-4576 or go to www.markhammuseum.ca.

The Plasticiens and Beyond: Montreal, 1955-1970 Exhibition

May 25 to September 2, 2013

Location: Varley Art Gallery
216 Main Street Unionville map

The Plasticiens and Beyond: Montreal, 1955-1970 celebrates Canada’s second major post-war avant-garde movement. It is one of the first exhibitions dedicated to exploring the issues of this Montreal-based movement and of their contribution to the development of a geometric abstraction. This exciting co-production with the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, is a sequel to The Automatiste Revolution: Montreal 1941-1960 presented at the Varley Art Gallery in 2009. The exhibition is accompanied by full colour catalogues in French and English. Co-produced and circulated by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Varley Art Gallery of Markham. Initiated by Roald Nasgaard, it is curated by Roald Nasgaard and Michel Martin.

Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri., Sun. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
           Thurs. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
           Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

905-477-7000 ext. 3275

www.varleygallery.ca

Markham Garden and Horticultural Society
Spring Flower Show

Monday, May 27, 2013

Location: Markham Village Community Centre
6041 Highway 7 East map
(southeast corner of Highway 7 and Main Street Markham)

The Markham Garden and Horticultural Society, growing since 1920, brings fellow gardeners together
to provide an opportunity to show flowers, fruit and vegetables grown in our own gardens. We have design classes in the flowers shows for those who like flower arranging. We offer opportunities for gardeners to exchange ideas and techniques. Each month a speaker provides gardening related information. You do not need to have a garden to be a member but just a love of nature. We have a plant sale early in May and alternate each year between a garden tour and a bus tour.

Please place your entries by 7.30 p.m.

Refreshments at 7.30 p.m.

Guest Speaker is Jack Kent at 8.00 p.m.
Topic: 'Extreme Garden Makeover'

Visitor Fee: $5 per meeting

Membership Fees: Individual $20 per year
                     Family $30 per year

www.gardenontario.org/site.php/markhamgs

Markham Purina Walk for Dog Guides

Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Milne Park,On the east side of McCowan Road, just south of Highway 7

Anyone in Markham can walk a dog, but it takes a special kind of dog to help a person walk.

Dog Guides enable many of the millions of Canadians with disabilities to live safely and independently.

By participating in the Markham Purina Walk For Dog Guides on May 26, 2013,
you can help provide Dog Guides to Canadians with disabilities at no cost.

The five kilometer walk is taking place at Milne Park and begins at 10 a.m.

There is no registration fee and one hundred per cent of funds raised will go towards
raising, training and placing Dog Guides with those that need them most.

For more information, to register, or donate, please visit www.purinawalkfordogguides.com.

Take an hour, change a life.

905-294-4088

www.purinawalkfordogguides.com/findWalkResult.cfm?WalkID=1877

Annual Picture Day BBQ Fundraiser

Sunday, May 26, 2013, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Location: Sandra Amodeo Dance Studio Inc.
1 Mint Leaf Gate map

We will be holding our annual Picture Day BBQ on Sunday May 26th
 for competitive students from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Come join the fun and bring the whole family.

This year the proceeds from the BBQ will be going towards off-setting
 the cost of our studio "dance education" trip to New York City!

Help our students Big Apple dreams come true and support our fundraiser.

905-471-7449

www.sandrasdance.com

The Flow Art Show

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Location: McKay Art Centre
197 Main Street Unionville  map

The Flow Art Show is an annual spring juried show organized
by the Markham Group of Artists.

Everyone is welcome!

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
Lao Tzu

Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:15 a.m. - 5 .pm.
Sunday: 12:15 p.m. - 5 p.m.

www.markhamartists.org

Bridges of Hope

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Bridges of Hope - a drop-in group provides support, education and resources for individuals impacted by death.

It meets the 4th Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the hospice office located at 6060 Highway 7, Markham. map

Evergreen Hospice is a non-profit agency providing supportive care to people of all ages in Markham and Whitchurch-Stouffville who are dealing with a life-threatening illness, death and bereavement care for family and friends.

For more information about Evergreen Hospice Bereavement Services, contact the hospice office at 905.472.5014.

www.evergreenhospice.org

Taiwan Sublime in Film - Film Screenings at the Markham Pubic Library Branches

Markham Public Library presents Taiwan Sublime - In Film. Screenings takes place at Cornell Library in celebration of Asian Heritage Month.

All screenings are free and made possible through a partnership with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto.

Smangus: A Year in the Clouds

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Location: Cornell Library, 3201 Bur Oak Avenue

Synopsis: The documentary film “Smangus: A Year in the Clouds” grants deep insight into the life of a group of indigenous people from the tribe of the Atayal who live high up in the mountains of Neiwan near Hsinchu, Taiwan. They lead a life that seems to comply with the ideals of a Chinese “people’s commune” or a “Utopia” of western philosophy.

Language: Chinese, with English subtitles

Trailer preview: www.pts.org.tw/smangus/eng/Videoen.html
More information: http://bit.ly/11QFPCq
Contact: 905-513-7977 ext. 3461