Springtime arts & culture in South Etobicoke

Local Vocals and friends present: Jazz Hands!

Etobicoke's pop-up community choir invites you to their spring concert, featuring musical theatre favourites, on Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a casual, family-friendly community concert featuring Local Vocals, musicians from our community, and sing-alongs for all!

Location: Royal York Road United Church, 851 Royal York Road, Etobicoke.

Open Admission. All are welcome. Pay what you can/free will offering, to be shared with the Christ Church St. James Food Pantry.

More info: localvocals.ca

Local Vocals Pop-Up Choir - Etobicoke Lakeshore

The LOCAL VOCALS are an open community pop-up choir that rehearses in 6-8 week sessions, encouraging community-building, wellbeing and socializing through music.

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Humber College exhibition and call for submissions

The Cottages: 30 Years of Humber, 135 Years of History

March 17—July 25, 2025
Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre, in collaboration with the Humber Archives and Libraries

Once a group of buildings housing patients of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital between 1890 and 1979, the eight buildings now called The Cottages are presently home to administrative offices, classrooms and faculty offices.

According to Madness Canada, "[t]he hospital was built using, largely, patient labour (which was unpaid) under the philosophy of Dr. Joseph Workman, who believed in work as therapy. Kivas Tully, chief provincial architect and designer of several Ontario asylums, designed the buildings on the 'cottage system,' deemed by some as superior for the classification and separation of patients, in contrast to the creation of one large central building, as was common during the period."

Through archival records, the exhibition invites us to learn more about the twists and turns that led to the transformation of these historic structures. The exhibition recognizes the thirtieth anniversary of Humber Polytechnic's acquisition of the cottages, on the site of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital.

Propose an exhibition

Humber College features solo and group exhibitions on the second and third floor of the Student Welcome and Resource Centre and also invites contributions to their exhibitions in the Interpretive Centre's main space in WEL104.

Themes must connect to one of their four guiding themes of Indigenous heritage, mental health history, educational heritage or ecology, and/or highlight the local history of the Lakeshore Grounds region. Submissions are encouraged both from community members and students; artists of all experience levels are supported.

For more information about exhibition opportunities or to submit a proposal, please contact Humber at info@lakeshoregrounds.ca.

Job opening at Lakeshore Arts

Part-time Seniors’ Program Coordinator

This position requires experience coordinating programs or managing projects, and demonstrated experience working with adults and/or seniors and making accessibility accommodations.

• Applicants aged 55+ will be prioritized for this role. This is a part-time, contract position (20 hrs/week) for 40 weeks, with compensation of $30 hourly.

• Application deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 11:59 p.m.

• If you require any accommodations for the application process, please email ed@lakeshorearts.ca.

• More info: https://lakeshorearts.ca/job-opportunities-program-coordinator-positions/

Jobs

We are currently hiring a Seniors’ Program Coordinator. This is a 40 week contract, part-time (20 hrs/week) position, compensated at $30/hour. The deadline for applications is April 22nd at 11:59pm. Please click below for more information and to apply. If you require any accommodations for the…

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