Photo: Jaclyn Klein
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YPC Garden Party
August 22, 2012
This year we've taken the party to new heights -- literally! We are excited to announce that Stonegate Private Counsel is generously opening up their private, contemporary rooftop oasis to host everyone's favourite summer bash. Find yourself in the heart of the city, overlooking the Toronto Harbour to the south. Enjoy light summer fare and refreshments while playing our mini edition of the ROM fundraising event and game Fact? or Fiction?. Match wits with ROM experts to compete with fellow Patrons for a special prize.
Music provided by DJ Rory Them Finest and Catering by The Stop.
Details
Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: 15 York Street, Stonegate Private Coursel, 9th floor patio
Access Point: A staff member will be positioned by the bank of elevators next to the LCBO to direct you
Dress: Cocktail
RSVP to Jessica Hall-Cummings at 416.586.8003 or ypc@rom.on.ca.
This event is a favourite and is restricted to Patrons' only. If you know someone who wants to join YPC, now is the time as we launch a new season of exclusive events starting with the YPC Garden Party.
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SAVE THE DATE
September 12, 2012
Cabinets of Curiosities - Palaeo Edition
Please join us for a special edition of Cabinets of Curiosities featuring our world-class collections and curatorial staff in Invertebrate Palaeonthology, Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeobiology.
Details
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: ROM, Weston Entrance (Historic Rotunda - Queen's Park)
Dress: Business Casual
Invitation coming soon!
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YPC would like to welcome and thank the following new Patrons for their support:
| Gordon Cheung & Lori Siddons |
| Diana Huang |
| Afrothite Kotsakis |
| Aleksandra Kuzma |
| Greg & Amber MacNeil |
| Kelsey Paterson |
| Kathryn Smith |
| Kim Tait has embarked on her research trip to Rapid Creek!
Read about her final preparations before heading into the field!
Interested in bringing a guest to YPC events?
Consider renewing your gift at the Explorer Level ($1,000 or $83.33/month). At this level you can share your membership with a friend or family member OR you can choose not to name a second cardholder and gain a guest privilege for all YPC events.
For more details contact Jessica at 416.586.8003.
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Small Skills, Special Effects: Unusual Chinese Works of Art
Open now!
This exhibition highlights the works of Chinese artists, designers and craftsmen adept at producing unique, skilled, and surprising works of art.
Featuring approximately 70 objects dating from the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE) to the early 21st century, the exhibition includes a range of rare or never before displayed objects such as paintings, fans, vessels, snuff bottles, objects of personal adornment, and amulets.
CARNIVAL: FROM EMANCIPATION TO CELEBRATION
Open Now!
Hilary and Galen Weston Wing, Level 2
Be dazzled by this vibrant display that features the costumes and artwork of Brian Mac Farlane, six-time winner of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival. Respected worldwide, Mac Farlane's dazzling creations stun the eye and spark the imagination.
The exhibition will feature select costumes, photographs and renderings from the last three years: Resurrection: The Mas (2010); Humanity: The Circle of Life (2011); and Sanctification…in Search of (2012). His themes evoke the broader symbolic and historical meaning of Carnival, which ties the Caribbean experience to our own Toronto Carnival.
Get more details and learn about the history of Carnival.
Enjoy a special Carnival themed menu at Food Studio. Remember, as a Patron of the ROM you get 10% off your purchase in all ROM restaurants and stores.
This exhibition is produced in collaboration with Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto.
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Members' Special Offer
War Horse at the Princess of Wales Theatre
Mirvish Productions is offering ROM Members an incredible discount: Orchestra and Dress Circle tickets are now only $59 (regularly up to $130) for all matinee and evening performances through September 30, 2012.
To book your tickets call 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333 or book online. Use the Code WHROM to receive this great ticket offer.
CONDITIONS APPLY. Offer valid for performances as specified. Cannot be used with other offers. No refunds or exchanges. Service charges apply.
Members' Special Offer
BLACKOUT FEST
August 10-19, 2012
Focused on creating an inclusive artist community in Toronto, BLACKOUT FEST brings various art forms together with its 10-day Interactive Art Festival at The Ice Factory.
This season showcases 35+ local and international artists in 10 different media, including, film, theatre, fashion, photography, DJs, solo artists, bands, sculptures, paintings, poetry, dance, and installations.
View the full event calendar.
Tickets can be purchased online. Enter promo code ROM and receive 20% off a full day $10 ticket.
Curators’ Corner:
The Ecosystem of a SHARK
August 25, 2012
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
ROM Associate Curator Claire Healy and the students from the Environmental Visual Communication Program will be on hand to answer questions in the Earth Rangers Studio in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity, level 2.
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