Seniors & Youth Connect – Impact Arts Program
2026-01-22 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-29 16:30 - 18:00, 2026-02-05 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Creditvale Mills, 1555 S Parade Ct #1535, Mississ
Join Studio.89 for an 8-week journey of fun, creativity, and intergenerational connections with their Seniors & Youth Connect program!
They are now accepting applicants for their Impact Arts Program.
Happening every Thursday from Jan 15th – Mar 5, 4:30-6:00pm.
Located at 1535-1555 South Parade Court
Weekly activities + an exciting field trip!
First come, first serve.
To register, email us your full name, phone number, and email, and indicate which cohort you’d like to join.
Contact: syc@studio89.org

Jazz Rangers featuring Dionne R. Grant at the Hyatt Mississauga
2026-01-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga Centre, 5787 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON, L4Z 2H7, Canada
For the first time in the New Year at Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga, Dionne Grant (www.dionnergrant.com) is joining us on the keyboard and vocals.

Open Mic and Paint Night with Speak Your Truth
2026-01-22 18:30 - 21:00 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Join PAMA and Brampton-based youth-led organization Speak Your Truth for an inspiring evening of performance, art and advocacy. Explore the exhibition Remember | Resist | Redraw: A Radical History Poster Project, which highlights histories that are often overlooked or marginalized in mainstream narratives. Enjoy spoken word and musical performances, meet new people and reflect on the themes of advocacy, community and resistance by creating your own artwork inspired by the exhibition and performances. Pay-what-you-can admission.
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Winter Wondernight Sip & Paint Night
2026-01-22 20:00 - 22:30 | Nox Wine Bar, 151 Queen St S, #200, Mississauga, ON, L5M 1L1, Canada
Escape the winter hill—paint, sip & create art!.
Okay so I know it’s freezing outside and your couch is calling your name, but hear me out: what if I told you that January is THE perfect time to get cozy with us and paint something absolutely magical while drinking some wine, listening to music and enjoying great company. ALL the cozy vibes—snowy scenes, twinkling lights, and that “wait, I actually painted that?!” feeling.
Each person will be painting on a 12”x 16″ stretched canvas with acrylic paint which you get to bring home after the event. And guess what, NO painting experience needed!
Here’s the thing though, there are limited seats so grab your spots and book now.

Figurative Expressions
2026-01-23 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-30 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-02-06 09:30 - 12:30 | Visual Arts Mississauga, 4170 Riverwood Park Ln, Mississauga, Ontario, L5C 2S7, Canada
We’re a group of artists who meet Friday mornings at Visual Arts Mississauga Riverwood (VAM) and draw the figure.
There is no instruction. The drop-in cost is $25 per session which runs from 9:30 to 12:30. You can also pe-pay for 9 sessions at a cost of $200 and get one session free. We run a fall, winter and spring semester consisting of 9 sessions each. You can pay by cash during a session or e-transfer to figurativexpressions2010@gmail.com.
We change up the posing times each week. Week 1 is short poses ranging from 1 minute gestures up to 5-30 minute poses. Week 2 is 1 minute gestures to longer 10-60 minute poses. Week 3 is one long 3 hour pose- (some of use bring in the paints for the long pose). Then we start the weekly rotation again.
It’s a diverse, relaxed, friendly group from beginner to professional artists. We provide easels, tables and drawing horses, you bring whatever medium you’d like to work with.
We begin drawing around 9:30am but you should arrive 10-15 minutes beforehand to get set up. Help with setting up the room is appreciated (moving tables) as is putting the room back to the way we found it after (moving tables). Also, don’t forget to switch that mute button on your phone while we’re all drawing away- Thanks.
We’re at the room at the far end of the hall when you enter VAM and turn left.
Visual Arts Mississauga
4170 Riverwood Park Lane
Mississauga, ON L5C 2S7
Hope to see you there.

Shaheer Zazai & Whyishnave Suthagar at the Art Gallery of Mississauga
2026-01-24 - 2026-04-13 | Art Gallery of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 2G6, Canada
Shaheer Zazai and Whyishnave Suthagar
Art Gallery of Mississauga
January 24 – April 12, 2026
Curated by Shannon Anderson, AGM Senior Curator
This exhibition brings together Toronto-based Afghan Canadian artist Shaheer Zazai and Mississauga-based Tamil-Canadian artist Whyishnave Suthagar. Both artists have created new bodies of work that engage with elements from their respective cultural heritage to create immersive, contemplative environments.
Shaheer Zazai’s installation, A Petal for a Petal, A Deed for a Deed—The Garden We Could Have Been, envisions a world where creation and destruction coexist. Expanding his ongoing exploration of the intersection between digital language and textile traditions, Zazai draws from the history of floral motifs in Afghan carpets and reimagines them at a monumental scale, through towering fabric scrolls and an illuminated ceiling mosaic. These darkly radiant blooms are not ornamental, but act as silent witnesses, emerging from the remains of a world burned by human neglect. Here, a garden of paradise becomes a garden of consequence, as floral sentinels rise in judgement of the destruction humans create and the warnings left unheard.
Whyishnave Suthagar’s project நினைவு | Ninaivu—What We Remember, What We Release turns toward intergenerational healing within the Eelam Tamil diaspora. At its centre glows a Kolam-inspired mandala, which draws upon traditional Tamil artistic motifs. Additionally, a series of Illuminated texts feature letters exchanged between first- and second-generation Tamil Canadian family members that recall memories of leaving Sri Lanka during its civil war and building a life in a new country. These works speak to the shared but differently experienced journey of diaspora: what is inherited, what is grieved, and what is cherished. At the heart of the space, visitors are invited to write letters of their own, becoming part of an intergenerational conversation that honours memory and fosters healing.
Funding for the Art Gallery of Mississauga is provided by the City of Mississauga, Canada Council for the Arts, TD Bank Group, Rama Gaming House, and Charitable Gaming Community Good.
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January DIY Studio Time
2026-01-24 13:00 - 16:30, 2026-01-25 13:00 - 16:30, 2026-01-31 13:00 - 16:30 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Explore exhibitions and connect over self-guided art projects that inspire creativity. Do-it-yourself studio time activities change every month.
Create your own museum in a box inspired by the objects found in PAMA’s exhibition PAMA Collects: Connections between us. Saturdays and Sundays, 1 – 4:30 p.m. Included with PAMA admission.
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Knights of Columbus Presents the Toronto All-Star Big Band
2026-01-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St, Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1T7, Canada
January 25 @ 2pm @ The Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Step back into an era when “swing” reigned supreme in Burlington. Come, join us and experience an afternoon of great swing music. Proceeds of the event will “Benefit” Burlington Food Bank, Compassion Society of Halton and the charitable work of the Knights of Columbus, Council 15920.
One of the most exciting bands around, the Toronto All-Star Big Band revives the spirit style of that golden age of the Big Bands. The 26-piece Toronto All-Star Big Band wows the crowds everywhere they perform. Much more than a concert! The Toronto All-Star Big Band recreates defining moments of the music of the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. Tunes by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, The Andrews Sisters and more… will bring back memories and make new ones.
Click here to get your tickets!

Jazz at the Legion
2026-01-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Port Credit Royal Canadian Legion, 35 Front Street North, Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 2E1, Canada
The band is back at the Port Credit Legion for another year of LIVE big band jazz.

Community Drum Circle in Mississauga – January 2026
2026-01-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Perect Harmony Music Studio, 1055 Canadian Pl, Unit 107, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 1J9, Canada
Join us for a fun-filled evening of Community drum Circle in Mississauga
Welcome to the Music and Drum Circle event at Perfect Harmony Music Studio Ltd! Join us for a fun and interactive gathering where you can connect with others through the power of music and rhythm. Bring your own drum or use one of ours as we come together to create beautiful sounds and positive vibes. No musical experience is necessary – just come with an open heart and a willingness to participate. Let’s make some music and enjoy the harmony together!
This series of music-making events are co-facilitating between Sam (drumIN.ca) and Jim Arnold (Folklore Music and Arts)!
There’s a fee of $10.00 per person. If you cannot afford to pay, let us know and we can waive it. The fee collected will be used for maintaining and repairing our instruments for future events.
Click here to register via Eventbrite.

Seniors & Youth Connect – Empowering Generations Through Movement
2026-01-27 04:30 - 18:00, 2026-02-03 04:30 - 18:00 | Creditvale Mills, 1555 S Parade Ct #1535, Mississ
Join Studio.89 for an 8-week journey of fun, creativity, and intergenerational connections with their Seniors & Youth Connect program!
They are now accepting applicants for Cohort 2 of their Empowering Generations Through Movement series.
Happening every Tuesday from Jan 13th – Feb 17, 4:30-6:00pm.
Located at 1535-1555 South Parade Court
Weekly activities + an exciting field trip!
First come, first serve.
To register, email us your full name, phone number, and email, and indicate which cohort you’d like to join.
Please note: You may register for only one cohort to ensure everyone has a chance to participate.
Contact: syc@studio89.org

Workshops 101 with Brampton Arts Organization (BAO) Helping You Feel Zine: A Happiness Zine and Illustration Workshop
2026-01-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Invoking traditions of self-publishing and visual journaling, this workshop invites all ages to explore themes of identity, imagination, and everyday life through accessible materials and playful mark making. Rooted in the DIY spirit of community storytelling, this workshop introduces participants to the expressive world of zine making. Using paper, acrylic markers and sketching pens, attendees will be guided through simple illustration techniques to create their own hand-crafted happiness zine, one that reflects the things, people, or moments that warm their hearts, heal their souls, and put a smile on their faces. Pay What-You Can admission.
Click here to learn more and register.

Acrylic or Oil Painting Workshop – ONLINE
2026-01-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
This workshop is ideal for those of who are seeking to develop their painting skills, whether a complete beginner or revisiting artistic passions.
Every Session covers different techniques and subject matter, this time we take a closer look at the still life based on Photo reference.
Oil or Acrylic Paint.
There is a positive and interactive approach to the experience, where class feedback and discussion is encouraged.
Instruction will provide the visual tools needed to start the journey to good drawing and painting practices, through demonstrations, and exercises in colour theory. This also Includes guidance between classes via email correspondence.

19th Annual Dancing for The Compass – Little Peter and the Elegants
2026-01-31 19:00 - 2026-02-01 00:00 | Port Credit Legion, 35 Front St. N,, Port Credit, Mississauga, ON, L5H 2E1, Canada
The 19th Annual Dancing for The Compass returns to the Port Credit Legion (upstairs) on Saturday January 31 2026. The address is 35 Front St. N. in south Mississauga and doors open at 7:00pm. An elevator is available. Little Peter and the Elegants returns to perform music from the 50s, 60s and 70s from 8:00pm to 12:00am. The Options Mississauga Culinary Program will prepare a snack buffet served at 9:00pm. Free coffee and tea. There will be reserved seating and the bar takes debit, credit and cash.

Tickets are $40.00/person and available by reaching Peter Toller at 905-274-6131 or toller@sympatico.ca.

Over $70,000 has been raised for The Compass since this event began in 2008. The Compass Food Bank & Outreach Centre provides Help for Today and Hope for Tomorrow for individuals living in south Mississauga. The Compass supplies healthy and nutritious food for your neighbours in need, as well as support services and programs.

Little Peter and the Elegants won two Metroland Readers’ Choice 1st Place Diamond Awards in 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022: “Best Local Musician or Band” and “Best Local Entertainment”!
And two additional Readers’ Choice Awards in 2025: 2nd Place Platinum: “Best Overall Business Arts, Culture & Entertainment-Summer Concert Series” and 3rd Place Gold: “Favourite Summer Event – Summer Concert Series”

February DIY Studio Time
2026-02-01 13:00 - 16:30, 2026-02-07 13:00 - 16:30, 2026-02-08 13:00 - 16:30 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Create your own stick puppet animal inspired by the exhibition the stories we share are the light we carry. Saturdays and Sundays, 1 – 4:30 p.m. Included with PAMA admission
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GLIMPSE INTO THE HEART OF A SINGER SONGWRITER – LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE
2026-02-01 14:00 - 17:30 | REC ROOM SQUARE ONE MISSISSAUGA, 100 City Centre Dr #1-705, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 2C9, Canada
Six incredible artists taking the stage. Five songs each, originals and covers! A country/Rock vibe for amazing afternoon of music.
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ROM at the Library: The Travelling Lens – How We See and Photography the World
2026-02-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Clarkson Library, 2475 Truscott Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5J 2B5, Canada
Join us for ROM at the Library, a series where museum exhibits and objects spark meaningful dialogue. Explore a theme, hear from others, and add your voice to the conversation. Come curious, leave connected!
Optional: bring an item that ties in with the topic to share your story with others (e.g., a memory, a photograph, an object, etc.).
Presented by ROM (Royal Ontario Museum)
The Travelling Lens: How We See and Photograph the World
When you take a picture in a new place, what are you really capturing? This conversation takes a closer look at photography from British India in the nineteenth century and explores its relevance today. We’ll challenge you to look at not just your own travel photos but all images of “other” places: What stories do these images tell? What stories are not told? How and why do these images persist? Whether printed or digital, bring your own photographs to share and add to the conversation!
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Acrylic or Oil Painting Workshop - ONLINE
2026-02-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Online

Coffee and Canvas Paint Night: Black History Month
2026-02-06 18:00 - 19:30 | 2520 Eglinton Ave W, Unit 1 – Studio.89, 2520 Eglinton Avenue W Unit 1, Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 0Y4, Canada
This month, let’s honour the strength, resilience, and the beauty of Black History through the works of prominent Black Canadian artists like Sandra Brewster and Jan Wade, while embracing the power of sustainability. Enjoy a cup of coffee and explore vibrant watercolour paints made from upcycled coffee grounds from our cafe. These eco-friendly paints will let you create art that reflects both Black contributions in Canada and our commitment to the planet. See you there!
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Mississauga Symphony & Quartetto Gelato Travel the World
2026-02-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, Canada
Join the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable evening with internationally acclaimed ensemble, Quartetto Gelato.
Known for their dazzling virtuosity, rich musicality, and irresistible charm, Quartetto Gelato brings a globe-trotting program that blends classical masterworks with tangos, Romani melodies, folk songs, and more. With their signature mix of artistry, passion, and playful humour, this concert promises to entertain, delight, and inspire music lovers of all ages – a musical journey around the world without ever leaving your seat!
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CIWFS Season 3 Designers Lounge
2026-02-08 09:00 - 19:00 | IKON Event Space 6887 Dixie Rd, Mississauga, ON L5S 0B8, IKON Event Space 6887 Dixie Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, L5S0B8, Canada
CIWFS Season 3 Returns to Mississauga with an Exclusive “Designers Lounge” Experience
A one-day wedding + fashion showcase designed to spark discovery, inspire style, and connect shoppers with standout designers, with a special focus this year on creating magic between new entrant small businesses and renowned designers through mentorship, collaboration, and learning. As a curated South Asian wedding marketplace in the GTA, the Designers Lounge will feature 25+ wedding-related brands—from bridalwear and accessories to perfumes, shoes, photography, décor, and more—creating meaningful networking opportunities and real growth pathways for vendors and industry professionals alike.
Cocktail International & DreamMedia Agency proudly announce CIWFS — Season 3, taking place Sunday, February 8, 2026 (9:00 AM – 7:00 PM) at IKON Event Space (6887 Dixie Rd, Mississauga, ON L5S 0B8).
This season introduces an elevated highlight: the Designers Lounge — a curated space where guests can meet designers, explore collections up close, and discover wedding and formalwear trends for 2026. From bridal looks to statement pieces, accessories, and styling inspiration, CIWFS is positioned to be a must-visit day for engaged couples, bridal parties, and fashion-forward shoppers across the GTA.
What guests can expect
Designers Lounge Showcase: curated wedding and fashion designers under one roof
Style inspiration for 2026: bridal, groom, formalwear, accessories, and more
Face-to-face connections: meet the brands, ask questions, explore details up close
A full-day experience: built for browsing, shortlisting, and making confident choices
A call to designers and wedding fashion brands
CIWFS also invites approved designers and wedding-related fashion exhibitors to participate in the Designers Lounge and connect with a targeted audience. Space is limited and selection is curated to maintain quality and exclusivity.
Event Details
CIWFS — Season 3
Date: Sunday, Feb 08, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Venue: IKON Event Space
Address: 6887 Dixie Rd, Mississauga, ON L5S 0B8
Media & Vendor Inquiries
DreamMedia Agency / Cocktail International
Phone: Yalin +1 (437) 241-3718 | Amber +1 (437) 775-7531
Email: contact@dreammedia.agency
Website: cocktailintl.com
