Mechanics of Playwriting Workshop - SAWITRI Theatre Group
2025-02-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-01 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
In the workshop, Participants can expect to explore different playwriting techniques used in various forms including Western Naturalistic Theatre, South Asian Folk Theatre, Ancient Greek and Sanskrit Theatre, Absurdist Theatre, and Shakespearean drama. In addition to learning dialogues, plots, and characterization, some of the topics covered during the workshop are: Writing Visually, Structures of Time and Space, Integrating Research into your Writing, Metaphors in Theatre, and Learning to read like a playwright.
For more details, follow SAWITRI Theatre Group and/or log on to sawitri.ca
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Dance Movement & Body Flow – Blueheel Dance Studio
2025-02-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Blueheel Dance Studio, L5G 1C8, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 1C8, Canada
A six week course designed and led by talented dancer and choreographer, Stefanie Eby, this course is designed to take your dance to the next level. Learn expressive arm and body movement that will improve your poise and fluidity.
Elevate your dance skills with our transformative course, led by talented dancer and choreographer, Stefanie Eby. A curated fusion of techniques and dance sequences derived from Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Jazz and Heels. Strengthen your body’s flexibility, define your poise, improve your choreography retention and build your confidence on the dance floor.
EVERY SATURDAY | 11:00AM
JAN 25TH – MARCH 8TH
CLASS LENGTH: 60 MINS
LOW INTRODUCTORY RATE: $226+tax
Visit Blueheel’s website to register.

DIY Studio Time
2025-02-22 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-02-23 13:00 - 16:30 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Inspired by cozy play on a snowy day, make your own paper puppet and create their story – from fairytales to space exploration and more. Once done, explore the exhibition that inspired it all, “Stories of Home”.
Recommended for ages 5 and up, guardians must accompany children. This drop-in is included in general admission. Members are free.

Ticket price: $0

Live Music at Shore Grill and Grotto - February 2025
2025-02-22 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-22 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-23 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-02-24 20:00 - 2025-02-25 00:00, 2025-02-26 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-27 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-28 20:00 - 23:00 | Shore Grill & Grotto, 71 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 1C9, Canada
Shore Grill and Grotto, located in Port Credit, offers the city’s best entertainment with live music six nights a week in its lounge. The venue creates an unforgettable experience with its casually elegant atmosphere. Guests can enjoy diverse food and drink menus while soaking in the sounds of live music. Here is their February lineup:
Saturday 1 – Sandra Good 8pmSunday 2 – Chris Van Reid 7pmMonday 3 – Barlow Jam 8pmWednesday 5 – Naro & Layton 7pmThursday 6 – The Arsenals 8pmFriday 7 – Red Velvet 8pmSaturday 8 – Spitfire Kings 8pmSunday 9 – Chris Van Reid 7pmMonday 10 – Barlow Jam 8pmWednesday 12 – Naro & Layton 7pmThursday 13 – Groovestone 8pmFriday, Valentine’s Day 14 – Barlow Band 8pmSaturday 15 – Lonely HeartsSunday 16 – Chris Van Reid 7pmMonday 17 – Barlow Jam 8pmWednesday 19 – Naro & Layton 7pmThursday 20 – Ottis Wonder & The Hustle 8pmFriday 21 – Kenny VSaturday 22 – Pink Leather Jackets 8pmSunday 23 – Chris Van Reid 7pmMonday 24 – Barlow Jam 8pmWednesday 26 – Naro & Layton 7pmThursday 27 – Groovestone 8pmFriday 28 – Barlow Band 8pm
Venue:Shore Grill & Grotto71 Lakeshore Rd. East, Port Credit, MississaugaPhone: 905-271-9777Website: www.shoregrillandgrotto.ca

My Brother’s Keeper - Hans Poppe Solo Exhibition
2025-02-23 - 2025-04-25 | Ontario
Hans Poppe
My Brother’s Keeper

February 23 to April 24, 2025
Reception: Sunday, January 23, 2025, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Hans Poppe, a Tanzanian-Canadian artist, is celebrated for his vivid and culturally rich depictions that honor his heritage. His artwork masterfully combines traditional painting methods with contemporary influences, frequently featuring intricate Tanzanian fabric patterns.

Learn more here: https://www.yorkminsterpark.com/create/ypbc-gallery.php

Community Collective: Sunday Edition – Styleworthy
2025-02-23 11:00 - 13:00 | StyleWorthy, 8 Maiden Lane, Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 1W8, Canada
Join us for the Community Collective Speaker Series, a transformative event series designed to inspire, empower, and connect. Each session features dynamic speakers sharing their journeys, insights, and strategies for cultivating self-love, confidence, and well-being.
Hosted at the Styleworthy Studio, all proceeds are donated to Our Future Foundation.
https://www.ourfuturefoundation.ca/
This series is a unique opportunity to gather with like-minded individuals in a welcoming space, fostering growth and meaningful connections.
From practical tools for self-care to uplifting stories of resilience, each event will leave you feeling empowered and ready to embrace your best self.
What to Expect:

Engaging talks from inspiring speakers
Practical tips for self-care, confidence, and growth
Opportunities to connect with a supportive community
A safe and uplifting environment to recharge and reflect

Whether you’re seeking inspiration, tools for personal growth, or a sense of belonging, the Community Collective Speaker Series is for you. Let’s come together to learn, share, and grow.
Reserve your spot today and take the next step in your journey of self-discovery and empowerment!

Jazz at the Legion - Feb 23
2025-02-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble is back at the Port Credit Legion for their monthly gig. Come out and enjoy an afternoon of LIVE big band jazz.

Heather Christine with the Bill King Trio - EP Release Concert
2025-02-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Clarke Hall, 161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 1G3, Canada
Join award-winning vocalist and performer Heather Christine for an exciting musical concert celebrating the release of her second EP. The Clarke Hall, a historic venue in Mississauga, will be rockin’ to the sounds of the Bill King Trio live with featured guest vocalists including Cat Bernardi, Carla Casanova, Denise Leslie and Matt Zaddy. These gifted artists will dazzle the audience with their contrasting talents. Savour an enchanting evening of live music, community and culture as Heather performs songs from her new EP. Tracks include fresh interpretations of beloved Jazz standards and her new compositions. Enjoy sublime performances by Canadian music legend Bill King – an inspiring figure in the arts who has worked with luminaries including Janis Joplin, Linda Rhondstat, Sophie Milman, the Pointer Sisters and more. Don’t miss this major milestone in Heather’s career. Join the fun for an evening of dance, music and more!
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Best of Pop Critiques in partnership with Sheridan College
2025-02-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, Canada
Living Arts Centre 24/25 Season Event
Prepare for a night that will amaze you in a high-energy pop concert showcasing the incredible artistry of the next names in Canadian music. Join us as some of our country’s most remarkable emerging pop artists create an evening you will never forget. Be among the first to see these phenomenal talents before they take the world by storm!

Featuring graduating students from the Sheridan College Commercial Artist Development program.
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Voices & Rhythms with Waleed Abdulhamid
2025-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
Voices & Rhythms
Tuesday, Feb 25
7-8 PM | Drop-in
Noel Ryan Auditorium
Hazel McCallion Central Library

Celebrate Black History Month with Waleed Abdulhamid’s musical performance featuring ancient African instruments and storytelling.
Presented by Chamber Music Society of Mississauga.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-rhythms-celebrating-black-history-through-music-tickets-1254606675339?aff=oddtdtcreator

Art Hive Pop Ups - Art Gallery of Mississauga
2025-02-26 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Various
Join Art Gallery of Mississauga in person and explore art-making at various locations across Mississauga! This is a free community drop-in program promoting mental health and connection through the use of art
Everyone is welcome. All supplies are provided, and no art-making experience is necessary.

DATES:
Dec 11 – Art Gallery of Mississauga
Feb 5 – Clarkson Community Centre
Feb 20 – Meadowvale Community Centre
Feb 26 – Malton Community Centre
Mar 5 – Burnhamthorpe Community Centre
Mar 19 – Malton Community Centre
Apr 15 – Frank McKechnie Community Centre

Learn more at https://www.artgalleryofmississauga.com/workshops/

The Art Gallery of Mississauga would like to thank the Mississauga Foundation for supporting this program.

Author Talks: Ian Williams
2025-02-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
Ian Williams is the author of seven books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His debut novel, Reproduction, won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2019. His short story collection, Not Anyone’s Anything, won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for the best first collection of short fiction in Canada. He is also the winner of the Raymound Souster Award, and a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize. He is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of Toronto.
With his most recent title What I Mean to Say, a collection of 2024 Massey Lectures, Williams seeks to ignite a conversation about conversation, to confront the deterioration of civic and civil discourse, and to reconsider the act of conversing as the sincere, open exchange of thoughts and feelings.
Mississauga Library’s Author Talk series features a wide range of talented writers. Hear authors read from their books, ask questions, learn about the writing process, and find out more about their craft of telling captivating stories.

Floral Coffee and Canvas Paint Night
2025-02-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Studio.89, 2520 Eglinton Ave W, unit 1, Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 0Y4, Canada
Let’s paint the beauty of flowers with creativity and sustainability at our Coffee & Canvas Paint Night in celebration of National Floral Design Day!
Join us as we transform coffee grounds from our vegan and fair-trade café into stunning floral watercolor paintings! By reusing coffee grounds, we’re reducing waste and giving new life to what would otherwise be discarded—helping the planet bloom just like the flowers we paint! ♻️☕
️ Click ticket link for RSVP
️ Friday, February 28th
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Studio.89 (2520 Eglinton Ave W, Unit 1)

Black History Month Celebration – 2025 Black Excellence Awards
2025-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Mississauga City Hall, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 3C1, Canada
To close off Black History Month, the City of Mississauga, in partnership with the Black Caucus Alliance, invites you to an evening of cultural celebration. The evening includes guest speakers, entertainment, artwork displays and the presentation of the 2025 Black Excellence Awards to the winning recipients in each of the 9 categories: Youth, Business, Community Service, Education, Health Services, Arts and Culture, Sports, Hospitality and Food Services, and Legacy – Lifetime Achievement.

What:
Black History Month Celebration – 2025 Black Excellence Awards
When:
Friday, February 28, 2025
7 p.m. (please arrive by 6:45 p.m.)
Evening will begin with dignitary remarks, followed by entertainment, keynote speaker and award presentations

Where:
Mississauga Civic Centre
300 City Centre Dr.
Awards event to take place in the Great Hall, ground floor of Civic Centre

Who:

Mayor Caroyn Parrish
Members of Mississauga Council
Representatives from the Black Caucus Alliance
Award recipients and their families

Free underground parking is available on site.

Interested media can contact media@mississauga.ca or phone 905-615-3200, ext. 5232 to confirm their attendance.

History Symposium Annual Conference
2025-03-01 09:00 - 18:00 | Clarke Hall, 161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 1G3, Canada
Annual History Symposium Comes to Mississauga!
We are thrilled to announce the return of the annual History Symposium, and this year they brought it to Mississauga! The event promises a day filled with engaging talks from renowned speakers, fascinating historical insights, and a chance to connect with history enthusiasts.
Date: March 1, 2025
Location: Clarke Memorial Hall (161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga)
Format: In-Person & Online
️ Cost: FREE!

Register now!

Art Video Films - Online Premiere
2025-03-01 10:00 - 11:45 | Online
Join Meena Chopra for the online premiere of Art Video Films inspired by the poetry book Charismatic Chiaroscuro. This unique event brings together the worlds of poetry and visual art, featuring stunning videos that breathe life into the essence of the book. This This unique and interactive event will take place on:

Date: Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM (EST)
Platform: Zoom and YouTube

These Art Video Films are inspired from and featured in Meena’s forthcoming poetry and art collection , ‘Charismatic Chiaroscuro’ (Shortly to be released). This collection includes 80 artworks, 78 video art films, and 44 poems, intricately connected through QR codes embedded in the book.

Charismatic Chiaroscuro– Poetry and Art and Shifting Silhouettes– Poetry, complement one another, exploring creativity’s spectrum—from words to multimedia. While Shifting Silhouettes delivers a traditional, introspective poetic experience, Charismatic Chiaroscuro expands this vision through poetry, art, and video, offering a multi-sensory journey of light, shadow, and innovation.

Supported by Mississauga Arts Council’s MicroGrant Program with funding from RAMA Gaming House – Charitable Gaming at the City of Mississauga.
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Speakers:

Consul General of India: To be confirmed
Malashri Lal: Indian Scholar, poet, former Professor and Dean at University of Delhi. (India)
Sukrita Paul Kumar: Indian scholar, poet, critic and an academician ( India)
Lesley Fletcher: Executive Director, League of Canadian Poets (Canada)
Yogesh Patel: MBE, Publisher, Skylark Publications UK, Poet & Author (England)
Connie Munson: Photographer & Creative Animateur (Canada)
Mike Douglas: Executive Director, Mississauga Arts Council (Canada)
Meena Chopra: Author/Artist

Event to be anchored by Bhupinder Virdi

(Speakers will have about 3 to 4 minutes to spea while, Malashri and Sukrita may have about 5 minutes each)

Dance Movement & Body Flow - Blueheel Dance Studio
2025-03-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Blueheel Dance Studio, L5G 1C8, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 1C8, Canada

Batik Hoop Art with Deon Best - PAMA
2025-03-01 11:00 - 14:00 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Brampton artist Deon Best is back at PAMA to lead us in the basic techniques of Batik, an East African fabric art. Create colorful, dyed hoop art designed to hang in your window and spread colour into your home. Join us for this exciting opportunity to learn a new art form in this hands-on workshop.
Tickets: Public: $15 + HST, Members: $12.75 + HST

Southside Mardi Gras featuring Loco Zydeco with Special Guest Chuck Jackson
2025-03-01 19:00 - 23:30 | Ontario
Join us on Saturday, March 1, 2025, for Southside Mardi Gras at Rama Gaming House in Mississauga, featuring Loco Zydeco with special guest Chuck Jackson!

Tickets: $35 + taxes & fees
Doors: 7 PM | Showtime: 8 PM
Rama Gaming House, 2295 Battleford Rd, Mississauga
Enjoy games, food & drink specials before and after the show!
Plenty of free parking available.
https://tickets.southsideshuffle.com/trk/iNL3b
18+

About the Show

Loco Zydeco is a high-energy Canadian band that brings the vibrant sounds of Zydeco to life. Known for winning over enthusiastic crowds, they deliver a dynamic blend of contemporary and traditional Zydeco, creating a unique take on Louisiana’s most exciting musical export. Their electrifying performances, complete with audience participation and dancing, have earned them a reputation as one of the most entertaining Zydeco bands on the festival, corporate and live music scene. Learn more: www.locozydeco.com
Chuck Jackson, lead singer and harmonica player for the Juno Award-winning legendary Downchild Blues Band, is known for his friendly, openhearted personality that instantly connects with audiences. He joined Downchild 36 years ago after a successful career with top Canadian bands, including The Cameo Blues Band and The Labatt’s Double Blues Band, the official band of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.A talented songwriter, Chuck’s work is featured on Downchild Blues Band and Hogtown Allstars recordings. He is also the founder and Artistic Director of the award-winning Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival, celebrating its 27th anniversary in 2025 and recognized as a major event on the North American festival circuit. Learn more: www.chuckjackson.com

Mozart and Haydn
2025-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Ontario
Indulge in a musical feast for the soul with Mozart’s Solemn Vespers and Haydn’s Paukenmesse. Immerse yourself in the heavenly harmonies and divine melodies as these masterpieces transport you to a realm of sublime beauty and spiritual reflection. Join us for a tantalizing glimpse into the ethereal world created by Mozart and Haydn, where every note resonates with the power of emotion and the glory of artistic genius. Prepare to be mesmerized and uplifted by this exquisite blend of sacred music.

Learn more and get tickets here.

Mississauga Symphony Youth Orchestra – The Unfinished
2025-03-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, Canada
Join the incredible musicians of the Mississauga Symphony Youth Orchestra for, The Unfinished – an unforgettable afternoon of music on Sunday, March 2 at the Living Arts Centre – 3:00PM.
Experience the haunting beauty of Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 (“Unfinished“), the timeless drama of Mozart’s Requiem (excerpts), and the exhilarating melodies of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances (excerpts).
Witness the extraordinary talent of the next generation of musicians as they bring these masterpieces to life.
Regular priced concert tickets start at $30. Special pricing is available for families of four or more. FREE, heated underground parking is included with every ticket purchase.
Click here to register.
