09 May 2015 | 1 to 3 p.m. | Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview Avenue, Toronto
Mind and Body Harmony—Tai Chi
Did you know that Tai Chi is the most popular and rapidly spreading form of exercise in the world? It helps millions of people of all ages to live a healthier and more active life. Tai Chi accumulates energy and leaves you refreshed and relaxed. The slow speed of graceful body movements, with an emphasis on deep breathing and mental focus, relieves stress and creates balance, flexibility and mental calmness.
Join us this May in the green outdoor space of the Don Valley at Broadview to explore the ancient Chinese wisdom of Taoism and to practice Tai Chi Quan with a master.
Limit of 20 participants
Hands-on Chinese Calligraphy and Painting
Artists: Kam Ping Hui and Lien Chao
This special art workshop introduces traditional Chinese art mediums and calligraphy to library patrons with or without previous experience. Participants will learn how to hold a Chinese brush properly, how to put down a dot, a straight line, a circle or a figurative image on xuan paper (rice paper).
Kam is a professional artist and Lien is an art critic and writer; both have been teachers.
Limit of 15 participants.
The art exhibitions presented as a part of the Festival will be exhibited from 17 May to 14 June 2015.
Presented by:
Asian Heritage Month—Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc. and Toronto Public Library
Co-Organizers: Asian Heritage Month—Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc.; ReelWorld Film Festival; Canadian Studies, University College, University of Toronto; Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto; Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University; Social Services Network; Bata Shoe Museum
Asian Heritage Month Festival is partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, Citizenahip and Immigration Canada and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council