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A Punjabi play will be staged again this weekend because of popular demand. The show, Wrong Number, is written and directed by Pali Bhupinder Singh, who came from India to join a local team of artists. This symbolic play portrays the thin cord of a husband and wife’s relationship. Organized by Punjabi Arts Association of Toronto, Wrong Number will be presented again on March 29 at Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr. For information, contact Baljinder Lelna at 416-677-1555.
Painting workshop Painter Mary Noble will be teaching a six-week workshop through March and April at the Visual Arts Brampton studio. The workshop will focus specifically on painting waterscapes with acrylic paint. The workshop runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and costs $85, plus materials. For information, contact Visual Arts Brampton at 905-453-9142.
Young artists needed EcoSource and the Peel Environmental Youth Alliance will be showcasing young musical, performing and visual artists at Earth Beat, and Earth Day celebration at the Mississauga Central Library Square, 300 City Centre Dr. in Mississauga on April 26. EcoSource and PEYA are inviting youth under 25 years old from the Region of Peel with a talent to express environmental concerns through music, theatre, dance, poetry or visual art to apply to show off their work at Earth Beat. Applications are available online at www.peyalliance.com/earthbeat . The application deadline is April 4. For information, visit www.peyalliance.com/earthbeat or contact Natalyn Tremblay at ntremblay@ecosource.ca or 905-274-6222.
Laughlines 2008 The annual Laughlines exhibit will be on at Artway in Shoppers World from March 29 to April 25. The show will feature a year’s worth of original brush and ink editorial cartoons and Pud comic strips by Metroland’s cartoonist Steve Nease. The exhibit will also feature caricatures by Disney storybook illustrator Peter Emslie, as well as others from the community. Pud, the mascot of City Parent magazine, will be meeting the public on April 19 during the Brampton spelling bee finals at Shoppers World. Along with meeting Pud and Brampton Arts Council mascot Millie, kids can stop to colour an image of the family or create their own comic strip for display. The public, young and old, can create comic strips at the booth, or at home, and submit them during the event, which runs during mall hours. The comics will go on display for two weeks at Fridge Front Gallery in Shoppers World. For information, contact Visual Arts Brampton at 905-453-9142.
Local author Brampton author Vijay Maharaj recently published a book called Injustice. The work of nonfiction addresses the systemic disenfranchisement of minorities due to continued racism and colonialism in the modern world. A survivor of the apartheid regime in South Africa, the author projects a new world order that is without prejudice for any color, country of origin, ethnicity or caste. He unlocks a formula for real change that will foster a sense of humanity and help nations grow as separate but friendly entities for world peace. Injustice is available at Type Books locations in Toronto at 883 Queen St. W. and 394 Spadina Rd., as well as online at www.amazon.com or www.booksurge.com.
History at library Brampton Library has officially unveiled the new home of the Local History and Genealogy collections at the Four Corners Branch. The decision to move these collections to the Four Corners Branch of Brampton Library was made to make them more accessible to those customers interested in investigating the history of Brampton and other areas of Peel Region, as well as researching their own genealogical history or that of other local residents, past and present. This relocation literally moves the collections from behind closed doors into a bright, inviting and highly visible space that encourages their use, and in closer proximity to the Peel Archives to facilitate additional opportunities to support local history.
Laroche at Complex Brampton artist Louise Laroche showcases her monoprints and collages at the Art Gallery of Peel’s Whitney Community Gallery at Peel Heritage Complex until April 20. Using multiple layers of crayoned plates, Laroche creates complex landscapes inspired by ancient cultures and nature, as well as the diverse media she manipulates. The complex, at 9 Wellington St. E., is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekends from noon to 4:30 p.m., and Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission costs $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for seniors, $1 for students and $7 for families. For information, call 905-791-4055 or visit www.peelheritagecomplex.org.
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