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• Visual Arts Exhibit: The Colour of Light

  • Start
    2 Apr 2026
  • End
    29 Apr 2026
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall

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  Visual Arts Exhibit: The Colour of Light ~ works by Vivian East, Henrietta Walmark & Barbara Muir

  Exhibition runs from April 2 to April 29, 2026

  Barbara Muir, one of the exhibiting artists, provides the original conception of this creative collaboration:

  
  

  “A wonderful thing about being a member of the Visual Arts section of the Heliconian Club is becoming friends with inspiring artists. I met Henrietta Walmark, an exceptional photographer, at a Heliconian opening. Then I followed her on Instagram and was blown away by her work – the beauty she sees and captures, and of course the colours and light in every photo are truly remarkable. “In a joking conversation we talked about having a show together, and then let it go. So, imagine my surprise when weeks later Henrietta DM’d me saying “Let’s do it.” Thinking it over we decided it would be a good idea to have one more artist join us, and so we asked Vivian East, whose oil paintings exude the mystery of the natural world.

  
  

  “The three of us share a desire to put a positive world view out there in a highly disturbing time by channeling joy, beauty and mystery. AND, all three of us like a playful view of exciting colour in art. I am so delighted to have this opportunity to show my work with two incredible friends.”

  Free public viewings:

  • Opening reception: Friday  April 3, 2026  from 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m
  • Saturday April 4, 2026 from 2:00p.m -5:00 p.m
  • Wednesday  April 8 from 4:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m
  • Friday April 24 from 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

  Or you can view by appointment. Please contact: info@heliconianclub.org

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• Concert: Music For Planet Earth

  • When
    25 Apr 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall

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  Music for Planet Earth

  Saturday April 25, 2026 -- 2:30pm

   The Heliconian Music Section annually pays tribute to our Planet Earth, with a varied program dedicated heart and soul to turning the tide on the health of our environment. 

  Doors 2:00 PM | Show 2:30 PM | Includes Intermission

  Tickets: $30 public, $25 members. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.

  The program will include:

  - Three Songs of Innocence by Arnold Cooke for soprano, clarinet and piano

  - the world premiere of Hope, a piano trio by Kye Marshall

  - a new song cycle Light and Shadow by Jana Skarecky, whose performers will be mezzo-soprano Chelsea Cushman and pianist Dora Krizmanic. It is a setting of five poems by Kate Marshall Flaherty inspired by Jana Skarecky photographs of Icelandic landscapes

  - a performance of Kye Marshall's piece for mezzo soprano (Chelsea Cushman) and string quartet, Nature is what we see

  - Germaine Tailleferre's Les Fleurs de France

  
  

  Image by: Jana Skarecky

   Music for

   Planet Earth

  April 25  

   The Heliconian Music Section annually pays  tribute to our Planet Earth, with a varied program dedicated heart and soul to turning the tide on the health of our environment. 

  The program will include Three Songs of Innocence by Arnold Cooke for soprano, clarinet and piano and For the Trees, a piano trio by Kye Marshall.

  Image by: Jana Skarecky
  

  Doors 2:00 PM | Show 2:30 PM | Includes Intermission

  Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.

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• Apr 27/26, Life Drawing Session, Model: Brad

  • When
    27 Apr 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Monday Life Drawing Winter 2026

  Dates:  Mondays 10 am – 12 pm quick poses, 1 pm - 3 pm sustained pose. Doors open at 9:40 am.  The doors will be locked at 9:55 am so we can start at 10 am sharp.

  Price:  Full day (4 hours): members $20; public $25.
  Half day (2 hours, morning or afternoon): members $12; public $15.
  
  Preferred online registration and payment:  
  Please register online and pay in advance. There are only 35 spaces available, and this will ensure your space is held. 
  
  Hall set-up:  Staff will set up the model stage. Help with the chairs is appreciated.  
  
  Breaks: Coffee will be provided.  Donations of cookies, breads, goodies are welcome.  There is a filtered water dispenser outside the main floor washroom. Bring your own container.

  
  

  Health & Safety If you feel unwell, please stay home. Be considerate to your fellow artists. Masks may be worn.
  

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• May 04/26, Life Drawing Session, Model:Gesila

  • When
    4 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Monday Life Drawing Winter 2026

  Dates:  Mondays 10 am – 12 pm quick poses, 1 pm - 3 pm sustained pose. Doors open at 9:40 am.  The doors will be locked at 9:55 am so we can start at 10 am sharp.

  Price:  Full day (4 hours): members $20; public $25.
  Half day (2 hours, morning or afternoon): members $12; public $15.
  
  Preferred online registration and payment:  
  Please register online and pay in advance. There are only 35 spaces available, and this will ensure your space is held. 
  
  Hall set-up:  Staff will set up the model stage. Help with the chairs is appreciated.  
  
  Breaks: Coffee will be provided.  Donations of cookies, breads, goodies are welcome.  There is a filtered water dispenser outside the main floor washroom. Bring your own container.

  
  

  Health & Safety If you feel unwell, please stay home. Be considerate to your fellow artists. Masks may be worn.
  

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• May 11/26, Life Drawing Session, Model: Steve D

  • When
    11 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    14

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  Monday Life Drawing  Spring 2026

  Dates:  Mondays 10 am – 12 pm quick poses, 1 pm - 3 pm sustained pose. Doors open at 9:40 am.  The doors will be locked at 9:55 am so we can start at 10 am sharp.

  Price:  Full day (4 hours): members $20; public $25.
  Half day (2 hours, morning or afternoon): members $12; public $15.
  
  Preferred online registration and payment:  
  Please register online and pay in advance. There are only 35 spaces available, and this will ensure your space is held. 
  
  Hall set-up:  Staff will set up the model stage. Help with the chairs is appreciated.  
  
  Breaks: Coffee will be provided.  Donations of cookies, breads, goodies are welcome.  There is a filtered water dispenser outside the main floor washroom. Bring your own container.

  
  

  Health & Safety If you feel unwell, please stay home. Be considerate to your fellow artists. Masks may be worn.
  

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• FREE Concert: Mary Rezza Student Recital

  • When
    17 May 2026
  •  
    2:30 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall

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  Mary Rezza

  Memorial

  Student Recital

  May 17 

  Mary Rezza (1927-2000) was a long-standing member of the Toronto Heliconian Club, a noted collaborative pianist, teacher and vocal coach who organized the first Heliconian student recital in 1991. Heliconian teacher/members continue to bring their students together for an annual program in memory of this esteemed member. Come and share the excitement of students of all ages and levels performing in this congenial environment.

  Image Credit: Rosemary Tannock

  
  

  Doors 2:00 PM |  Show 2:30 PM

  This event is free. To support this and other Club initiatives, please consider donating to the Heliconian Club by clicking here: https://torontoheliconianclub.wildapricot.org/DONATE-NOW/

  About Mary Rezza (1927-2000)

  Mary Elizabeth Rezza was a long-standing member of the Toronto Heliconian Club, an esteemed pianist, teacher, and a noted vocal coach and accompanist. She became a member of the Club in 1956, sponsored by Dorothy Allen Park and Evelyn Dunlop.

  Rezza graduated with a combined teacher's and solo performer's ARCT in 1949. She specialized in vocal accompaniment and spent her career playing for thousands of students as official accompanist for the Kiwanis Festival of Music. In addition, Mary became both a vocal coach and singing teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music where she coached many students who went on to international careers, including Robert Goulet, Ermanno Mauro, Catherine Robbin, Gwenlynn Little and Jon Vickers.

  Mary was an active member of the Toronto Heliconian Club and served as Chair of the Music Section from 1993 to 1995. 

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• Music Salon: Chopin with Melody Chan

  • When
    19 May 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Spaces left
    57

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  Frédéric Chopin: A Soirée of Musical Dances and Poetry, Performed by Dr. Melody Chan.

  Dr. Chan's album, Children's Corner, will be available for $20.

  $25 members, $30 public.

  Refreshments and cash bar.

  Music Salon: 7pm-9pm, doors open 6:30pm.
  

  Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue Toronto ON M5R 2E3 

  For more information on Melody Chan please visit:

  Website: www.melodyyvonnechan-li.com 
  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MelodyChanLiPiano

  Convenor: Velma Ko

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• May 25/26, Life Drawing Session, Model: Bri

  • When
    25 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Monday Life Drawing  Spring 2026

  Dates:  Mondays 10 am – 12 pm quick poses, 1 pm - 3 pm sustained pose. Doors open at 9:40 am.  The doors will be locked at 9:55 am so we can start at 10 am sharp.

  Price:  Full day (4 hours): members $20; public $25.
  Half day (2 hours, morning or afternoon): members $12; public $15.
  
  Preferred online registration and payment:  
  Please register online and pay in advance. There are only 35 spaces available, and this will ensure your space is held. 
  
  Hall set-up:  Staff will set up the model stage. Help with the chairs is appreciated.  
  
  Breaks: Coffee will be provided.  Donations of cookies, breads, goodies are welcome.  There is a filtered water dispenser outside the main floor washroom. Bring your own container.

  
  

  Health & Safety If you feel unwell, please stay home. Be considerate to your fellow artists. Masks may be worn.
  

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• June 08/26, Life Drawing Session, Model: Jade

  • When
    8 Jun 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    21

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  Monday Life Drawing  Spring 2026

  Dates:  Mondays 10 am – 12 pm quick poses, 1 pm - 3 pm sustained pose. Doors open at 9:40 am.  The doors will be locked at 9:55 am so we can start at 10 am sharp.

  Price:  Full day (4 hours): members $20; public $25.
  Half day (2 hours, morning or afternoon): members $12; public $15.
  
  Preferred online registration and payment:  
  Please register online and pay in advance. There are only 35 spaces available, and this will ensure your space is held. 
  
  Hall set-up:  Staff will set up the model stage. Help with the chairs is appreciated.  
  
  Breaks: Coffee will be provided.  Donations of cookies, breads, goodies are welcome.  There is a filtered water dispenser outside the main floor washroom. Bring your own container.

  
  

  Health & Safety If you feel unwell, please stay home. Be considerate to your fellow artists. Masks may be worn.
  

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• Writing Workshop Series - SUBSCRIPTION

  • Start
    11 Jun 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    11 Aug 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    35 Hazelton Ave
  • Spaces left
    18

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  The popular Heliconian Club Writing Workshop Series is returning in 2026 with

  three new sessions. REGISTER TODAY. SPACE IS LIMITED. 

  The sessions run from 1 to 4 pm on the following days:

  Getting Your Book Published: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literary Agents, Editors and Publishers but Were Afraid to Ask

  Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1:00 - 4:00 PM 

  Deirdre Kelly, author, editor and long-time culture critic for The Globe and Mail, will moderate a panel comprising a literary agent, editor and publisher. Get help with draft query letters and submit your questions to the experts in advance of the workshop for the answers you need to map your path to publication!

  Humour Writing with Terry Fallis

  Friday, July 10, 2026 1:00 - 4:00 PM 

  
  

  Join Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and the author of ten national bestsellers, for a multi-part workshop featuring an interactive session on discovering your writing voice, examination of examples of humour writing to see why they work, and prompted humour writing with the opportunity to read and receive feedback. And of course, lots of laughter!    

  
  

  Mining for Memoire with Kate Marshall Flaherty

  Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 1:00 - 4:00 PM 

  
  

  Back by popular demand, a new memoir writing program with Kate Marshall Flaherty. Kate is an award-winning poet, playwright and author who leads memoir writing workshops online and in libraries and community centres. Memoir is a magical platform for self-discovery. Prompts like an object or a photograph can stimulate memories that transport us back to the past and shed light on the present. Kate guides participants using the AWA method, which provides a safe space for taking writing risks and where each unique voice is valued.

  All 3 workshops: Members $120 | Public $150

  Registration for individual workshops coming soon

  ****Free Bonus Session: In the fall of 2026. Advance notice to subscribers of a workshop on grant writing with representatives of the various arts councils.

  
  

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• Writing Workshop #1 Getting Your Book Published with Deirdre Kelly

  • When
    11 Jun 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    35 Hazelton Ave

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  The Heliconian Writing Workshops 2026

  Getting Your Book Published with Deirdre Kelly 

  
  

  Thursday June 11, 2026 from 1 to 4 pm- Getting Your Book Published with Deirdre Kelly 

  
  

  Getting Your Book Published: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literary Agents, Editors and Publishers but Were Afraid to Ask  Get help with draft query letters and submit your questions to the experts in advance of the workshop for the answers you need to map your path to publication! Deirdre Kelly, author, editor and long-time culture critic for The Globe and Mail, will moderate an expert panel comprising an editor, literary agent, publisher and book publishing instructor.

  Melanie Tutino is a Senior Editor at Doubleday Canada. She is interested in upmarket and book club fiction, literary fiction, and non-fiction (memoir or investigative reporting) that highlights systemic injustice, environmental issues, the natural world, and psychology. Across genres, she is drawn to voice-driven narratives with strong emotional impact. She published the #1 instant national bestseller The Heart of a Superfan by Nav Bhatia; the nationally bestselling Three Days in June by Anne Tyler; and the New York Times bestseller The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. She is proud to work with international and Canadian authors who include Lena Dunham, Susan Fletcher, Sarah Henstra, Rachel Joyce, Minelle Mahtani, Janice Lynn Mather, Sarah Meehan Sirk, Leah Mol, Kate Pullinger, Craig Taylor, C.J. Tudor, and David Wroblewski. Her most recent publications include the coming-of-age novel Liar’s Dice by Juliet Faithfull and Half His Age by bestselling author Jennette McCurdy; upcoming publications include Meredyth Cole’s edgy literary debut, Heatstroke; a historical spy romance by C.C. Humphreys; and a fantasy-romance duology by Norees Gasper.

  Sarah Miniaci-Davis is the Publisher of Whitecap Booksand Director of Publicity at Sutherland House Books and Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Founded in Vancouver in 1977, Whitecap quickly established itself as a leader in beautifully produced, visually distinctive books focused on food and lifestyle topics such as gardening, travel and regional history. In 2012, Whitecap was acquired by Fitzhenry & Whiteside, strengthening its national reach and distribution. In 2025, Whitecap became part of Sutherland House’s acquisition of Fitzhenry & Whiteside and its family of imprints. The imprint is now being relaunched in 2026 with a renewed editorial mandate, visual identity, and sales strategy, building on nearly five decades of publishing excellence. Sarah worked with Sutherland House Books in a freelance capacity for six years prior to joining them full-time. Sutherland House Books is a dynamic, important and independent publisher of non-fiction books founded in 2017 by Kenneth Whyte author and former Editor-in-Chief of The National Post.

  Literary agent Bridgette Kam studied English literature and Art History at the University of Hong Kong and at UCLA, and has a master’s degree from Durham University (UK). After a stint at McClelland & Stewart (Penguin Random House), she joined Westwood Creative Artists in 2019 as International Rights Associate. Over the years, she has grown her client list as an agent and represented authors to publishers in North America. She regularly meets and speaks with writers at events, including those by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, SFU’s Master’s of Publishing, Humber School for Writers, and the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD). She is looking for non-fiction books for general readership from journalists, researchers and experts on biography, sociology, culture and personal growth, book club/upmarket books with compelling characters and interesting conversations, middle grade/YA books about historical and contemporary stories, and picture books for children.

  Dr. Matthew Bucemi is a full-time member of the staff of the York University Writing Department as a book publishing instructor. He holds a PhD in English from Cornell University (2013) and followed that up with a degree in Illustration and cartooning from George Brown. He has had over ten years experience in leadership roles at publishing houses, media studios, and creative agencies, including his tenure as the founding Managing Editor and Associate Publisher at Sutherland House Books. He is also an Associate Member of the Communication & Culture graduate program. Dr. Bucemi specializes in literature, media studies, and editing as well as many other topics related to language and cultural studies. He has been awarded a number of prizes for teaching excellence.
  

  
  

  Club Members: $45  Public: $55 Space is limited.

  Free Bonus Session: In the fall of 2026. Advance notice to subscribers of a workshop on grant writing with representatives of various arts councils.

  Photo credit: McKenzie James
  

  Convenors: Leslie McIntosh & Marianne Miller

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• June 15/26, Life Drawing Session, Model: Lili

  • When
    15 Jun 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    22

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  Monday Life Drawing  Spring 2026

  Dates:  Mondays 10 am – 12 pm quick poses, 1 pm - 3 pm sustained pose. Doors open at 9:40 am.  The doors will be locked at 9:55 am so we can start at 10 am sharp.

  Price:  Full day (4 hours): members $20; public $25.
  Half day (2 hours, morning or afternoon): members $12; public $15.
  
  Preferred online registration and payment:  
  Please register online and pay in advance. There are only 35 spaces available, and this will ensure your space is held. 
  
  Hall set-up:  Staff will set up the model stage. Help with the chairs is appreciated.  
  
  Breaks: Coffee will be provided.  Donations of cookies, breads, goodies are welcome.  There is a filtered water dispenser outside the main floor washroom. Bring your own container.

  
  

  Health & Safety If you feel unwell, please stay home. Be considerate to your fellow artists. Masks may be worn.
  

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• June 22/26, Life Drawing Session, Model: Ben & Charlotte

  • When
    22 Jun 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    24

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  Monday Life Drawing  Spring 2026

  Dates:  Mondays 10 am – 12 pm quick poses, 1 pm - 3 pm sustained pose. Doors open at 9:40 am.  The doors will be locked at 9:55 am so we can start at 10 am sharp.

  Price:  Full day (4 hours): members $20; public $25.
  Half day (2 hours, morning or afternoon): members $12; public $15.
  
  Preferred online registration and payment:  
  Please register online and pay in advance. There are only 35 spaces available, and this will ensure your space is held. 
  
  Hall set-up:  Staff will set up the model stage. Help with the chairs is appreciated.  
  
  Breaks: Coffee will be provided.  Donations of cookies, breads, goodies are welcome.  There is a filtered water dispenser outside the main floor washroom. Bring your own container.

  
  

  Health & Safety If you feel unwell, please stay home. Be considerate to your fellow artists. Masks may be worn.
  

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• Writing Workshop #2 Humour Writing with Terry Fallis

  • When
    10 Jul 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    35 Hazelton Ave
  • Spaces left
    19

  Register

  

  The Heliconian Writing Workshops 2026

  Humour Writing with Terry Fallis 

  
  

  Friday, July 10, 2026 from 1 to 4 pm- Humour Writing with Terry Fallis 
  

  Join Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and the author of ten national bestsellers, for a multi-part workshop featuring an interactive session on discovering your writing voice, examination of examples of humour writing to see why they work and prompted humour writing with the opportunity to read and receive feedback. And of course, lots of laughter! 

  Club Members: $45  Public: $55

  Free Bonus Session: In the fall of 2026. Advance notice to subscribers of a workshop on grant writing with representatives of the various arts councils. Space is limited!

  Convenors: Leslie McIntosh & Marianne Miller

  Photo credit: Tim Fallis
  

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• Writing Workshop #3 Mining for Memoire with Kate Marshall Flaherty

  • When
    11 Aug 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    35 Hazelton Ave
  • Spaces left
    19

  Register

  
  

  The Heliconian Writing Workshops 2026

  Mining for Memoire with Kate Marshall Flaherty 

  
  

  Tuesday, August 11, 2026 from 1-4 pm - Mining for Memoire with Kate Marshall Flaherty 

  Back by popular demand, a new memoire writing program with Kate Marshall Flaherty. Kate is an award-winning poet, playwright and author. She has published seven poetry books and many creative non-fiction essays, had one play produced at the Great Canadian Theatre Co. and is working on a memoire. She has been published in CV2, Vallum, Grain, Room, Trinity Review, The Literary Review of Canada, Event and Tamarack Review and others. She gives memoire workshops online and in libraries and community centres. She guides StillPoint Writing and Editing Circles in person and online. Memoire is a magical platform for self-discovery. Prompts like an object or a photograph can stimulate memories that transport us back to the past and shed light on the present. Kate guides participants using the AWA method, which provides a safe space for taking writing risks and where each unique voice is valued. 

  Club Members: $45  Public: $55   

  Space is limited

  Free Bonus Session: In the fall of 2026. Advance notice to subscribers of a workshop on grant writing with representatives of the various arts councils.

  Photo credit: Sue Reynolds

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