Programme

Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Faculty Club - Main Lounge, University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street
1:00 p.m. - Social Time with Light Refreshments
1:30 p.m. - Meeting

Ann Birch

Writing Historical Fiction

Mrs. Ann Birch

Mrs. Ann Birch has an MA from the University of Toronto. She belongs to several historical societies, among them The Etobicoke Historical Society, The Town of York Historical Society, The Niagara Historical Society, and Canada's National Historical Society. For several years she was Chair of the Campbell House Volunteers, and she has been an historical interpreter at The Grange and Campbell House, and is currently involved with events at Montgomery's Inn. Mrs. Birch gives many talks to historical societies and book clubs.

Thursday, November 16, 2023
The Faculty Club - Main Lounge, University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street
1:00 p.m. - Social Time with Light Refreshments
1:30 p.m. - Meeting

Katie Daubs

The Missing Millionaire: The True Story of Ambrose Small and the City Obsessed with Finding Him

Katie Daubs

Katie Daubs is a senior writer for the Toronto Star's city life team. The Missing Millionaire is her first book. It was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and the Arthur Ellis award for true crime writing.

Thursday, December 7, 2023
The Faculty Club - W. D. Foulds Dining Room, University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street
12:00 noon

Christmas Buffet Lunch


Thursday, February 15, 2024
1:00 p.m. - Sign in and chat with fellow members
1:30 p.m. - Presentation followed by Q&A, and our Business Meeting
via ZOOM

Mark Osbaldeston

Unbuilt University of Toronto

Mark Osbaldeston

Mark Osbaldeston is the author of three books on architectural and planning history. His first book, Unbuilt Toronto (2008), was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards and was shortlisted for the inaugural Speaker's Book Award. Both Unbuilt Toronto and its sequel, Unbuilt Toronto 2 (2012), received an Award of Merit from Heritage Toronto. His most recent book, Unbuilt Hamilton, was published in 2016. It was shortlisted for the Kerry Schooley Award.

Mark has curated exhibitions based on his research for the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Toronto Archives, and the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology.

Author Mark Osbaldeston (Unbuilt Toronto, Unbuilt Toronto 2) explores two centuries of never-realized building and planning proposals for Queen's Park and the neighbouring University of Toronto campus. Using dozens of images drawn from provincial, municipal, and university archives, Osbaldeston discusses the fascinating origins and fates of Toronto landmarks that might have been.

Thursday, March 21, 2024
The Faculty Club - Main Lounge, University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street
1:00 p.m. - Social Time with Light Refreshments
1:30 p.m. - Meeting

Lynn Slotkin

Stratford and Shaw: A Tale of Two Festivals

Ms. Lynn Slotkin

Ms. Lynn Slotkin earned an Honours BA in Fine Arts from York University, specializing in Drama Studies, History, Theory and Criticism. Her reviews and articles have been published in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Performance Magazine, American Theatre Magazine, Eye Weekly, How Theatre Educates, Orbit, Mystery Scene Magazine, The Canadian Jewish News, The London Free Press and The Hollywood Reporter. She has done theatre commentary for Studio Two on TV Ontario and CBC TV-Newsworld. She has been profiled in The National Post, The Globe and Mail, and on Bravo TV for the Arts and Minds Program.

She publishes an on-line newsletter The Slotkin Letter which chronicles her theatre going in Toronto and internationally. The Slotkin Letter is used as a resource for actors, directors, Artistic Directors and 'civilians' who are keenly interested in theatre. She sees approximately 300 plays annually in Canada, U.S and Internationally.

Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Faculty Club, University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street
12:00 noon - Spring Luncheon and Annual General Meeting

Andree Ann Cyr

Optimizing Learning and Memory as We Age

Dr. Andrée-Ann Cyr

Dr. Andrée-Ann Cyr is a cognitive psychologist who studies how healthy aging affects our ability to learn and remember new information. She is an associate professor of psychology at York University's Glendon Campus, and is also an alumni of the University of Toronto where she completed her graduate work. Her research examines questions such as: 1) Is information that spurs curiosity more likely to be remembered? 2) Does aging affect how curiosity drives learning? 3) Is our memory better when we choose what we want to learn about? 4) Do benefits of agency extend to older adults? 5) How does making mistakes during learning impact memory among younger and older adults?

Those interested in joining UAWC-UTWA are invited to contact Linda Andrews, Membership Coordinator, uawcutwa@gmail.ca

Note: Guests (male and female) are welcome at our general meetings. For in-person general meetings there is a charge of $15.00 each which includes refreshments and the presentation.

Updated: September 13, 2023 MS