RTCC Monthly Board Meeting
2023-02-22 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
The Ralph Thornton Community Centre Board of Management meets the fourth Wednesday of each month. The meetings are currently being conducted virtually.
If you are interested in participating, please email johnc@ralphthornton.org to receive a link to join the meeting.

Post Me Too - Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
2023-06-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
The Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is hosting a workshop on workplace sexual harassment in the hospitality industry. This workshop is open to the public and attendance is free.

RTCC Annual General Meeting
2023-06-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Join us on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 for our Annual General Meeting.
Doors open at 6:00 pm with a light dinner, with festivities beginning at 7:00 pm. We will be presenting the Community Volunteer Awards, electing new members to our Board of Management and highlighting our struggles and achievements over the last year. We will also be presenting our Strategic plan.
To be able to vote at the AGM, you need to be a member in good standing. If you are not already a member and are interested in becoming one, here is the link to the online membership page. You can also drop by Reception before June 14 to join.

RAC Camp
2023-07-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
The Riverdale Adventure Centre (RAC) Camp is a fun summer day camp for children ages 6 to 12. RAC Camp is offered to local residents. The camp is based at the Ralph Thornton Community Centre.

Summer Mentor Program
2023-07-04 09:00 - 16:00 | Multi-Purpose Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3, Canada
The Ralph Thornton Community Centre’s Summer Mentor Program provides a positive and supportive space to help newcomer Chinese children from our community to improve their English language skills and feel more comfortable living in a new country and culture.
Daily activities are planned to keep the children engaged, including arts and crafts, trips to parks and attractions and activities to keep them busy during the day.

Dance Circle
2023-09-04 12:00 - 14:30 | Multi-Purpose Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3, Canada
Dance Circle is a drop in ballroom dance class lead by instructor Thomas Sun. Classes are held Mondays from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm in either the Riverdale Auditorium or the Multipurpose Room. Please check our daily building listings for the room location.

ITF Taekwon-Do
2023-09-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Taekwon-Do is an unarmed martial art combat that emphasizes self-defense, mental training, and discipline. Free weekly classes are offered to children and adults every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. The classes are a great way to get back into shape and learn self-defense techniques! Qualified black belt instructors teach basic and advanced punching and kicking techniques, sparring drills, self-defense methods and much more.
Classes are open to new members. Try out requirements: bring gym clothes and complete registration on the first day of class.
Schedule:
Children beginner – white to yellow stripes (6-13 years old): 6:30- 7:30
Children advance – yellow belts and up (6-13 years old) and Adults: 7:30- 8:30
Contact the Head Instructor at 416-755-5993

Mentor Program
2024-01-08 15:30 - 18:00 | Multi-Purpose Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3, Canada
The Ralph Thornton Community Centre’s Mentor Program provides a positive and supportive space to help newcomer Chinese children from our community to improve their English language skills and feel more comfortable living in a new country and culture.

Repair Café
2024-04-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Everyone is welcome!
At Repair Café, we will have skilled fixers who can help you fix your broken household items and show you repair tips and tricks.
Examples of repairable items include:

Small appliances
Laptops
Clothing
Jewelry
Toys
Books and more!

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Repair Café is part of the Repair Hub program at RTCC. This event is made possible by a partnership between RTCC, Seneca Polytechnic and Repair Café Toronto.
COST: Free of charge.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: None.
CONTACT: Teresa Tsui at teresa-ka-wing.tsui@senecapolytechnic.ca

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Riverside Community Clean Up
2024-04-19 11:00 - 13:30
Join the Riverside B.I.A., Ralph Thornton Community Centre and community members to help clean up our neighbourhood. Supplies will be provided, so if you have some time to spare on Friday, April 19 drop by RTCC between 11 am and 1:30 pm and pitch in.

Laptop Repair Workshop
2024-04-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
This is a beginner-friendly workshop which provides theory and hands-on practice for repairing laptops/PCs and addresses common hardware and software challenges.
This free workshop is part of the Repair Hub program at RTCC and is made possible by a partnership between RTCC, Seneca Polytechnic and Repair Café Toronto.
With limited spots available, secure your spot now to avoid missing out! To register, please fill out the sign-up form provided in the registration requirements section below.
COST: Free of charge.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: Fill out the sign-up form available here.
CONTACT: Ray Chan at ray.chan@senecapolytechnic.ca
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Small Appliance Repair Workshop
2024-04-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
EVENT INFORMATION
This is a beginner-friendly hands-on workshop which teaches you tips and techniques to safely repair common household appliances.
This free workshop is part of the Repair Hub program at RTCC and is made possible by a partnership between RTCC, Seneca Polytechnic and Repair Café Toronto.
With limited spots available, secure your spot now to avoid missing out! To register, please fill out the sign-up form provided in the registration requirements section below.

COST: Free of charge.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: Fill out the sign-up form available here.
CONTACT: Ray Chan at ray.chan@senecapolytechnic.ca
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Culinary Historians of Canada Book Sale!
2024-05-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Ralph Thornton Community Centre, Riverdale Auditorium (accessible)
765 Queen Street East, two blocks east of Broadview Avenue in Toronto.
Limited street parking. Green P parking lot 045 at 111 Broadview Avenue.
Cookbook collectors! We have some rare 19th-century cookbooks. We have lots of rare and familiar, old and new, important and not, repro and original, big and small, 20th-century cookbooks from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., plus a few from Asia, India, Australia and Europe. We have cookbooks for children. A nice selection of cookbooks by Madame Benoît too. Fill in some of your collection’s gaps from more than 2,000 cookbooks available.
Food historians! We have encyclopedias, national surveys, bibliographies, dictionaries, biographies and histories of familiar and obscure topics. We have books on the history of chocolate, beverages, Christmas and more. Expand your knowledge by choosing from more than 500 books exploring topics in food history.
Many of the books are donated from the personal libraries of well-known Canadian food historians Mary F. Williamson, Carolyn Crawford and Fiona Lucas, who are all downsizing, and the late Dorothy Duncan, who bequeathed her entire and enormous culinary book collection to CHC. We have many duplicate Canadian cookbooks donated by McGill University’s library too.
Historical baked treats are available for purchase too. This is a 30th-anniversary fundraiser for the Culinary Historians of Canada. Admission: Free. Open to everyone! For more information, visit our Facebook page!

Board of Management Meeting
2024-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
The Ralph Thornton Community Centre Board of Management meets the fourth Wednesday of every month from September to June. Information regarding the meetings and the agenda will be available on our website each month in advance of the date.

Toronto English Country Dance Assembly
2025-01-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Toronto English Country Dance Assembly meets every Friday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Ralph Thornton Community Centre. Admission is free and newcomers are welcome.
The group is currently meeting in the Riverdale Auditorium on the 2nd floor.

Huaxia Chorus
2025-01-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Huaxia Chorus is a Chinese community choir. They rehearse at RTCC on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. For more information, contact: Ximing Gao 416-839-5675

WoodGreen Seniors Tai Chi
2025-01-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Multi-Purpose Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3, Canada
WoodGreen Seniors Tai Chi meets weekly from 10 am to 12 pm in the Multipurpose Room at Ralph Thornton.
This is a drop-in class. All are welcome.

NA 12 x 12 Narcotics Anonymous
2025-01-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Meetings at Ralph Thornton Community Centre in the 2nd floor Riverdale Auditorium on Saturdays of each week from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Everyone welcome.

RTCC After School Program
2025-01-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Foundation Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3, Canada
Ralph Thornton Community Centre is pleased to offer our popular After School Program.
Our After School Program provides a welcoming environment and activities ranging from homework help, computer time, and library visits to park outings, crafts, and cooking.
The Ralph Thornton Community Centre is committed to providing excellent, affordable children’s programming. We offer a wide variety of fun activities, provided by well-trained staff. Our staff are caring, enthusiastic, well qualified, and are all certified in First Aid and CPR. We maintain staffing ratios that are consistent with children’s services ‘best practices.’ Ralph Thornton Community Centre promotes inclusivity, healthy child development, and a safe, fun, and interactive social environment.

RTCC Mentor Program
2025-01-06 15:00 - 18:00
The Ralph Thornton Community Centre’s Mentor Program provides a positive and supportive space to help newcomer Chinese children from our community improve their English language skills and feel more comfortable living in a new country. This a hybrid program with in-person sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays and online sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The Mentor Program is designed to help Chinese newcomer children who live in the neighborhood focus on language development. We offer customized one-on-one and small group tutoring to help students improve their English language skills.
Enjoyable social and recreational activities are also used to teach a wide range of skills as well as introduce topics that help children thrive in their community.

Toronto East End Homeschool
2025-01-07 10:00 - 14:00
Toronto East End Homeschool gathering is a place where homeschooling and unschooling families can gather, a place of community. A inviting judgement free inclusive place, a place for free play, art, fun experiments and educational opportunities. A place for children to express themselves, play and explore. This is a parent & child program. To join our gathering please contact program facilitator Robin at robinmariekristopher@gmail.com.

ITF Taekwon-Do
2025-01-07 18:30 - 21:00 | Riverdale Auditorium, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Taekwon-Do is an unarmed martial art combat that emphasizes self-defense, mental training, and discipline. Free weekly classes are offered to children and adults every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. The classes are a great way to get back into shape and learn self-defense techniques! Qualified black belt instructors teach basic and advanced punching and kicking techniques, sparring drills, self-defense methods and much more.
Classes are open to new members. Try out requirements: bring gym clothes and complete registration on the first day of class.
Schedule:
Children beginner – white to yellow stripes (6-13 years old): 6:30- 7:30
Children advance – yellow belts and up (6-13 years old) and Adults: 7:30- 8:30

Joy of Writing
2025-01-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Community Meeting Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
The Joy of Writing is a weekly writers’ workshop and gathering where we read, write, laugh and inspire each other. Call Lucile at 437-774-8831 for more information.

Literacy for East Toronto
2025-01-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Multi-Purpose Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3, Canada
Literacy for East Toronto is a registered not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide free, generally one-to-one tutoring, for people with low-level literacy. This is a part time program. Volunteer tutors and volunteer board members manage the day-to-day operations of the agency.
Classes are on Wednesdays from 10 am to 12 pm. For more information phone (647) 995-3278 for visit www.literacyetoronto.wordpress.com.

Loraine Fleming School of Dance
2025-01-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Multi-Purpose Room, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3, Canada
Loraine Fleming School of Dance meets Saturdays in the Multipurpose room at Ralph Thornton. Classes are from 1 pm to 3 pm and are geared to all ages 3 years and up.
A variety of dance styles are taught including Tap, Ballet, Baton, Jazz and Highland. Loraine is a member of B.A.T.D.
For more information, please call Loraine Fleming at 416-461-0567.
