March Break screening of E.T.
2026-03-14 14:30 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2r3m2, Canada
The Home Buying Team is hosting a FREE March Break screening of E.T. on March 14, 2026 at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines.
Families are invited to kick off March Break with a nostalgic, kid-friendly film experience. The event begins at 2:30pm and is open to the public at no cost.

MARS Lecture Series Event - Policing Sex and Gender in Renaissance Florence
2026-03-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Policing Sex and Gender in Renaissance Florence featuring Professor Colin Rose
Early modern Florence was a bustling city of 50,000 souls, including high numbers of unmarried young men and relatively young widows. Many of these widows made their way into and through a network of civic and religious institutions designed to support and control them in a deeply patriarchal society; others joined a legal and regulated sex trade to attempt to provide for themselves and their families outside institutional orbits. Policing the latter to protect the former from the influence of the latter was critical to a program of moral reform imposed upon Florence by its second Duke, Cosimo I. Responsibility for the policing of Florentine sex work lay with the Ufficiali dell’Onestà, the Officers of Decency. This paper analyzes 30 years of sentences levelled by these men against women sex workers, their clients, and others embroiled in conflicts with them. By mapping these sentences and the incidents that provoked them against the religious and socioeconomic landscape of the early modern city, we better understand how moral reform, public order and patriarchal authority were spatially imposed upon the men and women of Renaissance Florence.
All Welcome, light refreshments served.

CIANALAS, Solo Exhibition by Julie Forrester Clark
2026-03-25 - 2026-04-26 | Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, 247 Ricardo Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, l0s1j0, Canada
The works of Julie Forrester Clark will be featured in the solo exhibit titled ‘Cianalas’ in the Joyner Gallery of the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre from March 25 to April 26. The collection of paintings depict emotional landscapes inspired by Scotland’s coasts and islands.
All are welcome to the opening reception on Sunday, March 29 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM to meet the artist and experience her work firsthand. Remarks will be delivered at 2:30 pm.

Downtown Bunny Trail
2026-03-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Market Square, 91 King St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Spring is almost here, and we’re getting ready to hop into the season in Downtown St. Catharines. Join us on Saturday, March 28, 2026, from 11am to 1 pm for the Downtown Bunny Trail. This free, family-friendly Easter event invites kids to explore Downtown, follow the Bunny Trail map, search for golden eggs, and collect treats along the way.
The fun starts at Market Square (91 King Street), where registered participants will check in and receive their trail map before heading out to visit participating businesses. This is a free event but registration is required. To learn more, visit mydowntown.ca/bunnytrail.

Fostered Playwrights Festival - Tips For Living Without Your Dog by Brad Austin
2026-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Sons & Daughters Winery, 1389 Effingham Street, Ridgeville, ON, L0S 1E5, Canada
The first of four selections from emerging and established Canadian playwrights, professionally performed and directed in public readings.
Weekend passes and single tickets available.
The Foster Festival Box Office: 1.844.735.4832 x3 (MON-FRI, 10am-4pm).

Fostered Playwrights Festival - Euchre Night by Norm Foster
2026-04-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Sons & Daughters Winery, 1389 Effingham Street, Ridgeville, ON, L0S 1E5, Canada
The second of four selections from emerging and established Canadian playwrights, professionally performed and directed in public readings.
Weekend passes and single tickets available.
The Foster Festival Box Office at 1.844.735.4832 x3 (MON-FRI, 10am-4pm).

Fostered Playwrights Festival - Every Little Thing by Emily Oriold
2026-04-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Sons & Daughters Winery, 1389 Effingham Street, Ridgeville, ON, L0S 1E5, Canada
The third of four selections from emerging and established Canadian playwrights, professionally performed and directed in public readings.
Weekend passes and single tickets available.
The Foster Festival Box Office at 1.844.735.4832 x3 (MON-FRI, 10am-4pm).

Fostered Playwrights Festival - Long Term Karen by Lisa Horner
2026-04-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Sons & Daughters Winery, 1389 Effingham Street, Ridgeville, ON, L0S 1E5, Canada
The fourth and final selection from emerging and established Canadian playwrights, professionally performed and directed in public readings.
Weekend passes and single tickets available.
The Foster Festival Box Office at 1.844.735.4832 x3 (MON-FRI, 10am-4pm).
