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Deadline for February listings: January 25, 2001

Until Jan. 4: ROM for the Holidays: Great Asian Dinosaus! The largest exhibition of dinosaurs ever at the rom. 10am to 6pm. Admission: Adults, $15, seniors and stdents, $10, and children, $8. Call 416-586-8000 or visit www.rom.on.ca

Jan. 2 - 6: Twelfth Night in the Park. Experience a Victorian Twelfth Night at a 1830s cottage. Hot cider and holiday treats. Colborne Lodge. Tickets: $3.50 - $5.00. Call 416-392-6916.

Jan. 6: A mushaira has been organized in honour of Urdu poet Johar Chinioty, chairman, Writers Guild. Community Centre at Ellesmere/Warden intersection, 20 Canadian Road, Toronto. 8-10 pm. Prominent poets, authors and journalists, including Darakhshan Sidi-qui, Nazim Maqbool, Karamat Ullah Ghori, Abida Karamat, Zulphi Tasleem Elahi, Naseem Sayad, Nuz-hat Sadique, Iftikhar Hai-dar, Akhtar Asaf, Kaleem Zaffar, Muneef Ahshar, Mumtaz Khan, Aarifia Muzaffar, Sultana Temoori, Latafat Ali Sidiqui , Naeem Chaudhri, Arshad Usmani, Ahmed Zaheer Khan and Raheem Anjan are expected to attend. Ashfaq Hussain, poet and "Encyclopedia of Urdu literature", will preside and Parveen Verma, deputy chief consul general of India, will be the chief guest.

Jan. 6 - 7: South Asian Students' Alliance (sasa) is holding their annual event at Royal Constellation Hotel. More than 10,000 students from accros North America are expected to attend. For more information, call Selvin Mat-hew at 416-473-9170.

Jan.13: Tall Tale Puppetry Festival. A colourful presen-tation of Jack and the Bean-stalk. Solar Stage Children's Theatre. Tickets: $9.95. Call 416-368-8031.

Jan. 6: Super Sundays and Family Sundays at ago. Performances, storytellers, interactive tours, animation, art making and family projects. Art Gallery of Ontario. Admission: $25 per family. Call 416-977-0414 or visit www.ago.net

Jan. 6: Guided walking tours of High Park on alternate Sunday afternoons. Meet at the south side of the Grenadier Cafe and teahouse at 1:15. Free, but a $2 donation is appreciated. Call 416-392-6916.

Jan. 7 until March 7: Outdoor skating at Bronte Creek. Daily, weather permitting. Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Admission: adults $4 and seniors, students and children, $2. Call 905-827-6911 or visit www. OntarioParks.com

Jan. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27: Circus fun at the Ontario Science Centre. Try out some circus skills. Admission price includes one Omnimax film: Adults, $17, students and seniors $11 and children $9. Call 416-696-3127 or visit www.osc.on.ca

Jan. 20: High Park Winter Fun Day. Marshmallows, cider, wagon and pony rides, lots of family activities. Colborne Lodge. Free. Fees apply for some activities. Call 416-392-6916.

Jan. 25: Winter Wonderland. Live music, skating, children's entertainers, dogsled and pony rides. Fun for the whole family. John Drury Drive and Sheppard Avenue. Free. Call 416-952-9270.

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