Events

We welcome you to join us for Framed Dreams Art Auction taking place Thursday November 5th, 2026 at St Clair Centre for the Arts.

Join us for an inspiring evening of beautiful art and photography, where creativity brings our community together in support of a powerful cause.

Featuring donated works from talented local and celebrity photographers and artists, this special art auction transforms creativity into moments of joy, dignity, and comfort for individuals facing the final chapter of life.

Bid on stunning pieces, connect with fellow art lovers, and help make dreams come true with funds going to end-of-life dreams for Canadian adults living with a terminal illness.

Tickets are $20 per person.

What’s included with your Ticket:

Hors D ‘Oeuvres
Champagne Toast
Art bidding catalogue
Paddles and opportunity to bid on art works

Oneday Dreams Live Charity Art Auction Brings Creativity and Compassion Together to
Make Dreams Come True!
Framed Dreams: Live Art Auction in Support of Oneday Dreams, will take place
Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts in Windsor.
Previews at Devonshire Mall Oct 24th & 25th and at the Chimczuk Museum in the
Windsor Art Gallery, main floor concourse Oct 27th to Nov 4th
The evening will bring together artists, photographers, art lovers, collectors, community
members and supporters for a special live auction featuring 60 donated works by
talented award-winning local and celebrity photographers and artists. Proceeds will
support Oneday Dreams, a charity founded in Windsor-Essex that helps Canadian
adults living with terminal illness fulfil meaningful end-of-life dreams. Please share to
help support our artists and Oneday Dreams! Use the QR code to buy your tickets
today!

Framed Dreams is a visual art experience that transforms local art into tangible hope. Through the live
auction of donated photographic and artistic works, the event raises critical funds to help fulfill end-of life dream wishes for terminally ill Canadians fulfilled through Oneday Dreams.
Local artists, award-winning photographers, and several amazing Canadian celebrities have come
together with a shared purpose: to donate some of their most meaningful work in service of something
greater than themselves. Each image, each piece, becomes more than art—it becomes a catalyst for
compassion, turning creativity into moments of joy, dignity, and comfort for individuals facing the final
chapter of life.
At its heart, Framed Dreams is about connection. It bridges artists, collectors, community members, and
philanthropists in a collective act of generosity. The works presented invite reflection on life, legacy, and
what truly matters, while the live auction channels that reflection into real impact.
The proceeds from the event directly support Oneday Dreams, a Canadian charity dedicated to fulfilling
meaningful dream wishes for adults living with a terminal illness—individuals who often have far less
time than the rest of us, and limited means to realize these final hopes on their own.
To those who participate—by attending, bidding, donating, or sponsoring—your support reaches far
beyond the gallery walls. On behalf of the dream recipients and their families, thank you from the bottom
of their hearts for helping make this deeply compassionate work possible.

A Word to Carry: Grief, Grace & a Blank Page

Honour what was. Hold what remains. Carry what matters.

A full-day experience of reflection, writing, and creative expression

Saturday, November 7 | 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | Mastering the Soul

Grief can leave us searching for words—and sometimes carrying more than we know how to express.

A Word to Carry: Grief, Grace & a Blank Page is a gentle, thoughtfully guided workshop that offers space to acknowledge what has been lost, recognize what remains and explore the words we want to carry forward.

The day brings together reflective writing, mindful conversation and The Power Word Experience™. Through carefully chosen writing prompts, quiet reflection and optional partner sharing, participants will be invited to explore personal experiences of grief, remembrance, change and grace.

During The Power Word Experience™, each participant will choose a meaningful word that reflects what they need, value or wish to carry with them. That word will become the inspiration for a personal 5″ × 7″ Mini Vision Board, a tangible reminder of the intention, meaning or strength they discovered during the day.

The experience will include:

-Gentle grounding and introductory writing exercises
-Guided prompts exploring grief, memory, change and grace
-The opportunity to discover a personal Power Word
-Creation of a 5″ × 7″ Mini Vision Board
-Quiet, uninterrupted writing time
-Mindful partner exercises and compassionate listening
-Time for integration, reflection and an optional sharing circle
-A one-hour lunch break with an optional meditation
No writing, artistic, crafting or vision board experience is required. All creative materials will be provided. Participants need only bring a notebook, a pen and a willingness to meet the blank page with curiosity.

Sharing is always optional. Each participant is encouraged to honour their own boundaries and engage with the experience in the way that feels most supportive to them.

You will leave with your writing, your Mini Vision Board and a personal word to carry beyond the workshop.

All creative materials provided | Please bring a notebook and pen

Presented collaboratively by Tranquillou Retreats and döhm

This is a reflective creative workshop and is not intended to replace grief counselling, therapy or other mental-health support.

Fans of Monty Python, Mr. Bean, and Dr. Seuss… Grab your teacups!

Combining British propriety with an unabashed love for the unexpected, London’s 3-time Impresario Award-winning duo steep an outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive show reminiscent of classic British pantos.

Rich in wordplay, comic physicality, and cleverly crafted interactive elements, O Christmas Tea is uproarious fun, yet it is the duo’s boundless imagination and endearing chemistry that provide the real magic and heart of this play.

“Complete and utter fun… for all ages.”
★★★★★ CBC

“Outrageously funny, magnificently written, beautifully choreographed.”
★★★★★ London Free Press

“An ode to the idea that anything is possible.”
★★★★★ Torontoist

“I cannot think of a show that will leave you more profoundly happy than this.”
★★★★★ Stage Door

Hailed as “a child’s imagination on steroids” by London Free Press and “a masterpiece of physical comedy” by Theatre In London, critics rave for the charismatic James & Jamesy. A must-see performance on the international comedy circuit since 2015, this unstoppable duo is regarded as “one of the most popular fringe duos ever” (CBC).

When catastrophe strikes at James and Jamesy’s Christmas tea party, flooding the world with tea, the duo conjure wildly funny solutions to stay afloat, and sweep the audience out to sea in a jolly aquatic escapade brimming with whimsy, action, and ingenuity in a celebration of friendship at Christmas.

Can’t make it on November 13?

Dec 2: Sarnia
Dec 3: Chatham

Visit OChristmasTea.com for the full 60-city tour!

If the cost is beyond your means, we invite you to select the Subsidized Ticket option.

Student tickets are available for patrons under 18, or those with a valid student ID.

Debit cards cannot be used as a form of online payment.
Visa & Mastercard only. No AMEX.
THERE ARE NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES ON TICKETS.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL

Wheelchair Seating/Restricted Mobility
Please advise the box office staff of your accessibility needs when booking tickets. The Balcony and Box Seats are not Wheelchair or Walker accessible. The Chrysler Theatre Intermission Cafe offers soft drinks, spirits, wine, beer and snacks. We are not affiliated with any parking garages near the theatre

Entry fee $10
Tea includes:
Scones, jam, Devon cream, lemon curd
Proceeds to Salvation Army & Erie Shores Hospital

Giving Back to Windsor
Michael has always believed a good party should leave something behind. Turning 50 felt like the right moment to put that energy behind the crews and families who look after this city all year long — so the night doubles as a fundraiser for the Windsor Firefighters’ Benefit Fund and Sparky’s Toy Drive.
This fundraiser event includes live music and DJ, mini putting, dark room, mirror maze, poker room, and appetizers.
The website provides all the details regarding the event.

We are delighted to invite you to the Annual Art Exhibition, hosted at Artspeak Gallery from November 16th to 28th, 2026.
The gallery will be open daily from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. We would be especially thrilled to have you join us for a Reception on Friday, November 20th at 6:00 PM, where you can meet the artist and enjoy refreshments.
This year’s showcase highlights Rashmi’s evolving vision through a captivating blend of traditional canvas works and unique mixed-media pieces. Come and explore reflective art inspired by everyday beauty, featuring ‘Birds’ hand-painted on recycled paper, wood, and tin, alongside beautifully crafted hand-painted cards on recycled paper. Collectors and casual viewers alike are welcome to this free event!

Everyone’s telling you to use AI. Almost no one’s telling you where to stop.

Join Camp Tech Founder & CEO Avery Swartz for an interactive session on drawing your own line between the AI use that feels right and the AI use that doesn’t. Avery’s keynote will explore how underneath the noise surrounding AI, deciding how AI actually fits into your business is hard. Where does it genuinely make your work better? Where does it start to feel like too much? Where you land will look different from the founder sitting next to you. This interactive session gives you space to wrestle with the hard questions and draw your own line between acceptable and unacceptable AI use. Avery Swartz has spent the past two years teaching AI to entrepreneurs across the country, including a national program built specifically for women founders. She’s bringing that experience to Windsor, along with a simple five-part framework to help you decide where AI belongs in your business and where it doesn’t.

The keynote presentation will be followed by a fireside chat between WEtech Alliance CEO Yvonne Pilon & Avery Swartz.

This afternoon is a must for women and women-identifying entrepreneurs, investors, community leaders, and innovation enthusiasts. Attendees will have opportunities to network and enjoy complimentary small bites and refreshments.

This event is powered by Workforce WindsorEssex in partnership with Communitech, FedDev Ontario the Government of Ontario.

WEtechAI x Women | Exploring AI. Building Connections. is being hosted on Friday, November 20th from 1 PM to 4 PM at Art Windsor Essex. Tickets are $25. Advanced registration is required.