1

New Year’s Day (Holiday)

5

Christmas Tree collection on regular collection days Jan 5-19

6

Epiphany; Armenian Christmas

7

Eastern Orthodox Christmas; Ashura

8

Middlefield Collegiate Visual Arts Show

9

First Day of Muharram

10

Tony Roman Hockey Tournament Opens, various arenas (Jan 10 to Jan 18); Varley Art Gallery Winter Classes begin

11

Rouge Park’s 6th Annual Bird Count

12

Markham Sport Council Annual General Meeting; Varley Art Gallery Expansion Plans Public Open House

13

Public Planning Meeting 7pm

14

Tamil Pongal

18

Varley Art Gallery Opening Persona / Opening Possibility Suite exhibitions

20

U.S. Inauguration Day: Welcome 44th President Barack Obama; Markham Council Meeting 7pm

25

NHL All-Star Game, Montreal 6pm; Chinese New Year Celebrations begin at various locations including Pacific Mall & Markville Mall

26

Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox)

27

Family Literacy Day; United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day

30

Varley Art Gallery P.A. Day Extravaganza