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BY HANNELORE VOLPE Staff Writer There are plenty of March Break choices out there for local children â€"- without having to leave Whitchurch- Stouffville. 0 1n town, the Latcharn Gallery offers 10 different art workshops from March 10 to 14. Moming workshops run from 10 am. to noon; in the afternoon, they take place from 1 to 3 pm. Each workshop costs $12 per child. All workshops take place in the gallery’s Art Bunker in the basement of the Sil- ver Jubilee Club at 6297 Main St. in Stoufiville. Call 9056408954. Choose from cool and crazy portraits, animal puppets, creature cartooning, landscape and cityscape sketching and much more. These creative workshops are for children five and older. ' Ancient Civilizations is the theme for the Wtchurchâ€"Stouffviile Public Library's March break program. Because of a Stouffville Lions Club donation, all programs are free, but a ticket is required for each performance. Tickets are all gone for some events. Call 905-642-7323 for more. It runs from March 7 to 14 and includes Music by Jake, a performance by Motus 0, Mad Science, Mike Hard- ing Puppetry and the movie Blades of From Blades of Glory to the sugarbush Movie Day at the library on March 7 1-800-222-le or www.crimestoppersyr.ca This message brought to you as a community service at The Economist/Sunâ€"Tribune "-m/ “Callers never have to identify themselves or testify in court” ' j “Cash rewards for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest” @ Not going to Florida? Plenty of March break action in V_Vh'rtchurch-Stoufiville STAFF FILE PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN You can taste sweet treats at the 40th maple syrup festival at Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area starting tomorrow. from 1:30 to 3 pm. features The Seeker? The Dark is Rising. This movie is rated PG. Free admission. Call 905- 642-7323. 0 The 40th anniversary Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival starts March 7 at Bruce’s Mill, on Stouffville Road, east of Warden Avenue. The festival continues till April 6. Hours are 9:30 am. to 4 pm. Enjoy maple syrup demonstrations and sampling, pancakes and syrup, pony rides and crafts Call 416-667-6299 for more information. 0 At the Whitchurch-Stouffville Muse- um in Vandorf, experience life the way it was lived 100 or more years ago. The museum’s March break kickâ€"off runs from 9 am. to 4 pm. March 7. .Youngsters eight to 12 have a chance to do pioneer crafts, heritage cooking in the Brown House kitchen and try their hand at traditional games. The museum is on Woodbine Avenue, south of Aurora Road. Cost is $40 per child ($32 for muse um members) and includes all materi als and snacks. Pre-registration is required (call 905â€" 727-8954) and participants must bring their own nut-free lunch. 0 The Department of Leisure Servicâ€" es is offering Willowgrove March Break camp for the week for children six to 12, with activities such as snowshoeâ€" ing, cross-country skiing, maple syrup lessons, music and more. Cost is $230 for the week, and before and after care is also available. Register at the Lebovic Leisure Centre or call 905-642-7529. A March break hockey camp for chil- dren six to 12 led by qualified instruc- tors, ofiers on-ice power skating and hockey skills as well as movies, games and indoor fun. Cost is $250 for full days; $150 for half-days. The junior power skating camp for children six to nine and 10 to 15 runs during March break from 5 to 5:50 pm. Practice stops and starts, cross-overs, skating drills with pucks, and more. Cost is $70 per child. For, the camps, call the leisure Ser- vices Department at 905-642â€"7529. Get your favourite classified ad categories the quick way, via RSS feeds. See how simpie they are to set up on your computer, and tap in for updates as often as you want, without even opening your browser!