Join PAMA for a day of wonder and whimsy this Family Day! Use your imagination as you make art inspired by fluffy clouds, enjoy interactive storytelling session led by award-winning children's author Yolanda T. Marshall, and laugh along with Pastel’s Imaginarium as they tell tales from near and far through the art of, mime, dance, and puppetry.

Free Admission. No registration required. Access to performances and activities available on first-come, first-served basis.

Storytelling with Yolanda T. Marshall
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pastel’s Imaginarium at PAMA 
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Roaming performances between showtimes.

Head in the Clouds Craft Station
10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


Artist Biographies: 

Yolanda T. Marshall is an award-winning Guyanese-born, Bajan-heritage Canadian author of diverse, inclusive, festive children's literature. She is the author of over 20 books, including What's in the Cookie Tin?, A Piece of Black Cake for Santa, Sweet Sorrel Stand, Miles Away in The Caribbean, C is for Carnival, Hot Cross Buns for Everyone, and one of CBC's best Canadian picture books of 2020 and TD's Top Recommended Reads for 2023 – My Soca Birthday Party: with Jollof Rice and Steel Pans.  

Pastel’s Imaginarium is a travelling theatre and curiosity collection piloted by the illustrious trio Pastel, Bebung and Snippet, the Imaginarium brings colour, song and possibility everywhere it travels. The original production of Pastel’s Imaginarium in 2023 was made possible by the support of the Mississauga Arts Council & Rama Gaming House, the Wee Festival, the Guild Festival Theatre, the Port Credit BIA and Clay & Paper Theatre.

Pastel's Imaginarium is a project by Andrew Gaboury & The Collective.