Film
Another Year Mike Leigh’s powerful new film looks at a year in the life of a happy elderly middle-aged couple (Oscar winner Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen) and their less content family and friends. Opening day. See interview with star Lesley Manville here. And review here.
Jaws Escape the cold this afternoon with a matinee of one of the greatest summer movies of all times, Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster about a ravenous great white shark. Screens at the Bloor. See listing here.
Community
Hope In Haiti In a country where 80% of schools are for profit, the SOPUDEP learning center gives poorer kids a chance – help support the school by attending a funder featuring Haitian community leader, Réa Dol and African drums and dance by Claudine and Co., and the African Rhythm Society. 6:30 pm. $20, stu $10. William Doo Auditorium. See listing.
Stage
Bob Saget As he proved in the documentary The Aristocrats, stand-up Bob Saget’s comedy is nothing like the wholesome dad he played on the TV sitcom Full House. Expect lots of blue material in his show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. See listing here.
The Mill Part 4: Ash Damien Atkins’s play completes the four-play cycle about a haunted Ontario mill. See interview with Atkins here and listing of the show, which opens tonight, here.
Music
Four Corners Here’s a different concept for a show: have all the bands set up in different corners of the room at the same time, while they take turns playing songs and perform all at once for the finale. Check it out tonight at the Steelworkers Hall. See listing.
New Country Rehab This local roots rock band are known for great covers, but have been concentrating more on originals lately. Check out the new material tonight at the El Mocambo. See listing.
Art
Sumugan Sivanesan The Australian artist speaks about his artwork based on historical research into the Lascars, South Asian sailors who crewed on colonial ships. The event, which includes a dinner and is co-presented by SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre), is the first in a lecture series called The Bridge. At Toronto Free Gallery. See listings.
FADO performance Local artists Simon Rabyniuk and Jo SiMalaya Alcampo and Japan’s Yumi Onose present They Perform On Friday And On Saturday They Respond To Friday. Yes, that means tomorrow they will do a new work in response to tonight’s. Don’t ask us what it’s about. According to performance art centre FADO, “They perform near us. We feel their work. We feel them. Something happens.” See listing.
