Film
The Kids Are All Right/Winter’s Bone If you missed them during their first runs, tonight and tomorrow the Bloor Cinema is screening two of the pics nominated both for Best Picture and Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscars. See listings.
Books On Film – Adaptation TIFF Cinematheque’s monthly series of movies adapted from books kicks off with this screening of Charlie Kaufman’s film, adapted from Susan Orlean’s book. The CBC’s Eleanor Wachtel discusses the adaptation with literary scholar Linda Hutcheon. At the Bell Lightbox. See listings.
Stage
Alt.Comedy Lounge The Rivoli’s weekly night of alternative comedy includes sets by Frank Spadone, Winston Spear, Dom Pare MC Debra DiGiovanni and others. See listing.
Saint Carmen Of The Main Michel Tremblay’s play about people on the fringes of Montreal society is in previews before its Thursday opening. At the Bluma Appel. See listing.
Music
Radio Dept The spacey Swedish band just put out a retrospective singles collection, and are playing Lee’s Palace tonight. See listing.
Community
Dynamics of Anti-Poverty Action in Toronto It’s a bit academic, but this seminar asks the pertinent question: how is it that activists get the participation of a community? It’s an answer we all want. Speakers are race and poverty expert, Grace-Edward Galabuzi and social movement theorist Peter Sawchuk. 4:30 pm. Free. U of T Faculty of Social Work. See listing.
Art
York Wilson A retrospective at the Sony Centre of the artist who painted the venue’s mural takes Wilson from Group of Seven-ish landscape artist, 30s pulp book cover designer and George Grosz-style social commentator through 50s-60s muralist celebrating art and industry to fully abstract op-art-ish geometric painter. One local guy’s fascinating journey through art trends of the 20th century. See listing.
Books
Izzeldon Abuelaish The inspiring Palestinian peacemaker and author talks about and signs copies of his book I Shall Not Hate, at Upper Canada College. See listing.
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