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Daily Tipsheet: Monday, June 13

Movies

Super 8 As expected, J.J. Abrams’s sci-fi thriller was the weekend box office king, earning $37 million. If you didn’t get to see it on the weekend, you should have a better chance today. See review and related story on Abrams (Star Trek, Cloverfield).

NXNE Film Festival The film component of the music festival kicks off today with a double bill of The Last Pogo and Kurt Cobain: About A Son, at the Toronto Underground Cinema. See related story.

Stage

Billy Bishop Goes To War Eric Peterson and John Gray remount their award-winning musical about the Canadian WWI flying ace. A must-see for all theatre lovers. At the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. See mini review.

Broadway’s Night Out In this free Luminato event, Sharron Matthews, Shawn Hitchins and other theatre/cabaret performers sing songs from musicals like Billy Elliot, My Fair Lady, etc. At David Pecaut Square. See listing.

Music

Little Scream The Montreal space pop band play a free in-store gig at Soundscapes. See listing.

Community

ArtBike Give your bike a little spiffing up with good advice from Clay and Paper Theatre. Bring along some materials – ribbons, plastic flowers, material, etc – and go to work at this community beautification workshop. 1-2:30 pm. Free. Dufferin Grove Park. See listing.

Books

Hanan Al-Shaykh NOW’s Susan G. Cole talks to the Beirut born- London, UK-based author about politics, art and her role in the adaptation of 1001 Nights at Luminato, at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See listing.

Art

Let There Be Light Part of the Washi Summit, this group show features handmade paper lamps and light-transmitters by artists and designers including Kai Chan, Barbara Klunder, Noriko Maeda and Linda Lundström. At the Japanese Paper Place. See listing.

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