Community
Toxic Trespass This doc by filmmaker Barri Cohen reminds us what a chemical soup we all exist in. From an examination the persistence of carcinogens in the blood of her 10 year old daughter to toxic hotspots in Ontario communities, Cohen means not to depress but to animate. A discussion follows the screening. 6:30 pm. Free. Annette Library. See listing.
Music
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings You can catch the amazing soul singer for free at the CBC Broadcast Centre today at 1pm for a live taping of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight. See listing.
Movies
The Stockholm Syndrome Trilogy Amit Epstein’s fascinating experimental film screens tonight at the Al Green Theatre as part of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. See review.
Books On Film Club With Michael Ondaatje Ondaatje talks about how his Booker Prize-winning novel The English Patient got adapted into Anthony Minghella’s Oscar-winning film. At the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See listing.
Stage
Double Bill Soulpepper’s pairing of short plays about poet E.E. Cummings and life in Toronto opens tonight at the Young Centre. See interview with designer/performer Ken MacKenzie.
The Story Begins: Celebrating Songs From Story-Driven Musicals The new musical theatre company Theatre 20 presents performances by Louise Pitre, Colm Wilkinson, Sharron Matthews and others at the Panasonic Theatre. See listing.
Art
Haruo Nakano The official photographer of the Grand Shrine of Ise gives a talk (in Japanese with English interpreter) about his exhibition of photos printed on washi documenting the serene yet busy sacred site, where craftspeople recreate all the buildings and furnishings every 20 years and Shinto priests perform a cycle of rituals propitiating the nature gods. RSVP to the Japan Foundation. See listing.
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