Community
Occupy Toronto Check out day three of the financial elite-dissing tent city in St James Park at Church and King. General Assembly takes place at 2 pm. occupyto.ca. Read more here.
Stephen Lewis Ryerson Social Justice Week features the articulate humanitarian activist speaking on re-imagining social justice locally and globally.6:30. Free. Ted Rogers School of Management. See listing.
Anti-poverty and Good Jobs for all Rally As part of Ryerson Social Justice Week, this rally features Brigette DePape, the parliamentary page who dissed Stephen Harper and other speakers. 12:15. Free. Gould St. See listing.
Movies
The Big Year The combined comedic talents of Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson (okay, maybe not so much) actually produce a decent movie. All three play birdwatchers who compete to see who can spot the most species in a calendar year. See review.
Stage
Alt.COMedy Lounge Sara Hennessey, Andre Arruda, host Mark DeBonis and others get laughs at the weekly pay-what-you-can night of alternative comedy at the Rivoli. See listing.
Another Africa This powerful double bill of one-acts looks at the relationship between Africa and the West. At the Bluma Appel. See mini review.
Music
The Lemonheads Supposedly Evan Dando will be performing It’s A Shame About Ray for this Lemonheads tour, but based on reviews from other cities, it’s anyone’s guess what the erratic slacker rocker will actually do tonight at Lee’s Palace. See listing.
Art
Veiled In the Textile Museum’s new show, Andrew McPhail, Grace Ndiritu and Tazeen Qayuum, contemporary artists who work in a variety of media (including video, band aid assemblage and miniature painting), explore the concepts of public and private space, protection and intimacy through the act of veiling. See listing.
