Movies
Toronto International Film Festival The massive film fest continues today, with screenings of well-reviewed films like Edwin Boyd (at 3 pm), Lucky (at 8:15 pm) and Martha Marcy May Marlene (at 10:15 pm).
Stage
Fresh Meat Marco Bernardi hosts a showcase of up-and-coming comedy talent longlisted for the Tim Sims Encouragement Award. At Second City. See listing.
Music
Celebration Of The Life Of Jack Layton The NDP hero’s legacy gets a tribute tonight at the El Mocambo by musicians like Hawksley Workman, Andrew Cash, Will Currie & the Country French, Kevin Hearn and more. See listing.
Art
Ben Rivers Rivers’s four-part film Slow Action plays on the conventions of 50s-era ethnographic documentaries, transforming four locales into imaginary utopian, post-apocalyptic communities, part of TIFF Future Projections program of film-related visual arts exhibits. Until the end TIFF on Sep 18, Gallery TPW is open daily, and screenings start on the hour from noon to 4 pm. See listing.
Community
Core Service Public Meeting Councillors Joe Mihevc and Janet Davis urge you to attend hearings on KPMG’s proposed cuts at a sub-committee meeting of Community, Development, and Recreation. Make your views known on keeping services that care for children, the homeless, the poor and the aged. Scarborough Civic Centre, 7 pm. Free. 150 Borough. gwright6@toronto.ca
