Music
The Dears The Montreal rockers play a free in-store gig at Sonic Boom tonight, after hanging out at a Polaris listening party on Tuesday night for their upcoming album. See listing.
Powers The Ghost Is Dancing have become Powers, and have a new sound that’s turning a lot of heads. See listing.
Film
Cameraman: The Life & Work Of Jack Cardiff Craig McCall’s documentary about the renowned cinematographer screens at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in a series that includes some of his best-known works like The African Queen, The Red Shoes and The Barefoot Contessa. See story on Cardiff here.
The Boys In The Sand Wakefield Poole’s low-budget, landmark gay erotic film – which achieved a crossover success when it was released in 1971, a year before Deep Throat – screens at Reg Hartt’s resurrected Cineforum tonight. See listing here.
Stage
Billy Elliot The musical based on the film about a working-class kid who wants to be a ballet dancer continues in previews at the Canon Theatre. See interview with executive producer (and partner to the show’s composer Elton John) David Furnish here.
Michael Gelbart The fine stand-up continues his headlining week at Yuk Yuk’s Downtown and also has a new book to promote. See listing here.
Community
Prison Moratorium Action Coalition With the fed’s prison expansion and proposed crime bill S-10 setting mandatory sentences, a group of activists, academics, drug-users and former prisoners meet to discuss strategies for organizing against institutions and legal practices that don’t make our community safe. 6-8 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. See listing.
Child soldiers Militaries throughout the world fight its wars by abducting kids for it’s armies – come and hear about the global campaigns against the practice and listen to the story of one former child soldier from Sudan, Emmanuel Jal, musician and rapper. 5-9 pm. $5. U of T Scarborough Student Centre. See listing.
Art
Kristie MacDonald Toronto artist MacDonald’s Home And Away explores the personal archive through postcards the artist collected in flea markets. The installation includes printmaking, sculpture and a printing press concealed in a dresser. Reception tonight at Open Studio Gallery. See listing.
