Music
Wavelength 12 Anniversary Festival The local indie institution celebrates 12 years this weekend with four nights of great shows. It kicks off tonight at Parts & Labour with performances by Metz, Odonis Odonis, Slim Twig, Man Made Hill, and Eucalyptus. See listing.
Stage
Laugh Out Loud Is stand-up your thing? You can’t do better than catching an evening featuring Gilson Lubin, Dave Merheje, Keith Pedro and host Ali Hassan. See Q&A with Merheje here and listings.
In The Heights Lin-Manuel Miranda’s one of the hottest young musical theatre writers on Broadway, so it’s worth checking out his Tony Award-winning show, even if this touring production isn’t as strong as it might be. See review and listing.
Movies
Beginners See why Christopher Plummer, as a man who comes out late in life, hasn’t lost a best supporting actor race yet this year – and why he’ll win the Oscar – in this tender pic by Mike Mills, playing at the Fox. See listings.
Community
Advancing our Common Struggle for Environmental and Climate Justice From oil pipelines to mega-quarries to climate change, there’s a lot of distance between a clear, fair, carbon-free future and where we are now. This panel initiates a broad discussion on the eco mandate and features Ben Powless of the Indigenous Environmental Network. Raúl Burbano of Common Frontiers, Brent Patterson of the Council of Canadians, Kim Kerridge of Greenpeace, Andrea Peloso of Code Pink and more. 7 pm. Free. OISE, rm 2212. See listing.
Art
Twinning Artists – Twinning Cities: Avalon (Bangalore And Toronto) Curator Charles Reeves leads a tour of this exhibit inaugurating OCADU’s new Richmond West location for its Onsite gallery. The show, exploring fantasy through drama, features Toronto artist Oliver Husain, who did a residency in Bangalore, and the Indian city’s Abhishek Hazra, Yashas Shetty and Bharathesh G D. At OCADU Onsite. See listing.
