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Daily Tipsheet: Thursday, February 23

Art

Sheroes This monthly art event explores the iconography and fandom surrounding members of a League of Legendary Ladies. Tonight performances, animation works and interactive installations celebrate the late R&B diva Etta James. At the Beaver. See listing.

Community

Cash for Toronto MP Andrew Cash hosts a night of musical performances to raise money for Davenport Riding — NDP activists there want to keep the riding political engaged between elections, organizing around unemployment issues, etc. The evening features Jim Cuddy, the Skydiggers, Jason Collett and others. 8:30. $100 (tax deduction available so price is really $30), Lula Lounge. See listing.

Corporate Trade, Investment, Free Trade Agreements and Resource Extraction in the Americas It’s a long title but this meeting covers a lot of ground and focuses on the way globalization erodes local democracy. It features Manuel Pérez Rocha of the Instit for Policy Studies in Washington. 7 pm. Free. Ryerson U. See listing.

Music

Crocodiles The droney space rock band play Lee’s Palace tonight. See listing.

Movies

Midnight In Paris If you’re prepping for your Oscar pool, you might want to check out Woody Allen’s entry in the best original screenplay category, playing the Fox and the Projection Booth. See listing, trailer and review.

Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy Also up for Oscar consideration – this time in the best actor category – Gary Oldman plays an ex-British intelligence operative who comes out of retirement in this sleek period thriller, at the Royal. See listing, trailer and review.

Stage

Four At The Winch Quebec Catch the opening of Toronto Dance Theatre’s latest quartet of new works set on members of the company. This time the choreographers are all from La Belle Province. See listing.

Gilbert Gottfried The outrageous comic known for his work in Disney’s Aladdin and on Hollywood Squares (as well as some questionable jokes) visits Yuk Yuk’s Downtown for the first of three evenings of laughs. See listing.

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