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Daily Tipsheet: Tuesday, April 17

Movies

The Three Stooges Who knew the Farrelly brothers’ funniest film since the 1990s would be a reboot of Larry, Curly and Moe’s slapstick shtick? See review.

Stage

Bitch Salad: Les Jeunes De Toronto Host Andrew Johnston brings on several funny women (and one man) who’ve never been on his monthly show before, including Steph Tolev and Deborah Robinson. At Buddies in Bad Times. See listing.

The Melville Boys Norm Foster’s comedy about two brothers whose cottage plans turn out differently than they expected gets a production at the Alumnae Studio. See listing.

Community

Palestinian Political Prisoner Day Many human rights issues arise from the fact that there are 4,637 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails and detention centers, some of them held without charge or trial. This discussion features Nahla Abdo, soc prof from Carleton U, Amenna Sultan of the Arab Canadian Lawyers’ Association, and Palestinian activist and refugee, Issam Al Yamani. 7 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun. See listing.

Music

Tanlines The Timbaland-influenced electronic pop band hit Wrongbar tonight. See listing.

Alabama Shakes Your dad’s favourite new blues rock band (who are actually quite good) play a highly anticipated gig tonight at Lee’s Palace. See listing.

Chilly Gonzales The comical piano playing super-villain rapper (and collaborator of Feist, Peaches, Drake, Andrew W.K. and billions of others) puts on a live show like none other. He returns to the Glenn Gould Studio tonight. See listing.

Art

Benoit Aquin Documentary photographer Aquin, who’s currently working on a project about the world food crisis, first visited Haiti just after the earthquake as a volunteer with the Centre for International Studies and Cooperation. Over several subsequent trips, he’s turned his camera on the vibrancy of the people in the face of catastrophe. See listing.

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