Movies
Goon Sure, the city may have taken down some posters featuring co-writer/star Jay Baruchel doing something suggestive with his tongue, but you can still see the movie, a raunchy and vulgur hockey comedy. It was Canada’s weekend box office champ. See review and interview with star Liev Schreiber.
Stage
Entity Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s show that blends technology and film opens tonight at the Fleck Dance Theatre as part of Harbourfront’s World Stage series. To March 3. See listing.
SketchComedy Lounge Debra DiGiovanni hosts a night of sketch comedy that includes Ladystache, Smells Like the 80s and more. At the Rivoli. See listing.
Music
Bahamas This week’s NOW cover star plays a super-intimate show in the NOW Lounge tonight, and if you weren’t lucky enough to win tickets, you’ll be able to watch it online at nowtoronto.com. See listing.
Islands We weren’t exactly in love with the new Islands album, but the new stripped down classic soul sound does have a lot of potential. You can catch them tonight at the Music Gallery. See listing.
Community
Town Hall on Toronto’s Rapid Transit Plans Come and discuss the current transit dust-up between the mayor and council and help plot the transit future at a meeting co-hosted by TTC chair Karen Stintz and councillor Josh Matlow and featuring U of T transit expert, Andre Sorenson and others. 7-9 pm. Free. North Toronto Memorial Community Centre. See listing.
Censored Then and Now This forum, subtitled, The Politics of News Media, WW2 to the Digital Age discusses honors Freedom to Read Week and features Mark Bourrie, author of The Fog of War in conversation with novelist/activist Susan Swan, who 6:30 pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel. See listing.
Art
Palenque: The Art And History Of An Ancient Maya Royal Court David Stuart, a professor of Mesoamerican art at U of Texas at Austin who’s done field research in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, gives a talk tonight in conjunction with the ROM’s exhibit Maya: Secrets Of Their Ancient World. See listing.
