Movies
Under African Skies Joe Berlinger’s documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon’s classic album Graceland screens twice tonight at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema as part of its Doc Soup series. See story.
Titanic In 3D Watch Leo pretend he’s the king of the world again – but this time in 3-D! To mark the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking, James Cameron’s classic romantic epic returns to the screen today with an added technical twist. See mini review.
Stage
Ajax & Little Iliad Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O’Connell present their double bill of stories about war using Greek dramas and myth. Opens tonight at the Enwave and runs until April 8. See related story.
Live Wrong And Prosper The Second CIty’s talented cast performs sketches about the economy, politics and social media, among other topics. See review.
Art
Diane Borsato A reception happens tonight for Borsato’s Terrestial/Celestial, a show of relational projects and interventions that include a naturalist expedition to Chinatown, Italian learned through physics, first aid and beekeeping, an interaction between mycologists and astronomers, and a mobile field study and research space. The Performance Bus, with Life of a Craphead’s Amy Lam and Jon McCurley, takes you up to AGYU from OCAD. See listing.
Community
Refugee Rights Day Two important events today on Bill – 31, which would allow one-year mandatory detention for certain refugees if the minister so dictated. Tories are trying to pretend they are preventing human smuggling, but they’re really weaselling out of Canada’s responsibility to those fleeing violence. Join a “jail cell” protest, between 11:30 and 2:30 pm, Ryerson Student Union, 55 Gould and/or a debrief on the bill featuring the Canadian Civil Liberties’ Nathalie Des Rosiers, Avvy Go Metro Toronto and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic and Ryerson prof Myer Siemiatycki. 12 pm to 1:30. Oakham House, 63 Gould. ccla.org
Music
First Aid Kit The singing Swedish singers hope to expand their snow globe collection while in Toronto for their gig tonight at the Great Hall. See listing.
