Art
All-day Kevin Schmidt screening See in its entirety Schmidt’s Epic Journey, an 11.5-hour film of his nighttime trip down the Fraser River in a boat with a sail-like screen on which he projects Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy. U of T’s Justina Barnicke gallery challenges you to make this heroic detour from the multiplex, which runs from 9:30 am to 9 pm, and offers comfy couches, snacks and A/C. See listing.
Music
Imelda May Soulful rockabilly singer Imelda May plays the Horseshoe tonight. See listing.
Community
Biological Gardening Time to really get down in the dirt – this workshop teaches options for the use of chemicals in planting and focuses on an understanding of what’s happening in your soil. We’re talking composting with worms and the production of aerated compost tea. Really. See listing.
Movies
Psycho/Rear Window The Revue Cinema screens two of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces at 7 and 9:15 pm, respectively. See listing.
Jagte Raho Enjoy an outdoor screening of Sambhu Mitra and Amit Maitra’s film about a Chaplinesque tramp who wanders into a luxury apartment building in search of a glass of water. At David Pecaut Square. See listing.
Stage
The Glass Menagerie Don’t miss Soulpepper’s exquisite production of the Tennessee Williams memory play. On at the Young Centre until September 10. See review.
Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher continues to perform her autobiographical show about her Hollywood upbringing, her own film career and her substance abuse. At the Royal Alex until August 21. See review.
Books
Ray Fawkes The graphic novelist launches his new book, One Soul, at the Lillian H. Smith Library. Free. See listing.
