Music
Cancer Bats The Toronto hardcore band just picked up their second Juno nomination, and they’ll be celebrating tonight at the Opera House with Devildriver, Baptized in Blood, Vera Cruz and Redeemer. See listing.
Movies
Thunder Soul Mark Landsman’s incredible documentary about an all-black 1970s Houston high school stage band reuniting 30 years later to honour their musical director screens twice as part of the Doc Soup series at the Bloor. See Q&A with filmmaker Landsman here and review here.
Incendies Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed film about a mystery at the heart of a troubled family has already been nominated for the best foreign language film Oscar. Today it received a bunch of Genie nominations as well. See interview with Villeneuve here and review here.
Stage
Billy Elliot The Musical The hit Broadway musical based on the movie about a working class boy who wants to be a ballet dancer is now in previews. Be one of the first to see it here! Canon Theatre. See listing here.
Assassins This powerhouse staging of the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical about failed and successful presidential assassins returns after last year’s sold-out run. At the Theatre Centre. See mini review and listing here.
Community
Angela Davis & Ward Churchill The meeting on anti-oppression politics will no doubt be hard-core given the controversies around writer Churchill and the fact that Davis, an anti-racist activist, spent way too much time in the Communist Party. But they’re both intriguing speakers. 6:30-9:30 pm. $29.50, stu $16.50. Convocation Hall. See listing.
David Miller Our former much-missed mayor speaks on how cities are leading the way on enviro change both in this country and globally. Come and find out what we have to lose. The Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks Street, U of T. 4:10. Free. All welcome. environment.utoronto.ca
Art
Winter shows at Harbourfront Recently opened offerings include Making Thinking Making Thinking and Sampler, in which craft artists like the Brothers Dressler and Rachael Wong explore their process photos of the industrial landscape by Jesse Boles Seth Scriver’s DIY instructions on how to make sculpture from garbage and Neighbourhood Maverick, an architecture show about modern homes that refuse to fit into existing streetscapes. At Harbourfront Centre. See listing.
Books
Dawn Promislow/Laurie Leclair/Calen Bohen/Elisha Lim A super eclectic lineup hits the Gladstone. See listing.
