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Daily Tipsheet: Wednesday, Jan 26

Movies

Winter’s Bone Since yesterday’s Oscar nominations for picture, adapted screenplay, actress and supporting actor, everyone’s talking about this film. See it on a big screen at the Revue Cinema tonight at 7 pm. See listing here.

Canada’s Top 10 TIFF Cinematheque’s screenings of the best in Canadian cinema continues with provocateur Xavier Dolan’s latest film, Les Amours Imaginaires, at the Lightbox. 9 pm. See listing here.

Stage

InDance The Indian dance company performs as part of the Maharaja: The Splendour Of India’s Royal Courts exhibit at the AGO. 6 pm. See listing here.

Odyssey This terrific solo version of the Homer epic continues at the Tarragon Extra Space. 8 pm. See listing here.

Books

Tarek Fatah/Linda McQuaig/Bob Rae See three smart people take the stage at this funder to promote world literacy. See listing.

Community

Stop Diesel Trains Tell Metrolinx to do the practical and clean thing and go electric right from the start on the Pearson Airport link and the Georgetown corridor. 8:30-9:30 am. Free. Downtown YMCA. See listing.

Wikileaks, Diplomacy and the Public Interest Daryl Copeland, prof at the U of T’s Munk Centre and author of Guerilla Diplomacy: Re-thinking International Relations offers up his own experience as a diplomat as a way of analyzing the on-the-ground impacts of the new movement for transparency. 2-4 pm. Free. Munk School. See listing.

The Local Politics of Food What does a farmer and a city politician have in common? Pretty much everything. Attend a panel featuring councillor Joe Mihevc, Holland Marsh farmer Avia Eek, Darcy Higgins of Food Forward and others. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Munk School. See listing.

Music

DJ SVBB NOW’s very own Sasha Von Bon Bon DJs the always-lively Henhouse. See listing.

Robyn The make-up gig for the critically loved Euro-dance sensation. With Diamond Rings. Read an interview with Robyn, and check the listing.

Art

Tools For this Design Week offsite show, a group of designers that includes Joy Charbonneau, Chromoly, Rob Southcott, Brent Cordner and Emil Teleki explores the efficient beauty of tools and reinterprets them as new objects. At the Department. See listing.

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