Film
Inside Out Film Festival The queer film festival concludes this weekend, with screenings of the docs Vito and Jobriath A.D., both on Saturday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Chernobyl Diaries Brad Parker’s horror pic about a bunch of 20-somethings who get more than they bargained for in a supposedly deserted town outside of Chernobyl features a terrific production design and lots of bonafide scares. See review and interview withwriter/producer Oren (Paranormal Activity) Peli.
Stage
Gilson Lubin Former NOW cover boy Lubin performs two headlining sets at Yuk Yuk’s Downtown. See listing.
The Turn Of The Screw Against the Grain Theatre presents a terrific production of Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera adapted from Henry James’s ghost story. At the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse Saturday and Sunday. See listing.
Books
Robert Priest launches his poetry CD with a performance. At the Lower Ossington Theatre. See listing.
Community
Doors Open Toronto These self-guided architectural tours of more than 150 buildings across the city help deepen respect for the city’s heritage, a good thing since developers daily are erasing our history. From the East Toronto Masonic Temple on Chisolm, to Scadding Cabin on Yukon Pl, to the gorgeous Spadina Museum on Spadina, check out T.O.’s incredibly diverse structures. Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27. Free. See listing.
Guerilla Gardening What this city needs is fewer empty public space and more green and glorious vegetation. Pick up some water, soil and plants – or just bring your energy – and help make some plant magic. Saturday, May 26. 3 pm. Free. Lot at 129 D’Arcy. See listing.
Pedestrian Sunday Enjoy car-less Kensington and dream of a city plan that prioritizes walkers and bikers. The theme today is Spring Romance, so expect a maypole, love letter-writing, street food, music, and more, up and down the streets of the Market. Sunday, May 27. Noon-7 pm. Free. Kensington Market. See listing.
Bike Month Group Commute This kick-off event for the four-week celebration of two-wheel culture happens on Monday, May 28, but it starts super early, so get a good night sleep tonight. The ride begins at 7 am from Bloor/High Park, Yonge/Lawrence, Danforth/Woodbine and 7:30 from Bloor/Yonge, and heads to City Hall for pancake breakie. Free. See listing.
Art
Ali Mustafa A reception happens tonight for Egypt: The Revolution Continues, photographs Mustafa shot while living in Cairo from September 2011 to March 2012. Proceeds from sales go to OCAP (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty). At Beit Zatoun. See listing.
Keys To Wonderful Car-sharing org AutoShare brings together street artists Mangopeeler, Deadboy, Alexa Hatanaka and others to display their work, do live demos and help the public make their own signs. NE parking lot at Queen and Fenning, one block west of Ossington. See listing.
(Da Bao) (Takeout) Artists from this group show of Canadian artists who have done residencies in China and Chinese artists who have worked in the West give talks, and curator Shannon Anderson leads a tour of the exhibit. A bus leaves OCAD at noon for this event at Unionville’s Varley Gallery. See listing.
