Movies
The Pirates! Band Of Misfits The studio behind Wallace & Gromit, Arthur Christmas and Chicken Run releases another claymation gem, this one taking on pirates and starring the voices of Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman and David Tennant. See interview with director Peter Lord and review.
Safe Jason Statham rehashes his earlier films in this solid actioner about a down-on-his-luck prizefighter who protects a young Chinese girl from various baddies. See review.
Stage
Rivers Choreographer Christopher House presents a new dance piece set to the music of Canadian composer Ann Southam. At the Fleck Dance Theatre until April 28. See listing.
Carla Collins The actor/comic and former personality delivers a stand-up show tonight and tomorrow at the Flying Beaver Pubaret. See listing.
Music
Steamboat The Toronto throwback soul-rock band celebrate the release of their debut full length album Rules tonight at Sneaky Dee’s. See listing.
Eight and a Half The new band featuring members of the Stills and Broken Social Scene play Sound Academy tonight, alongside Young Empires, Dinosaur Bones and Dismaj. See listing.
Art
Contact launch The photography festival holds a launch party and reception at MOCCA for primary exhibit Public: Collective Identity | Occupied Spaces (a two-venue show about identity and the occupation of public space, also at U of T Art Centre) and Street View, a complementary exhibit from the National Gallery in MOCCA’s back room. Some of the photographers from Public give talks at MOCCA tomorrow afternoon. See listing.
Community
Kill a Worker, Go to Jail Ontario Federation of Labour prez Sid Ryan and other notables speak, and hip-hop artist MC Mohammad Ali performs at this memorial for those killed on the job. The rally also seeks greater job safety regulations and more employer accountability. The focus this year is on the three workers killed in February’s terrible train accident. 12 noon. Monument to Chinese Railway Workers, west of Spadina, south of Blue Jays Way. See listing.
