Movies
Inside Out Film Festival The 22nd annual LGBT Film Festival heats up this weekend with screenings of dozens of movies, including Cominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert’s Margarita, starring local actor Christine Horne, on Saturday.
The Dictator Not as funny as Borat but way better than Brüno, this scripted Sacha Baron Cohen/Larry Charles comedy stretches the limits of good taste and has some laugh-out-loud moments. See review and interview with Cohen-as-The-Dictator.
Stage
The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs (And The Repudiation And Redemption Of Mike Daisey) Mitchell Cushman and David Ferry’s take on Daisey’s monologue about Jobs and inhumane working practices in a Chinese factory gets one more bonus performance at a secret location on Saturday. See our original review and listing (location revealed with ticket purchase).
Laugh For Africa Shakespeare Link Canada presents a comedy fundraiser for its Africa project, with Naomi Snieckus, Aurora Browne, Arthur Simeon, Fraser Young, Darryl Purvis and others. At the Annex Live on Sunday. See listing.
Toronto International Circus Festival The free all-ages long weekend fest features acrobatics, stunts, music, clowns and workshops, all down at Harbourfront. See listing.
Community
Say No to NATO The Afghan War, the F-35 debacle and a mess of other foreign affairs matters only tell us that Canada needs to develop global policy in its own interests, not those of the U.S. and its instrument, NATO. That body holds a summit in Chicago this weekend, and the Canadian Peace Alliance and others rally at the U.S. Consulate, Saturday at 1 pm. Free. See listing.
Music
Derrick Carter Late night dance club Footwork celebrates its 7th anniversary Saturday night with an appearance by Chicago house hero Derrick Carter. See listing.
Joel Plaskett The east coast singer/songwriter continues his two-night-stand at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Saturday. See listing.
Next Music From Japan Vol. 4 This showcase of up-and-coming Japanese indie band continues for a second night Saturday at the Rivoli. See listing.
Art
Brickolage tour Toronto Arts Council’s William Huffman, a former director of A Space Gallery, leads an informal introduction to the 401 Richmond arts building that allows you to chat with artists and gallery owners and explore behind the scenes. See listing.
60 Painters A reception happens tonight for this ambitious overview of painting in Canada curated by Scot Sawtell, with works by Shelley Adler, John Brown, Kim Dorland, Dorian Fitzgerald, Sasha Pierce, Team Macho, Carol Wainio and many others. At Humber College Arts and Media Studio. See listing.
Contact bike tour Meet at the MOCCA courtyard (beneath Scott McFarland’s photomural of Toronto police and firefighters massing for a parade) for a bicycle tour of Contact’s outdoor installations led by the fest’s artistic project manager, Persilia Caton. The tour ends at the Distillery District with a visit to Max Dean’s Foto Bug, a mobile VW containing the artist’s collection of found albums. See listing.
