Movies
The National Parks Project The omnibus film series celebrating the centenary of Parks Canada brings together 13 filmmakers and 39 musicians. Screening all weekend at the Royal.See interview with the producers and review.
Making The Boys If you’re a fan of theatre or queer history, you won’t want to miss Crayton Robey’s look at Mart Crowley, the playwright of the groundbreaking play The Boys In The Band, part of the Inside Out Fest. At the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Sunday. See review.
Stage
Yichud (Seclusion) Julie Tepperman’s smart, funny and uncompromising look at the marriage of two Orthodox Jews returns to Theatre Passe Muraille in its evocative production. Not-to-be-missed theatre. See mini review.
Laugh Sabbath The weekly Sunday night of alternative comedy features of terrific lineup including Brian Barlow, Sara Hennessey and Chris Locke. At the Rivoli. See listing.
Music
Arthur Oskan The Toronto techno producer celebrates the release of a new album at the Drake Saturday night, with support from Chicago’s Kate Simko. See listing.
Arctic Monkeys The scrappy UK pop punk band play Kool Haus Saturday, and also a stripped down free afternoon show at Sugar Beach.
Lykke Li The Swedish pop singer hits the Phoenix Sunday night. See listing.
Community
Parks Canada Centennial Celebration Celebrate the organization that has preserved our natural spaces for the past 100 years, providing a pristine playground for Canada’s campers as well as a perfect backdrop for countless lame beer commercials. See listing.
Parkdale ROMWalk Home to hipsters and homeless alike, Parkdale is neighbourhood brimming with history and character. Explore it in a free guided tour, courtesy of the knowledgeable people at the Royal Ontario Museum. See listing.
Artbike Want to separate yourself from the rest of Toronto’s cycling flock? Spend your free day learning how to pimp out your bike with home-made decorations. See listing.
Art
Fix-Em-Up Free Market Tongue & Groove Collective’s DIY workshop allows you to leave random unwanted or broken objects for others to fix up or pick up, repair or repurpose your own or others’ discards yourself. Exchange ideas and re-imagine your relationship to the objects that occupy our lives. At Whippersnapper Gallery. See listing.
Contemporary Art Bus Tour This free tour takes you from Blackwood Gallery’s offsite exhibit at MOCCA to its Mississauga gallery (sound installations by Gordon Monahan and The Good Host group show about access and denial to urban space) to the Humberto Vélez show at Art Gallery of York U (documents of the Panamanian artist’s international collaborative projects) and the Koffler’s offsite Contact show, Stephen Cruise’s photo-booth installation at Sheppard Plaza. Reserve at AGYU. See listing.
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