Music
PS I Love You The Kingston rock duo (and NOW cover stars) celebrate the release of their new album Death Dreams tonight at the Garrison. See listing.
Santigold The genre-bending pop performer plays Kool Haus tonight. See listing.
Movies
Hitchcock Masterclass with Guillermo Del Toro The Academy Award-nominated director of Pan’s Labyrinth continues his fascinating look at the work of Alfred Hitchcock, tonight focusing on the 1943 thriller Shadow Of A Doubt. At the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Stage
Swan Lake The Bolshoi Ballet presents their renowned version of the Tchaikovsky ballet, on at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts until May 19. See listing.
SketchComedy Lounge Tim Gilbert, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, MC Debra DiGiovanni and others get laughs at the weekly night of sketch comedy at the Rivoli. See listing.
Community
The Social Media Revolution: The Arab Spring and the Transformation of Journalism Twitter certainly starred in the Arab uprising, but it also raised questions about authoritative sources and the authenticating of news. This talk by Alfred Hermida, associate prof at UBC and co-author of Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers, aims to look both at social media’s dilemmas and huge contribution to citizen participation. 6 pm. Free. Samara, 33 Prince Arthur. See listing.
Art
Photography In Public York U’s Sarah Parsons, Western’s Sharon Sliwinski and Rutgers’s Andres Zervigon discuss the Contact theme of Public and the public, private, social and political role of photography. At U of T Art Centre. See listing.
