Community
After the Arab Spring: Justice and Human Rights in Egypt This discussion focuses on the challenges resulting from the uprising and features Windsor U law professor, Reem Bahdi, co-director of KARAMAH (The Project on Judicial Independence and Human Dignity), a group working for legal justice in Palestine, and Bahey El-Din Hassan of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. 7 pm. $10 sugg. Beit Zatoun. See listing.
Free Toronto from the Ontario Municipal Board Yes, definitely. The OMB has a history of enforcing bad developments on the city, so check out this panel hosted by NDP MPP Rosario Marchese. Participants include councillors Mike Layton and Adam Vaughan, and urban affairs columnist, Christopher Hume. 6:30. Free. Trinity Community Recreation Centre, 155 Crawford. 416-325-9092.
Music
Kid Koala The quirky turntablist kicks off a three show run of his innovative headphone concert tonight at the 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture & the Arts. See listing. Read an interview with Kid Koala here.
Rose Cousins The PEI singer/songwriter showcases her new album We Have Made A Spark tonight at the Rivoli. See listing. And read an interview with Cousins here.
Movies
Hot Docs It’s the home stretch for the international documentary festival, and there are plenty of fantastic films screening today, including The Final Member, Indie Game: The Movie and The Queen Of Versailles.
Stage
Oil And Water It’s the final week for Robert Chafe’s play about race and acceptance, inspired by a real-life incident in a 1942 Newfoundland coal mining town. At the Factory Theatre until May 6. See review.
Art
Pascal Grandmaison/Prefix Photo launch A reception for Grandmaison’s Half Of The Darkness, an archival installation of negative photo prints commenting on the history of the medium, happens tonight in conjunction with the launch of Prefix Photo magazine issue 25, with photo portfolios on Sudbury by Louie Palu, Edward Burtynsky and Allan Sekula and an essay on Grandmaison’s show by art historian Anja Bock. At Prefix Institute. See listing.
