Activists and artists are stepping up for the people of Attawapiskat with a benefit concert on Friday (May 20) at 9 pm. First Nations comedy team Manifest Destiny’s Child headline the show, which also features Evan Pang Aysanabee, Total Gadjos and more, at the Tennessee, 1554 Queen West. $10. facebook/com/manifestdestinyschild.
A new memoir tells the amazing story of a woman who overcame adversity, found her voice and led Thunder Bay’s first Gay Pride parade in 2013. Ma-Nee Chacaby launches A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography Of A Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder on Friday (May 20), 6:30 pm, at Ryerson University’s Eric Palin Hall, 87 Gerrard East, room 222. Free. Come early as space is limited. cnobbs@ryerson.ca.
Watch a painting be created before your eyes on Sunday (May 22), when Indigenous artist Cheryl Henhawke, inspired by the music of Marcos Arcentales, Mayra Vargas and Lawrence Cheechoo, works her magic on canvas. 2:30 and 4:30 pm, at Pacha Indigenous Art Collection,614 Bloor West. facebook.com/PachaArts.
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