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Weekend Tipsheet: August 6-7

Art

Go Figure This show of work that references the body includes Brenda Draney’s painted memories of Slave Lake, Alberta Dean Drever’s Northwest Coast-style button blanket Sky Glabush’s cut-up painted portraits Sholem Krishtalka’s Facebook-based Lurking project Dominique Rey’s Pilgrims project investigating otherness and Jeff Tutt’s September paintings of light interrupted by a figure. Reception Saturday at MKG127. See listing.

Free City Paper As part of Take Me With You: The Art Of The Lost And Found, a summer program of political and intervention art, Jp King transforms Whippersnapper Gallery into a research-centre-cum-newspaper-office with the goal of putting out a free newspaper. (I guess it won’t resemble NOW.) People can drop by for conversations or writing workshops (Thursdays), reading groups (Fridays) or open houses (Saturday-Sunday), or apply to be a roving reporter from the Nomadesk, a wheelchair equipped with a typewriter. See listing.

Music

Bonjay Toronto electro dancehall duo Bonjay are joined by stoner-rock-house trio Lioness Saturday night as part of the SummerWorks music series at the Lower Ossington Theatre. See listing.

The Sheepdogs Saskatoon retro rockers the Sheepdogs got a big boost for their careers when they won the Rolling Stone cover contest last week, and they’re playing the Festival Of Beer Sunday afternoon at Exhibition Place. See listing.

Movies

Viva Riva! Djo Tunda Wa Munga’s crime thriller is a promising early step for Congolese pulp cinema. See review.

Stage

SummerWorks Don’t miss big-buzz shows like Eurydice, Hero & Leander and the G20-themed You Should Have Stayed At Home at the Queen West theatre and music fest. Also check out our mini site for the latest reviews.

Books

Georges Benay The author signs copies of his novel Nomad On The Run at Chapters. See listing.

Community

Faith and Abolition: No Nuclear Weapons, No Nuclear Power Japan’s Fukushima disaster is a grim reminder of the country’s far worse experience with atomic tech. Commemorate Hiroshima and Nagasaki at an event featuring Peace Magazine’s Metta Spencer, Anglican Church’s Michael Peers, Clear air Alliance’s Angela Bischoff and more. 6:30 pm. Free. Church of the Holy Trinity. See listing.

Laneway Tours Get to know the city’s secret places – from Grafitti Alley to original alleyway homes – in two separate treks through Trinity-Bellwoods, Little Italy and Queen W. Head out by bike at 11am, from Queen and Gore Vale, or on foot, at 1pm from Queen and Bathurst, SW corner. Free.

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