Movies
Bad Teacher Cameron Diaz and her ex Justin Timberlake star in this comedy about a high-functioning sociopath who teaches seventh grade. The acting stand-out is Jason Segel as an assuming teacher who knows the score. See review.
New Auteurs: Joao Pedro Rodrigues The Portuguese filmmaker gets a mid-career retrospective as part of TIFF Cinematheque’s New Auteurs series, with his fine second film, Two Drifters, screening Saturday and his new feature, To Die Like A Man, also screening this weekend. See related story.
Stage
Something Red The Red Root Collective presents a remount of Tom Walmsley’s gritty 1978 play about friends on the margins of society. At the Meta Gallery. See review.
The Green Door The cabaret series wraps up on Saturday night with performances by some of Michael Burgess, Bruce Dow, Gabi Epstein, Adi Braun and others. At Lower Ossington Theatre. See listing.
Music
Craft Beer Festival What’s better than being able to sample a whole bunch of quality micro-brews? How about some great tunes from Jason Collett, NQ Arbuckle and New Country Rehab? The Craft Beer Festival takes over 99 Sudbury Saturday night. See listing.
Etienne De Crecy French house music hero Etienne De Crecy plays a rare Toronto appearance Saturday at Wrongbar. See listing.
Nobunny There’s something delightfully creepy about a guy in a filthy bunny mask bouncing around stage playing bouncy garage punk tunes. You can catch Nobunny rocking out Sunday at Parts & Labour. See listing.
Community
G20 Redux: A Fundamental Freedoms Festival One year later, the Canadian Civil Liberties Assoc, Ontario Federation of Labour and other groups, host a happening to fight for a public inquiry and full accountability. Free. 2 pm. Queen’s Park. See our preview here.
NDP Campaign Kick-off Come join the NDP rev its provincial campaign with a good old-fashioned rally featuring leader Andrea Horwath and lots of enthusiasm. 1pm. Free. Lakeside room, Allstream Centre 105 Princes’ Blvd. ontariondp.com
Stonewall T.O. A march and celebration honours the Stonewall riots and reminds Pride of its political roots of Pride. Gather at Queen’s park at noon for a march heading to the 519. Free. See listing.
Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Celebrate the theme of fire in this car-free fest that takes over the streets of the Market and conjures a city where the auto doesn’t rule. Noon – 7pm. Free. Kensington Market. See listing.
Art
Joyce Wieland Part of Paradise Now, a series of shows looking at the local art scene in the 80s happening in association with MOCCA’s This Is Paradise, Intervening The Frame contains two programs of short films by iconic Canadian feminist artist Wieland. Curator Guillermina Buzio talks with Su Rynard at today’s opening reception at WARC. See listing.
Bus tours Two bus tours hit suburban art spots on Sunday. One leaves from OCADU at noon for AGYU’s Humberto Vélez show, Aesthetics Of Collaboration, with documents of his inclusive performances, and the Gendai Gallery’s Haida Manga Reading Room, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’s political mashup of Northwest Coast and Japanese styles, and Comic Jam Studio, Joanne Hui’s exploration of identity, both closing today. Another meets at 1 pm at Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, where it takes in Kevin Schmidt’s videos and installations, then heads to Oakville Galleries for the reception of a show of artists on the Ontario long list for the Sobey Art Award, including Gareth Long and Derek Sullivan (who do a performance) and Young & Giroux. Bus one details here. Bus two details here.
