Movies
Starry Starry Night If you don’t want to get caught up in Hunger Games mania this weekend, check out this touching fantasy about lonely kids who find solace in each other and their imaginations. See review.
For The Love Of Movies: The Story Of American Film Criticism Gerald Peary’s documentary about film criticism screens Sunday afternoon at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema and a post-screening panel includes NOW’s Senior Film Writer Norman Wilner. See related story.
Stage
Chris Kattan What the hell has SNL alum Kattan been doing lately? Find out Saturday night as he joins his SNL pal Finesse Mitchell and Jeff Richards at the Toronto Underground Cinema as part of the Canadian International Comedy Festival. See listing.
SIA Matthew Mackenzie’s drama about a Canadian student who gets taken hostage by a former child soldier in Ghana begins previews this weekend at the Factory Studio. See interview with Mackenzie, who scored a big hit with the play a couple of years ago at the Fringe.
Music
Resonancity CMW showcase NOW music writer Richard Trapunski also co-runs a blog called Resonancity, and they’ve put together a great CMW showcase Saturday night at the Comfort Zone with some help from the infamous local rock promoter Dan Burke and DIY label Buzz Records. See listing.
The Inbreds 90s Canadian rock duo the Inbreds are playing a reunion gig for CMW, Saturday at Lee’s Palace. See listing.
Georgia Anne Muldrow The cosmic soul singer plays a CMW showcase Sunday night at Wrongbar. See listing.
The Wedding Present The indie rock pioneers hit the Horseshoe Sunday night in support of their new album Valentina, as part of CMW. See listing.
Art
Daryl Vocat The Toronto artist, who in One Continuous Mistake offers more Boy Scout Handbook illustrations in which something has gone terribly wrong, takes part in a Q&A with Ken Moffatt, author of Troubled Masculinities: Reimagining Urban Men. At KWT Contemporary. RSVP. See listing.
The Encampment sneak peek Site-specific participatory installation artists Thomas+Guinevere (Thom Sokoloski and Jenny-Anne McCowan) are looking for participants to take part in The Encampment, a tent installation happening at Fort York in June, commissioned by Luminato to mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Find out more at today’s presentation at Fort York. See listing.
SNAP 2012 The annual auction of photo-based work – by Beverly Owens, Joan Kaufman, Diane Bos, Jesse Boles, Suzy Lake, Geoffrey Pugen and many others, including winners of the SNAP!Stars student photography competition – raises funds for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. At the National Ballet School. See listing.
Community
NDP Leadership Convention With polls showing the NDP running neck and neck with the governing Tories, the stakes could hardly be higher in the contest to become the next leader of the opposition. With a final decision expected Saturday afternoon, pop in to witness history. Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Follow along at twitter.com/nowtorontonews
