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Weekend Tipsheet: Pride

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Dyke March The organizers are clear: this is not a parade but a political demonstration of critical mass aimed a reveling in the strength and diversity of LGBTTIQQ2SA women and trans folk.The trek kicks off at Church and Hayden, moving N on Church to Bloor, W on Bloor to Yonge, S on Yonge to Wood. Saturday at 2 pm. Free. See listing.

Pride Parade Boas, feathers, leather and all things outrageous – the highlight of Pride festivities, the 31st annual parade complete with music and marching bands takes to the streets starting at 2pm from Bloor and Church. Parade heads W on Bloor to Yonge, S on Yonge to Gerrard and E on Gerrard to Church. Free. See listing.

See all Pride listings here.

Grannies in Spirit Bike Tour An insider’s tour of Toronto Islands, from Hanlan’s to Ward’s, plus a buffet dinner looking out over Toronto Bay raises cash for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s campaign in aid of African grandmothers struggling to care for children orphaned by AIDS. 2-8 pm. $40 plus ferry charge. Algonquin Island Clubhouse. See listing.

Movies

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon What’s a holiday weekend without a big, stupid action movie? Michael Bay’s threequel to his movie based on a Hasbro toy line is actually pretty coherent, with fine action sequences and a genuine sense of humour. See review.

The Godfather The Toronto Underground Cinema screens Francis Ford Coppola’s epic look at a Mafia family, one of the best American films ever made. Sunday. See listing.

Stage

Homo Night In Canada The annual Pride weekend night of queer comedy includes Kristen Becker, Zoe Whittall, Dawn Whitwell, host Richard Ryder and others. At Buddies in Bad Times. See listing.

Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom Celebrate Pride weekend with a staging of Charles Busch’s camp classic about vengeful vampires. At the Lower Ossington Theatre, with two shows on Saturday. See listing.

Music

Lee Fields & the Expressions The talented soul revivalist plays a Toronto Jazz Fest gig Saturday at the Horseshoe. See listing.

Pride parties galore There’s a ton of music going on for Pride, and we’ve picked out some highlights to make it easier to plan your weekend. Full Pride listings here.

Art

Anna Ostoya In conjuction with its just-opened exhibit Rearview Mirror: New Art From Eastern And Central Europe, the Power Plant present a “free-associative performative lecture” entitled Jiggling And Rustling by Polish artist Ostoya, whose collages deconstructing media images are part of the 22-person show. The talk costs $6, but the summer exhibit is free. See listing.

AGYU at Pride The Art Gallery of York U partners with artist Matthew-Robin Nye and student orgs Trans, Bi, Lesbian, Gay Alliance at York, York Federation of Students and SexGen York Committee for a booth at the Pride street fair and a float in Sunday’s parade, on which Produzentin and Mary Messhausen perform. Their project, We Demand Redux, harks back to a demo on Parliament Hill 40 years again where marchers demanded amendments to the Constitution on 10 issue relating to sexuality, and looks forward to future queer activism. See listing.

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