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Movies

The Trip Michael Winterbottom directs Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing characters named Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon who go on a food-based road trip throughout northern England. One of the funniest comedies of the year. See review.

Armadillo Janus Metz’s documentary about Danish soldiers in Afghanistan is immediate and visceral. Opens today at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See review.

Stage

Bitch Salad Gives Back Andrew Johnston hosts a special Pride edition of his monthly Buddies in Bad Times comedy show, with Rebecca Kohler, Allyson Smith, Dini Dimakos, the Cheetoh Girls and special guest Drew Droege, famous for his Chloe Sevigny videos. See interview with Droege.

The Glass Menagerie Soulpepper’s production of the Tennessee Williams classic about family struggling with their dreams gets a preview tonight at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. See listing.

Music

Big Primpin The gay hip-hop institution throws their annual Pride blow-out tonight at Wrongbar. See listing.

Art

Cul-de-sac Take a trip to surburban Unionville for this show about notions of suburbia, curated by York U art history grad students, with work by Isabelle Hayeur, Kelly Mark, Laurie Kang and others, plus the results of project in which Brette Gabel and Robin Lambert asked local residents to “Show Us Your Unionville.” At the Varley Gallery. See listing.

Community

Trans March Trans Pride takes to the streets in a raucous outpouring as part of the weekend’s festivities. The march starts at Norman Jewison Parkette at Gloucester and Yonge and heads down Church. Speech-makers include Kate Borenstein, S.Bear Bergman, Syrus Marcus Ware and others. 7 pm. Free. For complete Pride listings see here.

Canada Day Afghan Memorial This fascinating peace event features theatre artist Helene Vosters who calls on participants to help remember the thousands of dead in the Afghan war. Vosters leads a mass falling to the ground for each person felled by the war. Noon. Free. Queen’s Park. See listing.

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