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F-You Project panelist Kardinal Offishall speaks his mind, Jun 5

Rihanna glams up the ACC, Jun 6

Group fetes 15 years with entertainment by Gentlemen Reg and others. 7 pm. $35-$40. Steam Whistle Brewing. nightoftheforest.eventbrite.com. WorLd ViSion bEnEFiT Tom Cochrane, Royal Wood and others play a funder at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. 7 pm. $25. ticketbreak.com. TranSiT KiTchEn Berlin artists Köbberling and Kaltwasser talk traffic and public transit issues with commuters. Free. Union Station. 6 pm. 416-593-5257.

for typography fans to see Bantjes’s ingenious lettering, at Onsite @ OCADU. Free. 416-977-6000. aLoE bLacc The throwback soul singer returns to Wrongbar. 8 pm. $20. PDR, RT, SS, TW. ThE F-you projEcT Personal growth panel features musician Kardinal Offishall and hip-hop manager Wayne Barrow. 3 pm. Free. City Hall. gravityaffect.com.

kicks off a two-night stand at the Air Canada Centre. 6:30 pm. $19.75-$99.75. TM. caMiLLa gibb The author talks about her book The Beauty Of Humanity Movement. 6:30 pm. Free. Arta Gallery. 416-705-4432. gEoFFrEy pugEn Pugen’s photographs probe technology’s impact on perception. Angell Gallery, to Jun 11. Free. 416-530-0444.

Brooklyn experimental pop band hits the Phoenix. 8 pm. $20. HS, RT, SS, TM.

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talks with NOW’s Susan G Cole about her work and her stage adaptation of One Thousand And One Nights. 7 pm. $20. TIFF Bell Lightbox, luminato. com. nxnE The vaunted music festival and conference kicks off a week of panels (50!), films (40!) and, of course, music (650 bands!). To Jun 19. Various venues/prices. nxne.com.

dream-popsters bring their new Burst Apart album, a decidedly less depressing affair than 2009’s Hospice, to the Mod Club. 8 pm. $17.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. giorgio barrEra Subtle photos at sites of conflict stand in the Consulate General of Italy’s garden. Free. To Jul 17. 416-977-1566.

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KEEping riVErS aLiVE WWF’s Tony Maas discusses how much water a river needs to stay healthy. 7 pm. $15. ROM. rom.on.ca. aLicE’S adVEnTurES in WondErLand The National Ballet of Canada’s production of the Lewis Carroll classic continues at the Four Seasons Centre until Jun 25. 7:30 pm. $24.04$226.87. 416-345-9595.

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FundraiSEr For gaZa Peaceworks hosts a dinner to help send activist Lyn Adamson with supplies in the flotilla to Gaza. 6:30. $25-$50. Friends House. 416-596-7328. junior boyS The understated Hamilton synth-pop band plays the Phoenix. 8 pm. $17.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. SEx WorKEr righTS Law professor Alan Young speaks on health and decriminalization of sex work. 6:30 pm. Free. Novotel Toronto Cenre. aidslaw/ca.

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the city’s new bike share program. 8-11 am. Free. Union Station. 1-877-412-2494. Mary WoLLSTonEcraFT Prof Ann Shteir talks about five stillrelevant feminist books. Noon. Free. Northern District Library. torontopubliclibrary.ca. +x-MEn: FirST cLaSS The superhero franchise gets a terrific origin movie. Opening day.

habiT Berlin-based artist David Levine’s places actors in a “house” for eight hours a day. Runs at OCADU as part of Luminato until Jun 19. Free. luminato.com/habit. oKKErViL riVEr Will Sheff and Co. hit the Phoenix in support of their stunning sixth album, I Am Very Far. Doors 8 pm. $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.

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Conversation with Berlin architect Diébédo Francis Kéré and Canuck social entrepreneur Geoff Cape. 6 pm. Free. MaRS Centre. goethe/de/ecology.

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shows explode in galleries and shops along Queen East from the DVP to Jimmie Simpson Park. To Jun 5, 11 am-6 pm. riverdaleartwalk.com. biKE brEaKFaST Eat pancakes and get a bike safety check. 10 am-noon. Free. Evergreen Brick Works. ebw.evergreen.ca.

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experimental alt-rock cult heroes appear in David Pecaut Square as part of Luminato. 2 pm. Free. luminato.com. +dayS oF hEaVEn Terrence Malick’s gorgeous second film, with Richard Gere and Brooke Adams, screens as part of TIFF Cinematheque’s Malick retrospective. 5 pm. $9.50-$12. 416-968-FILM.

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as the first g20 arrestee and the last to be released on bail, I want to thank NOW for the support and visibility you’ve brought to my case. It’s wonderful to be free. The one-year anniversary of the G20 in Toronto is fast approaching. I hope to have the publication ban surrounding my case lifted soon, but it’s a more complicated subject than it might appear. In any case, it’s shortly to become topical again. Now more than ever we need to stand up. Byron Sonne Toronto

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Peeling away poor satire

i would very much like to know in what way NOW feels Ashley Botting’s Strip Tease (NOW, May 26-June 1) furthers any meaningful social discourse. Are people truly meant to come away from this piece better informed about sex workers? Put bluntly, this piece engages in a direct, non-constructive attack on people the author herself deems vulnerable (“fewer options” in conjunction with “daddy issues,” anyone?) and man-

ages to pathologize male sexuality in the process. (How dare men have “spank banks”!) I’d almost be prepared to chalk this work up to poor satire for how often the author insinuates herself into encounters (or passively permits them to occur to her) just so she can disapprove of them. What this piece fails to do is in any way inculcate a greater understanding of our fellow human beings, our complex relationship with semi-public sexuality and the current discursive state of either the feminist or humanist movement. Margaret Clark Toronto

Gimme animal shelter

regarding animal crackers (now, May 26-June 1). I’m a volunteer dog walker at the Toronto Humane Society. The facility is very clean and well run. The animals are treated very well, unlike the poor animals at the facility under unmanageable conditions when Tim Trow was president. The animal cruelty charges against Trow would have stuck if it weren’t for technicalities. He put the well-being of animals in danger. If he truly cared, he’d stay the hell away from THS, not run for a seat on the board! Dale Kowcenuk Toronto

Humane treatment

anyone with eyes and an incli nation can go down to the new THS and see the improvements for themselves. Contrast these with the judicial investigation and court documents associated with former president Tim Trow’s tenure. The difference is like night and day. Trying to twist argu-

ments and experiences to win the argument doesn’t help anyone, especially not the animals. Ken Wood Toronto

All QuAIA on Pride front

in response to your article pride Survives (NOW, May 26-June 1), I’d like to clarify QuAIA’s position on our participation at Pride this year. In our press release of April 15, we announced that we would not be hosting a contingent in the parade in 2011. But QuAIA plans to be very visible during Pride Week. We will take our message to the community opposing Israel’s “Pinkwashing” campaign that uses queer rights to try to justify human rights violations against Palestinians. We will be building support for a boycott of gay tourism to Israel until that country complies with international law. Because all our activities will be independent of Pride, Mayor Rob continued on page 11 œ

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i have known alvaro orozco (NOW, May 26-June 1) for more than four years. He is a creative, kind, compassionate young man who fights for himself and others. No judge has the right to question his sexual orientation or demand proof that he is gay and deny Orozco’s right to live freely and safely in Toronto. What has happened to democracy in our country? We all need to have our voices heard. Sheri56_Cohen

Refugee runaround

i have no doubt that alvaro Orozco is a good person who has made friends. The problem is with his claim for refugee status. He says his dad is angry with him? How does that make him a refugee? His case has been processed fairly, and how it concluded says absolutely nothing about Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. Usockem

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on the new toronto rocket (NOW Daily, May 26). Drastic improvement? Surely. Still ugly? You betcha. Funny how Bombardier can make pretty trains when it makes them for clients in more design-conscious countries. Open-concept trains have been around for a very long time. I have no idea what you mean by “first of its kind.” Veddro

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What’s On FESTIVAL/FAMILY Hot Spot Summer Through Oct. | FREE Harbourfront Centre is Toronto’s hot spot this summer! Featuring a series of festivals and cultural events that run through Thanksgiving, exploring ideas in contemporary culture and bringing together rich, artistic traditions from our own backyards and around the globe. harbourfrontcentre.com/summer PERFORMANCE/VISUAL ARTS Big Bam Boom Arts for Children and Youth (AFCY) June 4–5 | FREE A youth-led festival celebrating over 500 youth artists. A high-energy extravaganza with music, dance, beatboxing and an art exhibition. SHOPPING & FOOD Weekends International Marketplace offers an endless variety of crafts, jewellery, textiles and much more from around the globe. You can also enjoy a variety of international cuisine prepared by a selection of Toronto restaurants and caterers.

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Pride politics get slippery

let’s put the controversy about Pride funding in its broader contextBen Spurr implies that the pro-Palestinian speakers jeopardized Pride and writes that the debate regarding Palestine was “interminable” and “depressing.” Well, we’re sorry to disrupt his comfort. Pardon us while we take every opportunity to speak out against Israeli apartheid. The issue here is the escalating attacks on our right to criticize the sovereign state of Israel’s violations of international and humanitarian law. That was certainly the rhetoric we heard at City Hall on Tuesday, May 24.

We’ve reached the slippery slope. Which side are you on? Sue Goldstein, Naomi Binder Wall Toronto

Beards and skinny jeans

how disappointing it is to see wannabe hipsters cannibalizing themselves. That’s the feeling you get when reading Jason Keller’s searing two-N indictment of the new Fleet Foxes album, Helplessness Blues (NOW, May 19-25). Keller’s professional judgment is clouded by the scorn and contempt he harbours for all of the beards and skinny jeans that have moved into his neighbourhood. He fails to devote even three words of his “review” to the actual substance or composition of the record. If Keller cares what Billy Joel, CSNY or the Fleet Foxes were wearing during recording sessions, he should write a fashion column Joel Duff Toronto

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Sex ad possibilities

i was horrified to read accusations by letter writer L. Shiva (NOW May 19-25) that NOW, because of its personal ads, is guilty of “ongoing support for organized crime and human slavery.” I personally have seen no evidence that the ads in NOW have been placed by organized crime, or that the people who offer their sexual services are slaves, but if Shiva does have such evidence, the right people to talk to are the police. Outraged letter writers should consider the possibility that the people who place personal ads are not pimps or slaves, and that they are engaged in a business of their own choosing. David Palter Toronto

The real price of gas

gas prices go up a few dollars and free-market-worshipping Torontonians plead for price controls. Where are the demands for governments to ensure that food remains affordable? Drivers need to realize that driving is a luxury and most people living in the city don’t need the car they’re hooked on. The same thing can’t be said about food. Ryan Faulds Toronto NOW welcomes reader mail. Address letters to: NOW, Letters to the Editor, 189 Church, Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7. Send e-mail to letters@nowtoronto.com and faxes to 416-364-1166. All correspondence must include your name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length.

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Almost a year ago, a man was allegedly assaulted in downtown Toronto. The suspect in the assault, which was severe enough to leave the victim with a broken shoulder, was surrounded by police officers at the time of the incident. His image was captured on camera and handed over to police. The police knew where the suspect was employed, and spoke with his co-workers and superiors. There is no indication that he skipped town or did anything at all to elude detection. And yet, nearly 12 months later, he remains at large. There are only two possible explanations. One is that our police are among the most inept on the continent. The other is that the suspect was a fellow officer. Guess which one is true. The officer who allegedly broke Dorian Barton’s shoulder at the G20 Summit has so far escaped charges, and despite the evidence against him, his colleagues refuse to come forward and name him. Yesterday, June 1, the Police Services Board held the first hearing of its Independent Civilian Review. Many came forward to testify about what they saw dur-

ing the chaos of the G20, but it will do little good as long as the cops refuse to use plain evidence to identify the criminals in their midst. After nearly a year, there has yet to be a full accounting for the systematic abuses of power that weekend last June, let alone the arrest of the individual offenders still hiding behind the Blue Wall. Instead, the Toronto Police have just received a pay raise so large – 11 per cent over four years – that other forces say it will drive up the cost of policing across the province. On Saturday, June 25, Torontonians will

A year after the G20, our stonewalling cops score a huge raise.

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gather at Queen’s Park to mark the first anniversary of the G20 and protest the collective stonewalling of our governments and police forces. The Toronto Police will also be there, carrying out their duty to keep the peace and control the crowd. For all we know, the cop who broke Dorian Barton’s shoulder will be in their ranks. They’d never tell.

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Socially conscious rocker Andrew Cash – known for music promoting “rage, rhythm and resistance,” as he put it – talked to NOW about his transition from L’Etranger band member to solo performer and his new album Boomtown. As his music career blossomed, Cash has been a frequent contributor to NOW, most recently, on the subject of copywright as it applies to music in the digital age. Oh yeah, and he was just elected MP in the riding of Davenport. Yes, rock and roll and a NOW byline – and a ton of hard work – can be parlayed into a political career. (Page 18 of the issue) Travel back in time with NOW’s online archives. See all the articles, the photos – even the ads – on every page of every issue, as originally printed. Just use the cool new searchable viewer online at nowtoronto.com/archive

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wide. that’s 1 inch narrower than the older-generation subways trains – an unwelcome trim for riders already feeling the squeeze. 4 . aIrIer Feel, but not necessarIly more comFortable durIng rush hour. that’s because the toronto rocket is being pressed into service to handle crowding issues on the yonge-university-spadina line, which are forecast to worsen when the spadina extension is completed in 2015.

5 . a good thIng. the trains are 100 per cent wheelchair accessible. 6 . a bad thIng. designated spaces for wheelchairs, scooters and other mobility devices are limited to two per train. and they’re still not big enough. 7 . FIne detaIl. the tiny seats to lean on (good for an ass rub) near the exits. 8 . PrIvacy comPlaInt. security overkill – four closed-circuit cameras and six alarm intercoms per car – gives

the mistaken impression that the ttc is unsafe to ride. 9 . nIce touch. antimicrobial surface treatment to keep germs to a minimum. this won’t save you from influenza, though, during the winter crush. 10 . shIt out oF luck. if you happen to be shorter than average, you won’t be able to reach the grab bars on the ceiling to steady yourself. 1 1. more room to escaPe. Just in case you need to evacuate lickety split, there are evacuation ramps at either end of the train. 1 2. cold comFort. state-of-theart air conditioning and ventilation system. How state-of-the-art can you get given the stale air in an underground tunnel?

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Those who knew Ford before he became mayor are familiar with his pathology By ENZO DiMATTEO the mayor celebrated a birthday last week. I don’t know what he wished for when he leaned over to blow out the candles, but it may have something to do with starring in his own summer blockbuster – something with a working title like Mr. Irresistible. The role will be an easy one for Fordo. He’s been playing it in real life to a T for six months now. Here’s the script. Mr. Irresistible can do pretty much anything he wants without fear of consequences. Mr. Irresistible laughs off his enemies. He’s starting to look the fool on TV, with hubris for wax wings. Mr. Irresistible is the coddled one in the Ford Family Compact, the one for whom excuses are made whenever he gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Those who knew the mayor before he became chief magistrate are all too familiar with his pathology. Mr. Irresistible doesn’t play by the rules.

And the public – at least the onethird who are still paying attention – adore him for it. He was elected to shake things up, after all. He’s not worried about awkward appearances, like mingling with lob-

Mr. Irresistible has respect for taxpayers. He’s forcing the city to spend money to fight him in court over campaign donations. Mr. Irresistible has a big “I” on his chest, as in “It’s all about me.” He proved it again last week. “I can pretty much say what I want, right?” Mr. Irresistible laughed uproariously. But Mr. Irresistible shouldn’t be so cavalier. Especially if he wants to take on the cops. Or is that Police Services Board review to see if there’s room to cut a few hundred of Toronto’s finest from the payroll just smoke and mirrors, too? Ford just signed off on a whopping pay raise. Who does Mr. Irresistible think he’s kidding? If you listen to Michael Thompson, the vice-chair of the Police Services Board, it’s not a given that it’ll be the police department that gets the axe. But the money has to

If Rob Ford is Mr. Irresistible now, what will he be if his secret weapon, Tim Hudak, becomes premier in a few months’ time?

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byists who were cutting crooked deals in the City Hall parking lot a few years back. Mr. Irresistible thinks he’s invincible when he’s not. That subway he promised to build without a cent of taxpayers’ money ain’t gonna happen, at least not without road tolls, and the mayor says that’s not an option. Mr. Irresistible says he’s got “nothing to hide” – except maybe $75K in questionable campaign donations.

mused this week about rejigging Toronto’s electoral boundaries. That can only mean one thing: a council half its present size and more power centralized in the mayor’s office. Mr. Irresistible wants his veto. He thinks you’re a sucker for voting for him. Cue the laugh track. 3 enzom@nowtoronto.com

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come from somewhere to fill that $774 million gaping hole in the budget. Mr. Irresistible is banking on that masquerade of a Core Services Review to deliver the cuts, cuts, cuts. He’s dispatched Ford Nation to stack the meetings. “Mayor Ford needs your help to let the city know what your priorities are,” reads the email sent to his followers. Mr. Irresistible doesn’t need a pretext to cut services; he doesn’t need to pretend he represents all the people. He’s going to cut anyway. Mr. Irresistible has a secret weapon up his sleeve. It’s PC leader Tim Hudak. If Tim takes over the Pink Palace in the fall, all bets are off. The mayor’s deputy, Doug Holyday, offered a hint of what’s coming when he

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sitting at one of the round turned up at one of the 30-some tables at the Core Services Review round tables that night in the Danpublic consultations at Danforth CI forth CI cafeteria. on May 26, I realized why boycotting “This would all be a useful prothis creepy exercise (which I admit cess,” he tells me, “if there weren’t was my first thought) was just not an already an agenda.” Still, he was elatoption. ed that the place wasn’t crawling Sure, the whole thing’s a set-up. with Fordists. It was a happy revelaThe staff-devised meetings and on- tion I had myself, in spite of the line opinion survey, add-ons to the gloom of participating in an exercise mayor’s $3 million “efficiency” probe, designed to worsen our lives. Thing ask residents to comment, alas, not is, the fiscal rebels in the room had on what makes the city fantastic and no intention of doing that. fair, but on what ser vices we can The table I sat at stacked the “necesshave down, privatize or live withsary pile” with as many services as out. they could load on, and all agreed the Yes, the people will speak, but city had to be judged by how it treatthe mayor and his brother have aled the most vulnerable. “Services ready pre-announced the punchline: show our responsibility to one ansmaller city government, more priother,” one participant offered, a senvate companies feeding off public timent prominent in the summary contracts. report of all round table comments So what’s to consult? offered by staff. It’s a negative, nasty, manipula“I was impressed,” says Councillor tive project that forces respondents Janet Davis, who attended the same to decide whether services like tree meeting, “by how much residents beprotection, community cenlieve all services are necessary. Cleartres, low-income housing, childcare, etc, are “necesIf Rob Ford hadn’t sary” or “not required,” ditched the vehicle and which should be slated for contractingregistration fee and frittered out or paid for by user away the surplus, we would be fees. In seeking priority in a position where a property rankings, the survey, tax increase just over inflation among its many crimes, pits transit for the discould have kept the abled against transit for ship afloat. He blew it. everyone else, jobs for youth against neighly, people are willing bourhood facilities, and protecting to pay more for a heritage buildings against designing strong city.” beautiful streets. But it’s easy to see why many are Reason must prevail. This may be ambivalent about getting too close to hard to take in, but residents are acthe action. “It’s a loaded process,” tually being asked at the click of a says Social Planning Toronto’s exec mouse to deconstruct public amenidirector, John Campey. “Do we give it ties fought for and developed over credibility by participating, or by years in a consultation where the opstaying out of it cede the grounds?” tions are already narrowed by fiat. Campey is developing a guide to Sorry, folks, the major decisions the survey and the ways it biases the have already been taken: the city is outcome; chief among them is the $774 million in the hole, not by accifact that the property tax increase dent or dreamy thinking, but by option tops out at 10 per cent, which design. would still leave the city $400 to Gord Perks sums it up: if Rob Ford $500 million in debt, he maintains. hadn’t frozen property taxes, ditched “It’s impossible for someone to say the vehicle registration fee and fritthrough the survey that they’re willtered away the surplus, “we would be ing to pay a 15 to 20 per cent increase in a position where property tax inif that’s what it takes to avoid user creases just over the rate of inflation fees, cutting services and outcould have kept the ship afloat. Now sourcing 311 to Bangalore. It’s not dewe face significant tax increases or signed to elicit an objective result,’’ cuts, not because services cost so he says. much, but because Mayor Ford really At the eco/social justice coalition blew it in his first budget.” OneToronto, Steve Shallhorn tells me So there we are. What to do with flatly, “If the consultation fits Ford this phony consult? One option is to Nation, it will be trumpeted; if it leverage it. It’s why David DePoe, the doesn’t, it will be ignored.” activist who triggered the second And absent a minor political probe of Rob Ford’s alleged furtive miracle, that’s about the size of it. 3 ellie@nowtoronto.com corporate donations last week,

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The 5¢ non-soluTion While Ford plans to ditch plastic bag fee, other countries are banning the scourge outright By Wayne RoBeRts the looming debate about ending the 5¢ fee for plastic bags – inspired by recent Rob Ford ruminations – will waste almost as much energy as the fossil-fuel-based bags themselves. No matter what city council decides, the war on plastic bags has barely begun. From a global perspective, Toronto’s decision in 2009 to introduce a tiny fee was more a truce than a war, so any end to the program only ends that truce. The original move under David Miller started a new discussion by requiring a nominal payment for the

convenience offered by plastic throwaways, a fee well below that set in Ireland or Los Angeles County (about 25¢) and a lot less strict than the developing international norm of an outright ban. Bangladesh, China, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa are among some 20 countries where a ban is the law. The European Union will likely follow suit this fall at the behest of the EU’s environmental commissioner, Janez Potocnik, who blames the bags for “suffocating the environment.” The Mediterranean is littered with 250 billion plastic remnants that can kill sea creatures.

In any country bordered by an ocean, the issue is keeping plastic out of the wilds, not just out of landfill. Plastic waste is second only to cigarette butts on ocean beaches, and more than 250 species of sea creatures, including giant sperm whales, die when they accidentally swallow the indigestible plastic garbage. Given the complexities of packaging and the inevitability of more drastic options if milder reforms don’t take hold, I find Toronto’s 2009 compromise worth keeping because it bought us some time to prepare follow-up moves. In today’s messy world, settling

for truce, not truth can be a sign of wisdom. This style of handling tangled public policy issues corresponds to science strategies for “wicked problems,” which don’t lend themselves to a straightforward solutions and often have harmful unintended consequences. Experts in wicked problems usually recommend slow but steady improvements combined with open and ongoing dialogue. There are four positives to our bag fee, which (a sign of how fast things can change) was considered bold and precedent-setting just two years ago. First, it targets the food industry, which normally escapes the eye of

enviro campaigners. Few global warming movements identify the food system as a source of a third of greenhouse gas emissions, for example. It’s crucial that food come under scrutiny, because no other sector can rival the effects from production, consumption and disposal of some 20 billion meals a day. Any number times three meals a day times 365 days a year times 7 billion people in the world will be a big number. That’s why the tiniest impact from food ends up making a colossal impact. Torontonians toss 460 million retail plastic bags a year. Americans toss enough to make a plastic rope that circles the equator 776 times. Another reason for liking the Toronto truce is that it makes a priority of reducing the problem at source, not recycling it at the end. Recycling is better than landfilling but is much more expensive for taxpayers and more polluting than avoiding the problem in the first place. Third, at a time when fighting taxes and gravy stains is a major preoccupation, a fee on bags models a new form of tax-free and gravy-free incentives to responsible behaviour. Though not formally acknowledged in any UN charter or national constitution, packaging freedom and shopping convenience seem to have gained acceptance as worthy of public protection on a par with free speech and freedom of religion. But a free press doesn’t mean free newspapers, and free religion doesn’t mean taxpayers cover the costs of

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bike-friendly cities in the world. A decade later, more people than ever are rarin’ to ride, but pushing pedal-powered transportation is as tricky a proposition as navigating our pockmarked streets. Here’s a snapshot of where we’re at:

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Bike racks on buses. A pavement repair reporting system. No shortage of wacky-looking racks for parking your ride. Union Station bike station opened in 2009. The length of bike lanes increased from 116 km in 2001 to 430 km in 2011 – still nowhere near the Bike Plan’s target of 1,000 km. • Bixi bike-lending program: one of the biggest changes to cycling culture that the Bike Plan did not envision.

Why the hell haven’t we done this? • A green zone downtown where small loads are delivered via foot, bike or public transit only. • A bike-to-school program to identify safer routes kids can take. • A system to pinpoint high-collision locations and implement counter measures. • Bicycle sensors that activate traffic signals to turn green

It’d be nice, but don’t hold your breath. • A $73 million commitment over 10 years to finish the Bike Plan as first envisioned. • Seamless bikeway connections across municipal bound aries. • Shower/change facilities at all city of Toronto workplaces. • A pool of bicycles for city employees to use in conducting city business.

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Just when pollen is at its peak, antihistamine residues start showing up in our waterways.

Is hay fever getting worse because of climate change? Allergy sufferers should really have their own mascots: Itchy, Sneezy, Wheezy, Runny, Snotty and Cranky. That last one will be especially thrilled to hear that the 2011 allergy season is slated to be one of the worst in years. Keep in mind that local weather triggers will vary year to year, place to place. So right here, right now, blooming trees and growing grass may be bursting with pollen after an especially wet winter followed by an even wetter spring. But the overarching long-term pattern is undeniable. Climate change is extending the allergy season. In a report called Extreme Allergies And Global Warming, the U.S. National Wildlife Federation noted that across the continent, spring has been arriving on average 10 to 14 days earlier than 20 years ago. That means plants are getting it on earlier (that’s what pollination is all about) and your mucous membranes pay the immediate price. A study published in the Proceed-

ings of the National Academy of Sciences early this year also found that higher latitudes like ours are feeling the itch longer because delays in the fall’s first frost are lengthening the frost-free period. You may not be feeling it just yet (ragweed season comes later), but trust me, you will, for at least an extra week or three. For 15 years, the researchers analyzed pollen data from 10 North American locations, and while T.O. wasn’t under study, poor Winnipeg and Saskatoon have added 25 to 27 days to their allergy calendar. And as the world warms, gee willikers, just watch those allergy med sales grow. And wouldn’t you know it, just when pollen is at its peak, trace residues of over-the-counter antihistamines in wastewater and adjacent river samples are also at their highest. In particular, researchers have detected the cetirizine in Reactine, the acrivastine in Benedryl Allergy Relief and the fexofenadine in Allegra floating out of sewage treatment

plants and making their way downstream. What are the enviro ramifications? To be frank, who knows? It has yet to be studied. In the meantime, at least Claritin’s loratadine and Aerius’s desloratadine weren’t detected in any samples, so we might hazard a nonscientific guess that those compounds break down more readily. But wouldn’t you feel better experimenting with natural, pharma-free solutions instead? The blue-sky good news is that they can actually help. The herbal remedy butterbur has actually been tested against cetirizine (aka Reactine) and fexofenadine (Allegra) in two separate trials and has come out shining. The British Journal of Medicine study point-blank found it just as effective without the drowsy side effects. Try this as a first line of defence against seasonal allergies. Naturopaths also often suggest

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Festivals

Benefits

Funny girlS and dynamic divaS (Sistering)

Comics Laurie Elliott and Sabrina Jalees, musicians Sarah Slean and others. 6 pm. $75. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723. in deadly erneSt (Haiti medical relief) Performance of the Brian Gordon Sinclair play about Ernest Hemingway. 7:30 pm. $15, adv $10. Winchevsky Centre, 585 Cranbrooke. 416654-7105. night oF the ForeSt (LEAF) Music by Gentleman Reg, Poplar Pines and others. 7 pm. $40, adv $35. Steam Whistle Brewing, 255 Bremner. nightoftheforest.eventbrite.com. put your heart into it (World Vision) Music and comedy with Royal Wood, Tom Cochrane and others. 8 pm. $25. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. 1-866-943-8849. rock For rightS! (Human Rights Watch) Men in Suits perform. 8:30 pm. $25. Orbit Room, 580A College. 416-535-0613. woman to woman (Toronto Botanical Garden) A movable feast, music, guided tours and more. 11:30 am-3:30 pm. $100. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. annualgiving@torontobotanicalgarden.ca.

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koBBerling and kaltwaSSer’S tranSit kitchen The Berlin artist duo presents a per-

formanceengaging Torontonians in questions around traffic and public transit. Today and tomorrow 6-7:30 pm. Free. Union Station main hall, Front and Bay. 416-593-5257. rpiazza italia Tombola tournament, Italian lessons, cooking demos, music and more. 11 am-11 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. ydsquare.ca. traditional home medicine caBinet Lecture. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

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Blackcreek Summer muSic FeStival Concerts with Placido Domingo, James Taylor, Diana Krall and others, plus spoken performances by Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons. Various prices. York University Rexall Centre, 1 Shoreham (Jane S of Steeles). blackcreekfestival.com. Jun 4 to Aug 30 inSpirato Festival of 10-minute plays plus readings, workshops and more. Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley. inspiratofestival.ca. Jun 2 to 12 rmuhtadi international drumming FeS-

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tival Performances by local and international drumming groups, food, crafts and a kids’ area. Free. Queen’s Park North, University N of College. muhtadidrumfest.com. Jun 2 to 5 rtoronto FeStival oF clownS Clown and physical theatre performers from around the world. $10-$20. Pia Bouman School for yiddiSh vinkl Talk by Lori Starr on the creation of the Jewish Museum of Canada. Noon. $16 (includes lunch). Free Times Café, 320 College. Pre-register yiddishvinkl@yahoo.ca.

Friday, June 3

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hootenanny (Performing Arts Lodge) Music by Brent Titcomb, Sue & Dwight and others. 8 pm. Donation. Crest Theatre Green Room, 110 the Esplanade. paltoronto.org. rocking muSical extravaganza (Oxfam Canada-Ninjas for Justice) Live dance party with Gospel of Marmalade and others. 9 pm. $7, or $5 w/ canned food donation. El Mocambo, 464 Spadina. 416-777-1777.

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Big Band dance Music from the 30s and 40s with Toronto All Star Big Band. 7 pm. $55. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. BBixi inFo SeSSion Come out to learn about the city’s newest bike share program. 8-11 am. Free. Union Station, Front and Bay. 1-877-4122494. energy croSroadS Documentary film screening and discussion with MPP Peter Tabuns. 7:15-9:30 pm. Free. Centre of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard E. 416-938-6030. linda lundStrom’S “oFF the wall with

waShi!” Presentation by fashion designer Lundström. 3-6 pm. $50. Japanese Paper Place,

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MuhtadiThomaspoundsoutthesounds atthisyear’sMuhtadiDrumFestival. Creative Movement, 6 Noble. torontoclown. com. Jun 2 to 5 waterFront BlueS Outdoor concerts by the Gary Kendall Band, Scott McCord, Gina Sicilia, 77 Brock. Pre-register washisummit.com/ linda-lundstrom.htm. rrom Sleepover Sleepover for kids five and up with Canada-themed activities. 5 pm. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. rom. on.ca/programs/rom_kids/sleepovers.php. tanzanian minerS vigil Vigil and funeral procession for those killed at Barrick’s Tanzanian mine. 6-8:30 pm. Free. Munk School, 1 Devonshire. solidarityresponse.net. treating yourSelF expo Medicinal marijuana, hemp and alternative medicine expo with lectures, vendors, a vapour lounge and entertainment. To Jun 5. $15, 3-day pass $25. Metro Convention Centre, 25 Front W. treatingyourself.com. treehouSe talkS Short talks on various subjects by John Paul Morgan, Ryan North and Nathalie Desrosiers. 6:20-8 pm. Free. MaRS Centre, 101 College. treehousetalks.com.

Saturday, June 4

Benefits

FundraiSing yard Sale (Riverdale Historical

Soc) A street sale raises money for heritage plaques in Riverdale. 8 am. Free. 59 Withrow. riverdalehistoricalsociety.com. garden art Silent auction (Neilson Park Creative Centre) Auction of Muskoka chairs transformed by local artists. To Jun 19 during mall hours. Free. Sherway Gardens, QEW and hwy 427. 416-621-1070. a midSummer night’S dream (Develop-

doc now Documentary media festival showcasing film, photography and new media by graduating students from Ryerson’s MFA program. docnow.ca. To Jun 25 rSuBtle technologieS Festival of art and science with performances, workshops, films, exhibitions, a symposium and more. $10-$15; workshop $75-$150, stu/unwaged $45-$75. Various venues. subtletechnologies.com. To Jun 5 worldwide Short Film FeStival Short films from around the world, panels, a symposium and more. $10-$20. Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor W), Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park), Varsity Cinemas (55 Bloor W) and other venues. shorterisbetter.com. To Jun 5 ments in Literacy) Evening of dinner, entertainment and dancing. Four Seasons Hotel, 21 Avenue. 905-399-8259.

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are we alone? Astronomy talk on signs of alien intelligence and telescope viewing. 6:15 pm. Free. JR MacLeod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle. uoft.me/aliens. BBike BreakFaSt at the Brick workS Pancake breakfast and bicycle safety checks. 10 am-noon. Free. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. ebw.evergreen.ca. BBike the new Finch hydro corridor trail Ride on or alongside the new trail (pre-

ride snacks provided). 1-3 pm. Free. NW corner Yonge and Hendon. 416-781-3848, ronhart@ sympatico.ca. BikeS and BookS Drop-in clinics on bike repair and maintenance take place at west-end libraries at various times. Free. Downsview Library (2793 Keele, 416-395-5720), Dufferin/St Clair Library (1625 Dufferin, 416-393-7712), High Park Library (228 Roncesvalles, 416-3937671), Humberwood Library (850 Humberwood, 416-394-5210). caBBagetown people: more StorieS Heritage Toronto walk. 1:30 pm. Free. NE corner Parliament and Winchester. heritagetoronto.org. rconnecting people with plantS Speakers, nature walks, gardening advice and more. 10 am-3 pm. Free. Humber Arboretum, 205 Humber College. humberarboretum.on.ca. Bdrop-in diy Bike repair Bring your bike and

they’ll provide the space and tools. Pwyc plus parts (sugg $7/hr). Evergreen at the Brick Works, 550 Bayview. ebw.evergreen.ca.

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Cory Doctorow, Mozzila Fdn director Mark Surman and OCAD University president Sara Diamond. 6:30-8 pm. Free. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. Pre-register subtletechnologies.com. Bmaintaining your Bicycle Learn to adjust or replace brake pads, clean and replace the chain, patch an inner tube and change a tire. 2 to 4 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. Pre-register 416-393-7746. norma carmi – it’S time For paleStine Listen to Palestine activist Carmi on Skype from Jerusalem. 4-6 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. 416-231-5931. pride premiere Get a sneak peak at what’s in store for this year’s Pride Festival. 4-7 pm. Free. Crews/Tango, 508 Church. youth@pridetoronto.ca. riverdale art walk Self-guided walk of local artist studios. Today and tomorrow 11 am-6 pm. Free. riverdaleartwalk.com. BSaturday morning eaSy roller ride 20to 60K ride on quiet streets and bike paths. 9:30 am-1 pm. Free. Grenadier Restaurant, High Park. 416-691-9415. SoundS like the riverSide, in the raw Street festival with musical performances, arts and culture. 11 am-11 pm. Free. Queen and Broadview. riversidedistrictbia.com. BunBent event Learn about recumbent bikes and trikes, and take a test ride. 10 am-10 pm. Free. Urbane Cyclist, 180 John. 416-979-9733. rveggie pride parade and Fair A parade celebrating all things vegetarian starts on Asquith (Yonge-Bloor), travels S on Yonge to Queen, W on Queen to James and N of James to Trinity Square. 11:30 am-3:30 pm. Free. veggieparade.ca. rworld oceanS day Celebrate our connection to the sea at the zoo. Today and tomorrow 9 am-7:30 pm. Free w/ admission. Toronto Zoo, Meadowvale N of 401. 416-392-5929. yoga walk Blend of walking in nature and yoga. 10 am. Free. Starbucks, 446 Spadina Rd. ontariowalks.com/yoga-walk-2011.html.

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celeBrating puBlic education (People for

Education) Mingle with Canadian writers, actors, directors and musicians including Atom Egoyan and Johanna Skibsrud. 6:30 pm. $125. Young Centre, 55 Mill. 416-534-0100. dreSSed to care (Canadian Women’s Fdn) Vintage clothing and entertainment. Noon-5

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sisTering soiree Poverty is an issue that’s not going away, and Sistering knows it. It’s a women’s agency serving homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto, and its work – thanks in part to the Ontario Liberals’ lagging on anti-poverty legislation – is never done. Help support Sistering, which has been in operation for over 20 years, by heading to a fundraiser tonight (Thursday, June 2) at the Jane Mallett Theatre (27 Front East). It features a stellar slate of performers including comics Sabrina Jalees and Laurie Elliott and torchy singer Sarah Slean. 6 pm. $75. 416-366-7723. sistering.org. œcontinued from page 27

pm. $5 min. Extension Room, 530 Richmond W. femfash.com/dressed-to-care. Love You To Pieces (Juvenile Diabetes Research) A fashion show, clothing sale and more. 1-4 pm. $40. Denison Art Gallery, 33 Wingold. denisongallery.com. MaYa’s March (SickKids Hospital/PCD Research) 5K walk along Military Trail and music by the Phil & John Show. 10 am. Pledges. 21 Conlins. mayasmarch.com. race For DigniTY (Dignitas) Ride a stationary bike and raise money for HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa. Noon-8 pm. $240 in pledges. YongeDundas Square. ydsquare.ca. BriDe For hearT (Heart & Stroke Fdn) Cycle on a traffic-free Don Valley and help eliminate heart disease and stroke. $100-$150 in pledges. Pre-register rideforheart.ca. siMPLY Divas (Etobicoke School of the Arts)

Taking DeMocracY oFFLine

Sure, the web is open and decentralized, but can we duplicate this grassroots flavour in our daily lives? In How Can We Make A City That Thinks Like The Web?, author and Boing, Boing coeditor Cory Doctorow, Mozilla Foundation’s Mark Surman, OCADU president Sara Diamond and Dan Misener of CBC tech show Spark discuss what Toronto can learn from online relations. Saturday (June 4), 6:30 pm. Free. Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex). Register at subtletechnologies.com.

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Community members there weren’t even allowed to publicly mourn the seven killed by police earlier this month Performances by students. 1-5 pm. $50. Berkeley Church, 315 Queen E. simplydivas.ca.

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BBike Wash Youth-led workshops, a bike

wash and a ride through Moss Park. 10 am. Free (donations for wash). Charlie’s Bike Shop, 242.5 Queen E. 416-871-8786. DeBaucherY inc Fire dancers, dominatrix displays and an outdoor dungeon. 10 pm. $15, $10 in costume or fetish fashion. Rockpile, 5555 Dundas W. 416-504-6699. enTerTainMenT DisTricT Guided ROM walk. 2 pm. Free. King and Simcoe. rom.on.ca. The F-You ProjecT A mixed-race, -age and -gender panel of speakers includes musician Kardinal Offishall. 3 pm. Free. City Hall, Queen and Bay. gravityaffect.com/f-you. honeY jaM auDiTions Auditions for the allfemale, multicultural music showcase. 1 pm registration. Free, spectating $5. Mod Club,

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Comic Sabrina Jalees performs for Sistering at a benefit tonight (June 2).

at African Barrick’s North Mara gold mine in Tanzania, the latest in a long list of tragedies linked to Canadian mining overseas. Activists here have organized a vigil and memorial for the fallen on Friday (June 3), 6 pm, starting fittingly at U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs (1 Devonshire), the centre financed by and named after Barrick chair Peter Munk. solidarityresponse.net. 722 College. honeyjam.com. souTh roseDaLe Heritage Toronto walk. 1:30 pm. Free. Park in front of Rosedale subway. heritagetoronto.org. sTrangers Film screening and talk by critic Mark Clamen. 4 & 7:30 pm. $15, yth $10. Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211 ext 606. ruLTiMaTe BLock ParTY Performers, storytellers play centres and more. 11 am-5 pm. Free. Fort York, Garrison off Fleet. ultimateblockparty.ca.

Monday, June 6 Bhigh Park BicYcLe cLuB Info and sign-up night. 7:30-9 pm. Free. Mountain Equipment, 400 King W. torontohpbc.ca. MarTha sTeWarT Unique Lives & Experiences lecture by the media personality. 7:30 pm. $38-$85. Roy Thomson Hall,

60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255.

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Steve Kado. 8 pm. $5-$6. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. trampolinehall.net.

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collector David Pepper. 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. Japan Fdn, 131 Bloor W. Pre-register 416-9661600. THe secreT sex lives of Trees Talk by arborist Tony Fleischmann. 7 pm. $12. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. BTuesday leisure WHeeler ride 20- to 60K ride at a leisurely pace for novice and senior riders. 10:30 am-1 pm. Free. Taddle Creek Park, N of St George subway. 416-691-9415.

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HomecominG Talk and memories with actors Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. 7:30 pm. $60-$155. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416872-4255. Willa caTHer – a losT lady Discussion by English prof Alan Ackerman. Noon. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. 416-395-5535.

Wednesday, June 8 THe arT of THe sHorT revieW Workshop with

Geist magazine’s Patty Osborne. 6-9 pm. $50. Central, 603 Markham. geist.com/torontoworkshop-art-short-review-registration. BrinGinG HealTH care ouT of THe closeT Café

Scientifique discussion. 7-9 pm. Free. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. gladstonehotel.com. csi Bloor/GladsTone Find out how Canadian police really investigate crimes. 7 pm. Free. Boor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. 416393-7674. KeepinG rivers alive Discussion on how much water a river needs to remain healthy and productive. 7 pm. $15. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5897, rom.on.ca/water. naTive sonGs and dance Dancing, singing and drumming performance by the Native Canadian Centre, and a discussion. 2-3 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. rom and iTs neiGHBours Guided ROM walk. 6 pm. Free. ROM’s Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Boor and University. rom.on.ca.

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Arie s Mar 21 | Apr 19 The film The Men Who Stare At Goats tells the story of the U.S. Army’s efforts to harness psychic powers for military purposes. It’s not en tirely a work of the imagination. In fact, there’s substantial evidence that such a program actually existed. As the movie begins, a caption on the screen informs viewers that “more of this is true than you would believe.” I suspect there’ll be a comparable situation unfolding in your life in the coming weeks, Aries. As you ex perience a rather unusual departure from your regularly scheduled reality, fact and fiction may be deeply intertwined. Will you be able to tell them apart? TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 I dreamed you were a member of an indigenous tribe in what Westerners call New Guinea. You had recently begun to show unusual be haviour that suggested you were develop ing enhanced cognitive abilities. You’d solved one of the tribe’s longstanding problems, were spontaneously spouting

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improvised poetry and had been spotted outside late at night having animated conversations with the stars. Some of your friends and relatives were now refer ring to you by a new name that in your native tongue meant “the one who dances naked with the deities.” How would you interpret my dream, Taurus? I think it suggests you could be on the verge of growing an intriguing new capacity or two.

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 In the far north ern reaches of Ilulissat, a town in Green land, the sun sets for good on November 29 every year and doesn’t rise again until January 13. Or at least that was the case until 2011. This year, to the shock of lo cals, sunlight broke over the horizon on January 11 – two days ahead of schedule. Though a few alarmists theorized that this disturbance in the ageold rhythm was due to a shift in the earth’s axis or ro tation, scientists suggested that the cause was global warming: melting ice has caused the horizon to sink. I expect some thing equally monumental to make an appearance in your world soon, Gemini. Can you handle an increased amount of light? CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 I’m not a big fan of the “No pain, no gain” school of thought. Personally, I have drummed up more mar vels and wonders through the power of rowdy bliss than I have from hauling thousandpound burdens across the wasteland. But I do recognize that in my own story as well as in others’, hardship can sometimes provoke inspiration. I think it may be one of those moments for you, Cancerian. Please accept this medi cinal prod from the ancient Roman poet Horace: “Adversity has the effect of elicit ing talents that in times of prosperity would have lain dormant.”

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Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 In his 1934 book Be

yond The Mexican Bay, British author Al dous Huxley observed that “the natural rhythm of human life is routine punctu ated by orgies.” He was using the word “orgies” in its broadest sense – not to re fer to wild sex parties, but rather to cath artic eruptions of passion, uninhibited in dulgence in revelry, and spirited rituals of relief and release. That’s the kind of orgy you’re due for, Leo. It’s high time to punc tuate your routine.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 “The great plea

sure in life is doing what people say you cannot do,” wrote the essayist Walter Bagehot. Personally, I don’t think that’s the supreme joy possible to a human be ing; but it definitely has a provocative ap peal. May I recommend that you explore it in the coming weeks, Virgo? The astro logical omens suggest you’re in an excel lent position to succeed at an undertak ing you’ve been told is unlikely or even impossible for you to accomplish.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 When people un subscribe from my newsletter, they’re asked to say why they’re leaving. In a re cent note, a dissatisfied customer wrote, “Because you are a crackhead who makes no sense. You sound like you write these horoscopes while you’re stoned on mush rooms.” For the record, I not only refrain from crack and magic mushrooms while crafting your oracles; I don’t partake of any intoxicants at any other time either – not even beer or pot. I’m secretly a bit proud, however, that the irate exreader thinks my drugfree mind is so wild. In the coming week, Libra, I invite you to try an experiment inspired by this scenario: without losing your mind, see if you can shed some of the habitual restrictions you allow to impinge on the free and creative play of your mind.

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old trees are your power objects. I advise you to visualize them in your mind’s eye for a few minutes each day, maybe even go look at actual trees whose roots are showing above ground. Doing this will strengthen your resolve and increase your patience and help you find the deeper sources of nurturing you need. Another exercise that’s likely to energize you in just the right way is to picture yourself at age 77. I suggest you create a detailed vi sion of who you’ll be at that time. See yourself drinking a cup of tea as you gaze out over a verdant valley on a sunny after noon in June. What are you wearing? What kind of tea is it? What birds do you see? What are your favourite memories of the last 30 years?

sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 If you’re a

physicist or Wall Street broker, your as signment this week is to read the poetry of Pablo Neruda (bit.ly/NerudaSongs). If you’re a kirtanchanting yogini or the au thor of a New Age selfhelp newsletter, your task is to read up on the scientific method (bit.ly/ScienceMethod). If you’re white, be black, and vice versa. If you’re yellow, be violet, and if red, be green. If you’re a tightfisted control freak, try be ing a laidback connoisseur of the mel lowest vibes imaginable – and vice versa. It’s MixItUp Week, Sagittarius – a time to play with flipping and flopping your usual perspectives, roles and angles.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 Describing muckraking journalist Peter Freyne, Sen ator Patrick Leahy said, “He knew the dif ference between healthy skepticism and hollow cynicism.” Mastering that distinc tion happens to be your next assignment, Capricorn. Can you distinguish between your tendency to make compulsive nega tive judgments and your skill at practising thoughtful and compassionate discern ment? My reading of the astrological omens suggests that you will have a suc cessful week if you do. Not only that: the universe will conspire to bring you bless ings you didn’t even realize you needed. AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 “There is time

for work,” said fashion designer Coco Cha nel, “and time for love. That leaves no other time.” I understand and sympathize with that perspective. But I’m going to beg you to make an exception to it in the com ing weeks, Aquarius. In addition to getting a healthy quota of work and love, please do your best to carve out a few hours spe cifically devoted to engaging in unadulter ated, unapologetic, unbridled play – the kind of flatout, freeform, fulltilt fun and games that have the effect of permanent ly increasing your levels of liberation.

pisCes Feb 19 | Mar 20 Although I myself have an intimate ongoing relationship with the Divine Wow, it’s perfectly fine with me if other people don’t. Some of my best friends are atheists and agnostics. But I must admit that I laughed derisively when I heard that the supposed genius named Stephen Hawking declared, with the fanatical certainty of a religious funda mentalist, that heaven does not exist. How unscientific of him! The intellectually hon est perspective is, of course, that there’s no way to know for sure about that possibil ity. I bring this up, Pisces, as an example of what not to do. It’s particularly important right now that you not be blinded by your theories about the way things work. If you put the emphasis on your raw experience rather than your preconceived biases, you will be blessed with as much beauty and truth as you can handle. Homework: Talk about a time when an unexpected visitation cracked open a hole in your shrunken reality so as to let juicy eternity pour in: Freewillastrology.com.

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. Rating: NNNN Toward the end of Andrew W.K.’s set at Sound Academy, he proclaimed, “This is not a concert. This is a PARTY,” which is a good way of summing up his ridiculous live show. In the Andrew W.K. universe, “partying” is the answer to everything, and the word was shouted from the stage at least 100 times. It’s more like the hypnotic mantra of a charismatic cult leader than a mindless celebration of debauchery. There’s no logical reason why his shows should be so much fun. The New Yorker sings his hard rock anthems over canned backing tracks, occasionally strolling over to a keyboard to pound out some boogie-woogie riffs while dodging the flying bodies of the two dozen hyperactive fans slam-dancing onstage with him. For the first few minutes you wonder if it’s all a big joke. But the energy is so BENJAMIN BOLES contagious, you quickly realize it doesn’t matter.

ñANNA CALVI at the El Mocambo, Friday, May 27

. Rating: NNNN Anna Calvi cuts a striking figure onstage. The bewitching British singer and guitar player seems to be in the grip of a force much larger than herself. Her shoulders tense, her brow furrows sharply, her upper body quivers as a restrained moan slowly crescendos into an anthemic wail.

Hushed silence greeted Calvi’s every whisper during her Canadian debut at the El Mocambo. Playing songs from her recent selftitled album, she hit the stage just before midnight, backed by a harmonium player and a drummer. Much like her snaking melodies, the show gained momentum gradually and deliberately, opening with the sparse Rider To The Sea and climaxing with a dazzling guitar solo on Morning Light and a rousing, Morricone-influenced cover of Edith Piaf’s Jezebel. One tipsy fan was so taken with Calvi that she jumped onstage at the end – testament, albeit drunken, to the singer’s budding cult KEVIN RITCHIE appeal.

THE BARRACUDAS at Velvet Underground, Friday,

May 27. Rating: NNN Jeremy Gluck probably gets a senior’s discount when he goes to the movies, but that doesn’t mean a fiery punk rocker no longer resides inside him. At this rare Barracudas show, he tossed the mic stand, kicked a malfunctioning monitor in disgust and jumped into the crowd to sing amongst his people, all during the opening song. It was shades of Gluck from over 30 years ago when, as an Ottawa teen, he moved to London, England, in hopes of joining the next Sex Pistols. Instead, he formed the Barracudas, originally a surf rock combo that quickly became a choice power-pop band rivalling the Flamin’ Groovies.

Their late 70s/early 80s heyday was brief, but the songs endure. Barracudas fans called out for almost-hits Summer Fun, (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again and I Want My Woody Back. A hoarse Gluck, backed competently by Ottawa’s Mother’s Children, obliged as he prowled through the audience and writhed on the floor. JASON KELLER

JACQUES RENAULT at Wrongbar, Saturday, 28 ñMay

. Rating: NNNN Brooklyn DJ/producer Jacques Renault has quietly built up a name in underground dance music circles thanks to a string of strong releases on labels like DFA, I’m a Cliché, Mule and others. But judging from the turnout at his Wrongbar gig, he’s got a following beyond the music heads and scenesters. Despite basing his set on quirky left-field house and obscure disco edits, he had no problem getting the relatively mainstream crowd shaking their shit on the dance floor. It helps that he’s got better technical skills behind the mixing board than many of the producers-turned-DJs rocking these sounds. When you’re dropping more than top 20 electro house bangers of the month, you have to work harder to keep a Saturday night crowd on side, and Renault proved he’s got the touch. The dance floor thinned out only during last call, when everyone hit the BB bar, a lull every DJ faces.

= Critics’ Pick NNNNN = Freakin’ transcendental NNNN = Roof-raising NNN = Some kicks NN = Tedious N = Two hours of my life I’ll never get back

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If you’re a Yeasayer fan, you’ll want to catch Tuesday’s Toronto gig, since the genre-defying Brooklyn band is about to take an extended break from touring. Don’t worry, though; they’re not breaking up or going on hiatus any time soon. “We just need to start recording again, which we can’t really do at the same time as touring,” explains multi-instrumentalist Anand Wilder prior to sound check in Portland. “Unfortunately, we’re not Lil Wayne; apparently, he’s got a whole studio on his tour bus, and on the other bus a

mastering engineer.” Even if they had the resources to record on the road, Yeasayer’s not the kind of band that throws together a few chords and quickly jams them out. Songwriting through the recording process and studio tinkering are central to their method. “We tried writing live from scratch a few months ago, and it didn’t really go anywhere. We try to make every song have a different defining sound. For us, the main hurdle is figuring out what that sound is. If you break our songs down to just the chord progression, they’re actually really simple.” The problem with being a band that writes in the studio is figuring out how to translate the limitless possibilities of modern recording into something that can be played live. When so

many of their songs’ elements were played by computers, isn’t it less authentic to have those same parts approximated by hand onstage? “If there’s a specific drum sound that we can’t recreate, we have no problem putting it into a backing track and playing along to it. It’s never a karaoke situation where the only live element is the singing. But when you only have five people and 10 hands, why not augment them?” Paradoxically, it was the long months spent on the road that inspired Yeasayer to embrace more electronic and dance music influences on their last album, Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian). Well, that, and, much to their dismay, being tagged a freak-folk band thanks to a couple of mellow tunes on 2007’s All Hour Cymbals. “We realized that most of our life was spent

on the road and that the most exciting songs to perform were the uptempo dance songs. We’ve always been a super-rhythmic band, but the first album lacked bottom end and a good backbeat because of limited recording time and capabilities.” While they’re proud to reflect the open-ended musical tastes of the iPod generation, their sound isn’t easy to sum up. “Experimental-electronic-folk-psychedelic-ambient-rock” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, and their own description, “Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel,” is even more confusing. “I wish I had a more succinct way of describing our sound to cab drivers, but usually I just say pop music.” 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com

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a different place every night, things can get a little blurry. But that night was very memorable.” Ironically, it was also the one time they didn’t get to play a note. Still, says Mirah, it wasn’t all bad. “There was actually a feeling of joviality. For a lot of people, the venue was a respite from what was going on outside. It was like, ‘Oh no, we’re trapped in a bar. I guess we’ll have a drink.’ “But at a certain point it became clear that the show was definitely not happening, and suddenly there was a rush to get our stuff into the van and get out of there. Not that we had any idea what would have happened if we’d stayed. We were just trying to figure out the best exit strategy without getting arrested in Canada.” Their makeup show, nearly a year later, will likely take a different form than it would’ve back then. Last summer, Thao & Mirah, both accomplished musicians on their own,

spent each show playing and singing on each other’s songs. Now they’re touring behind a collaborative self-titled debut album (Kill Rock Stars), produced by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs. Thao’s husky, ramshackle, sexed-up style counteracts Mirah’s staid, serious one in a way that brings out the best in each. Though the project began as a oneoff show, the partnership has become full-time. According to Mirah, their Lee’s Palace concert will display their maturity as a duo. If it happens. “There aren’t any big protests planned for that night, are there?” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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AVAILABLE ON CD IN STORES & ONLINE Ben Waters BOOGIE 4 STU Ben Waters “Boogie 4 Stu” is a tribute to pianist Ian Stewart (“Stu”), founding member of the Rolling Stones. Includes Bob Dylan’s “Watching The River Flow” featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman, the first time Wyman has recorded with his former colleagues since 1992.

ZZ Top LIVE IN GERMANY 1980 Complimented by tracks drawn predominantly from their “Deguello”, “Tres Hombres” and “Fandango!” albums this is a true best of ZZ Top in the seventies. Also available on DVD. Casino Rama Aug. 3

Duff McKagan’s Loaded THE TAKING “The Taking” continues the band’s trademark blend of hard rock with a punk edginess, produced by renowned rock producer Terry Date (Slipknot, Pantera). Includes “We Win”, ” Dead Skin” & ”Indian Summer”.

Rory Gallagher NOTES FROM SAN FRANCISCO In 1977, Rory Gallagher entered a San Francisco studio and recorded a whole album’s worth of material. For the first time, this session will see the light of day on this 2-CD package. Disc 2 contains an energetic live concert recorded in December of 1979 at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco. Part of Eagle Rocks’ Rory Gallagher 2011 re-issues of Rory’s 16 solo albums.

David Byrne RIDE RISE ROAR Ride Rise Roar combines exclusive behind-the-scenes footage with onstage action from Byrne’s recent world tour. Includes “Once in a Lifetime”, ” Road to Nowhere”, “Burning Down the House” & “Life During Wartime”.

Heart NIGHT AT SKY CHURCH Heart 2010 live show features Heart classics and tracks from the new album “Red Velvet Car.” Special guest appearances by Alison Krauss and Ben Mink. Molson Amphitheatre Aug. 16

Jeff Beck ROCK & ROLL PARTY Jeff Beck celebrates the music of Les Paul and other great rock ‘n’ roll tracks on what would have been Les Paul’s 95th birthday. Guests include Imelda May, Gary US Bonds, Brian Setzer and Trombone Shorty.

Deep Purple PHOENIX RISING In 1976 Deep Purple entered one of the most controversial, exciting and extreme phases of their career when David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes & Tommy Bolin joined the band. This package available on, DVD, Blu Ray & as a DVD/CD combo, includes a never before released live show from 1976 and a documentary on this version of the band. Casino Rama June 3

Doobie Brothers LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE 1982 Recorded at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California in 1982, this concert was the last date on the Doobie Brothers’ “Farewell Tour”. It was an emotional night and would be their last gig for 5 years. Includes “Listen To The Music”, ”Long Train Runnin’”, ”Black Water” & “What A Fool Believes”.

AVAILABLE ON DVD, BLU-RAY & ONLINE Sheryl Crow MILES FROM MEMPHIS This DVD/Blu-ray captures Sheryl Crow on tour in support of her recent hit album “100 Miles From Memphis”. 20 songs including “My Favorite Mistake” & “Soak Up The Sun”. (Available June 7)

AVAILABLE ON DVD, BLU-RAY & ONLINE JUNE 28 Bad Company LIVE AT WEMBLEY Filmed in high definition in April 2010, this DVD/Bluray or CD has Bad Company doing what they do best, playing great songs to packed arenas with fantastic energy. The three surviving original members Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke (bassist Boz Burrell died in 2006), deliver a set list featuring all the band’s classic hits, live fan favourites and some rarely heard gems. Paul Rodgers live at the Molson Amphitheatre Sept. 10

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Miles Davis LIVE AT MONTREUX 1973-1991 Miles Davis played many times at the Montreux Jazz Festival, this DVD brings together some of the highlights of those Montreux shows stretching back to his first appearance in 1973 and up to his final concert there in July 1991, just a couple of months before his death in September of that year. (Available June 21)

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clubs&concerts hot this week Jonny, Apex MAnor

Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West), Friday and Saturday (June 3 and 4) See preview, page 46.

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Massey Hall (178 Victoria), Friday and Saturday (June 3 and 4) Two nights of back-to-basics Canrock.

Zeds deAd, drop the liMe, CAnblAster, the killAbits, torro torro, oMAr linx

Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Saturday (June 4) T.O. electro-dubstep homecoming gig.

thAo & MirAh, led to seA, ChArlotte Cornfield

Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Sunday (June 5) See preview, page 34.

Aloe blACC

robyn, diAMond rings, nAtAliA kills

Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Sunday (June 5) Smooth throwback soul vibes.

dAvid MorAles, dJ JAMAl

Air Canada Centre (40 Bay), Monday and Tuesday (June 6 and 7) Two-night-stand by R&B superstar.

Echo Beach (909 Lake Shore West), Friday (June 3) Smart dance pop at new beach venue. Maison Mercer (15 Mercer), Friday (June 3) NYC house music legend.

rihAnnA, b.o.b., J Cole

yeAsAyer, sMith westerns, hush hush Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Tuesday (June 7) See preview, page 32.

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Summer Courtyard Series The Music Gallery hosts an eclectic four-night festival featuring everything from the Austrian electro-rock of Radian (June 3) to postpunk blues by Toronto’s catl and San Francisco’s Bill Orcutt (June 4). The series continues next week with free jazz heavyweight Charles Gayle (June 9) and a 12-hour multimedia installation/performance by L.A.’s Dublab Collective (June 10). All nights also include a sound and video installation by Andrew McAllister. At the Music Gallery (197 John), June 3, 4, 9 and 10. $10-$30, or $40 for festival pass. RT, SS, TW. musicgallery.org.

Just AnnounCed Jolie Holland Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $17. HS, RT, SS, TM. July 9. Moonface Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TM. July 13. Mac Miller, TfHoUSe Kool Haus doors 8 pm, all ages, $22.50. PDR, RT, SS, TM. July 16.

claSSified, faber drive, loweST of THe low, craSH TeST dUMMieS, done wiTH dollS and oTHerS Live Green Toronto Festi-

Drake

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val Yonge-Dundas Square 11 am to 10 pm, free. livegreentoronto.ca. July 16. THe Tea ParTy Sound Academy doors 7 pm, $32.50. RT, SS, TM. July 21. eMa The Garrison doors 9 pm, $10. HS, RT, SS, TM. July 23. JeSSe Malin Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. July 27. Kid cUdi, cHiP THa riPPer Molson Amphitheatre doors 7:30 pm, all ages, $29.50-$45. RT, SS, TM. July 30.

THe THUg broTHerS, oUTlaw, bone Opera House doors 9 pm, $60. PDR. July 30.

draKe, ricK roSS, THe weeKend

OVO Fest Molson Amphitheatre $tba. TM. July 31. ellie goUlding Kool Haus doors 7 pm, all ages, $25. RT, SS, TM. August 1. god iS an aSTronaUT Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. August 8.

evening HyMnS, ricH aUcoin, More or leS, STeaMboaT, MUSKox, Moon King and oTHerS The ALL CAPS! Island Festival Artscape Gibraltar Point all ages. wavelengthtoronto.com. August 13 and 14.

breaTHe carolina, cHiodoS and oTHerS Phoenix Concert Theatre

doors 5 pm, all ages, $18. RT, SS, TM. August 17.

blinK 182, My cHeMical roMance, MancHeSTer orcHeSTra Molson Amphitheatre $tba. TM. August 17.

lil wayne, Keri HilSon, far eaST MoveMenT, lloyd Molson Amphitheatre doors 7 pm, $29.75-$109.75. TM. August 19.

Train, Maroon 5 w/ gavin degraw Molson Amphitheatre $tba. TM. Au-

gust 22.

THe Moody blUeS Molson Amphitheatre $tba. TM. September 23. JaMeS blaKe Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $27.50. TM. September 30. exPloSionS in THe SKy Sound Academy doors 8 pm, $25.50-$35.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. October 7.

goran bregovic & HiS wedding & fUneral orcHeSTra Sony Centre

for the Performing Arts 8 pm, $50-$75. October 21. KingS of SalSa Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 8 pm, $45-$75. October 22. STeven Page Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts 8 pm, $42-$47. November 4.

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Music listings appear by day, then by genre, then alphabetically by venue. Event names are in italics. See Music Club Index, page 47, for venue address and phone number. = Critics’ pick (highly recommended) ñ 5= Queer night

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All listings are free. Send to: music@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Music, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include artist(s), genre of music, event name (if any), venue name and address, time, ticket price and phone number or website. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm. Weekly events must confirm their listing once a month.

Thursday, June 2 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

AlleycAtz Lady Kane. BAr ItAlIA Music For The Soul Chicken & Waf-

fles (rock) 9:30 pm. BovIne Sex cluB Delusion Manifesto, the Fuzz, Rockyard. cAdIllAc lounge Scott McCord & the Bonafide Truth. clInton’S Salty Radio, Poor Young Things. drAke Hotel lounge Jesse Labelle (pop/rock) doors 10 pm. el MocAMBo Hunting Horns, Tarantula, Tracking Nicely 9 pm. grAffItI’S The Turnarounds (rockabilly/swing) 5 to 7 pm. grAffItI’S Dani Nash Band. HorSeSHoe Carmen Townsend, Mad Ones, Romeo Liquor Store (Cape Breton rock & roll) 9 pm. lee’S PAlAce Hello Dolly, Aviators, Edo & the Beast, the Kul (hard rock) 9 pm. lulA lounge The Arsenals (ska) 10 pm. orBIt rooM Rock For Rights! Human Rights Watch Benefit Men in Suits doors 7:30 pm. tHe PAInted lAdy The Hatchetmen (blues/ rock) 9 pm. PArtS & lABour King’s Eden, Hot Yoga, Starship Experience, Bloody Boy Blue, Daniel Greer (rock) 9 pm. PAuPer’S PuB Mike Barnes (rock). tHe PISton Erika Werry Band, Mercy Flight, Blue Venus 9 pm. Queen elIzABetH tHeAtre Put Your Heart Into It benefit for World Vision Tom Cochrane, Royal Wood, Suzie McNeil, Jarvis Church doors 7 pm. rIvolI The Fugitives, Tanya Davis 9 pm. SIlver dollAr Sleepy Mean, the Calrizians, Hatch, Modern Twist 8 pm. SMIlIng BuddHA Feed Your Head #4 Days of You, lightsweetcrude, Money Pie 10 pm. SoutHSIde JoHnny’S Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm. SteAM WHIStle BreWIng Night Of The Forest LEAF Fundraiser Music in the Barns, Poplar Pines, Gentleman Reg 7 pmmidnight. SuPerMArket Om Ah Hum, Sleepers, Jim Field doors 9 pm. underdoWn PuB Jeff Barnes & Noah Zacharin (roots) 9 pm. velvet underground Crooked Valentine, ACM Checklist 9 pm. WIncHeSter kItcHen & BAr Jumple 10 pm.

Folk/BlueS/countRy/WoRld

ASPettA cAffe Open Mic Nite 7 to 10 pm. cloAk & dAgger PuB Hot Wax (bluegrass/ folk) 10 pm.

dAve’S... on St clAIr Uncle Herb’s Open Mic (folk/blues/country) 8:30 pm.

eton HouSe Edi’s Jam (blues/rock/soul) 8 pm. glAdStone Hotel Melody BAr Morgan Davis

(blues) 8 pm.

HugH’S rooM CD release Douglas Watson

R&B Revue. lAtInAdA Rojitas (Cuban singer). tHe locAl O’Mally, James Burroughs. lolA Brian Cober Double Slide 9 pm. lou dAWg’S Laurier War Child Fundraiser Mark Bird Stafford & Darran Poole 7 to 10 pm. lou dAWg’S Call In Sick Friday Mike C (acoustic) 10 pm. MAgPIe cAfe Jamboree The Sure Things (country/bluegrass) 10 pm. SlAck’S Allen & Alexander (singer/songwriters). trAnzAc SoutHern croSS Bluegrass & Oldtime 7:30 pm. yonge-dundAS SQuAre Piazza Italia Michael Occhipinti & the Sicilian Jazz Project, Rita Chiarelli, Domenic Mancuso.

Jazz/claSSical/exPeRimental

Blu rIStorAnte & lounge Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu Christopher Barton (guitar/ singer) 6:30 pm. Blu rIStorAnte & lounge Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu John Campbell (piano/singer) 9 pm. BoIler HouSe PAtIo Toronto Jazz Festival Andrea Ramolo noon. cHInA HouSe Jim Galloway Quartet. de SotoS Double A Jazz 8 pm. doMInIon on Queen John T Davis (organist) 5:30 to 8 pm. edo Tony Quarrington Trio w/ San Murata & Beverly Taft 7:30 pm. four SeASonS centre for tHe PerforMIng ArtS rIcHArd BrAdSHAW AMPHItHeAtre

Beethoven: First And Last Sonatas Benjamin Cruchley (piano) noon. gAte 403 Will Fisher Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. gAte 403 Jake Koffman Jazz Band 9 pm. JAne MAllett tHeAtre Funny Girls And Dynamic Divas Sarah Slean, Maiko Watson, Alejandra Ribera, HotHouse Band, Evelyne Datl (music and comedy cabaret) 6 pm. old MIll Inn HoMe SMItH BAr John Sherwood (solo piano) 7:30 pm. rePoSAdo The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). rex Shannon Butcher 9:30 pm. rex Morgan Childs, the Cookers 6:30 pm. roy tHoMSon HAll Rachmaninoff Paganini Rhapsody Toronto Symphony Orchestra 8 pm. ten feet tAll East End Jazz Jam Session 8 pm. trAnzAc MAIn HAll La Bohème: A Love Story Sung In English 7:30 pm. trAnzAc SoutHern croSS CD release God’s Gift to Yoda 10 pm.

Shady Bails, You Handsome Devil, Jumple doors 9 pm. tHe gArrISon Rival Boys, the Guest Bedroom, Planet Creature. grAffItI’S Rocking For Sick Kids Hospital Paul Martin (classic covers) 5 to 7 pm. grAffItI’S Stone Sparrows, Amorak. HorSeSHoe CD release Warped 45s, NQ Arbuckle 9:30 pm. lee’S PAlAce KC Roberts & the Live Revolution, Down by the Riverside (funk rock) 9:30 pm. MASSey HAll Sam Roberts Band, Zeus doors 7 pm. MItzI’S SISter Surf Battle Luau or Die, the Calrizians, the Blue Demons.

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MolSon AMPHItHeAtre ecHo BeAcH Robyn, Diamond Rings. Natalia Kills ñ doors 6 pm, all ages. MuSIc gAllery Summer Courtyard Series Radian, Odradek (electro-rock sound sculpñ ture & Andrew McAllister installation) 7 pm. PArtS & lABour Rufio (hip-hop) 10 pm. PAuPer’S PuB Mike Barnes (rock). PJ o’BrIenS IrISH PuB FiddleStix (Celtic rock) 9:30 pm.

rIvolI Droppin’ Knowledge D-Sisive,

Fresco P, Charlie Murphy & L (12th letter), DJ James Redi (hip-hop) 9 pm. SIlver dollAr Polynesian Bride, Sky of Sound, Ostrich Tuning, Weatherstone 9 pm. tHe SIx StrIng gArAge Six String Garage OneYear Anniversary Party Alistair Christl, Ginger St James (rockabilly/roots/blues) doors 7 pm. SneAky dee’S Cunter. Sound AcAdeMy Don Omar doors 10 pm, all ages. SoutHSIde JoHnny’S Pop Cherry (Stonesy rock) 10 pm. underdoWn PuB JP & Friends (folk/blues/ jazz) 10 pm.

Folk/BlueS/countRy/WoRld

ASPettA cAffe Harrison Fine, Ento, Alissa Vox

Raw, Carlin Belof, Jessica Speziale, Brendan Albert, Zuviri (rock/alt/pop) 7 pm to midnight. cAMeron HouSe Katherine Maki & Frederick Squire. c’eSt WHAt Sarah Burton, Miss Quincy (alt folk) 9:30 pm. dAkotA tAvern David Baxter (singer/songwriter) 10 pm. dAve’S... on St clAIr Lazybones w/ Jerry Stamp, David MacMichael, Mary Stewart & Nick Faye (folk rock) 9:30 pm. glAdStone Hotel Melody BAr Mansa Sissoko, Kassoum Diamoutene, Mutamba Rainos & Pasi Gunguwo (musicians from Mali/ West Africa) 7 to 10 pm, all ages. HIgHWAy 61 SoutHern BArBeQue Dylan Wickens & the Little Naturals (blues) 8 pm. HugH’S rooM Skydiggers 8:30 pm. lAMBAdInA Showcase Fridays & Open Mic: Canadian Headliners. lAtInAdA doWnStAIrS Ruben Vazquez (Latin jazz). lAtInAdA uPStAIrS Trio Del Plata (Latin jazz/ Brazilian/Cuban/tango/bossa). lou dAWg’S It’s Gotta Groove Friday Jeff Eager (acoustic) 10 pm. lulA lounge Son Aché, DJ Jimmy Suave (Latin) 10 pm. MAgPIe cAfe The Michael Peters Bluegrass Band (bluegrass/gospel) 10 pm. PerforMIng ArtS lodge Hootenanny Brent Titcomb, Sue & Dwight, Kent Bowman, Herman Rombouts, Bob & Sue Cutler, Sid Dolgay, Peter Le Blanc 8 pm. rex The Jivebombers (jump blues ) 6:30 pm. trAnzAc SoutHern croSS Sarah Greene 7:30 pm.

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ftheworld, Oxvylu, Starpilot, DJ Eastern Block doors 9 pm. goodHAndy’S Ladyplus.com Party DJ T Klinck doors 8 pm.5 InSoMnIA DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house). nAco gAllery cAfe Medicine DJ Ricky 10 pm.5 tHe oSSIngton More Times (hip-hop/soul/R&B). velvet underground DJ Ozaze (industrial/ goth) 11:30 pm.

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Home Tour Fatality, Bolero, Derelict. BovIne Sex cluB Frailfragment, Asleep Behind the Flame, Blind Race, DJ Vania. cAdIllAc lounge The Rizdales 10 pm. dAkotA tAvern Petunia, the Minimalist Jugband 8 to 10 pm. dc MuSIc tHeAtre Urban Nights The Advent Children, Young Rapstars all ages. drAke Hotel underground Jonny, Apex Manor doors 8 pm. See preview, page 46. el MocAMBo Balboa, Jesse & the Rippers, Motor City Blonde 9 pm. el MocAMBo Rocking Musical Extravaganza: Oxfam Benefit Gospel of Marmalade, the

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friDay july 22 @ SounD aCaDEmy $ 23.50

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saturday june 4

Friday June 10 @ The Phoenix

great hall - $20.00 advance

8:00pm ~ $18.50 advance ~ 19+

friday july 16

wednesday june 15 @ the phoenix

the mod club

$ 29.50

advance • athens, ga • southern rock gods

la dispute drive-by

$13.50 advance • all-ageS • 6:00pm

Balance and composure • make do and mend

Saturday july 30 annex wrecKroom

anarbor

$ 12.50

advance • all-ages • 5:30 doors

tueSday august 2 opera houSe

new yorK • Slumberland

$ 16.50 advance • 8:00pm doorS • 19+

the pains of being pure at heart friday september 2 & sat september 3 lee’s palace

truckers the beauties w/

wristbands welcome

thursday june 30 the phoenix

jaga $ 20.00 advance • 8:00pm doorS • 19+

new romantic brit pop 80’s the commotions

Sunday

june 26 mod club $ 20.00 advance

jazzist

$20.00 advance • 9:00pm doors

peter bjorn & john

with wye oak

friday september 30 the phoenix • $ 27.50 advance

(hamburg • 80s industrial legends)

TuESDay august 16 phoenix concert theatre $25.00 advance • 8:30pm doorS • 19+

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friday october 7 sound academy

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HORSESHOE HR; 11.25 in; 506639; 5cols advance ticketS @ ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000 • horSeShoe Front bar • SoundScapeS • rotate thiS friday june 3 & Sat june 4 drake underground $ 20.50 advance

thurSday june 2 | $ 7.00

Friday june 3 | $ 10 @ door

carmen

aLt country cd reLease party

cape breton, ns

townsend

Mad ones & roMeo Liquor store

Saturday june 4 | $ 7.00

geT nunS archiveS The invasions Young grass SpecTre record releaSe @ 11pm

norman Blake jonny feat. of Teenage FancluB euros childs of Gorky’s ZyGotic mynci

Friday june 24 @ lee’S palace

with

Sunday july 3

horSeShoe tavern

warped ForgoTTen reBels crooked 45s

nq arBuckle

steve Gates Sunday june 5 | $ 5.00

princess music weaTher sTaTion silver nail

monday june 6 | no cover shoeless mondays

$ 15.00 advance - hamilton on - SurFing on heroin

$13.50 advance • eric bachman

With delinquents

Saturday

july 6

lee’S palace $18.50 advance

omar souleyman fingers

Saturday july 9 horSeShoe tavern $17.00 advance • houSton, tx

joLie

Sunday july 10 horSeShoe tavern

$10.00 advance • new york • 4ad

GanG GanG

WedneSday july 13 lee’S palace $16.50 advance • indie psych folk

kurt vile & the violators

thurSday june 2 | $6.00

edo & The BesT rum runners

Friday june 3 | $10.00 adv funk rock party

kc roberts & the live revolution

holland dance woodS moonFace soundtrack hannibal buress coLd of our Thao & city Weeds a capital h f cave lives Brodie dakin breached

GreG preston & The greaT machine Rob MoiR after school cobra GanG

tueSday june 7

Saturday june 4 | $18.50 adv

rambunctious lemon bucket orchestra bob standard michael louis johnson & The red rhyThm

charge of The LighT Brigade SporTS The Band The pow wowS The FLying eyeS laura Peek

monday

thurSday june 9 | $4.00

Friday june 10 | $6.00 @ dr

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WedneSday june 8 | $10.00

thurS july 14

WedneSday

july 13

$15.00 advance • matador recS

Sunday june 5

$ 15 advance + $ 1 charity fee • 8:00pm • 19+

july 18

$ 13.50 advance

horSeShoe tavern

gruFF Full band • hotel Shampoo tour

rhYs

drive channel life blown open aTropheed

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no joy pS i Love you With y niwl suuns

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Friday june 17 | nXne

we are woLveS off Parlovr c’Mon red mass BLack LungS Saturday june 18

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dinosaur bones jenn grant hooded fang WriStbandS Welcome

Friday auGust 5 the garriSon

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mon august 8 lee’S palace

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auGust 9

the rivoli

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tueSday

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lee’S palace

$15.00 adv - neW Zealand

lia ices iS an naked & famous astronaut

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Saturday june 11

Sun july 10 @ the drake | $12.00 adv

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july 23

the garriSon

$10.00 adv - South dakota

Sat july 23 @ the rivoli | $13.50 adv

Sun july 24 @ Sneaky dee’S | $10.50 adv

WedneSday june 8 | $15.00 korean hip-hop

thorouGhbred

friday june 10 $ 18.00

advance

benefit concert for camh

thurSday june 9 | $6.00

dreadFul sTarlings LeaveRs air TraFFic conTroller

WeepinG

ctrl+ tiLe alt+ june 14 dance ninja funk orchestra Saturday june 11 | $7.00

book Launch for “have not been the saMe”

tueSday $

TripLe gangerS

thurS june 16 | nXne - $18 door

evan dando & juliana hatfield kevin SecondS

13.50 advance

david bazan ex pedro the lion WriStbandS Welcome

WedneSday june 15 | $13.50 adv - australia - “the Show” Songwriter

lenka lost in monday july 25 the drake — $12.00 advance

wristbands weLcoMe

artiSt bookingS: 416-598-0720 or ben@leespalace.com

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Tranzac SouThern croSS Dani Nash Band

10 pm.

Woodbine Park Waterfront Blues Festival Scott McCord & the Bonafide Truth, Gary Kendall Band w/ Chuck Jackson 6-10 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

blu riSToranTe & lounge Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu John Campbell (piano/singer) 7:30 pm. boiler houSe Lester McLean, Michael Occhipinti, Louis Simão 7 to 10 pm. caSa loma Big Band Dance The Toronto All Star Big Band doors 7 pm. dominion on Queen Downtown Funk Connection 9 pm. gallery 345 Vanessa Lee, Miguel Angel Villanueva (piano, flute) 8 pm. gaTe 403 Mike Field Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. gaTe 403 John Deehan Jazz Band 9 pm. harlem Stacey Yerofeyeba & Tom Hanley (jazz/blues/R&B) 7:30 pm. old mill inn home SmiTh bar Fridays To Sing About Arlene Smith, Mark Eisenman, Steve Wallace 7:30 pm. QuoTeS Fridays At Five Canadian Jazz Quartet & Colleen Allen (saxophonist) 5 to 8 pm. rePoSado The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). rex Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm. rex Dave Neill Quintet 9:45 pm. SilverThorn collegiaTe 50th Anniversary Gala Concert Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra 8 pm. Tranzac The Foolish Things (jazz) 5 pm. Tranzac main hall La Bohème: A Love Story Sung In English 7:30 pm. TriniTy ST. Paul’S church Delightfully Baroque Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra 8 pm. WaTerfallS Jim Heineman Trio (jazz) 6:30 to 10:30 pm.

DanCE musiC/DJ/loungE

annex Wreckroom House Party 10 pm. clinTon’S Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party.

drake hoTel underground Never Forgive Action Mike Tull, Paul E Lopes, DJ ñ Numeric, Ted Dancin’ doors 11 pm. eTon houSe DJ Phil (top 40s/rock) 9 pm. fly Rocket! DJ Sumation 10 pm.5 fooTWork Luv This City Daniel Dubb, Nathan

Barato, Iron Mike, Ovi M doors 10 pm. goodhandy’S Dirty Sexy Party DJ FoxxTrot doors 10 pm.5 henhouSe DJs Phons & Bobo 10 pm. inSomnia Funkn’ Fresh Fridays DJ Greg Goldsack (house/breaks). li’ly Evan G & Lady DJ (house/techno) 10 pm. maiSon mercer David Morales, DJ Jamal 10 pm. mod club Arcade Fridays Feed Me. moTel J’adore Festival Al’Kicks, DJ eLman, Jerus NaZdaq 10 pm. naco gallery cafe Night Crawlers DJs Nikk Red, Murr, Leather DATA (electronic music) 10 pm.5 The oSSingTon Sweat Pants DJ Coolin. The PainTed lady DJ Frank ‘Mr Phantastik’ Johnson & Honey B Hind (old school) 10 pm. The PiSTon Neat Neat Neat (Brit pop) 10 pm. rivoli Pool lounge DJ Stu (rock/old school/ Brit/electro/classics/retro). The Savoy J’adore Festival DJ NaNa, Cordata 10 pm. 751 Whatevs Steve Rock (hip-hop/rap). 36 chamberS Savvy Records Release Party Myles Smith, Shit La Merde, Discrete, Brandon Sek, Orange Jews (house/ techno) 10 pm. SuPermarkeT Rollin’ & Scratchin’ (open format dance party). TaTToo rock Parlour Play Fridays DJ Dwight (alterna/retro/electro) 10 pm. ThiS iS london Sander Kleinenberg. velveT underground DJ Hanna (retro 80s) 10 pm. Woo’S lounge Heart.Of.The.City DJs J-Class & Kariz (hip-hop/R&B/reggae/old school) doors 10:30 pm. Wrongbar Big Primpin DJs Tuff Luv, Kevin Ritchie & Rory Them Finest doors 10 pm.▼

Saturday, June 4 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

alleycaTz Uptown Band (R&B/soul/funk). aSPeTTa caffe Kate Todd, Fojeba, Transwell,

Ukulele Gaga, Spencer Vaer, Epaiseurse, Ciaran O’Shea 2 to 11 pm. bar iTalia uPSTairS Al Webster 10 pm. bovine Sex club CD release Teenage X, the Bon, the Ward, DJ Ian Blurton. bread & circuS Iman Wain (jazzy-folky-pop), Jon Travis Train Electric (folk rock), Down by Riverside (reggae/rock/soul) doors 9 pm. cadillac lounge Eleventh Anniversary Party The Brothers Cosmoline & Michael Brennan. chalkerS Pub Serious Old School Soul Stew (R&B/soul/jazz/funk) 9:30 pm. chriST church deer Park Joe Robinson (Australia’s Got Talent Fingerstyle Guitar winner) 8 pm. dakoTa Tavern Big Tobacco & the Pickers,

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Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

arraymuSic STudio soundspoetic #2 Broulala, Catherine Crowe (a cappella Balkan/jazz ensemble and Irish folk singer) 8 pm. axiS gallery & grill Millie Minas (singer/ songwriter) 9:30 pm. cadillac lounge Cadillac Ranch 4 pm. The cenTral Sarah Burton, Miss Quincy (alt folk). c’eST WhaT Emily Jill West (folk/acoustic/ country/pop) 8 pm. edWard JohnSon building macmillan TheaTre The Glory Of Scotland Suzanne Kompass,

Julie Fitzgerald, Sean O’Boyle, Toronto Police Pipe Band, Colleen Rintamkai (Scottish music) 7:30 pm. eTon houSe Bohemian Blues (blues/Southern rock) 3 to 6 pm. feaTherS Pub Root Magic (blues) 8 pm. gladSTone hoTel melody bar Country Saturdays Box Full of Cash 7 to 10 pm. hugh’S room Skydiggers 8:30 pm. laTinada Hierrito Fernandez (Cuban jazz). lou daWg’S Don Campbell (acoustic blues/ rock) 9:30 pm.

lula lounge Moda Eterna, DJ Jimmy Suave (salsa) 10 pm.

rebaS café Open Mic Saturdays The Just Us

Band 1 to 4 pm. rex Jake Chisholm (blues) 3:30 pm. riverSide diSTricT Sounds Like The Riverside, In The Raw Kirsten Jones, Still Life, Electric Blue, the C-Saw Band, Hameed the Pan Piper, Chris Smith, Woodshed Orchestra, Gay (outdoor street music festival) 11 am to 11 pm. ST nicholaS anglican church Acoustic Harvest Jeni & Billy 8 pm. Tranzac Jamzac (folk) 3 pm. Tranzac SouThern croSS Jeff Spec 10 pm. Woodbine Park Waterfront Blues Festival Harrison ‘Sweet Taste’ Kennedy, Rick Taylor, Gina Sicilia, Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne, Larry McCray, Curtis Salgado noon-10 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

blu riSToranTe & lounge Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu Christopher Barton (guitar/ singer) 7:30 pm. c’eST WhaT Del Dako (jazz) 3 pm. chalkerS Pub Nancy Walker Quartet (jazz) 6 to 9 pm. gaTe 403 Dave Rubel Jazz Band noon to 3 pm. gaTe 403 Bill Heffernan 5 to 8 pm. gaTe 403 Melissa Boyce Jazz & Blues Band 9 pm. The greaT hall Zoe Keating (electro cellist) doors 8:30 pm. living arTS cenTre 30th Anniversary Celebration Mississauga Children’s Choir. old mill inn home SmiTh bar Piano Masters Stacie McGregor, Paul Novotny, Archie Alleyne 7:30 pm. rex Patty Duffy & Abbey Trio noon. rex Kathryn Merriam 7 pm. rex Soul Stew (R&B/soul/jazz/funk) 9:45 pm. rexall cenTre BlackCreek Summer Music Festival Plácido Domingo, Sondra Radvanovsky, the Black Creek Festival Orchestra & Chorus 8 pm. roy ThomSon hall Rachmaninoff & Ravel Toronto Symphony Orchestra 8 pm. Ten feeT Tall Thyron Lee Whyte & Ken Fornetran 8 pm. Tranzac main hall La Bohème: A Love Story Sung In English 7:30 pm. Tranzac SouThern croSS Les Petit Nouveau (jazz) 6:30 pm.

DanCE musiC/DJ/loungE

annex Wreckroom See You Saturdays! Lexx

Deci, Rick Toxic (hi-energy dance party) 10 pm.

c’eST WhaT DJ Good Faux (indie/retro rock)

10 pm.

clinTon’S Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush (Motown/Britpop). drake hoTel underground Peer Pressure A-Rock, Hatchmatik, Merk Meny doors 11 pm. fly Mischief DJ Deko-ze, DJ Chris Ink, DJ Sumation 10 pm.5 fomo Studio+ Justin Shaw LSW, Roland Gonzales (deep house) 10 pm. fooTWork Guy Gerber, Jamie Kidd, Nitin, Jason Myles doors 10 pm. fox & firkin Uptown Anthems DJ NV (hiphop/funk/soul/Motown/mashups) 10 pm. gladSTone hoTel gallery Make It Arts & Crafts Show DJs Pierre Bois & Matt Gracie 7 to 11 pm. goodhandy’S Northbound Fetish Party DJ Jimi Lamort doors 9 pm.5 guvernmenT Group Therapy Tour Above & Beyond. inSomnia Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). loT 16 beats.breaks.bass.funk wsg, MF, DJ Azakite, Justin Cider. magPie cafe CIUT Fundraiser Dance Party DJ Chris Berube 10 pm. naco gallery cafe Queer Bait DJ Shane MacKinnon, Konstantdina K 10 pm.5 The oSSingTon Vanishing Point (dance party).

cheap thrill$

Great GiGs for $5 or less the Six String garage FirSt anniverSary party

Parkdale custom guitar shop the Six String Garage (1658 Queen West) celebrates its first birthday Friday (June 3) with live rockabilly by Alistair Christl and Ginger St. James, starting at 7 pm. Pwyc.

leSbeaux The monthly party for “girls who like girls and good music” returns to the Boat (158 Augusta), tonight (Thursday, June 2). This edition features a guest appearance by noisy experimental surf band Odonis Odonis alongside DJ Linguist. Pwyc.

ultra chill SundayS The Hot Stepper team launch their weekly summer afternoon patio party at Ultra (314 Queen West), Sunday (June 5), from 3 to 9 pm (weather permitting). The resident DJs are Bump N’ Hustle’s Paul E Lopes and Mike Tull, so expect lots of soulful beats from across the decades. Free. The PainTed lady DJ NV (deep fried & greasy funk/soul/Motown/disco/ol’ hip-hop) 10 pm. ParTS & labour Dream/Date DJs Max, Greg & Tony 10 pm. Phoenix concerT TheaTre Zeds Dead, Drop the Lime, Canblaster, the Killabits, Torro Torro & Omar Linx. The PiSTon Standards DJs Davy Love & Linda Noelle 10 pm. revival My Favorite DJ DJs Dirty Dale, Yogi, Jason Palma, Paul Lopes, Mike Tull & Tyrone Solomon (house) 10 pm. rockPile Debauchery Inc DJ Ozase (outdoor dungeon w/ fire dancers, dominatrix displays) doors 10 pm. Sneaky dee’S Shake A Tail (60s pop & soul) 11 pm. The Social Faktory Desyn Masiello. SuPermarkeT Do Right Saturdays DJs John Kong, MC Abdominal. SuTra The Bridge DJ Triplet (ol’ skool hip-hop). TaTToo rock Parlour main room Tattoo Saturdays DJ Trevor (dance rock) 10 pm. TaTToo rock Parlour lounge DJ Stu (retro 80s & 90s) 10 pm. velveT underground DJ Joe 10 pm. Wrongbar Com Truise.

Sunday, June 5 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

chalkerS Pub Sunday Rock ‘N Blues Jam & Open Stage 2 to 6 pm. dave’S... on ST clair John Campbell (pop/ jazz) 6 pm. dominion on Queen Rockabilly Brunch 11 am to 3 pm. gladSTone hoTel ballroom Rock & Rainbow Dinostory Launch Concert 11 am to 2 pm. graffiTi’S Blackmetal Brunch 11 am to 5 pm. graffiTi’S Michael Brennan & Steve Briggs (down home country/rockabilly) 4 to 7 pm. horSeShoe Laura Goldhamer & the Silvernail, the Weather Station, Princess Music 9:10 pm.

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Joey Cape & The Bad Loud with ChucK Ragan, Kevin Seconds, Dave Hause, Cory Branan Collective Concerts presents

Art Brut

with The Most Serene Republic Library Voices Yonge Dundas Square, Sat 18

Lenka

Collective Concerts presents

drive by truckers

June 15, Lee’s Palace, first 100 passes/wristbands admitted

June 15, Phoenix Concert Theatre, first 100 passes/wristbands admitted

The El Mocambo, Thur 16 (Presented By LEFSE)

The Great Hall, Sat 18 (Presented By Flemish Eye/Weird Canada)

DEVO

Loom, The Paint Movement

Collective Concerts presents

The antlers

June 14, The Mod Club, first 30 passes/ wristbands admitted Collective Concerts presents

The Rivoli, Wed 15 (Presented By Nevado Records)

The Meligrove band with Library Voices, Megan bonnell

SHAD

brothertiger

Gauntlet Hair, Tape Deck Mountain, A Lull, Woodsman

Grimes Chad Vangaalen, Braids, Jennifer Castle, Duzheknew

David Bazan

June 14, Lee’s Palace, first 75 passes/ wristbands admitted

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The Garrison, Sat 18 (Presented By Hand Drawn Dracula)

The Silver Dollar, Sat 18 (Presented By Next/Untold Cities)

Crocodiles

with B-17, Bad Cop, Teenanger, The White Eyes, Catl

Handsome FuRs

Wrongbar, Sat 18 (Presented By The Agency Group)

The Horseshoe, Wed 15

with Makeout Videotape, Little Girls, No Gold, Josh Reichmann, Idiot Glee

Red Mass El Mocambo, Fri 17

Rusty

Diamond Rings

with The Sonixx, Barletta, Torro Torro W. Billy The Gent (D.C.), Nightbox, Humans, Slow Hand Motem, Skene

Olenka & The Autumn Lovers

with Saint Alvia, New France, Indian Handcrafts, Fuck Montreal Yonge-Dundas Square, Fri 17 (Presented By Sirius)

stars

The Rivoli, Thur 16 (Presented By CBC Radio 2)

The Dakota, Sat 18

El Mocambo, Thur 16

Horse Feathers with Entire Cities, New Country Rehab,

Secret Cities, Smoke Fairies, Bellewoods, Chris Velan Sneaky Deeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Fri 17 (Presented By Young Lions Music Club)

Great Bloomers with Rouge, Sheezer, Paper Lions, Imaginar y Cit ies with Bruce Peninsula, Ruby Coast, Gramercy Riffs, Enjoy Your Sweet Thing, bobby bazini

Pumas, Sandman Viper Command

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Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, Fri 17

SCREEN tiME

Tape Deck Mountain The Great Hall, Thur 16

Men Without Hats

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Sneaky Dee’s, Thur 16 (Presented By We Are Busybodies)

The Music Gallery, Thur 16 (Presented By Out Of This Spark) LEE’S PALACE Thao & Mirah, Led to Sea, Charlotte Cornfield doors 8 pm. See preñ view, page 34. MAGPIE CAFE Taylor Knox (indie/alternative) 10 pm.

Metz with dd/MM/yyyY,

doldrums, childbite

ORBIT ROOM Horshack (rock/blues) 10:30 pm. THE PAINTED LADY Birthday Party Jam (rock &

roll) 9 pm.

Forest City Lovers with Evening Hymns, Snowblink

Comfort Zone, Fri 17 (Presented By Musebox)

The Comfort Zone Sat 18

The Garrison, Wed 15

The Postelles with Pick A Piper, Lower Dens, Pat Jordache

Peelan der Z neon windbreaker with

Yonge-Dundas Square, Thur 16

Descendents

The Horseshoe, Wed 15 (Presented By M For Montreal)

918 Bathurst,Sat 18 (Presented By Snakes and Ladders)

We Are Wolves with Parlovr, Red Mass, O Voids, Dance Laury Dance

The Horseshoe, Thur 16 (Presented By The Windish Agency)

Ps I Love You with No Joy, Suuns, Royal Bangs, The Luyas

prince rama

with doldrums, aids wolf, grimes, talk normal

New for 2011: the NXNE Schedulizer. Log on, choose your must-see NXNE Music, Film, or Interactive events, and create a personal schedule – great for plotting a perfect NXNE experience. Find it at nxne.cOm/schedule.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BOVINE SEX CLUB DJ Rob. CLINTON’S Relay For Life Fundraiser Alright

ASPETTA CAFFE Anita, Lindsay Jones, Luke

Monday, June 6

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Free Whisky String

POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

Vajsar 2 to 6 pm.

Your Skin, The Vandelles, The Young Things Little Foot Long Foot

Paradise Royal York Rd United Church Cherub, Junior & Senior Choirs 3 pm. TEN FEET TALL Steve Koven Trio 3:30 to 6 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Monk’s Music (jazz) 5 pm. TRANZAC MAIN HALL La Bohème: A Love Story Sung In English 7:30 pm.

Alright! doors 7:30 pm. INSOMNIA DJ LK (old school/hip-hop/disco/ funk). THE OSSINGTON Unlimited Sundays Hajah Bug & Mantis. TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR Trash Palace Sundays DJ 4 Korners (electro/mashup/rock) 10:30 pm. ULTRA PATIO Ultra Chill Sundays DJs Mike Tull & Paul E Lopes 3 to 9 pm. VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Hanna (retro 80s) 10 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR THE SHOP Peach Kelli Pop, the Sphinxs, Super Repeater, First Base, Mystics (garage punk) 9 pm, all ages. SOUND ACADEMY Panic! at the Disco, Fun, Foxy Shazam doors 7:30 pm, all ages. SOUND ACADEMY Sunset doors 2 pm. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix Band 9:30 pm. WRONGBAR Nastymix Aloe Blacc doors 8 pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

Heavy Cream with The Hoa Hoa’s, My Skin Against

REX Tom Reynolds Trio 7 pm. REX Yuka (funk/jazz) 9:30 pm. ROYAL YORK RD UNITED CHURCH Visions Of

Band (bluegrass) 9 pm. DUFFY’S TAVERN Ken Yoshioka (blues) 9:30 pm. FREE TIMES CAFE Freeman Dre & the Kitchen Party. GATE 403 Dennis Gomond Blues Duo 5 to 8 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Bluegrass Sundays Sudden Valley Boys 5 to 8 pm. GROSSMAN’S Brian Cober Blues Jam 9:30 pm. HARD ROCK CAFE Sounds Like A Song (song & improv) 8 pm. HIGHWAY 61 SOUTHERN BARBEQUE Sangria Sundays Sean Pinchin 2 pm. HOLY OAK CAFE Alex Lukashevsky (folk) 9 pm. HUGH’S ROOM Marc Jordan 8:30 pm. LAMBADINA Smash Sundays & Open Mic. LATINADA Bolero Night. THE LOCAL Sarah Burton, Miss Quincy & Kirby. LOU DAWG’S Blues Brunch Mark Bird Stafford & Darran Poole noon to 3 pm. LULA LOUNGE Luis Mario Ochoa Cuarteto (Cuban son) 12:30 & 2:30 pm. LULA LOUNGE Larry Harvey (country) 7:30 pm. POGUE MAHONE Cape Breton Ceilidh Sandy MacIntyre & Steeped in Tradition (Celtic) 4 to 8 pm. REBAS CAFÉ Michael Menogan (singer-songwriter) 1 to 4 pm. SPIRITS Kim Jarrett, Tracey Gallant (folk rock) 9 pm. STOUT IRISH PUB Celtic Session Traditional Irish Music & Dance 3 to 6 pm. SUPERMARKET Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm. TRANZAC MAIN HALL The Music Project & Camp Trillium CD Release Fundraiser 2 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS William & Polly 3 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS The Spanish Waiter Mike Hopkins 7:30 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS The Woodchoppers Association 10:30 pm. UNDERDOWN PUB Open Mic With Porter 9:30 pm. VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE PARK Summer Music In The Park Cascabel Duo (Latin jazz) 2 to 5 pm. WHITE SWAN Acoustic Sunday Dinner Showcase Gary 17, Peter Verity, Shawn Sage 7 to 11 pm. WOODBINE PARK Waterfront Blues Festival Rick Fines & Suzie Vinnick, Johnny Rawls, Teeny Tucker 12:30-6 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

AMADEUS Rick Donaldson & the Jazz Cats 6:30 to 10:30 pm. DE SOTOS Double A Jazz w/ Noah Leibel 11 am to 2 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN Jazz Jam 4 to 7 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN Michael Occhipinti’s Student Combo 7:30 pm. GATE 403 Melissa Lauren Jazz Band noon to 3 pm. GATE 403 JohnnyDead 9 pm. GLENN GOULD STUDIO Seamus Blake (jazz) doors 7:30 pm. KINGSWAY CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Bach Remixed Nicolai Tarasov, Nancy Sicsic (saxophone, piano) 2 pm. OUR LADY OF SORROWS CHURCH Canadian Scholars Victoria Scholars Men’s Choral Ensemble 7:30 pm. PAN ON THE DANFORTH Lara Solnicki & Rob Piltch 7 to 10 pm. REX Humber Community Music School Student Recitals 11 am to 6 pm.

AIR CANADA CENTRE Rihanna, B.O.B, J Cole doors 6:30 pm. ñ CADILLAC LOUNGE Surf Mondays.

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Elvis Monday 5

Aces, All My Ghosts, Exxxtra Juicy, People of Canada (rock) doors 9 pm. DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Drake Staff Talent Night Bootknives (rock) doors 10 pm. HARLEM Open Jam Night Carolyn T (R&B/ soul/jazz/Motown/latin) 8 pm. HORSESHOE Shoeless Monday Greg Preston & the Great Machine, Rob Moir, After School Cobra Gang 9:15 pm. THE WILSON 96 Esteban Puchalski & Co.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Drunk Bison (folk) 9 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN The Rattlesnake Choir (roots)

10 pm.

HIGHWAY 61 SOUTHERN BARBEQUE Chris Chambers (blues) 7 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Antoine Dufour & Tommy Gauthier 8:30 pm.

NACO GALLERY CAFE Alex Rodriguez/ Trio (boleros/sones/rancheras) 8 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Open Mic Mondays 9 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS This is Awesome 7 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Open Mic 10 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

GATE 403 Joe Adamick Jazz Trio 5 to 8 pm. GATE 403 Vincent Bertucci Jazz Band 9 pm. GRAFFITI’S Kevin Quain’s Gutbucket Lounge

(piano jazz/blues) 5 to 8 pm. REX Convergence 9:30 pm. REX Shields, Johnston & Fielding (jazz) 6:30 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BOVINE SEX CLUB Moody Mondays Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

INSOMNIA DJs Topher & Orang (rock). THE OSSINGTON Ice & Yolanda. THE PISTON Junk Shop DJs Jorge & Jared (pre

to post punk/new wave/garage/indie) 10 pm.

751 Metal Monday DJ Lush 10 pm.

Tuesday, June 7 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

AIR CANADA CENTRE Rihanna, B.O.B, J Cole doors 6:30 pm. ñ CADILLAC LOUNGE The Weber Brothers.

DAKOTA TAVERN CD release Lindi Ortega. DOMINION ON QUEEN Rockabilly Workshop 2 to 4 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Wayne Nakamura’s Django Jam 8:30 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Polaris Music Prize Record Salon #5 The Rural Alberta Adñ vantage (listening session and interview) doors 7 pm.

EL MOCAMBO Active Child doors 8 pm. HORSESHOE Charge Of The Light Brigade,

Sports The Band, Pow Wows, the Flying Eyes 9 pm. THE PAINTED LADY Indie Tuesdays 9 pm. PARTS & LABOUR THE SHOP Natural Child (garage rock) doors 9 pm. PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE Yeasayer, Smith Westerns, Hush Hush doors 8 pm. See preview, page 32. THE PISTON The Dead Tuesdays, Mercy Flight continued on page 46 œ 10 pm.

NOW JUNE 2-8 2011 NOW

PoP/Rock

Jonny

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Teenage Fanclub/Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci offshoot overdoses on sugar for the sake of art By JOANNE HUFFA Jonny – the duo of Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake and Euros Childs (best known for his Welsh psych-pop band Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci) – were introduced to the world via their video for Candyfloss, the first single from their self-titled debut album (Merge). In it, the pair engage in an eating contest. They start by using a knife and fork to take dainty bites, but by the song’s end they’re stuffing wads of pink spun sugar into their mouths. “I’m afraid we ate it, yes,” Childs says over the phone from Blake’s house in Kitchener. “By the end, it was like having a virus – just poisoning our systems with an overload of sugar.” Besides making themselves sick in the name of art, Childs and Blake have been busy touring since the record’s release. Scaled down to guitar, keyboards and drum machine, they just returned from Japan, start their North American tour on Friday and hit the UK by month’s end. The record nicely combines beauty and humour, with genres varying from pastoral ballads to organ-driven garage rock. Most songs would fit neatly into the cheerier chapters of either songwriter’s catalogue. “When we’re together, we have a bit of a laugh,” Childs says, “so it felt right not to have a dark, introspective record. That’s not how we interact. We’re not sitting around having a crisis. “Both of us enjoy pop, and that was the kind of record we wanted to make.” At the Drake Underground, Friday and Saturday (June 3 and 4), 8 pm. $20.50-$25. HS, RT, SS, TM.

Rivoli Book launch for Gerry Young’s Pop Goes The Weasel: Rock & Roll Off The Record The George Casey Band 5 to 7 pm. Yellow GRiffin Johnny Devil and the Screaming Demons (classic rock/drinking songs) 10 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

Cloak & DaGGeR Pub Slocan Ramblers (blue-

tRanzaC soutHeRn CRoss Harley Card Quin-

tet 10 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

GooDHanDY’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors

8 pm.5

insoMnia Soulful Tuesdays D-Jay. tHe ossinGton Deadliest Catch. RePosaDo DJ Ellis Dean. 751 SK8 & Destroy DJ Dan Arget (skater rock

grass) 10 pm.

party) 10 pm.

Wednesday, June 8

We’re Not Popstars 9 pm. HolY oak Cafe Lake Forest (folk) 9 pm. HoRsesHoe Laura Peek (singer/songwriter). HuGH’s RooM Chloe Charles, Maneli Jamal 8:30 pm. libeRtY bistRo Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 8 pm. naCo GalleRY Cafe Moody Mike (solo folk act) 9 pm. Rex Rex Jazz/Blues Jam Dr Nick & the Rollercoasters (blues ) 9:30 pm. suPeRMaRket The Ambient Ping Petition of Right, Souns, Jakob Thiesen, Deb Sinha, Ben Grossman doors 8 pm.

Twenty Trips for 2 will be awarded. Prize includes round-trip, bus trip for two (2), one nights accomodation (double occupancy) at Ottawa Marriott Hotel, two tickets good for admission at all stages for the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest, July 9.

Must be 19 years of age or older and an Ontario resident to enter. No purchase necessary.

June 2-8 2011 NOW

Stage 8 pm.

GlaDstone Hotel MeloDY baR CD release

music@nowtoronto.com

Gate 403 Richard Whiteman Jazz Band 9 pm. Rex Richard Whiteman Trio 6:30 pm. ten feet tall Toronto FingerstyleGuitar open

tRanzaC soutHeRn CRoss Colette Savard (folk) 7:30 pm.

winCHesteR kitCHen & baR Open Mic Night 9 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

alleYCatz Swing Tuesdays Carlo Berardinucci & the Double A Jazz Swing Band 9 pm to midnight.

pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

aiR CanaDa CentRe New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, Jordin Sparks, Neverest (pop) doors 6:30 pm. CaDillaC lounGe The Neil Young’uns. eton House The Unlikely Heroes (top 40/ rock) 8 pm. HaRleM Harlem’s On Fire Quinn C Martin, General Henrii & the Blues, Underdog, Renny Holladae, Spesh K, Chris Steddy (hip-hop/rap/ soul/R&B/ol’ skool) 10:30 pm. HiGHwaY 61 soutHeRn baRbeque Sherman Lee Dillon 7 pm. HoRsesHoe Rambunctious, Lemon Bucket Orchestra, Bob Standard, Michael Louis Johnson & the Red Rhythm (alt rock) 9 pm. lee’s PalaCe Korean Hip Hop. tHe ossinGton HumbleMania. tHe Piston Chambers, the Calrizians 9 pm. Rivoli The Ultimate Showcase Jamie Byron, Mark McKay, Michael Banks, Domanique Grant, Ciaran O’Shea, the Dean Project, the Hamptons, Modest Cowboys 7 pm. suPeRMaRket Wednesdays Go Pop! Miss Emily, Late July, the Elwins 9:30 pm. tRanzaC soutHeRn CRoss Khora, Nick Kuepfer, Silent Land Time Machine, I Have Eaten the City 10 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

Dave’s... on st ClaiR Uphill Farmers (country/ swing) 8:30 pm.

GRaffiti’s The Cowan Street Ramblers Blue-

grass Band 7 pm. GrossmAn’s Rockin’ Blues Jam Ernest Lee & Cotton Traffic 9 pm. HuGH’s room A Night Of Music Kathleen Gorman, Laura Fernandez & Joseph Maviglia 8:30 pm. reposAdo Sol Wednesdays Spy Vs Sly Vs Spy. silver dollAr High Lonesome Wednesday: Big City Bluegrass Crazy Strings 9 pm. stout irisH puB Blues Jam 9 pm. terri o’s sports BAr Gary 17’s Acoustic Open Stage Jeremy Smith 8 pm. trAnzAC tiki room Comhaltas Irish Slow Session 7:30 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross Hotcha! 7:30 pm. underdoWn puB Rita’s Parlour Rita Di Ghent (blues/jazz) 8 pm.

JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMEnTAL

AlleyCAtz Graceful Daddies (swingin’ jazz/

blues/R&B) 8:30 pm.

Blu ristorAnte & lounGe Acoustic & Jazz

Sentiments @ Blu John Campbell (piano) 7:30 pm.

CHAlkers puB Girls’ Night Out Jazz Lisa Particelli (jazz) 8 pm. CloAk & dAGGer puB Ken McDonald (jazz) 10 pm. dominion on Queen Corktown Uke Jam 8 pm. edWArd JoHnson BuildinG WAlter HAll

Musical Interlude Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute faculty noon.

four seAsons Centre for tHe performinG Arts riCHArd BrAdsHAW AmpHitHeAtre

Electronica Unplugged Contact Contemporary Music noon. GAte 403 Allan Small 5 to 8 pm. GAte 403 The Roncy Boys 9 pm. mezzettA The Cafe Olé Benjamin Barrile, Scott Metcalfe Dustin Shaskin 9 pm. nAWlins JAzz BAr Jim Heineman Trio (jazz) 7 to 10 pm. rex Griffith/Hiltz Trio 6:30 pm. rex Madeline Forster 9:30 pm. roy tHomson HAll TSO Afterworks: Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninoff Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Yuja Wang (piano) 6:30 pm.

trAnzAC mAin HAll Miles Ahead Toronto Jazz Orchestra w/ Kevin Turcotte 8 pm.

DAnCE MuSiC/DJ/LOunGE

Arts 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231. fox & firkin 51 Eglinton E. 416-480-0200. free times CAfe 320 College. 416-967-1078. GAllery 345 345 Sorauren. 416-822-9781. tHe GArrison 1197 Dundas W. GAte 403 403 Roncesvalles. 416-588-2930. GlAdstone Hotel 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. Glenn Gould studio 250 Front W. 416-205-5555. GoodHAndy’s 120 Church. 416-760-6514. GrAffiti’s 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. tHe GreAt HAll 1087 Queen W. 416-826-3330. GrossmAn’s 379 Spadina. 416-977-7000. Guvernment 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. HArd roCk CAfe 279 Yonge. 416-362-3636. HArlem 67 Richmond E. 416-368-1920. HenHouse 1532 Dundas W. 416-534-5939. HiGHWAy 61 soutHern BArBeQue 1620 Bayview. 416-489-7427. Holy oAk CAfe 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803. HorsesHoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753. HuGH’s room 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604. insomniA 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907. JAne mAllett tHeAtre 27 Front E. 416-366-7723. kinGsWAy ConservAtory of musiC 2848 Bloor W. 416-234-0121. lAmBAdinA 875 Bloor W. 416-888-4607. lAtinAdA 1671 Bloor W. 416-913-9716. lee’s pAlACe 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. li’ly 656 College. 416-532-0419. liBerty Bistro 25 Liberty. 416-533-8828. livinG Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts (Mississauga). 905-306-6000. tHe loCAl 396 Roncesvalles. 416-535-6225. lolA 40 Kensington. 416-348-8645. lot 16 1136 Queen W. 416-531-6556. lou dAWG’s 589 King W. 647-347-3294. lulA lounGe 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307. mAGpie CAfe 831 Dundas W. 416-916-6499. mAison merCer 15 Mercer. 416-341-8777. mAssey HAll 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255. mezzettA 681 St Clair W. 416-658-5687. mitzi’s sister 1554 Queen W. 416-532-2570.

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Clinton’s Velodrome Variety Show The Darned, Money, A Bike. GlAdstone Hotel melody BAr Granny Boots: Plump It Up! DJs Mama Knows, Nik Red 7:30 pm.5 GoodHAndy’s T-Girl Newbie Night DJ Todd Klinck doors 9 pm.5 HenHouse Snakepit At The Henhouse DJs Sammy D & Joe Blow 10 pm.5 insomniA DJ O-God (house/reggae/ mashups). nACo GAllery CAfe Gloryhole Stephanie & Baller 10 pm.5 751 Mad Punk DJ Justin 10 pm. sneAky dee’s What’s Poppin’ (80s/90s hiphop party). WronGBAr Bassmentality Plastician. 3

venue index Air CAnAdA Centre 40 Bay. 416-815-5500. AlleyCAtz 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865. AmAdeus 184 Augusta. 416-591-1245. Annex WreCkroom 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346. ArrAymusiC studio 60 Atlantic. 416-769-2841. AspettA CAffe 207 Augusta. 416-725-0693. Axis GAllery & Grill 3048 Dundas W. 416-604-3333. BAr itAliA 582 College. 416-535-3621. Blu ristorAnte & lounGe 17 Yorkville. 416-921-1471. Blue moon 725 Queen E. 416-463-8868. BoAt 158 Augusta. 416-593-9218. Boiler House 55 Mill. 416-203-2121. Bovine sex CluB 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239. BreAd & CirCus 299 Augusta. 416-336-3399. CAdillAC lounGe 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717. CAmeron House 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811. CAsA lomA 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. tHe CentrAl 603 Markham. 416-913-4586. C’est WHAt 67 Front E. 416-867-9499. CHAlkers puB 247 Marlee. 416-789-2531. CHinA House 925 Eglinton W. 416-781-9121. CHrist CHurCH deer pArk 1570 Yonge. 416-920-5211. Clinton’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. CloAk & dAGGer puB 394 College. 647-436-0228. CroWn & tiGer 414 College. 416-920-3115. dAkotA tAvern 249 Ossington. 416-850-4579. dAve’s... on st ClAir 730 St Clair W. 416-657-3283. dC musiC tHeAtre 360 Munster. 416-234-0222. de sotos 1079 St Clair W. 416-651-2109. dominion on Queen 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893. drAke Hotel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. duffy’s tAvern 1238 Bloor W. 416-628-0330. edo 484 Eglinton W. 416-322-3033. edWArd JoHnson BuildinG 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. el moCAmBo 464 Spadina. 416-777-1777. eton House 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161. feAtHers puB 962 Kingston Rd. 416-694-0443. fly 8 Gloucester. 416-410-5426. fomo 270 Adelaide W. 416-408-3666. footWork 425 Adelaide W. 416-913-3488. four seAsons Centre for tHe performinG

presents

Bovine sex CluB DJ Krissy (80s & cheese). C’est WHAt Jindalee (acoustic/folk rock/indie)

mod CluB 722 College. 416-588-4663. molson AmpHitHeAtre 909 Lake Shore W. motel 1235 Queen W. musiC GAllery 197 John. 416-204-1080. nACo GAllery CAfe 1665 Dundas W. 647-347-6499. nAWlins JAzz BAr 299 King W. 416-595-1958. old mill inn 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641. operA House 735 Queen E. 416-466-0313. orBit room 580A College. 416-535-0613. tHe ossinGton 61 Ossington. 416-850-0161. our lAdy of sorroWs CHurCH 3055 Bloor W. 416-231-6016. tHe pAinted lAdy 218 Ossington. 647-213-5239. pAn on tHe dAnfortH 516 Danforth. 416-466-8158. pArts & lABour 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750. pAuper’s puB 539 Bloor W. 416-530-1331. performinG Arts lodGe 110 the Esplanade. 416-777-9674. pHoenix ConCert tHeAtre 410 Sherbourne. 416-323-1251. tHe piston 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989. pJ o’Briens irisH puB 39 Colborne. 416-815-7562. poGue mAHone 777 Bay. 416-598-3339. Queen elizABetH tHeAtre 190 Princes’ Blvd. 416-263-3293. QueensWAy CAtHedrAl 1536 the Queensway. 416-255-0141. Quotes 220 King W. 416-979-7717. reBAs CAfé 3289 Dundas W. 416-626-7372. reposAdo 136 Ossington. 416-532-6474. revivAl 783 College. 416-535-7888. rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. rexAll Centre 1 Shoreham. 416-665-9777. riverside distriCt Queen E between the Don River & Degrassi. rivoli 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. roCkpile 5555 Dundas W. 416-504-6699. roy tHomson HAll 60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255. royAl york rd united CHurCH 851 Royal York Rd. 416-231-9401. tHe sAvoy 1166 Queen W. 751 751 Queen W. 647-436-6681.

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ñGRUFF RHYS disc of the week FUCKED UP ñ NNNNN

David Comes To Life (Matador) Rating:

Leave it to Fucked Up to attempt their simplest album yet – a love story – and come away with a 78-minute, 18song metafictional punk rock opera about self-sabotage, deification and unreliable storytelling. The album’s scope can be tough to digest in one sitting, but each listen yields new layers. The length might keep some away, but the music is more accessible than ever before. Each song teems with hummable

guitar melodies, the production is crisp and clean, and tuneful male and female vocals counterbalance Damian Abraham’s gruff ones. If not for his trademark bark, in fact, this could barely be described as hardcore. Fucked Up’s grand ambition may one day be their downfall, but right now it has produced an intricate, rewarding beast of an album, their magnum opus. Top track: I Was There Fucked Up play Yonge-Dundas Square and Wrongbar June 16 as part of NXNE. RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

Hotel Shampoo (Turnstile) Rating: NNNN The buoyancy and breeziness of Gruff Rhys’s third solo album belie the seriousness of the title, which was inspired by the wastefulness of the free, sample-sized toiletries the Super Furry Animals’ singer accumulated while touring the world. And while the record occasionally delves into environmental and political matters, most of the songs examine the intricacies of relationships. The playful tunes are diverse, from the mariachi-inflected Sensations In The Dark to the swinging 60s lounge vibe of Space Dust #2, a duet with El Perro del Mar’s Sarah Assbring. This might not be a momentous album, but it includes some of Rhys’s most memorable melodies and charming lyrics, including the bittersweet If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme). Rhys has weightier material in his body of work, but for sheer pop pleasure this album can’t be beat. Top track: Sensations In The Dark Gruff Rhys plays the Horseshoe June 11. JOANNE HUFFA

BLACK LIPS Arabia Mountain (Vice) Rating: NNN When a happily sloppy lo-fi band like Atlanta flower-punks Black Lips hook up with a big-name producer like Mark Ronson, it usually goes one of two ways. Either cleaning up the sound reveals even better songwriting than we hoped they had in them, or the studio gloss waters down all the raw, fiery energy that made them great. In the case of Arabia Mountain, the results lie somewhere between those two extremes. The good news is that Ronson didn’t ruin what’s great about Black Lips. They’re still bratty and noisy, and there’s still something enjoyably unhinged about their punked-up take on 60s rock. However, while we can hear what they’re doing a bit more clearly, the missing layer of fuzz reveals nothing terribly exciting. There are some great garage rock tunes, but too much filler to make for a great album. Maybe they should have trimmed a few of the 16 songs for a shorter but stronger work. Top track: Time BENJAMIN BOLES RIVAL BOYS Mutual Feelings Of Love

(independent) Rating: NNN You can’t help but wonder if Toronto’s Rival Boys would have a lot more buzz behind them had they been around back in the 90s. They’re not exactly retro grunge rock, but their stripped-down guitar grooves and plaintive vocals would have made more sense back then, despite the fact that the members are too young to have played clubs in those days. Then

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again, considering that there’s a bit of a 90s revival going on, maybe this is good timing after all. Bass player Lee Rose sings lead on most of the songs, but it’s when she shares the vocal duties with her brother Graeme that the band’s personality really starts coming through. The disc is split between minorkey rock dirges and uptempo anthems; the latter work best, unless you prefer to mope to your music. There’s a very live quality to the recording, which is refreshing compared to the home studio excesses common in indie rock in recent years. Top track: Recovery Rival Boys play the Garrison Friday (June 3). BB

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In the early 60s, Mick and Keith delivered the harsh news to their keyboardist Ian “Stu” Stewart: he couldn’t be a Rolling Stone – he just didn’t look the part. The jutting-jawed Scot accepted his place on the periphery. He was never photographed with the band but recorded with them and played live, remaining integral to the group’s sound until his death in the mid80s. No member’s loss, and that includes Brian Jones, affected the Stones more than Stu’s, which is why this tribute by young boogie piano player Ben Waters is absolutely star-loaded. Keith, Ronnie, Charlie, Mick and even Bill Wyman all make appearances, plus legendary Stones engineer Glyn Johns (Exile On Main Street) and Brit talk show star Jools Holland. There’s even cover art by Sgt. Pepper creator Peter Blake. Waters, 35, holds his own and chooses his cuts carefully, including tunes originally covered by Rocket 88, the band Stu founded in the 70s and which later featured Waters. Jagger steals the show with his vocal over Bob Dylan’s Watching The River Flow, but there’s no missing Waters’s cousin P.J. Harvey doing her breathy bit on Lonely Avenue. Top track: Watching The River Flow JASON KELLER

The ukulele, while a beautiful, serene instrument, is arguably limited, especially as the centrepiece of an album this long. Vedder’s distinct baritone complements it, but his chords eventually become repetitive. Breaking up the monotony are appearances by the Swell Season’s Glen Hansard (Sleepless Nights) and a lithesounding Cat Power (Tonight You Belong To Me), who shows up on the second-last song to reward you for your stamina. Top track: You’re True Pearl Jam play the Air Canada Centre on September 11 and 12. JK

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Moonshine (Confusion Unlimited) Rating: NNNN Five albums in, country-folk singer/songwriter Kate Maki sounds lonelier than ever. The Sudbury native invokes a Gillian Welchesque weariness on Moonshine, her excellent new album, as she sings about life being a drag, the slow march toward depression, coming undone, fading to grey and, well, you get the picture. Remarkably, the album isn’t a drag, thanks to smart songwriting and energetic arrangements by a backing band that includes East Coast stars like Nathan Lawr, Dale Murray, Brent Randall, Dan Levecque and others. (Maki resided in Halifax for a spell.) Bluegrass harmonies, fast-picked guitar solos and slick pedal steel perk up the downtrodden lyrics and Maki’s reedy croon. Recorded around one microphone in the basement of her Sudbury home, Moonshine is a perfect balance of roughhewn and polished. Top track: Fought The Cattle Kate Maki plays the Cameron House with Fred Squire Friday (June 3). CARLA GILLIS

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Constant Companion (Maple/No Quarter) Rating: NNNN Doug Paisley’s second album deserves all the critical praise it’s been receiving. Paisley, who’s played in Russian Literature, Dark Hand and Lamplight, and Live Country Music, keeps vocal affectation to a minimum while conveying the hallmark emotion of the country music genre. Not an easy thing to do. Quietly wild keyboard work by Garth Hudson (at times swirling in stereo) and warm backup vocals by Jennifer Castle, Leslie Feist and the Pining’s Julie Faught punctuate the uncluttered arrangements. A perfect companion to a lonely summer evening, the songs channel classic 60s folk and soul-infused country while still sounding fresh. Poppy opener No One But You, Don’t Make Me Wait (a delicate duo with Feist) and the tender lullaby Come Here And Love Me are the standouts. Top track: No One But You Doug Paisley plays the Rivoli Saturday (June 4). SARAH GREENE

EDDIE VEDDER Ukulele Songs (Universal)

Rating: NN At this point in Pearl Jam’s incredibly successful yet determinedly self-directed career, it’s unlikely anyone tells Eddie Vedder and the boys what’s best for them. If Vedder wants to release and mass-market a 16-song solo album of spare ukulele tunes, then that’s what the furrowedbrowed singer is going to do. But if ever there was a release that screamed, “Free for fan club members!” this is it.

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The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town (Columbia/Sony) Rating: NNNN Trapped in a legal battle with his former manager, Bruce Springsteen spent three years making Darkness On The Edge Of Town, the follow-up album to his star-making Born To Run. The Promise documents this period, with tons of in-studio footage that makes you wonder why it took so long to make this film. Interspersing scenes of the young band with recent interview footage, it examines Springsteen’s early creative vision while giving the players a chance to comment on the intensity of the recording session from the perspective of hindsight. Focused on the making of one album, it isn’t an overview of the E Street Band’s career, but still speaks volumes about their dynamic. While the doc is fascinating, additional studio and interview footage could have improved the extras – some performance footage and a Q&A with Springsteen and fans. JH

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formances by Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan, Mybindi comedy, dance, film, theatre, food, spoken word and more. Free. Exhibition Place. masalamehndimasti.com. Jul 23 to 25 ron the Pulse Music, theatre and dance with Systema Solar, the Carnegie Hall Show, a Where’s Waldo game and more. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. Jul 2 and 3 rsalsa on st clair Latin-themed street festival with music, dance and food. Free. St Clair btwn Christie and Winona. tlntv.com/salsa. Jul 9 and 10 suMMerlicious Restaurants throughout the city offer special 3-course prix-fixe menus. toronto.ca/special_events. Jul 8 to 24 rtirgan iranian Festival Iranian art, cuisine, activities and entertainment by Silk Road Dance Co, Golden Puppet Theatre and others. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Jul 21 to 24 toronto suMMer Music Festival Classical music festival with performances by Kirill Gerstein, Vienna Piano Trio, the Leipzig Quartet and many others plus masterclasses. $16.50 and up, passes $50-$400. Edward Johnson Bldg (80 queen’s Park), Koerner Hall (273 Bloor W). torontosummermusic.com. Jul 19 to Aug 13

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phonic, pop, opera, jazz, Broadway, country and world music, plus spoken performances by Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons. Various prices. York U Rexall Centre, 4700 Keele. blackcreekfestival.com. Jun 4 to Aug 30 cooking Fire theatre Festival Performance festival with dance, plays, dinners and more. Pwyc. Dufferin Grove Park, Dufferin S of Bloor. cookingfire.ca. Jun 23 to 27 doc now Documentary media festival showcasing film, photography and new media by Ryerson graduating students. docnow.ca. To Jun 25 rdragon Boat race Festival Boat races, entertainment, food and more. Spectating free. Centre Island. torontodragonboat.com. Jun 25 to 26 rFranco-Fete Francophone music, arts and culture festival. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. Jun 24 to 26 rhungarian Festival Folk music, dance, crafts, Hungarian food and more. Hungarian Cultural Centre, 840 St Clair W. 416-654-4926. Jun 24-26 idea city Gathering of artists, adventurers, authors, cosmologists, doctors, designers, filmmakers, inventors, entertainers and more with panel discussions, workshops, presentations and parties. ideacityonline.com. Jun 15 to 17 insPirato Festival of 10-minute commissioned plays, plus readings, workshops and more. Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley. inspiratofestival.ca. Jun 2 to 12 rluMinato Festival of arts and creativity featuring theatre, music, films, dance, visual

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rMuhtadi international druMMing Festival Performances by drumming groups

from around the world, food, crafts, a kids’ area and more. Free. Queen’s Park North, University N of College. muhtadidrumfest.com. Jun 2 to 5 north By northeast FilM Festival Features, shorts and docs about music including KunstCamera: J.X. Williams’s Cabinet Of Curiosities and Better Than Something: Jay Reatard. NFB (150 John), Toronto Underground Cinema (186 Spadina). nxne.com. Jun 13 to 19

north By northeast Music Festival and conFerence Performances by 650 bands at 50

venues, plus a film festival and a music biz conference. Wristbands $25/day, festival $50. nxne.com. Jun 13 to 19 Pride toronto The Pride festival features entertainment on outdoor stages, the Pride Parade, Dyke March, parties, family activities and much more. pridetoronto.com. Jun 24 to Jul 3

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Showcase of work by emerging and established independent filmmakers. reelheart.org. Jun 20 to 25 suBtle technologies Presentations, workshops, films and exhibitions on the ways in which art, science and technology intersect. Various prices. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. subtletechnologies.com. Jun 5 rtaste oF little italy Italian cultural festival with food tastings, live bands, dancing and more. College btwn Bathurst and Shaw. tasteoflittleitaly.ca. Jun 17 to 19

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physical theatre performers from around the world. $10-$20. Pia Bouman School for Creative Movement, 6 Noble. torontoclown.com. Jun 2 to 5 toronto Jazz Festival Performances by Aretha Franklin, Youssou N’Dour, Los Lonely Boys/Los Lobos, Nikki Yanofsky and many others, plus workshops and seminars. Various prices and venues, some events free. torontojazz.com. Jun 24 to Jul 3 toronto sketch coMedy Festival Fortyeight sketch comedy troupes compete. $8, 2 shows $12. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. torontosketchfest.com. Jun 14 to 18 waterFront Blues Outdoor concerts by the Gary Kendall Band, Scott McCord, Gina Sicilia, Curtis Salgado, Johnny Rawls and others. Free. Woodbine Park, Lake Shore and Coxwell. waterfrontblues.ca. Jun 3 to 5 rwooFstock The annual outdoor festival for dogs features canine sports, doggie fashion shows, pool, vendors and more. Free. St Lawrence Market neighbourhood, Front E and Church. woofstock.ca. Jun 11 and 12 worldwide short FilM Festival Short films from around the world, panels, a symposium and more. $10-$20, passes $50-$170. Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor W), Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park), Varsity Cinemas (55 Bloor W) and other venues. shorterisbetter.com. To Jun 5

July aFroFest Music Africa’s outdoor music and culture festival. Free. Queen’s Park. musicafrica.org. Jul 9 to 10 rcariBBean carnival toronto Celebration of all things Caribbean with calypso and soca, King And Queen Of The Bands competition, Junior Carnival, mas bands and the parade along the lakeshore. Various prices, parade free. torontocaribbeancarnival.com. Jul 14 to Aug 11 rcoloMBian colours – diasPora Festival Performances by Colombian diaspora artists including Alfredo de la Fe and NVOZ plus an

comedy, juggling lessons and more. Free (donations to Epilepsy Toronto). St Lawrence Market neighbourhood (Front from Jarvis to Yonge). torontobuskerfest.com. Aug 25 to 28 rcanadian national exhiBition Bandshell concerts, the midway, fairground rides, a talent competition and more. $16, child/srs $12, under 4 free (rides extra). Exhibition Place. theex.com. Aug 19 to Sep 5 Fortune cooking Food Festival Chinese music workshops, knife techniques demo, iron chef competition and more. Free. caribbean Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. carnival 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. july 14 Aug 12 to 14 international Bicycle FilM Festival Enjoy bike shorts and films. Royal Cinema, 608 Colart exhibition. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 lege. bicyclefilmfestival.com/toronto. Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, Aug 10 to 13 harbourfrontcentre.com. Masala! Mehndi! Masti! Festival of South Jul 15 to 17 Asian culture with music by Devis n’ Divas, rcorazon de Mexico Traditional and condance from GhuMMMo!, South Asian films temporary Mexican arts fiesta with performand more. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 ances by Bostich & Fussible, Mariontas de Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, Esquina and others, cuisine and more. Free. harbourfrontcentre.com. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Aug 19 to 21 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. suMMerworks theatre Festival Juried fesJul 8 to 10 tival with more than 40 plays, concerts, workrcorso italia Street festival celebrating all shops, neighbourhood walking tours and things Italian with live music, street performmore. $10, passes $25-$75; walks pass $12, ers, food and more. Free. St Clair btwn Westsome events free. Various venues in the mount and Lansdowne. torontofiesta. Queen/Bathurst area. summerworks.ca. com. Aug 4 to 14 Jul 2 and 3 woofstock taiwanFest: taiwan rising Performjune 11 the Fringe Plays by local and interances by the Chairman Band, Techno national companies selected by lotPrince dance and others, a beef nootery. $10, passes $40-$90. Various dle competition and more. Free. venues. fringetoronto.com. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay Jul 6 to 17 W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre. com. rindy toronto Auto racing, concerts, Aug 26 to 28 exhibits, interactive games, kids’ activities, food and more. $15 and rtaste oF the danForth Festival up. Exhibition Place. honof Greek culture with food tastdaindytoronto.com. ing, music and entertainJul 8 to 10 ment. Free. Danforth from Broadview to ririe Music Festival Jones. tasteofthedanReggae, salsa, gospel, forth.com. soul and African music Aug 5 to 7 concerts plus spoken word, art and film. Free. toronto Festival oF Beer Queen’s Park and YongeCelebration of Canada’s rich Dundas Square. iriemusicfesticraft brewing history with val.com. tastings, seminars and more. Jul 29 to Aug 1 Bandshell Park, Exhibition Place. beerfestival.ca. risland soul Aug 5 to 7 Caribbean festival with music, rwhat’s classical dance, storytellClassical music festival ing and more by with performances by Protoje and others, a Art of Time Ensemble, mas carnival parade and Quartango, POULA and drumming workshops. others, plus children’s Free. Harbourfront Censtorytelling and tre, 235 Queens Quay W. more. Free. 416-973-4000, harbourHarbourfront Cenfrontcentre.com. tre, 235 Queens Jul 29 to Aug 1 Quay W. 416-9734000, harbourrMasala! Mehndi! frontcentre.com. Masti! Festival of South Aug 5 to 7 Asian culture with per-

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Hot gigs From soul legends, metal maniacs and canrock icons by benjamin boles Sade Soldiers on Sade fans won’t want to miss their chance to catch the R&B icon when she hits the Air Canada Centre June 28. It’s her first world tour in a decade, but her most recent release, Soldier Of Love, erased any doubts about whether she’s still got it. $57.50-$179.50.

Rockin’ Canada Day roster Canrock icons The Tragically Hip show their national pride with a giant Canada Day festival at Downsview Park,

performing alongside names like Weezer, Broken Social Scene, Buck 65 and Hey Rosetta!. $59.50-$150.

Heavy hitters Huge Montreal heavy metal festival Heavy MTL 2011: Heavy T.O. launches a Toronto edition this year at Downsview Park, July 23 and 24. There’s way too many acts to list, but highlights include legends like Megadeth, Anthrax, Motörhead, Slayer, Rob Zombie and about a million others. $72.50-$275.

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DRIVE CHANNEL, LIFE BLOWN OPEN, BREACHED, ATROPHEED Horseshoe 9 pm, $6. ISPIRAVOCE FEMALE CHORUS, THE GENTLEMEN OF ST MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL Inspired By The Voice First United Church 7:30 pm, $15. 905823-1425.

Festival On Bloor: Battle Of The Bands Musical Parade Travelling from Spadina and Bathurst to Brunswick and Bloor.Brunswick and Bloor 1 pm, free. mnjcc.org.

Clinton’s doors 7:30 pm, $7. SUPERTRAMP Molson Amphitheatre doors 7 pm, $29.50-$109.50. TM.

TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE SUMMER INSTITUTE OR-

LTHE JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY, BEAST

CHESTRAS & CHOIRS Edward Johnson Building Walter Hall 1 pm, free. tafelmusik.org/concerts/free.htm.

LKRONOS QUARTET, ALIM QASIMOV ENSEMBLE Luminato Royal Conservatory of Music

Monday, June 13

Luminato: First Night Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8 pm, free. luminato.com. JULIO BASHMORE Wrongbar. Koerner Hall 8 pm, $36.50-$61.50. THE NATURAL SHOCKS CD release Rancho Relaxo.

OKKERVIL RIVER, TITUS ANDRONICUS, FUTURE ISLANDS Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.

PIERCED ARROWS, LULLABY ARKESTRA, ELL V GORE, BIG EYES Silver Dollar 9 pm, $10. RT, SS. SCIENTISTS OF SOUND EP release party El Moc-

ambo doors 9:30 pm, $12 adv.

THE SISTERS EUCLID, KEVIN BREIT Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $20-$22.50. HR.

TIKA SIMONE, LISSA MONET & UNRULY TWIN

Heart & Soul & Sound/The Gemini Jam Courthouse doors 10 pm, $15-$20. 416-662-2585. WEEPING TILE, KING COBB STEELIE Benefit For CAMH Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $18 adv. HS, RT, SS, TM.

Saturday, June 11 ALELA DIANE Rivoli doors 9 pm, $12. RT, SS. ALLO DARLIN’ El Mocambo doors 9 pm, $10. RT,

SS.

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, HOORAY FOR EARTH

Mod Club doors 7 pm, $20. PDR, RT, SS, TW. ATTILA FIAS DUO Summer Music In The Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm , free. And Jul 1. BORGORE, SKISM, HYDEE & SAIGON Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 10 pm, $20. PDR, RT, SS, TW. CARLOS DEL JUNCO CD release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $25-$27.50. HR.

THE DEVIL FROM ACAPULCO, DJ DAVID SOLANO

Day Glow: Escape Reality Tour Sound Academy doors 9 pm, $tba. dayglowtour.com.

LDOMINIC MANCUSO, BANDABARDÒ, MARCO CALIARI Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut

Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato. com. Glee Live! In Concert! Air Canada Centre 3 & 8 pm, $49.50-$89.50. TM. And Jun 12. GRUFF RHYS AND BAND, Y NIWL Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $13.50. RT, SS.

KEIJI HAINO, KNURL, THE DEAD ARE THOSE WHO HAVE DIED The Garrison 9 pm, $20. RT, SS. LKRONOS QUARTET, HOMAYUN SAKHI Lumin-

ato Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall 8 pm, $36.50-$61.50. luminato.com.

LAL, IAN KAMAU, UNKNOWN MIZERY, JELLY TOO FLY, DJ SEAN SAX, AVO LEILANI, ABSTRACT RANDOM, AMENTA, BIZZARH, KJ AND OTHERS Wylin’ On The Island: 88 Days of Fortune Two-Year Anniversary Celebration Artscape Gibraltar Point noon to midnight. 88days.ca. MACABRE, HELLACAUST, SEPULCHRE Hard Luck Bar 8 pm, all ages, $16.50. RT, TM. LTHEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Luminato Family Show Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 2 pm, free. luminato.com. TOMBS Sneaky Dee’s.

Sunday, June 12 LALIM QASIMOV ENSEMBLE, HOMAYOUN SAKHI Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut

Square Festival Stage 2 pm, free. luminato.com.

LTHE ANNEX QUARTET, KRONOS QUARTET

Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com. BRENDAN CASSIDY TRIO Summer Music In The Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm, free. And Aug 27.

CALAMITY ROYALE, JARON FREEMAN-FOX & THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING, DONNE ROBERTS, ADAM SOLOMON, MILES NADAL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE CHOIRS, NO FISH Festival On

Bloor Brunswick and Bloor noon to 6 pm, free. mnjcc.org.

DAVID S WARE, THE SHUFFLE DEMONS DUO (RICHARD UNDERHILL, STICH WYNSTON) St. An-

drews by-the-Lake Church 6 pm, $18.

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ISLA CRAIG, CANESSA’S ENTIRE HEART, LAUGHING EYE WEEPING EYE, FELIX DE L’ETOILELANGLOIS Placebo Space doors 9 pm, $7. KAI, ROBOT LUNCH Home & Native Sound Series

NXNE 650 bands, 7 days, 50 venues, see listings at NXNE.com. ANTOINE DUFOUR & TOMMY GAUTHIER Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. HR. LGAVI CREEL, SHAWN HITCHINS, SHARRON

MATTHEWS Luminato: A Musical Monday Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com. INFINTEL, PETE VAN DYK & THE SECOND HAND BAND, SARAH CLARK Shoeless Monday Horseshoe 9:15 pm, free.

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Party Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Cabaret 11 pm, $5.5

Tuesday, June 14 NXNE 650 bands, 7 days, 50 venues, see listings at NXNE.com. THE ANTLERS, LITTLE SCREAM Mod Club doors 8 pm, $17.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. THE BEETS, BRILLIANT COLORS, PLANET CREATURE Parts & Labour The Shop $9. RT, SS. DAVID BAZAN Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.

HAROLD SANDITEN Thoughts ‘Round Midnight

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 8 pm, $20. totix. com.5

JANES PARTY, SAMANTHA SAVAGE SMITH, THEES ULHMAN BAND, DEPARTURES, JF ROBITAILLE

Dave Bookmans Nu Music Nites Horseshoe 8:30 pm, free. SHANE KOYCZAN Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. LYEMEN BLUES, SULTANS OF STRING Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com.

Wednesday, June 15 NXNE 650 bands, 7 days, 50 venues, see list-

ings at NXNE.com.

AL STEWART, DAVE NACHMANOFF Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $40-$42.50. HR. And Jun 16.

LART OF TIME ENSEMBLE, GRAVITY RADIO

Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com.

LTHE BARENAKED LADIES, GREG KEELOR, JULIE FADER, MATTHEW BARBER, MEASHA BRUEGGERGOSMAN, KEVIN DREW, ANDY KIM, LADIES OF THE CANYON AND OTHERS Luminato: The Can-

adian Songbook – Tribute To Ron Sexsmith Massey Hall 7:30 pm, $55-$85. luminato.com. DRIVE BY TRUCKERS, THE BEAUTIES Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $29.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. LKRONOS QUARTET, WU MAN Luminato Jane Mallett Theatre 8 pm, $36.50-$61.50. luminato.com. LENKA Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. MIKE MURLEY, DAVID OCHIPPINTI Mezzetta 9 pm, $7.

TAFELMUSIK ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR, TBSI ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR The Grand Finale Grace

Church on-the-Hill 7:30 pm, free (reserve). 416964-6337, tafelmusik.org/concerts/free.htm.

TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, JOSHUA BELL Joshua Bell Plays Bruch Roy Thomson Hall 8 pm, $40-$149. RTH. And Jun 16.

Thursday, June 16 NXNE 650 bands, 7 days, 50 venues, see listings at NXNE.com. LDELHI 2 DUBLIN, MALKIT SINGH Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com.

KATAKLYSM, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, NEXORTUS, PYRRAH Annex Wreckroom all ages, $16.

RT, TM.

Friday, June 17 NXNE 650 bands, 7 days, 50 venues, see list-

ings at NXNE.com.

THE CONNOISSEURS OF PORN The Hideout. JARON FREEMAN-FOX, THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING, ANNE LINDSAY, RICH GREENSPOON, DOUG WILDE, BEN GROSSMAN AND OTHERS

Oli’s Musical Birthday: Celebration Of The Music Of Oliver Schroer Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. HR.

THE JETTISON COMMITMENT, HUNTER CITY MADNESS Metal As F#$% Fest DC Music Theatre all ages, $10. TW.

LK.D. LANG, THE BELLE BRIGADE & THE SISS BOOM BANG Luminato Metro Hall David Pe-

caut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com. PERPETUUM JAZZILE Queen Elizabeth Theatre 8 pm. P Pride Slow Dance Buddies in Bad Times Theatre The Chamber $12.5 SATOKO FUJII’S MA-DO ENSEMBLE Trane Studio 8 to 11 pm, $10. And Jun 18.

TROPICS, ACTUAL WATER, WHITE SUEDE, SUITCASE SAM Feast In The East II Dickens Street

Theatre 8 pm, all ages, $5. CB, RT, SS.

U.S. GIRLS, NOVELLER, HUCKLEBERY FRIENDS & DJ SLIM TWIG Double Double Land $7. RT, SS.

Sunday, June 19

LMINOR EMPIRE, NATACHA ATLAS, GEORGE SAWA, HAKIM Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 2 pm, free. luminato.com.

MODIFIED MOTION, CAPITAL J, MARCUS VISION-

LDELHI 2 DUBLIN, MALKIT SINGH Luminato

LTORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Lumin-

ato: TSO Goes Late Night: Mahler 5 Roy Thom-

Music Night Horseshoe free.

JOEY WRIGHT & JOHN SOUTHWORTH Hugh’s

OWL CITY, MAT KEARNEY, UNWED SAILOR Kool

PETER STOLL, SILVERTHORN SYMPHONIC WINDS

Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts 2 pm. 905-787-8811, rhcentre.ca.

ROYAL WOOD, KESHIA CHANTÉ, SHAWN DESMAN, PLATINUM BLONDE Celebrate Bloor In

Support Of Artists For Peace And Justice Bloor St 11 am to 4 pm, free. bloor-yorkville.com. LTASA, NITIN SAWHNEY Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 2 pm, free. luminato.com.

Monday, June 20 BEADY EYE Sound Academy doors 8 pm, $40.

RT, SS, TM.

LOUISE PITRE, MA-ANNE DIONISIO, DAVID KEELEY, ALANA BRIDGEWATER, STERLING JARVIS, YVAN PEDNAULT Theatre 20 Concert Ser-

ies: Driven To Score – Celebrating Canadian Musical Composers Panasonic Theatre 8 pm, $59-$69, 3-concert series $177-$209. PT, TK.

SARA THACKRAY W/ MICHAEL SHOULTS, FRANK KOREN, DANNY LOCKWOOD, AMY KING & BOB DOIDGE CD release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $12-$15. HR.

on Queen doors 9 pm, $10.

GIVERS The Garrison. HANNI EL KHATIB, BASS DRUM OF DEATH New JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, THE STRANGE BOYS, WHITE FENCE Wrongbar doors 9 pm, $13.50.

Room 8:30 pm, $20-$22.50. HR.

ings at NXNE.com. BRIAN WILSON The Gershwin-Wilson Songbook Tour Massey Hall 7:30 pm, $55-$85. RTH, TM. DAVID GUETTA MuchMusic Video Awards Preparty Ricoh Coliseum doors 7 pm, all ages, $39.50-$99.50. PDJ SUMATION Sodom Vampire Pride Goodhandy’s doors 10 pm, $5-$10.5 PDJS K-TEL, TRIPLE-X Buddies After Hours Buddies in Bad Times Theatre doors 10:30 pm, $15.5 And Jun 25, Jul 1 and 2. FOSTERTHEPEOPLE Mod Club doors 7:30 pm, $18.50. LN, RT, SS, TW, UR. LGEORGE SAWA, HAKIM Luminato Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com.

Tuesday, June 21

NXNE 650 bands, 7 days, 50 venues, see list-

THREE BLUE TEARDROPS, TENNESSEE VOODOO COUPE, LEAD SLED ROCKET, DJ ROCKIN’ DAVE FARIS East End Rockabilly Riot #10 Dominion

THE INFINITY INTENTION, GREAT DANE, BLACK WALLS EP release Clinton’s 9 pm.

son Hall 10:30 pm, $22.50-$76. RTH. luminato.com.

ings at NXNE.com.

ARY Back In Motion The Basement doors 10 pm, $15-20.

Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Festival Stage 8 pm, free. luminato.com.

North By Northeast continues to grow and this year features up to 650 bands taking over T.O. clubs June 13 to 19, plus a ton of panel discussions and music-related films. Not only is this a great opportunity to discover amazing local bands, but it’s also a chance to catch some of the most buzzed-about new international acts, not to mention a few legends of the past. Pick up a festival pass ($50) to get the most for your money, including gigs by buzz-saw bubblegum queens Dum Dum Girls, new wave revisionists Twin Shadow, art rock pioneers Devo, underground hip-hop heavyweights the Pharcyde and hometown hardcore heroes Fucked Up. If you hate standing in line, try a priority pass ($200), and those who are only around for a single night can pick up a one-day wristband ($25). See nxne.com for complete listings and to purchase passes.

Saturday, June 18

ANGERVILLE, EVIL EBENEZER, D-SISIVE, VIBONICS Nocturne 9 pm, $10.

NXNE 2011

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age Month concert Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 8:30 pm, $75-$150. SC, TM.

TITLE FIGHT, TOUCHE AMOURE, THE MENZINGERS, DEAD END PASS Sneaky Dee’s doors 6 pm, all ages, $16. RT, SS.

PDR, RT, SS, TW.

Haus doors 7 pm, all ages, $25. RT, SS, TM. PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS Annex Wreckroom doors 8 pm, $18. PDR, RT, SS, TM. SLOAN Mod Club doors 7 pm, $25.50. RT, SS, TM. And Jun 22.

THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR Last Night Of

The Proms: A Royal Wedding Celebration Roy Thomson Hall 8 pm, $29-$109. RTH. 416-5934828, tso.ca. And Jun 22.

UNWALLED, SUZANNE DOYLE, KEVIN KANE, IAN TAYLOR, MICHELLE JOSEF AND DEL COWSILL CD release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. HR.

Wednesday, June 22 FOLK THIEF Horseshoe. MADELEINE PEYROUX Queen Elizabeth The-

atre doors 7 pm, all ages, $40-$50. RT, SS, TM.

PETER GABRIEL & THE NEW BLOOD ORCHESTRA

Molson Amphitheatre 8 pm, $53.50-$179. LN, TM. SHAWN PHILLIPS Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $25$27.50. HR. VERSUS THE NOTHING Horseshoe.

Thursday, June 23 ASHLEY MACISAAC CD release party Cadillac

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of Music Koerner Hall 8 pm, $45-$55. RCM. torontojazz.com. JACKY TERRASSON Toronto Jazz Festival Glenn Gould Studio 6 pm, $30. TM. torontojazz.com. KOPTOR Toronto Jazz Festival Music Gallery 8 pm, $15. TM. torontojazz.com. KURT ELLING Toronto Jazz Festival Enwave Theatre 7 pm, $45. TM. torontojazz.com. MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR Roy Thomson Hall 2 & 8 pm, $40-$100. RTH. PACO DE LUCIA Toronto Jazz Festival Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 8 pm, $45-$79. SC. torontojazz.com. THE ROBERT CRAY BAND, DIGGING ROOTS Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $40. TM. torontojazz.com. SOULIVE Toronto Jazz Festival Horseshoe 9:30 pm, $25. TM. torontojazz.com. STACIE MCGREGOR TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Jam Quotes 10:30 pm, free. tojazz.com. And Jun 28 to Jun 30.

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS Sony Centre

for the Performing Arts doors 7 pm, $52.60$92.60. TM. JOE SEALY, PAUL NOVOTNY QUARTET China House.

LICKPENNY LOAFER, VESPER HOURS, POLARITY

Clinton’s $10.

WENDY LANDS & BAND, DOUGLAS JOHN CAMERON CD release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $15$17. HR.

Friday, June 24 ARETHA FRANKLIN Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, free. torontojazz.com. BEN L’ONCLE SOUL Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 8 pm, free. franco-fete. ca. CANADIAN JAZZ QUARTET, HARRY ALLEN Toronto Jazz Festival Quotes 5-8 pm, $30. TM. COEUR DE PIRATE Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 9:30 pm, free. DANNY MARKS Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 6 pm, free. tojazz.com. DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Toronto Jazz Festival Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall 8 pm, $50-$75. RCM. torontojazz.com. FORGOTTEN REBELS, DELINQUENTS Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TM. GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA, SUSIE ARIOLI Roy Thomson Hall 8 pm, $66.37-$82.30. TM, TMA. KYSSI WÈTE Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 7 pm, free. LYNN MILES, ROSE COUSINS Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $20-$22.50. HR. MARG STOWE TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District 6 pm, free. tojazz.com. MATTHEW BARBER, OH SUSANNA The Great Hall doors 8 pm, $18.50. RT, SS, TM. MAX SENITT LATIN JAZZ BAND Toronto Jazz Festival Gate 403 9 pm. MISTEUR VALAIRE Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture-After Party Harbourfront Centre Brigantine Room 11 pm, free. NOFX, OLD MAN MARKLEY, TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET Kool Haus doors 7:30 pm, all ages,

$23.50. RT, SS, TM. And Jun 25. RICHARD WHITEMAN TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Jam Quotes 10:30 pm. tojazz.com. LA RIOTS Arcade Mod Club. SAM BROVERMAN JAZZ DUO Toronto Jazz Festival Gate 403 5 to 8 pm.

Saturday, June 25 ALCAZ Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 5:30 pm, free.

AVERAGE WHITE BAND, STAX W/ STEVE CROPPER, DUCK DUNN & EDDIE FLOYD Toronto Jazz

Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $40. TM. torontojazz.com.

BBQ AKA MARK SULTAN, TV GHOST, THE HOA HOA’S The Garrison $12. RT, SS, TW. BERNARD ADAMUS Franco-Fête: Festival Of

Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre Brigantine Room 11 pm, free. DAMIEN ROBITAILLE Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 9:30 pm, free. DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET Toronto Jazz Festival Enwave Theatre 7 pm, $55. TM. tojazz.com. DENIS KELDIE DUO Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 3 pm, free. tojazz.com. DONALD GUINN TRIO Summer Music In The Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm, free. And Sep 4. The Wobble Festival Sound Academy doors 8 pm, $26.50. TM. GORD SHEARD, LUANDA JONES Toronto Jazz Festival Quotes 5-8 pm, $15. TM. HEY OCEAN Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $12.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. JAMES TAYLOR BlackCreek Summer Music Festival Rexall Centre 8 pm, $56.50-$147. BC. blackcreekfestival.com. JEAN-FRANÇOIS LESSARD Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 4 pm, free.

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THE BAD PLUS Toronto Jazz Festival Enwave Theatre 7 pm, $40. TM. torontojazz.com. ARETHA FRANKLIN

CANADIAN JAZZ QUARTET, GUIDO BASSO, SCOTT HAMILTON Toronto Jazz Festival Quotes 5-8 pm, $30. TM. tojazz.com.

GORD GRDINA TRIO W/ MATS GUSTAFSSON Toronto Jazz Festival Music Gallery 8 pm, $15. TM. torontojazz.com.

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This year’s list of headliners makes it pretty apparent that the Toronto Jazz Festival (June 24 to July 3) isn’t focusing strictly on jazz any more. This isn’t really a problem, though, when it means you’ve got the rare chance to catch soul queen Aretha Franklin playing Metro Hall Square for free on June 24. Most of the other high-profile gigs are ticketed, so plan ahead if you want to hear conscious hip-hop legends the Roots ($50, July 1, Metro Hall Square), funk hero Bootsy Collins ($40, July 2, Metro Hall Square), Chicano rock institutions Los Lobos ($35, June 28, Metro Hall Square) or classic soul survivor Lee Fields & the Expressions ($25, July 2, Horseshoe). Check tojazz.com for more info. LÉOPARLEUR Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 2:45 pm, free. LES CHICLETTES Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 8 pm, free. THE MAMAKU Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 1:30 pm, free. MIKE FORD Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 2 pm, free. MIKE FRANCIS & NEAL DAVIS Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio noon, free. tojazz. com. OUANANI Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 7 pm, free. PAUL NEUFELD’S RHYTHM & TRUTH Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District 2:15 pm, free. tojazz.com. THE PINK NOISE, INDUCED LABOUR, SOUPCANS, JOHN MILNER YOU’RE SO BOSS, HOLZKOPF

Sterling District Lofts House Of Everlasting Super Joy 9 pm, $5.

RITA CHIARELLI, RUSSELL DECARLE, NEW COUNTRY REHAB, JADEA KELLY AND OTHERS In Cash We Trust: Johnny Cash Tribute Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. HR.

SHANNON BUTCHER & ROSS MCINTYRE DUO

Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 6 pm. tojazz.com. STACIE MCGREGOR TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Jam Quotes 10:30 pm. tojazz.com.

TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, LEAH CROCETTO, DAVID POMEROY Opera Favourites Roy

Thomson Hall 7:30 pm, $30-$82. RTH. And Jun 26. UNTOLD Faktory The Social.

Sunday, June 26 ATOMIC Music Gallery 8 pm, $20. TM. torontojazz.com.

Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall 8 pm, $69-$99. RCM. torontojazz.com. KEREN ANN, CHRIS GARNOUT Drake Hotel Underground doors 8 pm, $16.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. LIONEL RICHIE, MICHAEL MCDONALD Blackcreek Summer Music Festival Rexall Centre 8 pm, $56.50-$141.25. BC. blackcreekfestival.com. LOS LONELY BOYS, LOS LOBOS Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $35. TM. torontojazz.com. MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON, NEW YORK DOLLS Molson Amphitheatre doors 5:30 pm, $22.50$89.50. TM.

BERNIE SENENSKY’S ‘MOE KOFFMAN TRIBUTE BAND’ Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David

Pecaut Square noon.

BRADLEY & THE BOUNCERS Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District 3 pm, free. tojazz.com.

BRIAN BLAIN Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio noon, free.

LA DIVA MALBOUFFA Franco-Fête: Festival Of

Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 3 pm, free. FRED EAGLESMITH Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $35$37.50. HR. ED VOKURKA JAZZ VIOLIN ENSEMBLE Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District noon, free. FERN LINDZON TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Chalkers Pub 7 pm, $10. JOE PURDY Horseshoe doors 8 pm, $15.50 adv. HS, RT, SS, TM. MOSE ALLISON TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Enwave Theatre 7 pm, $40. TM. tojazz.com. NOBUNNY, THE POW WOWS, ACT CASUAL Parts & Labour 9 pm, all ages, $8. RT, SS. PATRICE MICHAUD Franco-Fête: Festival Of Francophone Arts And Culture Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 4:15 pm, free. RANDY WESTON’S AFRICAN RHYTHMS Toronto Jazz Festival Glenn Gould Studio 6 pm, $40. TM. torontojazz.com.

A SELF, THE SEVENATE, A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION, THE FUZZ Home & Native Sound Series Clinton’s doors 7:30 pm, $7.

SILHOUETTES STEEL BAND Summer Music In The

Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm, free. TOM SZCZESNIAK TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 3 pm, free. tojazz.com. YOUSSOU N’DOUR, DUBMATIX Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $40. TM. torontojazz.com.

Monday, June 27

BERKLEE GLOBAL JAZZ INSTITUTE QUARTET Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 5:30 pm, free. tojazz.com.

RETURN TO FOREVER IV (CHICK COREA, STANLEY CLARKE, LENNY WHITE, JEAN-LUC PONTY, FRANK GAMBALE) Toronto Jazz Festival: Hymn Of The

7th Galaxy Tour Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 8 pm, $35-$89. SC, TM. torontojazz.com. SADE, JOHN LEGEND Air Canada Centre 7:30 pm, $57.50-$179.50. TM. VIJAY IYER Toronto Jazz Festival Glenn Gould Studio 6 pm, $35. TM. torontojazz.com. WHITE DENIM The Garrison doors 8:30 pm, $11.50. RT, SS.

Wednesday, June 29 BRANFORD MARSALIS & JOEY CALDERAZZO Toronto Jazz Festival: Songs Of Mirth & Melancholy Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall 8 pm, $45-$55. RTH. torontojazz.com.

BURNING CANDY, DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC, PSYCHO MAD SALLY Clinton’s $5. THE CASTLETON FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

BlackCreek Summer Music Festival: Music Inspired By Shakespeare Rexall Centre 8 pm, $45.25-$124.50. BC. blackcreekfestival.com. CHRIS DONNELLY Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square noon, free. COLIN STETSON, HAT & BEARD Toronto Jazz Festival Music Gallery 8 pm, $15. TM. torontojazz.com.

DAN HILL, ROYAL WOOD, LAURA REPO, LORI CULLEN Sing For Greenpeace: 4th Anniversary Concert Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $27.50-$30. HR.

ELIANE ELIAS Toronto Jazz Festival Enwave The-

atre 7 pm, $45. TM. torontojazz.com.

GALACTIC, COREY GLOVER, COREY HENRY Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $23.50. RT, SS, TW. GORD SHEARD, REG SCHWAGER Toronto Jazz Festival Quotes 5-8 pm, $15. tojazz.com. KATY PERRY, MARINA & THE DIAMONDS Air Canada Centre doors 6:30 pm, $29.50-$49.50. TM. And Jun 30. KENNY BARRON Toronto Jazz Festival Glenn Gould Studio 6 pm, $35. TM. torontojazz.com. LESTER MCLEAN DUO Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 6 pm, free. tojazz.com.

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Jian Ghomeshi Host of CBC Radio’s Q and of Luminato’s Beirut39 literary event, June 12 at the Glenn Gould Studio Favourite summer song? Really? Shit. That’s like asking “What’s your favourite example of an intra-Persian family untruth masquerading as over-politeness?” It’s irresponsible to try to pick one. But if forced, I’d pick Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken, by Camera Obscura. It has a reckless summer driving sound to it. It’s utterly joyous even if its message has a dark underbelly. (That’s the trick.) It’s about abandon. And what could more capture the spirit of summer? Besides, you can dance to it. Favourite summer snack? Pistachios. Because I am sponsored by pistachios. Not a company or packager, but the actual nuts. They appreciate my outreach efforts. Favourite summer activity? You mean besides eating pistachios and listening to Camera Obscura? Reading on my rooftop in the sun. I know, I’m supposed to say something about getting shitfaced with Kevin Drew at the old Ontario Place or something. But honestly, getting browner and getting book-inspired on a roof is the height of multi-tasking heaven. Favourite Toronto summer attraction? I love the open stage and events at Harbourfront. I used to busk down there. Now I go looking for buskers to taunt. There’s nothing like hunted buskers who know they’re getting some attention. Watch them come alive like Chia Pets. And on that note – support your local buskers. Please. MOLLY JOHNSON, THE LEGENDARY COUNT

BASIE ORCHESTRA Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $45. TM. torontojazz.com. REGGIE WATTS Toronto Jazz Festival Yuk Yuk’s Downtown 8:30 & 10:30 pm, $30. TM. torontojazz.com.

Thursday, June 30 BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $40. TM. torontojazz.com.

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CANADIAN JAZZ QUARTET, RANDY SANDKE Toronto Jazz Festival Quotes 5-8 pm, $30. THE ELECTED Drake Hotel doors 9 pm, $14 adv. RT, SS. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, STEPDAD Opera House doors 8 pm, $18.50. RT, SS, TM. GENTICORUM Summer Music In The Garden: Nagez, rameurs! Toronto Music Garden 7 pm, free. JAGA JAZZIST Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS, TM. JIM GALLOWAY TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District 6 pm, free. tojazz.com. JOEL DIAMOND QUARTET Toronto Jazz Festival Gate 403 5-8 pm. KABAKUWO Batuki Music Society Lula Lounge 9 pm, $15-$20. batukimusic.com. ORI DAGAN TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Ten Feet Tall 8 pm, pwyc. RAOUL & THE BIG TIME Rex 5 pm. SHANNON BUTCHER & ROSS MCINTYRE DUO

Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 6 pm. tojazz.com. SHOOGLENIFTY Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $32.50$35. HR. TIGRAN HAMASYAN, UGLY BEAUTIES Toronto Jazz Festival Music Gallery 8 pm, $15. TM. torontojazz.com.

JULY Friday, July 1 Canada Day Hip-Hop Karaoke Toronto Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 5, 6:30 & 9 pm, free.

CAPLETON & BAND, LINDO-P, BLAXX DUN DA PLACE, VERTEX SOUND Canada Day Sound Academy doors 10 pm, $35-$75. TM.

COMPLAINTS CHOIR Canada Day Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 6 pm, free.

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PDJ SHANE PERCY, DJ AURAL Grapefruit: Ex-

tended Play – Pride 2011/Canada Day Fly 9 pm to 4 am, $10-$20.5 ESTHERO Canada Day Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 9:30 pm, free. LUKE DOUCET & THE WHITE FALCON Canada Day Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 8 pm, free. THE ROOTS, DJ JOHN KONG Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $50. TM. torontojazz.com. SHAD Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 5:30 pm, free. TORONTO ALL-STAR BIG BAND Canada Day Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 2 pm, free.

THE TRAGICALLY HIP, WEEZER, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, HEY ROSETTA!, BUCK 65 Downsview Park 4 pm, $59.50-$150. TM. 416-872-2262.

Saturday, July 2 BOOTSY COLLINS, SAIDAH BABA TALIBAH To-

ronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 8:30 pm, $40. TM. torontojazz.com. BRIAN BLAIN TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District 3 pm, free. tojazz.com.

CHAKA DEMUS & PLIERS, MEL DUBE, JILL DONALDSON, UNCLE JONNY & ESSENCE OF PRAISE, DJ CHOCOLATE Rockaz 3 Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, adv $35, more at the door. PDR.

DIANA KRALL, TONY BENNETT BlackCreek Sum-

mer Music Festival Rexall Centre $56.50$141.25. BC. blackcreekfestival.com. DJ EL MACHETERO On The Pulse Festival: A Cumbiar! Harbourfront Centre Boulevard Tent 2, 5 & 7 pm, free. DJ ELMAN On The Pulse Festival: Tropical Bass Party Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 9 pm, free. GORD SHEARD & BILL MCBIRNIE Toronto Jazz Festival Quotes 5-8 pm, $15. TM. tojazz.com. ISIS On The Pulse Festival Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 8 pm, free. JESSE BARKSDALE DUO Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 6 pm, free. tojazz.com. JOHN SHERWOOD TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Old Mill Inn Home Smith Bar 7:30 pm, free.

DONNY & MARIE OSMOND Donny & Marie Live Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Tue to Sat 7:30 pm, Wed, Sat & Sun 2 pm, $52$265. 416-644-3665, dancaptickets.com. And Jul 12. HUGH JACKMAN Hugh Jackman In Concert Princess of Wales Theatre 8 pm, $49-$130. TK. mirvish.com. And Jul 6 to Jul 10, Jul 12 to Jul 17. HE IS WE, OCEAN GROVE, ANDREW ALLEN El Mocambo doors 6 pm, all ages, $14.50. RT, SS, TM.

LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS Toronto Jazz Fes-

tival Horseshoe 10 pm, $25. TM. tojazz.com. MALIK YOBA Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House Patio 3 pm, free. tojazz.com. MARIANNE TRUDEL SEPTET Toronto Jazz Festival Music Gallery 8 pm, $15. TM. torontojazz.com. MEAGHAN SMITH Rivoli doors 8 pm, $12. RT, SS, TM, UE. MEZCLA Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District 6 pm, free. tojazz.com. PAUL NEUFELD’S RHYTHM & TRUTH Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District noon, free. tojazz. com. SCRATCH (THE ROOTS) On The Pulse Festival Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 7:30 pm, free. SOUNDGARDEN, COHEED & CAMBRIA Molson Amphitheatre doors 6 pm, all ages, $39.50$69.50. TM. SYSTEMA SOLAR On The Pulse Festival Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 9:30 pm, free.

TORONTO ALL STAR BIG BAND, COBRA KINGS, YIANNIS KAPOULAS, SAMBACANA, INNER SOUL, PUENTE DEL DIABLO, LUIS REY BAND, HAVANA EXPRESS, INVICTUS AND OTHERS Corso Italia

Festival Corso Italia Festival between Westmount & Lansdowne 6 to 11 pm, free. torontofiesta.com. VIC RUGGIERO Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $10.50 adv. RT, SS. WOLFGANG GARTNER Mod Club doors 10 pm, $15. PDR, RT, SS, TW.

Sunday, July 3 ALEX PANGMAN QUINTET Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District 3 pm, free. tojazz.com. CROOKED FINGERS Horseshoe doors 8 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. DAVID BROMBERG Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $42.50-$45.50. HR. PDJS K-TEL, SHANE MACKINNON Lady Oiye’s Tea Dance Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 3 to 10 pm, free 3 to 10 pm, $5 after 10 pm.5 FRANCOIS BOURASSA QUARTET Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square 5:30 pm, free. THE GROOVEMEISTERS Toronto Jazz Festival

Wednesday, July 6 COCO LOVE ALCORN CD Release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $17-$20. HR. OMAR SOULEYMAN Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. GIRL TALK JULY 8 Boiler House Patio 3 pm, free. tojazz.com. JIM GALLOWAY TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Distillery District noon, free. tojazz.com. LESTER MCLEAN Toronto Jazz Festival Trane Studio 8:30 pm. MOANA & THE TRIBE On The Pulse Festival Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 5 pm, free. NIKKI YANOFSKY & ROBI BOTOS TRIO Toronto Jazz Festival Metro Hall David Pecaut Square Mainstage Marquee 8:30 pm, $45. TM. tojazz. com. TOM SZCAESNIAK DUO Toronto Jazz Festival Boiler House 3 pm, free. tojazz.com. TRIO M Toronto Jazz Festival Music Gallery 8 pm, $25. TM. torontojazz.com.

Tuesday, July 5 BEN HARPER, GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS Sound Academy doors 7 pm, all ages, $45-$57.50. RT, SS, TM.

BLACK DUB (DANIEL LANOIS, TRIXIE WHITLEY, BRIAN BLADE, JIM WILSON) Opera House doors 7 pm, $27.50. RT, SS, TM. And Jul 6.

Thursday, July 7 THE BLACK KEYS, CAGE THE ELEPHANT Molson Amphitheatre doors 6:30 pm, $27.50-$50. TM. BLUE KING BROWN The Garrison doors 9 pm, $10 adv. RT, SS. BRAD PAISLEY, ERIC CHURCH BlackCreek Summer Music Festival Rexall Centre 8 pm, $62.25-$124.50. 1-888-860-7888, blackcreekfestival.com. GABRIEL YACOUB Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $25$27.50. HATE ETERNAL, ORIGIN, VITAL REMAINS, ABYSMAL DAWN Annex Wreckroom doors 7 pm, all ages, $tba.

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE The Great Hall 9 pm, $20. WF. worldfamousmusic.net.

URGE OVERKILL Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $15.50. HS, RT, SS.

Friday, July 8 CELSO PIÑA THE ACCORDION REBEL Corazón De

México Festival Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 8:30 pm, free. DENNIS COFFEY Horseshoe doors 10 pm, $22.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. GIRL TALK Sound Academy doors 8 pm, all ages, $30-$40. HS, RT, SS, TM. And Jul 9.

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Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 7:30 pm, free. MARK KOZELEK Drake Hotel Underground doors 8 pm, $24.50 adv. HS, RT, SS, TM. And Jul 9. SBTRKT Wrongbar. SWEET THING, THE TREASURES Indie Fridays Yonge-Dundas Square 8-10 pm, free.

Festival Woodbine Park Youth Stage 6 to 10:30 pm, free. beachesjazz.com.

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HOUSE OF DAVID GANG, TRUTHS & RIGHTS, TONYA P, PETRA, RICHARD FORREST, ORTHODOX ISSACHAR AND OTHERS Rastafest 2011

The Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm, free. And Aug 6. GANG GANG DANCE Horseshoe doors 8 pm, $10. HS, RT, SS. THE WOODEN BIRDS Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, all ages, $12 adv. HS, RT, SC, TM.

Monday, July 11 MY MORNING JACKET Kool Haus doors 7 pm, all ages, $40.50. RT, SS, TM.

U2, INTERPOL Rogers Centre $57-$252. TM..

Saturday, July 9 100 MONKEYS, KISSING CLUB Mod Club doors 6

pm, all ages, $17.50-$100. RT, SS, TW. Afrofest Queen’s Park free. musicafrica.org. And Jul 10.

AUDRA MCDONALD, BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL, MARTIN SHORT, BLACK CREEK FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA & CHORUS BlackCreek Summer Music Festi-

val: The Very, Very Best Of Broadway Rexall Centre Rexall Centre 8 pm, $56.50-$169.50. BC. blackcreekfestival.com. BOSTICH & FUSSIBLE Corazón De México Festival Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 9:30 to 11 pm, free. DIRTY MARIA Corazón De México Festival Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 7:30 pm, free. JOLIE HOLLAND Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $17. HS, RT, SS, TM. MARTY OAKS TRIO Summer Music In The Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm, free. PETER FRAMPTON Frampton Comes Alive! 35th Anniversary Tour Molson Amphitheatre doors 6:30 pm, $19.50-$79.50. TM. QUIQUE ESCAMILLA Corazón De México Festival Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 5 pm, free.

RISE AGAINST, A PERFECT CIRCLE, THE WEAKERTHANS, TOKYO POLICE CLUB, ARKELLS, THE REASON, DINOSAUR BONES, HOLLERADO, KO, GENTLEMEN HUSBANDS, HARLAN PEPPER AND MORE Edgefest Downsview Park noon, $39.50$102.10. TM. edge.ca.

Sunday, July 10

Wednesday, July 13 KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS, WOODS Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $16.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.

LEON RUSSELL Sound Academy doors 8 pm. MOONFACE Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $15.

HS, RT, SS, TM.

Thursday, July 14 CECLLIA STRING QUARTET Summer Music In The

Garden: Labours Of Love Toronto Music Garden 7 pm, free. COLD CAVE Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TM. FLEET FOXES Massey Hall doors 7:15 pm, all ages, $35.50-$45.50. RTH, TM. JUSTIN RUTLEDGE Gardens Of Song Toronto Botanical Garden 7 to 8:30 pm, free. PAUL THORN Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $20$22.50. HR.

Friday, July 15

Launch El Mocambo 9 pm, $10. TW.

JASON WILSON, THE MIGHTY POPE & ELISA GOLD, CAROLE POPE, LUIS MARIO OCHOA & CIMARRÓN Beaches International Jazz Festival

Woodbine Park Main Stage 6 to 10:30 pm, free. QUINCY BULLEN BAND Beaches International Jazz Festival Woodbine Park New Generation Stage 6 to 10:30 pm, free. beachesjazz.com. TAYLOR SWIFT, NEEDTOBREATHE Air Canada Centre $35-$99.50. TM. And Jul 16. TREASA LEVASSEUR & THE DAILY SPECIAL Indie Fridays Yonge-Dundas Square 8-10 pm, free.

Saturday, July 16 ALFREDO DE LA FE Colombian Colours – II Diaspora Festival Harbourfront Centre WestJet Stage 9:30 pm, free. ANNE LINDSAY, BRAITHWAITE & WHITELEY, YOEL DIAZ QUARTET, RAOUL & THE BIG TIME BIG BAND, PLANET EARTH, BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION Beaches International Jazz Festival

Woodbine Park Main Stage noon to 10 pm, free. beachesjazz.com. CIBO MATTO Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS, TM.

CLASSIFIED, FABER DRIVE, LOWEST OF THE LOW, CRASH TEST DUMMIES, DONE WITH DOLLS AND OTHERS Live Green Toronto Festival Yonge-

Dundas Square 11 am to 10 pm, free. livegreentoronto.ca. DJ JONATHAN TOUBIN Wrongbar.

GUELPH YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE, JAZZ IN THE

3OH!3, LESS THAN JAKE, RELIENT K, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, ILLSCARLETT AN OTHERS

CITY WORKSHOP COMBOS Beaches International Jazz Festival Woodbine Park Youth Stage noon to 10 pm, free. beachesjazz.com.

DANI WILDE, SAMANTHA FISH & CASSIE TAYLOR

Welcome To Fin Land Tour Molson Amphitheatre 8 pm, $44-$136. TM. JOHN BUTLER TRIO, MAMA KIN Sound Academy doors 7:30 pm, all ages, $30-$40. RT, SS, TM.

Warped Tour Arrow Hall doors 11 am, $45.75. RT, SS, TM. warpedtour.com.

Girls With Guitars Sound Academy doors 8 pm. THE DIRTBOMBS Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TM. GENERATION J(AZZ) Beaches International Jazz

JIMMY BUFFETT & THE CORAL REEFER BAND

JOHN FOGERTY, THE LEVON HELM BAND BlackCreek Summer Music Festival Rexall Centre 8 pm, $56.50-$101.75. blackcreekfestival.com. JOHNSON CHUNG TRIO Summer Music In The Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm, free. And Aug 28. MIKE MCKENNA & LUKE GIBSON McKenna Gibson Band Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $18-$20. HR. NVOZ Colombian Colours – II Diaspora Festival Harbourfront Centre Redpath Sugar Stage 7 pm, free. TRISTEN Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $12. RT, SS. URBAN PREACHER CD Launch Mod Club.

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es International Jazz Festival Woodbine Park New Generation Stage noon to 10 pm, free. beachesjazz.com.

Sunday, July 17 CHRIS ROBINSON TRIO Summer Music In The Park Village of Yorkville Park 2 to 5 pm, free. ELEVATED GROUNDS, GTA HONOUR COMBOS

Beaches International Jazz Festival Woodbine Park noon to 6:30 pm, free. beachesjazz.com. GOMEZ Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $26. RT, SS, TM. KEVIN SKELTON Summer Music In The Garden: With Joy & Light Encircled Toronto Music Garden 4 pm, free.

LARRA SKYE, EMERSON STREET RHYTHM BAND, THE HEAVYWEIGHT BRASS BAND Beaches

International Jazz Festival Woodbine Park New Generation Stage noon to 6:30 pm, free. beachesjazz.com. PAUL THORN Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50$25. HR. TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE Metal As F#$% Fest DC Music Theatre doors 3 pm, all ages, $15. TW.

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THE CASTLETON FESTIVAL OPERA SOLOISTS & ORCHESTRA BlackCreek Summer Music Festival

Rexall Centre 8 pm, $45.25-$124.50. BC. blackcreekfestival.com. DISAPPEARS W/ STEVE SHELLEY Sneaky Dee’s doors 8:30 pm, $11 adv. RT, SS.

Monday, July 18 HANNIBAL BURESS Horseshoe doors 8 pm,

$13.50 adv. HS, RT, SS, TM. JOSH GROBAN Straight To You Tour Air Canada Centre doors 6:30 pm, $69.50-$99.50, stu $25 tickets. LN, TM.

THE GEORGE LAKE BIG BAND, BEES KNEES DANCE, THE BIG SMOKE BIG BAND, SWING SHIFT BIG BAND, THE JAZZ MECHANICS Beaches Inter-

national Jazz Festival Beach Boardwalk Big Band Stage 2 to 7:30 pm, free. beachesjazz. com. And Jul 23 and 24. MY SWEET PATOOTIE Tanglefoot Untangled Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22-$25. HR.

Tuesday, July 19 KIRILL GERSTEIN Toronto Summer Music Festival

Gala Opening Concert Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall 7:30 pm, $20-$60, pass $100-$400. RCM. torontosummermusic.com. MARISSA NADLER Supermarket doors 8 pm, $12. HS, RT, SS, TM. THOMAS DYBDAHL Drake Hotel 10:30 pm, $9 adv. RT, SS. TWIN SISTER El Mocambo doors 8 pm, $10. RT, SS.

doors 6:30 pm, all ages, $23.50-$33.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. THE SADIES, JACK MARKS Indie Fridays YongeDundas Square 8-10 pm, free.

STEELY DAN, & THE MILES HIGH BIG BAND, THE EMBASSY BRATS, SAM YAHEL Molson Amphitheatre doors 7 pm, $24.50-$129.50. TM.

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Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. HR.

PINK MARTINI, CHRIS BOTTI, JESSE COOK Black-

6:30 pm, all ages, $27.50. LN, RT, SS, TM.

Creek Summer Music Festival Rexall Centre 8 pm, $50.75-$101.75. blackcreekfestival.com.

TROBIBANDA, CONJUNTO LA-CA-LÚ, LA SONORA HABANERA Beaches International Jazz Festival

Thursday, July 21

Latin Square Leuty Lifeguard Station 2 to 7:30 pm, free. beachesjazz.com.

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CANADA’S WONDERLAND Theme park north of TO with rides, shows, exhibits, boutiques, restaurants, water park and the Kingswood Music Theatre. May 4-Sep 1 grounds open 10 am, close 6, 10 or 11 pm daily (except in May; check website for details). Variety of passes available from $33. 9580 Jane. 905-832-8131, canadaswonderland.com. CANADIAN AIR & S PACE MUS EUM Museum houses restored aircraft including the Lancaster Bomber and the Avro Arrow, deHavilland Canada-Bombardier historical displays, Silver Star jet trainer, rare flight training simulators and more. Thu-Sat, holiday Mons 10 am-4 pm, Wed to 8 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm. Selfguided and guided tours. $11, srs/stu $9, child under 5 free, family $27. 65 Carl Hall, Downsview Park. 416-638-6078, casmuseum.org. CANADIAN BROADCAS TING CORPORATION MUS EUM AND GRAHAM S PRY THEATRE Mu-

seum houses over 4,000 artifacts telling the story of CBC broadcasting. Graham Spry Theatre features Growing Up With The CBC and Radio Sound FX exhibitions. Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm. Closed statutory holidays. Free. 250 Front W, 416-205-5574, cbc.ca/museum. CAS A LOMA Downtown architectural anomaly patterned on a European castle, with towers, underground tunnels, wine cellars, garden and stables. Multi-language self-guided audio tours available. 9:30 am-5 pm daily (last admission 4 pm). $20.55, stu/srs $14.63, child $11.32. 1 Austin. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. CENTENNIAL PARK CONS ERVATORY Three greenhouses with 12,000 square feet of plants. Daily 10 am-5 pm. Free. 151 Elmcrest. 416-394-8543, toronto.ca/parks. CITY HALL Self-guided tours of this prize-winning structure focus on its architectural and landscaping features both inside and outside

the building. Mon-Fri 7:30 am-4:30 pm. 100 Queen W. 416-338-0338, toronto.ca/city_hall_ tour/index.htm. CLOUD FORES T CONS ERVATORY A walk-through greenhouse with lush tropical foliage. Mon-Fri 10 am-2:30 pm (except holidays). Richmond just west of Yonge. 416-392-7288, toronto.ca/parks. CN TOWER Four observation decks, the Glass Floor and Sky Pod, 360 Revolving Restaurant, Horizons nightclub, a motion-theatre ride, the all-new edge walk, arcades, shops and a film about the tower’s construction. Summer hours from Jun 2 daily: Tower and Observation levels 9 am-10 pm, attractions 10 am-9:30 pm. Total Tower Experience $34.99; Observation Sky Pod or Attractions Experience $21.99-$28.99; Observation Experience $14.99-$22.99. Child under 3 free. 301 Front W. 416-868-6937, cntower.ca. COLBORNE LODGE Regency-style home of High Park founders, built in 1837, with original artifacts, furniture and paintings. May-Aug noon-5 pm. $5.71, srs/yth $2.62, child $2.38. Colborne Lodge Drive, S end of High Park. 416-392-6916, toronto.ca. DES IGN ExCHANGE Non-profit gallery showcasing design from Canada and abroad, including furniture packaging and architecture. Mon-Fri 10 am-5 pm, wknds noon-5 pm. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121, dx.org. DIS TILLERY HIS TORIC DIS TRICT National historic site of Victorian industrial architecture in Canada. Now a pedestrian-only village dedi-cated to arts, culture and entertainment, with stores, galleries, restaurants, artists’ studios, a working brewery and theatres. Music and art festivals throughout the season. Various opening/closing times, check website for details. 55 Mill, between Parliament and Cherry. 416-364-1177, thedistillerydistrict.com. ECHO BEACH Brand new 4,000-person-capacity venue opening Jun 3. Near the Molson Amphitheatre at Ontario Place. 909 Lake Shore W. echobeach.ca. EDWARDS GARDENS Acres of gardens, paths and creeks. Open dawn to dusk daily. Tours available through Toronto Botanical Gardens; call 416397-1366 for details. Free. 777 Lawrence E. torontobotanicalgarden.ca/tours.

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wORkS Environmental community centre and green cities centre for urban sustainability. Farmers’ market, DIY bike repair workshops, yoga, gardening courses and more. Cultural heritage site, historical buildings, quarry garden, surrounding parkland, interpretative area and unique geological features. Don Valley Brick Works Park, 550 Bayview. 416-5967670, ebw.evergreen.ca. EXHibiTiON PLaCE Waterfront park offering historic buildings, amusements, cultural and sporting events, craft and trade shows including the Canadian National Exhibition (see separate listing, page 54), Royal Agricultural Fair and Toronto FC soccer games. Grounds open year-round. Buildings open for special events. Lake Shore W between Strachan and Dufferin. 416-263-3600, explace.on.ca. FORT yORk Canada’s largest collection of War of 1812 buildings, offering tours, exhibits, seasonal demonstrations and the changing of the guard daily. Victoria Day, Simcoe Day and Canada Day celebrations. See website for details. Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm, Sat, Sun 10 am-5 pm to Sep 5. $7.62, stu/srs $3.81, under 12 $3. 250 Fort York (Garrison off Fleet). 416-3926907, fortyork.ca. gaRdiNER MUSEUM OF CERaMiC aRT Canada’s only museum dedicated to ceramics, with over 3,000 contemporary and historical pieces from around the world. Also on site, a restaurant run by famed local chef Jamie Kennedy (call 416-362-1957 for hours and reservations). Mon-Thu 10 am-6 pm, Fri to 9 pm, wknds to 5 pm. Group tours Mon, Thu and Sun 2 pm. $12, srs $8, stu $6, under 12 free. Fri half-price 4-9 pm. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-5868080, gardinermuseum.on.ca. gibSON HOUSE Restored 1851 farm home of David Gibson, local politician and participant in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. To Aug 31, Tue-Sun and holiday Mondays noon-5 pm. $5.48, stu/srs $3.10, child $2.62. 5172 Yonge. 416-395-7432, toronto.ca/culture/gibson_ house.htm. HaRbOURFRONT CENTRE Waterfront attraction with shops, galleries and markets hosts cultural festivals with music, dance, readings, film, food and more every weekend in Jul and

memorabilia dedicated to the memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Mon-Thu 9 am-4:30 pm, Fri 9 am to 1 pm, Sat closed, Sun by appt. Free. 4600 Bathurst. 416635-2883 ext 5153, holocaustcentre.com. kENSiNgTON MaRkET Bohemian enclave with mix of cultural food shops, greengrocers and second-hand clothing stores. Bordered by College and Dundas, Spadina and Bathurst. kensington-market.ca. MaCkENZiE HOUSE Tours of the mid-Victorian-era home and print shop of William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto’s first mayor. Jun-Sep 1 Tue-Sun noon-5 pm. $5.71, srs/yth $2.72, child $2.38. 82 Bond. 416-392-6915, toronto.ca/culture/museums/mackenzie.htm. MaRkET gaLLERy Paintings, photos and artifacts illustrating the art, culture and history of the city. Tue-Fri 10 am-4 pm, Sat 9 am-4 pm, closed Sun. Free. St Lawrence Market, 95 Front E. 416-392-7604, stlawrencemarket.com/ gallery.

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and galleries along the waterfront. Open daily 10 am-6 pm. 207 Queens Quay W (foot of York). 416-203-0510, qqterminal.com. REdPaTH SUgaR MUSEUM Memorabilia from the history of the Canadian sugar industry. Mon-Fri 10 am-noon and 1-3:30 pm. Free. 95 Queens Quay E. 416-933-8341, redpathsugars.com. REXaLL CENTRE Home of the BlackCreek Summer Music Festival (blackcreekfestival.com). 1 Shoreham Dr. 1-866-614-4183, centreboxoffice.com. RivERdaLE FaRM Operational 19th-century farm on 7.5 scenic acres with farm animals, ponds, gardens and a farmers’ market. Open 9 am-5 pm daily. Wading pool Jul, Aug. Farmers’ market Tue 3-7 pm May-Oct. Free. 201 Winchester, Gerrard and Sumach. 416-392-6794, friendsofriverdalefarm.com. ROgERS CENTRE Neighbour to the CN Tower and formerly known as Skydome, it’s home to

Toronto Blue Jays baseball and Toronto Argonauts football as well as concerts and other major sporting events. Hourly tours 11 am-4 pm Jun-Aug, event schedule permitting. Call 416-342-2770 to confirm. $16, srs/yth 12-17 $12, child 5-11 $7.75, child 5 and under free. 1 Blue Jays Way. rogerscentre.com. ROyaL ONTaRiO MUSEUM Canada’s largest museum of world cultures and natural history, recently renovated and expanded to include the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal and more. Mon-Thu and wknds 10 am-5:30 pm, Fri to 8:30 pm. $24, stu/srs $21, child 5-14 $16, child under 5 free, half-price Fri from 4:30 pm. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca. ST LawRENCE MaRkET Authentic farmers’ market housed in a historic glass and iron structure. South Market: Tue-Thu 8 am-6 pm, Fri to 7 pm, Sat 5 am-5 pm, North Market: Sat only 5 am-5 pm. Free. 95 Front E. 416-3927120, stlawrencemarket.com. SCaRbOROUgH HiSTORiCaL MUSEUM Traces community’s rural roots and immigration his-

MOCCa (MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORaRy CaNadiaN aRT) Innovative art by Canadian artists

addressing modern issues. Tue-Sun 11 am-6 pm. Pwyc. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067, mocca.ca. MONTgOMERy’S iNN Late-Georgian inn from 1830s offers tours and afternoon teas. Tue-Sun 1-5 pm, afternoon teas 2-4 pm. $6, stu/srs $3, child $2, tea and treats $5 plus tax. 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113, montgomerysinn.com. MUSiC gaRdEN An eclectic array of music and dance performances in a tranquil outdoor oasis. Tours Wed 11 am (Jun 1-Sep 29) and select Thu 5:30 pm (beginning Jun 30). Concerts on select Thu 7 pm and select Sun 4 pm. Free. 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, toronto. ca/parks/music_index.htm. ONTaRiO LEgiSLaTivE bUiLdiNg Tour the corridors of provincial power, including grand chambers and art and mineral collections, or watch a session of Parliament from the public galleries. General tours daily 9 am-4:30 pm, Art & Architecture tours Jun 24, Jul 22 by reservation, Inside/Out tours of the buildings and grounds daily Jul, Aug 3 pm. Free. Queen’s Park, University north of College. 416-3257500, ontla.on.ca. ONTaRiO PLaCE Three artificial islands are home to the newly renovated IMAX Cinesphere, Chinese Lantern Festival, rides, kids’ village, outdoor climbing, water park, restaurants and shops. Two outdoor venues (Molson Amphitheatre and Echo Beach) feature live music and dance. Jun 9-10, 16-17, 20-24, 10 am-4 pm, Jun 26 to 30, 10 am-6 pm, Jul 1 to Sep 5, 10 am-8 pm daily. Grounds-only admission free all summer, play-all-day pass $28 online, $29 at the gate, child/srs $14 online, $15 at the gate, family $98 online, $99 at the gate, child under 3 free. 955 Lakeshore W. 416-3149900, ontarioplace.com. ONTaRiO SCiENCE CENTRE Explore the human body, ocean and rainforest ecosystems, hands-on gizmos and games and the Omnimax theatre. 10 am-5 pm daily. $20, stu/srs $16, child $13. Omnimax films $9-$20. 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000, ontariosciencecentre.ca. OSgOOdE HaLL Home to the Law Society of Upper Canada since cows roamed free on Queen. Open wkdays 8:30 am-5 pm, Jul 4-Sep 2, guided tours 1:15 pm. Free. 130 Queen W.

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tory. Jun 10 am-4 pm, July, Aug Tue-Sun noon-5 pm. Admission by donation. Thomson Memorial Park, 1007 Brimley. 416-3388807, toronto.ca/culture/museums/scarborough.htm. SCULPTURE gaRdEN Urban park with rotating exhibits of contemporary sculpture. Dawn to dusk daily. Free. 115 King E, at Church. 416-515-9658, torontosculpturegarden.com. SkydOME See Rogers Centre. SPadiNa MUSEUM The 1866 estate of financier James Austin features an art collection and Victorian garden. To Sep 5, Tue-Sun and holiday Mon noon-5 pm. $7.62, srs/stu $4.76, child $3.81, under 5 free. 285 Spadina Rd. 416-392-6910, toronto.ca/culture/museums/spadina.htm. TEXTiLE MUSEUM OF CaNada Only museum in Canada dedicated to the collection, exhibition and documentation of textiles from around the world. Guided tours Sun 2 pm. Daily 11 am-5 pm, Wed to 8 pm. Open statutory holidays in summer. $15, stu/child $6, srs $10, family $30, Wed after 5 pm pwyc. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321, textilemuseum.ca. TiFF bELL LigHTbOX Five-storey complex at King and John offers a meeting place for film lovers, film professionals and educators, with five public cinemas, two galleries, three learning studios, a film reference library and more. Check website for hours and film schedules. Reitman Square, 350 King W. 416-599-8433, tiff.net. TOdMORdEN MiLLS HiSTORiC SiTE A 19thcentury historical site located in the scenic Don Valley, the museum is a unique industrial settlement consisting of historic millers’ homes, the Brewery Gallery, the Paper Mill Gallery and Theatre, a wildflower preserve and the relocated Don train station. June-Aug Tue-Fri 10 am-4:30 pm, wknds/ holidays noon-5 pm. $5.24, stu/srs $2.14, child $1.43, under 5 free. 67 Pottery. 416396-2819, toronto.ca/culture/todmorden. htm. TORONTO bOTaNiCaL gaRdEN Twelve themed gardens offer innovative learning experiences with tours, nature day camps and field trips. Building features an energyefficient green roof, shop, café and an extensive horticultural library. Dawn to dusk. Free. 777 Lawrence E. 416-397-1340, torontobotanicalgarden.ca. TORONTO iSLaNdS Necklace of islands across TO’s inner harbour, with beaches, bike trails, outdoor sports facilities, shops, restaurants, the Centreville amusement park and a recreated 19th-century town. Regular ferries to Ward’s and Centre Islands and Hanlan’s Point depart daily from the docks at the foot of Bay. Return trip fares $6.50, stu/srs $4, child $3, under 2 free. 416392-8193, toronto.ca/parks/island. TORONTO ZOO Home to 5,000 animals from across the world, the 710-acre park includes six indoor pavilions, new Great Barrier Reef exhibit, Kids’ Zoo, Splash Island, Stingray Bay interactive exhibit and more. To Sep 1, 9 am-7:30 pm daily. $23, srs $17, child $13, 3 and under free. Meadowvale N of Hwy 401. 416-392-5929, torontozoo.com. UNivERSiTy OF TORONTO Guided historic walking tours wind through the buildings and libraries of Canada’s foremost centre of higher learning. Jun-Aug, Mon-Fri at 2:30 pm, (holiday wkdays excluded). Free. Nona Macdonald Visitors Centre, 25 King’s College. 416-978-5000, utoronto.ca. yONgE-dUNdaS SQUaRE Public square in the heart of downtown offering cultural festivals, concerts, film screenings, vendor markets and more. Free. SE corner of Yonge and Dundas. ydsquare.ca.

yORk UNivERSiTy aSTRONOMiCaL ObSERvaTORy Get a close-up look at the stars. Public viewings Jun-Aug Wed 9-11 pm. Free. 4700 Keele, NW corner of campus. 416-736-2100 ext 77773, yorku.ca/observe/public.htm.3

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June Thursday, June 9

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50 Years Of art (Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition) Cocktail reception and silent auction of small-format artworks. 6-9 pm. $50. FCP Gallery, First Canadian Place, 100 King W. 416408-2754, torontooutdoorart.org. MOsquitOs and MOjitOs (Cottage Dreams Cancer Recovery Initiative) DJ Mad Dog, a gaming area, auctions and more. 6:30 pmmidnight. $35. Steam Whistle Brewing, 255 Bremner. 416-763-2009.

Events

east LYnn Park farMers Market Thursdays

through the fall. 3-7 pm. East Lynn Park, Danforth near Woodbine. my-market.ca. 45 BOOks in 45 Minutes Whirlwind presentation of the season’s hottest books. 6:30 pm. Free. Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay. Pre-register 416-361-0032. MetrO HaLL farMers Market Thursdays through Oct. 8 am-2:30 pm. Metro Hall Square, 55 John. toronto.ca. natO tHOMPsOn The New York Creative Time curator speaks about his recent art and activist projects. 7:30 pm. $10, stu/srs $7. Prefix, 401 Richmond W. 416-591-0357.

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nOrtH YOrk farMers Market Thursdays through Oct. 7 am-2:30 pm. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge. toronto.ca. nick tHran/sHarOn rHOdes Thran launches his book Earworm, Rhodes launches Err with poetry readings. 6-8 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973.

david Lester Lester launches his graphic novel The Listener, and Broken Pencil Magazine launches its new issue. 6-8 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973. LLuMinatO festivaL OvervieW Curators and progammers give an inside look at the program and talk about how the festival came together. Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com. LLuMinatO first niGHt The festival of arts and creativity kicks off with a concert featuring Beast and the Joel Plaskett Emergency. 8 pm. Free. Metro Square, 55 John. luminato. com. sHerWaY Gardens farMers Market Fridays through the fall. 8 am-2 pm. Sherway Gardens, 25 the West Mall. sherwaymarket.com.

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Friday, June 10

POLYLiciOus (Polycultural Immigrant & Community Svs) Evening of food, flavours and fun from around the world. 6:30 pm. $100. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor W. polycultural.org.

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Int’l Burlesque Festival) Performances by Tanya Cheex, Coco Framboise, the Saucy Tarts and many others. 9 pm. $30, adv $25. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. torontoburlesque.com. tHe Great GatsBY (Epilepsy Cure Initiative) Twenties-themed dinner dance and costume party. 6:30 pm. $125. Palais Royale Ballroom, 1601 Lake Shore W. 647-892-7799.

with presentations, panel discussions, workshops and films. Today and tomorrow 10 am-4 pm. $75-$150. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. Register 416-595-5753, flamencos.net. BartBike Community bicycle decoration workshops (bring your own decorations). To Jun 18, 1-2:30 pm. Free. Dufferin Grove Park Field House, Dufferin S of Bloor. clayandpapertheatre.org/cyclops. BBikes and BOOks Introductory classes and drop-in clinics on bike repair and maintenance take place at east-end libraries at various times. Free. Albert Campbell Library (496 Birchmount, 416-396-8890), Beaches Library (2161 Queen E, 416-393-7703), Danforth/Coxwell Library (1675 Danforth, 416-393-7783), Jones Library (118 Jones, 416-393-7715). BircHcLiff viLLaGe farMers Market Fridays to Oct 7. 3-7 pm. St Nicholas Church, 1512

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distiLLerY art Market Outdoor market of

artists, craftspeople and food artisans plus Artscape studio tours. Fri to Sun and holiday Mondays to Oct 16. 11 am-6 pm. Free. Distillery District, 55 Mill. torontoartscape.on.ca. BfridaY niGHt rides WitH cYcLOPs Bike rides with performances by Cycling Oriented Puppet Squad. 6:30 to 8 pm. Free. Various locations. clayandpapertheatre.org/cyclops/ category/group-rides.

Kingston. marketsbythebluffs.com. BdrOP-in diY Bike rePair Bring your bike and they’ll provide the space and tools. Pwyc plus parts (sugg $7/hr). Evergreen at the Brick Works, 550 Bayview. ebw.evergreen.ca. Beast YOrk HistOrY Bike ride Cycling tour of ward 29’s historic sites. 1-4 pm. Free. Playter Gardens, Danforth and Cambridge. 647367-2417, 29bikes.ca.

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r88 daYs Of fOrtune: WYLinG On tHe isLand The youth-led multimedia collective

celebrates its second anniversary with live painting, workshops, sky installations and more. Noon-midnight. $12. Artscape Gibraltar Point, Ward’s Island. 88days.ca. etOBicOke farMers Market Saturdays to Nov. 8 am-2 pm. Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 the West Mall. toronto.ca. rice creaM sOciaL cruise Cruise the harbour on a floating ice cream parlour. 2:30 pm. $30, srs $28, child $20. Mariposa Belle, foot of York. mariposacruises.com. a MidsuMMer niGHt’s dreaM The Frolick Co-operative presents a travelling outdoor production of the Shakespeare comedy. To Jul 31 at various locations across the city. 416778-6497.

nOrtH st LaWrence Market farMers Market Saturdays year-round. 5 am-5 pm. North

St Lawrence Market, 92 Front E. stlawrencemarket.com. Lann PatcHett Launching her new novel State Of Wonder. 7-8:30 pm. $20. Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. luminato.com. sneaker exPO: united We sOLe Buy, sell, trade or talk sneakers and support sneaker culture. Noon-7 pm. $10. 99 Sudbury. torontoloveskicks.com. Ltaj Sampradaya Dance Creations performance and conversation about the work. Noon1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com. tOrOntO rOLLer derBY Playoffs. $18, adv $12. Downsview Park Hangar, 75 Carl Hall. torontorollerderby.com.

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Brian Francis Author of Canada Reads contender Fruit, releasing his new novel, Natural Order (Doubleday), in August Favourite summer song? Good Times, by Chic. It goes with my thong and roller skates. Favourite Toronto attraction? Judge me how you will, but I love the Ex. I’m talking ShamWow demos, hair band ride music and foot-long corn dogs that make me feel awkwardly pornographic. You’re never too old for this stuff. Go on a weekday evening. What’s your favourite summer snack? Greg’s roasted marshmallow ice cream. Hands down. I don’t know what’s in that stuff. You can actually taste the burnt skin of the marshmallows.

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BrTORONTO TREE FESTIVAL Walking/cycling

tree tours in the Island Park, rappelling demo and more. 9:30 am-3:30 pm.. Free (except ferry fare). Ferry docks, foot of Bay. toronto. ca/parks/engagement/tree_festival.htm. WITHROW PARK FARMERS MARKET Saturdays through the fall. 9 am-1 pm. Withrow park, S of Danforth btwn Logan and Carlaw. withrowpark.ca. BWORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE Cycle bare as you dare against oil dependency and car obscenity. Noon. Free. Coronation Park, foot of the lake near Bathurst. worldnakedbikeride.org.

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Sunday, June 12

Benefits

TORONTO TASTE (Second Harvest) The city’s best culinary talent prepares fare to help feed the hungry. 6:30 pm. $250. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Pk. torontotaste.ca. WALK TO CURE DIABETES (Juvenile Diabetes Research Fdn) Entertainment, music, giveaways and more for families and teams. 10 am. Pledges. Bandshell Park, Exhibition Place. jdrf.ca/walk. WORDWIDE KNIT IN PUBLIC/INTERNATIONAL

YARN BOMBING DAY (Streetknit) A knit-a-scarf relay, music by the Girls Are Back in Town, lessons and a yarn swap. 1 pm. Free. Wise Daughters, 3079B Dundas W. 416-761-1555. BrZAREINU MOVEATHON FESTIVAL (Zareinu Educational Centre) Entertainment, games, rides, walks and more raise money for kids with special needs. 11 am-6 pm. Free, min $25 in pledges for walks. Downsview Park, John Drury and Sheppard. moveathon.com.

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LYASSIN ADNAN/MOHAMMAD HASSAN ALWAN/RANDA JARRAR/JOUMANA HADDAD/ HYAM YARED The Arab authors discuss their

Ryan Belleville Comedian starring in the new TV series Almost Heroes, debuting June 2 at 9 pm on Showcase Favourite summer activity? Downhill skiing! Summer is very disappointing. Second place would have to be standing uncomfortably close to sweaty people on the streetcar. Favourite summer drink? Vodka – from a garden hose. Favourite summer song? It used to be I Want Your Sex, until I found out what it was really about. I always thought it was about sex. Now it’s Afternoon Delight, a wholesome song that I can only assume is about napping. What are you most looking forward to this summer? Getting this alcohol-monitoring anklet off and drinking some hose vodka!

culture and craft. 1-2:30 pm. $20. Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front W. luminato.com. BBIKE WITH MIKE Learn about the TrinitySpadina community on an interactive bike ride with councillor Mike Layton. 11 am-4 pm. Free. Christie Pits, Bloor and Christie. 416-3924009. LGERALDINE BROOKS The Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses her new novel, Caleb’s Crossing. 4 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. rCHILDREN’S STOREFRONT CELEBRATION The family resource centre celebrates its 35th anniversary with a get-together. 11 am-3 pm. Free. Children’s Storefront, 826 Bloor W. 416531-8151. CITY-WIDE PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT Teams of photographers hunt for great photos across the city. 11:30 am. $5/person. Trinity-Bellwoods Park, Queen and Strachan. Pre-register amanda.macdonald@gmail.com.

CUDMORE CREEK AND OTHER LEASIDE CREEKS

Lost rivers walk. 6:30 pm. Free. Bayview and Eglinton. 416-593-2656. rFESTIVAL ON BLOOR Live music, theatre, a Battle of the Bands, parade, vendors and more. Noon-6 pm. Free. Bloor from Spadina to Bathurst. 416-924-6211, mnjcc.org. LMALCOLM GLADWELL The New Yorker writer/author shares his latest brainstorm. 7-8:30 pm. $38. Bluma Appel, St Lawrence Centre, 27 Front E. luminato.com.

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HARRY POTTER BOWS OUT AND STEVE CARELL GETS SOME DATING ADVICE ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS SEASON By NORMAN WILNER Chimp challenge

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After Mission: Impossible III and his rousing Star Trek reboot, J.J. Abrams does something for himself with Super 8, his homage to the suburban fantasy adventures Steven Spielberg made in the 1980s. Abrams has kept a tight lid on the plot – apparently it’s got something to do with a train wreck in a small town – but the trailer’s already got us hooked. Opens June 10.

Rodman Flender’s documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, a smash hit at Hot Docs, follows the compulsively gregarious Coco on the whirlwind concert tour he created after being forced out of the Tonight Show. The most entertaining documentary you’ll see this year – and one of the most painfully insightful, too. Opens July 8.

Potter’s last stand J.K. Rowling published the climactic Harry Potter book in 2007, which means fans have known how the final battle between the boy wizard and You-KnowWho ends up for four years now. That’s unlikely to keep them away from Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the eighth and final feature film; indeed, they’ve been panting for it since Deathly Hallows – Part 1 came out last fall. Opens July 15.

HEART OF TORONTO: BUILDERS OF THE CITY Guided ROM walk.

2 pm. New City Hall, Queen and Bay. rom.on.ca.

LIBERTY VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET Sundays

through the fall. 9 am-2 pm. Green P parking Lot, Liberty and Atlantic. my-market.ca. BRIDE THE NEW LEASIDE RAIL/TRAIL Bike ride and talk by councillor Jaye Robinson. 1-3 pm. Free. York Mills and Lawrence. 416-781-3848.

James Marsh, director of the amazing Man On Wire, returns with Project Nim, another stranger-than-fiction documentary; this one’s the incredible story of a chimpanzee raised among humans on New York’s Upper West Side in a 1970s experiment that was supposed to teach us to communicate with another species. What happened instead will be sparking impassioned arguments among theatregoers all summer long. Opens July 22.

Fools for love In Crazy Stupid Love, newly single Steve Carell asks ladies’ man Ryan Gosling for advice on bedding women. Smitten with a girl (Emma Stone) who might be more than a one-night stand, Gosling turns to Carell for help with actual emotions. Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa previously turned heads with I Love You Phillip Morris – the one where Jim Carrey falls for Ewan McGregor – so this could be one of the summer’s more intriguing studio pictures. Opens July 29.

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HOT SUMMER EVENTS through Oct. 8 am-2 pm. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay. toronto.ca/special_ events/wednesdays. MONTGOMERY’S INN FARMERS MARKET Wednesdays to Oct 12. 3-7 pm. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. montgomerysinn.com. LJOYCE CAROL OATES The short story writer launches her memoir A Widow’s Story. 7-8:30 pm. $20. Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front W. luminato.com. PINK INK ZINE LAUNCH Showcase of SOY artsbased initiatives by queer, trans and two spirit youth, with guests Ill Nana and DJ Mayhem. 6-8:30 pm. Free. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. soytoronto.org. U OF T SCARBOROUGH FARMERS MARKET Wednesdays through the fall. 3-7 pm. U of T Scarborough, 1265 Military. utscmarket.wordpress.com.

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LSARGASSO Architect Philip Beesley talks

about his large-scale animated installation in Brookfield Place. Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com. SUNDAY ANTIQUE MARKET An outdoor market with vintage jewellery, Victorian sterling, furniture, architectural salvage and more runs weekly. Dawn to 5 pm. Free. St Lawrence Market, 92 Front E. sundayantiquemarket.com. WHERE’S THE BEEF? Cabaret burlesque with Les Coquettes and an 80s-themed dance party. 7 & 9:30 pm. $15-$30. Revival, 783 College. 416-535-7888.

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LHANAN AL-SHAYKH The author talks about her work and her role in the creation of One Thousand And One Nights. 7-8:30 pm. $20. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. luminato.com. PBROADWAY’S NIGHT OUT Sing and dance along to a marathon video mashup of show tunes. 11 pm. $5. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555. LGRAHAM MCLAREN The Scottish theatre director talks about his contemporary take on Jean Racine’s classic Andromache. Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com. HOW TO DRIVE YOUR MAN WILD WITH PLEASURE Women-only workshop. 7-9 pm. $43.

Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416588-0900. LREBECCA MEAD The New Yorker writer talks about her piece on Middlemarch and her lifelong obsession with George Eliot’s masterpiece. 4-5:30 pm. $25. Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front W. luminato.com. LTHE NEW YORKER AT LUMINATO Panel discussion with New Yorker writers including Chris Adrian, Allegra Goodman and Colm Tóibín. 7-8:30 pm. $25. Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front W. luminato.com. SORAUREN PARK FARMERS MARKET Mondays year-round. 3-7 pm. Sorauren S of Dundas. westendfood.coop.

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Brent Carver Actor, performing at the Stratford Festival in Jesus Christ Superstar (opens June 3) and Camelot (on through October 30). Favourite summer activity? Eight shows a week. Favourite summer drink? All of them. All-time favourite summer song? Kd lang’s Invincible Summer. What are you most looking forward to this summer? Sunny days and Mondays. Summer guilty pleasure? My first job was as an A&W beer boy in the summer of 69, so every once in a while I indulge in a frosty mug.

Evening of music, dance, poetry and film complementing the Abstract Exprssionist New York exhibition. 9 pm-midnight. $30, srs $25, stu $20. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. U OF T HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS Guided tours of the St George campus happen weekdays at 2:30 pm through Aug. Free. Nona Macdonald Visitors Centre, 25 King’s College Circle. 416-978-5000.

Tuesday, June 14

Benefits

RENT (Pediatric Oncology Group of Ont) Fund-

raising performances of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. To Jun 18. $25-$55. Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst. 416978-8849. TASTE OF PARKDALE (Gallery 1313) Sampling of dishes from Parkdale restaurants, live music, art and more. 7-11 pm. $30. Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen W. 416-536-6778.

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rART ON THE MOVE A procession of art-

adorned vehicles launches an intergenerational community arts initiative. 2 pm. Free. Assembly Hall, Kipling and Lakeshore. lakeshorearts.ca. LDAVID LEVINE The Berlin-based director talks about his avant-garde art installation Habit. Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com.

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Thursday, June 16

Benefits

POWER BALL: THIRTEENTH FLOOR (Power Plant)

Revisiting the G20

Hard to believe, since fallout from the G20 policing disaster continues daily, but it’s been almost a year since that fateful weekend when our civil rights went MIA. To mark the anniversary of those tumultuous events, a coalition of groups including the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Ontario Federation of Labour, Canadian Federation of Students and the Council of Canadians hosts G20 Redux: A Fundamental Freedoms Festival on June 25 from 2 to 5 pm. With all the free expression and access to info issues still unresolved, come help fight for a public inquiry and full accountability. Free. Queen’s Park. 416-363-0321 ext 225.

Gala art fundraiser, with visuals by avaf and Laura Kikauka, music by DJ Members and food by Marc Thuet. 7:30 pm. $165. Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4018.

Events

LLEILA ABOULELA/MAXINE HONG KINGSTON/ELIZABETH HAY/MIRIAM TOEWS Reading

and launch. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Al Green Theatre, MIles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. luminato.com. LLU XUN BLOSSOMS Theatre Smith-Gilmore members discuss their role in the play. Noon1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com. SACRED WATERS Anthropologists, archaeologists and spiritual leaders examine the places, sources and practices related to water in sacred traditions. 10:30 am-6:30 pm. Free. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5897, rom.on.ca/water.

Friday, June 17 EAST YORK FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays

through Nov. 9 am-2 pm. East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell. tfm.ca.

IMPACT OF WALKERTON RAINSTORM ON A TORONTO WATERSHED Lost rivers walk. 6:30 pm.

Free. Osgoode subway (west side), Queen and University. 416-593-2656.

LKHALED MATTAWA/JOHN ASFOUR/HISHAM MATAR The Arabic poets read and discuss

their craft and the art of translation. 7-8:30 pm. $20. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. luminato.com. SICKKIDS FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays through the fall. 9 am-2 pm. SickKids Hospital, 555 University. my-market.ca. THE STOP’S GOOD FOOD MARKET Tuesdays all year. 4-6 pm. Davenport-Perth Neighbourhod Centre, 1900 Davenport. thestop.org. TRINITY BELLWOODS FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays through Oct 25. 3-7 pm. Trinity Bellwoods Park, Dundas from Shaw to Crawford. tbfm.ca.

Wednesday, June 15

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director Glenn D Lowry and AGO director Matthew Teitelbaum discuss the exhibition. 7-8:30 pm. $28, stu $17. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. BEYOND SHARKWATER Talk on the looming crisis in the world’s oceans by wildlife photographer Rob Stewart. 7 pm. $15. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5897, rom.on.ca/water. BLOOR-BORDEN FARMERS MARKET Wednesdays through the fall. Green P Parking Lot, Lippincott S of Bloor. my-market.ca. LBRIGITTE HAENTJENS The Quebec director talks about her theatre piece Tout Comme Elle (Just Like Her). Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com. CITY HALL FARMERS MARKET Wednesdays

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Oncology Unit at SickKids) Live music, live and silent auctions. 7 pm. $50-$80. Capitol Event Theatre, 2492 Yonge. fflf.ca. POLO FOR HEART (Heart & Stroke Fdn) Three days of polo matches featuring the Royal Jaipur Indian polo team. To Jun 19. $15. Gormley Polo Centre, 13401 Leslie, Richmond Hill. poloforheart.org.

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BBIKE PIRATES: THIRD FRIDAY EVENT Ride to west-end community gardens. 7-11 pm. Free. Bike Pirates, 1292 Bloor W. 647-269-1017. BFRIDAY NIGHT ICE CREAM RIDE Bike ride for ice cream at the Taste of Little Italy festival. 6:30 pm. Riverdale Park N of Bridgepoint Health Centre, Broadview N of Gerrard. tbn.ca. LSOULPEPPER SUMMER REPERTORY Members of the theatre company talk about their artistic mission. Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com. SWING INTO SUMMER Swing dance with Toronto All-Star Big Band and UT-Swing. 6-11 pm. $12-$17. Hart House Great Hall and Quad, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-8849. PTORONTO PRIDE SLOW DANCE Evening of slow dancing to the best love songs ever. 10 pm. $12. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555. LJEANETTE WINTERSON The author discusses her memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Saturday, June 18

GERMAN. MORE THAN A LANGUAGE. Language classes and exams: www.goethe.de/toronto

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LART AS SAFE GROUND? Filmmaker Deepa Mehta, writer Anna Porter and playwright Judith Thomson discuss the vital role of storytelling in society. 1-2:30 pm. $20. Art Gallery of Ontario Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W. luminato.com. rBATTLE OF BLACK CREEK Revolutionary War re-enactment. Today and tomorrow 11 am-5 pm. Free w/ admission. Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross. 416-736-1733. BBELLS ON BLOOR Annual bike ride from High Park to Queen’s Park. Noon. Free. Park main entrance, Bloor and High Park. takethetooker.ca. LrBRINGING STORIES TO LIFE Storytelling workshop for all ages with Dan Yashinsky and Laura Simms. 11 am. Free. Thorncliffe Library, 48 Thorncliffe Park. torontopubliclibrary.ca. continued on page 78 œ

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MAJOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TALENTS MINGLE AT ONE OF THE YEAR’S MOST VARIED AND IMPRESSIVE ARTS FESTIVALS Stage surprises Luminato always has a couple of ambitious projects in its lineup, and this year’s stage blowout is surely the world premiere of Dash Arts’ One Thousand And One Nights, dramatized and directed by Tim Supple, whose multi-ethnic version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was a 2008 Luminato hit. The two-part show runs June 7 to 19. Look for two local companies to get the spotlight: Necessary Angel stages the English-language premiere of Lou-

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ise Dupré’s Tout Comme Elle (Just Like Her), a look at the mother-daughter bond described as a masterful oratorio for 50 voices (June 13 to 18, at the Bluma Appel), as well as a new version of Andromache (June 10 to 19, at the Theatre Centre). And Theatre SmithGilmour, known for its stage adaptations of fiction by Chekhov turns to a Chinese writer for LU XUN blossoms (July 15 to 18, at Isabel Bader). Dance lovers will eat up the return of UK star choreographer Akram Khan,

This year’s literary component is one of Luminato’s best, thanks to curator Devyani Saltzman, who’s programmed some of the world biggest stars, including Jeanette Winterson (June 17, Reference Library), Ann Patchett (June 1, Al Green) and the great Joyce Carol Oates (June 15, Glenn Gould Studio), whose memoir, A Widow’s Story, has taken the literary scene by storm. Modern Day Shahrazads (June 16, Al Green) features a formidable slate, including Leila Aboulela, Elizabeth Hay, Maxine Kong Kingston and Miriam Toews (June 16, Al Green). Luminato goes back to the iconic Persian original for UK-based Lebanese writer Hanan al-Shaykh’s stage adaptation of One Thousand And One Nights. NOW’s Susan G. Cole interviews al-Shaykh on June 13 (TIFF Bell Lightbox).

Visual value In Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist David Levine’s Habit, you peer through windows in a house-like set at three actors who repeat scripted dialogue in

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a provocative mix of performance art, theatre and reality TV. At OCADU (June 10 to 11, 13 to 19). Responsive architecture, interactive art or a vision of a post-human world: whatever you call it, now you don’t have to fly to Europe to see an ongoing installation, Sargasso, by Toronto’s Philip Beesley, People’s Choice winner at last fall’s Nuit Blanche. Head to Allen Lambert Galleria, June 8 to 18. Quebec couturier Denis Gagnon’s Winter Garden lobby installation, Garden Of Roses, features sculptural clothing inspired by the National Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland (June 10 to 19).

Musical friends This year’s edition of Luminato’s Canadian Songbook (Massey Hall, June 15) is a tribute to singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith, who performs alongside Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor, Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, the Barenaked Ladies, Andy Kim and many more.

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Fantastic Fringe It’s the Toronto Fringe’s 23rd year, and the celebrations include not only the usual 150-plus productions but a series of new initiatives, too, including the

Now 21, the juried SummerWorks festival creators include Susanna Hood, Richard Sanger, Claire Calnan, Allison Cummings, Matthew Mackenzie, Christopher Stanton, Clifford Cardinal, Nicolas Billon and Hannah Moscovitch. Of course, there’ll again be SummerWalks and a strong music component. At various venues from August 4 to 14. 416-504-7529, summerworks.ca.

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Beginning as a Fringe hit, Trey Anthony’s ’da Kink in my hair, a look at the lives of a group of black women who frequent a Caribbean beauty salon, went on to become an international hit. Alternately moving and comic, Kink returns in a slightly new form: there’s now a Caucasian character with a black husband and son. Runs from August 11 to 21 at the Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West). 416-973-4000.

With themes of jealousy, potential tragedy and eventual reconciliation, Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale may seem a surprising choice for an outdoor production on a lazy summer evening. But director Estelle Shook has plenty of experience staging shows outdoors, having run BC’s al fresco Caravan Farm Theatre. She’s assembled a diverse and talented cast, including David Jansen, Sanjay Talwar, Kelly McIntosh and Thomas Olajide, for this year’s Dream in High Park, presented by Canadian Stage. 416-3671652, canadianstage.com/dream.

Visual Fringe, a series of mini-galleries near the Fringe Club, and a focus on site-specific shows. A great place to discover new talent and catch work by established performers like Chris Craddock, Linda Griffiths, Christel Bartelse and Ins Choi. Runs from July 6 to 17 at dozens of venues around town. 416966-1062, fringetoronto.com.

Catch more Shakespeare, but with a specific planet-friendly emphasis, in the “Frolik” cooperative’s version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Directed by Matthew Krist, who also plays Bottom, scenes from the Dream play at various farmers’ markets around town, and then a full production settles in for a two-week run on the Carrot Common Green Roof. First farmers’ market performance is June 11 at Evergreen Brick Works, and the full show runs July 21 to 31 at the Common. 647-4547333, icanfarm@gmail.com.

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LMODERN TAKES ON OLD STORIES Luminato

artists including Tim Supple, Evie Christie and Michele Smith share their thoughts on the creative interpretation, adaptation and reinvention of existing works. 4:30-6 pm. Free. Art Gallery of Ontario Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W. luminato.com. BTOUR DE FORTS Bicycle ride exploring Toronto’s old French forts. 1-2:30 pm. Free. Old Mill subway. 416-392-6907 ext 100. LTSO GOES LATE NIGHT: MAHLER 5 Classical music expert Rick Phillips discusses the Toronto Symphony’s late-night performance of Mahler’s Symphony No 5. Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com.

Sunday, June 19

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BBIKE TO CAP AIDS (CAP AIDS) Bike-a-thon to help fight AIDS in Africa. 10 am. Pledges. South end of High Park. capaids.org.

rPUT THE BOOT IN NXNE CHARITY SOCCER MATCH (Right to Play) A rock n’ roll soccer

match with rockers and media celebrities plus a kids’ scrimmage (must reserve) raise money for kids’ sports around the world. 12:30 pm. Pwyc, kids free. Allan Lamport Stadium, 1155 King W. Pre-register kidssoccer@nxne.com.

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rCELEBRATE BLOOR Bloor street party with

performances by Platinum Blonde, Royal Wood and others, an exotic car show, tasting pavilions and more. 11 am-4 pm. Free. Bloor from Avenue to Church. bloor-yorkville.com. rDAY OF DELIGHT Clay & Paper Theatre celebrates love, courtship and desire with giant puppetry, satire and artists including the Upside Down Ladies and CYCLOPS. 2-5 pm. $10 pr pwyc. Dufferin Grove Park, Dufferin S of Bloor. clayandpapertheatre.org. LTHE HEALING POWER OF STORY Storytellers Laura Simms and Dan Yashinsky discuss the power of art to effect individual and community transformation. Noon-1:30 pm. Free. OCAD, 100 McCaul. luminato.com. L1000 TASTES OF TORONTO City chefs describe how they rose to the challenge posed by the festival’s culinary event. Noon-1 pm. Free. Chapters, 142 John. luminato.com.

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walk. 7 pm. Free. Dufferin Gates, Exhibition Place. 416-338-3886. BMARY’S MEANDER MODIFIED Bike ride through the Lower Don, Martin Goodman Trail and small parks parallelling Garrison Creek. 10:30 am. Free. Taddle Creek Park, Bedford and Lowther. tbn.ca.

Friday, June 24 BBIKE-IN MOVIE NIGHT Watch bike-themed movies. 7-11 pm. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. ebw.evergreen.ca. BrCRITICAL MASS RIDE Group bike ride through the downtown. Today, Jul 29 and Aug 26. Free. Bloor and Spadina. cmtoronto.ca. PSTRIP SPELLING BEE – TORONTO PRIDE EDITION Spelling version of strip poker played in

front of a live audience. 10 pm. $10. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-9758555.

Saturday, June 25

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CITY CHASE 1 (Right to Play) Duos compete in

an urban race. 10 am. $150 team. Queen & Bay. Pre-register 905-510-9309, mitsubishicitychase.com. BCYCLE FOR SIGHT (Foundation Fighting Blindness) Fundraising bike ride. 8 am-8 pm. Pledges. Downsview TTC parking lot. Preregister cycleforsight.ca.

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BBIKEFEST 2011 Workshops and activities for

cyclists of all skill levels. 11 am-6 pm. Free. Distillery District, 55 Mill. mec.ca/bikefest. PBUDDIES AFTER HOURS Music by Donnarama and DJs K-Tel and Triple-X. 10:30 pm. $15. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555. BrPARKDALE BAZAAR Healthy living info, bike tune-ups, kids’ activities and a marketpace of goods by local artisans and retailers. 11 am-5 pm. Free. Parkdale Town Square, Queen and Cowan. parkdaleliberty.com.

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Tuesday, June 21

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MAD HOT WONDERLAND (National Ballet Dancer Health and Wellness Program) Performances by National Ballet dancers and a Mad Hatter tea party. $55-$133. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. madhotgala.com.

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ances by Crystal Shawanda, Inuit throat singers, Metis fiddlers and others plus an elders teaching tent, storytelling and more. 10 am-9 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. ydsquare.ca.

talent, with guest Jerome “JYD” Williams and the Canadian Junior National Wheelchair Basketball team. 11 am-10 pm. $10-$40. Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay. allcanadaclassic.com. STONEGATE FARMERS MARKET Tuesdays to Oct 11. 4-7 pm. St James Anglican Church, 194 Park Lawn. stonegatefarmersmarket.ca.

Wednesday, June 22 SEAFOOD FOR THOUGHT (Toronto Zoo) Sustainable seafood feast from fine chefs, wild animal encounters, entertainment and more. 6-8:30 pm. $85, $150 per couple. Toronto Zoo, Meadowvale N of 401. 416-392-5929, torontozoo.com.

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Panel discussion with cultural theorist Dot Tuer, curator Carla Garnet and others. 7-9 pm. Free. University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King’s College Circle. utac.utoronto.ca. ARTISTS FOR A NEW WORLD: EMILY CARR Talk by art historian Suzanne Tevlin. 7-8 pm. Free. Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

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10K runs, and a 1-5K walk. 10 am. Pledges. Wilket Creek Park, picnic site 2, 1120 Leslie. hdtoronto.org.

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BrBIKE RODEO FESTIVAL Bike art and decor-

ating, and bike safety skills for kids eight to 13. 1 pm. Free. Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. 416-392-7460. BrFAMILY BICYCLE PARADE Decorate your bike, ride in a parade and play bike games. 2-4 pm. Free. Connaught Circle, Claxton and Heathdale. 416-653-9019. rMARTIAL ARTS IN THE ORCHARD Urban Orchardist workshop for kids of all ages. 1-1:45 pm. Free. Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard (across from Eglinton West subway). Pre-register growingforgreen@gmail.com.

Monday, June 27

Events

DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS Presentation

of awards for talent in the performing arts, with hosts Craig Lauzon and Michaela Washburn. 8 pm. $65. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723.

Tuesday, June 28

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PARIS IS BURNING/HAIRSPRAY Outdoor film

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Akram Khan is one of the most exciting choreographers in the world today. Past works like Kaash have fused classical Indian dance and contemporary moves, and he’s even collaborated with the Oscar-winning actor Juliette Binoche on a project (which Ottawa, and not Toronto, got to see). For Confluence, the UK-based choreographer pairs up with a frequent partner, composer, producer, songwriter and DJ Nitin Sawhney. Described as a conversation between movement and music, it’s clearly the dance highlight of the Luminato program. June 16 to 18 at the MacMillan Theatre. 416-368-4849.

Greta’s great The National Ballet of Canada’s principal dancer, Greta Hodgkinson, celebrates 20 years with the company this

season, and to mark that anniversary she performs in Other Dances, a gorgeous pas de deux originally choreographed by Jerome Robbins for Natalia Makarova and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Hodgkinson pairs with the elegant Zdenek Konvalina for the work, which is on the same bill as George Balanchine’s Mozartiana and Twyla Tharp’s In The Upper Room. June 15 to 19. Hodgkinson also dons the Red Queen’s outfit for Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, June 4 to 25. Four Seasons Centre. 416345-9595.

Made to order Yvonne Ng’s always intriguing biennial Dance: Made In Canada / Fait Au Canada series draws from dance talent across the country. This year’s lineup is broken up into three programs chosen

by James Kudelka, Peggy Baker and Ng herself. Choreographers include Toronto’s Marie-Josée Chartier, D.A. Hoskins and Keiko Ninomiya, Montreal’s Lina Cruz and Vancouver’s Josh Beamish. Book your tickets now – these shows always sell out. August 11 to 14 at the Betty Oliphant. 416-504-7529.

Iranian movement The Tirgan Iranian Festival is one of the most popular weekend fests at Harbourfront, and the dance shows are always a big draw. Two acclaimed troupes are on the program this year. The Silk Road Dance Company brings folkloric dances and a workshop in Persian dance, while Les Ballets Persans resurrects ballet from a country that closed its national company after the 1979 revolution. July 21 to 24. 416973-4000.

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YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR WALLET AT HOME AT THESE GREAT EVENTS Harbourfront happenings Celebrate Canada’s birthday when Luke Doucet and White Falcon, featuring Melissa McLelland hit the West Jet Stage on Canada Day. Esthero follows with a hot set of her sensual sounds Also on Canada Day, they’ve programmed performances of The Carnegie Hall Show by improv greats the National Theatre of the World, and the Second City company puts on something called Absolutely Positively Completely Made-Up Show. If those two professional outings pique your interest in improv, check out the Canadian Improv Games’ Intro To Improv – maybe you’ll get to try it out yourself. They all happen July 2. Harbourfrontcentre.com/summer.

Think you’re as good as those B-list celebs on Dancing With The Stars? Try out your moves Thursdays from June 23 to September 1 at Dancing On The Pier, Harbourfront’s all-ages party complete with bands, DJs and instructors, where you can learn about dance trends from around the world. harbourfrontcentre.com. The Free Flicks series – once again hosted by NOW film writer Norman Wilner – moves from Wednesdays to Tuesdays this year, and focuses on cinematic depictions of cities. Obviously, that means starting at home with a screening of Edgar Wright’s proudly Toronto-centric Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (July 5). harbourfrontcentre.com.

If you’re looking for big free concerts, Luminato (June 10 to 19) is bringing some huge names to David Pecaut Square this year. Highlights include East Coast rocker Joel Plaskett (June 10), oddball novelty band They Might Be Giants (June 11), k.d. lang (June 17) and Indian-British electronic fusion artist Nitin Sawhney (June 19). luminato.com. The film component of Toronto’s art festival has a Middle Eastern flavour this year, screening films about Arab culture and creativity in two King West locations. The indoor screenings – including Lawrence Of Arabia (June 12), The Battle Of Algiers (June 16) and Incendies (June 18) – take place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, while a selection of music and documentary films screen a few steps southeast in David Pecaut Square. June 10-19. luminato.com. And you can see some of the world’s most celebrated authors without paying a cent. UK wonder Jeanette Winterson and Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks check into the Toronto Reference Library on June 17 and June 12 respectively. luminato.com. For more on Luminato, see page 77. The theme for this year’s free movie series at Yonge-Dundas Square is Dancing In The Dark, with screenings every Tuesday night

from June 28 to August 30. Highlights include a Pride Week double bill of Paris Is Burning and Hairspray June 28; Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! July 19 and a double bill of Chicago and All That Jazz August 23. Tap shoes optional. ydsquare.ca.

Out and proud Having survived that ridiculous debate at City Hall over funding, Pride Toronto is getting set for another spectacular festival. Yes, it’s scaled back – now five stages, down from last year’s nine – and it doesn’t have the mega-stars, but it’s got more soul and a stronger sense of community. Look for trans legend Kate Bornstein at the Trans Pride march and for the Cliks to take the stage that night (July 1). Carole Pope is back for Dyke Day (July 3). Among the heavy hitters: JoJo Flores and Quentin Harris come to town as part of Blockorama on Pride Day (July 3). It’s all free and fabulous.

Do the Waterfront Shuttle Members of the Waterfront BIA have instituted a free shuttle bus to take you along Queens Quay from Union Station to Ontario Place (or back). Pick it up at Union, the Radisson Admiral, Queens Quay Terminal, the Westin Harbour Castle or Ontario Place every half-hour. The Waterfront Shuttle operates 10 am to 7 pm daily May 21 to October 10.

North By Northeast nuggets The freebie component at the massive NXNE festival includes some rockin’ nights at Yonge-Dundas Square, including Toronto dance pop upstart Diamond Rings, dreamy Montreal popsters Stars and the guitar wizardry of Land of Talk on June 17. Also at the Square, on June 18, New Wave pioneers Devo and spastic art punkers DD/MM/ YYYY. For more on North By Northeast, see page 58.

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Busker blowout BuskerFest – now in its 12th year – takes street entertainment to a whole new level. Close-Act, from the Netherlands, arrive with XL-INSECTS, which features huge insects that writhe and wiggle above the audience. And FlameOz from Australia manipulate fire and dance into something sizzling. August 25 to 28 in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood. Voluntary donation to Epilepsy Toronto. torontobuskerfest.com.

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Wednesday, June 29

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DESCANTING FOR 40 YEARS Descant magazine reading with bill bissett, Steven Heighton, Barbara Schott, Antanas Sileika and others. 7:30 pm. $10, stu/srs free. Harbourfront Centre Brigantine Rm, 235 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000. PARKDALE Guided ROM walk. Today 6 pm; Aug 7, 2 pm; Sep 21, 6 pm. Free. Parkdale Library, 1303 Queen W. rom.on.ca. BWEDNESDAY EASY ROLLER EVENING RIDE 20to 60K ride at a relaxed pace on quiet streets and bike paths. 6:30 pm. Free. City Hall reflecting pond, Queen and Bay. tbn.ca.

Thursday, June 30

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PTHE ROYAL COURT BALL Contestants from across North America strut their stuff at this Pride ball with House of Monroe. 10:30 pm. $20. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555.

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Friday, July 8

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TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION Painting,

drawing, photography, sculpture, jewellery, ceramics, glass art and more from 500+ artists. Today and tomorrow 10:30 am-7:30 pm; Jul 10, 10:30 am-6:30 pm. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen & Bay. torontooutdoorart.org.

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Two days of corporate team volleyball games and more help find a cure for childhood cancer. 9 am-5 pm. Today and tomorrow. Pledges, spectating free. Ashbridges Bay, foot of Coxwell. 416-237-0123.

with music, dance, food and more. Earlscourt Park, 1369 St Clair W. brazilfest.ca. rYOUTH DAY Young artists 14 to 24 showcase their music, dance, art and photography. 11:30 am-10 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. youthdaytoronto.com.

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speare Co presents an outdoor performance of the play. 7 pm. $30. Humber Bay Shores. Go to website for other dates and venues. humberrivershakespeare.ca.

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ROM AND ITS NEIGHBOURS Guided ROM walk. Today 2 pm; Aug 10, 6 pm. Free. ROM’s Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Boor and University. rom.on.ca.

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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Humber River Shake-

PT.G.I. SWAGGER (NoH8 Campaign) Pride fundraiser with DJs Designer Imposter and Berri Forde, live nail art, cocktails and more. 9 pm-2 am. $20 sugg. Hotel Ocho, 195 Spadina. weaponoftherevolution.com.

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NECROPOLIS Guided ROM walk. Today 2 pm;

Co-operative presents a travelling outdoor production of the Shakespeare comedy. To Jul 31. Wed to Sat 7:30 pm. $35. Carrot Common

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green fest with live music by Classified, Crash Test Dummies and others, a farmers’ market, a kids’ zone, green products and more. 11 am10 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. livegreentoronto.ca.

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rCANADA DAY AT HARBOURFRONT Celebration of all things Canada with live music by Complaints Choir Reunion, Luke Doucet and others, films, food, art, a strawberry shortcake competition and more. Noon. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. rCHIN PICNIC Annual multicultural picnic featuring singers, dancers, circus shows, the Ms and Mr Bikini contests, fireworks and more. To Jul 3. Free. Exhibition Place. scotiabankchinpicnic.com. rMULTICULTURAL CANADA DAY First Nations and international dancers, a Bollywood dance party and more. Noon-9 pm. Free. YongeDundas Square. ydsquare.ca.

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During the big battle between Team Coco vs. Team Jay, many fed-up latenight talk show viewers began watching Craig Ferguson instead. The likeable and always funny Glasgow-born host of The Late, Late Show has emerged as one of the best stand-ups around, as he’s proven in many of his sold-out Toronto shows. He returns to Massey Hall July 29. 416-872-4255, MasseyHall.com.

PQUEER BEER FESTIVAL (519 Community Centre) Comedian Maggie Cassella, Ace of Base, local DJs and queer bands, beer, food and more. 4-10 pm. $33.50-$48.50. Exhibition Place, Bandshell Park, 210 Princes’ Blvd. queerbeerfestival.ca.

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Senior Men’s Rugby Team plays the USA Eagles. 2 pm. $19.75 and up. BMO Field, Exhibition Place. 1-855-985-5000.

Friday, August 19 rCANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION The Ex,

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LABOUR DAY PARADE The annual parade celebrating the strength and solidarity of workers gets rolling at 11 am at Queen and University, travels W along Queen to Dufferin and down to the CNE. Free (includes CNE admission). theex.com. 3

Queer quipsters Pride Week has almost turned into Pride Month, especially at the performing arts hub Buddies in Bad Times. Look for tons of queer comedy there, including the return of now-UKbased Mae Martin with I’m Not Waving, I’m Drowning (June 23); a new show by This Hour Has 22 Minutes’ Gavin Crawford (June 28); Bitch Salad Gives Back, hosted by Andrew Johnston and featuring an appearance by

Groundlings member Drew Droege, whose deadpan Chlöe Sevigny impersonations have made him a viral video sensation (July 1); and the annual Homo Night In Canada (July 2), with a lineup that includes Dawn Whitwell, David Tomlinson, novelist Zoe Whittall (doing stand-up!) and MC Richard Ryder. 416-975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com.

Clothed call All-female sketch troupe Women Fully Clothed demonstrate that good things get better with age. The group of Second City vets (Robin Duke, Jayne Eastwood, Kathryn Greenwood and Teresa Pavlinek) get big laughs from all stages of femaledom and sell out shows regularly across the country. (There are rumours that a Manhattan gig is in the works.) Don’t miss their new show, Older & Hotter, which I caught in an earlier version last year, when it plays the Royal Alex June 14 to 19. 416-872-1212. Mirvish.com.

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Despite the name, this Burlington fest is not in fact a celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein, but a multi-stage four-day free outdoor event promising “something for everyone.” With acts ranging from new wave legends like Devo and Men Without Hats to younger indie rock talents like Yukon Blonde and Tokyo Police Club, it looks like they might actually live up to that slogan. June 16 to 19. soundofmusic.ca.

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Toronto urban folk bands Elliott Brood and Olenka & the Autumn Lovers take a trip to the country to play an outdoor barnyard show at the New Farm in Creemore. Proceeds go to Grow for the Stop, providing fresh organic produce to families in need. $25, children under 6 free. June 11. ticketscene.ca.

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AurorA JAzz FestivAl 2011 After Hours Big Band, Shugga, Neil Chapman, Bob Rice Band and others perform at this outdoor festival. $5 per day, three day pass $12, srs and kids under 12 free. Aurora Town Park, Wells St (Aurora). aurorajazzfest.com. Jul 29 to 31 Bent FAmily summer solstice FestivAl The Micronite Filters, the Bootleg Glory, the BoneDevil, Jeff Leech & the Pepperbox Choir, Trish Robb, the Stone Sparrows and others perform. Noon to midnight. $35 includes camping. Black Lab Barn Yard, R-Farm, 3388 Concession Road 3 (Clarington). getbentrecords.com/solstice2011.html. Jun 18 Brott music FestivAl Festival of jazz, classical, opera, big band and more runs to Jun 30. James Sommerville plays Strauss Jun 18, Laurence Kayaleh performs Beethoven: The Violin Concerto Jun 25, Valerie Tryon performs the Emperor piano concerto Jun 30, and more. Various venues in Burlington and Hamilton. Check website for schedule. $32, stu/srs $10$27. 905-525-7664, brottmusic.com. Jun 11 to 30

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and Sun evenings from 7:30 to 9 pm. Big Band No Strings Attached Jun 22, Burlington Welsh Male Choir Jun 29, vocal trio Infinitely More Jul 20 and more. Free. Central Park, (Burlington). burlington.ca. Jun 19 to Aug 22 milton rocks summer kick-oFF Sloan, Faber Drive, David Usher, Fefe Dobson, These Kids Wear Crowns, Alyssa Reid, Jesse Labelle and Maestro Fresh Wes perform in support of Milton District Hospital. Gates open at 1 pm. $34-$40, VIP $75, family w/ 2-3 children $120 (ticketscene.ca). Milton Fairgrounds, 136 Robert (Milton). miltonrocks.com. Jun 11 mississAugA WAterFront FestivAl Spirit of the West & Steven Page play Jun 17, Bad Company Jun 18, the Beatles Experience Jun 19. Sat or Sun $10, srs/kids $5; wknd pass $15, srs/kids $10. Port Credit Memorial Park, 20 Lakeshore E. mississaugawaterfrontfestival. com. Jun 17 to 19 music At shAron Summer music festival includes Theatre Of Early Music w/ countertenor Daniel Taylor Jun 5, pianist Jane Coop Jun 12, the Art of Time Ensemble Jun 19, and the Toronto Consort perform Shakespeare’s Songbook Jun 26. Concerts at 2 pm. $25-$40 or $180 for 5 concerts (tickets at 416-8724255, roythompson.com). Sharon Temple,

18974 Leslie (Sharon). sharontemple.ca. Jun 5 to 26 on the verAndAh concerts Outdoor concerts with Don Ablett & Brent Cooper Jun 3, Selahbration Jun 10, Carlos Bastidas Latin Band Jun 17, Mississauga Children’s Choir Jun 24, Moira Nelson, Elena Jubinville and Laura Savage Jul 1, Sughadra Vijaykumar Jul 8, Rob Tardik Jul 22, Chamber Music Players Ensemble Jul 29 and others. 7:30 pm. Call if severe weather. Pwyc. Benares Historic House, 1507 Clarkson N (Mississauga). 905-615-4860 ext 2110, museumsofmississauga.com. Jun 3 to Aug 26 red hot JAzz And cool Blues Jack de Keyzer Jun 15, Trickbag Jun 22, Michael Keys & Company Jun 29, the Johnny Max Band Jul 6, TiannaH Jul 13, Cara Matthews Jul 20, Rick Fines Jul 27 and others. 6 to 8:30 pm, rain or shine. Free with admission. Royal Botanical Gardens Hendrie Park, (Burlington). rbg.ca. Jun 15 to Sep 7 sound oF music FestivAl Yukon Blonde, Bedouin Soundclash, Tokyo Police Club, DEVO, Men Without Hats, Harlan Pepper, the Sadies, the Nylons, Barra McNeils and many others perform in the park and several downtown locations. Various times, check website. Free. Spencer Smith Park, Lakeshore Road at Brant (Burlington). 905-333-6364, soundofmusic.ca. Jun 16 to 19 summer concerts Free Sunday afternoon concerts from 2 to 4 pm. Pickering Community Concert Band Jul 3, Brian Rose Little Big Band Jul 10, Classic Swing Orchestra Jul 17, Ted Richardson Quintet Jul 24, My Sweet Patootie Jul 31 and others. In the event of rain, concerts take place in City Hall. Free. Esplanade Park, 1 the Esplanade (Pickering). 905420-4620. Jul 3 to Aug 28 summer concerts At the lAke Flashback play classic 70s rock Jul 7, Northland Ramblers play bluegrass Jul 14, Night Train Jul 21, Black Fly Boogie Band Jul 28 and others. Thursday evenings, 7 to 9 pm. Concerts cancelled in the event of rain. Free. Millennium Square Park, Foot of Liverpool Rd (Pickering). Jul 7 to Aug 25 sundAy concert series Moira Nelson classical trio Jun 5, and flutist Margaret Prime Jun

Easily one of the weirdest rural music festivals – and we mean that in the best way possible – Electric Eclectics presents a ton of experimental avantgarde acts at the Meaford Funny Farm, July 29 to 31. Highlights this year include noise legends the Nihilist Spasm Band, Julianna Barwick, U.S. Girls and 19, 1:30 pm. Free with admission, $15, srs/stu $9, families $25. McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 1-888213-1121, mcmichael.com. Jun 5; Jun 19 trAnquil tuesdAys Duo D’Amore Jun 7 & Jul 5, Henderson Kolk Duo Jun 14, Duo Nouveau Jun 21 & Jul 12, Playford Players Jun 28 and Jul 26, Peter Mathers Jul 19. 6 to 8:30 pm. Free with admission. Royal Botanical Gardens Hendrie Park, 680 Plains Rd W (Burlington). 905527-1158, rbg.ca. Jun 7 to Jul 26

many more. $32, weekend pass $62.50. electric-eclectics.com.

Hillside Festival

Once again, Guelph’s Hillside Festival offers strong music programming, with performances by critically adored talents like Rural Alberta Advantage, Dan Mangan, Shad, One Hundred Dollars and many more, July 22 to 24. $45.20-$110, camping available. hillsidefestival.ca.

Ottawa Bluesfest

It’s not exactly clear what connection most of these artists have to the blues, but with huge names like Erykah Badu, the Roots, Soundgarden, the Black Keys, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes and more, who cares? The fest takes over LeBreton Flats Park July 5 to 17. $40-$260. ottawabluesfest.ca.

Ottawa Jazz Festival

Like Ottawa’s popular Bluesfest, the Jazz Festival is only tangentially related to the nominal genre, and has so many huge names on board that it almost makes up for how sleepy the nation’s capital is for most of the year. Big names this year include Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Robert Plant, at various venues, June 23 to July 3. $56.50$282.50. ottawajazzfestival.com.

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storytelling and silence with musicians Brian Wall, Kathering Darling, Denis Joseph Jestad, Jason Ellenbogen and others. Harmony circles, meditation, healing and energy work at this festival. $150 includes food and camping. Unicamp, (Honeywood). spiritfest.ca. Jun 10 to 13 cAsino rAmA Daryl Hall & John Oates Jun 24, Stompin’ Tom Jul 1 & 2, Julio Igelsias Jul 7 & 8, Lynyrd Skynyrd Jul 13, Cheap Trick Jul 20 and many others. 8 or 9 pm (see website for show times). Tickets from $28. Casino Rama, 5899 Rama Rd, off Hwy 12 (Orillia). 416-870-8000, casinorama.com. Jun 24 to Aug 31 collingWood elvis FestivAl Tribute artist festival featuring gospel concerts, competitions, street dancing and all things King. Shawn Klush, Justin Shandor, Brandon Bennett and other tribute artists. Check website for schedule and ticket prices. $5-$70. Collingwood, collingwoodelvisfestival.com. Jul 21 to 24 collingWood music FestivAl Hannaford Street Silver Band Jul 8, Skye Consort Jul 14, Kwan Quartet Jul 16, Triple Forte Trio Jul 27, and Duo Concertante Jul 28. More in this series in Owen Sound. 7:30 pm. Four concerts for $100/seven concerts for $150. New Life Brethren in Christ Church, 28 Tracey Lane (Collingwood). collingwoodmusicfestival.com. Jul 8 to 28 continued on page 98 œ

Junior Boys Matt Didemus (left) and Jeremy Greenspan perform June 9.

Jeremy Greenspan Musician with the Junior Boys, who play the Phoenix June 9 Favourite summer song (and why)? I dunno – maybe Roy Ayers’s Everybody Loves The Sunshine. I’m a winter music kinda guy. Favourite summer snack Seedless watermelon is a revolution in food. Not sure when that started being totally common, but god bless whoever moved around the right genes to make that happen. I eat, like, one a day.

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Powerful Stratford actor Seana McKenna takes on one of Shakespeare’s richest male characters, Richard III, in a fascinating version of the story about the (probably maligned) English king who murdered his way to the throne. Director Miles Potter has assembled an equally strong cast, with Martha Henry, Roberta Maxwell, Bethany Jillard and Yanna McIntosh as the women who stand in Richard’s way. Wonder if there’ll be a touch of queerness as Richard woos and cajoles them. Runs through September 25 at the Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600.

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ELLIOTT BROOD IN THE BARN Olenka & the Au-

tumn Lovers join in this outdoor concert. 8 pm. $25, child under 6 free (ticketscene.ca). The New Farm, 9784 Nottawasaga 6/7 Sideroad (Creemore). Jun 11 MARIPOSA FOLK FESTIVAL Emmylou Harris, Josh Ritter, David Celia, Peter Yarrow, Ron Hynes, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Adonis Puentes and many others play this outdoor concert of folk, roots, blues, gospel, acoustic and world music. Adv $59, $65, at the gate, Sat or Sun $69, $75 at the gate, wknd pass $105, under 24 yrs $55. Tudhope Park, 500 Atherley (Orillia). 705-326-3655, mariposafolk.com. Jul 8 to 10 ORILLIA SPRING BLUES Fathead, Cameo Blues Band, Danny Marks, Wayne Buttery & the Groove Project and others perform at the park and in downtown clubs. Club shows FriSat from 7 pm, park shows Sat 1 pm to midnight, Sun noon to 5 pm. Free. Couchiching Beach Park, Bay St at Jarvis (Orillia). orilliaspringblues.com. Jun 10 to 12

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TOTTENHAM BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL JD Crowe & the New South, Bill White & White Pine, Ray Legere & Acoustic Horizon, Honeygrass and many others play by the pond. Camping available. Wknd pass $75, srs $70 (at the gate), Fri evg $20, Sat $30, Sat evg/Sun $20. Tottenham Conservation Area, 4th Concession, New Tecumseth, W of Tottenham (Tottenham). 1-888-886-4566, tottenhambluegrass.ca. Jun 17 to 19 WAKESTOCK Dirty Heads, Drop Kick Murphys, Bedouin Soundclash, Classified, Hollerado, KO, the Reason and many others at this action sports festival of wakeboarding, skateboarding, film premieres and music fest for all ages. Sat $52, Sun $29, three-day wknd pass $63. Millennium Park, Heritage Drive (Collingwood). 1-800-265-5566, wakestock. com. Aug 5 to 7 WASAGA BEACH FESTIVAL Shawn Desman, Low Level Flight, God Made Me Funky and others at this free outdoor festival. Free. Wasaga Beach, wasagabeachfest.com. Jun 25 to 26

In The Berlin Blues, NOW writer Drew Hayden Taylor turns his satiric eye on the commercial exploitation of indigenous culture. The play’s set in a First Nations community invaded by German developers who want to build a native theme park. Think bumper canoes and laser-beam dreamcatchers. Kim Blackwell directs a cast that includes Herbie

Cambridge/Elora/Fergus/ Kitchener/London/Stratford BAYFIELD FESTIVAL OF SONG The Aldeburgh Connection Concert Society summer concerts include The Miller’s Lovely Daughter Jun 3, Embraceable You! Jun 5 & 12, Schubert In The Morning Jun 11 and others. See website for schedule. $15-$35. Bayfield Town Hall, Clan Gregor Square. 416-735-7982, aldeburghconnection.org. Jun 3 to 12 BLUES, BREWS & BBQ FESTIVAL Brown & Ratelle, the Jamie King Band, the Wrecks, Justin Mackie and others play this fest that includes railway station tours, motorcycle and car shows, BBQ competition and more. $10, wknd pass $15 (ticketscene.ca). Canada Southern Railway Station, 750 Talbot (St Thomas). Jun 18 to 19 CANTERBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Doug Turvey, Ian Bell, Rant Maggie Rant, Valdy, the Whitewater Bluegrass Band and many others, plus workshops, artisans’ alley, kids’ events and more. Free. Yvonne Mott Memorial Park, Canterbury

Barnes, Cynthia Ashperger, Clifford Cardinal, Cheri Maracle and Robert Winslow. Performances begin June 28 and run to July 23 at 4th Line Theatre, Millbrook. 1-800-814-0055.

Heavenly House

One of Shaw’s most entertaining and thought-provoking plays, Heartbreak House examines marriage, faith, love, money and the impending first global war. In 1985, Christopher Newton directed a legendary production for the Shaw Festival; he returns to helm the current version, which features Shaw regulars Michael Ball, Robin Evan Willis, Deborah Hay and Laurie Paton. Runs through October 7 at the Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429.

The physics of emotion

Kate, a math prodigy, wants to become a world-renowned scientist, but it’s the 1950s and her mother dissuades her from such an unladylike ambition. Decades later, her repressed desires take their toll on her emotional life. In St (Ingersoll). 519-485-6337, canterburyfolkfestival.on.ca. Jul 8 to 10 ELORA FESTIVAL Karina Gauvin, Sarah Slean, Matt Dusk, Michael Burgess & Rebecca Caine, Tony McManus and more. Elora Centre for the Arts (75 Melville), Gambrel Barn (Wellington Rd 21), and other Elora venues. 519- 8460331, 1- 888- 747- 7550. $10-$50. 1-888-7477550, elorafestival.com. Jul 8 to 31 HILLSIDE FESTIVAL Rural Alberta Advantage, Dan Mangan, Mother Mother, Shad, Braids, Hollerado, Hannah Georgas, Kevin Drew & the Beauties, Old Man Luedecke, One Hundred Dollars and many others. Camping info 519-824-5061. Wknd pass $110, day pass $70, Fri evg pass $45.20, Sat or Sun pass $79.10, (ticketpro.ca, Soundcapes). Guelph Lake Island Conservation Area, (Guelph). 519-763-6396, hillsidefestival.ca. Jul 22 to 24 HOME COUNTY FOLK FESTIVAL Sarah Harmer, Hawksley Workman, Emm Gryner, Basia Bulat, Harlan Pepper, the Acorn and others perform music outdoors in the park. Free. Vic-

The Little Years, John Mighton (Possible Worlds) explores the nuances of unspoken feelings and how people touch each other’s lives. Directed by Chris Abraham, the production features Bethany Jillard and Irene Poole as adolescent Kate and grown-up Kate, with Chick Reid, Evan Buliung and Yanna McIntosh as others in Kate’s world. Performances from June 29 to September 24 at the Studio Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600.

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It’s a family affair at Shakespeare by the Bay, which presents Shakespeare’s The Tempest, starring Canadian film and TV performer (CSI: NY) Robert Joy as Prospero and his real-life daughter Ruby as Miranda, Prospero’s innocent child. The production, directed by Brett Christopher and presented in the company’s new home, also features Ryan Hollyman, Michael Rawley, Richard Alan Campbell and John Dolan. Performances begin June 30 and run to July 16 at the Downtown Community Theatre, Barrie. 705-735-9243. toria Park, (London). 519-432-4310, homecounty.ca. Jul 15 to Jun 17 LONDON BLUESFEST Steven Page, Smokin Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Johnny Max, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damned Band and others. $30, wknd pass $55. King and Clarence, Downtown London. 519-474-7706, thebluesfest.com. Jul 15 to 17 MILL RACE FESTIVAL Traditional folk and Celtic, Morris and sword dancers at this outdoor fest downtown and at a stone mill overlooking the Grand River. Robert Davis, the Good Right Arm Stringband, the Metis Fiddlers Quartet, the Saturday Saints and others perform. Free. Downtown Cambridge, 519-621-7135, millracefolksociety.com. Jul 29 to 31 OHHH CANADA! Electronic artists and DJs plus camping at this festival. Maestro, Choclair, Bishop, Dead Celebrity Status, Two Crown King, DJs Marcus Visionary, Everfresh, Detox, MC Lucky General, J-Syn, Houdini and others. $100, adv $90. Outback Campgrounds, 6679 Woodworth (Port Burwell). 519-841-7536,

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ORANGEVILLE BLUES AND JAZZ FESTIVAL Lily Frost & the Debonairs, David Gogo, Downchild Blues Band and Shakura S’Aida Jun 4, Kollage & Amanada Martinez Jun 5 and many others. Outdoor concerts free, some ticketed shows ($30-$35). Alexandra Park, (Orangeville). orangevillebluesandjazz.ca. Jun 2 to 5 SARNIA ARTWALK Elliot Brood, the Rest, Harlan Pepper, Maylee Todd and many others play this outdoor art event. Free. Downtown Sarnia, sarniaartwalk.com. Jun 4 to 5 SARNIA BAYFEST KISS Jul 6, Steve Miller Band and the Trews Jul 8, INXS, Theory of a Dead Man and the Tea Party Jul 9, Arkells, the Tragically Hip and Joel Plaskett Jul 10, Trace Adkins & Montgomery Gentry and George Canyon Jul 15, Lady Antebellum Jul 16 and many others. Rock pass $114.99-$299.99, country pass $64.99-$199.99, see website for single tickets. Centennial Park, Exmouth St at Front (Sarnia). 1-866-450-4474, sarniabayfest.com. Jul 6 to 16 SPECTRUM ELECTRONIC CARNIVAL 44 electronic artists and DJs plus camping at this festival including The Killabits, Omar Linx, Tape Deck Bros, John Roman, the FranDiscos, J-Lah, The Girls Can Hear Us and others. Advance $75$135 (ticketscene.ca). Outback Campgrounds, 6679 Woodworth (Port Burwell). 519-8417536, spectrumcarnival.com. Jul 15 to 17 STRATFORD SUMMER MUSIC Sylvia Tyson, Len Cariou, Jan Lisiecki, Annex String Quartet, Terry McKenna and many others play this series. Various venues in Stratford. Check website for schedule. $20-$75. (Stratford). 1-866288-4313, stratfordsummermusic.ca. Jul 18 to Aug 22 STRATFORD SUMMER MUSIC: A SERENADE FOR MAUREEN FORRESTER Kimberly Barber, Allyson

McHardy, Catherine Robbin, Mary Lou Fallis and other soloists pay tribute to the late contralto. Jul 25, 3 pm. Avon Theatre, 34 George W, Stratford. $30-$50. (Stratford). 1-800-5671600, stratfordsummermusic.ca. Jul 25 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Meaghan Smith performs Jun 25, Jenn Grant Jul 14, Ron Sexsmith Jul 22. $30-$35. Bayfield Town Hall, Clan Gregor Square. 519-565-5788, ticketscene.ca. Jun 25 to 22 SUMMER CONCERTS Errol Blackwood Jun 3, Michael Garbriel Jun 4, Brian Wilson Jun 15, Good Lovelies Jun 16, and Doug Clayfield Jun 18. Various prices, check website for details. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen N (Kitchener). 519-578-1570, centre-square.com. Jun 3 to 18 SUMMER MUSIC Baptized in Blood, Structures and Bare Bones Jun 2, Magic Slim & the Teardrops Jun 3, Chuck Ragan, Dave Hause & Alex Newman Jun 13, Drive-By Truckers Jun 14, A Wilhelm Scream & Sharks Jun 19, These Kids Wear Crowns Jun 29, Skrillex Jul 3, Byran Lee Jul 7 and others. $10-$45.60, ticketscene.ca. London Music Hall, 185 Queens (London). Jun 3 to Jul 7 SUNFEST Global arts celebration with artists from diverse cultures including Etran Finatawa (Niger), Systema Solar (Colombia), Moana & the Tribe (New Zealand) and others. Suntronica ‘11 includes bands Delhi 2 Dublin, Pacifika, Chicha Libre and more. Free. Victoria Park, (London). 519-672-1522, sunfest.on.ca. Jul 7 to 10

UPTOWN WATERLOO COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL Genevieve Fisher, Tia McGraff, Steel County Band, Kerosene Creek, and the Moonshine Band perform. 3 to 1:15 pm. Free. Waterloo City Centre, Regina St at Willis Way (Waterloo). uptowncountrywaterloo.com. Jun 18 UPTOWN WATERLOO JAZZ FESTIVAL Divine Brown, Dee Dee & the Dirty Martinis, Kevin Breit, Kelly Lee Evans, Denzal Sinclaire, Hilario Duran and others. Free. Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina S (Waterloo). uptownwaterloojazz.ca. Jul 15 to 17

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BACH MUSIC FESTIVAL Trio Alla Grande Jul 11, Lara St John Jul 12, and the Adult Mass Choir perform Mass in B Minor Jul 16. 8 pm. Check website for additional concerts. $15-$25, stu $8-$12 (ticketscene.ca). Trivitt Memorial

Anglican Church, 264 Main S (Exeter). Jul 11 to 16 BIG MUSIC FEST INXS, Theory of a Deadman, Tea Party, Kim Mitchell, Fefe Dobson, Classified, These Kids Wear Crowns and others perform. $49.50, VIP $89.50 (ticketmaster.ca). Kelso Beach, (Owen Sound). bigmusicfest. com/owen-sound/. Jul 2 ELECTRIC ECLECTICS Julianna Barwick, MYTHS, Idiot Glee, Nihilist Spasm Band w/ Alex Hacke, U.S. Girls, Chelsea Wolfe and others at this fest including films, DJ dancing and installations. Camping available. $40, wknd pass $75. Funny Farm, 202 Scotch Mountain Rd (Meaford). 519-378-9899, electric-eclectics.com. Jul 29 to 31 HARBOUR NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES Scatter the Cats Jun 26, Georgian Sound Big Band Jul 3, Layah Jane Jul 10, Tommy Gilham & the Chill Billys Jul 17, Eduardo Machado y su Sabor Latino Jul 24, the Black Family Jul 31 and others . 7 pm. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Concerts happen rain or shine, Free. Visitor Information Centre, 1155 1st Ave W (Owen Sound). 1-888675-5555, harbournights.ca. Jun 26 to Aug 14 KINCARDINE SUMMER SING-A-LONG Concerts include John Leader Jul 10, Michael Semenuk Jul 24 and others. 7:30 pm. In the event of rain, concerts will be held at the Davidson Centre on Durham St. Free. Dunsmoor Park, (Kincardine). kincardine.net. Jul 3 to Sep 4 LEITH SUMMER FESTIVAL The Gryphon Trio Jul 2, Songs For A Summer’s Eve with Laura Tucker Jul 16, the Bremen String Quartet Jul 30 and others. 7:30 pm. $25, stu $15; fiveconcert series pass $110. Leith Church, 419134 Tom Thomson Lane (Leith). 1-888446-7699, leithfestival.ca. Jul 2 to Aug 27 LIGHTHOUSE BLUES FESTIVAL Breakwater Blues Band, Layla Zoe, Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band, 5:30 to midnight on Jul 8 at the Bruce Steakhouse (750 Queen E). The 24th Street Wailers, Checkered Past, Dale Raven and others Jul 9 11 am to 2:30 pm in Victoria Park, and more at Bruce Steakhouse from 2 to 11 pm. $25, wknd pass $40, park shows free. Victoria Park, (Kincardine). 519-395-0470, lighthousebluesfest.ca. Jul 8 to 9 SUMMER CONCERTS Hats Off Country Tribute Series with a tribute to Johnny Cash. Brooks & Dunn and Patsy Cline Jul 21 (7 pm), Jorge Lopez Quartet Jul 22 (7:30 pm), Anton Kuerti Jul 23 (7:30 pm) and others. $25-$36 (ticketscene.ca). Roxy Theatre, 251 9th St E (Owen Sound). 1-888-446-7699, roxytheatre.ca. Jul 21 to Aug 31

Huntsville/Muskoka/Parry Sound BALAPALOOZA DJ Richy and other local DJs and bands play this big summer party. $25$60 (tanlineseries.com). The Kee, Bala Falls Road (Bala). thekee.com. Jul 31 CHARLES W STOCKEY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Jazz 2 Funk Show wthe Sky-

liners Big Band and Coldjack Jul 2, Hawksley Workman performs Jul 8, K-OS Jul 11 and other concerts. $29-$50. Charles W Stockey Centre For The Performing Arts, 2 Bay (Parry Sound). 1-877-746-4466, stockeycentre.com. Jul 2 to Aug 8 FESTIVAL OF THE SOUND Opening piano gala w/ André Laplante and Anagnoson & Kinton Jul 15, Moshe Hammer plays Vivaldi Jul 22, a tribute to Oscar Peterson Jul 30, Swingle Singers Jul 31, and others play classical, chamber, opera, jazz and more inside, outside and on the water, to Aug 7. Various prices. Charles W Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, 2 Bay and other Parry Sound venues. 2 Bay. 1 866364-0061, festivalofthesound.ca. Jul 15 to Aug 7 GRAVENHURST MUSIC Amy Doddington & Svetlana Gojevic Jul 22, the Stampeders Jul 23 and others. Check website for times and prices. Gravenhurst Opera House, 295 Muskoka S (Gravenhurst). 705-687-5500 ext 21, gravenhurst.ca. Jul 22 to 23; Aug 18 to 23 HUNTSVILLE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Downchild Blues Band Jul 7, George Canyon Jul 14, Steven Page Jul 15, Crash Test Dummies Jul 23 and many others. Dance with NQ Arbuckle, Laganza & Tina Turley Jul 29 at the Huntsville Legion. Music In The Park Jul 30 (River Mill

Park), Music At Noon Series (Jul 4 to 22) and many other events. Check website for schedule. $42-$48, srs $45, youth $30. Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main E (Huntsville). 705-7894975, huntsvillefestival.on.ca. Jul 6 to Aug 24 Huntsville Jazz Festival Hunstville Festival Of The Arts jazz weekend featuring Luis Mario Ochoa Cuban Quintet, Toronto All Star Big Band and many others. Algonquin Theatre, River Mill Park and other venues in downtown Huntsville. $15-$35, park shows free. 705789-4975, huntsvillefestival.on.ca. Jul 28 to 31 tHe Kee to Bala Avicii Jul 1, Kim Mitchell Jul 2, the Arkells Jul 16, Cypress Hill Jul 29, 54•40 Jul 30 and other concerts. $30-$60 (ticketbreak. com). The Kee, Bala Falls Road (Bala). thekee. com. Jul 2 to Aug 5 Music on tHe Barge The Bifocals Concert Band Jun 26, Shania Twin Jul 19, Freddy Vette & the Flames Jul 24, the Fabulous Knockouts Jul 31 and others. 7:30 pm. Concerts move to the Gravenhurst Opera House in the event of rain. Pwyc. Gull Lake Rotary Park, Bethune Drive (Gravenhurst). gravenhurst.ca. Jun 19 to Aug 14

Niagara aMpHitHeatre suMMer concert series Sam Roberts Jun 18, Chantal Kreviazuk Jun 25, Gord Downie Jul 22 & 23, Colin James Jul 30 & 31 and others. Shows at 8 pm. $69. JacksonTriggs Niagara Estate Winery, 2145 Regional Road 55 (Niagara-on-the-Lake). 1-866-5894637 ext 2, greatestatesofniagara.com. Jun 18 to Aug 20 HocKeyFest Music Festival Music fest held in conjunction with the Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament. Martina McBride, Doc Walker, Aaron Lines, Dry County and others play this all-ages outdoor country concert Jun 3 (gates 5:30 pm). Rock bands Three Days Grace, Finger Eleven, the Trews, Bleeker Ridge and others Jun 4 (gates 2 pm). Sublime with Rome, Tokyo Police Club, Street Pharmacy, the Reason, Hollerado and others Jun 5. $39.99, Fri & Sun combo pass $59.99, VIP $59.99 (ticketscene.ca). Lions Park, 20 Edge (Brantford). brantfordhockeyfest.com. Jun 3 to 5 Hot rod Hootenanny Rockabilly bands, classic cars and music by the Matadors, Hellcat & the Prowl, Bloodshot Bill, the Greasemarks and many others. $25, adv $20, ticketscene. ca. Parking Lot, 123 St Paul, (St Catharines). Jul 9 illuMinaqua Live musical performances set on a floating stage surrounded by fire. Matt Andersen Jun 17, the Niagara Symphony with Elton Lammie Jul 8 and others. 8 pm. $18-$28. Welland Amphitheatre, 115 King (Welland). 905-735-1700, illuminaqua.com. Jun 17 to Sep 2 Music niagara Festival of classical, baroque, chamber, blues, dance and jazz music runs to Aug 14. The Glenn Gould String Quartet perform Baroque Among The Barrels Jul 23 (Reif Winery), the Metis Fiddler Quartet Jul 24 (Simcoe Park Bandshell) and many other concerts. Late-night jazz & blues winery concerts on Sat. Various venues in the area. Check website for details. $20-$45. Niagara-on-theLake, 905-468-5566, musicniagara.org. Jul 16 to Aug 13 s.c.e.n.e. Music Festival 160 bands including Abandon All Ships, These Kids Wear Crowns, Cancer Bats and Silverstein take over downtown St Catharines. $35, adv $29. Downtown St Catharines, scenemusicfestival.com. Jun 26 WaterFront parK concert series Sunday evening family-friendly concerts. O’Malley’s Fate Jul 10, Soul Committee Jul 24 and others. 6:30 pm. Free. Ridgeway Road (Crystal Beach). erieshoresescape.com. Jul 10 to Aug 21 WilloWBanK Jazz Festival Festival includes the Jazz Wizards, Peter Appleyard, Jay Reed Trio, Ben Phelan Quartet, and the Hamilton All Star Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Noon to 7 pm, rain or shine. $40. Willowbank Estate, 14487 Niagara Parkway (Queenston). 905-262-1239 ext 21, willowbank.ca. Jun 5

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performers every evening, open stage and watering corral. Gary Hooper, Percey Kinney, Ginny McIlmoyle, Bob McQuaid, Carmen Grace, Mary Rowan and many others perform. Camping available. $20, wknd pass $45$65, wknd pass w/ camping $55. Centennial Park, (Trenton). 705-878-3102, ccmr.ca. Jul 28 to 31 Music at port MilFord Chamber Music Festival includes performances by Linden String Quartet Jul 22, Tokai String Quartet Jul 29, and others. 8 pm. $20, four concert series $60, stu $30. St Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Main E (Picton). mpmcamp.org. Jul 22 to Aug 6 outdoor concerts Concert Band of Cobourg plays Tue evenings in the bandshell to Aug 30. 8 pm. Free. Victoria Park, (Cobourg). 1-888262-6874, theconcertbandofcobourg.com. Jul 5 to Aug 30

Bancroft/Haliburton/ Kawarthas/Peterborough Big Music Fest 2011 The Tragically Hip, the Sam Roberts Band, the Trews and Miss Emily perform at this waterfront venue. Camping available. All ages, rain or shine. Gates 3 pm. $49.50-$89.50. Bobcaygeon area, 2420 Pigeon Lake Road. bigmusicfest.com. Jun 25 laKeField Jazz Festival Spend a day by the Otonabee River with the Ron Marenger Big Band, Ragweed Jazz Band, Artie Roth Quartet, Robi Botos and Bridget Foley & the Channel Cats. 11 am to 11 pm. $5. Concession and Water Sts (Lakefield). lakefieldjazzfest.com. Jul 9 little laKe MusicFest Concerts Wed and Sat

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at 8 pm run to Aug 28. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Jun 25, Peterborough Pop Ensemble Jun 29, Steven Page Jul 2, Serena Ryder Jul 23, Jason McCoy Jul 30 and many others. Free. Del Crary Park, (Peterborough). 705-755-1111, littlelakemusicfest.ca. Jun 25 to Aug 31

ODE’MIN GIIZIS FESTIVAL: INDIEGENIUS OUTDOOR CONCERT The Ode’min Giizis (Straw-

berry Moon) Festival includes over 100 Indigenous artists including musicians Gabriel Ayala, A Tribe Called Red and Electric Pow Wow. Festival includes visual art, dance, storytelling and a Community Procession all around Peterborough. Check website for schedule. $5-$16.50, some free or by donation events. Hunter Street, (Peterborough). 705745-1788, okw-arts.ca/festival. Jun 15 to 19 SUMMER LAKESHORE MUSIC FESTIVAL All-ages festival of music, nature and local organic food and drink. Performers include Walther Bartholomeu, the Dulcettes, the Wildflower Band, Houndog Steve, the Rye Street Band and others. 11 am to 11 pm. Admission by donation. Gamiing Nature Centre, 1884 Pigeon Lake (Lindsay). 705-799-7083, gamiing.org. Jun 11 SUMMER MUSIC CONCERTS The Odyssey Pro-

ject Jul 2, Ambush Jul 7, Swing Shift Big Band Jul 14, Rock & Roll & Country Night Jul 16, Brian O’Kane Jul 21 and Carol McCartney Jul 28. $20-$22. Academy Theatre, 2 Lindsay S (Lindsay). 705-324-9111, academytheatre.ca. Jul 2 to 28 WESTBEN BARN CONCERTS Music in an outdoor setting. Canada 101-Plays And Music Exploring Canadian Roots Jul 26 to 31, Kelli Trotter & the Mushy Peas Jul 30. Eves 7 or 7:30 pm, day shows 2 pm (some exceptions). $5-$43. The Barn, 6698 Country Road 30 (Campbellford). 1 877-883-5777, westben.on.ca. Jul 1 to Aug 7

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day pass. Loughborough Lake Holiday Park, 3060 Sydenham. 613-544-2267, canadianguitarfestival.com. Jul 29 to 31 CONCERTS IN THE PARK The Edsels Jun 26, Simon Clarke Jul 3, Ball & Chain Jul 10, Tom Loeschnik Jul 17, Heartbeats Jul 24, Dennis Harrington Jul 31 and others. 2 to 4 pm. Free. Robert Simpson Park, 400 John N (Arnprior). erieshoresescape.com. Jun 26 to Aug 14 CORNWALL LIFT-OFF Hot air balloon festival includes music and family fun on the St Lawrence River. April Wine & Platinum Blonde Jul 14, Collective Soul & Ash Koley Jul 15, Kim Mitchell Jul 16. $15-$30. Lamoureux Park, (Cornwall). lift-off.ca. Jul 14 to 17 FRANKFORD ISLAND BLUES FESTIVAL Best Blues Of The Bay Of Quinte Jul 15, Women Of The Blues Jul 16, and Gospel In The Park Jul 17. Check website for ticket prices. Frankford Tourist Park, 613-392-1025, loyalblues.ca. Jul 15 to 17 KINGSTON JAZZ FESTIVAL The Dave Holland Quintet Jun 23, Kurt Elling Jun 24, Christian McBride and Inside Straight Jun 25 play as part of The Back To BASSics Series at the Grand Theatre. The Brandi Disterheft Quintet Jun 24, and the Shuffle Demons Jun 25 perform at the Mansion. Check website for schedule. Grand Theatre shows $37-$42, Mansion shows $20, passes available. Grand

Theatre, 218 Princess (Kingston). 613-5302050, kingstongrand.ca. Jun 23 to 25 OTTAWA BLUESFEST Soundgarden, Ben Harper, the Black Keys, the Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Death Cab for Cutie, A Perfect Circle, John Butler Trio, Erykah Badu, the Roots and hundreds of others. $40-$55, passes $140-$260. LeBreton Flats Park near Canadian War Museum, (Ottawa). 1-877-788-3267, ottawabluesfest.ca. Jul 5 to 17 OTTAWA JAZZ FESTIVAL Elliott Brood, Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Bang, Pink Martini, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and many others. Concerts under the stars, latenight jam sessions and the Great Canadian jazz series. Various venues in Ottawa. Check website for schedule. $56.50 to $282.50. Confederation Park, Wellington St (Ottawa). 1-613-241-2633, ottawajazzfestival.com. Jun 23 to Jul 3 PORCH JAZZ Performances by local musicians including Dave Barton, Greg Runions, Paul Clifford & the Downtown Trio and others begin in the Skeleton Park neighbourhood, dancing on Ontario Street and then parade down to Confederation Basin. Noon till 3 pm. Free. Flora MacDonald Confederation Basin, (Kingston). artskingston.ca. Jun 25 ROCKFEST Meat Loaf and Blue Oyster Cult Jul 21, Stone Temple Pilots and Sloan Jul 22, Great Big Sea & the Trews Jul 23. Gates open at 6 pm. $49-$75 (ticketbreak.com). Empire

Theatre, 321 Front (Belleville). 613-969-0099, theempiretheatre.com. Jul 21 to 23 SKELETON PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL Drumhand Jun 16 at Sleepless Goat Cafe (8 pm), Slick Whippet, Sheezer and Reuben deGroot Jun 17 at Kingston Memorial Centre (6:30 pm). Washboard Hank, Charlotte Cornfield, Yuka, New Country Rehab, the Gertrudes, One Hundred Dollars and others at McBurney Park Jun 18, 10 am to dusk. Check for more details. Fri $20, other shows free. McBurney Park, (Kingston). skeletonparkmusicfestival.ca. Jun 16 to 18 1,000 ISLANDS JAZZ FESTIVAL Carlos Del Junco Jun 10, Heritage Jazz Series concert with Cesar Ricardo Jun 12, the Mash Potato Mashers Jun 14, Dino DiNicolo Jun 15, the Nylons Jun 11, Alex Cuba Jun 16, Emilie-Claire Barlow Jun 18 and many others. Venues include Brockville Courthouse, Fulford Mansion Museum and Green Door Bed & Breakfast. Check website for schedule. Main stage concerts $32.50, stu $10; Heritage Jazz Series $20; all access pass $175, Main stage series $110. Brockville Arts Centre, 235 King W (Brockville). brockvilleartscentre.com. Jun 10 to 18

WESTFEST: WESTBORO VILLAGE’S FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, ART & LIFE Bif Naked, the Pack A.D., the

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1636 Queen E, at Coxwell, 647-346-0617, theburgerspriest.com. Why: cheeseburgers in excelsis. Waiting in the inevitable queue outside Shant Mardirosian’s four-seat Leslieville burger shack is never fun, especially if it’s February and you’re 57th in line. But now that the thermometer’s reading double digits, its worth the inconvenience to experience the rapture of the holy trinity. Praise be the High Priest, a Big Mac double cheeseburger clone with an extra bun and fake Mickey D Secret Sauce. amen the religious Hypocrite, a deepfried veggie cheeseburger layered sacrilegiously with the Devil’s bacon and hellfire chili (both $8.99). But sing hallelujah to the sweet baby Jesus for the vatican city ($9.99), a double cheeseburger squeezed between two grilled cheese sandwiches. True believers order them “sharz-style” – grilled in Heinz mustard. Lord have mercy and pass the Pepto! Monday to Wednesday 11:30 am to 9:30 pm, Thursday and Friday 11:30 am to

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350 King W, at John, 647-288-4715, oliverbonacini.com. WHY: Luma with a view. If NOW ever publishes a follow-up to our bestselling Toronto City Guide, Luma’s panoramic patio with the CN Tower dramatically looming overhead will certainly be a contender for the cover. The flagship dining room of the O&B chain – Canoe, Biff’s, Auberge, et al. – might seem a tad stuffy for those used to Parkdale’s Parts & Labour. But step out onto Luma’s second-storey wooden deck and be transported to Muskoka, albeit at

the corner of King and John. Pricier at lunch and dinner – $36 lamb sirloin, no thanks – Luma’s a bargain at brunch. Despite its silly presentation on an overly long rectangular plate (one end seems to be in Mississauga, the other in Whitby), chef Jason Bangerter’s eggs Benedict ($14) is one of the better interpretations we’ve encountered, a pair of beautifully poached eggs and deli-sliced ham on a house-baked “artisan” croissant swimming in zesty lemon hollandaise. Something as everyday as a Croque Madame ($10) becomes epic when sauced with a Mornay laced with nutmeg. Though scrumptious, Spaghetti Carbonara ($13) with double-smoked bacon, Parmesan, ground black pepper and a yolky egg mixed in might not be the most health-conscious way to start the day.

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696 Queen W, at Euclid, 416-203-8882. WHY: Wild honey from a renegade hive. Tucked away behind one of the best bake shops in town, this exquisite tree-shrouded garden and coach house – seating 12, tops – is downtown’s quintessential summer resto. Turn off your devices and you could be in the south of France instead of a backyard just west of Bathurst. Sip a rhubarb-strawberry fizz ($5.75) – “It’s like jam in a jar,” says RTB’s Mun Wong – alongside your gluten-free vichyssoise ($6.50) before moving on to smoked chicken salad in chrysanthemum dressing ($11) and a bento box assortment of desserts ($27), including honey saffron cake with buttercream icing, and chocolate-dipped frozen honey cheesecake pops, all made with honey from a nearby hive. Coming soon: Red Tea soda pop! Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 6 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 7 pm, Sunday and holidays 10 am to 5 pm. Closed Tuesday. Unlicensed. ✺

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70 Fraser, at Liberty, 416-588-0005, schooltoronto.com. WHY: Brunch every day and free BBQ. Weekend brunch at his reservation-free resto in the warehouse district has proven so popular, ex-Xacutti chef Brad Moore now offers the Saturday and Sunday morning spread seven days a week. No more lining up for hours for cast-iron skillets of

volcanic Four Cheese Souffle ($12 with home fries and salad). That doesn’t mean tables on the two wraparound patios are any easier to commandeer. You’ll still need tickets for chef’s once-a-month free barbecues, the next on Wednesday June 15. Check out the blog on School’s website for all the deets. And don’t miss Thursday’s rotating drink specials. When draft is 50 cents, mojitos $5 and domestic bottles $2, it doesn’t pay to stay sober. Monday and Tuesday 8 am to 4 pm, Wednesday and Friday 8 am to 11 pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:30 am to 11 pm. Brunch till 4 pm, dinner from 5 pm. Closed some holidays. Licensed. Access: barrier-free. ✺

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southeast corner King W, at Bay. WHY: Roti à la cart. Limping into its third summer, the city of Toronto’s A La Cart sidewalk food vendor program has proven an unmitigated disaster, one of the rare successes Bridgette Pinder’s rain-or-shine roti stand at the crossroads of the financial district. Well, at least she’s breaking even. Which is a shame, because her islandstyle wraps – gently jerked chicken breast in pita ($5), sweet Jamaican pumpkin with grilled shrimp in roti skins ($7), both sided with a Thai-style mango salad and generous lashings of hot sauce – deserve a larger audience. Business is picking up, but she’s still recovering from last June, when Harper’s feds shut her down for two weeks during the G20 nonsense. “If they had let me stay open, I would have done great business,” Pinder sighs.

Monday to Friday 11 am to 3 pm. Closed Saturday, Sunday, holidays. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: barrier-free. ✺

INIGO

927 Queen W, at Strachan, 416-645-6707, inigofood.ca. WHY: Instant picnic in the park. Want to impress the significant other with a spontaneous picnic in Trinity Bellwoods park? Then be sure to first pop into former Torito chef Carlos Fernandez’s churrasqueira for the best roast chickens with all the fixin’s in town. No rubbery rotisserie birds these. Instead, the convectioncooked 2-pounders ($13) are not only relatively low in fat but also hormone-free and incredibly moist, likely because they’re cage-free and ranged all the way from Quebec. Pair them with low-sodium green beans and new potatoes in lemon vinaigrette, grab a clandestine bottle of bubbly and park yourselves on a blanket under a starry sky next to the tennis courts. As long as its not drum circle night. Tuesday to Sunday noon to 7:30 pm. Closed Monday, some holidays. Unlicensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement.

FABARNAK

519 Church, at Dundonald, 416-355-6781, fabarnak.com. WHY: Café with a conscience. Most restaurants come with a manifesto: make as much money as fast as possible and get out quick. Only this breezy all-day café in the newly expanded 519 combines social awareness (instead of Sunday

brunch, they serve the homeless instead) with one of the most dazzling kitchens in the downtown core. Did we mention that meals here are a steal? Nine bucks gets you the appropriately named Square Peg, a daily four-course bento selection from the centre’s extensive catering card prepared and served by a staff made up of marginalized youth from the local LGBT community. Fancy charred wild leeks with fried quail egg, cured beef flank with pickled vegetables, duck, ham and cheese crostini with Concord grape jam, and rosemary olive cake with custard and Earl Grey semifreddo? Making a difference has never been this delish. Monday and Tuesday 7:30 am to 4 pm, Wednesday to Friday 7:30 am to 9 pm, lunch from 11:30 am, dinner from 5 pm. Brunch Saturday 9 am to 3 pm. Closed Sunday and holidays. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free. ✺

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601 King W, at Portland, 416-504-7867, susur.com. WHY: Discount Susur. Susur Lee is hard to avoid these days, whether he’s making one of his innumerable guest appearances on TV’s Top Chef or hob-nobbing from table to table at his latest resto-lounge when he’s not jetting off to the Big Apple and Singapore. Like the floor-to-ceiling glass that now fronts the reconfigured beanery, his new card is Lee at his most accessible. For the price you used to pay for a salad,

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you can now get the $29 Susur Bites platter, a tiered tasting for two of edamame in mustard salt, hummus (!), salmon ceviche, Hunan chicken wings, cheeseburger spring rolls and Peking duck with foie gras pancakes. Makes a Moonstone plum sake margarita ($13.50) seem like a bargain. Monday to Saturday 5:30 to 11:30 pm, bar till close. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms on same floor. ✺

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plex Picadillo de Mamita hash ($16.95) of pork, beef, jalapeños, raisins, currants and almonds and several Hemingway Specials (rum, cherry liqueur and grapefruit juice, $7.95) and you’re bound to get laid. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5:30 to 11 pm, Sunday 5:30 to 10 pm, bar till close. Licensed. Access: two steps at door, washrooms in basement. ✺

CAPLANSKY’S DELI TRUCK

202 Dovercourt, at Argyle, 416-532-7397, WHY: Smoked meat on wheels. juliescuban.com. If you’ve ever caught the Great Food WHY: Get lucky under the stars. Truck Race on the Food Network, you’ll If you’re looking for the perfect spot to know that mobile kitchens are the hotstart a secret summer fling, this tiny Cutest thing to hit the restaurant industry ban cantina smack dab in the middle of a since fast food. In Los Angeles alone, residential block couldn’t be a better there are more than 7,000 so-called choice. Hidden behind tall shade trees and roach coaches. off the beaten track, it may be the best Food trucks could never happen in staid resto in town for romance. ol’ Toronto, right? Too much red tape and Find your way to his/her heart with bureaucratic bullshit. We’re lucky we’re shareable finger food like papa rellena allowed hot dogs. But that hasn’t stuffed with lean ground beef, onion, tostopped smoked meat king Zane mato and green olives ($5.25) and purCaplansky from building one. posefully bland yuca conX mojo laced with NOW-9.833 7.744.pdf 5/26/11“Like 10:11:13 any goodAM Jewish boy, I hired a lime and garlic ($4.95). Follow with a comlawyer,” says the owner of the eponym-

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or two sandwiches a day!” Unlicensed.

DUTCH DREAMS

78 Vaughan, at St Clair, 416-656-6959, dutchdreams.ca. WHY: It’s one psychedelic shack. If you’re ever in the mood for a pair of wooden shoes and some of the most unusual flavours of ice cream around, have we got the spot for you! For 26 summers now, the Alben family’s outrageously decorated snack shack has been dishing up the likes of Moose Droppings (Reese’s Pieces mixed with fudge, chocolate and banana) or shocking-pink watermelon sherbet with chocolate-covered oats as seeds to a loyal legion of customers who often wait patiently in lines that snake out the front door and halfway to Albert’s down the block. New queue-worthy flavours include English toffee cookie dough, the return of piña colada and one dedicated to SpiderMan (red and blue bubblegum, all cones $3.75). Or how about poutine ice cream – Dutch waffles cut into “fries” finished continued on page 110 œ

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Guinness, while fans of Greg’s may be pleasantly surprised by Ed’s take on the man’s signature roasted marshmallow. New this season: vanilla-infused sea-salted caramel and maple-bacon ice creams, and sangria gelato (all cones $3.90)! Other location: 2224 Queen E, at Beech, 416-699-6100. Daily 11:30 am to 10 pm. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free, no washrooms (Leslieville); two steps at door, washrooms in basement (Beach).

effer vescent co-owner Veronica Laudes. Count on the return of gazpacho ($7) as well as smoked ceviche ($10) and a minipaella ($18) as recurring specials. Beat the heat with seasonal fruit nectar martinis ($10), boozy iced coffees ($6) and pitchers of cava sangria ($32). Coming soon: a second Torito? Daily 5 to 11 pm, bar till close. Licensed. Access: five steps at door, washrooms on same floor. ✺

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Devin Connell Owner, Delica Kitchen (1440 Yonge, at St. Clair, 416-546-5408, delicakitchen.ca) Favourite summer song? “Anything by Django Reinhardt. There’s a rhythm to his music that’s made for lazy long summer days sitting in the shade and drinking Campari sodas.” Favourite summer activity? “Cooking outside! The best thing ever is standing at an outdoor grill wearing nothing but a bathing suit – be careful! – and having a cold beer.” Favourite summer city attraction? “You can’t beat Kensington Market on a Saturday. Grab an empanada and a Ting and wander around the vintage shops. The smells of the Market in summer are – how do I put this? – special.” What’s new this summer? “We’re doing sweet and sticky ribs with coleslaw, served street-foodstyle in Chinese takeout containers!” œcontinued from page 109

with white and Dutch chocolate sauce and two scoops of any flavour ice cream ($6.85)? Daily noon to midnight. Unlicensed. Access: two steps at door, washrooms in basement.

ED’S REAL SCOOP

920 Queen E, at Logan, 416-406-2525, edsrealscoop.com. WHY: Screamin’ ice cream and gelato. If you don’t like crowds, kids or some of the tastiest ice cream and gelato in the city, then stay away from this perpetually buzzing Leslieville parlour. Your loss. The rest of us will more than make do with all-natural flavours like Belgian Callebaut milk chocolate, one-of-a-kind carrot cake and strong Mercury espresso ice cream laced with java from the indie coffee shop across the way. True Brits will appreciate Very Stout with

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1135 Queen E, at Larchmount, 416-4693010, hanoi3seasons.com. WHY: Hanoi rocks on a bamboo deck. This unusually stylish North Vietnamese trat – the only one in town! – may be mis-

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1000 College, at Havelock, 416-539-8239, bairrada.ca. WHY: You can eat a whole hog in a grotto. While its inexpensive indoor dining room looks like any other noisy Portuguese churrasqueira, the huge grassy backyard makes a leisurely spot to pig out in the great outdoors, notably Wednesdays when suckling pigs ($15 a plate) get spitroasted on the patio. If an abundance of crackling and fat aren’t your thing, change it up with grilled-over-steam chickens liberally doused with salty house piri-piri sauce ($10), steaks topped with fried eggs ($11), grilled sardines ($10) and salt cod ($14.50, all sided with roasted potato balls, soupy rice and black olives). No swimming in the fountain. Second west-side location (2293 St Clair West, at Cobalt, 416-762-4279) and outposts in Mississauga and Brampton, too. Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 am to 11 pm, Sunday 10 am to 8 pm. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. ✺

WHAT: Molson Canadian Lager Rating: NN WHERE: Toronto, Ontario WHY: Coming in second on the Beer Store’s top 10 list of “big brands,” this pallid, watery concoction lends credence to the claims of beer snobs that corporate beer is boring beer. Not that there’s anything especially faulty about Canadian: no weird flavours, no distasteful elements. It’s just so damned bland. Only redeemed by a nice can design and the fact that it’s not the Beer Store number one, Coors Light. PRICE: 12 x 473 ml/$24 AVAILABILITY: At the liquor store and the Beer Store

TORITO

276 Augusta, at College, 416-961-7373, toritorestaurant.com. WHY: Barthelona on the chip. This hot Latin tapas bar at the top of Kensington Market gets even that much hotter once the temperature soars. With not one but two patios – the latter a gorgeously tented backyard far from the bustle of the street – the Baby Bull is always packed for chef Luis Valenzuela and sous chef Alan Vanti’s New World spin on classic Spanish plates. “A fresh new menu is in the works and should be launching soon,” says ever-

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885 Dundas W, at Claremont, 416-7030668, cafe668.com. WHY: Vegan value village. Since abandoning their low-rent storefront on the fringe of Chinatown at 668 Dundas West – hence the handle – for far swankier digs a few blocks west, Hon Quach and Ngoc Lam have found themselves on what has since become Hogtown’s hottest foodie block, just a few

1365 Gerrard E, at Highfield, 416-4061668, lahoretikkahouse.com. WHY: Get skewered in a tent. After seven long years, the Taj Mahal of Little India is finally complete... well, almost. The rabbit warren of trailers where diners used to eat have been replaced by a chaotic open-air dining room decked out with picnic tables that spills onto a 200seat patio tented in billowing sari fabric and lit by fairy lights. Regulars know to pair Pakistani-style Sizzling Beef Ribs ($12.49) and Lala’s Machlie boneless red snapper ($15.99) – both smoky from the charcoal-fuelled tandoor – with massive platters of vegetarian rice biryani dressed with fresh coriander ($8.99) before finishing with house-made pistachio kulfi ice cream ($2.50) washed down with plastic tumblers of squeezedto-order sugar cane juice ($3). Coming soon: late-night weekend barbecues! Sunday to Thursday noon to 1 am, Friday and Saturday noon to 2 am. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free. ✺

doors down from such meat-centric heavy hitters as Campagnola, Porchetta and the notorious Black Hooves. Devotees call it the Anti-Hoof. For seasonal veggies at their peak, they religiously order rice-paper-wrapped Summer Rolls ($4.50 for two) stuffed with cellophane noodles, tofu and home-grown Thai basil, and chef Lam’s spicy pan-Asian 668 Salad ($8.99). Little wonder some of the kids from those neighbouring meat markets eat here all the time. Monday to Thursday 5 to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday 3 to 10 pm, Sunday 3 to 9 pm. Closed some holidays. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. ✺

WHAT: Hitachino Nest White Ale Rating: NNN WHERE: Kounosu, Japan WHY: Who doesn’t immediately think of Japan when you say “Belgian-style wheat beer”? Kiuchi Brewery, a long-established sake and beer producer, is back in production

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post-earthquake, so hopefully we’ll continue to get this emphatically flavoured brew. You take a sip and you think, “What’s that?” Then on the ingredients list it says nutmeg. Different but not too freaky. All very clean and bracing, with a long, spicy finish. Try it with ceviche. Not cheap, but worth it just for the label. PRICE: 330 ml/$3.85 AVAILABILITY: At selected liquor stores (product #210054) WHAT: Railway City Iron Spike Blond Ale Rating: NNN WHERE: St. Thomas WHY: Here’s a happy double act of big flavour and low alcohol. The bouquet throws up lots of fruit and caramel, and this is confirmed in the mouth. But because it’s all riding along on 4.3 per cent alcohol and judicious hopping, the final result is refreshment as opposed to heaviness. A nice surprise. A very good all-rounder with a cheese plate. PRICE: 500 ml/$3 AVAILABILITY: At selected liquor stores (product #132779)

sing a season but makes up for it come summer. There’s nothing quite like a steaming bowl of pho (all $8.50) in the midst of a tropical heat wave. Alongside signature dishes like Hen – baby clams in chili turmeric sauce scooped up with black sesame seed crackers ($7)– and green New Zealand mussels steamed in lemongrass ($8), owner Hai Luke Tran has just introduced a vegan specialty he calls Buddhist Monk’s Treat. Think stir-fried baby bok choy, King mushrooms and Asian celery on a bed of gluten-free glass noodles ($12). Rehydrate with cold bottles of Saigon beer ($4.50), Strongbow cider ($6) or homemade Hanoi-style limeade ($3). Other location: 588 Gerrard E, at Broadview, 416-463-9940. Lunch Tuesday to Sunday noon to 3 pm, dinner 5 to 11 pm. Closed Monday. Licensed. Access: short bump at door, washrooms in basement. ✺ 3

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WHY: Its sunset pinky-orange colour, derived from hibiscus flowers, is reason enough to pour it. Almost winelike floral aromas waft from the glass. Soft bubbles caress the mouth, a first impression of sourness giving way to tangerine, followed by a long, pleasantly bitter herbal finish. A multi-faceted beauty that would be great with Thai or Cantonese dishes. Please go \ buy this so the LCBO won’t discontinue it, as they did with the rest of the Dieu du Ciel! lineup. PRICE: 341 ml/$3.10 AVAILABILITY: At selected liquor stores (product #165746) WHAT: Black

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WHERE: Oakville WHY: If it ever came down to a choice between incinerating the Earth with greenhouse gases or never barbecuing again, I’d actually have to think about it for a minute. Maybe 20 minutes, because by then the coals would be ready. Flame-sizzled food demands a beer with some real presence, like Black Oak’s Pale Ale. An excellent balancing act of bracing hops offset by a selection of traditional ale malts. A great interpretation of a popular style. PRICE: 12 x 341 ml/$23 AVAILABILITY: At the liquor store and the Beer Store

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At the Tate Modern, Vélez staged The Fight, a non-competitive pugilistic event involving a South London boxing club. At the Cuenca Biennial he held a beauty contest for the llamas of indigenous Ecuadorians, and at the Liverpool Biennial he put on a march with asylum seekers and refugees. He’s worked with body builders, water polo players and working-class marching bands. York’s show Aesthetics Of Collaboration contains video, photo documentation and ephemera from these

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and other performances. Vélez’s three-year association with York culminated in The Awakening, a May 14 performance in the AGO’s Walker Court with the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and members of the Monkey Vault parkour club – a celebration of native ceremony, powwow-style dancing and street athleticism.

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A former labour lawyer, Vélez doesn’t make the usual collaborative project that’s eventually refined into a personal statement. He doesn’t perform himself; the community members he collaborates with are the material and subject of his work. This raises questions: Does an art context change a parade, political speech or youth rap and dance performance that might ordinarily be part of a street festival or protest? Are popular cultural forms like hip-hop that make millions for marketers, or sports like boxing any more or less ethical than the art world of galleries and biennials? Given the appropriation of aboriginal culture, what do First Nations ceremonies mean when performed in museums? His ambition (and heart) is big – “to re-imagine the ethics of current modes of artistic production.” Maybe his work will be part of a process of change for art institutions and the communities they serve and exclude. 3 art@nowtoronto.com

Tarmac and Mukherjee from Miss New India. 7-9 pm. Free. Dora Keogh, 141 Danforth. 416778-1804. GLEN DOWNIE Reading from Local News. 7 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. 416-3937692. CAMILLA GIBB Talking about The Beauty Of Humanity Movement. 6:30 pm. Free. Arta, 55 Mill. 416-705-4432.

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Wednesday, June 8 JULIE BOOKER/MERILYN SIMONDS/KEN GREENBERG Booker reads from Up Up Up,

Simonds reads from A New Leaf, Greenberg reads from Walking Home: The Life And Lessons Of A City Builder. 7:30 pm. $10, stu/srs free. Harbourfront Centre Brigantine Rm, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. HIMANI BANNERJI Launching Demography AUGUSTA DWYER Book launch for Broke But And Democracy. 6:30 pm. Free. OISE, rm 5-260, Unbroken: Grassroots Social Movements 252 Bloor W. cwse@utoronto.ca. And Their Radical Solutions To Poverty. 7 SUSIE MOLONEY Launching The Thirteen. 8-11 pm. Free. Ossington, Ossington. 24254_AuthorsNOWad:Jun2 5/27/11 5:50 PM 61 Page 1 416-850pm. Free. Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst. chiseries. 0161. 3 webs.com.

DAVID NICKLE/GEMMA FILES/BRENT HAYWARD Reading from their speculative fiction. 2 pm. Free. World’s Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward. 416-977-7009.

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To create her new show, Monique Mojica carried out “embodied” research in Panama.

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A taste of Chocolate Monique Mojica on ancestry, molas and life beyond victim tales By JORDAN BIMM CHOCOLATE WOMAN DREAMS THE MILKY WAY by Monique Mojica, directed by José A. Colman, with Mojica and Gloria Miguel. Presented by the Chocolate Woman Collective at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (79A St George). Previews TuesdayWednesday (May 31-June 1), opens June 2 and runs to June 19, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinee Sunday 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $10. 647-717-6129.

“who were we in 1491? that’s what drove me to create this,” says veteran Toronto actor/playwright Monique Mojica about her new interdisciplinary show, Chocolate Woman

Dreams The Milky Way. To help her understand her ancestral roots in Panama’s Kuna culture, she’s visited archives, conducted field research and assembled an international team of artists and scholars. In the show, Mojica plays a semiautobiographical character who, on a return to Panama, begins falling – “Alice-down-the-rabbit-hole-style” – through different layers of Kuna history and culture. Along the way, she encounters important characters in the Kuna world view, some of which are played by her and some by Gloria Miguel, the acclaimed founder of NYC’s Spider-

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Opening ANDREA MARTIN AT THE 519 (Salah Bachir). The actor/comic performs her solo ñ show Final Days! Everything Must Go! in this

gala funder for the community centre. Jun 4-5 at 6 pm. $500. 519 Community Centre, 519 Church, Ballroom. 416-355-6777. BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR by Eric Peterson and John Gray (Soulpepper Theatre Company). Soulpepper remounts its hit production about the famous WWI fighter pilot.

woman Theatre and Mojica’s real-life mother. For Mojica, an important part of the creative process was the “embodied” research she conducted in Panama. “I placed myself on the land, in the ocean, on a river, among relatives, and embodied them by assimilating and integrating myself with their vibrations,” says Mojica. “I listened to what it had to tell me, and listened to how my body responded. I put it all in one big vat until I couldn’t hold it in any more. Then the impulse, the gesture, the sound, the word and the text developed from there.” Opens Jun 3 and runs to Jun 21, see website for schedule. $45-$65, stu $28, rush $22 (stu $5). Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. LA BOHÈME by Giacomo Puccini (Against the Grain Theatre). The classic opera is reset in contemporary Toronto and performed in English. Jun 2-5 at 8 pm. $30. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. againstthegraintheatre.com.

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WAY (The Chocolate Woman Collective). This collective creation looks at feminine strength from an indigenous perspective (see story, this page). Opens Jun 2 and runs to Jun 19, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $10. Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, 79A St. George. 647-717-6129, totix.ca. L’IMPLORANTE by Claude Guilmain (Théâtre La Tangente). This dance-theatre piece based on letters between sculptors Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin is performed in French with English audio. Previews Jun 6. Opens Jun 7 and runs to Jun 11, Mon-Sat 8 pm. $20-$40. Glendon Campus Theatre, 2275 Bayview. 416-9477909, theatrelatangente.ca. INSPIRATO FESTIVAL (Dominik Loncar). The annual festival of 10-minute plays presents works by Jordan Davis, Catherine Frid, Len

Molas, colourful textiles that Kuna women are famous for making and wearing, became a metaphor in the show. “Women who wear molas are sometimes called walking books. Each mola panel is a narrative, and the front and back of a mola blouse many not be exactly the same design. The front can be a different perspective from the back. That’s what we’ve tried to adapt for the stage; to be telling the same story from two different perspectives, or two stories that converge at a certain nodal point.” To make the show as rich and accurate a representation as possible, and citing a commitment to “work with as many indigenous people as possible,” Mojica assembled a diverse international team that includes visual artists (Oswaldo DeLeón Kantule, Erika Iserhoff), an anthropologist (Brenda Farnell) and a composer (Marden Paniza), among others. One of the challenges Mojica faced was managing and integrating the creative output of these different experts. “Along the way there’ve been some jarring moments when one discipline doesn’t understand what the other discipline needs to be able to make the leap from the conceptual to the actual. But it’s a process, and we’ve all learned so much from each other.” Mojica hopes Chocolate Woman will help reinvigorate larger conversations about native identity. “I became bored to death with my own work where I was always rehashing a victim narrative. I’m tired of the victim story! It’s not that the stories of our oppression are not important, but everyone knows what happened. Now the question is how do we get back to a place where our identities are not dependent on our relationship to invasion colonialism and rupture? How do we get back to that?” 3 stage@nowtoronto.com

Cuthbert and others. Opens Jun 2 and runs to Jun 12, Thu-Sat 8 pm, see website for more times. $12-$17. Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley. inspiratofestival.ca. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber (Stratford Festival). Judas makes a choice between Jesus and the Roman rulers in this musical. Previews to Jun 2. Opens Jun 3 and runs in rep to Oct 29. $50-$106, stu/ srs $25-$66. Avon Theatre, Stratford. 1-800567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim

Rice (Metropolitan United Church). This musical reinvents the Biblical story of Joseph and his brothers. Jun 3-5, Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25, stu/srs $20, child $10. 56 Queen E. 416-363-0331 ext 51, metunited.org. LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS by Neil Simon (Mississauga Players). A man tries for an extramarital fling in this comedy. Opens Jun 2 and runs to Jun 11, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, srs $17, stu $5. Clarke Memorial Hall, 161 Lakeshore W, Mississauga. 905-823-7100, mississaugaplayers.com. LIVING LA VIDA IMELDA by Carlos Celdran (Kapisanan Philippine Centre). Celdran’s solo

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2boys.tv’s Stephen Lawson and Aaron Pollard juggle lots in Tightrope.

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Loose rope TIGHTROPE created by 2boys.tv (Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander). To June 5. $19-$33, Sunday pwyc. 416-975-8555. See Continuing, page 116. Rating: NNN If you’re open to experiencing a multimedia mind fuck – and a theatrical experience you won’t get anywhere else – then take a walk on 2boys.tv’s Tightrope. The Montreal performance art troupe’s latest, like their 2009 piece, Zona Pellucida, combines elements of drag, video and music into one gorgeous stunner of a show. This time, however, the text isn’t quite as polished as the production. It’s set up like a funeral service overseen by performer/collaborator Alexis O’Hara, who delivers a reverent eulogy before calling up a half-dozen mourners in various drag get-ups who stagger around and (over)dramatically wail. Musical performances – both real and virtual – and prepared readings by coached audience members round out the show. Despite some suggestions in the program about remembering “our forgotten,” it’s unclear who or what is being mourned. The songs evoke a number of cultures and provide some clues, but the spoken sections remain elliptical and vague. The design, however, is superb. Lucie Bazzo’s dramatic lighting and shadow effects, a richly detailed set and Sarah Doucet’s sumptuous costumes all evoke strong emotions. Tightrope also uses film and video in surprising ways, and combined with the unique musical sequences, will haunt your imagination longer than GLENN SUMI the slack script.

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TIM MINCHIN at the Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), Friday (June 3), 7 pm. $35.50 (sold out). 416-870-8000.

the credits have just rolled on the teary final episode of Oprah, and Tim Minchin is bidding a fond farewell to the queen of daytime talk. “I think it’s concerning that she has a TV channel that’s a 24-hour expansion of the shit she sold on her show,” the guyliner-wearing Australian comedian says, kicking off a rant that goes on for minutes and touches on feminism, The Secret, Jenny McCarthy, autism and vaccination, until his phone dies. This sort of spade-calling – set to music – has earned Minchin international renown, allowing him to sell out his Friday show here at the Winter Garden, some 18,149 kilometres from his hometown of Perth. Brutal honesty is a big part of his act. Take his most YouTubed bit, the coldly rational love song If I Didn’t Have You. Playing on the structure of sentimental pop ballads, the payoff is that had he never met his wife, he would likely be in a different but equally

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satisfying relationship. Minchin insists that there is some heart to the number, but like most of his songs, it’s a slow reveal. That’s how he pitched it to his wife, anyway. He’s noticed that his rise in popularity over the years has altered the tone of If I Didn’t Have You. “When I first started performing it, I was in Edinburgh doing 500-seaters,” he says. “The point of the song isn’t ‘Now that I’m big and famous, I can fuck other people.’ But it reads more like that when I’m playing a 10,000-seat arena.” Late last year, after reaching the point when he could book such enormous venues, Minchin decided to flesh out his performances with the 55-piece accompaniment of London’s Heritage Orchestra. Tim Minchin And His Orchestra, which played nine dates including the O2 Arena in London, has received stellar reviews. But he had fears going in. “I knew that using a full orchestra would give me all these dynamic ranges and make it a bigger spectacle, but I didn’t know if it would destroy those tiny beats in between set-up and punchline,” he says. “When I play solo [piano], I can pause and stretch things or speed up tempos to make the timing good.

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Thursday, June 2 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents David Pryde,

Craig Fay and host Ward Anderson. To Jun 5, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. AWKWARD: A SHOW OF EPIC FAILS Erin Rodgers

presents stories, sketch and song depicting tales of humiliation. 8 pm. $8. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. FUNNY GIRLS AND DYNAMIC DIVAS Sistering presents a comedy and music benefit w/ Laurie Elliott, Sabrina Jalees, host Elvira Kurt and musical guests. 6 pm. $75. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-3667723, sistering.org. GRINDHOUSE COMEDY Grindhouse Burger Bar presents Ron Josol, Helder Brum, Stephanie Kaliner, Heidi Brander, Christina Walkinshaw, Andrew Johnston, Ian Gordon and host Julia Hladkowicz. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. 365 King W. juliacomedy.com. HOT BOX COMEDY Hot Box Cafe presents a weekly show w/ host Jillian Thomas. 7:15 pm. $5. 191A Baldwin. hotboxcafe.ca. PUT YOUR HEART INTO IT World Vision presents a comedy and music fundraiser w/ Gerry Dee, Colin Mochrie, Krystaal and others. 8 pm. $25. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. 1-866-943-8849, ticketbreak.com.

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show looks at the Philippines in the 70s and what made the former first lady an icon. Previews Jun 2. Opens Jun 3 and runs to Jun 5, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $15-$25. Twist Gallery, 1100 Queen W. 416-979-0600, kapisanancentre.com. RICHARD III by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). A ruthless Duke marries and murders his way to the English throne. Opens Jun 2 and runs in rep to Sep 25. $50-$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. THEATRE OUT OF THE BOX (Act II Studio/Silver Screens Arts Festival). One-act plays by Nora Brett, Clive Randewich, Harold Pinter, Yvette Nolan and others will be performed by members of the age 50+ arts program. Jun 2-3, Thu 1:30 and 7 pm, Fri 2 pm. $15. Rogers Communications Centre, 80 Gould, Eaton Theatre. 416-979-5000 ext 4569, silverscreens.ca. TORONTO FESTIVAL OF CLOWNS (TorontoClown.com). This year’s festival features performances by Sandra Battaglini, Precious Chong, Attila Clemann, Rachelle Elie, Stevie Jay, Phil Luzy, Eric Miinch and many others. Opens Jun 2 and runs to Jun 5, see website for schedule. $10-$20. Pia Bouman School, 6 Noble. torontoclown.com. URINETOWN by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis (CATS Mainstage Theatre Co). A corporation takes advantage of a global water shortage in this musical comedy. Opens Jun 8 and runs to Jun 11, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 1:30 pm. $25, stu $15. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, catsmainstage.com. WHERE’S THE BEEF? (Les Coquettes). The burlesque troupe perform an 80s-inspired cabaret. Jun 5 and 12, Sun 7 and 9:30 pm. $15-$30. Revival, 783 College. lescoquettes.com.

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Arts/Luminato). Scenes from the famous Arabian stories are performed in English, French and Arabic with surtitles. Previews Jun 7-10. Opens Jun 11 and runs to Jun 19, Tue-Sun 7 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $49-$115. Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227 Front E. 416-368-4849, luminato.com. THE WIZARD OF OZ by L Frank Baum (Drayton Entertainment). A twister sends Dorothy over the rainbow in this musical based on the film. Previews Jun 7-9. Opens Jun 10 and runs to Jul 2, see website for schedule. $42, previews $36, stu $22. King’s Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury, Penetanguishene. draytonentertainment.com.

One-Nighters CITY OF HOPE: TORONTO CARES (Actors’ Fund of Canada). Cast and crew memñ bers from The Lion King and Billy Elliott

present a benefit of song, dance and spoken word. Jun 6 at 8 pm. $25. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-975-0304, brownpapertickets.com.

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(Puppetmongers Studio). This show features performances by Artichoke Heart Collective, Sean Frey, Dutch Uncle Puppetry and others. Jun 5 at 8 pm. $25. Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College. fresh-puppetry.eventbrite.com. HOLY BOOBIES BATMAN! (Toronto Underground Cinema). This Batman-themed burlesque show features Dew Lily, Dolly Berlin and others. Jun 4, doors 9 pm. $10-$12. 186 Spadina. torontoundergroundcinema.com. MAKING OTHER PLANS by Geoff Tyler (Loft 404 – The Ambrosia Hub). Tyler performs his French-style cabaret solo show. Jun 6 at 8 pm. $50, stu $35. 263 Adelaide W. 647-705-7247. MISPRINT 1ST ISSUE! by Lauren Toffan (Spiel Players). This staged reading benefits the upcoming Fringe production of the play. Jun 6 at 8 pm. $5. Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893. SIMPLY DIVAS (Etobicoke School of the Arts). Students perform as vocal divas in this benefit for Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere. Jun 5 at 1 pm. $50. Berkeley Church, 315 Queen E. simplydivas.ca. SOUND IT OUT (Thesp). Kate Fenton, Johnnie Walker, Dan Daley, Morgan Norwich and others present new works in development. Jun 4 from 1 to 8 pm. Pwyc. Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor W. thesp.ca. TELLING TALES OUT OF SCHOOL (People for Education). This benefit for public education features Michael Ondaatje, Sarena Parmar, Zaib Shaikh and others. Jun 5 at 6:30 pm. $125. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. peopleforeducation.com.

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cietal amnesia and cultures threatened by suppression of memory (see review, page 114). Runs to Jun 5, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $19-$33, Sun pwyc. 12 Alexander. 416975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com. NNN (GS) THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE by William Saroyan (Soulpepper). This remount of their acclaimed 2008 revival of Saroyan’s mid 20thcentury American classic carries an important message about understanding and generosity. Set in a bar on the eve of World War II, the action focuses on a mysteriously wealthy and eccentric street-level philanthropist who tries to help characters from all walks of life. A large and strong ensemble gives this important play real life. Runs to Jun 15, see website for schedule. $45-$60, stu $28. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNNN (Jordan Bimm)

TRANSCENDENTAL MIRROR: THE ULTIMATE VARIETY SHOW (Waterfalls). This weekly show of-

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A big splash SWIMMER (68) by Ker Wells (Hop-

scotch Collective). At the Glen Morris (4 Glen Morris). To June 4. $20, stu $15. 416-978-7986. See Continuing, this page. Rating NNNN

In 1968, John Cheever’s short story The Swimmer was adapted into a film featuring a robust Burt Lancaster as a man on a devastating odyssey through suburban pools. In Swimmer (68), writer/performer Ker Wells dives into the glowing waters of his own childhood, shifting between

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THE ALEPH by Jorge Luis Borges (Soulpepper). Actor Diego Matamoros is a mesmerizing storyteller, which gets him through some of the rougher patches in his own adaptation (with director Daniel Brooks) of this mysterious Borges story about a middle-aged man looking back on a pivotal point in his life. There’s lots to enjoy in the show’s design, but the show feels like a sleight-of-hand affair, something to admire for its craft and technical polish, not its heart. Runs to Jun 18, see website for schedule. $25-$35. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNN (GS) ...AND STOCKINGS FOR THE LADIES by Attila Clemann (The Gesamtkunstwerk Project). A Canadian airman helps Jewish refugees in post-WWII Germany in this solo show. Runs to Jun 5, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Thu 1:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $26, stu/srs $20. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827. ANYTHING GOES by Cole Porter, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (Civic Light Opera Company). A stowaway and a nightclub singer get in trouble aboard an ocean liner in this musical. Runs to Jun 4, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $25. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall. civiclightoperacompany.com. BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL by Lee Hall and Elton John (Mirvish). One of the best new musicals of the millennium, Billy Elliot is based on the 2000 film about a working-class boy whose dreams of becoming a ballet dancer are set against the grim reality of his 1984 northern England mining community. The characters are richly detailed, the conflicts believable and complex, and the dialogue raw, crudely funny and uncompromising. The songs, while not exactly hummable, serve the story and characters, and the performances (four boys alternate in the demanding lead role) grounded and deeply felt. Bring tissues. Runs to Sep 3, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30 pm. $36-$130. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NNNNN (GS) DON’T LOOK DOWN by Robin Cleland (Robin Cleland & Kristie Vinet). A hard-drinking man deals with his demons after his wife’s funeral. Runs to Jun 4, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $25-$35. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, canadianstage.com. DOUBLE BILL (Soulpepper). The Soulpepper Academy shows off its musical and dramatic skills in these two self-created shows. In re(Birth), they inventively set the verse of e.e. cummings to music, while in Window On Toronto – fun, but a tad long – they

familial recollections and fragments of old movies and notable events like Kennedy’s assassination and the 69 moon landing, producing a sensitive, almost cubist articulation of adulthood as seen through the eyes of a child. Wells’s athletic grace and unaffected charm engage from the moment he runs soaking wet into the space, invoking Lancaster’s taut physicality and manic gaze. He’s mesmerizing, especially when describing his playful Uncle Dave, spinning a chair with one hand and singing Roll Me Over In The Clover. You can feel the child’s fascination with the glamour of adulthood – something that generally dissolves by the time you reach it yourself.

Director and co-creator Bruce Barton’s elegant use of a few props, lighting and space generate an immensely suggestive mise-en-scène. Cameron Davis’s projections are some of his subtlest and most effective to date: cigarette smoke drifting across a lampshade; luminous frames from the film surfacing for moments on the floor, which is painted to replicate the aquamarine pulse of the bottom of a swimming pool. There’s something evasive about Wells’s composite character and his narrative, but the actor’s buoyant performance and the beautiful production capture a world with less gravity than NAOMI SKWARNA our own.

play dozens of characters who whiz by the window of a hot-dog wagon in Nathan Phillips Square. Runs to Jun 18, see website for schedule. $28-$65. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNNN (JK) FEMALE IMPERSONATOR SHOWS (Zelda’s). Divas from Broadway and film perform weekly. Fri-Sat 9 pm. Free. 692 Yonge. zeldas.ca. FRONTERAS AMERICANAS by Guillermo Verdecchia (Soulpepper). In this remount of his clever and self-referential 1992 solo show, Verdecchia mixes lecture and stand-up formats to tell his personal story of emigrating from Argentina to Canada to comment on the lingering effects of colonialism in the Americas and Latin American stereotypes in the media. The show feels a little long, but Verdecchia’s affable demeanour, humour and important message shine through. Runs to Jun 12, see website for schedule. $28-$65. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-8668666, soulpepper.ca. NNN (Jordan Bimm) THE LION KING by Elton John and Tim Rice (Mirvish). This touring production of the groundbreaking musical about love, death and the circle of life on the African veldt isn’t quite as majestic as the homegrown version that played here in the early 2000s. But it’s still pretty amazing, especially the sets and costumes. The original songs, and the pacing in the long first act, however, are tougher to sit through. Runs to Jun 12, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 1 and 6:30 pm (no show May 24 & 31; see website for other times). $20-$130. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NNN (GS) OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder (Soulpepper). Set in the quaint, turn-of-the-century town of Grover’s Corners, Wilder’s much celebrated play paints a moving portrait of a middle class community, focusing on the neighbourly Gibbs and Webbs. Elegant, truthful and crowd-pleasing, Our Town seems to regret the loss of an outdated society. But I’m not sure what we can learn from it now. Runs to Jun 18, see website for schedule. $45-$65, stu $28; rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNN (Naomi Skwarna) THE POST OFFICE by Rabindranath Tagore (Pleiades Theatre). A sick boy sits by his window and, in talking to those in his community passing by, changes their lives. Tagore’s simple tale of gets an elegant, magical production directed by John Van Burek. As the boy, Mina James anchors the play with her unfussy performance, and the production values help make the show a mesmerizing one.

Runs to Jun 4, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats May 28 and Jun 4 at 2 pm. $35, stu $12, srs $16-$30. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, pleiadestheatre.org. NNNN (JK) PRESENT LAUGHTER by Noel Coward (East Side Players). An actor deals with various people vying for his attention in this comedy. Runs to Jun 11, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, stu $15. Papermill Theatre, 67 Pottery. 416-425-0917, eastsideplayers.ca. THE RAILWAY CHILDREN by Edith Nesbit (Mirvish). This adaptation of Nesbit’s treasured children’s book focuses on three siblings who are uprooted from their comfy Edwardian London home to a working-class town after their father’s disappearance. There’s a placid, facile idea about hope at the heart of the material. Much like the theatre constructed around the tracks, it seems like the whole production has been adapted to allow for the show’s much-touted (and tooted) live train. Alas, the show remains track bound. Runs to Jun 26, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm (no shows May 29, Jun 12, 25; see website for other times). $25-$140. Roundhouse Theatre, 255 Bremner Blvd. mirvish. com. NN (Naomi Skwarna) ...LA RONDE... by Arthur Schnitzler (red light district). Writer/director Ted Witzel sets Schnitzler’s 19th-century script about a sexual carousel in a downtown sex club, but the show’s less adult than entertainment, favouring the brighter side of the text and leaving out the syphilitic undercurrent. Witzel uses nearly every surface of the club, but the scenes that allow the performers some stillness feel sharper, and the initially striking black-and-pink costumes become campy and one-note as the show progresses. Runs to Jun 4, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm. $20-$25, stu $15. Wicked, 1032 Queen W. theredlightdistrict.ca. NNN (Naomi Skwarna) SPANISH ON HER TONGUE (EN DOS LENGUAS) by Janet Romero-Leiva (Kapisanan Centre). This solo show looks at the displacement, loss of language and denied aboriginality of a queer girl. Runs to Jun 5, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mats SatSun 2 pm. $12-$17 sliding scale. 167 Augusta. spanishonhertongue.weebly.com. SWIMMER (68) by Ker Wells (Hopscotch Collective). Wells performs a multimedia show inspired by the 1968 film The Swimmer (see review, this page). Runs to Jun 4, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. Glen Morris Theatre, 4 Glen Morris. 416-978-7986. NNNN (Naomi Skwarna) TIGHTROPE by 2boys.tv (Stephen Lawson and Aaron Pollard) (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). This theatrical song cycle looks at so-

fers music, painting, improv, dance, theatre, comedy and more. Every Thu 9 pm. $5. 303 Augusta. ultimatevarietyshow.blogspot.com. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher (Stage West). A man reunites with his former professor, who is battling Lou Gehrig’s disease. Runs to Jul 3, Wed-Sat 6:30 pm, Sun 5 pm, mats Wed and Sun 11 am. $46$80 (includes buffet). 5400 Dixie, Mississauga. 905-238-0042, stagewest.com. ZADIE’S SHOES by Adam Pettle (Factory Theatre). Pettle’s script about a Jewish man who gambles away money meant for his wife’s operation gets a fine remount, equally funny and moving. The characters are wellrounded with distinct voices, and the actors – particularly Joe Cobden, William MacDonald and Lisa Ryder – breathe lots of life into them. A surefire winner. Runs to Jun 5, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $15-$45, Sun pwyc. 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. NNNN (GS)

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Loewe (Stratford Festival). King Arthur’s wife betrays him with his most trusted knight in this musical. Runs in rep to Oct 30. $50-$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Festival Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. CANDIDA by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). A woman must choose between her preacher husband and her poet lover. Runs in rep to Oct 30. $24-$106. Royal George Theatre, Niagaraon-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams (Shaw Festival). An bad marriage and a looming inheritance create tensions at a Southern patriarch’s birthday dinner. Runs in rep to Oct 23. $24-$106. Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800511-7429, shawfest.com. DRAMA AT INISH – A COMEDY by Lennox Robinson (Shaw Festival). A company performing serious plays changes the mood of an Irish town used to comedies. Runs in rep to Oct 1. $24-$106. Court House Theatre, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. HAIRSPRAY by Mark O’Donnell, Thomas Meehan, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Drayton Entertainment). A quirky 60s teen becomes popular in this musical. Runs to Jun 4, see website for schedule. $42, stu $21.50. St Jacobs Country Playhouse, 40 Benjamin E, Waterloo. 1-888-449-4463. HEARTBREAK HOUSE by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). Debates and deceptions play out at a British dinner party on the eve of World War I. Runs in rep to Oct 7. $24-$106. Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com. THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES by Roger Bean (Thousand Islands Playhouse). A girl group saves the prom in this 50s musical. Runs to Jun 11, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2:30 pm. $16-$32. Springer Theatre, Gananoque. 1000islandsplayhouse.com. THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). Two married women turn the tables on their wouldbe seducer in this comedy. Runs in rep to Oct 14. $50-$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Festival Theatre, Stratford. 800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. MY FAIR LADY by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner (Shaw Festival). This musical is based on Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Runs in rep to Oct 30. $24-$106. Festival Theatre, Niagaraon-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. ONCE UPON A MATTRESS by Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Jay Thompson and Dean Fuller (Art Smart). A queen tries to thwart her son’s plans to marry. Runs to Jun 5, see website for schedule. $15, srs $10, stu $5. Hill Park Secondary School, 465 East 16th, Hamilton. theatreancaster.com/artsmart.html. 3

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this pArty’s A riot! Second City SC’s latest sketch revue doesn’t consistently live up to that title, but there are plenty of laughs. Highlights include savage takes on greedy baby boomers, pretentious yoga instructors and an awkward threesome, with Adam Cawley and Kris Siddiqi standing out amongst the hardworking cast. The writing needs sharpening, but the ballsy, improv-based finale – if it works – will generate lots of post-show buzz. Wed-Sat 8 pm (plus Sat late show 10:30 pm), Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com. nnn (GS) yuk yuk’s doWntoWn presents Ron Vaudry. To Jun 5, Thu-Sun 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. yukyuks.com.

Friday, June 3 Absolute comedy See Thu 2. comedy on the dAnforth Timothy’s World

News Café presents improv with Dan’s Mix ‘95. 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth. 416-461-2668, comedyonthedanforth.com. lAte night cAbAret Second City presents a monthly variety show with an adults-only edge, featuring burlesque dancers, acrobats, musicians, host Reid Janisse and others. 11 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. secondcity.com. mArty topps house pArty shoW Isaac Winter presents a comedy/variety show w/ Steph Kaliner, Calvin Storoschuk, Marty Simsovic, host Marty Topps and others. 10 pm. $8-$10. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. martytopps.ca. mockery night in the Junction Shoxs presents stand-up, sketch, Celtic music and comic shorts w/ host Neil Ross. 8:30 pm. $5. 2827 Dundas W. 416-762-7097, shoxs.ca. nAked fridAys presents music, improv and sketch. 9 pm. Pwyc. John Candy Box Theatre, 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. this pArty’s A riot! See Thu 2. tim minchin Just For Laughs presents the Australian musician/actor/comic in a live show (see story, page 115). 7 pm. $35.50. Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge. ticketmaster.ca. yuk yuk’s doWntoWn See Thu 2. yuk yuk’s vAughAn presents Ian Sirota. To Jun 4, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $20. 70 Interchange Way. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. yuk yuk’s West presents Bryan O’Gorman and Dan Guiry. To Jun 4, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. yukyuks.com.

Saturday, June 4 Absolute comedy See Thu 2. the Absolutely positively completely mAde up shoW Second City presents interactive,

family-friendly improv and sketch. 11 am. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

beerprov one-yeAr AnniversAry spectAculAr Jim Robinson presents and ñ hosts a short form improv competition w/

guest Colin Mochrie. 10:30 pm. $15. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. blAck sWAn comedy presents an Improv Drop-In workshop w/ Ralph MacLeod. 6 pm. $5. Huckleberry Funn w/ Kyle Scott, Marco Bernardi and others. 8 pm. Pwyc. The Ladder, competitive comedy. 10 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. blackswancomedy.com.

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The Pub Theatre Company presents sketch comedy about drinking culture. 9 pm. $15. Hard Rock Cafe, 279 Yonge. byebyeliver.com. theAtresports Bad Dog Theatre presents fast competitive improv. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com. this pArty’s A riot! See Thu 2. yuk yuk’s doWntoWn See Thu 2. yuk yuk’s vAughAn See Fri 3. yuk yuk’s West See Fri 3.

Sunday, June 5 Absolute comedy See Thu 2. big lAughs in little itAly Public presents

Dave Merheje, host Kris Bonaparte and others. 8 pm. Free. 596 College. 416-539-8890.

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finAl shoW Laugh Sabbath presents the finale of the stand-up show w/ James Hartnett & David Dineen Porter, Kathleen Phillips, Brian Barlow, Sara Hennessey, Tim Gilbert, Jon McCurley, Nick Flanagan and hosts Chris Locke and Aaron Eves. 9 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com. sundAy night live The Sketchersons present a new sketch show every week w/ guest hosts. 9:30 pm. $8. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thesketchersons.com. this pArty’s A riot! See Thu 2. XXX erotic comedy night Zanzibar Tavern presents a show w/ host Fast Eddie Bizarria. 8:30 pm. Free. 359 Yonge. 647-831-4975. yuk yuk’s doWntoWn See Thu 2.

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choreography by Audra Simmons about themes of isolation, immersion and recovery. Jun 3-4 at 8 pm. $20. George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire. lavishdance.com.

Alice’s Adventures in WonderlAnd National Ballet of Canada and the Royal ñ Ballet (UK) present Christopher Wheeldon’s

interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s story. Opens Jun 4 and runs to Jun 12, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun (and Jun 9 and 11) 2 pm. And Jun 23-25, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $24-$227. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen W. 416-3459595, national.ballet.ca. ArAbesque spring gAlA Arabesque Dance Company presents Yasmina Ramzy and 200 student and company belly dancers. Jun 4 at 8 pm. $15-$20. Estonian House, 958 Broadview. 416-920-5593, arabesquedance.ca. connect iii Cadence Progressive Contemporary Ballet presents the launch of its Youth and Bridges ballet companies with works by Kyra Jean Green, Courtnae Brown and Constance Cooke. Jun 4-5, Sat 7 pm, Sun 2 pm. Sat funder $50; Sun $18, stu/srs $15. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. cadenceballet.com. embers Collective of Black Artists presents a showcase by the Junior and Youth ensembles and apprenticeship training students. Jun 2 at 7:30 pm. $12-$15. Palmerston Library Theatre, 560 Palmerston. cobainc.com.

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Imperial Pub presents a weekly show with cash prizes w/ host Eric Bud. 9:30 pm. $5. 54 Dundas E. imperialcomedy.com. mondAy night improv JAm Black Swan Comedy presents an open jam w/ Ralph MacLeod. 8 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com. sAved by the Jokes Fox & Fiddle presents weekly comedy w/ hosts Evan Desmarais and Chris Robinson. 8 pm. Pwyc. 27 Wellesley E. wellesleyfox.com. the soAps The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly improvised soap opera w/ Jim Annan, Lisa Brooke and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thenationaltheatreoftheworld.com.

Tuesday, June 7 fAt kAt$ comedy Nola Belle and Joey Harlem present a show w/ host Harlem. 9 pm. Free. Axis Gastropub, 585 Bloor W. 416-539-9009. impAtient theAtre co presents improv by its students. 7 pm. Free. Harold Night. 8 pm. $5. The Incubator, improv teams. 9:30 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. impatient.ca. improv All-stArs Second City presents a fast-paced, completely improvised weekly show. 8 pm. $20. 51 Mercer. secondcity.com. sketchcomedylounge Rivoli presents The Headline Series w/ Dan Redican & his very bad puppets, Ladystache, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, MC Ryan Belleville and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com. stAnding on the dAnforth Eton House presents The Star Wars/Sci-Fi Show w/ Dave Hemstad, Nikki Payne, Gavin Stephens, Ryan Belleville, Andre Arruda, Bruce Wrighte, Eric Clifford, Cal Post and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161.

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Steve Burr, Al Val, Rene Payes, Brian Zeiler, Todd Graham, Andrea Elizabeth Mitchell and host Martha O’Neill. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. the cArnegie hAll shoW The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly variety show. 9 pm. Pwyc. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. thecarnegiehallshow.com. corktoWn comedy Betty’s presents an open mic w/ Marty Simsovic, JP Hodgkinson, Hannah Hogan, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free. 240 King E. corktowncomedy.com. dJ demers presents a weekly show w/ guests. 9 pm. $5. Underground Comedy Club, 670 Queen E. djdemers.com. spirits open mic presents Ted Hollister’s Cow, Heather Gold, Travis Albers, John Mostyn, Molly Davis, Adrienne Fish, Cal Post and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416-967-0001. this pArty’s A riot! See Thu 2. yuk yuk’s doWntoWn presents Sean Tweedly. To Jun 12, Wed-Sun 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com. 3

Alt.comedy lounge Rivoli presents Nathan Macintosh, Ron Sparks, Rebecca ñ ñ Kohler, John Catucci, MC Kristeen von Hagen and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Coming Soon... w/ Wycliffe Robbins, Chrissie Cunningham, Ferez Shere and MC David Andrew Brent. 11 pm. Free. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. best. mondAy. ever. Second City presents a weekly show featuring sketch, songs and improvisation. 8 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com. cheAp lAughs mondAy PJ O’Briens Irish Pub presents a show w/ Russell Roy and guests. 8 pm. Free. 39 Colborne. 416-815-7562. the fAmous & heinous shoW Pour Boy Pub presents a weekly open mic. 10:30 pm. Free.

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guelph contemporAry dAnce festivAl The GCDF presents indoor and outdoor performances by local and international artists, including Robert Kingsbury, Roger Sinha, Gadfly Dance and many others. Jun 2-5, see website for schedule. Various prices, outdoor shows pwyc. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich, Exhibition Park, and other venues in Guelph. guelphcontemporarydancefestival.com. l’implorAnte Théâtre La Tangente presents a dance-theatre piece by Claude Guilmain with choreography by Sylvie Bouchard, based on sculptors Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin. Previews Jun 6. Opens Jun 7 and runs to Jun 11, Mon-Sat 8 pm. $20-$40. Glendon Campus Theatre, 2275 Bayview. theatrelatangente.ca. motion trAcking Goethe Institut and Series 8:08 present a showcase by Palindrome Inter. Media Performance Group. Jun 3 at 1:30 pm. $10. Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt. goethe.de/toronto. nAtive songs And dAnce: the importAnce of first nAtions culture Native Canadian

Centre of Toronto presents dancing, singing and drumming, followed by a discussion on cultural preservation. Jun 8 at 2 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-393-7011.

stomp urbAn dAnce competition & shoWcAse Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation

presents stepping, hip-hop, break dancing, dance hall, krumping, jazz and more by youth aged six to 24. Jun 4 at 1 pm. $5. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. 416-8722262, sonycentre.ca. 3

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James McAvoy’s Charles Xavier has something major on his mind in X-Men: First Class.

Cool Quattro LE QUATTRO VOLTE (Michelangelo Frammartino). 88 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (June 3) at the Cumberland. See Times, page 126. Rating:

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X-Men are back on track

Le Quattro Volte takes its title from the mathematician/philosopher Pythagoras, who theorized that all humans have four lives that fit within each other: man, animal, mineral and vegetable. Michelangelo Frammartino’s delightfully odd little drama explores that notion literally, following a soul through four different incarnations. Beginning as a human – specifically, an ailing Calabrian goat herder played by Giuseppe Fuda – our subject is reincarnated in three other forms best left unspecified. Le Quattro Volte is a world removed from Bill Forsyth’s insistently whimsical Being Human, in which Robin Williams played five different characters throughout human history. Frammartino’s goals are very different, and he gives us the space to consider his existential questions quite seriously. He’s still out to entertain, though. Le Quattro Volte may grapple with big issues – the biggest, really – but it’s a lovely piece of cinema with a striking visual sensibility, a sly sense of humour and a terrific cast of human and animal actors. Seriously, Fuda’s border collie deserves his own feature. NORMAN WILNER

After some duds, the franchise about rival mutants delivers a solid origin story By NORMAN WILNER X-MEN: FIRST CLASS directed by

Matthew Vaughn, written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman and Vaughn from a story by Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer, with James Mc Avoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne and Kevin Bacon. A 20th Century Fox release. 132 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (June 3). For venues and times, see Movies, page 122. Rating: NNNN

you know what they say about not fixing broken things, right? After the disappointing X-Men: The Last Stand and the dopey X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Marvel’s mutants get back to basics – quite literally – with X-Men: First Class, a prequel that puts the franchise back on more confident footing.

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Set some 50 years before the events of X-Men, X2 and Last Stand, Matthew Vaughn’s First Class is a proper origin story for the characters, filling us in on the bond between rivals Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr (played in the previous films by Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, and here by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender). Playing out in the shadow of the Cuban Missile Crisis, First Class finds the same balance of gravitas and knowing camp that powered Bryan Singer’s X-films. The inconsistent characterization and wobbly rhythms of Brett Ratner’s regrettable swing at the series are politely ignored. (Singer gets story credit on this picture; Ratner’s name is nowhere to be found.)

The good guys are particularly well cast, with Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult and recent Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence turning up as Moira MacTaggert, Hank McCoy and Raven Darkholme, whom nerds (and I am one of you) will recognize as key characters in the mutant saga. The bad guys this time around are played by Kevin Bacon and January Jones. Bacon seems to be overacting in order to balance Jones’s reliably vapid presence. Honestly, I don’t know how Matthew Weiner makes her look like an actor on Mad Men, but it’s a secret he’s shared with no one else. First Class’s storyline is consistent with the previous X-movies, slotting in nicely before the major developments of the Wolverine prequel and

playing on our knowledge of events in the Singer/Ratner trilogy. There’s a bit of hand-waving to explain how Mystique will still look good naked in half a century’s time, but that’s about the worst of it. Having toyed with costumed heroes in last year’s Kick-Ass, Vaughn gets to play on a much larger scale here, and he’s good at it. He ought to be, since he was originally slated to direct Last Stand. The skill he shows here makes me wish he’d stayed on the project instead of leaving it in Ratner’s meatheaded care. Here’s hoping he sticks around. For the first time in a while, the prospect of another X-movie doesn’t make me uneasy. 3 normw@nowtoronto.com

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Woody lite MidniGhT in PAris (Woody Allen). 100 minutes. Opens Friday (June 3). For venues and times, see Movies, page 122. Rating: nn

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Royal retread The Princess Of MOnTPensier (Bertrand Tavernier). 139 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (June 3) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Times, page 126. Rating: nnn Based on a novella by Madame de La Fayette, The Princess Of Montpensier takes place during a lull in hostilities between Catholics and Huguenots in 16th-century France, where the strong-willed Marie (Mélanie Thierry) is betrothed against her will to royal scion Philippe (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) rather than to the man she desires, Henri de Guise (Gaspard Ulliel). Marie still wants Henri, which the jealous Philippe cannot abide. And it falls to the Comte de Chabannes (Lambert Wilson) – Philippe’s mentor, now Marie’s tutor – to solve this romantic triangle without getting his own

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throat cut in the process. It’s an eminently respectable literary adaptation with the same combination of costume drama, none-toosubtle gender politics and fleeting female nudity that made Dangerous Liaisons a crowd-pleaser in 1988. Critics more cynical than I might wonder whether director Bertrand Tavernier, fresh from the disaster that was his Tommy Lee Jones mystery In The Electric Mist, saw this project as a way to recover his footing without doing anything too taxing. The movie is intelligently realized, but Tavernier doesn’t quite find the passion that drives his characters. For all the heaving bodices and furious glances, much of The Princess Of Montpensier just sits there admiring the details of its lacework. At two and a half hours, that’s a little frustrating. nOrMAn WiLner

You’ll walk out of Woody Allen’s latest craving a visit to the City of Light, but Midnight In Paris is pretty slim. Gil (Owen Wilson) and Inez (Rachel McAdams) are in the French capital as guests of her parents. He wants to stroll the romantic city; she wants to shop. He’s trying to finish his novel; she’s wishing he’d just stick to writing schlocky film scripts. They’re in trouble. So’s the film, since you know exactly how it’s going to end before the first reel’s over. Allen does give it a sweet narrative hook. While Inez rediscovers her old friend Paul (a gloriously slimy Michael Sheen), Gil starts roaming the streets at night, and over several days, when the clock strikes 12, a vintage cab picks him up and takes him back in time to the 1920s. There, he learns some life lessons from Gertrude Stein (Kathy Bates), Pablo Picasso (Marcial Di Fonzo Bo), Picasso’s mistress (Marion Cotillard) and just about every other major figure of the era. At first, these encounters are pure pleasure, and Wilson’s hilarious as he tries to grasp his situation, but the message of the movie – life is best lived in the present tense – is too banal to make us care. Still, in the summer of sequels, Midnight In Paris’s ruminations on the nature of art offer a nice countersusAn G. cOLe balance.

Scott Speedman (left), Emily Hampshire and Jay Baruchel all make pretty Good Neighbours.

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Good times GOOd neiGhbOurs (Jacob Tierney). 98 minutes. Opens Friday (June 3). For venues and times, see Movies, page 122. Rating: nnn

The residents of Jacob Tierney’s Good Neighbours are hard to swallow and impossible to like, yet still very amusing to watch. Like those who populated the director’s last film, The Trotsky, these folks live in an insular world, a Montreal apartment complex to be exact, where everyone is intelligent but rather peculiar, and perfectly of a piece with Tierney’s twisted story. Emily Hampshire stars as Louise, a standoffish cat lover who’s obsessed with a local serial killer. She frequently has dinner with Spencer (Scott Speedman), a wheelchair-bound smartass

with a sinister grin. Their routine is disrupted by Victor (Jay Baruchel), the desperate new guy in the building who falls hard for Louise. As one might suspect, the murders continue and the apartment dwellers suspect the murderer is among them. Tierney and Baruchel are among the few local players who are out to prove that Canada can have its own mainstream cinema, and Good Neighbours is a step in the right direction; its laughs and hijinks feel like they came from home. The awkward yet fascinating chemistry between the leads carries the movie past its sometimes silly plot turns and has far more appeal than the mystery itself. But the film’s best moment is a cameo by fellow Montrealer Xavier Dolan, who graciously pokes fun at those blasted Buddy Holly glasses he never takes off. rAdheYAn siMOnPiLLAi

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(George Nolfi) is a nimble, genre-shifting hybrid starring Matt Damon as a New York politician who meets the girl of his dreams (Emily Blunt) only to learn a mysterious team of suits led by John Slattery and Anthony Mackie is bent on keeping him from ever seeing her again. This smart, resourceful picture demonstrates that even the most ridiculous premise can be made to work if you get the tone right. 106 min. nnnn (NW) Interchange 30

AfricAn cATs (Keith Scholey, Alastair

from emotions, then from sheer boredom. The film follows Dong (Liu Ye), a low-income Beijing cop who supports a socially handicapped brother (his ailment’s never made clear) and the latter’s doting mute girlfriend. Dong falls for Ms. Li (Shu Qi), a foxy, alcoholic real estate agent from Hong Kong who has financial troubles of her own. Their relationship, after a few bumps, endures tragedy. To get the tears flowing, Infernal Affairs director Lau throws in some soft-focus shots, slowmotion montages and even a few brokenheart ditties. The romance is shaped into an allegory for Hong Kong-China relations, but that’s just a ploy to give audiences a discussion point about a movie that really has nothing new to say. Subtitled. 122 min. nn (RS) Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

The BeAVer (Jodie Foster) features a great performance by Mel Gibson as Walt, a depressed father who tries to cope by speaking through a beaver puppet. But the general acceptance of Walt’s relationship with his new best friend, especially in his workplace, is too big of a stretch. 91 min. nnn (SGC) Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

Bill cunninghAm new york (Richard

Press) focuses on the eccentric octogenarian style photographer for the New York Times, sitting in on editing sessions and following him as he cycles to shoots and attends gala events in his signature utilitarian uniform. Fashionistas will adore this – the styles are terrific – but, oddly, the man himself remains a mystery. 84 min. nnn (GS) Varsity

Fothergill) shouldn’t be taken seriously as a nature documentary by anyone over the age of eight. The directors have shaped their footage (all shot on location at Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve) into the modern equivalent of the old Wonderful World Of Disney: the animals aren’t allowed to be animals; they have to be characters in a larger, contrived drama. 89 min. nnn (NW) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre

BiuTiful (Alejandro González Iñárritu) tracks small-time criminal and single father Uxbal (Oscar-nominated Javier Bardem), who’s just been informed that he’s dying. Super-intense, it’s not for everyone, just those who want to experience a terrific filmmaker and superb performer at the height of their powers. Subtitled. 147 min. nnnn (SGC) Carlton Cinema

ArThur (Jason Winer) remakes the 1981

Garbus) finds the American-born chess master eluding classification once again, this time in a documentary that examines his rise and fall through the prism of his legendary 1972 faceoff in Iceland with Soviet champion Boris Spassky. Director Garbus (The Farm) hangs her analysis on the pop thesis that Fischer was somehow driven mad by chess, avoiding the flip side of that theory, which suggests that the rigidity of the game appeals to people seeking stability. (The famously obsessive Fischer certainly displays Asperger’s-like symptoms in the archival footage here.) But there are few things duller than watching people watch a chess match, and Garbus never finds a way to bring the sport to cinematic life. 93 min. nn (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox

rom-com, with Russell Brand doing great work as the rich, drunk playboy who falls in love with a working-class woman. Too bad he’s the only one allowed to be funny – Helen Mirren, as Arthur’s live-in nanny, is almost invisible, and love interest Greta Gerwig is merely winsome. 110 min. nn (AD) Interchange 30

The BAng BAng cluB (Steven Silver) asks important questions about the ethics of photojournalism in this hyperkinetic, tension-filled film about the titular group of journalists, who capture the hostilities in 1994 South Africa for Johannesburg’s The Star. Great cast – Taylor Kitsch rocks – but the politics unfold in confusing ways. 109 min. nnn (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre

BArney’s Version (Richard J. Lewis) is a radically simplified adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s final novel, looking back at the life and loves of a deteriorating Montreal television producer (Paul Giamatti). Simultaneously ambitious and pedestrian. 132 min. nnn (NW) Regent Theatre A BeAuTiful life (Andrew Lau) is a melodrama that will leave you crying – if not

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(Paul Feig) is a broad farce built on a solid foundation of human psychology, starring Kristen Wiig as a Milwaukee baker whose life has hit a rough patch and who’s therefore in no state to cope with the impending marriage of best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph). Even as the situations grow increasingly cartoonish – producer Judd Apatow clearly pumped up a food-poisoning sequence – Bridesmaids paints a credible portrait of a woman in crisis. Wiig, who co-wrote the screenplay with Annie Mumolo, grounds everything in Annie’s bone-deep insecurity, and gives a nicely considered perform-

ance in her first leading role. 124 min.

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cerTified copy (Abbas Kiarostami) is a

psychological puzzler about the murky relationship between an antiques dealer (Juliette Binoche) and an art historian (William Shimell), revealed as they drive through Tuscany. Intriguing but also aggravating, its main virtue is 2010 Cannes acting prizewinner Binoche. Subtitled. 106 min. nnn (SGC) Canada Square

The collApsed (Justin McConnell) would like to be in the company of such films as Time Of The Wolf and The Road, but it just can’t get its apocalyptic premise to pay off. The Collapsed joins the apocalypse already in progress, as a traumatized family makes its way out of a devastated city toward the countryside. Director McConnell creates a nice sense of desolation in the opening moments, but once the Weavers have to start talking to one another, the movie bogs down in a series of starkly photographed but dramatically inert scenes. 80 min. nn (NW) Carlton Cinema The conspirATor (Robert Redford) pains-

takingly dramatizes the trial of Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), the only woman indicted in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. (James McAvoy plays her attorney.) Directed by Redford in a stiff, almost frumpy manner that can best be described as Period Respectability, this is an awfully dull movie about a terrible time in American history. 121 min. nn (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema

fAsT fiVe (Justin Lin) is an okay actioner

that picks up where previous series entry, Fast And Furious, left off, sending career criminals Dominic, Brian and Mia to beautifully shot Rio de Janeiro for a train robbery and a big-money heist from Rio’s top crime lord. Two big set pieces are fun, and in between there’s lots of running and gunning. They almost distract you from noticing how bland Vin Diesel has be-

come. 130 min. nnn (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

The firsT grAder (Justin Chadwick) was the runner-up for the People’s Choice Award at TIFF last year, which suggests that P.T. Barnum’s apocryphal dictum is as valid now as it was a century ago. Based on the story of Kenya’s Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, a former Mau Mau rebel who attended a children’s school at the age of 84 in order to learn to read and write, it’s a groaningly obvious inspirational drama, told in the most condescending, triumphant manner imaginable. The First Grader feels like it fell through a wormhole from 1986, when movies like The Color Purple and Cry Freedom imposed a condescending colonial perspective on Africa. Back then, filmmakers hadn’t learned they didn’t need to pander; now it’s the way to an award. Some subtitles. 103 min. nn (NW) Cumberland 4 forks oVer kniVes (Lee Fulkerson) is an advocacy documentary dedicated to the argument that a “whole foods, plantbased diet” is better for your health than a diet based on animal protein and highfructose corn syrup. It’s basically macrobiotics all over again, but director Fulkerson does such a shoddy job of making his case – using questionable statistics and throwing every conceivable argument at the screen in the hope that something will stick – that you’ll end up wondering whether he has anything of substance to say. You may also wonder why the only place we see people shop for produce is Whole Foods. 96 min. nn (NW) Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Kennedy Commons 20 good neighBours (Jacob Tierney) 98 min. See review, page 120. nnn (RS) Opens Jun 3 at TIFF Bell Lightbox. The hAngoVer pArT ii (Todd Phillips) solves the problem of following what should have been a unrepeatable phenomenon by repeating it exactly all over again, as the traumatized trio of Bradley

Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis try to reconstruct a disastrous night and find a missing friend. This time they’re in Bangkok, so the stakes are higher and weirder. It’s a substantially darker movie, in which director Phillips slowly nudges the absurd farce of The Hangover to an angrier, meaner place. The comedy’s still sharp, and the writers haven’t tried to make our heroes any more likeable than they were the first time around: Cooper’s Phil is still a swaggering dolt, Galifianakis’s Alan remains a borderline sociopath, and Helms’s Stu is an affable doofus with a hidden reservoir of rage. Once again we somehow end up rooting for these idiots to solve their mysteries and stay alive, just so we can see what happens next. 102 min. nnn (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

hAnnA (Joe Wright) is an entertaining actioner starring Saoirse Ronan as a teen trained from birth to assassinate meanie spy operative Cate Blanchett. Blanchett’s brilliantly bad. 111 min. nnn (SGC) Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga hoodwinked Too! hood Vs. eVil

(Michael D’Isa-Hogan) is faster, funnier, more polished and adult-friendly than the original Hoodwinked’s riff on Little Red Riding Hood. This time, a wicked witch kidnaps Hansel and Gretel and Granny. Red, the Wolf and the over-caffeinated squirrel pursue. The animation and jokes are lively, but the 3-D adds little. 82 min. nnn (AD) Colossus, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

The imporTAnce of Being eArnesT is a live broadcast of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of the Oscar Wilde comedy, starring Brian Bedford (recently Tony Award-nominated) as Lady Bracknell. 150 min. Jun 2, 7 pm, at Coliseum Scarborough, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity

stered by the always watchable Mia Wasikowska in the lead. There’s lots of smouldering chemistry between Jane and her Byronic employer, Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender), but some of their dialogue feels clunky. 118 min. NNN (GS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

JUMPING THE BROOM (Salim Akil) is a contrived comedy that pits two about-tobe-joined-by-marriage African-American families from different social milieus against each other. The situation would be more compelling if we knew something about the central couple, but they’re cardboard characters, given little life by actors Paula Patton and Laz Alonso. 108 min. NN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Interchange 30, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 JUST GO WITH IT (Dennis Dugan) finds Adam Sandler turning his lazy attentions to a remake of the 1969 farce Cactus Flower, playing a plastic surgeon who recruits his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) and her children as his fake family when his latest fling (Brooklyn Decker) proves to be more than a one-night stand. It’s a sloppy, unnecessarily cruel series of blandly photographed arguments and misunderstandings, with one dumb idea clunking artlessly against the next. 116 min. N (NW) Interchange 30 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (Jennifer Yuh

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(Susanne Bier) follows two families coping with matters of morality and vengeance. Mikael Persbrandt gives a superb performance as a doctor who has to decide whether to treat a brutal warlord. Winner of the 2011 Oscar for best foreign-language film. Subtitled. 113 min. NNNN (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema

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(Denis Villeneuve) successfully adapts Wajdi Mouawad’s play, a mystery set both in Canada and somewhere in the Middle East. Villeneuve’s control over the ambitious material, André Turpin’s vivid cinematography, and committed performances make this modern-day Greek tragedy feel timeless. Subtitled. 130 min. NNNN (GS) Mt Pleasant

INSIDIOUS (James Wan) teams the Saw franchise creators – director Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell – with Paranormal Activity producer Oren Peli for a story of a family plagued by spooky craziness. More a reworking of Poltergeist than anything else. 92 min. NN (NW) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24 THE INVISIBLE EYE (Diego Lerman) is an

allegorical drama anchored by a strong performance from Julieta Zylberberg as a young schoolteacher in 1982 Argentina obsessed with a teenage pupil. The personal and political parallels couldn’t be more obvious – which is a bit of a problem, because the movie could have benefited from a more subtle approach. On the other hand, if director Lerman had toned down the central metaphor of Martin Kohan’s novel Moral Sciences, his movie might feel even more like a Latin American riff on Michael Haneke’s 2001 drama The Piano Teacher. The similarities become harder and harder to shake as the movie goes on – and as good as Zylberberg may be as the toxically repressed teacher, she can’t obliterate the memory of Isabelle Huppert’s ferocious star turn. Subtitled. 95 min. NNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox

JANE EYRE (Cary Fukunaga) is another

adaptation of Charlotte Brönte’s novel about the orphan-turned-governess, but this one is richly atmospheric and bol-

Nelson) chalks up another win for DreamWorks’ unlikely martial arts franchise, expanding the gorgeous (if somewhat ridiculous) universe with terrific action sequences and welcome character development. The plot finds Po (voiced once again by Jack Black) and the Furious Five trekking to a distant city in order to stop a warlord (Gary Oldman) who threatens all of China – and who provides an unexpected connection to Po’s shrouded past. Once again, the fight choreography is exceptional, the animation exquisite and the voice cast in fine form, particularly Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman. It’s everything the new Pirates Of The Caribbean isn’t – and with talking animals no less. 90 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

L’AMOUR FOU (Pierre Thoretton) is an

overly deterministic requiem for late designer Yves Saint Laurent that hinges completely on the selective recollections of Pierre Bergé, its subject’s life and business partner. Bergé elliptically talks about the couturier’s work, substance abuse and depression in asides while cataloguing their luxurious homes and ridiculously vast art collection, which takes on increasing significance as the film pivots around the auction of these same objects. It all feels like a detached tour through Saint Laurent’s mausoleum, where the artifacts say very little about their owner besides his blatant self-indulgence. The auction may have netted millions, but Bergé says it best when he describes these objects as soulless. He could be speaking about the film, too. Subtitled. 98 min. NN (RS) Cumberland 4

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LAST NIGHT (Massy Tadjedin) follows a

New York couple contemplating separate infidelities after a fight: he (Sam Worth-

ington) thinks about boffing a flirtatious colleague (Eva Mendes) on an overnight trip to Philadelphia, while she (Keira Knightley) spends the day in the company of an ex-lover (Guillaume Canet). It’s very nicely shot and everyone wears lovely clothes, but there’s not a lot going on emotionally – neither of the leads is developed enough to bother caring about, and writer/director Tadjedin’s elliptical approach to their crises just diffuses the emotional content even further. Canet is quietly excellent as a man who knows he’s lost out on the love of his life; perhaps Tadjedin should have told his story instead. 90 min. NN (NW) Grande - Yonge, Scotiabank Theatre

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Frammartino) 88 min. See review, page 118. NNNN (NW) Opens Jun 3 at Cumberland 4.

LIMITLESS (Neil Burger) takes an intriguing sci-fi premise and zigzags to some pretty unexpected places. Bradley Cooper plays a slacking writer who chances upon a trial drug that makes him super-smart. Soon he’s being pursued by all sorts of unsavoury characters. Director Burger has great fun visualizing the effects of the drug, and though the film has some tonal problems, Cooper holds his own with charisma, charm and (of course) natural intelligence. 97 min. NNN (GS) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre THE LINCOLN LAWYER (Brad Furman) is the cinematic equivalent of a decent airplane read; Michael Connelly’s novel about a wheeler-dealer defence attorney pulled into an increasingly nasty assault case gives Matthew McConaughey a role ideally suited to his laid-back, Southernfried vibe. It’s entirely predictable, which becomes a bit of an issue in the second half, but McConaughey works pretty hard to hold our interest. 119 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

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lows a close-knit group of Paris friends in their 30s and 40s on their annual seaside vacation. This trip is tinged with tragedy – one of their number has just been hospitalized after a bad motorcycle accident – but everyone’s decided to soldier on and enjoy the time away. The film’s first half is pleasant enough, as the cast (including François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Laurent Lafitte and Benoît Magimel) establish their characters against a series of gorgeous locations. But as the movie rolls on, it becomes clear it got away from Canet in the editing room: subplots shift around awkwardly, the pacing slackens, and the movie seems to lose its sense of who the characters are, indicting them as narcissistic petit bourgeoisie and then deciding they’re just lovable scamps. What started out as a charming diversion turns into a bloated exercise in empty charm. Subtitled. 154 min. NN (NW) Varsity

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(Kelly Reichardt) tells the story of a small wagon train lost in the badlands of the American West, circa 1845. It’s a film about process – about how long it takes to cross a river, reload a rifle or put out a fire. As the families (Michelle Williams and Will Patton, Shirley Henderson and Neal Huff, Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano) follow their blustering but clearly incompetent guide (the marvellous Bruce Greenwood) deeper and deeper into an unknowable quagmire, you could draw parallels to the American adventure in Iraq, but only if you wanted to be simplistic about it. Moody and sharply observed, this is one of the finest American films of the last year. 101 min. NNNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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vois) dramatizes, in a subtle and respectful way, the story of Trappist monks who choose not to leave their Algerian monastery as the country tilts toward civil war in 1996, despite the knowledge that the government can no longer protect them. It’s a quiet, implacable film, finding notes of grace in the steady progression toward a dreadful end. Subtitled. 117 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (Rob Marshall) finds Johnny

NATIONAL PARKS PROJECT Check out scenes from the

massive soundtrack release party for the new film. Featuring Sarah Harmer, Andrew Whitman, Andrew Ethier and many more. In four parts!

ALLIE HUGHES Quirky local pop star recreated her prom night in musical form at El Mocambo. Watch highlights! 5:57

Depp’s Cap’n Jack Sparrow swept up in the race to find the fountain of youth alongside the unkillable Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), Jack’s old flame Angelica (Penélope Cruz), the fearsome pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and a flotilla of Spaniards. Swords clash, barrels roll, coal wagons rain fire on cobblestone streets, pirates swing through a forest of coconut trees. It’s all very busy, and the 3-D makes every stunt look like a badly processed visual effect even when it isn’t. Replacing Gore Verbinski at the helm of the series, director Marshall (Chicago, Nine) has absolutely no feel for the material; his primary innovation is cutting the swordfights so rapidly we can’t follow the action. Pirate movies demand a stylist, not a journeyman. 137 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinema, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD (Morgan Spurlock)

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS The alt-country outfit

packed ‘em into Soundscapes on College for an intimate show. 3:34

DRAG QUEENS INVADE CITY HALL The alt-country outfit

packed ‘em into Soundscapes on College for an intimate show. 3:34 YUCK See some fuzzy UK college rock in the vein of Dinosaur Jr. 3:47

X-Men: First Class

finds documentarian Spurlock investigating the scourge of product placement in movies by making a movie entirely financed by sponsorship. It’s just the same meta-gag over and over again, as Spurlock sets the terms of a sponsor’s ad buy, delivers on those terms within the movie and waits for the audience’s knowing laughter. But that audience is still watching an ad. 90 min. NN (NW) Carlton Cinema

POTICHE (François Ozon) is a sly

feminist comedy that’s one big gob-

smacking pleasure. Catherine Deneuve plays the title role (“potiche” means “trophy wife”), a woman who comes into her own when her reactionary, philandering husband falls ill and she takes over the family factory. Deneuve is glorious, obviously having a blast in a story that doesn’t shy away from broad humour. Gérard Depardieu plays her one-time lover, an influential Communist MP, with equal relish. Set in 1977 and gleefully art directed to reflect the period, Potiche grasps that moment when women – to the shock of their more conservative family members – were just beginning to imagine what it might be like to have power. A blast. Subtitled. 103 min. NNNN (SGC) Cumberland 4, Grande - Yonge

PRIEST 3D (Scott Stewart) is a run-of-the-

mill CGI and wirework actioner with mediocre 3-D. It pits a renegade priest against the gang of vampires who’ve stolen his niece. The movie looks and plays like a comic book take on a spaghetti western, with motorcycles standing in for horses and scrawny eyeless creatures for outlaws. There’s a not-bad climax aboard a speeding train. 87 min. NN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER (Bertrand Tavernier) 139 min. See review, page 120. NNN (NW) Opens Jun 3 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

ñPROM

(Joe Nussbaum) is a nice surprise, even if you’re not in its target demographic. Various members of a delightfully multicultural yet strangely bully-free high school deal must deal with the upcoming prom. Katie Wech’s script respects its characters, and she and director Nussbaum have real affection for the school’s underdogs. 103 min. NNNN (GS) Interchange 30

RIO (Carlos Saldanha) moves along briskly and brings out the beauty of Rio de Janeiro with a happy combination of aerial photography, animation and 3-D. But the story and voice acting are no more than adequate. 96 min. NNN (AD)

RON SEXSMITH The stalwart Toronto roots rocker is back with what could be his most radio-friendly material. See him play it live. BATTLES The NYC experimental rock band play single Ice Cream in Toronto, and release NSFW video for the same song (involves girl eating ice cream). Watch it. 3:19

survivors of the self-reflexive series so screenwriter Kevin Williamson and director Craven can make the same movie all over again. This time, though, the frame of reference is shockingly limited, as are the scares. 112 min. NN (NW) Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre

SOMETHING BORROWED (Luke Greenfield) is an appallingly apathetic chick-lit adaptation about a Manhattan singleton (Ginnifer Goodwin) who drunkenly falls into bed with her best friend’s fiancé (Colin Egglesfield), then spends a summer continuing the fling while feeling really bad about it. At least Kate Hudson is perfectly cast as the spoiled, flighty, grasping Bridezilla. 110 min. N (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge SOUL SURFER (Sean McNamara) turns the

true story of Bethany Hamilton – a Hawaii teen who lost an arm to a shark and dedicated herself to getting back on her board – into a rote sainthood narrative, pitting AnnaSophia Robb’s blond, blue-eyed Bethany against a series of dark-haired or outright swarthy characters who dare to stand in her way. The storytelling choices grow more questionable as the movie goes on. 106 min. NN (NW) Interchange 30

SOURCE CODE (Duncan Jones) casts Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier whose consciousness is injected into a “quantum rendering” of a terrorist attack, with eight minutes to figure out who planted the bomb in order to stop a second, larger strike. Watchable, but not nearly as clever as it thinks it is. 93 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Scotiabank Theatre THOR (Kenneth Branagh) takes a potentially ridiculous comic-book character – the beefy but well-spoken God of Thunder, son of Odin and sworn defender of our Earthly realm – and slots him nicely into the ongoing cinematic version of the Marvel Comics universe. That’s all thanks to a light-hearted script that finds the angry young god (Chris Hemsworth) exiled from heavenly Asgard and forced to

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nowtoronto.com/movies knock around New Mexico with skeptical mortals Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings and Stellan Skarsgård. Branagh’s direction plays up the inherent humour and humanity, only letting the flashy CG take over in the last reel. The post-production 3-D adds nothing; try to see it flat. 113 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (Francis Law-

rence) has a timid approach to sex, violence and strong emotion, which sabotages this tale of a young man who joins the circus and falls for the cruel owner’s wife. Robert Pattinson makes cow eyes at Reese Witherspoon, but they both save their best moments for the scenes with Rosie the elephant. 121 min. NN (AD) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway

ñWIN WIN

(Tom McCarthy) grows in stature while you watch, starting out as a lightweight dramedy about a struggling lawyer and wrestling coach (Paul Giamatti) and slowly accruing detail and emotional heft. Writer-director McCarthy lets the story develop naturalistically, which means the first half risks feeling aimless while Giamatti and his costars establish their characters. Stick with them – it’s worth it. 105 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kennedy Commons 20

ñX-MEN: FIRST CLASS

(Matthew Vaughn) See review, page 118. NNNN

(NW) Opens Jun 3 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24.

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YOUR HIGHNESS (David Gordon Green)

takes the piss out of 80s sword-andsorcery fare with irreverent good humour. There’s definitely something perversely entertaining about watching James Franco – and Natalie Portman! – running around waving swords and delivering some fairly twisted medieval dialogue. 101 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30 3

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Downtown CARLTON CINEMA (I) 20 CARLTON, 416-494-9371

THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Fri-Wed 4:15, 9:30 BIUTIFUL (14A) Thu 3:50, 9:20 Fri-Wed 4:00, 9:15 THE COLLAPSED Thu 1:45, 4:35, 7:15, 9:30 Fri-Wed 7:15, 9:10 THE CONSPIRATOR (PG) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35 HANNA (PG) 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45 IN A BETTER WORLD Thu 1:25, 4:00, 6:45, 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:50, 7:10 JANE EYRE (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:35, 6:50 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) Thu 1:20 4:05 6:55 9:05 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:05, 6:55, 9:05 OF GODS AND MEN Thu 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Wed 4:25, 9:40 POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD Thu 1:40, 7:25 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Thu 4:25, 9:35 SOURCE CODE (PG) Fri-Wed 1:40, 7:25 THOR (PG) Thu 1:35 4:15 7:00 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:55, 4:20, 7:00, 9:25 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:50, 6:45, 9:20 WIN WIN (14A) Thu 1:50, 7:10 Fri-Wed 1:25, 3:45

CUMBERLAND 4 (AA) 159 CUMBERLAND AVE, 416-646-0444

THE FIRST GRADER (PG) Thu 1:20 4:15 7:00 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 FORKS OVER KNIVES Thu 1:30, 4:00, 6:45, 9:15 L’AMOUR FOU Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 LE QUATTRO VOLTE Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 POTICHE (14A) 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:00

DOCKS LAKEVIEW DRIVE-IN (I) 176 CHERRY ST, 416-469-5655

FAST FIVE (PG) Fri-Sun 11:00 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) Fri-Sun 9:05 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Fri-Sun 11:20 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Fri-Sun 9:00

RAINBOW MARKET SQUARE (I) MARKET SQUARE, 80 FRONT ST E, 416-494-9371

BRIDESMAIDS (14A) 12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) 12:50, 3:05, 5:15, 7:30, 9:40 Fri-Sat 11:55 late KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) Thu 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Sat 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:10, 9:15, 11:15 Sun-Wed 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:10, 9:15 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:35, 9:35 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:20

SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10 THOR (PG) 1:05, 3:55, 7:00, 9:25 Fri-Sat 11:40 late X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:40, 9:25

SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) 259 RICHMOND ST W, 416-368-5600

HANNA (PG) 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Thu 12:50 3:40 6:40 9:30 Mon only 12:50 3:40 6:50 10:40 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (PG) Sat 10:30am Mon 7:30 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Thu 7:00 L.A. PHILHARMONIC LIVE: DUDAMEL CONDUCTS BRAHMS 4 Sun 5:00 LAST NIGHT (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:10, 6:20, 9:10 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:10, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sun, TueWed 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 10:00 Mon 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 10:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: IL TROVATORE ENCORE Sat 1:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) Thu 2:15, 5:30, 9:00 Fri, Sun, Tue-Wed 1:30, 5:00, 8:15 Sat 1:15, 4:30, 7:30 Mon 7:20, 10:30 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG) Thu 12:45, 1:30, 2:45, 4:10, 5:00, 6:00, 7:30, 8:15, 10:15 Fri, Sun, Tue-Wed 12:45, 2:15, 2:45, 4:10, 5:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:10 Sat 11:30, 12:45, 2:15, 2:45, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 8:15, 9:00, 10:10 Mon 12:45, 2:15, 2:45, 4:10, 5:30, 6:00, 8:15, 9:00, 10:10 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 10:35 Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:40, 10:30 Mon 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Thu 1:00 3:50 6:50 10:10 Mon only 1:00 3:50 6:35 9:30 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:20, 9:40 Fri-Wed 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:20 THOR (PG) Thu 12:30 3:20 6:20 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 8:50 THOR 3D (PG) Thu 1:10, 1:50, 4:00, 4:50, 7:10, 7:50, 10:00, 10:30 Fri, Tue-Wed 1:10, 1:50, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:50, 9:50, 10:35 Sat 11:00, 1:50, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:50, 9:50, 10:35 Sun 1:10, 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 9:50, 10:35 Mon 1:10, 1:50, 4:00, 4:50, 7:50, 9:50, 10:35

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX (I) 350 KING ST W, 416-599-8433

BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD (PG) Thu 1:30, 3:45, 7:00, 9:15 Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 3:45, 8:30 Mon 8:30 GOOD NEIGHBOURS (14A) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Mon 7:10, 9:30 THE INVISIBLE EYE (PG) Thu-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:00, 6:00 Mon 6:00 MEEK’S CUTOFF (PG) Sat-Sun 4:00, 7:00 THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:00, 9:30 Mon 6:00, 9:30

VARSITY (CE)

55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:10, 6:10, 9:00 Mon-Wed 12:50, 3:10, 6:20, 9:00 BRIDESMAIDS (14A) 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:20 Thu 12:20, 3:20 mat THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) Thu 12:30 1:20 3:40 4:20 6:40 7:20 9:30 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:30, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:30, 10:00 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Thu 7:00 LITTLE WHITE LIES 2:00, 5:40, 9:10 Mon, Wed no 5:40, 9:10 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Fri-Wed 12:00, 1:30, 2:30, 4:00, 5:00, 6:40, 7:30, 9:20, 10:10 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG) Thu 12:00 3:30 6:50 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:15

VIP SCREENINGS

BRIDESMAIDS (14A) 12:35, 3:25, 6:45, 9:35

THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) Thu 12:55, 3:45 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:45, 6:25, 9:15 LITTLE WHITE LIES Thu 1:25, 6:35, 10:45 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) 12:25, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) 4:10, 6:50 Fri 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:30 mat, 9:30

YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC)

INCENDIES (14A) Thu, Tue-Wed 7:00 Fri-Sat 6:50 Sun 4:15 LIMITLESS (14A) Fri-Sat 9:30 Sun 7:00

10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE Thu 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 THE BEAVER (PG) Thu 12:25, 2:50, 5:05, 7:35, 9:50 Fri-Sun 10:40, 3:25 Mon, Wed 3:25, 8:25 Tue 3:25 BRIDESMAIDS (14A) Thu 12:20, 1:20, 2:20, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:25, 7:25, 8:25, 9:15, 10:15, 11:15 Fri-Sat 10:30, 11:25, 12:20, 1:20, 2:20, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:25, 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, 10:25, 11:15, 12:15 Sun 10:30, 11:25, 12:20, 1:20, 2:20, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:25, 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, 10:25, 11:15 Mon-Wed 12:20, 1:20, 2:20, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:25, 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, 10:25, 11:15 EMPIRE OF SILVER 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Sun 10:55 mat FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:45, 4:10, 5:00, 6:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:45, 10:30 Fri-Mon, Wed 12:40, 1:00, 4:10, 5:35, 7:15, 10:30 Tue 12:40, 1:00, 4:45, 5:35 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) Thu 12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:15, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:15 Fri 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:30, 1:45, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15 Sat 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:30, 1:15, 1:45, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15 Sun 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:30, 1:15, 1:45, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15 Mon-Wed 12:30, 1:15, 1:45, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) Thu 1:40 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:10, 8:35 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Thu 4:05, 9:40 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:15, 10:15 Fri-Sun 11:15, 12:30, 1:30, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:15, 10:30 Mon-Wed 12:30, 1:30, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:15, 10:30 KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (PG) 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 8:45, 9:45, 11:00 Fri-Sun 10:45, 11:45 mat THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 1:20, 6:55 PRIEST (14A) Thu 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:45 PRIEST 3D (14A) Thu 12:15, 2:40, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sun 11:25, 1:55, 4:05, 6:15 Mon, Wed 1:55, 4:05, 6:15, 8:25, 10:35 Tue 1:55, 4:05, 6:15 READY 2:50, 6:10, 9:25 Fri-Sun 11:20 mat RIO (G) Thu 3:10, 8:05 Fri-Sun 10:35, 12:55, 3:10 Tue-Wed 12:55, 3:10 RIO 3D (G) Thu 12:45, 5:35 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:05, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:00, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00, 11:45, 12:15 Sun 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:05, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:00, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00, 11:15 Mon-Wed 12:15, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:00, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00, 11:15

Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE) 2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Thu 4:05, 6:45 CERTIFIED COPY (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:10 THE CONSPIRATOR (PG) 4:15, 7:00 Fri 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat, 9:40 FAST FIVE (PG) Fri-Sun 7:05, 9:55 Mon-Wed 7:15 FORKS OVER KNIVES Fri 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:10 IN A BETTER WORLD Thu 4:20, 7:00 Fri 4:05, 6:40, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:05, 6:40, 9:15 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:40 JANE EYRE (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:40 Fri 4:00, 6:45, 9:25 SatSun 1:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:25 Mon-Wed 4:05, 6:45 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:30 Fri 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 PRIEST (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:20 RIO (G) Thu 4:15, 6:30 Fri 4:40 Sat-Sun 2:20, 4:40 MonWed 4:20 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Fri 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20

MT PLEASANT (I)

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484

REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884

THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Fri-Sat 9:20 Sun, Tue 7:00 BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) Thu, Wed 7:00 Fri-Sat 6:50 Sun 4:15

SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236

BRIDESMAIDS (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:20, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:00, 3:20, 6:30, 9:10, 9:40 Mon 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:40, 10:10 Tue-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10, 9:40 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 3:20, 10:10 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) Thu 1:10, 1:50, 4:10, 4:40, 6:50, 7:20, 9:30, 10:00 Fri, Sun 11:40, 1:10, 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 Sat 12:30, 4:30, 4:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 Mon 1:10, 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:05 Tue 1:10, 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 Wed 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7:00 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Thu 7:00 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) Thu 1:20, 3:50, 7:00 Fri-Sun 11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50 Mon-Tue 1:50, 4:20, 6:50 Wed 1:10, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50 KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sun 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:00 Mon-Tue 1:20, 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 Wed 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: IL TROVATORE ENCORE Sat 1:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 10:30 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 Fri-Sun 11:50, 3:10, 6:45, 10:15 Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:45, 6:45, 10:15 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Thu 12:40 THOR 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:40, 10:10 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:50, 10:30 Sat 2:00, 4:40, 7:50, 10:30 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Fri, Sun 12:10, 1:00, 3:30, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:50, 10:20 Sat 1:00, 3:30, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:50, 10:20 Mon 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50, 10:20 Tue 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:50, 10:20 Wed 3:30, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:50, 10:20

Metro

West End HUMBER CINEMA (I) 2442 BLOOR ST. WEST, 416-232-1939

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45

KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

AFRICAN CATS 12:45 THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Thu 5:00 HANNA (PG) Thu 9:20 JANE EYRE (PG) Thu 2:45 Fri-Wed 2:30 LIMITLESS (14A) Fri-Wed 9:15 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) 7:00 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Fri-Wed 4:45

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 BRIDESMAIDS (14A) 12:05, 12:50, 3:10, 4:10, 6:15, 7:25, 9:25, 10:35 Mon only 12:05 12:50 3:10 3:55 6:15 7:25 9:25 10:35 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu-Fri, Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:35, 9:55 Sat 1:45, 4:50, 7:55, 10:55 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) Thu 12:00, 1:20, 2:00, 2:40,

4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:10, 9:20, 10:00 Fri, Sun-Tue 12:00, 1:15, 1:55, 2:40, 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:00, 10:40 Sat 12:00, 12:30, 1:15, 2:40, 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:00, 10:40 Wed 12:00, 1:55, 2:40, 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:00, 10:40 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7:00 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Thu 7:00 KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG) Thu 12:10, 1:10, 2:45, 3:45, 5:15, 6:30, 7:50, 9:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:00, 1:10, 2:45, 3:45, 5:15, 6:10, 7:50, 9:10 Sat-Sun 11:55, 1:10, 2:45, 3:45, 5:15, 6:10, 7:50, 9:10 KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (PG) Thu 1:50 4:30 7:10 9:45 FriWed 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:35 Sat 11:15 mat L.A. PHILHARMONIC LIVE: DUDAMEL CONDUCTS BRAHMS 4 Sun 5:00 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 10:15 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: IL TROVATORE ENCORE Sat 1:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) Thu 1:10, 2:10, 4:30, 5:30, 8:00, 9:00 Fri, Tue-Wed 12:20, 3:00, 3:40, 6:20, 7:10, 9:50, 10:30 Sat 11:45, 3:00, 3:40, 6:20, 7:10, 9:50, 10:30 Sun 11:45, 12:20, 3:00, 6:20, 9:50, 10:30 Mon 12:20, 3:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:50, 10:30 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:00, 3:40, 6:20, 7:00, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Sat 1:05, 4:20, 7:45, 11:00 Sun-Wed 1:05, 4:20, 7:45 PRIEST (14A) Fri-Wed 7:30, 10:05 PRIEST 3D (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:55, 10:30 RIO (G) 2:05, 4:45 Thu 7:30 Sat 11:30 mat SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:15, 7:35, 10:45 Wed 4:15, 7:35, 10:45 THOR (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:15, 10:25 Fri-Wed 10:15 THOR 3D (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:50, 9:45 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 10:10 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Fri-Sat 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:50 Sun-Wed 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:45

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 BRIDESMAIDS (14A) 1:15, 4:00, 6:50, 9:25 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:55 3:50 6:45 9:35 Fri-Wed 12:55, 4:10, 6:45, 9:35 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) 1:05, 4:00, 7:15, 9:45 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Thu 7:20, 9:40 Fri-Wed 4:20, 9:30 KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (PG) 12:40, 2:55, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) Thu 12:45 3:55 7:00 9:55 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 PRIEST (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:10, 7:20 RIO (G) Thu 12:35, 2:45, 4:55 THOR (PG) 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:55, 9:40

East End BEACH CINEMAS (AA) 1651 QUEEN ST E, 416-699-5971

BRIDESMAIDS (14A) 7:20, 10:20 Fri 4:20 Sat-Sun 1:20 mat, 4:20 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 9:10 THE HANGOVER PART II (18A) Thu 7:00, 9:40 Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Wed 7:30, 10:30 KUNG FU PANDA 2 3D (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:30 Fri 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Sat 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 Sun 12:00, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: IL TROVATORE ENCORE Sat 1:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG) Thu 6:40, 10:00 Fri 3:30, 6:45, 10:00 Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00 Mon-Wed 6:45, 10:00 RIO (G) Thu 6:30 THOR (PG) Thu 7:30, 10:10 Fri 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Sat 4:35, 7:40, 10:40 Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Mon-Wed 7:40, 10:40 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Fri 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Sat 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Sun 12:30, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Mon-Wed 7:00, 10:10

North York EMPIRE THEATRES AT EMPRESS WALK (ET) 5095 YONGE ST, 416-223-9550

THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 9:50 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG) Thu 1:20, 2:00, 2:50, 4:30, 5:15, 6:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:10 FriSat 12:45, 2:20, 3:50, 5:30, 7:00, 8:40, 10:10, 11:50 Sun 12:45, 2:20, 3:50, 5:30, 7:00, 8:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:20, 3:50, 5:30, 7:00, 8:40, 10:10 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES 3D (PG) Thu 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:20, 4:30, 7:40, 10:45 Mon, Wed 1:20, 4:30, 7:40 PRIEST (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:20 PRIEST 3D (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:40 Fri-Sat 2:10, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20, 11:30 Sun-Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20

126

JUNE 2-8 2011 NOW

Rio (G) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 SouRce code (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:00 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10, 11:20 Sun-Wed 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 ThoR (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 3:10, 5:50, 8:40 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri-Sat 12:30, 1:10, 2:00, 3:30, 4:10, 5:15, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:40 Sun 12:30, 1:10, 2:00, 3:30, 4:10, 5:15, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 Mon, Wed 1:10, 2:00, 3:30, 4:10, 5:15, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:20 Tue 1:10, 2:00, 3:30, 4:10, 5:15, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30

Grande - YonGe (Ce) 4861 YonGe ST, 416-590-9974

BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 Fri 3:40, 7:00, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:40, 7:00, 10:10 FaST Five (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:10, 10:10 Fri 4:00, 7:30, 10:30 Sat 1:00, 7:30, 10:30 Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 10:30 MonWed 4:00, 6:55, 10:05 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 4:10, 5:00, 6:50, 7:40, 9:30, 10:15 Fri 4:10, 5:00, 6:50, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:50, 1:30, 2:20, 4:10, 5:00, 6:50, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20 MonWed 4:10, 5:00, 6:50, 7:40, 9:40, 10:15 The iMPoRTance oF Being eaRneST Thu 7:00 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 3:50 6:30 9:00 Fri-Wed 3:50, 6:20, 9:10 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:10 mat l.a. PhilhaRMonic live: dudaMel conducTS BRahMS 4 Sun 5:00 laST nighT (PG) Thu 4:30, 10:00 The MeTRoPoliTan oPeRa: il TRovaToRe encoRe Sat 1:00 MidnighT in PaRiS (PG) 3:20, 4:20, 6:30, 7:10, 9:20, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:30, 12:50, 2:00 mat PoTiche (14A) 4:15, 6:45, 9:30 Thu 4:15 6:45 9:15 Sun only 1:00 6:45 9:30 SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) Thu 3:45, 7:00, 9:50 Fri 3:30, 6:40, 10:10 Sat 6:40, 10:10 Sun 12:20, 3:30, 10:10 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:55 waTeR FoR elePhanTS (PG) Thu 3:20, 6:20, 9:30

SilverCiTY FairvieW (Ce)

FairvieW Mall, 1800 Sheppard ave e, 416-644-7746 BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 12:45 3:40 6:50 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:40 FaST Five (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 10:30 Fri-Sun, Tue 11:50, 3:10, 7:10, 10:40 Mon, Wed 12:00, 3:45, 7:10, 10:15 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Sun, Tue 11:40, 2:10, 4:45, 7:00, 7:40, 9:30, 10:20 Mon 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:00, 7:40, 9:30, 10:20 Wed 4:15, 7:00, 7:40, 9:30, 10:20 The iMPoRTance oF Being eaRneST Thu 7:00 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu, Mon, Wed 11:45, 2:00, 4:30 Fri-Sun, Tue 11:30, 2:00, 4:30 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:00, 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 Mon, Wed 12:15, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 11:55, 3:00, 6:30, 9:50 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 12:30 3:50 7:15 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 10:00 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:20 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:40, 7:20, 9:50, 10:30 Wed no 12:50

SilverCiTY Yorkdale (Ce) 3401 duFFerin ST, 416-787-4432

BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 FaST Five (PG) Thu 12:45, 4:10, 7:15, 10:25 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 1:10 2:15 4:00 4:50 6:50 7:30 9:40 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:10, 2:15, 3:50, 4:50, 6:40, 7:30, 9:20, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat haRRy PoTTeR and The chaMBeR oF SecReTS (PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7:00 JuMPing The BRooM (PG) Thu 10:10 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:00, 6:15 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:30, 6:20 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:10, 6:30, 9:50 Fri-Wed 9:00 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 12:30 3:50 7:10 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 10:00 PRieST 3d (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:20, 9:20 Rio 3d (G) Thu 1:00 ThoR (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Mon 1:30, 4:20, 10:30 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) 12:50, 3:10, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Sun 12:00 mat

Scarborough 401 & MorninGSide (Ce) 785 Milner ave, SCarborouGh, 416-281-2226

BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:40, 10:25 Fri-Sun 12:50, 4:00, 7:50, 10:40 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:50, 10:35 FaST Five (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Wed 8:50 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 3:25, 4:10, 5:00, 6:30, 7:10, 7:50, 9:20, 9:55, 10:20 Fri-Sun 12:30, 1:15, 2:00, 3:30, 4:20, 5:00, 6:10, 7:00, 7:40, 9:00, 9:55, 10:25 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:20, 5:00, 6:10, 7:00, 7:40, 9:00, 9:55, 10:20 JuMPing The BRooM (PG) Thu 6:10 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:45, 9:05 Fri-Sun 1:30, 3:50, 6:20 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:20 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 4:45, 7:30, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 Mon-Wed 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG)

Thu 3:15, 6:20, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:10, 3:05, 6:30, 9:30 MonWed 3:15, 6:30, 9:30 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 3:40, 7:00, 10:05 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:40, 7:25, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:25, 10:25 PRieST (14A) Thu 3:30, 8:50 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 4:30, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:45, 8:00, 10:35 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:55, 10:30 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri-Sun 12:20, 1:00, 3:15, 4:10, 6:40, 7:15, 9:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 3:20, 4:10, 6:40, 7:15, 9:40, 10:10

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ColiSeuM SCarborouGh (Ce)

Square one, 309 raThburn rd W, 905-275-3456

SCarborouGh ToWn CenTre, 416-290-5217

FaST Five (PG) 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35 Thu 10:25 The iMPoRTance oF Being eaRneST Thu 7:00 in The naMe oF love (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 FriWed 12:45, 3:30, 6:50, 9:55 JuMPing The BRooM (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 9:50 Fri, SunWed 12:35, 3:35, 6:45, 9:50 Sat 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 12:30 3:00 6:00 8:30 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:00, 6:00, 8:30 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 12:00 1:00 2:30 3:30 5:00 6:40 7:25 9:10 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:10, 1:20, 2:30, 3:40, 5:00, 6:40, 7:25, 9:10, 10:00 The MeTRoPoliTan oPeRa: il TRovaToRe encoRe Sat 1:00 PRieST 3d (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Rio 3d (G) Thu 12:45, 3:15, 6:20, 9:00 SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:35, 6:35 ThoR (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:20 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri-Wed 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40

eGlinTon ToWn CenTre (Ce) 1901 eGlinTon ave e, 416-752-4494

BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 3:10, 6:45, 10:10 Fri-Sun 12:45, 4:15, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:20 FaST Five (PG) Thu 4:45, 7:45, 10:35 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:50, 7:45, 11:00 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun 11:50, 12:30, 1:35, 2:20, 3:45, 4:25, 5:10, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 MonWed 3:45, 4:25, 5:10, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:35 haRRy PoTTeR and The chaMBeR oF SecReTS (PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7:00 JuMPing The BRooM (PG) Thu 9:15 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 3:45, 5:15, 6:30, 7:50, 9:10 Fri-Sun 11:30, 12:50, 2:00, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 7:10, 8:50 Mon-Wed 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 7:10, 8:50 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 l.a. PhilhaRMonic live: dudaMel conducTS BRahMS 4 Sun 5:00 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 3:40, 5:30, 7:00, 9:00, 10:20 Fri-Sat 11:40, 12:20, 2:50, 3:30, 6:10, 6:50, 9:20, 10:05 Sun 11:40, 12:20, 3:30, 6:50, 9:20, 10:05 Mon 3:30, 6:10, 9:20, 10:05 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:10, 6:50, 9:20, 10:05 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 3:00, 4:20, 6:20, 7:40, 9:40, 10:40 Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:10, 7:30, 10:40 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:30, 10:30 PRieST (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:15, 9:30 Fri-Wed 9:50 Rio (G) Thu 3:20, 6:10 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:00 Mon-Wed 4:00 SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) Thu 10:15 Fri-Wed 6:45, 9:10 ThoR (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 4:15, 7:30, 10:25 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:35, 7:35, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:35, 10:25 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri-Sun 12:00, 12:40, 1:20, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:50 Mon-Wed 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:45

kennedY CoMMonS 20 (aMC) kennedY rd & 401, 416-335-5323

aFRican caTS 12:35, 2:50, 5:05 Thu 7:15, 9:30 a BeauTiFul liFe Thu 1:35, 2:30, 4:25, 5:30, 7:30, 8:30, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:25, 7:30, 10:25 BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sun 10:30, 12:30, 1:15, 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 12:30, 1:15, 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 9:30, 10:15 eMPiRe oF SilveR 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Sun 10:40 mat FoRKS oveR KniveS 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Fri-Sun 11:35 mat The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 12:45, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:15, 1:00, 1:45, 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10:00, 10:30, 11:15 Sun 11:30, 12:15, 1:00, 1:45, 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10:00, 10:30 MonWed 1:00, 1:45, 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10:00, 10:30 hanna (PG) 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sun 11:20 mat inSidiouS (14A) Thu 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 liMiTleSS (14A) 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Sun 11:25 mat The lincoln lawyeR (14A) 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Sun 11:00 mat PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:45, 8:00 Fri-Sun 10:30, 1:45, 5:00, 8:15 MonWed 1:45, 5:00, 8:15 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 12:30, 2:10, 3:45, 5:45, 7:00, 9:00, 10:15 Fri-Sun 11:30, 12:45, 2:45, 4:00, 6:15, 7:10, 9:30, 10:30 Mon-Wed 12:45, 2:45, 4:00, 6:15, 7:10, 9:30, 10:30 Ready 2:25, 5:40, 9:00 Fri-Sun 11:15 mat SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Fri-Sun 11:45 mat SouRce code (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:00 Fri-Wed 7:25, 9:45 waTeR FoR elePhanTS (PG) 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Sun 10:55 mat win win (14A) 2:20, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Fri-Sun 11:40 mat

Mississauga

ColiSeuM MiSSiSSauGa (Ce) FaST Five (PG) Thu 12:10, 1:10, 3:10, 4:10, 6:30, 7:30, 9:50, 10:40 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:50, 4:15, 6:45, 7:30, 9:50, 10:40 Sat 12:15, 4:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9:50, 10:40 Mon, Wed 12:50, 4:15, 6:45, 7:30, 9:50, 10:35 haRRy PoTTeR and The chaMBeR oF SecReTS (PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7:00 JuMPing The BRooM (PG) Thu 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:10 Fri, Sun, Tue-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 7:10, 10:20 Sat 3:40, 7:10, 10:20 Mon 12:40, 3:40, 10:20 The MeTRoPoliTan oPeRa: il TRovaToRe encoRe Sat 1:00 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 1:40, 2:30, 5:00, 6:00, 8:30, 9:20 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:00, 1:40, 4:20, 5:00, 7:45, 8:30, 11:00 Sat 10:40, 1:00, 1:40, 4:20, 5:00, 7:45, 8:30, 11:00 Mon 1:00, 1:40, 4:20, 5:00, 7:45, 8:30, 10:45 Wed 1:40, 4:30, 5:00, 7:45, 8:30, 10:45 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 12:00, 1:00, 3:20, 4:20, 6:40, 7:40, 10:00, 11:00 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:10, 6:40, 10:00 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS: an iMaX 3d eXPeRience (PG) 12:30, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15 PRieST (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 PRieST 3d (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:50, 10:50 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:50, 4:40, 7:50, 10:45 Mon, Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:50, 10:25 Rio (G) Thu 12:15, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:00 Sat 10:55, 1:30, 4:00 ThoR (PG) 12:20, 3:30, 6:20, 9:30 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 1:30 4:30 7:20 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:50 Mon 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40 Wed 12:10, 12:40, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40

CourTneY park 16 (aMC)

110 CourTneY park e aT huronTario, 888-262-4386 BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 1:35, 2:30, 4:35, 5:30, 7:20, 8:15, 10:20, 11:00 Fri-Sun 10:40, 11:40, 1:35, 2:30, 4:35, 7:20, 7:50, 10:20, 10:45 Mon-Wed 1:35, 2:30, 4:35, 7:20, 7:50, 10:20, 10:45 FaST Five (PG) 2:05, 5:00, 8:00, 10:55 Fri-Sun 11:10 mat The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:00, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:00 Fri-Sat 10:30, 11:30, 12:20, 1:00, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:00, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:15, 12:00 Sun 10:30, 11:30, 12:20, 1:00, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:00, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:00 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Fri, Sun 10:30, 12:45 mat Sat 10:00, 12:45 mat Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) 1:30, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 6:00, 7:00, 8:15, 9:15, 10:35 Fri-Sat 11:15, 11:55 mat, 11:30 late Sun 11:15, 11:55 mat PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 1:30, 2:45, 4:30, 5:45, 7:30, 8:45, 10:30 Fri-Sat 11:45, 2:45, 5:45, 8:45, 11:45 Sun 11:45, 2:45, 5:45, 8:45 Mon-Wed 2:45, 5:45, 8:45 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Fri, Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS: an iMaX 3d eXPeRience (PG) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00 Fri-Sun 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 PRieST (14A) Thu 6:15, 8:25, 10:40 Fri-Wed 5:30 SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) Thu 1:30, 3:50 ThoR (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50 Fri-Sun 11:00, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri 11:00, 11:45, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 10:30, 11:05, 11:50 Sat 10:15, 11:00, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 10:30, 11:05, 11:50 Sun 11:00, 11:45, 2:00, 2:45, 4:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 10:30, 11:00 Mon-Wed 2:00, 2:45, 4:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 10:30, 11:00

SilverCiTY MiSSiSSauGa (Ce) hWY 5, eaST oF hWY 403, 905-569-3373

BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 3:20, 4:10, 6:20, 7:10, 9:30, 10:20 Fri-Sat 11:45, 12:45, 3:15, 4:15, 6:20, 7:30, 9:40, 10:30 Sun 11:45, 12:45, 3:15, 4:20, 6:25, 7:25, 9:40, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:20, 4:10, 6:20, 7:10, 9:10, 10:20 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 3:30, 4:05, 4:40, 6:40, 7:20, 7:50, 9:20, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat 12:00, 1:15, 2:00, 2:40, 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:00, 10:40 Sun 12:00, 1:15, 2:00, 2:40, 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:45, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:00, 10:40 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:00, 4:40, 6:40, 7:20, 7:50, 9:20, 10:00, 10:30 hanna (PG) Thu-Sat, Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:50 Sun 9:50 hoodwinKed Too! hood vS. evil (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:20 Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30 Sun 12:30 The iMPoRTance oF Being eaRneST Thu 7:00 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:30, 9:00 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:00 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 Fri-Sun 11:30, 12:15, 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:10, 7:10, 7:50, 9:30, 10:15 l.a. PhilhaRMonic live: dudaMel conducTS BRahMS 4 Sun 5:00 The lincoln lawyeR (14A) Thu 3:50, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:50, 7:40, 10:45 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:45, 9:40

north ColoSSuS (Ce) hWY 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

9:50 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:45, 1:25, 3:40, 4:20, 6:50, 7:30, 9:50, 10:30 FaST Five (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:55, 7:05, 7:45, 10:20 Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 12:40, 3:55, 6:55, 7:40, 9:55, 10:45 Mon 12:40, 3:55, 7:40, 10:25, 10:45 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) 12:00, 1:20, 2:00, 2:40, 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 8:00, 9:20, 10:00, 10:40 haRRy PoTTeR and The chaMBeR oF SecReTS (PG) Sat 10:30 Mon 7:00 hoodwinKed Too! hood vS. evil (G) Thu 12:40, 3:30 Fri, Sun-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 4:50 Sat 11:30, 2:20, 4:50 JuMPing The BRooM (PG) Thu 10:10 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 12:10 1:10 2:45 3:45 5:15 6:30 7:50 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:20, 1:10, 2:45, 3:40, 5:15, 6:20, 7:45, 8:50 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Fri, Sun-Wed 11:30, 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45 Sat 11:00, 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45 l.a. PhilhaRMonic live: dudaMel conducTS BRahMS 4 Sun 5:00 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:20, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:05, 3:10, 6:25, 9:30 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 1:00, 2:10, 4:15, 5:30, 7:30, 9:00, 10:50 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:15, 7:25, 10:50 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS: an iMaX 3d eXPeRience (PG) 12:30, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15 PRieST 3d (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:50, 7:40, 10:35 Fri-Sat, MonWed 1:40, 5:00, 7:35, 10:25 Sun 1:40, 10:25 Rio 3d (G) Thu 12:20, 3:20, 6:35, 9:15 Fri, Sun-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 Sat 2:10, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:55 ThoR (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:10, 6:10, 9:05 Fri-Wed 10:55 ThoR 3d (PG) Thu 1:15 4:10 7:15 10:05 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri-Wed 12:10, 12:50, 1:30, 3:20, 4:05, 4:45, 6:30, 7:10, 7:50, 9:40, 10:20, 11:00

inTerChanGe 30 (aMC)

30 inTerChanGe WaY, hWY 400 & hWY 7, 416-335-5323 The adJuSTMenT BuReau (PG) Thu 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:20, 4:40, 10:10 aFRican caTS Thu 2:10, 4:25, 6:45, 9:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 7:55 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:45, 7:55 aRThuR (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:30, 9:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 7:25 SatSun 2:00, 7:25 The Bang Bang cluB (14A) 7:40 Thu 2:25 mat, 5:05, 10:15 Sat-Sun 2:15 mat The BeaveR (PG) 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:50, 2:30 mat hanna (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:00, 8:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:10, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 10:00 inSidiouS (14A) Thu 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 5:00, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:40, 5:00, 10:25 JuMPing The BRooM (PG) 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 Sat-Sun 1:30 mat JuST go wiTh iT (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 liMiTleSS (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:45, 7:35, 10:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:35, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 The lincoln lawyeR (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Fri,

Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 PRoM (PG) Thu 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 ScReaM 4 (14A) Thu 2:20, 8:00 SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 2:05 mat Soul SuRFeR (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:25, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 SouRce code (PG) Thu 3:30, 5:45, 7:15, 8:05, 9:45, 10:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 youR highneSS (18A) Thu 5:30, 10:25 Fri-Wed 5:10, 10:20

rainboW proMenade (i)

proMenade Mall, hWY 7 & baThurST, 905-764-3247 BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 1:10 3:50 6:45 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 1:15 4:05 7:05 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:20 Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:05, 5:10, 7:15, 9:10 Fri-Wed 5:10, 7:15, 9:10, 1:05, 3:05 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 SoMeThing BoRRowed (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:20, 6:55, 9:20 ThoR (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35 ThoR 3d (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:15 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35

West Grande - STeeleS (Ce) hWY 410 & STeeleS, 905-455-1590

BRideSMaidS (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:40, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 FaST Five (PG) Thu 3:20, 6:45, 9:55 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:15, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 The hangoveR PaRT ii (18A) Thu 4:00, 4:50, 6:40, 7:30, 9:30, 10:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:55, 4:50, 6:50, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:40, 1:00, 2:15, 3:45, 4:50, 6:50, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:00 mat Kung Fu Panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 5:10 7:40 10:10 Fri-Wed 5:10, 7:40, 10:00 Sat-Sun 12:10, 2:40 mat PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:30, 9:50 PiRaTeS oF The caRiBBean: on STRangeR TideS 3d (PG) Thu 4:40, 8:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:45, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:50, 3:10, 6:45, 9:55 PRieST (14A) Thu 6:20, 9:40 Rio (G) Thu 3:25 ThoR (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:10, 10:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:40, 7:45, 10:30 X-Men: FiRST claSS (PG) Fri, Mon-Wed 3:25, 4:10, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:00, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 3

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tiff Bell lightBox, 350 KiNg w (tBl); eatoN theatre, 80 goulD (et). DocNow.ca

Tue 7-jun 12 – Media arts festival showcasing

the work of graduates from Ryerson University’s MFA documentary media program. Film festival to Jun 12, other events to Jun 25. Free, email tickets@docnow.ca to reserve. Tue 7 – Testaments: Miguel’s Battlefield D: Elisa Gonzalez, The Last Dance? D: Drew Ferguson, Humpries Road: A Story Of Farm Succession D: Scott Humphries, and Little Castle D: Daniel Froidevaux. 6 pm (TBL). Wed 8 – Fissures: How They See Me D: Erin McMichael, The Portrait Of David D: Tanja Grinberg. 6 pm. Our Town: Talk Like Yourself D: Marco Avolio, Spoke D: Lulu Wei, and Art Works D: Julia Pasila. 6 pm. Both at TBL.

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Bloor ciNema, 506 Bloor w (Bc); ciNeplex oDeoN varsity, 55 Bloor w (cv); royal oNtario museum, 100 QueeN’s parK (rom); the garrisoN, 1179 DuNDas w (ga); cN tower, 301 froNt w (cN). 416-929-2232, shorterisBetter.com

Thu 2-Sun 5 – Canadian Film Centre presents short films from around the ñ world. $10-$20, passes $50-$170. Thu 2 – Growth Spurts: Jam Today (2011) D:

Simon Ellis, Aglaée (2010) D: Rudi Rosenberg, and others. 1 pm (CV). Flora And Fauna: My Tired Father (2011) D: Maya Vitkova, Hop The Twig (2010) D: Kyle Rideout, and others. 2 pm (ROM). The Comeback: The Last Norwegian Troll (2010) D: Pjotr Sapegin, Taxi Libre (2010) D: Kaveh Nabatian, and others. 3:15 pm (CV). Film School Spotlight – Tel Aviv University: Roads (2007) D: Lior Geller, Transparent Black (2010) D: Roni Geffen, and others. 4:15 pm (ROM). Power Plays: Rusted Pyre (2011) D: Laurence Cohen, Two (2010) D: Maya Newell, and others. 6:15 pm (CV). Celebrity Shorts 1: Animal Love (2011) D: Mollie Jones, Winter Frog (2011) D: Slony Sow, and others. 7 pm (ROM). Accidental Witness: Sleepless Night (2010) D: Samuel Tilman, Boss Of Me (2010) D: Brett Blackwell, and others. 8:30 pm (CV). Indie Comedy Showcase: live comics and films. 9 pm (GA). Slap ’N’ Tickle: Grandpa’s Wet Dream (2010) D: Chihiro Amemiya, Abduct Me! (2011) D: Lucien Knotter, and

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with terrence malick’s the Tree Of Life opening next week, TIFF Cinematheque hosts a retro spective of the director’s four pre vious features, each of which enjoys multiple screenings over the next two weeks. Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life starts its own Lightbox run June 17. The retrospective’s a good idea. Viewed in chronological order, Mal ick’s filmography reveals an artist transcending the constraints of conventional narrative and forging his own idiosyncratic cinema. Badlands, Malick’s 1973 interpre tation of the murder spree of Char les Starkweather and Caril Ann Fu gate (played by Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek), is a gorgeously real ized loversontherun thriller set against the South Dakota Badlands. Days Of Heaven, released in 1978, plays out a romantic triangle be tween Richard Gere, Brooke Adams and Sam Shepard against the ma jesty of the Texas Panhandle (ac tually Alberta, but never mind). others. 9:30 pm (ROM). Slap ’N’ Tickle HARDGORE: Bitch (2010) D: Lola Parra, The Midge (2010) D: Rory Lowe, and others. 11:30 pm (ROM). Fri 3 – Silver Linings: A Doctor’s Job (2010) D: Julio O Ramos, Holding Still (2010) D: Florian Riegel, and others. 3:15 pm (CV). Accidental Witness. 4 pm (ROM). Choose Your Own Adventure: The Bridge (2010) D: Juliette Soubrier, Three Mothers (2009) D: Rafal Sokolowski, and others. 6:15 pm (CV). Bromance: To All My Friends (2010) D: Behrouz Bigdeli, Bike Race (2010) D: Tom Schroeder, and others. 7 pm (ROM). Celebrity Shorts 2: The Thief (2010) D: Rachel Weisz, Steve (2010) D: Rupert Friend, and others. 7 pm (BC).Golden Girls: Cookie (2011) D: Enuka Okuma, I Am A Girl! (2010) D: Susan Koenen, and others. 8:30 pm (CV). Spotlight On Italy 1: 41 (2010) D: Massimo Cappelli, Gypsy Fairytale (2009) D: Davide Del Degan, and others. 9:15 pm (ROM). Scene Not Herd (music videos): Home by LCD Soundsystem, Zombie Delight by Buck 65, and others, 9:30 pm (BC). Creepy: All Flowers In Time (2010) D: Jonathan Caouette, Ninjas (2010) D: Dennison Ramalho, and others. 11:59 pm (BC).

Colin Farrell and Q’orianka Kilcher bond in The New World.

Tender and allusive, and narrated by characters in the process of los ing their essential innocence, Bad lands and Days Of Heaven are clearly the works of a visionary filmmaker colouring just inside the lines of American narrative cin ema. When Malick broke his self imposed exile and returned to filmmaking two decades later, he came back as his own man. The Thin

Red Line and The New World ex pand on techniques used in Bad lands and Days Of Heaven – rap turous nature footage, contemplative voiceovers – to cre ate dreamlike cautionary tales of human intrusion into the natural world. War devastates Guadalcanal in 1998’s The Thin Red Line; colo nization spoils a virgin America in 2005’s The New World. The characters moving through Malick’s later films are almost in cidental; it’s about the landscape, the mood and the message. And if you’ve only seen them on video, you haven’t really seen them at all. norMan Wilner normw@nowtoronto.com

(1954) D: Richard Fleischer. 2 pm. Badlands (1973) D: Terrence Malick. 5 pm. Days Of Heaven (1978) D: Terrence Malick. 7:30 pm. Sun 5 – Secret Beyond The Door (1948) D: Fritz Lang. 1 pm. The Thin Red Line (1998) D: Terrence Malick. 3:30 pm. The New World (2005) D: Terrence Malick. 7:30 pm. Tue 7 – Secret Beyond The Door. 6:30 pm. Badlands. 9 pm. DocNow Film Festival. See listings, this page. Wed 8 – The Thin Red Line. 6:30 pm. DocNow Film Festival. See listings, this page.

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2236 QueeN e. 416-691-7330. foxtheatre.ca

Thu 2 – Jane Eyre (2011) D: Cary Fukunaga. 7

pm. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) D: Brad Furman. 9:15 pm. Fri 3 – Water For Elephants (2011) D: Francis Lawrence. 7 pm. Limitless (2011) D: Neil Burger. 9:20 pm. SaT 4 – Rango (2011) D: Gore Verbinski. 2 pm. Water For Elephants. 4:15 & 7 pm. Limitless. 9:20 pm. Sun 5 – Rango. 2 pm. Water For Elephants. 4:15 & 7 pm. Limitless. 9:15 pm. Mon 6 – Water For Elephants. 7 pm. Limitless. 9:15 pm. Tue 7 – Limitless. 7 pm. Water For Elephants. 9 pm. Wed 8 – Water For Elephants. 1:30 & 7 pm. Source Code (2011) D: Duncan Jones. 9:15 pm.

graham spry theatre

cBc museum, cBc BroaDcast ceNtre, 250 froNt w, 416-205-5574. cBc.ca

Thu 2-Wed 8 – Continuous screenings Mon to Fri 9 am to 5 pm. Free.

Thu 2-Fri 3 – Doc Zone: End Of Men. Mon 6-Wed 8 – Doc Zone: Guilty Pleasures.

NatioNal film BoarD 150 JohN. 416-973-3012. NfB.ca/meDiatheQue

Thu 2-Wed 8 – More than 5,000 NFB films

available at digital viewing stations. TueWed noon-7 pm, Thu-Sat noon-10 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. Free.

oNtario place ciNesphere 955 laKe shore w. 416-314-9900. oNtarioplace.com

Thu 2 – Mysteries Of Egypt. 10:15 am. Ring

A very young Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen break through in Badlands.

SaT 4 – Shorts For Shorties – Tell Us A Story:

The Gruffalo (2009) D: Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, Marvin (2010) D: Mark Nute, and others. 10:30 am (CN). The Hipster: Ex-Sex (2011) D: Michael Mohan, Fathermotherchild (2010) D: Daniel Karl Krause, and others. Noon (CV). One Night Stand: I Still Love Them (2010) D: Marie-Pierre Grenier, Baby (2010) D: Daniel Mulloy, and others. 12:30 pm (ROM). Shorts For Shorties – All Creatures Great And Small: Mobile (2010) D: Verena Fels, The Gruffalo and others. 1 pm (CN).No Place Like Home: We Will Not Die (2010) D: Amal Kateb, Nowhere Elsewhere (2010) D: Annick Blanc, and others. 2:15 pm (CV). Power Plays. 3 pm (ROM). Growth Spurts. 4:45 pm (CV). Spotlight On Italy 2: We Were Twenty (2009) D: Ivan Silvestrini, Low Tide (2010) D: Roberto De Paolis, and others. 5:15 pm (ROM). The Comeback. 7 pm (CV). Date Night: Bare Knuckle Duet (2010) D: Lindsey Connell, Blind Date (2010) D: Joe Rosen, and others. 7 pm (CN). New Zealand’s Got Talent: Coffee And Allah (2007) Sima Urale, Tama Tu (2005) D: Taika Waititi, and others. 7:30 pm (ROM). Laughter Without Borders: Capturing Santa (2010) D: Peter Cattaneo, When The Wind Changes (2010) D: Alethea Jones, and others. 9:30 pm (ROM). Flora And Fauna. 9:45 pm (CV). Freaky: Chaos (2010) D: Fábio Baldo, Parasitoid (2011) D: Martin Lotherington, and others. 11:59 pm (ROM). Sun 5 – CFC Short Dramatic Films: Kill Brass (2010) D: Michel Kandinsky, Transmission (2010) D: Randall Okita, and others. Noon (CV). Silver Linings. 2:15 pm (CV). Straight 8: Kiss (2006) D: Alastair Mills, Eli (2010) D: Leanne Flinn, and others. 4 pm (ROM). Bromance. 4:30 pm (CV). Closing Screening: Festival Award Winners. 7 pm (ROM). Celebrity Shorts 1. 7:15 pm. (CV). Award Winners From Around The World: Lipsett Diaries (2010) D: Theodore Ushev, Na Wéwé (2010) D: Ivan Goldschmidt, and others. 9:30 pm (ROM).

Of Fire. 11:15 am. Avatar 3D. 7 pm.

Fri 3 – Avatar 3D. 7 pm. SaT 4-Sun 5 – Hubble. 11 am, 1:35 & 4:10 pm.

ciNemas Bloor ciNema

506 Bloor w. 416-516-2330. BloorciNema.com

Thu 2 – True Grit (2010) Ethan and Joel

Coen. 7 pm. Insidious (2010) D: James ñ Wan. 9:15 pm.

Fri 3 – Jane Eyre (2011) D: Cary Fukunaga.

3:45 pm. Worldwide Short Film Festival. See listings, this page. SaT 4 – The Nook Children’s Program presents A Way Of Dreaming, a film about the challenges faced by children growing up in a diverse lower-income community in Toronto. 3:30 pm. $5. conccommunity.org. Win Win (2011) D: Thomas McCarthy. 7 pm. Jane Eyre. 9:15 pm. Sun 5 – Jane Eyre. 4:30 pm. Win Win. 7 pm. Insidious. 9:10 pm. Mon 6 – Win Win. 4:30 pm. Severed Studios presents She Wore Red D: Eva Lampert. 7 pm. $5 or pwyc. sheworered. com. Jane Eyre. 9:30 pm. Tue 7 – The Bang Bang Club (2010) D: Steven Silver. 4:30 pm. Jane Eyre. 7 pm. Win Win. 9:25 pm. Wed 8 – The Bang Bang Club. 7 pm. Jane Eyre. 9:15 pm.

camera Bar 1028 QueeN w. 416-530-0011. cameraBar.ca

4 – Inception (2010) D: Christopher Nolan. 3 pm. Free. ñSaT

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reitmaN sQuare, 350 KiNg w. 416-599-tiff (8433). tiff.Net

SaT 4 – 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Bugs! 12:20, 2:55 & 5:30 pm. Avatar. 7 pm. Mon 6 – Bugs!. 10:30 am & 1 pm. Hubble. 11:45 am & 2:15 pm. Tue 7-Wed 8 – No screenings.

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770 DoN mills. 416-696-3127. oNtarioscieNceceNtre.ca

Thu 2 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 2 & 3 pm.

Under The Sea. Noon. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm.

Fri 3 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 2, 3 & 9 pm.

Under The Sea. Noon & 8 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm. SaT 4 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 1, 3 & 9 pm. Under The Sea. Noon, 4 & 8 pm. IMAX Hubble. 2 pm. Sun 5– Tornado Alley. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. IMAX Under The Sea. Noon & 4 pm. Hubble. 2 pm. Mon 6-Wed 8 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 2 & 3 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm.

reg hartt’s ciNeforum 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

Thu 2 – Illustrated lecture: The History Of 3D Motion Pictures. 7 pm.

SaT 4 – Reg Hartt’s Metropolis (1926) D: Fritz Lang. 8 pm.

Sun 5 – Illustrated lecture: Judith Merril. 4

pm. Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom (2003) D: Don Alexander. 5 pm. Strong Women – Greta Garbo: Torrent (1926) D: Monta Bell. 6 pm. Reg Hartt’s Metropolis. 8 pm. Mon 6 – Reg Hartt’s Metropolis. 8 pm. Tue 7-Wed 8 – Key 56 (2010) D: Alexandre Hamel. 7 pm. The Best Of The Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival. 8 pm.

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400 roNcesvalles. 416-531-9959. revueciNema.ca

Thu 2 – Hanna (2011) D: Joe Wright. 7 pm. Limitless (2011) D: Neil Burger. 9:15 pm.

Fri 3 – The Conspirator (2010) D: Robert Red-

ford. 7 pm. Incendies (2010) D: Denis Ville-

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neuve. 9:20 pm. SAT 4 – Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules (2011) D: David Bowers. 2 pm. The Conspirator. 4:15 pm. Incendies. 6:45 pm. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) D: Brad Furman. 9:15 pm. SuN 5 – Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules. 1 pm. Phila Optical presents At First Sight (1999) D: Irwin Winkler. 3:30 pm. $7. philaoptical.com. Incendies. 6:45 pm. The Conspirator. 9:15 pm. MoN 6 – Of Gods And Men (2010) D: Xavier Beauvois. 7 pm. The Lincoln Lawyer. 9:15 pm. Tue 7 – Source Code (2011) D: Duncan Jones. 7 pm. Of Gods And Men. 9 pm. WeD 8 – The Conspirator. 7 pm. Source Code. 9:20 pm.

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Thu 2 – The National Parks Project (2011) D:

Zacharias Kunuk, Sturla Gunnarson, Peter Lynch and 10 other directors. Part 1 at 7 pm. Part 2 at 8:30 pm. FrI 3-WeD 8 – Check website for details.

toronto UndergroUnd Cinema 186 Spadina ave, baSement. 647-992-4335, torontoUndergroUndCinema.Com

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other filmS Thu 2-WeD 8 –

The CN Tower presents The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am to 8 pm. 301 Front W. 416-868-6937, cntower.ca. Thu 2-WeD 8 – Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am to 4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. Thu 2 – Subtle Technologies Festival presents PHENOMENA: A Journey Around Audiovisual Art-Science, including works by Paoli Gioli, Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand, Thorsten Fleisch and others. 7 pm. $10-$15. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. subtletechnologies.com. FrI 3 – The Loop Collective presents The Lighthouse Series, a selection of short works by the Double Negative Collective, including Trees Of Syntax, Leaves Of Axis (2009) D: Daïchi Saïto, Time For Airports (2009) D: Eduardo Menz, and others. 9 pm. Free (donations welcome). CineCycle, 129 Spadina (down the lane). loopcollective.com. Trash Palace presents 16mm Fridays: Strange Shadows In An Empty Room (1976) D: Alberto De Martino. 9:30 pm (doors 8:30 pm) $5 adv only, at Eyesore Cinema (801 Queen W, 2nd floor). Screening location revealed w/ ticket purchase. trashpalace.ca. SuN 5 – Toronto Jewish Film Society presents Strangers (Zarim) (2007) D: Guy Nattiv and Erez Tadmor, with speaker Mark Clamen. 4 & 7:30 pm. $10-$15. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211 ext 606, mnjcc.org. Drake Hotel presents Movies In The Mess Hall monthly film screening: This Movie Is Broken (2010) D: Bruce McDonald. Director in attendance. 7 pm. $5 ($15 w/ food). 1150 Queen W. thedrakehotel.ca/ movies. MoN 6 – Early Monthly Segments presents The Eye Of Amsterdam D: Jaap Pieters, a collection of Super 8 films with live narration by Pieters. 8 pm. $5 sugg donation. Gladstone Hotel Art Bar, 1214 Queen W. earlymonthlysegments.org. Tue 7 – Women’s College Hospital presents a benefit screening of Thelma & Louise (1991) D: Ridley Scott, to mark the film’s 20th anniversary. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in attendance. 7:30 pm. $61-$155. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255. WeD 8 – The Ancestor Project presents films made at a film camp for youth by Jasmina Majcenic, Omar Samara, Chelsee Hennebury and Mozes Black, plus the trailer for Bishara Mohamed’s documentary Luulay Iyo Malaay. 6 pm. Free. Art Gallery of Ontario, Jackman Hall Theatre, 317 Dundas W. 647-8912269. 3

Bennett’s reflexive sarcasm would fate them for coupledom and happily ever after, but Araki has a radically different take on the world. I wish he’d provided a commentary on that and on his approach to low-budget filmmaking. EXTRAS Widescreen. English, French audio. English subtitles.

Down Terrace (Evokative, 2009) D: Ben Wheatley, w/ Robin Hill, Robert Hill. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NNN

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Moonlight At The Trane, a concert film. 7:30 pm. Pwyc, $5 suggested (proceeds to United Sisterhood Movement). reflect-music.com. FrI 3 – Death Track Dolls present A Night Of Doll-Bauchery double bill: Puppetmaster (1989) D: David Schmoeller. 7 pm. Child’s Play 2 (1988) D: Tom Holland. 9 pm. $12. WeD 8 – Blue Velvet (1986) D: David Lynch. 9:30 pm.

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Drive Angry (Maple, 2011) D: Patrick

Lussier, w/ Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NN

It says something about the filmmakers’ purity of intent when they start the movie with the chase already in progress. That artistic stance is further refined by the blood-smeared naked woman blazing away with the big gun in the climax. She isn’t even a featured player, but she perfectly encapsulates the movie’s deep underlying message – namely, whoopee. A guy escapes from hell and hunts down the cultists who’ve kidnapped his granddaughter. Along the way, he picks up a female passenger with a talent for violence. Drive Angry was shot for 3-D, so the car stunts, explosions, dismemberments, shootouts and fights feel less than stellar on the home screen, and the sex-while-shooting

Kaboom (eOne, 2010) D: Gregg Araki, w/ Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett. Rating: NNN; DVD package: none Gregg Araki’s look at college sex life floats happily on smart, funny dialogue, crisp pacing, surprising story turns, likeable characters and lots of sex.

scene, the movie’s finest moment, comes straight out of the overlooked and even funnier Shoot ’Em Up. But it’s all fun and served up with lots of cheery attitude. Amber Heard, the violent passenger, turns in enthusiastic work, as does Nicolas Cage, the escapee, who gets to work his evil grin – the best in the business. But, as his mysterious pursuer, William Fichtner steals the show with his off-centre performance. In an otherwise ordinary extras package, director Patrick Lussier and his writing partner, Todd Farmer, share a few thoughts on the value of shooting in 3-D versus post-production conversion and on what drew Cage to the role. EXTRAS Commentary, making-of interviews, body-count featurette, deleted scenes. Widescreen. English, French audio. English subtitles. Freshman Smith (Thomas Dekker) enjoys plenty of action from both sexes, tries to winkle out the hidden queer behind his straight, surfer-dude roommate and talks it all over with best friend Stella (Haley Bennett). But he’s plagued by a recurring nightmare. In the waking world, a girl vanishes and men in animal masks lurk. Something strange is unfolding. In another movie, the cozy fit between Dekker’s unforced charm and

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Until the killings start, Down Terrace comes across as a light comedy with a documentary feel. In working-class Brighton, Bill, the dad, and 32-year-old live-in son Karl (real-life father and son Robert and Robin Hill) bicker, and mum Maggie (Julia Deakin) keeps the peace while close relatives and friends drop by for a drink and a giggle. But they’re career criminals and there’s a narc among them. Between thinking about painting the kitchen and fretting over Karl’s pregnant girlfriend, they need to deal with that. Neither of the Hills is a professional actor, though you’d never know it. Robert, in particular, has a dandy matterof-fact approach to some outrageous statements. Some of the cast are pros, and director Ben Wheatley and Robin Hill, who also co-scripted, talk in the commentary about using comic actors to give straight performances in dark material. Also, catch the half-dozen short skits by the Amazing Wizards for a good laugh. EXTRAS Commentary, short film, skits, deleted and extended scenes, more. Widescreen. English audio. French, Spanish subtitles.

Passion Play (eOne,

2010) D: Mitch Glazer, w/ Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray. Rating: N; DVD package: none For my taste, Passion Play has too few WTF moments to qualify, but some of you may wish to enshrine it in the anti-masterpiece honour roll beside Showgirls and Plan Nine From Outer Space. It certainly has the right stuff: a ludicrous story, heavy-handed straining for significance, bad acting

and dialogue, a laugh-out-loud surprise ending you’ll see coming from a mile away and, best of all, the more you think about it, the less sense it makes. Mickey Rourke plays a burnt-out trumpeter who dodges a gangster’s bullet and finds a winged woman (Megan Fox) in a carnival in the middle of nowhere. They flee together, but the über-pimp (Bill Murray) who wants the trumpeter dead now wants the girl. Rourke milks the role for all its bathos, but the character is too vile for sympathy. Worse, he’s decades too old for Fox and seriously flabby, which adds major ick to their sex scene. In a comedy, Murray’s prissy pimp would be mildly amusing. Here it’s just baffling. What were they thinking? Without any bonus material, we’ll never know. EXTRAS Widescreen. English audio. English, Spanish subtitles

Coming Tuesday, June 7 True Grit (Paramount, 2010) The Coen brothers remake the John Wayne western with Jeff Bridges as the grizzled lawman and Hailee Steinfeld as the determined young woman on the trail of the man who killer her father. Another Year (Sony, 2010) Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen star in Mike Leigh’s look at the lives of a happily married couple, their friends and relations. Just Go With It (Sony, 2011) Adam Sandler plays a lying plastic surgeon with a younger girlfriend, while Jennifer Aniston is the assistant he persuades to pose as his wife. Sanctum (Maple, 2011) A

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82 United Square Large 1 bdm. basment apt. for rent, Utilities included., free parking, $650., Call 416-281-3962

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What a delightful problem to have! A gorgeous, athletic and enthusiastic hunk with a hard dick is better than a gorgeous, athletic and enthusiastic hunk with a soft dick, I’ll grant you. But better a gorgeous, athletic and enthusiastic hunk with a soft dick than no gorgeous, athletic and enthusiastic hunk at all, amirite? And while I can’t tell you exactly what’s wrong with your hunk’s dick – it could very well be the infamous limpothalamus (that would be the part of the brain that doesn’t want to bone a married woman; most men don’t have one) – I can tell you that you’re doing everything right. You’re not pressuring him, you’re taking pleasure in him regardless, and you’re not neglecting your husband. And if your hunk was getting it up for his previous partners, it’s only a matter of time before he’s getting it up for you. But was he getting it up for his previous partners? Unless you’ve seen some video – and that’s video we’d all like to see – all we have to go on is his word, NMR, and he could be lying. Young hunks with erectile problems, too embarrassed and/ or ashamed to admit they have a problem, will sometimes lie to their partners and refuse to speak to doctors. But your hunk has someone older and wiser telling him what to do, NMR, and you’re going to tell him to talk with a doctor.

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(and be a shit of a husband) or leave her (and be a shit of a father)? Almost Twice The Wife Cheating shit or leaving shit: are those your only options? If they are, ATTW, then stay and cheat. Abandoning an infant – to say nothing of abandoning someone with an infant – is a shit move. So is cheating on the mother of your infant daughter, of course, but it’s slightly less shitty. Here’s another option: you could go without for six months or a year – you know, like most new parents. Backing way up. You were presumably attracted to your wife before the baby. Otherwise, there would be no baby, right? And presumably, the mother of your infant daughter is going without right now, too, as she’s probably too exhausted to bother with sex. Because she just had a baby. She also may not be feeling it for her asshole husband, a man who she senses doesn’t find her attractive in her current state – a state he helped put her in. Take a little responsibility here, ATTW. You knocked the wife up knowing that pregnancy and its tragic aftermath, aka “parenting,” leave new moms with very little time for the gym. If you expected your wife to bounce back to her pre-baby weight in 10 weeks like some sort of celebrity mom, then you needed to get her two nannies, a personal trainer and a fulltime nutritionist. Perhaps I’m being too hard on you, ATTW. Your letter – reproduced here in its entirety – is all I had to go on. For all I know, your wife is one of those lousy spouses who abandon routine physical maintenance once the first kid arrives, because, hey, now you’re stuck! Forgoing routine physical maintenance is the mother of all take-you-for-granted moves, one that quickly kills desire and slowly smothers love, and it can constitute grounds for cheating and/or leaving. (Normal and natural aging, health issues that make routine maintenance impossible, etc. do not by themselves constitute grounds for cheating and/or leaving.) But it’s too soon to know if your wife is one of those lousy take-you-for-granted spouses, ATTW, as your daughter is still an infant. Masturbate, help out, make sure your wife has the free time she needs to take care of herself, and you may find that you don’t have to be any sort of shit.

I’m wrItIng about the “ChoICer Chal-

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