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email letters@nowtoronto.com Streetcars to another Porn sense Susan G. Cole has written about the world apathy of some women on college Thank you for Sheila Gostick’s lovely paean to Toronto streetcars (NOW, September 19-​25). These vehicles excite in part because they bring us to nature – not just to Lake Simcoe, as Gostick mentions they used to, but to High Park today.

The Carlton car takes riders from the subway to Carolinian forest, a black oak savannah. The now defunct short-​turn at St. Clair and Mt. Pleasant passed through a little wood.

Even the downtown loop on Bathurst north of Queen has its patch of grass, a fine tree and bushes. This is transportation from one world to another.

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Tim Hudak in five words or less

On The Trouble With Tim Hudak (NOW, September 19-​25). Outdated ideo­logy and voodoo economics. Any wonder?

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Biodiesel a no-​brainer

Signe Langford’s Biodiesel Or Bust (NOW, September 12-​18) on the waste cooking oil market in Toronto was very interesting and informative.

The recycling of waste cooking oil from the busy kitchens of Toronto’s 7,000 restaurants is a win-​win for all and must be encouraged. It should be a no-​brainer. Is City Hall listening?

Ajay Goyal Toronto

cam­puses toward rape culture (NOW, September 12-​18). I agree with her that the chant at St. Mary’s University was offensive.

However, Cole also said she was con­cerned about the impact porno­ graphy has on creating a rape cul-

“ Defining porno­graphy is like trying to nail jelly to the wall. ” ture. My question for Cole: what is your def­i­nition of pornography?

Is nudity pornography? Is Playboy Magazine? An Ameri­can Supreme Court justice once said that he couldn’t define pornography but knew it when he saw it. That’s like trying to nail jelly to the wall.

Jeff Pancer Toronto

From BC, advice on the waterfront

I was in Toronto recently for TIFF, which I very much enjoyed. After spending many hours viewing films, I discovered a wonderful gem of an escape: the waterfront and the Toron­ to Islands.

How wonderful that Toronto has

seen fit to maintain this soul-​refreshing experience for all its citizens and visitors to enjoy. Good job, Toronto!

The only glitch in my adventure on the islands was the loud noise of airplanes as they landed or prepared to take off at the Island Airport.

To my dismay, I have since read in your newspaper (NOW, September 12-​18) that Toronto is considering major changes to allow jets. I cannot imagine anyone ever suggesting that a jet airport should be built beside Vancouver’s renowned Stanley Park.

I do understand the convenience for those whose destination is downtown Toronto, but there must be alternatives. So, please, Toronto, carefully think before you irretrievably lose this tranquil soundscape in your precious waterfront area.

Susan Lighthall Vernon, BC

Bird’s-​eye view of Porter’s jets plan

If you are flying from the Island Airport, we can almost wave to you from our balcony. Robert Deluce now wants to double his private business by adding jets and extending the run­way into the lake (NOW, September 12-​18). Both are illegal.

We welcome millions of visitors every year to our beautiful waterfront. If you think it belongs to everybody, please say no to jets. Sign the petition from York Quay Neighbourhood Association (YQNA).

Ulla and Michael Colgrass Toronto

Labour Day parade plot exposed!

Three cheers for letter-​writer Paul Ce­rar for uncovering another Labour Day parade plot (NOW, September 12-​ 18). From exposing its plan to “ban” Tories to communist “collaborators” who protest the U.S. government’s refusal to abide by international law in the case of the Cuban 5, our intre­ pid letter-​writer is providing a great service by keeping us safe from his delusions. Keep that tin-​foil hat on, comrade!

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intervene in Syria (NOW, September 19-​25) and that it has been hypocriti­ cal on the subject of chemical wea­ pons.

But the U.S. does not use chemical weapons as such. Agent Orange was a defoliant used to kill vegetation, although of course it is also very dangerous to humans and should never have been used.

Depleted uranium is very dangerous as well, but it is used for its ballistic properties, not for its toxicity.

Lead bullets are also made of a toxic heavy metal, but that is not why they are used.

Wilson’s conclusion, that the U.S. has manufactured a furor as a pretext to use its military power to pursue its own interests, gives the U.S. more credit than it deserves.

The U.S. is already overextended in the Middle East.

David Palter Toronto

Decoding PQ’s ­culture conventions

Pauline Marois claims that her proposed Charter Of Quebec Values is im­partial (NOW, August 29-​September 5) because it bans all distinctive religious symbols, garb and headgear.

Funny thing. Observant Jewish men must wear something (usually a skullcap) on their heads. It’s not optional. Sikh men must wear a turban.

It’s not optional. Some Muslim wo­ men cover their hair; a few cover their faces. It’s not optional. Christians?

Unless they are members of the clergy or religious orders, they don’t wear any distinctive dress, and they can wear a cross or not. It’s optional.

I think it was Anatole France who said the law is impartial: both the rich and the poor are forbidden to sleep under bridges.

Elizabeth Block Toronto

Miley Cyrus’s screw-​ up offers life ­lesson

I am not a Miley Cyrus fan (NOW, August 27). However, I’m concerned about the negative publicity she’s receiving. What’s wrong with screwing up?

Have we become so inured to the expectation of perfection that we can­not permit ourselves to fall flat on our fucking faces? Haven’t some of our best times (and indeed our best lessons) come from such instances? Is our vanity such that we’d rather live carefully than risk disturbing an image of self that’s more illusion than reality?

What I saw in that night’s performance was a person unscripted. I don’t believe she did it for the audience or the ratings; she did it for herself – something far more powerful and threatening to a world bent on control of image.

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The Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear Grassy Narrows’ case against the Ontario government.

The native band argues the province has no jurisdiction to award logging and mining licences to resource extraction interests on lands the band claims as its own under Treaty 3.

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Liberal MPP Monte Kwinter tables a private member’s motion asking the legislature to oppose “the introduction of any legislation that restricts or prohibits people’s freedom of expression and religion in public places.”

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WHEN Based on the DBH (diameter at breast height), this one looks to be at least a century old.

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How much lower Montreal’s electricity rates are than Toronto’s.

How much of Ontario’s total energy was imported from Quebec in 2012.

Another money pit. Apparently oblivious to the fact that Toronto has other transit priorities, like the Downtown Relief Line, the federal government agrees to pony up $660 million to build a subway extension in Scarborough – mostly to bolster PC leader Tim Hudak’s and Mayor Rob Ford’s re-election chances and win seats for HarperCons. Full story on page 12.

CANADA’S IMMIGRATION REP

About 200 immigration detainees at Ontario’s Central East Correctional Centre threaten strike action, including refusing to re-enter their cells, to protest conditions there. The prisoners, who were recently moved to the Lindsay facility from other prisons in the GTA, are also asking to be moved to facilities closer to their families.

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Another piece of Canadian aeronautic history shelved? A replica of the iconic Avro Arrow, perhaps this country’s single greatest contribution to modern aviation, was moved from the now closed Canadian Air & Space Museum at Parc Downsview Park to the International Centre on Airport Road, where it’s the main attraction of Doors Open Mississauga on Sunday (September 28). From there it’ll go into storage at a hangar offered by a private donor. Just in time.

Museum CEO Rob Cohen says the crumbling Downsview building was becoming a hazard to the Avro and other artifacts.

The Canadian tech giant announces it’s laying off 4,500 workers, roughly a third of its total workforce, after poor sales of the BlackBerry 10. Despite its financial difficulties, the firm purchased a third corporate jet in July, according to the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty has set its sights on a piece of Toronto history: the Queen Anne Revival William Dineen House at 230 Sherbourne. The group, which held an occupation of the property on Sunday, September 22, wants the city to expropriate the long-vacant building and convert it to housing. It’s been done before on Queen West. The building’s owner’s plans are unclear. An application was submitted to tear the place down in July 2011. The city moved to designate the property as historically significant a few months later, shortly after a similar manse next door was demolished. In 1985, a homeless woman, Drina Joubert, was found dead at the back of the house.

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The $660 million question:

What the f#ck is going on with our transit?

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By ENZO DiMATTEO he Liberals are plotting to take over transit and hand control to Metrolinx in the GTA. That’s one way to understand the interminable debate around the Scarborough subway.

Here’s another: The minister of trans­portation, Glen Murray has gone rogue. And the premier, Kathleen Wynne, has a caucus revolt on her hands.

That would explain some of the maddening machinations of recent days, including a move by the premier to step back from her previous commitment to bring in revenue tools to raise money for much-needed transit expansion.

If you haven’t heard, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was in town Monday, September 23, to drop a cool $660 million of federal money on the Scarborough subway extension ap­proved by council back in July, a three-stopper from Kennedy to Sheppard. And thereby throw a wrench into the provincial Liberal subway plan announced weeks earlier for a two-stop subway from Kennedy to the Scarbor­ough Town Centre.

A masterstroke by the HarperCons, opined most observers. Clearly, with a municipal election a year away and a provincial runoff looming in the spring, the move will win some votes for the PM’s fishing buddy, Mayor Rob Ford, and embattled PC lead­er Tim Hudak.

With their electoral fortunes wan­ ing elsewhere, it also puts more Scarborough seats in play for the federal Conservatives.

But check the backgrounder provided by Flaherty’s peeps. There are

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more than a few references to conditions attached to the federal funding.

First among these: interest from the private sector.

A detail missed in the media’s deciphering of the feds’ intervention is the fact that the subway plan is to be funded under their New Building Ca­ nada Fund. Under that plan, projects with capital costs of more than $100 million will have to go through a P3 (public-private partnership) screening process “to determine whether bet­ter value for money can be achieved through P3 procurement.”

What that means in practical terms is difficult to pin down in conversation with a spokesperson from Transport and Infrastructure Minister Denis Le­bel’s office.

When I ask if the feds’ $660 million pledge will still flow if a private partner or partners can’t be found, I’m told I’m thinking too far ahead. Presumably, the private sector will jump at the chance to get in on the deal, but it’s more likely a diversion. Taxpayers will be on the hook for this one. And where subways are concerned, that usually means massive cost overruns.

There is such a thing as a bad transit investment, and the Scarborough subway extension is it in spades: its $3.5 billion total cost would be better spent on the original light rail network approved by council before winning votes in Scarborough and TTC chair Karen Stintz’s mayoral aspirations got in the way.

This may seem too obvious for words. But the obvious can’t be stated often enough when lies are passing for truth.

Others have said it in these pages, so I won’t waste too much time on the details. A subway extension would do little to alleviate gridlock or move Scarborough residents down-

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Remember Rob Ford’s Sheppard ­subway?

It may not be dead yet.

town faster. We’re talk­ing tree to eight minutes at best.

What it would do is increase already crippling congestion on the Yonge line.

That’s why the two people who know the most about transit, TTC CEO Andy Byford and chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat, have been pushing the Downtown Relief Line as the system’s number-one priority.

More smoke and mirrors: there’s also the not so small matter of the $1 billion funding gap the city has no mo­ney to cover unless council raises taxes. Barely 24 hours after basking in the glow of Flaherty’s announcement, and claiming to have delivered on a campaign pledge, the mayor was railroading again, insisting that he’s not willing to go above a 0.25 per cent property tax increase. That won’t cover it. But false subway promises have sufficed before, so why not again?

At Queen’s Park, Murray indicated he’s not in any hurry to change course on the pro­vince’s plan during question period on Tuesday. He said provincial transit agency Metrolinx will be releasing its ridership and job projection numbers next week to bol­ster his case.

“We’re not a government that’s going to build subways that’ll run empty,” he said.

Was he freelancing when he shocked everyone by announc­ing that the province would go it alone because the feds weren’t ponying up?

That’s the spin some close to Premier Wynne are offering.

But it’s also the case that certain members of the Scarborough wing of her caucus are attempting to subvert more parts of the province’s LRT plan approved by council in 2012.

Don’t look now, but the push is on to replace the Sheppard East LRT with a subway too. Mayoral wannabe Brad Duguid and Bas Bal­kis­soon are said to be spear­heading that drive.

Scarborough’s wide streets are tailor made or surface light rail. Think Salt Lake. But apparently, taking away car lanes to accommodate light rail and bikes doesn’t wash with the grass­ roots east of Vic Park.

How long before Ford jumps on that train and declares it’s time to finish the loop with a subway from Sheppard to Don Mills? Has the ring of a campaign plank, doesn’t it? How Ford became the champion of subways is really something, given he’s the progeny of the Mike Harris folks who cancelled rapid transit. Ford didn’t even have a transit platform during the 2010 campaign until he released one on You­Tube in the dead of night.

But back to Premier Wynne. Perhaps smelling the winds of political change, she’s backing away from her commitment to dedicated revenue tools for public tran­sit. The Libs announced last week that they’re setting up a 13-​member panel headed by Anne Golden to study the issue.

The Toronto Region Board of Trade pounced on what it perceives as a delay tactic. “By calling for more study, the government is slowing down the process at a time when action is much needed,” said board CEO Carol Wilding.

CivicAction struck a similar note, demanding the province set timelines. In the interim, the costs of gridlock continue to grow. The C.D. Howe Institute pegs those at $7.5 billion to $11 billion a year in the GTA. Maybe there’s method to the transit madness. One Queen’s Park ob­server suggests the Grits’ are moving to take over transit holus-bolus from GTA municipalities. That would allow Queen’s Park to deal directly with the feds without having Ford or anyone else play them off for their own gain. Whether that would buy us smarter transit is another question.

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PRivacy

Security disservice

Think spying on citizens is just a Yankee affair? You’d be wrong.

By FRANK LENK

There are few gatherings at which William Binney, the former U.S. intelligence officer turned whistle-​blower, would be greeted as a celebrity. But at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s fourth annual RightsWatch conference September 20 at Ryerson, he was greeted like a pop star.

An affable gent with a mischievous grin, Binney has spent the past decade warning about the out-​of-​ control surveillance capabilities of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Binney knows those capabili­ ties well, because he helped build them.

A mathematician and intelligence expert, he capped several decades at the NSA by helping to de­ sign a system code-named ThinThread. It was intended to track down terrorists and criminals by collecting email, phone records and other internet data.

Speaking at Ry’s Ted Rogers School of Management Friday night, Binney remained proud of this creation.

“We devised a way to protect the privacy of everybody in the world,” he emphasizes, noting that ThinThread would have targeted only known wrongdoers, then followed their communications through just “two degrees of separation” (who they talked to and who those people in turn talked to.)

“There is no terrorist attack in the world that that process would not have picked up,” says Binney confidently. Unfortunately, his system was rejected in favour of something vastly more ambitious. After quitting the NSA, Binney became an outspoken critic.

His warnings have gained a great deal of credibility in the past few months. Secret documents leaked by

Edward Snowden, who worked for an NSA subcontractor, have revealed that NSA sur­veillance has now expanded into every corner of the internet, reaching into commercial systems, social networks and international trunk cables.

“Today we’re simply collecting it all and storing it all,” says Binney. He predicts that within the next 10 years, the NSA will be able to use sophisticated data analysis to draw a complete timeline of just about anyone’s entire life.

Such a database could chill political dissent and allow any individual to be secretly targeted based on minute details of his or her personal life. Yet, ironically, it’s less effective in tracking genuinely dangerous terrorists or criminals, he believes, than his more focused design.

Canada is thought to be heavily involved in this vast data ​collection scheme, if only as a member of the “Five Eyes” intelligence-​sharing pact formed secretly at the end of World War II with the U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand. But our equivalent of the NSA, the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), has not sprung any leaks comparable to Snowden’s, so its activities remain shrouded in mystery.

In any case, Canadian communications are largely subject to U.S. scrutiny. Another speaker at Rights­ Watch, U of T professor Andrew Clement, has shown that much Canadian internet traffic is routed through

One police officer in a station with a laptop can track hundreds of people in real time.

the U.S., where it’s basically fair game for collection by the NSA. Clement points out that even an email sent from a Toronto source to a local destination is quite likely to take a “boomerang route” through the U.S. On IXmaps.ca, his group’s website, people can get more information and follow the arc of their own messages across the continent.

Clement also spoke about another type of pervasive surveillance. He’s heading up a project looking at the proliferation of video cameras in Toronto. At lunchtime on Saturday, he took a group from the conference on a tour of the Eaton Centre, pointing out the 90-​odd cameras his team has counted within the Sears store; many others are dotted around the complex and all of downtown.

So far, Clement has found that all this video doesn’t seem to be exploited for much of anything. However, as camera systems are in­creasing­ly networked, video could soon be combined with other data collection mechanisms, like cell​phone location tracking.

Speaking from the RightsWatch panel, Ben Wiz­ner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, sums up the basic problem. “It used to be that if the government wanted to track your location, they would have teams of agents following you around. Now one police officer in a station with a laptop can track hundreds of people in real time.

“Think about this as the world’s largest Facebook, without an opt-​out,” says Wizner. “You don’t have to join. You’re already in it.”

3 Frank Lenk has written about technology and the internet for several decades. news@nowtoronto.com

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When reports from the Exhibition Place board are forwarded to council, they are placed on the agenda of the mayor’s executive committee.

There are currently two consul­tant lobbyists with active registrations to lobby the city (and/ or its boards) on behalf of Muzik. There is also a policy concerning council-member-organized community events that says members of coun­ cil “shall neither solicit nor accept support in any form” from registered lobby­ists or their clients. In this context, “support” means a donation of goods or services for the purpose of holding a community event.

Questions to Muzik concerning its relationship with the Fords and whe­ther it charged them full market value for Muzik’s services were referred to the business’s PR firm, which explained that the club’s own­er was out of town and unavailable to comment. The mayor’s office did not respond to requests.

Councillor Mike Layton, whose ward encompasses Exhibition Place and who’s sat on its board since Jan­uary, tells me that Muzik’s lease extension has been “stalled” since he convinced the board to roll that discussion into the ongoing process of crafting a broader strategic vision for the grounds.

But he’s intrigued when I tell him about Mu­ zik’s involvement with Ford Fest. “I think [the relationship is] a valid concern and that’s something that we need to ask questions about,” he says.

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On THE SCENE

Bread and circuses

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Is Ford Fest crossing the ethical line on fair campaigning? ByJONATHAN GOLDSBIE

The

first time I recall agreeing with Rob Ford was in May 2006.

Council was debating a policy concerning the use of city resources in an election year.

Everyone agreed in principle that incumbents should not be allowed to exploit their access to office budgets and internal ser­vices to assist their re-election. But in practice they wrestled with the ap­pro­priate limits to put on their own newsletters.

Those flyers – whose printing and distribution are funded by the city – are inherently almost always self-promotional. And in municipal elections, name recognition is key.

I remember Ford railing against the unfair advantage for incumbents, who had no business using the public coffer to boost their own political interests. And I remember thinking he was absolutely correct.

Of course, that was about taxpayer dollars and other people. When it comes to leveraging his own incumbency and immense personal wealth to get elected, Rob Ford is a good deal more flexible. * * * When I describe Ford Fest, people can’t believe it. It’s a massive public cele­bration by and about Rob Ford, with free food and booze and a banner reading “Welcome Ford Nation.”

This year it left his mother’s backyard and went on the road: they held a Scarborough edition at Thomson Memorial Park on July 5 and an Etobicoke edition at Centennial Park this past Friday, September 20.

The more recent event added “FORD NATION” flags – both large, blowing-in-the-wind ones and smaller hand-held ones for waving about. At both the mayor gave a speech imploring his supporters to return him to City Hall in next year’s election.

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Upon completing my account, I’m then often asked, with concern and incredulity, “Is this legal?” To which I seldom offer a short reply.

Here, now, are some of the more curious aspects of this year’s Ford Fests.

1| Election spending

The Municipal Elections Act is fairly clear that an “expense shall not be in­curred by or on behalf of a person un­less he or she is a candidate.”

You cannot become a candidate until you register to run. And you cannot register to run until the first business day of an election year.

So despite his perpetual state of campaign­ ing, Ford can’t yet spend mo­ney for the purpose of re-election. Yet because he explicitly instructed the gathered throngs to vote for him on election day, you could argue that this year’s Ford Fests were effectively campaign events, at least in part.

The thing is, campaign finance laws are primarily enforced on a complaint ­ba­sis. And such complaints cannot be made until after the dead­line for can­didates to file their financial state­ments. That deadline is the final Friday in March of the year following an election.

The complaint takes the form of a request for a compliance audit, which is considered by a Compliance Audit Committee composed of three individuals with relevant expertise. If that committee decides that the request has merit, they will order a com­pliance audit of the campaign. The auditors report their findings, in­cluding any apparent le­gal violations, to the committee, which then decides whether to com­mence legal proceedings. If charges are laid, the case is heard by the Ontario Court.

As far as anyone knows, only one elected politician has ever been convicted under the act: in 2006, the former mayor of Hamilton pled guilty to six of 41 charges brought against him.

He had to pay $4,500 and write an essay about what he had learned.

The act also allows any person to bring a charge under it “at any time,” but the task of privately litigating these matters is so timeconsuming and costly that this only occurs as a rare last resort after the compliance audit pro­cess has already been exhausted.

2| Liquor service

The beverage service at the 2013 Ford Fests was provided by Muzik nightclub. The bars last Friday bore the logo of Muzik Beach, and a liquor sales licence is­sued to Muzik Clubs Inc. on July 3, 2013 (two days before the Scarborough event), was conspi­c­u­ously displayed.

Muzik is located in the Horticulture Building at city-owned Exhibi­tion Place and has been there since 2004. It currently enjoys a 20year lease, which it has recently sought to extend by another decade, through 2034. Last December, the Exhibition Place board of gover­ nors chaired by Ford ally Mark Grimes approved a sole-source lease extension.

Five months later, Ex Place staff returned to the board to let them know there’d been a hitch: per city bylaws, a lease of 21 years or longer is consid­ered a sale, which would require – among other things – approval from council.

City parks people don’t think Ford Fest’s a promotional event — though a non-incumbent couldn’t use the space that way.

An affair on the scale of Ford Fest – with amusement rides, food service, sound amplification, etc – requires a special event permit in order to be held in a public park.

And the page on the city website outlining the process for obtaining such a permit is fairly unambiguous: “To hold a special event in any of our City of Toronto parks, your organization is required to be a registered non-profit organization.” Furthermore, “the event itself is required to be… non-promotional.”

“That’s generally the rule,” says Parks, Fores­ try and Recreation’s Mark Lawson. “We can only post so much information on our website or individuals don’t read it.”

In fact, he says, there are several categories of eligibility, including the broadly interpreted “community ser­vice programs or events local in nature to the benefit of residents of the city of Toronto.” He points out that they often issue special event permits to organizations other than formal non-profits, such as “friends of” groups and community centre ad­visory councils. Lawson also takes care to mention that many city councillors hold community barbecues or movie nights and that these are is­sued special event permits as well. (He is aware that the website text is misleading and says the department is in the process of changing it.)

Well, what about the dictum that an event should not be promotional? “There can’t be signs promoting any kind of sponsorship or anything of that nature,” he says.

And if a member of council were to have banners with his or her own name on them? “That wouldn’t matter,” he says, “because they’re the sitting councillor, and if it’s an event such as a picnic or a movie night sponsored by that councillor, that would not be an issue.”

Okay. As far as the city’s Parks department is concerned, Ford Fest – with its “FORD” banners and flags and T-shirts – is not a promotional event.

But those who aren’t incumbents couldn’t do this, since it would be considered an act of promotion for themselves or their own candidacy.

If only city council still had a Rob Ford.

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Ravine C Those stretches of green that thread through our paved metropolis are a

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a ravine love mission wants

the first flashes of crimson and gold appear on city trees, a team of enviros is urging residents to journey into Toronto’s ravines for a nature love-in.

Call it a rush to watershed consciousness.

The groups behind Love the Ravines, which launched last week, are trying to remind locals that we’re living smack in the middle of one of the largest ravine networks in the world.

The miraculous stretches of woods, streams, rivers and marshes that weave their way through our neighbourhoods – filtering our air and water, feeding our spirits and connecting us to the city’s pre-colonial and settler history – need more attention, it seems, than they’re getting.

That’s the view of campaign sponsors Environmental Defence, Toronto Environmental Alliance, Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, Dot Dot Dash and Patagonia, which is why they’re pushing council to designate our river basins – particularly the Don and the Humber – as part of the official Greenbelt, and to get other municipalities to do the same.

(T.O. councillors started moving on this in 2010 but have since stalled.)

Our watersheds are already regulated by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, but a Greenbelt designation, organizers say, would create a double guarantee against development threats and shifts in political goodwill. It wouldn’t take much, they warn, to slide back to the days when you couldn’t spot a live fish in the Don. NOW talks to AIDAN GROVE-WHITE of Environmental Defence about what’s at stake.

What threats do urban ravines like Toronto’s face?

We’re concerned about development encroaching on land that ravines need to stay healthy. We must protect our green spaces so they’re allowed to perform their natural role in the river ecosystem – providing space for trees and animals, safe distances for natural erosion, essential habitat and water filtering – all of which helps to reduce flooding in the GTA. Our ravines also need infrastructure that can better handle extreme weather like the storm we experienced earlier this year. In storms, filthy water from sewers and stormwater pipes overflows into the rivers. Litter is a problem, too; this hurts the animals and plants that call the ravines home.

What will the official Greenbelt seal do for our rivers?

At 1.8 million acres, Ontario’s Greenbelt protects environmentally sensitive areas and prime farmland from sprawl and encourages the GTA to grow in a way that creates more walkable, sustainable communities. Just as important, the Greenbelt protects the sources of the major watersheds that supply the GTA with much of its drinking water.

Human, plant and animal life depends on the rivers that connect the Greenbelt to Lake Ontario. Bringing ravines into

the protective fold would help safeguard our drinking water and air and reduce the impacts of flooding.

Plus, it would ensure that even as the city grows, with more towers of steel and glass, Torontonians would have green space nearby.

What has the city done to protect the Greenbelt?

We’re pleased that council recently approved a motion in principle to include the Humber and Don into the Greenbelt.

Municipal staff produced a feasibility report that identified a few hurdles, but the good news is that in January 2013, Ontario unveiled its new urban river valley designation that cleared these barriers.

Are you worried about threats to Ontario’s Greenbelt?

Many municipalities are struggling to balance rapid population growth with the needs of their environment.

Vaughan is a perfect example; the speed of expansion is vastly outpacing efforts to protect the city’s natural heritage and its benefits. There are some developers who want to make money the old-fashioned way – by paving over green space and building far-apart, car- dependent communities.

They want to weaken the controls on development in the farmland and green spaces between the urban areas and the Greenbelt. It’s important that nature isn’t a long car ride away. And that GTA residents can have access to fresh, local food.

How is ravine awareness tied to the bigger enviro picture?

The healthier our ravines, the better they’ll be at helping mitigate climate change, as well as helping us adapt to what can’t be mitigated. If we want more involvement in protecting our shared environment, it can only help if more people feel connected to nature.

What’s your favourite ravine?

Recently, my dad and I rode our bikes by the Humber all the way to Vaughan from downtown. We explored monuments and plaques commemorating Hurricane Hazel, old mills and their weirs, stone bridges, modern bridges, beautiful, wide-open marshes and flood plains.

ADRIA VASIL Just gorgeous. adriav@nowtoronto.com

How to really love the ravines

SIGN THE PETITION Let city council know you want to see river valleys like the Don and Humber officially added to the Greenbelt. Sign the petition at lovetheravines.com.

POST YOUR HEART OUT Post pics and tweets using the #LoveTheRavines hashtag on Twitter and Instagram. They’ll show up on the lovetheravines.com map.

GET INVOLVED Volunteer with park groups that help keep ravines clean. Find your local group or start your own at parkpeople.ca.

GET MOVING Go for a leisurely walk, strenuous hike, inspired jog or bike ride in our incredible ravine system. Just be sure to stick to trails and avoid streams and rivers.

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Access: Ravine Drive south of Bellamy and Kingston Ten-thousand-year- old artifacts, a passageway for smugglers, a secret stash of treasure and a sanctuary for artists – Gates Gully is a magnificent part of our urban wilderness, a place of legends, legacy and beauty.

In the early 19th century, Bellamy and Kingston was home to an inn built by Jonathan Gates. On the night of December 5, 1837, it served as a rallying point for the militia aiming to defend Toronto against the erupting threat of William Lyon Mackenzie and his rebels. The gully was named for Gates and his inn.

We start at the northern end of the trail, named for Canadian artist Doris McCarthy, which winds through nearly 24 hectares of ravine, dropping about 90 metres in elevation from the plateau atop the Scarborough Bluffs, one of the geological marvels of North America, down to Lake Ontario. It’s one of the few places on the Bluffs affording convenient access between the lake and the flats above.

The ravine is the earliest known site of human occupation in the GTA. Relics unearthed here have been dated from the early archaic period (circa 8000 BC). When European settlers arrived, they continued to use Gates Gully as an access route to and from the lake; it was a gentle enough incline to wheel cargo up, convenient for soldiers, merchants – and smugglers.

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way. Native species like white and yellow birch, American beech, white oak and sugar maple flourish on the steep surrounding slopes.

The ravine is also home to regionally rare plant species: blue cohosh, downy ryegrass, thin-leaved sunflower, russet buffaloberry and Hitchcock’s sedge. Deer, beaver, foxes and coyotes are reported several times a season, and in the spring visitors are thrilled by swarms of Red Admiral butterflies. The area’s also a significant stopover for migratory birds, and serves as nesting grounds for our own populations. Over 100 species have been spotted, including grebes, herons, kinglets, mergansers, hawks, swallows, woodpeckers and terns.

A descendent of the Annis family, among the first non-native families in the area, once told a story to the effect that as the Americans looted our city in April 1813, British soldiers buried their money in Gates Gully, a treasure never since recovered. It’s also said that William Lyon Mackenzie hid out at the Annis homestead, evading government forces in 1837.

At the bottom of the trail is Passage, a sculpture by Marlene Hilton Moore resting on the shore of the lake, honouring Doris McCarthy and the Bluffs themselves.

McCarthy built a house on the Bluffs in the late 30s.

Singer Lorraine Segato once house-sat there, which gave McCarthy the idea of making it an artists’ refuge.

Now the property is owned by the Ontario Heritage Foundation.

Access: L’Amoreaux Community and Rec Centre, west of Kennedy off McNicholl After descending a steep staircase and ambling north along the path, we come to a plaque near the bridge over West Highland Creek. It’s informative, but I discover a far more interesting read later: the Report On The Stage 3-4 Salvage Excavation Of The Alexandra Site. In 2000, people doing preparatory work for a housing development north of the park discovered ceramic sherds, and a full-scale archaeological assessment was ordered.

Eight months of excavation unearthed a 600-year- old Huron-Wendat village thought to have supported a population of 800 to 1,000, with 16 or 17 longhouses plus sweat lodges and hearths. Remarkably, over 19,000 artifacts, including stone tools and weapons, copper beads and pipes were recovered. Perhaps the most significant discovery was beads made from seashells believed to have originated on the Atlantic, demonstrating the First Nations far-reaching trading network.

We find guerrilla art on the path, a set of human footprints that transform into wolf paw prints; I’d like to extend a personal “Well done!” to the artist. The path forks, and the northwest trail proceeds to the shady bliss of Passmore Forest, named after F.F. Passmore, the surveyor responsible for Scarborough’s first official surveys in 1850 and 1862.

The wood- chip trail that rolls out before us leads through a mixed forest peppered with mature sugar maples, American beech saplings and fine examples of white pine and red oak. Scattered throughout are numerous trees hollowed out by decay, and there’s lots of pileated woodpecker and wood-boring insect activity. If you visit in early summer, it teems with flowering raspberry, fern and some of the most outrageous patches of burdock I’ve ever seen.

All the trails loop back on themselves; we choose the southern one.

Beams of sunlight breach the canopy, and the cool breeze causes the leaves to flutter and flash. L’Amoreaux Pond plays host to foxes, skunks, raccoons, squirrels and chipmunks. Garter snakes, crows, blue jays and brown-headed cowbirds are regularly spotted. One avian resident provides us with the greatest thrill one spring day – a great blue heron.

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walk three/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Cedarvale Ravine Access: Ava and Everden, near Eglinton West station This ravine was a favourite haunt of Ernest Hemingway, who while writing for the ­Toronto Star Weekly back in 1919 lived at 1599 Bathurst. Nice to know this legendary adventurer enjoyed the swath of green, though it did ­acquire a checkered history.

In the 1970s, during the digging of the Spadina subway, there was intense construction throughout the ­ravine. Happily, thanks to the passage of time and re-​ naturalization projects, the area has largely recovered.

The ravine follows the course of Castle Frank Brook, a tributary of the Don that once flowed southwest here.

Sometime in the 1960s, the city buried the brook as well as Cedarvale Creek and converted them into part of the Spadina Storm Trunk Sewer. The effects on the valley and wildlife can only be imagined.

walk four /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// East Don Parkland Access: Leslie and Sheppard Walking the southern end of the East Don Parkland, you’re actually traversing what in the early 1800s was Clark’s Settlement or Clarksville, one of the first communities in the area. The village had a smith, school and church but no tavern, since founder Thomas Clark was anti-​liquor. His home, protected under the Ontario Heritage Act, still stands today at 9 Barberry Place.

Proceeding north on the trail, we come to a small ­encampment covered in signs with religious messages nestled near the riverbank. Could this be the home of Toronto’s Peace Lady, who appears in flowing white waving peace signs on bridges? She’s called this ravine home for years.

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Another major potential threat? The Spadina Expressway. If it had been constructed as designed, Cedarvale Ravine would be roadway today. Homes were expropriated and a large trench dug in Cedarvale Park, but vehement protests succeeded at halting construction in 1971.

Despite the damage, the area has recovered with considerable grace. Descending into the ravine, we discover a diverse landscape populated by both ­native and invasive trees and other flora: white pine, red osier dogwood, crack willow, cockspur hawthorn, sumac, yellow-​ flag iris and greater lobelia, to name only a few.

Tiny streams run through the ravine, criss-​crossing the trail under footbridges of various shapes and sizes.

In fact, much of the valley near the Bathurst bridge is full-​fledged wetland, one of the few gifts given by the subway system beneath your feet.

Don makes a U-​turn and becomes a tiny babbling rapids between steeply inclined banks. A new landscape emerges peppered by black cherry and wild apple trees.

Roughly 200 metres past the rapids, at a major fork in the trail, we head north and discover a small pond that in springtime is a landscape of pure joy with its cattails and (invasive) yellow iris.

The path edges along the border of Alamosa Park, in the heart of what was once called Flynntown. This small settlement, with its brickyard, farms and mills, was one of the ­early towns lining the Don. The stretch between Alamosa and Finch is truly idyllic. Undulating groves of deciduous and coniferous trees give way to sweet little meadows. In the spring, there are Red Admiral butterflies and patches of wild strawberries along the path. Bracket fungi decorate fallen, moss-​covered trees. And all the while the river ­approaches and retreats from the trail.

Mother nature, however, does not deserve exclusive credit for the grandeur. Since the formation of East Don Parkland Partners in 1999, volunteers have planted 15,000 trees and shrubs – an amazing accomplishment.

walk five ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Vale of Avoca Rosedale Ravine Access: Heath northeast of St. Clair subway station There’s an evocative bit of Toronto folklore about how St. Clair got its name. In the 19th century, the thoroughfare was called the 3rd Concession and passed through the farmland of a family named Grainger.

After watching a theatrical production of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the story goes, a young Albert Grainger adopted “St. Clair” as his middle name, after the character Augustine St. Clare, who vows to free his slave. (It was incorrectly spelled in the program.) To amuse himself, Grainger erected a sign near Yonge reading “St. Clair Avenue,” and the name stuck.

At the bottom of the steep wooden staircase we come upon the only stretch where Yellow Creek, a historic tributary of the Don that was buried a century ago, sees the open air.

Following the trail south, we approach the graffiti-covered St. Clair Viaduct. It was built in 1924 to replace an older iron bridge; some of that ironwork was then used in the fence that now separates the ­ravine from Avoca.

Half a kilometre along the trail from the viaduct, you can climb out of the ravine to the Rosehill Reservoir. Constructed in 1873-​74, it was Toronto’s first major ­reservoir. Originally it was open to the air and freely accessible, but during WWII, out of fear that it might become a strategic target, it was fortified with barbed wire fences. In 1966, after the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was roofed to protect the water from radioactive fallout in the event that the Cold War turned hot.

On the east side of the creek, a flat, paved trail crosses under a railway bridge at the ridge that, some 12 or 13 millennia ago, was the shoreline of glacial Lake Iroquois.

Just past the Yellow Creek inlet is David A. Balfour Park. It has always struck me as odd that municipal politician Balfour (1889-​1956) would be honoured with a namesake park. To his credit, he did much to advocate for city improvements, including Nathan Phillips Square, but on the other hand, he was also an opponent of the labour movement and petitioned passionately for bans on a number of books now considered classics, including John Steinbeck’s The Grapes Of Wrath.

Crossing Mt. Pleasant south of Roxborough, we find the Park Drive Reservation, a small re-​naturalized meadow planted specifically as butterfly habitat. We soon turn right at a nexus of trails and come to a path that was once Milkman’s Lane, built in the latter half of the 19th century and said to have been the route of dairy workers delivering milk and eggs from farms in the Don Valley.

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walk six /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Oxbow Trail Todmorden Mills Wildflower Preserve, Don Valley Access: Pottery Road west of Broadview This trail may well be one of our most wonderful 15-​minute hikes, the kind of amble that can be squeezed into even the busiest day.

It was nearby at the end of the 18th century that Isaiah and Aaron Skinner built the first grist mill on the Don. By 1823, the Helliwell family brewery and distillery had been established; the environs were named Todmorden after that family’s home in Lancashire, England. A few years later, one of the first machine-​made paper mills in Upper Canada opened, producing newsprint for William Lyon Mackenzie’s newspaper, The Colonial Advocate. From this area once flowed some of our great staples: flour, paper and booze.

We enter the trail from the southeastern end of the parking lot, the ­location of a prisoner of war camp during WWII. Members of the German merchant marine were confined here in tents and huts while working at the Don Valley brick works and the Greenwood clay pits.

The Wildflower Preserve used to be overrun by invasive species like dame’s rocket, Manitoba maple, garlic mustard, Himalayan balsam and others. Almost 75 per cent of the biomass was invasive or introduced species. Thanks to passionate ­volunteers, the situation has improved. The trail leads through a lush and lovely meadow populated by wild bergamot, Michigan lily, grey-​headed coneflower, common milkweed, Kentucky bluegrass and others. The meadow is also home to the dreaded dog-​strangling vine; a sign directs visitors to report sightings to the Invading Species Awareness Program. Their website lets me snitch on invaders with a tap of my phone.

Soon we skirt a heaviy forested area of sycamore, sugar and silver maple, American elm, trembling aspen and white ash and regionally rare red cedar.

I come upon a flight of wooden stairs and cross boardwalk bridges. Marsh-​ like conditions in spring and summer support swamp milkweed, Jerusalem artichoke, marsh marigold, cow parsnip, spotted jewelweed and more.

Moss-​covered logs serve as homes for countless creepy-​crawlies and ­majestic examples of bracket fungi. Then comes Todmorden Pond, where I’m told snapping turtles and red-​eared slider turtles are in residence.

Jason Ramsay-Brown is author of the blog Toronto Ravines & Trails With Abbey, a journal of his ­explorations in city ravines and green spaces with his six-year-old daughter. abbey-trails.blogspot.ca.

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What do our ravines do for us? Those shady watersheds aren’t just beautiful, they offer up essential services free of charge. By ADRIA VASIL gen dioxide and sulfur dioxide as well as lung-lodging particulate ­matter.

That means those shady canopy systems help keep cost down for pol­ lution-related hospital visits. Actually, the USDA calculates the to­tal economic saving from our arboreal pollution-filtering at $16.9 million annually, with 7 mil of that coming from our ravines.

Green Therapy

Who needs Zo­loft when you’ve got a patch of wild ra­vine nearby? As Eva

Selhub and Alan Logan, the authors of This Is Your Brain On Nature, point out, even a quick walk in nature offers up a layer of protection against psychological stress, easing anger, boosting mental clarity, focus and cognitive rejuvenation.

Forested areas are actually chock full of negative ions, airborne mole­ cules that reduce stress and tension.

Ditto for areas near moving water, making forested ravines with a flowing rivers or creeks doubly therapeutic. Research at the University of Sheffield found that the more biodiverse an urban green space, the better we feel. No wonder natural ra­vines are more soul-soothing than park­ettes.

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Climate-change control

Ca­na­da’s forests absorb about a quarter of the planet-cooking carbon emitted by the tar sands, tailpipes and the nation’s other spewers.

Urban forests like those in our ravines help mitigate climate change, too, by sequestering carbon dioxide in their tissue. More than 10 million trees and shrubs blanket over a quarter of Toronto, and nearly 40 per cent of those are in ravines. The bigger and the healthier the trees, the more they sequester.

A thriving ravine system like Toronto’s is taking in nearly 14,000 met­ric tonnes of carbon every year, according to calculations based on a 2008 report by the U.S. Department of Ag­ri­culture, which came to study our urban treescape. Encroach on those ravines and you can bet on reversing T.O.’s gains in its CO2 reduction plan.

Nature’s Brita and flood con­trol

Without a network of deep-rooted trees, well, you unleash a torrent of problems. Heavy rains are guaranteed to leave you up to your knees in flooded roads and soggy basements.

Flood control is why the city brought in its ravine bylaw preventing anyone living on a ravine from taking down a tree or altering a slope without permission.

That forested ravine up the street from you isn’t just controlling the ero­sion that can make flash floods so much more destructive; it’s also help­ing to filter water and absorb harm­ful substances as the tributaries weave their way to Lake Ontario en route to our taps.

ies throughout the U.S. and the UK found that kids living in green parts of town are less likely to gain weight and have lower rates of asthma than kids living in greyer ’hoods. Runners take note: one study on no­vice exercisers found that jogging through woods results in faster completion times, more enjoyment and less frustration than running open non-wooded trails. The same goes for walkers.

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The boreal forest may be deemed the “northern lungs of the earth,” but our ravines are the lungs of this city.

They not only turn thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide (see above) into pure, clean oxygen for you and me to inhale, but they also filter out a lot of lung-clogging pollutants.

A little number-crunching based on figures from the USDA reveals that Toronto’s canopied ravines remove over 700 tonnes of air pollu­ tants each year. This is mostly smog­ gy substances that can make going outdoors a challenge for kids, seniors, anyone with lung disease – stuff like ozone, carbon monoxide, nitro-

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Anyone who lives amidst concrete knows a city crowded with slabs of grey and choking tailpipes is always a few degrees hotter than outlying green spaces. The USDA found T.O.’s trees save residents $9.7 million in cooling costs every year. They also help control en­ergy costs in winter by shielding struc­tures from frigid winds.

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Sources: City of Toronto; City of Toronto Archives; Greenbelt.ca; Love the Ravines; Toronto and Region Conservation Authority; Ravine City, by Chris Hardwicke; Toronto Ravines: Walking The Hidden Country, by Murray Seymour.

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about Toronto’s river valleys

1 Our river valleys are a godsend.

Without them we’d be washed away.

They began to be formed 3 million years ago, and took something like their present shape after the draining of Lake Iroquois at the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago.

But it was a very recent cataclysm that ensured their preservation: Hurricane Hazel spurred calls for protecting our flood plains against runaway development as a bulwark against extreme weather events.

And so the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority was born.

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Toronto is a city of lost rivers. We think of our ravine system as the Don, Humber, Credit and Rouge Rivers. But between those major waterways around which the city developed are a number of major creeks: Etobicoke and Mimico in the west; Highland, Duffins and Caruthers in the east.

And from those sprout literally thousands of streams and tributaries that have over the decades been bulldozed and covered up by development.

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Ravines are Toronto’s most distinguishing feature. At more than 10,500 hectares, Toronto’s ravine system is larger than any other on the planet. They help form not only the physical, but also the psychogeographic fabric of the city.

They’re part of our living, breathing history. Anne Michaels’s Fugitive Pieces, Michael Ondaatje’s In The Skin Of A Lion, Atom Egoyan’s Chloe and Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s Eye all take literary inspiration from these winding valleys.

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The Humber River was called “Toronto” when First Nations and French fur traders used it as a passage to Georgian Bay. It was their preferred canoe route north, despite all the portaging, for one simple reason. It was an easier paddle than along Lake Ontario, where you were bound to be confronted by big wind and waves, to the Trent system.

5 The Mimico Creek watershed takes its name from the native Omimeca, which, roughly translated, means “place of the wild pigeons.” The area was teeming with rock doves. Legend has it that their nests were so plentiful, their weight broke branches, which helps explain why pigeons were a common sight for sale in Toronto farmers’ markets at the turn of the last century.

6 The Humber has been settled since 10,000 BC, and because it didn’t undergo the same kind of industrialization as the Don, still retains much of its ancient beauty. Most of the river is still parkland. Salmon spawn there. Archival photos from the 1920s show picnickers enjoying the water from Model Ts parked along the river’s edge and sometimes parked in the river itself.

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The Rouge is soon to be designated Canada’s first urban national park. It’s home to more than 20 species at risk, one of the last remaining swaths of Carolinian forest and a link between Lake Ontario and the Oak Ridges Moraine. It’s also home to one of the city’s best-kept secrets: Glen Rouge campground (at Kingston and Sheppard), which has spots for pitching tents or parking your RV. NOW SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2 2013

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Steam locomotives used to hug the banks of the Don. The Don River station was near Queen. Charles Sauriol, the naturalist who spearheaded ulti­mately unsuccessful efforts to preserve the valley as a woodland park after the Second World War, organized fundraising train trips to destinations as far north as Lindsay. A section along the east branch of the Don, the Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve, is named for him. enzom@nowtoronto.com | @enzodimatteo

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Our river valleys are not just home to natural beauty.

Earlier this summer, one of the world’s most renowned street artists, Faith47, was commissioned to create a piece of art capturing the spirit of Toronto’s ravines. The result is The Pull Of The Land under the Metrolinx Bala Subdivision rail line near the Brick Works. The art of some of the city’s lesserknown graffiti artists also graces underpasses spanning the Don. The Brick Works has a bike tour dedicated to them.

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Trees in some of Toronto’s natural areas are more than 150 years old. The Bring Back the Don Task Force was founded in 1989 as part of a local effort to restore the Don Valley.

Today more than 500 volunteer groups are working to protect our ravines. And while nature lovers have often clashed with encroaching development, there have also been tensions between ­recreational ravine users. When local mountain bike riders began construct­ing an obstacle course of fallen trees in Crothers Woods, a century-old forest off Pottery Road, hikers, birders and others rebelled. The Crothers Woods Trail Management Strategy was adopted in 2007.

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writers, including Tina McCulloch, Charles Hayter and others. Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 3 pm. $10. Alumnae Theatre Studio, 70 Berkeley. gayplayday.blogspot.ca.

Sep 27 and 28 Let There Be Art 4 Music and arts festival with performances by Bingeninja, Chelsea Papps, Lila Ensemble and others plus films. $5-$10. Creatures Collective (822 Dundas W), Big Ticket Cinema (1035 Gerrard E). ­bingeninja.bandcamp.com.

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­disorientation2013.com.

trends in online fundraising and network with peers. MaRS Discovery District, 101 College.

Pre-register aia.artez.com.

Caregiver Stress Workshop for people caring for an elderly parent, spouse, relative or friend.

4-6 pm. Free. Family Service Toronto, 355 Church. familyservicetoronto.org.

Kate Sutherland. 6:30 pm. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. bit.ly/1adkfxV.

Envisioning Unify Toronto– Co-Creating A Social Change Community Session with Explore Mesopotamia: New Light On An Administrative Device From The Dawn Of Writing In The Ancient Near East Lecture by

Christopher Woods. 7 pm. $25, stu $18. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. rom. on.ca.

Falling In Love With The Earth Talk by prof Stephen Scharper. 7 pm. Free. U of T, rm 179, 15 King’s College Circle. scienceforpeace.ca.

George Brown College Open Door Event

Info on courses and how to apply. Free. St James Campus, 200 King E. georgebrown.ca.

Get Crafty! Make notebooks from recycled paper at a craft workshop. 11 am-1 pm. Free, materials provided. Hart House Reading Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452.

How Change Is Made Talk by author/playwright/lesbian activist Sarah Schulman. 7 pm. Free. U of T Health Sciences Bldg, rm HS610, 155 College. facebook.com/ events/234733823341392.

How To Help Others Without Hurting Yourself Talk by

­author/activist James ­Maskalyk followed by a dance party. 8 pm. Free.

Handlebar, 159 Augusta. ­consciousnessexplorersclub. com.

Events

Africa’s Unknown War: Apartheid Terror,

Cuba & Southern African Liberation Event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale with a film screening and panel discussion (today 7 pm) and a forum (tomorrow 8:45 am-5:15 pm). 7 pm.

Free. William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. ­cubaafrica.org.

Anti-Semitism In Europe Today – Its Relevance To Canadian Jewry Talk by Keith

Si-Si Cine Toronto Latin Film Festival

Films include Historias De Futbol, El Mural and more. $5-$10. Various venues. ­festivalofimagesandwords.ca/si-si-cine.

Sep 28 to Nov 2 TORONTO BOURBON WEEK Seven events celebrating bourbon with food pairings, cocktails and craft beer at various venues. $27-$45. ­torontobourbonweek.com.

Sep 27 to Oct 3 Toronto Oktoberfest Oompah and brass bands, dancing, contests, a pretzel toss and German fare. $20-$25. Kool Haus, 132 Queens Quay E. ­torontooktoberfest.ca.

Sep 27 and 28 Toronto Palestine Film Festival Features, shorts and documentaries plus panel discussions with directors and actors. $7-$10, 10-card pass $75. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King W), Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas W), Bloor Hot Docs

Benefits

berg. 7 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

Disorientation – Gender Revolt Alternative student orientation highlighting issues of social and environmental justice. To Sep 27. Free. U of T ­campus.

Dance Art galleries Readings

GAY PLAY DAY: LGBTQ THEATRE FESTIVAL 5 Short plays and solo pieces by local LGBTQ

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The Coup In Egypt: End Of Islamic Civilization Or Beginning? Talk by author Eric Wal-

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Research Fdn) Vito performs jazz, blues and rock with guests. 9 pm. Pwyc. Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne. veets.50.com.

Rainforest Of Reading (Ecojot GIVE Program) A concert by Marla Zinger and CU Sunday helps provide books to children in developing countries. 7 pm. $20. 3030 Dundas W. 416769-5736, ecojotgiveconcert.­eventbrite.com.

Shine On! (Project Sunshine) A vintage-inspired carnival with games, treats, music and more benefits children facing medical challenges. 8 pm. $100. Andrew Richard Designs, 571 Adelaide E. Pre-register 416-966-0877.

Walk A Mile In Her Shoes (White Ribbon Campaign) Men (and women) walk in high heels to raise awareness and funds to end violence against women. Noon-2 pm. Pledges.

Yonge-Dundas Square. Pre-register ­walkamiletoronto.org.

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Cinema (506 Bloor W). ­tpff.ca.

Sep 28 to Oct 4 Toronto Science Festival Talks and panel discussions with researchers, films, live music and dance performances, hands-on activities, brunch with a scientist and more. U of T downtown campus. tsf.utoronto.ca.

Sep 27 to 29

continuing

Faith, Art And Activism Mini-Festival

of Latin American art and culture in Canada, with film, theatre, art exhibits, talks, music and more. Various venues and prices. ­festivalofimagesandwords.ca.

To Nov 9 JFL42 Comedy Festival Performances by Colin Quinn, Bill Burr, Anthony Jeselnik, Janeane Garofalo, Sirius XM Next Top Comic, Match Game Live and others. Various prices and venues. jfl42.com.

To Sep 28

Sacred music, talks on art and faith and more.

St Stephen-in-the-Fields (103 Bellevue), Trinity Chapel (6 Hoskin) and other venues.­ saintstephens.ca/faith-art-and-­activism.

To Oct 5 Festival Of Images And Words Celebration

Sommet/Mandingue/Summit 2013: West African Dance & Drum Festival Perform-

The Human Egg Trade Café Scientifique discussion. 6:30 pm. Free. Measure, 296 Brunswick. noveltechethics.ca/events/105.

Iidex Canada Design and architecture exposition and conference. Today and tomorrow 9 am-6 pm. $25. Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes Blvd, Exhibition Place. Pre-register ­iidexcanada.com.

original business leader Gabrielle Scrimshaw. $150. Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor W. Pre-register ­tedxtoronto.com.

Tree Tenders Volunteer Training LEAF course for people who want to gain tree-related knowledge and skills. To Oct 1. $70. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. Preregister 416-413-9244 ext 14, yourleaf.org/ tree-tenders-registration.

Women’s A Cappella Women learn to sing a cappella with the Toronto Accolades. 6:45 pm.

Free. Earl Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst. torontoaccolades.com.

The Lessons Of Chile: 40 Years After The Coup Talk by Camilo Cahis, Fightback editor

and son of Chilean exiles. 6 pm. Free. York U Accolade W Bldg, rm 106, 4700 Keele. ­facebook.com/events/436757373110131.

The Middle East In Turmoil Talk on Syria and lessons from the past by professor Sven Spengemann. 7 pm. Free. Canadian Arab Federation, 1057 McNicoll. Pre-register couch@­couchichinginstitute.ca.

5The New Wave Info night for young men and women curious about the BDSM scene.

10 pm. Free. Black Eagle, 457 Church. 416413-1219.

North York Farmers’ Market Thursdays through Oct. 7 am-2:30 pm. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge. toronto.ca.

Resiliency: Bouncing Back From Adversity And Creating More Happiness Seminar.

6:30-8:30 pm. $20. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. avagaia@yahoo.ca.

5Swingin’OUT LGBT swing dance lesson and dancing. 6:45 pm. $6. 519 Church Community Centre. swinginout.ca.

TEDXToronto Conference dedicated to ideas worth spreading, with speakers including mental health advocate Mark Henick and ab-

ances, films, workshops, an African marketplace and more. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. 647-557-3449, baobabarts.ca.

To Sep 29

Year-Round Planning For Beautiful Native Plant Gardens Talk. 6:30 pm. Free. Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough. 416-6616600.

Friday, September 27

Benefits

Jose Feliciano (Flato Markham Theatre Discovery Program) The guitarist performs at a gala. 6 pm (show 8 pm). $200, show only $80.

Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre.

905-305-7469.

5Mass-Queer-Aid (Supporting Our Youth) Masquerade dance party with music by Lobodotcom and the Generalist. 10:30 pm. Free.

Beaver, 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768.

Soulstice Music & Poetry (Put Food in the Budget Campaign) All-ages show with performances by R.I.S.E., Hush Money and the Bill Brown 1-2-3- Poetry Slam Team. 8 pm. $15$25. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. facebook.com/ events/208626099302467.

Landy. 9 pm. Free. Temple Har Zion, 7360 Bayview (Thornhill). templeharzion.com.

Asia In My Mind Talk by Japanese animation critic Nobuaki Doi and screening of new independent animation. 6:30 pm. Free (RSVP required). Japan Foundation, 131 Bloor W, rm 213. jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php.

Culture Days With Ballet Jorgen Chat and demonstrations on the making of ballet. 7 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. rCulture Moves You! Multi-generational interactive dance performance with Dance Matters and YMI Dancing. 6 & 7:30 pm. Free.

Dufferin Amphitheatre (corner of Queen and Dufferin). dancematters.ca.

David Bowie Is Here Opening dance party for the David Bowie exhibit with music by DJ Luis Jacob and Odessa Palmer, video tributes to Bowie and memorabilia. 9 pm. $45. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ago.net.

European Day Of Languages Sample language classes in French, Greek, Polish, Spanish and more plus a dance and music workshop.

5-8 pm. Free. Spanish Centre, 46 Hayden. Preregister hola@spanishcentre.com.

The Firecrackers Present: Bad Girls Of History Burlesque show featuring 8-Bit Pinup,

Bianca Boom Boom, Tanya Cheex and others.

10 pm. $20, adv $15. Club 120, 120 Church. eventbrite.ca/event/7544083557.

Haim Goldenberg The mentalist performs a dinner show. 6:30 pm. $65. Paint Box Bistro, 555 Dundas E. ­haimgoldenberg.com.

Justice For Afghanistan Tour Kathy Kelly and Buddy Bell speak about helping rebuild Afghanistan’s agricultural infrastructure. 7 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. ­facebook.com/justiceforafghanistantour.

Kafka Revisited Talk by professor Hassan Diab on Canada’s extradition laws. 7 pm. Free.

Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

Mumia, Long Distance Revolutionary Film screening and discussion. 7 pm. $4. OISE, rm 2-214, 252 Bloor W. socialistaction.ca.

Ontario Universities’ Fair Talk with senior faculty and representatives from all 21 Ontario universities. To Sep 29, 10 am-5 pm.

Free. Metro Convention Centre S Bldg, 222 Bremner. 416-585-8000, ouf.ca.

Pension Funds, Unions And Working Class Strategies Workshop on the economic crisis and the attack on pension and retirement benefits. 3:30 pm. Free. CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst. Pre-register kevin.skerrett@gmail.com.

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis & Fibromyalgia Health talk. 1 pm. Free. Toron-

to Western Hospital Auditorium, 399 Bathurst. Pre-register 416-603-6475.

Sherway Farmers’ Market Ontario-grown and locally produced foods, every Fri to Oct 25. 8 am-2 pm. Sherway Gardens, 25 the West Mall, NE parking lot. sherwaymarket.com.

Toronto Design Offsite Festival Warm-Up Party Evening of fun, designs and music with

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DJ Joe Blow. 7 pm. Free. UrbanSpace Gallery, 401 Richmond W. ­todesignoffsite.com.

Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism Of Occupy Wall Street Discussion with author Mark Bray and Occupy To-

ronto’s Megan ­Kinch. 6:30 pm. Free. OISE, rm 5240, 252 Bloor W. u ­ ppingtheanti.org.

Writers’ Group Workshop with writing exercises. Noon1:30 pm. Free. Sanctuary Church, 25 Charles E. 416-9220628 ext 506.

Saturday, September 28

Benefits

Board Game Fundraiser (Help Lesotho) Play to support

literacy programs in Lesotho. 8 pm. $20. United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. b ­ rownbag@rogers.com. rGreat Camp Adventure For SickKds! (SickKids) Family fundraiser with a challenge-by-choice walk, singing, campsites and more. Donations. Fort York, 100 Garrison. Preregister ­campforkeeps.com.

Walk For Farm Animals (Farm Sanctuary) Walk to raise funds for rescue work with farm animals. Noon. Donation.

Trinity Bellwoods Park, Queen and Strachan. ­walkforfarmanimals.org.

Walk To End Canine Cancer (Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund) Fundraising walk. Noon, registration 10 am. Donation. Kew Beach E of Lee. f­ acebook.com/endcaninecancer.

Events

Bellies, Bumps And Babies Mini baby expo and workshop

for new/expectant parents. 10 am-noon. Free. Scarborough Chinese Alliance Church, 139 Silver Star. bit.ly/­1752Q7a.

Buddhist Talk Talk and meditation with Buddhist monk Ji Ru. Today and tomorrow 2-5 pm. Free. U of T, rm 102, 5 King’s College Rd. 416-902-2188.

Celebrate Culture Days At Scarborough Museum Interactive workshops in relief printmaking, silkscreening, bookbinding and more. 1-4 pm. Free. Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley. 416-338-8807. rCentreville’s Amusing Race Families engage in challenges and trivia. Today and tomorrow 11 am-5 pm. Free w/ admission. Centreville Amusement Park, Centre Island. ­centreisland.ca.

Clothing Repairathon Bring two to three items of clothing to be repaired by volunteers. 9:30 am-1:30 pm. Free. St Lawrence Market, Front and Church. r­ epairathon.com.

Coronation St Stories Eileen Grimshaw and Paul Kershaw chat onstage about the TV series’ storylines and behind-the-scenes gossip. 2 and 7:30 pm. $49.50-$89.50.

Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-3057469, markhamtheatre.ca. rA Day In The Park With Sierra Club Speakers, a GPS workshop, kids’ activities, crafts and more. 11 am-2 pm.

Free. High Park picnic area #5, Bloor and High Park. Preregister ­eventbrite.ca/event/8003634085.

Farm Talks: Acropolis Organics Learn about organic olive oil production and taste from a sample menu. 10 amnoon. $35. St Lawrence Market, 92-95 Front E. Pre-register ­stlawrencemarket.com.

Feldenkrais Introductory session. 10:30 am-noon. Free.

Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E. Pre-register 416406-0054.

Great Canadian Maturity & Travel Show Leisure travel, cruising, RV rentals, health and lifestyle, and more. Today 10 am-6 pm; tomorrow 10 am-5 pm. $12, adv $10, stu $8.

International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd (Mississauga). ­maturityandtravelshow.com. rHawkwatch Family nature walk. 10:30 am. $2-$5 or pwyc. High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside. ­highparknaturecentre.com.

The History Of Cuban Dance Music Talk by musicologist Lani Milstein. 2 pm. Free. Parkdale Library, 1303 Queen W. ­culturedays.ca.

Humanism, Social Justice And The Power Of Juries Talk

by Gary Bauslaugh. 1:30 pm. Free. OISE, rm 8-214, 252 Bloor W. humanist.toronto.on.ca.

If These Walls Could Talk Screening of a film that tells the stories behind Toronto’s psychiatric patient-built wall followed by Q&A with the filmmakers. 7 pm. Free.

519 Church Community Centre. f­ acebook.com/ events/­171979196321869.

Junction Farmers’ Market Local, sustainably produced fresh foods. Saturdays 8:30 am-12:30 pm. 8:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. Green P Lot, 385 Pacific. ­junctionmarket.ca.

Karl Marx Was Right – Capitalist Barbarism And The Fight For Revolutionary Leadership Trotskyist League/

Spartacus Youth Club talk. 7 pm. Free. OISE, rm 5280, 252 Bloor W. spartcan@bellnet.ca. rKidSpark – Kids Draw Science Kids share their visions of science through art. 1:30 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000.

The King’s Fury – A Tamil Folk Drama Presentation on the traditional musical art form of the north and east of Sri Lanka. 2 pm. Free. Malvern Library, 30 Sewells. 416-3968969. rMarket 707’s Harvest Festival Performances, edible shrubs planting, apple cider-making, balloon animals and more. 11 am-4 pm. Free. Scadding Court Community Centre, 707 Dundas W. ­scaddingcourt.org.

100 Thousand Poets For Change Evening in honour of civil rights lawyer Charles Roach. 1 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. ­­beitzatoun.org. rOrganic Harvest Fest Celebrate the organic harvest with a local farmers’ market, organic food samples, music and face-painting. 2-4 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth.

Pre-register 416-466-2129.

rPumpkin And Apple Days Talks, tips on preserving, baked goods sampling and more. Today and tomorrow 11 am-4:30 pm. Free w/ admission. Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross. 416-736-1733.

Red Slam Hip Hop Live performanes and interactive workshops with the indigenous hip-hop fusion band. 1-4 pm.

Free. York Woods Library, 1785 Finch W. c­ ulturedays.ca.

Rolling Thunder Sing, dance and drum with Thunderbird Native Theatre. 2 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette.

416-393-7521.

Self-Healing Festival Healers, practitioners, wellness therapies, health products, clinics and demos. 10 am-8 pm.

Free. 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture. selfhealingfestival. com.

Singsation Saturday Choral workshop with Toronto Mendelssohn Choir choristers. 10:30 am-noon. Free. Centre for Social Innovation Annex, 720 Bathurst. ­culturedays.ca.

Social Enterprise Workshop Panel discussion on making your own social enterprise. 10 am-5 pm. Pwyc. Don Area Co-op Homes, 255 Carlton. torontothebetter.net.

The Straight Walk Workshop: Powerful Perspectives At Work Workshop with Alicia Pace, Yasodhara Ashram

teacher. 9 am-4:15 pm. $185. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. institute.yasodhara.org. rTIFF Film Fun Interactive film-based activities for the family. Today and tomorrow 10 am-4 pm. Free. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. ­culturedays.ca.

Toronto Entomologists Association Meeting with specimens, photos and field trip reports. 1:15 pm. Free. U of T Victoria College, rm 206, 73 Queen’s Park. ­ontarioinsects. org.

Toronto FC Soccer TFC play DC United. 1 pm. $29-$77.

BMO Field, 170 Princes’ Blvd. ­torontofc.ca.

The Trees Of Queen’s Park Heritage Toronto walk. 1:30 pm. Free/pwyc. NE corner College and University. heritagetoronto.org.

Vintage Clothing Show Vintage and retro fashions, accessories, jewellery and more. 10 am-5 pm. $10. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. torontovintageclothingshow.ca. r5Welcoming Gender Independent Children LGBTQ Parenting Network and Rainbow Health Ontario event. 10 am-4 pm. Free. Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne. Pre-register lgbtqpn.ca/gicday.

Weston Village Farmers’ Market Saturdays through Oct 26. 7 am-2 pm. Weston GO Parking Lot, 39 John. westonvillagebia.com.

Withrow Park Farmers’ Market Organic and ecologically farmed produce and prepared foods. Saturdays 9 am1pm. Free. 725 Logan, south of Danforth. withrowpark.ca.

Youth Empowerment Summit Workshops on budgeting, planning for education, leadership, knowing your rights and more plus a speakers corner. 10 am-4 pm. Free. UrbanArts, 5 Bartonville E. Pre-register 647-267-0667, zannalyn@yorkyouthcoalition.org.

Sunday, September 29

Benefits

Abbey’s Kitchen Stadium (My Food My Way) Iron Chef-

style competition featuring restaurant chefs, food truck owners & pop-up food vendors. Noon-4 pm. $10-$15. Virgin Mobile Mod Club, 722 College. ­abbeyskitchen.com.

Brainsgiving (Toronto Rehab Neuro Rehabilitation Program) Comedy benefit with Fraser Young, Sara Hennessey and others. 9 pm. $25. Annex Theatre, Randolph Academy, 730 Bathurst. brownpapertickets.com/event/­445369. rBunfest! (Rabbit Rescue) A bunny spa, glamour photo shoot, veterinarian advice and more. 11 am-4 pm. $7. Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf, 2395 Bayview. bunfest.ca.

Four Seasons Centre For the Performing Arts Tours

The Canadian Opera Company offers 90-minute tours of the building as part of Culture Days. 10:30 am-1 pm.

Free. 145 Queen W. ­culturedays.ca.

Homegrown Park Crawl (David Suzuki Fdn) Walk, bike or canoe between four city parks along the former Garrison Creek corridor and enjoy music and food. 11 am. Free (food tickets $5). Starts at Christie Pits Park, Bloor and Christie. ­davidsuzuki.org/parkcrawl.

Pink Diamond Fundraising Gala Luncheon (After Breast Cancer) Lunch, a silent auction, fashion show, performance

by Olympian Mary Sanders and speakers. 11 am-4 pm. $75$125. Grand Luxe Event Boutique, 3125 Bayview. ­afterbreastcancer.eventbrite.ca. rRailpath Community Run (The Stop Community Food Centre) Fundraising run and fun run/walk along the West Toronto Railpath. 9-11:30 am. $30. Wallace and the Railpath. ­railpathcommunityrun.wordpress.com. rThe Road To Jellowtown (SickKids Fdn) World music safari adventure with Mystic Drumz for kids two to 10. 11 am & 1:30 pm. $15. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. 1-888222-6608, mysticdrumz.com.

Singles Crafts & Craft Beer Night (Art City in St James Town) All ages, genders and orientations work on craft projects while listening to music and sampling craft beers.

7:15 pm. $20 (drinks extra). Betty’s, 240 King E. ­justidateevents@gmail.com.

Soupalicious (Plant a Row, Grow a Row) Local restaurants, caterers, cookbook authors, chefs and celebrities cook up soup to support veggie gardening and food sharing. Noon4 pm. $12-$20. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. ­soupalicious.ca.

Yard Sale (City Shul Tikkun Olam fund) Kitchenware, linens, books, jewellery, frames and much more. 11 am-3 pm.

Free. Christie Pits Park, Bloor and Christie. ­cityshul.com.

NUIT TALKS Five themed discussions looking at the art and artists behind Scotiabank Nuit Blanche

HISTORY: BACK TO BASICS Artists Brendan Fernandes, Maggie Groat and Warren Quigley discuss how their individual cultural and environmental histories are used and reframed in their practice.

FREE | Wednesday, October 2 | 7:30 – 9 pm Old City Hall, 60 Queen St. W

MODERNITY: THE RISE OF MODERN ART Reinventing Marcel Duchamp’s “readymade,” curator Ami Barak explores making the ordinary extraordinary. Guests will also enjoy a preview of select Scotiabank Nuit Blanche projects. In partnership with AGO First Thursdays.

Ticketed Event | Thursday, October 3 | 7 - 11:30 pm Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W

FUTURE: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION Claire Ironside, Max Dean, and Charles Stankievech discuss the art practices that have integrated technology and consider the relationship between art and science in the future.

FREE | Friday, October 4 | 12:30 – 2 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W

FOREVER FRIDAY A night exploring artistic expression and freedom of speech, set to feature installations by Gene Pendon and C. Hudson Hwang, a special video message from Ai Weiwei, and live entertainment from k-os, Lal and Whitehorse.

FREE | Friday, October 4 | 9 – 11 pm Toronto City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen St. W

CURATORS: PUBLIC, ACADEMIC AND INSTITUTION Join the 2013 curators, Ami Barak, Patrick Macaulay, Ivan Jurakic and Crystal Mowry as they explore this year’s exhibition areas and the era of curating in public, academic and institutional realms.

FREE | Saturday, October 5 | 2 – 3:30 pm The Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay West

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Behind The Scenes: David Bowie Is Talk on the making of the exhibition by co-curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh 2 pm. $20, stu $12. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ago.net.

Bloor/Gladstone Library Neighbourhood

Heritage Toronto walk. 1:30 pm. Free/pwyc.

1101 Bloor W. heritagetoronto.org. rCast Iron Chef Learn how early residents of the Don Valley made jams and pickles. 1-4 pm. $20, child $15. Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819.

Edward Gardens And Toronto Botanical Gardens Heritage Toronto walk. 10:30 am.

Free/pwyc. 777 Lawrence E, kiosk in SW parking lot. heritagetoronto.org.

An Enchanted Evening Group meditation, live music and a vegetarian meal. 6-8 pm. Free w/donation for meal. Trinity-St Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. 416-539-0234.

The Ever-Evolving Industry Of Sneaker Design Illustrated talk by Jordan footwear

design director D’Wayne Edwards. 1 pm. $14, adv $10. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799, batashoemuseum.ca. rFeminist Art Collage Making Communal art making. 1-4 pm. Free. Walnut Contemporary, 201 Niagara. factoronto.org.

Heritage Tour LEAF tour of the city’s most impressive heritage trees. 11 am-1 pm. $5 sugg. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. Pre-register yourleaf.org/tree-tourregistration-form.

Leslieville Farmers’ Market Every Sunday till Oct 27. 9 am-2 pm. Jonathan Ashbridge Park, 20 Woodward. leslievillemarket.com. rOrganic Week Farm Trip Bus trip to meet organic farmers, take a tractor ride, sample organic food and more. 9:30 am-6 pm. $55, child $40. Pickup at Big Carrot, 348 Danforth.

Pre-register 416-466-2129.

rPedestrian Sundays In Kensington ­Market Celebrate summer with music, street

theatre and more on streets closed to traffic.

Noon-7 pm. Free. Kensington Market, Augusta south of College. ­pskensington.ca. rScience Centre Community Day Special programming, films and more. 10 am-5 pm.

Free. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills.

416-696-1000.

Whiskey, Wharf & Windmill Guided ROM walk. 2 pm. Free. King and Trinity. 416-5868000, rom.on.ca.

Monday, September 30 Mo Mondays Motivational event that’s a

cross between open-mic comedy and TED

talks, featuring musician Jacelyn Holmes, storyteller Rob Saul and others. Doors 6 pm. $15, adv $10. Pilot, 22 Cumberland. 416-9235716, momondays.com.

The Power Of Aging – Learning Resilience & Happiness Workshop. 6:30-8:30 pm. $20.

Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. ­resilience.happiness@gmail.com.

5Trans Film Screening Screening of films that look at educational barriers and a discussion. 6 pm. Free. William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. transfilmseries@gmail.com.

Women In Business Luncheon Women in Leadership forum with Dianne Buckner, Sue Cummings and others. 11 am-1:30 pm. $85.

Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front W. Pre-register womeninleadership.ca.

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Tuesday, October 1 Autism Awareness Panel discussion with

author Jonathan Alderson, occupational therapist Paula Aquilla and parent Arthur Fleisch­ mann. 7 pm. Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca.

Davisville Farmers’ Market Tuesdays through Oct 8. 3-7 pm. Free. June Rowlands Park, Davisville and Mt Pleasant. ­appletreemarkets@gmail.com.

East York Farmers’ Market Tuesdays. 9 am-2 pm. East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell. tfm.ca.

Escape, Evasion And Revenge Marc Stevens tells the true story of a German Jewish RAF pilot who bombed Berlin and became a POW. Noon. $5. Temple Har Zion, 7360 Bayview (Thornhill). ­templeharzion.com.

Older Lesbians Book Group The book club will discuss Jeanette Winterson’s novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. 1-3 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. 647-235-0843.

Stonegate Farmers Market Tuesdays through Oct 8. 4-7 pm. Stonegate Plaza, 150 Berry. stonegatefarmersmarket.ca.

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Benefits

Light The Night Walk (Leukemia & Lympho-

na Soc) Illuminated lantern walk. 7 pm (register from 5:30 pm). Donation. David Pecaut Square, behind 55 John. lightthenight.ca.

Slam! (Dignitas Int’l) Team Ping-Pong challenge to fight AIDS in Africa. 6:30 pm. $25-$30 for spectators. Steam Whistle Brewery, 255 Bremner. ­dignitasinternational.org/slam2013.

Events

Ai Weiwei: Voices Of Freedom Multimedia

event paying tribute to the dissident artist, with performances by writers, musicians and visual artists including Wayson Choy and Truth Is. 7 pm. $20, stu $12. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ago.net.

Cycle Toronto Workshop with city councillors to consider safe cycling routes on Yonge or nearby streets from the lake to Steeles. 6:30

The Big Carrot’s cauliflower soup with roasted garlic and cumin is among the slurpables at Soupalicious September 29.

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If you’ve got a garden of your own, you know you’re lucky. So think about growing something extra and sharing it with people less fortunate. The mission of the org Plant a Row/Grow a Row is to encourage and facilitate exactly that. On Sunday (September 29), Artscape Wychwood Barns hosts the Soupalicious pm. Free. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View. cycleto.ca/event/yonge-workshop.

Embodiment Of Innovation Seminar on the science of thinking and the wisdom of yoga practice. 6 pm. $35. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. e ­ mbodimentofinnovation. eventbrite.ca. rFairmount Park Farm Market Vendors, live music, kids’ activities, a wading pool and more. Wednesdays 3-7 pm. Free. 1725 Gerrard E. 647-929-2968.

NHistory: Back To Basics Nuit Talks presents a discussion with artists Brendan Fernandes, Maggie Groat and Warren Quigley.

7:30 pm. Free. Old City Hall grand staircase, Queen and Bay. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca.

Intro To The 7-Day Detox Program Workshop on the three principles of disease and healing and five detox tips. 7 pm. Free. Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton E. Pre-register 416-392-0511 ext 225.

John Street Farmers’ Market Organic, local produce, fair trade coffee, art and more plus live music Wednesdays to Oct 30. 3:30-7 pm.

Free. Courtyard at 197 John. facebook.com/ JohnStreetFarmersMarket.

Matriarchal Spirituality, Past & Present

Talk by philosopher Heide Goettner-Abendroth. Noon-2 pm. Free (bring lunch). OISE, rm 2-227, 252 Bloor W. oise.utoronto.ca/cwse.

Montgomery’s Inn Farmers’ Market Organic fruit and vegetables, cheese, bread, ethically-raised meat, honey and more. 2-6 pm.

Free. 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113.

The Night Market Local produce, cheeses, breads and meats, restaurant pop-ups and food trucks, artisan wares and more. 5-10 pm.

99 Sudbury. ­nightmarketto.com.

Opera Connect: La Boheme Canadian Opera Co talk. 12:15 & 1:15 pm. Free. First Canadian Place Waterfall Stage, King and Bay. coc.ca.

The Practice Of Forgiveness: Questions & Challenges In Pursuit Of Reconciliation And Justice Panel discussion with Forgiveness

Project’s Samantha Lawler, National Assoc of

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government. The Christian Peacemaker Teams, Pax Christi Toronto, Voice of Women for Peace and others pushing for ­reparations to rebuild the country’s shattered agricultural sector host Justice For Afghanistan, with speakers Kathy Kelly and Buddy Bell of Chicago-​based Afghan Peace Volunteers. Friday (September 27), 7 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. facebook.com/ justiceforafghanistantour.

funder for Plant a Row, where from noon to 4 pm chefs from the Big Carrot, Globe Bistro & Earth, One Love Vegetarian and others serve up sumptuous soups they’ve designed. $20, adv $12. ­601 Christie. soupalicious.ca.

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Lest we forget, Canada still has a thousand soldiers in Afghanistan training the Afghan military to back a corrupt Japanese Canadians president Ken Noma and others. 7 pm. Free. Hart House East Common Rm, 7 Hart House Circle. harthouse.ca.

Toronto Scrabble Club Scrabble games for all skill levels every Wed. 6:30 pm. $4. Earl Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst. ­torontoscrabbleclub.com.

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Benefits

5Q Ball (Q Hall of Fame) Dress-your-best

party with a talk by LGBT human rights activist Ted Northe, music by Patrick Masse and more. 6:30 pm. $150. Toronto Region Board of Trade, 77 Adelaide W. qballeventzilla.net.

The Red Panty Diaries (Femme International) An evening of menstruation-themed comedy with Heidi Brander, Zabrina Chevanes and others benefits girls in Kenya. 8 pm. $15, adv $10. Baltic Avenue, 875 Bloor W. ­femmeinternational.org.

Techno For Good (Wellspring Cancer Support) DJs Roland Gonzales, Elliott Lazer and Rob Nice spin. 8 pm. $10 min donation. Footwork, 425 Adelaide W. footworkbar.com.

Events

AGO 1st Thursdays Interactive art night, with

performances, pop-up bars, art-making, artist and curator tours, talks and more. Today and Nov 6, 7:30 pm. $12, adv $10. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ago.net/1stthursdays.

Citizens For Public Justice 50th Anniversary A talk by Armine Yalnizyan, live music

and dinner. 6 pm. $25-$50. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. cpj.ca/50years.

Crime, Crafts, Critters And Christmas: Living Through The Nineteenth Century Lec-

ture. $12. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. Pre-register 416-394-8113.

Emily Jacir Artist talk. 7 pm. Free. OCAD U, rm 230, 100 McCaul. tpff.ca.

Fall Home Show Talks by celebrities includ-

An inspired event brings together the city’s culinary and musical talent, à la Soupstock, to focus on the green ­corridor along the path of the buried Garrison Creek. Hosted by the David Suzuki Foundation, the Homegrown Park Crawl features a musical park crawl starting at Christie Pits and ending in Trinity Bellwoods. At each stop, v­ endors including Jamie Kennedy Kitchens, Pizzeria Libretto and County General offer up tasties, and groups like Lemon Bucket Orkestra and Choir!Choir!Choir! perform. ­Sunday (September 29), 11 am to 4 pm. Free. (Food tickets $5). davidsuzuki.org/parkcrawl. ing Jonathan and Drew Scott, Annie Sloan, seminars, decor tips, exhibits and more. Today and tomorrow 11 am-9 pm; Oct 5, 10 am-9 pm; Oct 6, 10 am-6 pm. $15, adv $12; srs/stu/ child $13, adv $10. Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place. fallhomeshow.com.

Get Crafty! Make mini-evelopes with banners at a drop-in craft workshop. 11 am-1 pm.

Free, all materials provided. Hart House Reading Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452.

GM Foods Past, Present And Future Lecture on what genetically modified foods we are eating, how they got onto our plates and what we can do to get them off. 7 pm. Free.

Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

Legacy And The Public Realm: Dreaming With Frank Gehry Lunch talk exploring the

city’s architecture and urban development with David Mirvish and Christopher Hume.

Noon. $80. Westin Harbour Castle, 1 Harbour Sq. 416-364-2878, empireclub.org.

NModernity: The Rise Of Modern Art Nuit Talks and AGO First Thursdays present a discussion on the art of Ai Weiwei, Michel de Broin, Lisa Hirmer and others. 7 pm. $15, adv $13. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648, scotiabanknuitblanche.ca.

Naked Truth Tour PETA founder Ingrid E Newkirk talks about the animal rights movement and how it must persuade people to view all animals as fellow citzens. 7:30 pm. $15-$60, stu $10. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. moirac@peta.org.

Politics Of Peace Vs Politics Of Empire In The Middle East Talk by professor Sedef Arat-

Koç. 7 pm. Free. U of T, rm 179, 15 King’s College Circle. scienceforpeace.ca.

Ready To Wear Runway Fashion show with designs by Michele Guevara and Elizabeth Kerim. 7 pm. Free. Arts Market, 846 College. ­artsmarket.ca.

Yiddish Vinkl Musically illustrated lecture by folksinger Jerry Gray on how his Jewish roots have stayed with him throughout his career.

Noon. $18 (includes buffet lunch). Free Times Cafe, 320 College. yiddishvinkl.com.

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by Rob Brezsny

Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 I’ve got a good feel-

ing about your relationship with intimacy in the coming weeks. Judging from the astrological omens, I think you will have a good instinct about how to drum up interesting fun with your most important allies. You’ll just naturally know what to do to make your collaborative efforts synergistic. So by all means cash in on this potential. Don’t just sit back and hope for the best; rather, call on your imagination to provide you with original ideas about how to make it all happen.

Taurus Apr 20 | May 20 Would you be willing to go to extraordinary lengths to transform aspects of your life that you have felt are hard to transform? Now would be a good time to do that. Luck will flow your way if you work on healing your number-one wound. Unexpected help and inspiration will appear if you administer tough love to any part of you that’s addicted, immature or unconscious. Barriers will crumple if you brainstorm about new ways to satisfy your frustrated yearnings.

Gemini May 21 | Jun 20 I bet your normal paranoia levels will decline in the coming weeks. Fears you take for granted won’t make nearly as much sense as they usually seem to. As a result, you’ll be tempted to wriggle free from your defence mechanisms. Useful ideas that your mind has been closed to may suddenly tantalize your curiosity. I won’t be surprised if you start tuning into catalysts that had previously been invisible to you. But here are my questions: Can

you deal with losing the motivational force that fear gives you? Will you be able to get inspired by grace and pleasure rather than anxiety and agitation? I advise you to work hard on raising your trust levels.

Cancer Jun 21 | Jul 22 “Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty,” writes author Yasmin Mogahed, “and sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.” By my reckoning, Cancerian, you will soon be in the latter category. A big silence is settling over you as new amusements and amazements rise up within you. It will be understandable if you feel reluctant to blab about them.

They need more time to ripen. You should trust your impulse to remain a secret and a mystery for a while.

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 “Insight is not a light

bulb that goes off inside our heads,” says author Malcolm Gladwell. “It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.” Take that as a constructive warning, Leo. On the one hand, I believe you will soon glimpse quite a few new understandings of how the world works and what you could do to make it serve you better. On the other hand, you’ve got to be extra alert for these new understandings and committed to capturing them the moment they pop up. Articulate them immediately. If you’re alone, talk to yourself about them. Maybe even write them down. Don’t just assume you will be able to remember them perfectly later when it’s more convenient.

Virgo Aug 23 | Sep 22 After a storm,

British wildlife lover Gary Zammit found a baby heron cowering in a broken nest.

Its parents were dead. Zammit took the orphan under his wing. He named it Dude and cared for it as it grew. Eventually he realized that Dude was never going to learn to fly unless he intervened.

Filling his pockets full of the food that Dude loved, Zammit launched a series of flying lessons – waving his arms and squawking as he ran along a flat meadow that served as a runway. Dude imitated his human dad and soon mastered the art of flight. Can you see ways in which this story might have metaphorical resemblances to your own life, Virgo? I think it does. It’s time for your mind to teach your body an instinctual skill or self-care habit that it has never quite gotten right.

Libra Sep 23 | Oct 22 For four days twice a year, the East China Sea recedes to create a narrow strip of land between two Korean islands, Jindo and Modo. People celebrate the “Sea-Parting Festival” by strolling back and forth along the temporary path. The phenomenon has been called the “Korean version of Moses’ ­miracle,” although it’s more reasonably explained by the action of the tides. I foresee some sweet marvel akin to this one occurring in your life very soon, Libra. Be ready to take advantage of a special dispensation.

Scorpio Oct 23 | Nov 21 The desire for revenge is a favourite theme of the entertainment industry. It’s presented as

being glamorous and stirring and even noble. How many action films build their plots around the hero seeking payback against his enemies? Personally, I see revenge as one of the top three worst emotions. In real life, it rarely has redeeming value. People who actively express it often wreak pain and ruin on both others and themselves. Even those who merely stew in it may wound themselves by doing so. I bring this up, Scorpio, because now is an excellent time for you to shed desires for revenge.

Dissolve them, get rid of them, talk yourself out of indulging in them. The reward for doing so will be a great liberation.

Sagittarius Nov 22 | Dec 21 Just for a

few days, would you be willing to put your attention on the needs of others more than on your own? The weird thing is, your selfish interests will be best served by being as unselfish and empathetic and compassionate as you can stand to be. I don’t mean that you should allow yourself to be abused or taken advantage of. Your task is to express an abundance of creative generosity as you bestow your unique blessings in ways that make you feel powerful. In the words of theologian Frederick Buechner, you should go “to the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”

Capricorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 Imagine a

scenario like this: the CEOs of five crazily rich U.S. corporations, including a major defence contractor, stage a press conference to announce that in the future they will turn down the massive welfare benefits and tax breaks the federal government has been doling out to them all these years. Now picture this: the Pope issues a statement declaring that since Jesus Christ never had a single bad word to say about homosexuals, the Catholic

Church is withdrawing its resistance to gay rights. I am envisioning a comparable reversal in your life, Capricorn – a flip-flop that seems equally improbable.

But unlike the two I named, yours will actually unfold in the course of the next eight months. If it hasn’t already started yet, it will soon.

Aquarius Jan 20 | Feb 18 Matteo Ricci

was an Italian Jesuit priest who lived from 1552 to 1610. For his last 28 years, he worked as a missionary in China. Corresponding with his friends and family back home required a lot of patience.

News travelled very slowly. Whenever he sent out a letter, he was aware that there’d be no response for seven years.

What would you express about your life right now if you knew your dear ones wouldn’t learn of it until 2017? Imagine describing to them in an old-fashioned letter what your plans will be between now and then... what you hope to accomplish and how you will transform yourself. Right now is an excellent time to take inventory of your long-term future.

Pisces Feb 19| Mar 20 The cosmos is granting you a poetic license to practise the art of apodyopsis with great relish.

You know what apodyopsis is, right? It ­refers to the act of envisioning people naked – mentally undressing them so as to picture them in their raw state. So, yes, by all means, Pisces, enjoy this creative use of your imagination without apology. It should generate many fine ramifications. For instance, it will prime you to penetrate beneath the surface of things. It will encourage you to see through everyone’s social masks and tune in to what’s really going on in their depths. You need to do that right now.

Homework: What pose would it be a relief for you to drop? How are you faking, and what could you do to stop? Freewillastrology.com.

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Fall fashion’s fixation on spiky, gothic details is best expressed with a riot of rebellious jewellery.

In its never-ending campaign to blanket the world in its signature stripes, The Bay (176 Yonge, 416-8619111, and others, thebay. com) is collaborating with Converse (converse.com) on a collection of footwear featuring the multicoloured bands. Available as a Jack Purcell sneaker, duck boot or slip-on in nappy wool with antique brass eyelets, the styles are priced between $120 and $140.

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CRATE & BARREL Continuing on the collaboration track, Crate & Barrel (Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin, 416-657-4100, crateandbarrel.ca) has just released a housewares lineup created in partnership with Italian designer Paola Navone. Highlights of the 140-plus-piece collection include oversized cage-light chandeliers, ceramics glazed in a deep Mediterranean blue and contemporary furniture pieces like a seafoam-hued chair and a triple-back bench.

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1. Voce sterling silver double cross ring ($145, Far Away Eyes, 295 Queen East, 647-284-2449, shopfarawayeyes.com).

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2. Noritamy gold-plated bracelet dipped in black car paint ($295, Rue Pigalle, 927 Queen West, 647-3528115, ruepigalle.ca).

3. Jenn Day Jewellery spike earrings ($28, Made You Look, 1338 Queen West, 416-463-2136, madeyoulook.ca).

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4. Fine and Good brass cuff ($75, Made You Look).

The zigzag is a popular motif this fall, oscillating across sweaters and socks and this handsome wrap by textile label String Theory.

Theory Working with mills in Quebec and North Carolina, the collection’s designers, Lysanne Latulippe and Meghan Price, weave together luxe scarves and shawls and hand-finish them from their bases in Montreal and Toronto. Other pattern options include colour blocks, geometric dots and checkerboard squares. $239.95, Swipe at the Design Exchange, 234 Bay, 416-363-1332, stringtheory.ws.

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Kate Elia had a different, much younger demographic in mind when she opened Beau & Bauble in the Junction. The boutique focused on the neighbourhood’s tweens and teens, with a pretty selection of gifts, clothing and accessories. As she’s gotten to know her shoppers, though, that mix has matured and now includes a growing womenswear collection and lots of standout jewellery from local labels like Biko and Niki & Lola.

Kids’ stuff is still in stock, including Lumpy Bunny plush figures fashioned from mismatched fabrics, DIY friendship bracelet kits and tutus in every pastel shade of tulle. Elia also has a thing for Mexicana and sells tin bleeding-heart ornaments and Day of the Dead swag.

Beau & Bauble picks: Elia calls her taste in fall jewellery “witchy” and gravitates toward pieces like Jan Michaels’s snake brooch, $84; a lot of her clothing is by Nümph, including an animal-spot and grey cardigan, $75; a neon skull cross is covered in sparkles, $35.

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Crab cakes and lime pie are excellent at Keaton Taylor’s the Steady Cafe, where Vanessa Robak helms the kitchen.

Vegans and carnies meet in Bloordale By Steven Davey The STEADY Cafe (1051 Bloor West, at Havelock, 416-536-4162, thesteadycafe.com) Complete dinners for $35 per person, including tax, tip and a cocktail. Average main $12. Open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday 5 to 11 pm. Café open daily from 9:30 am, bar till close. Closed Monday, Tuesday, holidays. Reservations accepted.

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Other than Woodlot, there aren’t a lot of local restaurants where carnivores can eat alongside herbivores, especially if the latter happen to be vegan.

Add the Steady to that very short list. Launched last July, the modest Bloordale beanery wears several ironic hats – all-day café, late-night

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alterna-queer dance club and early-evening supper spot. Ex-Hogtown Vegan chef Vanessa Robak helms the tiny kitchen, which explains the presence of glutenfree vegan corn chips with guacamole, warm refried beans and spicy pico de gallo on the carte.

But there are also baseball-sized crab cakes kicked into gear with a nifty mustard ’n’ dill dressing (both $8) and a very good cheeseburger, made from locally grown grain-

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fed hormone-free chuck laced with oatmeal and spinach, naturally. And that’s one terrific jalapeño, corn and fingerling potato salad on the side ($10). Roback calls the combo her “ode to the backyard barbecue.”

Draining the last of our UnSteady cocktails – a potent mix of grapefruit, lemon and tangerine juices with frozen cranberries that makes even rye palatable ($7) – we’re soon polishing off her vegan pizza, a barely-there kidney bean crust dressed with diced peppers, tomato, onion and Daiya faux cheese ($8).

But despite a hollowed-out bun, the very Sloppy Vegan ($11) layered with smoked tofu, eggplant and zucchini in sweet tomato sauce can’t help but be a mess. Don’t say she didn’t warn you.

You’ll also end up with your face and fingers smeared with sauce – in this case bourbon-spiked barbecue – if you go for the Steady’s slowcooked side ribs instead.

A clever carrot and cashew slaw in apple cider vinaigrette counters the sweet and the heat. Only what the menu describes as “exotic” red snapper and watermelon ceviche (both $13) fails to blow us away, more starter than main, though we’re way crazy for the cheesy biscuits that come with it.

Deciding on dessert’s a bit of a nobrainer when there’s retro key lime pie with sea-salted chocolate sauce ($5). Vegans will have to make do with the flourless chocolate cake ($6). Have another Forbidden Fruit cocktail – tequila, apple cider, maple syrup and a sprig of rosemary the size of a small tree branch ($11) – and no one will notice.

But aren’t vegans a particular bunch? How does the kitchen avoid cross-contamination?

“We do our absolute best within the restraints of a very small space to keep everything separate,” says Robak. “We have designated areas and colour-coded utensils to keep vegan dishes from getting meaty.”

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@roseandsons Ex-Drake chef Anthony Rose rebounds with a year-round backyard barbecue located behind his popular Rose and Son diner. Where else will you find picnic tables, shareable church-social plates and the occasional passing freight train? Best: retro Shrimp Louie salads with shredded iceberg, sliced avocado, hard-boiled egg and a handful of Quebecois cocktail shrimp in Thousand Island dressing; uncut jerk chicken wings with grilled pineapple splashed with coriander hot sauce; smoked Cornish hen in garlicky pesto; whole grilled rabbits with buttery hot sauce; on the side, baby red potato salad with grilled cremini mushrooms; grilled corn salad with crumbly feta-like queso and crema fresca; to finish, profiterole-like s’mores ice cream sandwiches with roasted marshmallows.

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@CLUBHOUSEswshop Greasy spoons do them once. French chefs do them twice. But only Doan Nguyen cooks his french fries three times, the crispy results arguably the best in town. Why, they even stand up to takeout! His short lineup of sandwiches is just as unconventional and equally delish. Best: thinly sliced flank steak on kaisers dressed with braised red cabbage, garlicky cashew pesto and crunchy trail mix; breaded ripe summer tomato with basil, eggplant and chèvre; smoked chicken brined in pickle juice with deepfried avocado and pork crackling; beerbattered fresh halibut with smoky mayo, lettuce and tomato; panko-crusted oyster po’ boys; daily soups like braised pork and okra gumbo; arugula salad with sliced strawberries and oranges. Complete meals for $15 per person, including tax, tip and a soda. Average main $8. Open Monday to Thursday 11 am to 8 pm, Friday 11 am to 9 pm, Saturday noon to 9 pm, Sunday and most holidays noon to 7 pm. No reservations.

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161 Baldwin, at Spadina, 416-9771922, milliecreperie.com, @milliecreperie Part crispy ice cream cone and part French flapjack, Harajuku-style crepes look set to become as ubiquitous as ramen and tacos. And where better to find this multi-culti street food then amongst the colourful chaos of Kensington Market?

That is, if you manage to find Carson Leung and Christinn Hua’s way-cute takeaway.

Hint: it’s around the corner from Seven Lives and under the parking garage across from the George Brown condo. Best: savoury crepes like smoked salmon with cream cheese and pickled red onion in Sriracha-spiked mayo; the Rabbit Food combo with spinach, sliced ripe Roma tomato and shredded cheddar ’n’ mozarella; button mushrooms and tofu with optional scrambled egg; on the sweet side, the Japanese Special Crepe with house-made

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Openings, closings, events and other news from T.O.’s food and drink scene Water sports Anyone who’s tried to visit the insanely popular Seven Lives (69 Kensington, sevenlives.ca, @sevenlivesTO) taco shack in the past 10 days has been in for a shock.

Not only have there been no lineups snaking out the front door as usual, but the Kensington Market take-away has been locked up tighter than a drum.

What gives?

“We’ve been doing repairs to the green tea gelato, sliced strawberries and whipped cream; banana split parfaits layered chocolate gelato, more strawberries and whipped cream, cornflakes (!) and a

plumbing,” says Lives’ Sean Riehl.

“We should be up and running any day now.”

Noodle news

Though the ramen tsunami sweeping Toronto has subsided somewhat of late, that hasn’t stopped Sansotei (179 Dundas West, 647748-3833, sansotei.com) from expanding. Look for the second location to launch at 650 Yonge, two blocks north of Wellesley, by ChristSD mas. pair of perky Pocky antennae. Open daily noon to 8:30 pm. Closed some holidays. No reservations. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free, no washrooms. Rating: NNNN 3

Mean Bao stuffs steamed buns with fillings like chicken.

Real Mean Bao The de facto OCAD cafeteria – the food court on the first floor of the Village by the Grange condo complex – is home to several take-aways worthy of note, Manpuku noodle house and Karine’s vegan-friendly café to name but two. Mean Bao (275 Dundas West, at St. Patrick, 416-8505616, @MeanBaoToronto, rating­: NNN) is the latest entry, a cheap ’n’ cheerful spot that takes the Banh Mi Boys’ template and spins it off into something new.

Though they’re not as deftly executed as the Boys’ bao, Mean’s doughy Chinese steamed buns arrive stuffed with the likes of pulled pork in smoky barbecue sauce, deep-fried tofu in peanut sauce and curried calamari ($3.20/​$6 for two). All come garnished à la BMB with threads of pickled carrot, red pepper, cucumber, the odd coriander leaf and the essen-

tial squirt of Sriracha hot sauce.

There are also bowls of trendy quinoa topped with crunchy stir-fried broccoli, cauliflower and Japanese eggplant in a spicy Kung Pao-style sauce ($6). They also come with two of the saddest deep-fried frozen spring rolls we’ve ever encountered, all roll, minimal spring and the size of your pinky. The other dim sum on the menu are a different story.

Unlike almost anywhere else downtown, Mean Bao’s har gow are made from scratch, their four thin translucent wrappers bursting with al dente shrimp. Dusted with flying fish roe, a quartet of shui mai recall juicy Italian meatballs, while delicate shrimp cakes wouldn’t be out of place on a tray of cocktail canapés (all $3.80/$7.20 for two orders). Sure, they’re almost twice the price of those served at Dim Sum King or Rol San, but they’re more than three times as tasty.

Come for the steamed bao but stay SD for the Mean dim sum.

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But what’s at the root of this renaissance? According to Matt Jones, whiskey ambassador for Beam, many factors contribute to consumer thirst, but the availability of quality bourbon and the revitalization of classic mixology play a big part.

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1602 (1602 Dundas West)

Jason Abrams’s lo-fi bar boasts 80 bourbons (alongside a ton of single malt whiskeys and American ryes) and treasures like William Larue Weller ($24) and Black Maple Hill ($12).

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Grand Electric (1330 Queen West, 416-627-3459, ­grandelectricbar.com) Grab a glass of Old Fitzgerald ($13) or Woodford Reserve Copper Still ($18) with your tacos or take advantage of daily bourbon specials ($4). Sister spot Electric Mud (5 Brock, 416-5168286, electricmudbbq.com) keeps the same list.

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West, 416-533-6667) Nic Savage’s sexily lit whiskey cave is easily one of my favourite spots in town to sip quality bourbon. The cozy

the complex palate, the lingering mouth-feel that comes after each sip,” he said. “Each distillery offers diversity in style, something for everyone – a whiskey for every occasion, for every mood.”

So when you’re not busy hitting events like Bourbon And Barrel Beers at Bar Volo (587 Yonge, 416-928-0008, ­barvolo.com) on Tuesday (October 1), the Bourbon Mix at Ursa (924 Queen West, 416-536-8963, ursa-­restaurant. com) on Wednesday (October 2) or the Bourbon Derby at 3030 (3030 Dundas West, 416-769-5736, 3030dundaswest.com) October 3, here’s where to soak up your bourbon fix.

bar is awash with glistening bottles of brown booze, from Old Grand Dad ($6.50) to Hancock’s President’s ­Reserve ($14).

Don’t forget: BarChef 472 Queen West, 416-868-4800, ­barcheftoronto.com Co-owner Brent VanderVeen has a knack for procuring hard-tofind bourbons like Eagle Rare 17-year-old ($18) and Colonel H. Taylor Single Barrel ($12), and Frankie Solarik crafts sublime whiskey cocktails.

THE COMRADE 758 Queen East, 416-778-9449 This Leslieville institution stocks the finest American whiskey selection on the east side and one of the best in the city.

THE COUNTY GENERAL 936 Queen West, 416-531-4447, ­thecountygeneral.ca The County’s amber-centric bar is home to over 35 bourbons – from Old Forrester Birthday Bourbon ($16) to Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel ($20).

GOODS AND PROVISIONS 1124 Queen East, 647-340-1738, ­goodsandprovisionsrestaurant.com This Leslieville local stocks over 20 bourbons, including scarce drams like Pappy 12-year-old ($20) and Old Rip Van Winkle 10 ($15).

THE MILLER TAVERN 31 Bay, 416-366-5544, ­themiller.ca The Miller’s downtown location boasts a back bar stocked with some of the choicest brown stuff. Be sure to ask for a whiskey-forward cocktail from the stellar bar team.

THE MONARCH TAVERN 12 Clinton, 416-531-5833, ­themonarchtavern.com A go-to for bourbon lovers, the Monarch is hosting TBW’s Classics From The Old School on Monday (September 30).

SPIRITHOUSE 487 Adelaide West, 647-277-1187, ­spirithousetoronto.com True to its name, this is where you can splurge on special pours like the Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection ($40/50ml) and Colonel E.H. Taylor ($19/50ml).

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DIANA at the Great Hall eing in a buzz band in 2013 provides DIANA was born after Toronto indie players (1087 Queen West), tonight Shabason and Adams’s previous band, Everything many novel opportunities, but for (Thursday, September 26), DIANA singer Carmen Elle, just getAll the Time, broke up over constant sche­dul­ing 8 pm. $10. TW. ting into the venues is a thrill. conflicts. Although that band ceased to exist, their “Oh my god, I love being of age,” grant money for recording didn’t, so they refocused the 24-year-old explains over the phone from the their energy on music that allowed them to express their own back of the band’s 1999 Chevy Blazer somewhere vulnerabilities and ideas after years spent as sidemen in other between Atlanta and Chapel Hill. “It still hasn’t acts. worn off that I can get into all these clubs, because “It was the first time I can truly say we did something that was it’s only been three and a half years since I could. our own without thinking about our influences,” says Shabason, Every time someone asks for my dri­ver’s licence I’m like, ‘Here adding that the grant money afforded them the luxury of reyou go! Read it and weep, suckers!’” cording with complete creative freedom. “We could just do The triumph in her voice speaks to the Annex-raised musithings we were jazzed about, and that made it feel more special. cian’s endurance. Circa 2003, she could be spotted sitting outWhat peo­ple ended up taking away was the sense that we did side Sneaky Dee’s while her riot grrrl band the Whoremoans something that was enjoyable for us.” loaded in the gear. Security would escort the teenage guitarist By the time Shabason and Adams were looking for a singer to inside come set time, and she immediately left when it was complete a collection of gauzy synth-pop songs they’d recorded over. with co-producer Ro­ger Leavens last year, Elle had grown into a “You’d see me wearing only underwear with ‘cunt’ silkserious shredder for garage rock duo Army Girls. screened on the ass, running back and forth while the When the guys invited her to sing on the album, they also frontwoman, Brescia, sang so hard she gave herself a asked her to play guitar, but she refused. “I thought it would nosebleed, which happened often,” Elle says of a typi­ look better aesthetically to just sing,” she insists. cal gig.

And last year, the world outside Toronto’s music So, although she is nearly a decade younger than scene started taking no­tice when two tracks, Born DIANA keyboardist/saxophonist Joseph Shabason, Again and Perpetual Surrender, began making 31, drummer Kieran Adams, 33, and guitarist Paul the rounds online.

Mathew, 33, she’s been gigging for just as long.

Initially conceived as a studio project, the

group received so much at­tention that it pushed them to start performing live. Deals with labels Paper Bag and Jagjaguwar followed, and in August their debut full-length, Perpetual Surrender, came out to nice reviews. A tour is under way.

The new-found musical freedom DIANA provided him was most im­por­tant to Shabason, who grew up playing saxophone alongside a jazz mu­sician father. Stan Shabason had put music on hold for his family, and therefore pushed Joseph hard as a child. After graduating from the University of Toronto’s jazz program – where Adams and Mathew were class­mates – Shabason rebelled against his classical training by playing pop sax solos for acts like War on Drugs and Destroyer, among others.

“My father’s eternal struggle is bal­ancing creativity and financial responsibility,” he says. “For the first while, it was hard for him to wrap his head around the idea of my making a career out of music and being okay with not making as much money as he did.”

When he and Adams recruited Elle, they were looking for a techni­cal­ly skilled singer who projected the kind of intangible emotion that is highly valued in the pop world. And that’s what they got: with her cool, un­adorned delivery, she infused their material’s lovelorn longing with the right amount of mystery.

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Adams – who came of age drumming for rock bands in St. John’s, Newfound­ land – says of the indie rock world.

“We decided in making this album to reconnect with our nerdier side. Let’s not be afraid to put a dense rhythm in there or a saxophone or guitar solo or have a song that’s just instrumen­ tal.”

Striking the right balance between personal expression and relatable

emo­tion was also key in their song­ writing. Adams wrote Born Again about his small-town gay friends who fled to Toronto after high school, but its romantic swells and theme of rebirth resonate widely – exactly what the band wanted.

Another group favourite is the Shabason-penned ballad New House, a blunt ultimatum to an elusive lover.

“It’s so exposed and vulnerable, and yet I don’t know exactly what’s going on,” says Mathew. “There is a real mys­tery and darkness to it.”

Adapting the album’s layers-uponlayers of bass synths, drum ma­ chines, overdubs and vocal effects for the stage has forced DIANA to evolve even further. In August 2012 they recruited Mathew – who played in the Hidden Cameras and with Ad­ ams in the improv jazz group Exit­ man – to flesh out the live show.

Onstage, DIANA have started ruf­ fling the album’s smooth sound with rough textures, giving Shabason a chance to explore his skronkier side as a sax player. Set opener Foreign In­ stallation begins with a big, droney wash, delayed and distorted sax and wild drumming. They’ve started playing a cover of the wistful Roxy Music classic More Than This, a clear aesthetic inspiration for Perpetual Surrender.

Now that the buzz is subsiding, the band has relaxed into a rhythm; the Chevy Blazer is now a bubble of band­ speak and inside jokes within inside jokes. “I feel less pressure to create an image that is mysterious, and I’m try­ing to relate more to each audi­ ence,” Elle says.

Both Elle and Mathew will take on larger creative roles when DIANA re­ convene to write and record their next album, but they’re not yet sure how their onstage energy will trans­ late in the studio.

“It’s definitely a bit of a feat trying to pull it off some nights,” says Ad­ ams. “We’re probably 15 shows into this tour, but it doesn’t feel like this is a little bit too easy or a little bit too boring. We’re all on our toes, which is KEVIN RITCHIE nice.”

The Dirty Nil

These Hamilton-​via-​Dundas loud-​rockers first caught our attention with their Summer Mixtape series, including July’s four-​song Vol. 2, which featured high-​octane versions of songs by the Misfits, Iggy Pop, Guided by Voices and Merle Haggard. (It’s downloadable on their Bandcamp for just one more week.) Since then, the trio’s played the Uproar Fest with Alice in Chains and opened for Mudhoney at Lee’s Palace. Live is the best way to take ’em, so be sure to catch their October 19 show at Measure (296 Brunswick) before they head off to Brooklyn with Crystal Antlers.

Jessy Lanza

Yet another electro-​leaning musician to emerge from the Hamilton scene, Jessy Lanza is getting as much (if not more) buzz across the pond in London.

Lanza’s debut album, Pull My Hair Back, came out September 10. Her groovy R&B vocals over electronic flourishes nod to her production collab with fellow Steeltown native Jeremy Greenspan of electronic duo Junior Boys. After a double showing at this weekend’s Pop Montreal, Lanza plays the Garrison on November 2.

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If you’re not already familiar with them, let the video to Pup’s new song, Reservoir, be your introduction to the punk quartet. In it, some freak, gruesome, hazards-​of-​live-​performance in­juries befall them; it’s both one of the funniest and grossest videos we’ve seen this year.

The band, who recently changed their name from Topanga, have opened for Tokyo Police Club and Fucked Up, are currently on the road with Hollerado and are set to release their debut album October 8. Catch them at their Sneaky Dee’s record release party on October 17. Bring body armour.

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KC ROBERTS & THE LIVE REVOLUTION

We’ve been raving about Weaves since NXNE, and now even SPIN is catching on.

The magazine premiered the four-piece’s new song, Take A Dip, on its website Monday, September 23. Get this: it’s only the third song the Jasmyn Burke- and Morgan Waters-led experimental sludge-pop project has ever released (and second on local label Buzz Records). Imagine the heads that’ll explode once they’ve finally unleashed a full-length album on the world. Catch them at Pop Montreal this weekend and CMJ in New York City in mid-October.

BLAKE CARRINGTON

Parkdale Funk 2: Sides is a reintroduction of sorts to the seven-piece funk band based in T.O.’s west end. If the first three albums (including Parkdale Funk 1) didn’t make you take notice, this extremely ambitious work definitely will. A long-held double-album concept, a two-month crowd-funding initiative and 40 guest musicians including D-Sisive and Airplane Boys added up to a double LP and, finally, a release date (October 15). Even more impressive for the band that combines the old (jazz, rock) so seamlessly with the new (hip-hop, electronic) is their sweaty live show. Coming soon to a ’hood near you.

October is a big month for Blake Carrington. First the emcee performs at Atlanta’s A3C hip-hop festival. (Other boldface names include ?uestlove, Talib Kweli and ScHoolboy Q.) Then his album, Failure, drops October 31, with production by Ric Notes and Junia T as well as collaborations with Kardinal Offishall and Raz Fresco.

After honing his performance skills at NXNE, SXSW and, most recently, Manifesto, Carrington takes his show on the road: a college tour – Million Dollar Failure – is set for the new year.

WOLF J MCFARLANE ELECTRIC YOUTH

If the rumours are true, this Toronto-based duo has recently been signed to a record label. (We await the official announcement in a couple of weeks.)

You may know the band from the Drive soundtrack (they wrote and performed the song A Real Hero), but of late Bronwyn Griffin and Austin Garrick (a couple) have been hard at work finishing their first album.

Electric Youth’s look has a bright pastel 80s vibrancy, and so does their synthy electro-pop. They’ll tour next year in support of the album. Dare you not to dance.

When you see Wolf J McFarlane live, you can’t help but notice: his energy is as infectious as his meticulously crafted songs. Moments might be the best example: a seamless fusion of R&B, hip-hop and drum ’n’ bass. Few people can rap and sing so well that they compromise neither, and his eighttrack album, Live Your Life, released in August, seamlessly blends genres without seeming forced, evoking Thundercat, Shabazz Palaces and Craig David while maintaining its own unique flavour. But don’t take our word for it. Catch him Sunday (September 29) at Measure.

HORMOANS

Google searches reveal little about Hormoans except that they’re a Toronto grungy punk three-piece with hardcore tendencies. But we know for sure that the full-length album, Millar, that came across our desks sans press release has electrifying energy, throat-scraping menace and Descendents-like melodic bratitude. We also know they have an EP tentatively titled Made Of Bone coming in late January. Catch the band at Creatures Creating (882 Dundas West) on Saturday (September 28) as part of Creatures Collective’s Let There Be Art two-day JULIA LECONTE AND CARLA GILLIS event.

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“It’s a promotional album for Alberta,” Rae Spoon said of their new record at its two-part release show. That was tongue-in-cheek.

Spoon’s voice, though, was so pure and clear, it did evoke that province’s famous turquoise lakes.

My Prairie Home tells the raw, intimate story of Spoon’s upbringing. But live, there was humour in the lyrics that isn’t immediately evident on record. A line from show opener Amy Grant – “Where was Jesus when we needed him? Where was Amy Grant? I thought she was his backup” – had the audience chuckling.

Accompanied by a laptop and drummer Laurie Torres, the singer/songwriter traversed genres. On country song Cowboy, Spoon was quiet and vulnerable; Love Is A Hunter erupted into an electropop jam with Spoon’s vocals unleashed into a rock-star yelp; superdanceable Ocean Blue started an actual dance party.

The drumming was especially effective on I Will Be A Wall, about protecting Spoon’s siblings from an unspecified terror. Torres’s soldier-like pulse felt like what a child might imagine a war to be like.

Between songs, Spoon was witty, maybe a bit nervous, very funny, a little hyper – a natural. At times My Prairie Home is dark, JULIA LECONTE but this night felt incredibly celebratory.

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Rating: NNNN In 2007, before seeing Pere Ubu in Montreal, I asked singer David Thomas if they planned to perform Non-Alignment Pact, from their 1978 debut. “Eh,” Thomas croaked. “So you want a brain-dead rock show?”

A Pere Ubu concert is the opposite of a brain-dead rock show.

The band plays fully lit up, no strobes or pyrotechnics. Thomas sits half-slumped in a chair, sipping red wine and Diet Coke, squinteyed and pear-shaped, like a homeless Rob Reiner. It’s a counterspectacle.

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and Final Solution, the quality of the drama at Wednesday’s Lee’s Palace show pitched and yawed across some loose narrative arc.

Thomas reminded the audience that he and we were not friends and repeatedly made snide jokes about entertaining “the ladies” – the kind of thing that might scan as innocent, embarrassing grandpa stuff coming from anyone other than a guy who named his band’s 13th album Why I Hate Women.

Nearly 40 years on, Thomas’s voice remains the most schizoid and neurotic of all the venerable post-punk yelpers. Piercing, warbling, trembling, it’s the voice of the world’s last nervous man, the off-sync metronome keeping time in this not-brain-dead not-rock JOHN SEMLEY show.

THE SADIES and SHADOWY MEN ON A SHAD-

OWY PLANET with TV FREAKS at the Garrison, ñ Saturday, September 21.

Rating: NNNN Turns out the Sadies make a fine Alice Cooper cover band.

At the Garrison, they played the Coop’s breakthrough 1971 album, Love It To Death, from front to back, with help from Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (with whom Dallas Good now plays bass, though not in this incarnation). That meant two drum kits, one bass and three guitars – a whole lot of power.

Lead vocals alternated between Dallas and Travis Good, both wearing Vincent Furnier’s trademark eye makeup and sounding convincingly unhinged, particularly ragged-voiced Travis. Hits like I’m Eighteen and Ballad Of Dwight Fry went over big, the latter featuring Shadowy Man Don Pyle singing in a straitjacket.

But the supergroup also flourished while embracing the album’s plentiful nuanced, psychedelic passages. It all got us amped for the Sadies’ new album, Internal Sounds.

Earlier, local punks TV Freaks delivered a set of Misfits covers, infusing them with attitude and energy despite the between-song music playing through the P.A. during most of their set. They ended fiercely with the Viletones’ Screaming Fist, which they originally CARLA GILLIS learned for NOW’s 50:50 video series.

A TRIBE CALLED RED, METZ, YOUNG GALAXY, WHITEHORSE, METRIC, COLIN STETSON, ZAKI IBRAHIM AND PURITY RING at the Carlu, Monday, September 23. Rating: NNN

It was the Polaris Prize gala’s first time at the Carlu, and there were a couple of kinks to work out. First, seated at the top right corner of the balcony, members of the media couldn’t see the presenters (including Sarah McLachlan, Joseph Boyden, George Stroumboulopoulos) who stood for no good reason among the tables instead of actually on the stage. You couldn’t drink up there either. So if you were thirsty or wanted to see, you had to descend to the bar, where you couldn’t hear. A bit frustrating.

But those glitches were made up for by eight stellar performances that made us remember why, despite the lack of an obvious front-runner (most people were calling METZ or A Tribe Called Red), the Polaris short list was actually damn good. Those two performances, saved for the end, were definite highlights, the former’s blistering guitars making our stomachs leap roller-coasterstyle, and the latter’s moving pow wow vocals meshed with dubstep beats accompanied by a hoop dancer. (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, who almost never speak to the media or appear publicly, did not perform. Tegan and Sara couldn’t be there, but Choir! Choir! Choir! filled in for them.)

Hosts Shad and Kathleen Edwards did a good job holding the crowd’s attention over three hours of songs and many, many breaks. Even if they were a little over the top – Edwards’s profanity (there were swear jars for charity) and the pair’s Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke costumes – the ballsy risks paid off.

Everyone was taken aback, and most were delighted, that veteran Montreal experimental alt-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor took home the $30,000 prize (which they’ll use to fund music programs in Quebec prisons) for their album Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!

Sort of anticlimactic given their no-show, but shock endings are often the best ones. No one can deny the album’s merit, which is JL what the hoopla is all about after all.

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DIANA, EMPRESS OF The Great Hall (1087 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, September 26) See cover story, page 42.

SMALL WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL w/ Mohsen Namjoo, Kobo Town, Third World, David Buchbinder’s Odessa/Havana, DakhaBrakha, Jorge Drexler and others Various venues, tonight (Thursday, September 26) to October 6 See preview, page 54.

AUSTRA Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne), Friday (September 27) Katie Stelmanis’s darkwave project.

JENNY HVAL, DONOVAN WOODS Rivoli (332 Queen West), Friday (September 27) Oslo avant-garde singer/songwriter.

COMANECHI, ELL V GORE, CHICO NO FACE, THE DISRAELIS, SISSY BOY Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), Friday (September 27) See preview, page 58.

DANIEL ROMANO Enwave Theatre (231 Queens Quay West), Friday (September 27) Classic country and western.

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Saturday (September 28) Brooklyn indie pop-rockers.

OKKERVIL RIVER, TORRES Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne), Saturday (September 28) Weighty, driving indie rock.

FORGOTTEN REBELS Rockpile (410 Sherbourne), Saturday (September 28) Catchy Hamilton punk veterans.

IRON & WINE, WIDOWSPEAK Sound Academy (11 Polson), Saturday (September 28) See preview, page 60.

SHI WISDOM, CASEY MQ, LORD QUEST, ADRIA KAIN AND OTHERS Measure (296 Brunswick), Sunday (September 29) The Known Unknown music series.

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, SHELBY LYNN Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), Tuesday (October 1) Mexican roots rocker.

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It’s been a year since the Sub Pop band’s last Toronto show, when they brought their then recent selftitled second album to the Garrison, so here’s hoping the prolific songwriter’s got lots of new tunes on the set list. Jacuzzi Boys, who just released a self-titled album of their own, start off the night.

Sunday (September 29) at the Opera House (735 Queen East), doors 7 pm, all ages. $19. RT, SS, TF.

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TAURS AND OTHERS Rock The Line: Concert to raise awareness about the risks of Enbridge’s Line 9 tar sands pipeline plan Mel Lastman Square 2 pm, free. rocktheline.ca.

October 6.

KAE SUN, JJANICE+, KWESI IMMANUEL, JAYLI WOLF Album release

Rivoli 9 pm. October 10.

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Roy Thomson

Hall 8 pm, $29.75-$130.50. RTH. October 11.

AFROJACK, GARETH EMERY, HENRIX, MORGAN PAGE, WAYNE & WOODS Guvernment 17-Year Anniversary

Party Guvernment/Kool Haus 10 pm, $40$45. INK. October 13.

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, ST LUCIA, PEACE Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 7 pm, all ages, $25. RT, SS, TW. October 14.

LE TROUBLE The Garrison doors 8 pm,

$10. RT, SS, TF. October 15.

CEELO GREEN Sound Academy doors 7 pm, $42.75. TM. October 21.

PEACHES, LIGHT FIRES Launch for Army Of Lovers, a book about Will Munro by Sarah Liss Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $10, all proceeds to Will Munro Fund for queer and trans people living with cancer. HS, RT, SS, TF. October 23.

MARC JORDAN & JANE SIBERRY

Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $42-$45. October 23.

ABLAYE CISSOKO & VOLKER GOETZE Griot Film & Concert Tour Royal

Cinema 7:30 pm, $35. October 24.

MARINE DREAMS Izakaya Sushi House.

October 24.

THE FAMINES Silver Dollar. October 26.

STEVE AOKI, WACKA FLOCKA & BORGORE Aokify America Tour Sound

Academy 7 pm, $60-$100. INK. October 29.

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STARK NAKED & THE FLESHTONES, UNBELIEVERS, CALIFORNIA DEATH RAYS, THE LIZARD JAMBOREE Halloween Rock Show Horseshoe 9 pm, $8. October 31.

NEW MUSIC CONCERTS ENSEMBLE David Eagle And The Art Of Interactive

Electronics Betty Oliphant Theatre 8 pm, $10$35. newmusicconcerts.com. November 1.

PHEDRE, PETRA GLYNT, DATU, KEN PARK, DJ BENNYBEN Phèdre

Golden Age Warehouse Party Warehouse 10 pm, $10/$7 in costume. November 2.

YOU WON’T Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $9.

HS, RT, SS, TF. November 6.

ALESSO Sound Academy doors 10 pm.

INK. November 8.

FUTURE ISLANDS Drake Underground November 10.

SPINDRIFT Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $10.50.

HS, RT, SS, TF. November 11.

TWIN FORKS Lee’s Palace doors 8:30 pm, $17.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. November 14.

THE SADIES CD release Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS, TF. November 15.

BRENDAN CANNING, DINOSAUR BONES Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TF. November 16.

JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW The Great Hall doors 8 pm, all ages, $20. TF. November 16.

HEADOFTHEHERD,GLORIOUSSONS

Rivoli doors 8 pm, $15. LN. November 16.

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND Massey Hall 8 pm, $49.50-$85. RTH. November 17.

TORI KELLY Opera House doors 7 pm, all ages, $20. RT, SS, TF. November 20.

LISSIE Adelaide Music Hall November 21.

MOIST Sound Academy doors 7 pm, all ages, $35-$45. LN. November 30.

CASS MCCOMBS The Great Hall doors 8 pm, $15.50. RT, SS, TF. December 4.

SKAFACE, THE GREASEMARKS,

THE HARMONAUTS Ska/Rockabilly Xmas Bash The Sister $10. December 6.

MGMT Sound Academy doors 8 pm, all ages, $35-$45. RT, SS, TF. December 7.

LEE HARVEY OSMOND & HARLAN PEPPER Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $32, adv $30. December 8.

KING KRULE Lee’s Palace December 9.

THE KILLS The Danforth Music Hall doors

8 pm, $24.50-$29.50. RT, SS, TM. December 11.

A$AP FERG, ASAP MOB, ASHTON MATTHEWS, OVERDOZ, 100S Opera House doors 8 pm, all ages, $25. PDR, RT, TF. December 11.

RED FANG, INDIAN HANDCRAFTS, THE SHRINE Lee’s Palace doors 8:30 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS, TF. December 14.

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Alleycatz CD & video release Belinda Brady,

Jester (reggae/R&B) 8 pm.

Annex Wreckroom Raven, Fatality, Spewgore, Corporal Punishment 7 pm.

The Antler Room Half Hour City 9:30 pm.

Boat Harangue, Wolfs, Rising Crust, Badgermilk doors 8 pm.

Cameron House Mike Lynch 10 pm, Corin Raymond 6 pm.

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The Central Sarah Shafey, Ready the Prince, Mike Celia (grunge) 10 pm.

Dakota Tavern Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet 7 & 9:30 pm.

The Danforth Music Hall MOE doors 7 pm.

Double Double Land Dieter Moebius, Man Made Hill, Brr 9 pm, all ages.

Drake Hotel Underground Angel Olsen, Pillars & Tongues doors 9 pm.

Drake Hotel Lounge The Digs (funk/R&B/ soul) doors 11 pm.

Firkin on King Phil & John Show 9:30 pm.

Grace Church on-the-Hill Find Your Voice: White Ribbon Campaign Fundraiser The Wooden Sky, Classical Revolution, Brendan Canning, Edwin Huizinga 8 pm.

The Great Hall DIANA, Empress Of 8 pm. See cover story, page 42.

Habits Gastropub Chris Scian (70s-90s & covers) 9 pm.

The Hideout Frail Fragment (rock) 9:30 pm.

Horseshoe The Shakedown TO, Mindil Beach Markets, the Harmonauts, Adams Mind doors 8:30 pm.

Karla’s Roadhouse Jam Tommy Rocker Band 8 pm.

Lee’s Palace We Want The Funk: The Muso Project Campaign Wrap Up Party The Musi Project, the Flow, Adam Martin, DJs Ry-Fi & Fbomb doors 8:30 pm.

Parts & Labour Each Other, Ctrl Phreak, Zones (indie rock) 9 pm.

The Piston Christian Bridges 9 pm.

Press Club CD release Garage Baby, the AntiQueens, TC Folk Punk (punk/rock) 10 pm.

Rasputin Vodka Bar Nikki Clarke Show Launch Party Isaac Basal, Tiff (R&B/pop/ dance) doors 7:30 pm.

Revival Sarah Jordan, G.I.F.T.E.D., Ess, Miray, Oyane (pop/R&B/hip-hop) 8 pm.

Rockpile Christian Death doors 7 pm.

Silver Dollar Professor, Denim Skeletons, Kristina King, the Walk Ons doors 8:30 pm.

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Emmet Ray Bar Ghetto Hicks (blues/rock) 9 pm.

The Flying Beaver Pubaret Peter Donato

(singer/songwriter) 7:30 pm.

Free Times Cafe John Evans 9 pm.

Grossman’s Drew Austin Collective 10 pm.

Hugh’s Room The Emergency Monologues Morgan Phillips, Evalyn Parry 8:30 pm.

Joe Mama’s Blackburn, DJ Carl Allen (blues/ soul/R&B) 9 pm.

The Local Graham Nicholas (roots) 9 pm.

Lula Lounge Small World Music Festival Mar Aberto Soundsystem, DJ Medicineman (reggae/Brazilian/jazz/funk) 9 pm.

Mélange Open Mic Jam Karen Lee Wilde.

The Sister Blues & Troubles.

3030 Dundas West Ecojot’s GIVE Concert Marla Zinger, C U Sunday 7 pm.

Tranzac Main Hall Album release Pat LePoidevin, Baby Eagle, Nick Ferrio (indie folk/rock) 8:30 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross CD release Doug Tielli (folk) 10 pm, Bluegrass Thursdays Houndstooth (bluegrass/old-time) 7:30 pm.

Wise Guys Open Jam Jimmy James 10 pm.

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Cafune Gord Sheard, Henrique Matulis ­(Brazilian jazz/bossa nova) 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Christ Church Deer Park Nine Sparrows ­Concert Series Trio Estonia 12:10 pm.

Earl Bales Community Centre The Toronto Accolades (a cappella) 7 pm.

Gate 403 Cyndi Carleton Jazz & Swing Band 9 pm, Justine Campbell Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Gabriel Palatchi Band (Latin jazz/tango/klezmer/ funk) 9 pm.

Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine Daniel Barnes Groove Trio 8 pm.

The Jazz Bistro CD release Don Naduriak Quintet (Latin jazz) 9 pm.

Kama Thursdays At Five Canadian Jazz Quartet, Colleen Allen 5 to 8 pm.

Old Mill Inn Thursday Night Jazz Party John Alcorn, David Restivo, Laura Hubert 7:30 pm.

Phoenix Concert Theatre 50 Years Of The Drums: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation benefit Vito (jazz/blues/rock) 9 pm.

Rex Rex’s Birthday Tribute to John Coltrane Pat LaBarbera & Kirk MacDonald Quintet 9:45 pm, Toronto Jazz Central Jazz Website Launch 6:30 pm.

Roy Thomson Hall Perlman Plays Tchaikovsky Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman (violin) 8 pm.

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Annex Wreckroom Get Up! DJ Serious, Supernaturalz Crew (hip-hop) 10 pm.

Dance Cave Transvision DJ Shannon 10 pm.

EFS Untitled Thursdays Soundbwoy doors 10 pm.

The Garrison The Cantina UHaul Katie Stelmanis 9 pm.5 ñ Goodhandy’s T-Girl Parties DJ Todd Klinck.5

Maison Mercer Orjan Nilsen 10 pm.

Nocturne Nuts & Volts Itchy & the Infec-

tious, Khouse, Rh +/-, Cloudjumper (electronic music) doors 10 pm.

The Painted Lady Soul Sonic DJ NV (hip-hop/ funk/soul/Motown/mashups) 10 pm.

WAYLA Bar Random Play DJ Dwayne Minard (disco/yacht) 10 pm.

Wrongbar Cherub 8 pm.

Friday, September 27 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul

Alleycatz Lady Kane.

The Antler Room The Beggars (rock) 9:30 pm.

Bovine Sex Club Tour Kick Off Overtime

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Heroes, IVS, Synerah, Edward in Venice ­(melodic punk) doors 9 pm.

Cameron House Back Room Broken Bricks.

Castro’s Lounge The Untameable Ronnie Hayward (rockabilly) 5 to 7 pm.

The Central V for Escargot (indie rock) 10 pm.

Flamingo’s Enzo Simone (oldies/60s/surf) 9:45 pm.

The Hideout The Soul Kicks (rock) 11 pm, ­Flamingo Bay (rock) 10 pm.

Horseshoe The Archives, Mad Ones, Billie Dre & the Poor Boys, the Dying Arts.

Joe Mama’s The Grind, DJ Carl Allen ­(Motown/soul/R&B) 10 pm.

Linsmore Tavern Paris Black Band 9:30 pm.

Lola Paul ‘Too Tall’ Jones 8 pm.

Opera House Katatonia, Cult of Luna, Intronaut, Tesseract doors 6 pm, all ages.

Phoenix Concert Theatre Austra 9 pm. ñ Press Club CD release Garage Baby, Mimi Oz, Sex Dwarf 10 pm.

Projection Booth East Let There Be Art Lila

Ensemble, Bingeninja, Barbara, Revolution Love doors 8:30.

Relish Bar & Grill David Macmichael (power pop) 9 pm.

Rivoli Jenny Hval, Donovan Woods doors 9 pm.

Silver Dollar Comanechi, Ell V Gore, Chico No Face, the Disraelis, Sissy Boy 9 pm. See preview, page 58.

The Sister The James Clark Institute, James Clark Hangover.

Sneaky Dee’s Ukae, Junia, Chris Strazz, Bowes 9 pm.

Southside Johnny’s Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood tribute) 10 pm.

Steam Whistle Brewing Unsigned Music Series Maylee Todd, Akua, Paradise Animals 8 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross The Ryan Driver Quartet (indie powerpop) 10 pm, Bossa Tres 7:30 pm.

Wrongbar Mighty Real Fay Slift, Coco La Creme, Wrong Note Rusty, DJs John Caffery & the Robotic Kid 10 pm.

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Cameron House Nick Teehan 10 pm, Patrick Brealey 8 pm, David Celia 6 pm.

Dominion on Queen Blues & Troubles (blues) 9 pm.

Enwave Theatre Daniel Roñ mano 9 pm.

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Free Times Cafe Russell Leon Band 8:30 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Mel-

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Grossman’s Frankie Foo 10 pm.

Hugh’s Room CD Release Dominic Mancuso Group 8:30 pm.

Lee’s Palace The Most Loyal, Danielle Knibbe, Beyond the Mountain, Zachary Bennett 9 pm.

Lula Lounge Roberto Linares Brown (salsa) 10:30 pm.

Ricoh Coliseum Taking Off! World Tour The Wiggles (children’s concert) 10:30 am & 2 pm.

3030 Dundas West Video release party Union Duke, the Howling 9 pm.

Toronto Centre for the Arts Small World Music Festival Mohsen Namjoo 8 pm. See preview, page 54.

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Drake Hotel Lounge Rubix (jazz) doors 7 pm.

Gate 403 Denielle Bassels Jazz Band 9 pm,

Carri Bella Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm.

Habits Gastropub Tony Quarrington Trio 8 pm.

Island Cafe End Of Season Celebration & ­Harvest Hoedown (old-time music).

The Jazz Bistro Tribute To Jazz At ­Massey Hall Bernie Senensky, Jake ­Wilkinson, Darryl Orr, Barry Elmes, Steve Wallace 9 pm.

Lakeshore Arts Smith Zone 20 Hour Pianothon Benefit for Lakeshore Arts’ 20th Anniversary Celebration Frank Horvat (solo piano).

Lula Lounge Michael Occhipinti Trio (jazz) 8 pm.

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T.O. MUSIC NOTES LEARN TO DRAKE What better way to celebrate the official release of Drake’s third studio album, Nothing Was The Same, than by sketching a picture of Toronto’s very own? No worries if you’re not the artistic type. Allow writer/ illustrator Shea Serrano, aka the guy Bun B paired up with for Bun B’s Rap Coloring And Activity Book, to teach you.

The 48 pages of illustrations and activities within – including a picture of Drake in his OVO sweater, of course – will make any hiphop enthusiast proud to break out her coloured pencils as the school year begins.

Just how much love does Houstonbased Serrano have for Drizzy? He’s also the mastermind behind the Drake-ing Bad Tumblr (drakeingbad.tumblr.com) that’s been blowing up the internet.

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Montreal post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor took home the 2013 Polaris Prize on Monday (or they would have taken it home had they been there). But the big news was the statement they released just hours later, backward-thanking Polaris and Canada for the prize. Though they seemed genuinely chuffed at the recognition, they made three key complaints that pretty much sum up their feelings:

“Holding a gala during a time of austerity and normalized decline is a weird thing to do.”

“Organizing a gala just so musicians can compete against each other for a novelty-sized cheque doesn’t serve the cause of righteous music at all.”

And “asking the toyota motor company to help cover the tab for that gala, during a summer where the melting northern ice caps are live-streaming on the internet, IS FUCKING INSANE and comes across as tone-deaf to the current horrifying malaise.”

Well, that’s one way of looking at it. The band will donate its prize money to fund music programs in Quebec prisons.

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Beaver Mass-queer-aid: Supporting Our Youth benefit DJ Lobodotcom, the Generalist 10:30 pm.5 Bunda Lounge Jack Masters DJs Mike Gleeson, Mattyson, Soapy, ssugg, the Goons (funky house).

Castro’s Lounge Record Party DJ ‘I Hate You Rob’ (soul/funk/R&B/punk rock/rockabilly/ power pop) 10 pm.

Club 120 Bad Girl Burlesque DJ Johnny B Goode 10 pm.5 Dance Cave Bif Bang Pow DJ Trevor (60s mod Brit pop) 10 pm.

Drake Hotel Underground Itzsoweezee 3 Year Anniversary Tom ñ Wrecks, Demiggs doors 11 pm.

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Emmet Ray Bar DJ Funky Flavours (funk/soul) 10 pm.

Footwork The Junkies doors 10 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom True School Hip-hop DJ Efsharp 10 pm.

Hard Luck Bar Halfwits Pop-Up DJs the Based Boys, Jason Neyra & Scratch $5.

The Hoxton Focus Fridays Stanton Warriors,

Jelo, Hydee (bass duo) 10 pm.

Nyood Nyood Fridays DJ Mensa (house/ electro/hip-hop/R&B) 10 pm.

The Painted Lady DJ Frank Phantastik Johnson 10 pm.

The Piston Shindig! (Northern soul) 10 pm.

Riverside Public House Sweetback! DJs David James, 1970Slick (disco funk/space disco).

The Savoy Frkn Wknd DJ Caff (R&B/hip-hop/ dancehall) 10 pm.

751 A Fistful Of Metal DJ Miss Barbrafisch (extreme metal) 10 pm.

Sneaky Dee’s Pull Up. Sound Academy Redemption Appreciation DJ Starting from Scratch, Mr Presto, D’Bandit doors 10 pm.

Tryst Tryst Fridays DJ Maltese.

WAYLA Bar DJ Neill Mcleod (sexy electro/ house) 10 pm.

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tra, DJ General Eclectic (psychedelic funk) doors 9 pm.

Alleycatz Jamesking.

The Antler Room Mumble (90s rock) 4:30 pm, Denis Martel & the High Rollers (pub rock) 10 pm.

Baltic Avenue VOX Parallels, DJs ­Lawrence & Shoe (indie/electropop) doors 10 pm.

Cameron House Sam Cash & the ­Romantic Dogs 10 pm, Ferrraro 8 pm, Colonel Tom 6 pm.

Cameron House Back Room Crockster.

The Central Blurred Vision 9:30 pm, Incriminating Screw, the After Hours, We Are French doors 6 pm.

Creatures Creating Let There Be Art The Black Umbrella, Chelsea Papps, Laura Prussia, Mai Ismail, Tongsen Chen, Melissa Penney, Tyler Semrick-Palmateer doors 8:30 pm.

Dora Keogh Julian Taylor Band (pop) 9 pm.

The Duke Live.com Pretty Bitchin Party ­Machine (top 40 tribute).

The Flying Beaver Pubaret Deborah Wynne (Elvis tribute) 9 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Mudpunch 9 pm.

The Hideout The Beggars (rock) 11 pm, the Broken Sons (rock) 10 pm.

Horseshoe What Cheer? Brigade, Another City, the Danger Bees, Navy Skies.

Joe Mama’s Shugga, DJ Carl Allen (funk/­ Motown/soul/R&B/top 40) 10 pm.

Lee’s Palace Clap Your Hands Say Yeah doors 9 pm.

The Local Chris Staig (rock) 9 pm.

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May Cafe Freedubstar (roots/rock/reggae)

doors 8:30 pm.

NTB Lounge Jam Chameleon House Band 9:30 pm.

Opera House Helloween, Entropy & Coldsteel 7:30 pm, all ages.

Phoenix Concert Theatre Okkervil ­River, TORRES doors 8:30 pm.

Relish Bar & Grill New Music Night Flamingo Bay (indie rock) 9:30 pm.

Rex Justin Bacchus (funk/soul/R&B) 7:30 pm, Danny Marks (pop) noon.

Rockpile Forgotten Rebels (punk) doors 8 pm, all ages.

The Sister The Reply.

Sound Academy Iron and Wine, ­Widowspeak doors 8 pm, all ages. See preview, page 60.

Southside Johnny’s 22nd Street (pop rock) 10 pm, The Bear Band (rock/blues) 4 to 8 pm.

TJ’s Pub & Grille Al Reilly’s Catalyst (hard rock).

Waterfalls CD release Siberia K.O., the David Bacha Band & Eddie Harsh 9 pm.

Wrongbar T William & Mosca 10 pm.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin THURS., OCT. 17, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL Acclaimed songwriters, multiple Grammy award winners, and long-time friends share the stage as an intimate duo. Mary Chapin Carpenter is well known for “Passionate Kisses,” “Stones in the Road,” and other hits.

Shawn Colvin performs with “extraordinary songs, mesmerizing guitar playing, and a voice that goes effortlessly from bruise-tender to scar hard in a matter of minutes.” (Guardian)

Chris Thile FRI., OCT. 25, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL “Chris Thile is special in an already special circle.” (Huffington Post) The mandolin virtuoso and composer is giving rise to a new genre of contemporary music.

Thile will perform works from his new Bach recording, as well as his own compositions.

David Broza and Yemen Blues SAT., OCT. 26, 2013 8PM KOERNER HALL Soulful singer, songwriter, and guitarist David Broza is often referred to as the “Israeli Springsteen.”

Picture Blind Willie Johnson collaborating with North African trance musicians, or Stevie Wonder incorporating Yemenite chants, to imagine the funk infused groove of Yemen Blues.

Presented in association with Ashkenaz Festival.

TICKETS START AT ONLY $25! 416.408.0208 www.performance.rcmusic.ca 273 BLOOR STREET WEST (BLOOR ST. & AVENUE RD.) TORONTO

The Black Cat Rebas Open Mic Philomene Hoffman 1 to 4 pm.

Castro’s Lounge Big Rude Jake (blues shouter) 4:30 pm.

Dakota Tavern Bluegrass Brunch 11 am to 3 pm.

Du Cafe Open Mic 3 to 7 pm, all ages.

Free Times Cafe D’Arcy Wickham 8 pm.

Gate 403 Sweet Derrick Blues Band 9 pm, Bill Heffernan 5 to 8 pm.

Graffiti’s Music City North Presents: Tagging Their Music At Graffiti’s Melanie Peterson, Sue Seguin, Emily Raquel 8 pm.

Grossman’s Beggar’s Banquet 10 pm.

Hemingways Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 10 pm.

Hugh’s Room The John Prine Shrine 9th Annual Tribute Show John McDermott, Paul Langlois, Michael Johnston, Jory Nash, Julie Michels, David Matheson, Maury LaFoy & Christine Bougie 8:30 pm.

Knox Presbyterian Church Fast Folk Festival 3 Culture Reject, Beth Moore, Charms, the Most Loyal 2 pm.

The Local Arthur Renwick (blues) 4 pm.

Lula Lounge Moda Eterna (salsa) 10:30 pm.

Mingles Lounge Redneck Party Amy Rose (country) doors 8 pm.

Pancho y Emiliano Peter And Alma Hit The Road: Art & Music Cabaret Paulina Derbez, Sana Rabia (Mexican violin and poetry) 6 pm.

Ricoh Coliseum Taking Off! World Tour The Wiggles (children’s concert) 6:30 pm.

3030 Dundas West The Pinball Sessions Samantha Martin, Dani Nash, DJ Nova 10 pm.

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KOPS 2

Kops

Historic family record store’s second location is firmly rooted in tradition In a Markham storage space not far from quaint downtown Unionville, Nick Koppel sorts through thousands of records.

“It probably seems disorganized, but there is a system,” he says.

Indeed. Ground zero for Kops Records, the Queen West vinylonly stalwart, it brims with boxes, labelled stacks and walls of organized chaos. Three rooms of vinyl house a century’s worth of music from every genre, an oft-used record player (of course) and a bunch of wacky merch.

Among the treasures: James Carr’s The Dark End Of The Street; LL Cool J’s 1985 debut, Radio; a number of copies of Dreamboat Annie (“the only Heart album that sells”); a handful of records by Chicago.

Just when you think you’ve seen everything, you reach the hangar-like warehouse at the back stacked with boxes and a wall of 45s.

Product funnels from here to Kops’s original store at Queen and St. Patrick, on the touristy MuchMusic stretch, and now to a newly opened second location at 592 Bloor West in the Annex.

Koppel, who runs the business with his father, Martin, makes a distinction between the original (Toronto’s oldest independent record store) and what’s affectionately and semi-officially known as Kops 2.

“Kops 1 is more youthful,” he says. “Kops 2 is more mature. As with Kops 1, there will be a broad catalogue, but it will also have a rich Canadian section, our collectibles and a deep, historic atmosphere.”

The new digs have custommade dark wood shelving, beautifully curated displays, artful window treatments (currently you can find 60s soul magazines and original Nancy Sinatra sheet music, among other things) and a selection of oldschool toys (e.g., a Metallica metal fan club can, circa 1996).

Its music collection mixes the old, rare and expensive (a mintcondition Reign Ghost featuring Lynda Squires) with the contemporary and on-trend (the new Arctic Monkeys).

Although the doors are already open, the store officially launches on Saturday (September 28). But don’t call it a soft opening.

“There are certain words I don’t like: ‘synergy’ and ‘soft opening.’ Soft opening? I want to have a ninja opening!”

Other words, he’s more partial to. “‘Education’ is a key word – you really benefit from education above all else,” Koppel says.

“But if there’s one word that best describes Kops, it’s ‘preservation’ – of history, of music that doesn’t get blogged about, of vinyl. There’s a lot of stuff that isn’t reissued on CD that people look for, or if it is reissued on CD, it’s people cutting it from a computer and distributing CD-Rs in flea markets or something like that.”

For Kops, preserving history has been an ongoing task since the first outpost opened in 1976.

Passionate, competent staff and a strong foothold in tradition have kept the store thriving through tapes, CDs and now – once again – vinyl.

“Record stores need traditions. Traditions are what anchor people and make them feel warm and campfirey. Not campy,” Koppel says, laughing.

(One of Kops’s traditions: employees aren’t allowed to play Bob Dylan or Donovan in the store.)

An eventual third Kops is part of the ultimate plan, but Koppel is adamant about keeping the business family-oriented and experience-based.

“I don’t want Kops franchised,” he says. “I want it always fully centralized in the family unit.”

In addition to shows in Kops 2’s performance space, Koppel is also planning outings for interested patrons.

“Two things you can expect in October are field trips to an analog mastering studio and to Canada’s Wonderland for Fearfest.

Class trips! I like working within the metaphor of a class.”

Education, after all, is key.

If there’s one word that best describes Kops, it’s ‘preservation’ – of history, of music that doesn’t get blogged about, of vinyl. There’s a lot of stuff that isn’t reissued on CD that people look for.

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RUFUS WAINWRIGHT With Orchestra

Small world Music Fest It’s a musically diverse world after all By Sarah Greene MOHSEN NAMJOO, JORGE DREXLER, MASHROU’ Leila and more as part of the Small World Music Festival, at various venues today (Thursday, September 26) to October 6. Free-$128.50. 416-536-5439, ­smallworldmusic.com.

Small World just got bigger. The local non-profit promoting cultural ­diversity through music recently ­announced that it will open a performance space of its own in January near Trinity Bellwoods Park.

In the meantime, the 12th annual Small World Music Festival is shaping up to be a good one – perhaps the best yet. Here are a few highlights:

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Mohsen Namjoo Jorge drexler Mashrou’ LeIla Friday (September 27) at George Weston Recital Hall, T ­ oronto Centre for the Arts

October 3, at St. Andrew’s United Church, with opener Lenka Lichtenberg

October 4 at Lee’s ­Palace

Called “the Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times, Californiabased Mohsen Namjoo calls himself a nonconformist, and rightly so: in 2009 he was sentenced to five years in jail for allegedly ridiculing part of the Quran in his song Shams. (He formally apologized.)

He’s used his background as a music scholar and setar player to forge his own fusion of Middle Eastern, Western classical and modern music, drawing on Persian poetry while incorporating elements of blues and jazz.

Uruguayan headliner Jorge Drexler may be best known for his song Al Otro Lado Del Río, which appeared in The Motorcycle Diaries and won him an Oscar.

But the Madrid-based songwriter is also a physician and an actor – he recently starred in a film called All In, by Argentine writer/ director Daniel Burman.

Apparently, he’s a tech nerd, too: for his latest project, the popular app n, he recorded songs with various instrumentation (an orchestra, a choir, different lead singers) and gives listeners the chance to use their smartphones to edit and share their own ­versions.

Mashrou’ Leila are a brave bunch.

The Lebanese indie rockers boast an openly gay frontman (Hamed Sinno) and lyrics that touch on gender, sexuality, Leba­nese politics and the Arab Spring.

The band started at a music workshop in 2008 at the American University of Beirut, and their name, Arabic for “overnight project,” is a reference to those origins. Very popular on Facebook (114,000 likes and counting), ­Mashrou’ Leila recorded their third album, Raasük, in Montreal. This is their Toronto debut.

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Small World on a budget Want to experience a bit of the fest for free? Hit the opening party featuring Mar Aberto Soundsystem ­tonight (Thursday, September 26) at Lula Lounge, check out family-friendly Small World In The Square on Saturday (September 28) at Yonge-Dundas Square, or catch punked-up 20-plus-piece marching band What Cheer? Brigade Sunday (September 29) at Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market. music@nowtoronto.com | @nowtoronto

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Tranzac Southern Cross Joe Hall 6:30 pm,

Jamzac 3 pm.

Tranzac Tiki Room Saturday Songwriters’ Circus Amy Campbell 3 pm.

Winchester Kitchen & Bar The Don River Blues Band 9 pm.

Yonge-Dundas Square Small World Music Festival: Music In The Square Third ñ World, noori, What Cheer? Brigade, Kobo Town, Briga and others 1 to 11 pm. See ­preview, page 54.

Jazz/Classical/Experimental

Cafune Henrique Matulis (Brazilian jazz/ bossa nova) 8 to 10 pm.

Chalkers Pub The Lorne Lofsky Trio 6 to 9 pm.

Grossman’s The Happy Pals (trad jazz) 4:30 to 8 pm.

The Jazz Bistro Tribute To Jazz At ­Massey Hall Bernie Senensky, Jake ­Wilkinson, Darryl Orr, Barry Elmes, Steve Wallace 9 pm.

Lakeshore Arts Smith Zone 20 Hour Pianothon Benefit for Lakeshore Arts’ 20th Anniversary Celebration Frank Horvat (solo piano).

Music Gallery Jazz Avant Series Larry Ochs & Don Rovinson, Paul Dutton & Joe Sorbara 8 pm.

Musideum The Fall: Music For Viola & Piano Nadurata/Shumas 8 pm.

Nawlins Jazz Bar Sam Heineman (piano) 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Old Mill Inn Jazz Masters Andrew Scott Trio 7:30 pm.

Paul’s Churrasco The Tavares Trio/Botos (jazz/Latin) 7:30 to 11:30 pm.

Rex Rex’s Birthday Tribute to John Coltrane Pat LaBarbera & Kirk MacDonald Quintet 9:45 pm, Chris Hunt Tentet 3:30 pm.

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Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall Audra McDonald (soprano) 7 pm.

St Basil’s Catholic Church Concert For

Michaelmas The Musicians in Ordinary, Hallie Fishel, John Edwards (baroque) 7:30 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross Kevin Warren’s East West Project, Patrick O’Reilly’s Wire Cir-

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

Andy Poolhall Top Player Launch Party

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Dirty Dale, James Drummond, DJ Medley (house/hip-hop).

BassLine Music Bar Dimension Deep Spiritually Minded, Groovermixer, Shauny Walker (techno/tech/deep house) 10 pm.

Beaver Sissyboy Hissyfit DJ Orange Pekoe, Humboldt J Magnussen 11 pm.5 Black Eagle DJ Neill Macleod (electro/funk/ tribal/rock) 10:30 pm.5 Club 120 Crush Tight & Bright DJ Johnny B Goode 10 pm.5 Dance Cave Full On DJ Pat (alternative) 10 pm.

Dominion on Queen Fugginbitch! (LGBTQ East End dance party) 10 pm.5 Drake Hotel Lounge DJ Fase (hip-hop) doors 10 pm.

Emmet Ray Bar DJ Serious (funk/soul) 10 pm.

Footwork Lee Burridge doors 10 pm.

Guvernment Spin Saturdays DJs Mark Oliver, Manzone & Strong (house/electro/trance/techno).

Magpie Taproom Pressure Drop Choppa Chop, Guv’nor General, Chuck Boom 10 pm.

The Painted Lady Salazar 10 pm.

Parts & Labour The Shop All My Friends DJs Mizz Brown, Paul G (party music) doors 10 pm.

The Piston Fast Times (80s party) 10 pm.

Sneaky Dee’s Shake A Tail (60s) 11 pm.

Supermarket Do Right Saturdays DJ John Kong 10 pm.

Tryst Trysted Saturdays DJ Marky D. WAYLA Bar Pop Machine Shane Percy, DJ Aural (pop hits from the 90s to today) 11 pm.

Zoom Bar DJ Geezy G, Cityflame Sound, JLee, Marlon (reggae) 10 pm.

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The Antler Room Denis Martel & the High Rollers (pub rock) 4:30 pm.

Christie Pits Park Homegrown Park Crawl: benefit for David Suzuki Foundation Homegrown National Park Project Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Choir!Choir!Choir! 11 am to 4 pm From Christie Pits to Bickford Park, to Fred Hamilton Park, to Trinity Bellwoods Park).

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Dakota Tavern The Mercenaries (oldies rock cover band) 10 pm.

Dominion on Queen Rockabilly Brunch The Cosmotones 11 am to 3 pm.

The Hideout Mike Constantine (acoustic rock) 10:30 pm, Dan Gagnon (acoustic rock) 2 pm.

The Hoxton Travi$ Scott, ComebackSeason KIDS (hip-hop) doors 8 pm.

Lola Chloe and the Crossroads (soul/funk/ R&B) 3 to 6 pm.

Measure Wolf J McFarlane, Shi Wisdom, Casey MQ, Lord Quest, Owen ‘O’Sound’ Lee, Coleman Hell, Jaek Delarge, Shaqisdope, Adria Kain, Gifted, DJ Lissa Monet, DJ Starven Marvin doors 8 pm.

Opera House Wavves, King Tuff, Jacuzzi Boys doors 7 pm, all ages.

The Painted Lady Punk Sundays Sid’s Kids (punk) 7:30 pm.

Parts & Labour The Shop Dead Mouth, ­Uplift, Back and Forth, Grave New World (hardcore punk) doors 9 pm.

Phoenix Concert Theatre Daughter, Bear’s Den (indie pop) doors 8 pm.

Rivoli The Fox & the Moon, Emily Raquel, the Soft Shoe Shufflers doors 8 pm.

Sneaky Dee’s Schooner, Doctor Ew, Julian Brown.

Virgin Mobile Mod Club Vicious Rumors, Seven Witches, Single Bullet Theory 7 pm.

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Aspetta Caffe Luke Vajsar (solo bass) 4 pm.

Black Bear Pub Jam SNAFU 3:30 to 7:30 pm.

Cameron House Western Swing Music The

Double Cuts 10 pm.

The Central Sara Wilkinson Tribute Night 8:30 pm.

Dakota Tavern Bluegrass Brunch 11 am to 3 pm.

Duffy’s Tavern Ken Yoshioka (blues) 9:30 pm.

Full of Beans Coffee Loren Hicks 2 to 4 pm.

Gate 403 Root Down Trio (blues/roots/swing) 9 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Acoustic Family Brunch (bluegrass) 10 am-2 pm.

Grossman’s The National Blues Jam Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 10 pm.

Handlebar Delta Will.

Hugh’s Room CD release Teal & Joyce, Anne Lindsay, Geoff Somers, David Woodhead, Ross Wooldridge, Alyssa Wright, Wendell Fer-

guson, Jason LaPrade 2 pm.

Hugh’s Room The Dardanelles (traditional Newfoundland folk) 8:30 pm.

The Local Kristine Schmitt and Her Special Powers, Whitebrow (dark country swing/ spook) 9 pm, Chris ‘Long Fingers’ Coole (oldtime/roots) 5 pm.

Lula Lounge Small World Music Festival David Buchbinder’s Odessa/Havana doors 6:30 pm, Jorge Maza Cuban Duo (Cuban son/salsa) 1 pm. See preview, page 54.

Miles Nadal JCC Small World Music Festival: The Road to JelloTown Mystic Drumz 11 am & 1:30 pm.

Opera Bob’s The Ole Fashion 9 pm.

Relish Bar & Grill Stir It Up Sunday Open Mic 9 pm.

Rex Tara Davidson Duo 7 pm.

Rose & Crown Music City North Open Mic 9 pm.

Southside Johnny’s Open Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix 9:30 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross Kyp Harness (folk/rock) 7:30 pm, Camp Combo 5 pm.

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The Flying Beaver Pubaret Tsubaret Chris Tsujiuchi (cabaret) 8 pm.

Gallery 345 From Handel To Tango Iris Rodrigues, Kerri McGonigle, Paul Sanvidotti, Don MacDonald, Edward Moroney 3 pm.

Gate 403 Toronto Jazz Collective Josh Lane 5 to 8 pm.

Grossman’s New Orlean Connection All Star Jazz Band 4:30 to 9 pm.

Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine Open Mic ­Sundays (jazz/folk/world) 3 pm.

Holy Family Catholic Church Solemn Holy Mass: Tridentine Simon Honeyman, Rob Kinar, Paul Ziade, Sean Nix, Philip Fournier 11 am.

The Jazz Bistro A Month Of Sundays David Sereda (jazz/cabaret) doors 11:30 am.

Montgomery’s Inn Musical Matinee: Souvenirs Of Spain The Neapolitan Connection, Martin Soderberg (Spanish music) 3 pm.

Musideum Brownman, Adrean Farrugia 8 pm.

Orbit Room The Kingsley Ettienne Trio (jazz/ blues) 3:30 to 7 pm.

Rex Wee Trio 9:30 pm, Freeway Dixieland 3:30 pm, Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.

Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner

Hall Culture Days ARC Ensemble 3 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

BassLine Music Bar Industry Night.

Club 120 Roughhouse DJ Strapped 1 to 5 pm.5 Graffiti’s Black Metal Brunch 11 am-4 pm.

Monday, September 30 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul

Castro’s Lounge Rockabilly Mondays The Cosmotones 9 pm.

Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla Live Bobcast

taping Paint (rock).

Dora Keogh Open Stage Julian Taylor, the Explorers (roots/pop) 9:30 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom Eyes On Eyes The Cybertronic Spree, DJ Kaleb Robertson 8 pm.

The Great Hall Oh Land (alterna pop) 8 pm. ñ Hard Luck Bar Sworn Enemy, Vernon Howell, American Hell 7 pm, all ages.

The Hideout Big Otter Creek (acoustic rock)

10 pm.

Horseshoe Shoeless Monday The Luka State, Return for Refund 9:15 pm.

Sound Academy Korn, Asking Alexandria doors 7 pm, all ages.

Yonge-Dundas Square Lunchtime Live Chic Gamine (R&B/nouveau pop/vintage soul) 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

Cameron House Weatherstone 10 pm, Kayla Howran & Raha Javanfar 6 pm.

The Central Music Mondays Robert ONeill, Sarah Siddiqui, Adam Barreira doors 7 pm.

Drake Hotel Underground Sarah Lee Guth-

rie & Johnny Irion (singer/songwriters) doors 8 pm.

Free Times Cafe Open Stage Mondays Alex Zdravkovic 7:30 pm.

Gate 403 Nick Lee Blues Solo 5 to 8 pm.

Grossman’s Jam No Band Required 9 pm.

Hawaii Bar Will Gillespie, Mark Martyre (folk singer/songwriters) 9:30 pm.

The Local Hamstrung String Band (bluegrass/ traditional country) 9 pm.

Lola The Big 3 6 to 9 pm.

On Cue Ken Yoshioka (blues) 8 pm.

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The UK noise band, now a trio with drummer Charlie Heaton, seem to live for the stage, though their albums also capture their bonkers ferocity and sleazemetal-tinged sludge.

Their second full-length, You Owe Me Nothing But Love (Tigertrap/Fast Wea­pons), came out in February, and a split 7-inch with Female Smell is on its way.

Matsuura spoke to us over the phone from her home in East London ahead of Comanechi’s show Friday (September 27) at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina).

I read that you named your band after the gymnast Nadia Comaneci. Is the leotard you wear onstage a nod to her?

No, it’s not. I wear all sorts of outfits: fruit, tinsels, nothing and everything. Comanechi isn’t named literally after her.

It’s from the famous Japanese comedian/director Takeshi Kitano’s joke that everyone in Japan knows, and that joke is [about] Nadia Comaneci.

Most UK bands don’t ever get to ­Canada, so it’s great to see you making the effort.

Thank you. It’s important to get out of a routine. It’s important to share. With­out our Canadian promoter, Dan Burke, playing in Canada wouldn’t have happened. We both took big risks and worked very hard to make it ­happen.

What are the challenges involved in crossing the pond?

Money. It’s the main thing that gets in the way. Everyone would be touring abroad if they had the money.

You Owe Me Nothing But Love has been out for a bit now, but are you still in love with the songs?

They’re like children. I’m a very proud mum producing every one of them. Sometimes you spoil one. Sometimes they rebel. Sometimes you just want to kick them the fuck out.

What were your goals when you were heading into the studio?

Be better, perform better, write better.

What’s up next?

Be better, perform better, write better.

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Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla Dick Rodan doors 10 pm.

The Danforth Music Hall 2 High 2 Die Tour Action Bronson, Trash Talk 8 pm.

Drake Hotel Underground Toe doors 8 pm.

The Duke Live.com Live Jam Night.

Hard Luck Bar Guitar Wolf, Coathanger, Coward doors 7:30 pm.

The Hideout Jeans Off Duo (rock) 10:30 pm.

Horseshoe Nu Music Nite The Albertans, Autopilot.

The Hoxton CANCELLED. Foxygen doors 8 pm.

Joe Mama’s Jeff Eager (funk/blues/soul) 6:30 to 10:30 pm, all ages.

Lee’s Palace Burgerama Caravan Of Stars Tour The Growlers, Cosmonauts, Gap Dream, Pangea and others doors 7 pm.

Opera House White Lies, In the Valley Below doors 7 pm.

The Painted Lady Ababe Tuesdays: Indie Music Showcase 9 pm.

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Iron & WIne Folk favourite Sam Beam makes… an R&B record By Sarah Greene

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“My music’s developed a bit over a decade,” says Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam with a chuckle over morning tea.

Despite Beam’s characteristically understated delivery, the sonic transformation has not been subtle. What was once mellow and minimalist (2004’s Our Endless Numbered Days, for example) is now lush and eclectic in its instrumentation: Ghost On Ghost (Nonesuch), which came out earlier this year, includes embellished vocal melodies and touches of jazz and soul.

“It was a lot of fun,” says Beam, the father of five, of the album. “Probably the most fun I’ve had making a rec­ ord in a long time. For the last two I got a home studio, and the blessing and the curse of a home studio is that you can work on it all the time – and you end up working all the time. I spent at least nine months on each.”

Thankfully, this one was the oppo­site. “We went into a studio in New York and basically finished in two weeks. It was also one of the most ­collaborative records, because I didn’t play a lot.”

Instead, Beam’s friend Rob Burger handled string and horn arrangements, while legendary jazz drummer Brian Blade took over the skins, and multiple other musicians and artists pitched in elsewhere.

“He’s technically great, but it’s always from the heart – he’s got a lot of church in him,” says Beam about Blade’s drumming style. “I went into [this album] planning to do a sophisticated torch song thing, like a Nilsson big band stately affair, but at the end of the day I think we realized we’d made an R&B record, and that had a lot to do with Brian.”

The album’s lyrical thread has to do with a couple, and the title – a line from the song Grace For Saints And Ramb­ lers (which itself was borrowed from a James Wright poem) – is a nod to the theme.

“I love how generous that line is and how contradictory it is on face value,” says Beam. “Ghosts are dead, not pre­ sent, but at the same time we have two different connec­ tions, the physical and the spiritual.

“None of the songs are about the same couple,” he continues. “But if you squint your eyes, it almost feels like the continuing adventures of these two people.”

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Venue Index Adelaide Music Hall 250 Adelaide W. Al Green Theatre 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211.

Alleycatz 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865.

Andy Poolhall 489 College. 416-923-5300.

Annex Wreckroom 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346.

The Antler Room 146 Front W (down the alley).

Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

Aspetta Caffe 207 Augusta. 416-725-0693.

Axis Gallery & Grill 3048 Dundas W. 416-604-3333.

Baltic Avenue 875 Bloor W. 647-898-5324.

BassLine Music Bar 865 Bloor W. 416-732-7513.

Beaver 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768.

Black Bear Pub 1125 O’Connor. 416-752-5182.

The Black Cat 3513 Dundas W. 647-430-8530.

Black Eagle 457 Church. 416-413-1219.

Black Swan 154 Danforth. 416-469-0537.

Bloke & 4th 401 King W. 416-477-1490.

Bloom Restaurant 2315 Bloor W. 416-767-1315.

Boat 158 Augusta. 416-593-9218.

Bovine Sex Club 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239.

Bunda Lounge 1108 Dundas W.

By The Way Cafe 400 Bloor W. 416-967-4295.

Cafune 194A Carlton. 647-748-7884.

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Cameron House 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811.

Castro’s Lounge 2116 Queen E. 416-699-8272.

The Central 603 Markham. 416-913-4586.

C’est What 67 Front E. 416-867-9499.

Chalkers Pub 247 Marlee. 416-789-2531.

Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla 200 Bathurst.

Christ Church Deer Park 1570 Yonge. 416-920-5211.

Christie Pits Park 750 Bloor W. Clinton’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541.

Club 120 120 Church.

Creatures Creating 822 Dundas W. 647-709-8337.

Dakota Tavern 249 Ossington. 416-850-4579.

Dance Cave 529 Bloor W, 2nd floor. 416-532-1598.

The Danforth Music Hall 147 Danforth. 416-778-8163.

Dominion on Queen 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893.

Dora Keogh 141 Danforth. 416-778-1804.

Double Double Land 209 Augusta.

Drake Hotel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.

Du Cafe 885 O’Connor. 416-752-2233.

Duffy’s Tavern 1238 Bloor W. 416-628-0330.

The Duke Live.com 1225 Queen E. 416-463-5302.

Earl Bales Community Centre 4169 Bathurst. 416-395-7873.

EFS 647 King W. 416-477-5460.

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Emmet Ray Bar 924 College. 416-792-4497.

Enwave Theatre 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000.

Firkin on King 461 King W. 416-979-5464.

Flamingo’s 385 the West Mall. 416-913-9258.

Flato Markham Theatre 171 Town Centre Blvd (Markham). 905-305-7469.

The Flying Beaver Pubaret 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567.

Footwork 425 Adelaide W. 416-913-3488.

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231.

Free Times Cafe 320 College. 416-967-1078.

Full of Beans Coffee 1348 Dundas W. 647-347-4161.

Gallery 345 345 Sorauren. 416-822-9781.

The Garrison 1197 Dundas W. 416-519-9439.

Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles. 416-588-2930.

Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

Goodhandy’s 120 Church. 416-760-6514.

Grace Church on-the-Hill 300 Lonsdale. 416-488-7884.

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.

Habits Gastropub 928 College. 416-533-7272.

Handlebar 159 Augusta. 647-748-7433.

Hard Luck Bar 772a Dundas W. The Harp Pub 55 Lakeshore E (Mississauga). 905-274-3277.

Hawaii Bar 989 Dovercourt. 416-786-7880.

Hemingways 142 Cumberland. 416-968-2828.

The Hideout 484 Queen W. 647-438-7664.

Downham 9:30 pm.

C’est What Paint, Jessica Speziale 9 pm.

Drake Hotel Lounge Memphis Tuesdays The Unseen Strangers (country) doors 10 pm.

Free Times Cafe Music City North 8:30 pm.

Grossman’s Mz Debbie & the Don Valley Stomper.

Hugh’s Room John Wort Hannam w/ Scott Duncan 8:30 pm.

Linsmore Tavern Gary 17s Open Stage Kyp Harness (folk/rock) 9 pm.

Lola The Sheryl Show 9 pm.

Lula Lounge Small World Music Festival Marito Marques (world/jazz/funk) 8:30 pm.

Winter Garden Theatre An Evening Of Stories & Songs Alejandro Escovedo, Shelby Lynn 8 pm.

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Black Swan Acoustic Open Stage Nicola Vaughan (pop rock) 9:30 pm.

Clinton’s Dust Adam Dust.

Dakota Tavern Sunparlour Players, Matt Barber.

Drake Hotel Underground Listening Party Black Milk doors 6 pm.

The Harp Pub Johnny Max Band 8 to 10 pm.

The Hideout The Pat Wright Band (rock) 10:30 pm.

Horseshoe Ewert & the Two Dragons doors 8:30 pm.

Joe Mama’s Soul Sessions Alana Bridgewater & Rich Grossman 6:30 to 10 pm, all ages.

The Painted Lady Young Running 10 pm.

Parts & Labour MV & EE 9 pm.

The Piston Mineta 9 pm.

Relish Bar & Grill The BTB’s (jazz funk fusion) 7:30 pm.

Sneaky Dee’s What’s Poppin.

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Alleycatz Citysoul (swinging blues/vintage R&B).

Dominion on Queen Corktown Ukulele Jam 7:30 pm.

Emmet Ray Bar Kevin Butler (folk) 9 pm.

Flato Markham Theatre Buffy SainteMarie (folk) 8 pm. ñ Free Times Cafe Alan Rhody, Brothers Brady 8 pm.

Grossman’s Bruce Domoney 10 pm.

Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine Open Mic 8 pm.

Hugh’s Room JD Souther 8:30 pm.

Lola Wednesday’s Child Open Stage 8 pm.

Lula Lounge Small World Music Festival Brownman & Gruvasylum A Lo Cubano: ñ Orishas doors 7:30 pm. See preview, page 54.

Silver Dollar Crazy Strings (bluegrass) doors 9 pm.

Supermarket Album launch Ben Sures (blues/roots) 8:30 pm. ñ Tranzac Southern Cross Ronley Teper’s

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jazz) 8:30 pm.

Alleycatz Gypsy Flame Showband (jazz) 8:30 pm.

BassLine Music Bar Acid Jazz Amanda Davids,

Alleycatz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/ Dominion on Queen Hot Club Of Corktown Django Jam 8:30 pm.

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Swinging On A Star Morgan Childs, Kelly

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The Jazz Bistro CD release Joey Goldstein Quartet (instrumental jazz) 9 pm.

Rex Brian Charette Organ Trio 9:30 pm, ­Richard Whiteman 6:30 pm.

Jazz/Classical/Experimental

Shai Locke (acid jazz/soul/funk) 10 pm.

By The Way Cafe After Dinner Jazz Chris

Adriaanse & Liam Stanley Duo 8 pm.

Castro’s Lounge The Mediterranean Stars (fusion jazz) 8 pm.

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Lunch With Ludwig Canadian Opera Com-

pany Orchestra, Teng Li, A Far Cry Orchestra (chamber music) noon to 1 pm.

Massey Hall Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall The Music Of Arvo Pärt Choir 21, ñChris Botti (trumpet) 8 pm. ñ Shannon Mercer, Geoffrey Sirett 8 pm.

Nawlins Jazz Bar Jim Heineman Trio 7 pm.

Ten Restaurant & Wine Bar Don Breithaupt, Chris Smith (jazz) 9 to 11 pm.

Tranzac Peripheral Vision (jazz ) 10 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

BassLine Music Bar Tech Tuesdays Techster

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Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine 2050 Danforth. 416-467-4915.

Holy Family Catholic Church 1372 King W. 416-532-2879.

Horseshoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753.

The Hoxton 69 Bathurst. 416-456-7321.

Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604.

Island Cafe Ward’s Island.

The Jazz Bistro 251 Victoria. 416-363-5299.

Joe Mama’s 317 King W. 416-340-6469.

Kama 214 King W. 416-599-5262.

Karla’s Roadhouse 4630 Kingston. 647-352-7780.

Kitch 229 Geary. 647-350-4550.

Knox Presbyterian Church 630 Spadina.

Lakeshore Arts 2422 Lake Shore W. 416-201-7093.

Lee’s Palace 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598.

Linsmore Tavern 1298 Danforth. 416-466-5130.

The Local 396 Roncesvalles. 416-535-6225.

Lola 40 Kensington. 416-348-8645.

Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307.

Magpie Taproom 831 Dundas W. 647-350-8305.

Maison Mercer 15 Mercer. 416-341-8777.

Massey Hall 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255.

May Cafe 876 Dundas W. Measure 296 Brunswick.

Mélange 172 Main. 416-686-6485.

Miles Nadal JCC 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211.

Mingles Lounge 735 Kipling. 416-255-2582.

Montgomery’s Inn 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113.

Music Gallery 197 John. 416-204-1080.

Musideum 401 Richmond W. 416-599-7323.

Rex Jeff Halischuk Trio 6:30 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Bump & Jump: Shameless Magazine DJ Betti Forde 8 pm.

Goodhandy’s T-Girl Strippers DJ Todd Klinck 8 pm.5 3

Nawlins Jazz Bar 299 King W. 416-595-1958.

Nocturne 550 Queen W. 416-504-2178.

NTB Lounge 2878 Lake Shore W. 416-251-5551.

Nyood 1096 Queen W. 416-466-1888.

Old Mill Inn 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641.

On Cue 349 Jane. 647-763-0417.

Opera Bob’s 1112 Dundas W. 416-536-5585.

Opera House 735 Queen E. 416-466-0313.

Orbit Room 580A College. 416-535-0613.

The Painted Lady 218 Ossington. 647-213-5239.

Pancho y Emiliano 200 Augusta. 416-925-8454.

Parts & Labour 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750.

Paul’s Churrasco 839 College St. 416-532-2777.

Phoenix Concert Theatre 410 Sherbourne. 416-323-1251.

The Piston 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989.

Press Club 850 Dundas W. 416-364-7183.

Projection Booth East 1035 Gerrard E. Rakia Bar 1402B Queen E. 416-778-8800.

Rasputin Vodka Bar 780 Queen E. 416-469-3737.

Red Sandcastle Theatre 922 Queen E. 416-845-9411.

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album reviews shows his less challenging sillier side as well as his obvious fondness for diverse forms of the genre. (He includes a Los Zafiros cover and his version of a love song

by Boubacar Traoré.)

The original tunes’ lyrics focus on sex and romance: wooing a new lady, remembering flings from bygone eras. But what the songs lack in substance they make up in musical pizzazz. Reddick returns the sideman favour on harmonica and vocal harmonies, and band members (including Ken Whiteley) sound like they’re laughing their asses off hollering along to Eat Drink And Make Babies.

Top track: Where Are They Now Ben Sures plays the Supermarket Wednesday (October 2).

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Vapor City (Ninja Tune) Rating: North Carolina-bred, Berlin-based electronic artist Machinedrum (aka Travis Stewart) is well known for his collaborations with people like Azealia Banks, Jesse Boykins III, Jimmy Edgar (JETS) and Praveen Sharma (Sepalcure). On Vapor City, Stewart shifts the focus back to his own idiosyncratic vision, drawing unexpected connections between mid-90s soulful drum ’n’ bass, classic IDM, deep house, Chicago footwork and contemporary hip-hop.

These styles have always been in the

background, but there’s an atmosphere pervading the album that helps bring the disparate influences together: where he once left stark empty space, he now fills it with an evocative glowing haze of filtered crackles and hisses. And while moments on Vapor City might have sounded completely at home at a 1996 rave, the mood and sound overall are more wistfully nostalgic than retro – melancholic music that sounds as good when you’re dancing in front of a tower of speakers as when you’re melting into your couch at home.

Top track: Don’t 1 2 Lose U BENJAMIN BOLES

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Electronic KASKADE Atmosphere (Ultra) Rating: NNN Over the last decade, Kaskade (aka Ryan Raddon) has gone from being a San Francisco deep house producer with a knack for pop melodies to one of the world’s biggest EDM superstars. On Atmosphere, Raddon tries to reconcile his stadium status with his underground roots, but the results are confusing. It’s rare to hate one half of an album so much while genuinely enjoying the other.

Most of the record is made for pyrotechnics and lasers: cheesy trance pop for big rooms with airy female vocals, dramatic buildups and zero subtlety. But then Raddon surprises with gorgeously arranged, melodic, instrumental house songs like MIA To LAS or LAX To JFK. (Plane flights are a recurring theme.) When he takes a rare turn singing on the title track, he turns out to be much better than most of his guests, with the exception of School of Seven Bells, who elegantly assist on Missing You. Top track: MIA To LAS BB

tion (independent) Rating: NNN Pat LePoidevin’s fifth album is a collection of songs – Centralia, PA, or Winter Park, CO – about small-town America that LePoidevin (who has dual citizenship) wrote with his childhood best friend, Lewis Smith.

The project is partly the result of Princeton, BC-born LePoidevin’s efforts to search out his American identity. But as the title implies, the songs are not based in reality: fictional characters help personify each of the places.

The effect is as large and small in scope as LePoidevin’s own singing voice (he earnestly whispers but also belts). Loop pedals, guitars, a violinist and a couple of horn players lend the album a miniature indie folk-rock orchestra vibe that’s very pretty but most effective when the band eases up a bit before going full throttle. At its best, the record immerses you in its nostalgia and makes you believe its fictions are real.

Top track: Hanna, WY Pat LePoidevin plays the Tranzac tonight (Thursday, September 26).

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BEN SURES Son Of Trouble (independent) Rating: NNN After years of moonlighting as a blues sideman (with the likes of Big Dave McLean and Paul Reddick), Edmonton songwriter Ben Sures has finally made his first blues record.

Unlike Sures’s last album, Gone To Bolivia, which was bursting at the seams with quirky wordplay, Son Of Trouble

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Tall Tall Shadow (Secret City) Rating: NNNN Basia Bulat has the kind of voice that works its way through your ears to take up residence somewhere in your heart. Aside from the fundamental beauty of her vocals, the raw emotion in every note creates a sense of intimacy – a quality that strongly informs her third full-length.

Recorded with Arcade Fire’s Tim Kingsbury and producer Mark Lawson (The Suburbs) after the death of a close friend, the album’s 10 tracks strip away some of the embellishments of her previous work in sparser arrangements that keep the focus on the very personal storytelling.

With its organ-driven melody and punchy percussion, the title track is one of the best tunes Bulat’s ever written, its chorus a quietly devastating reminder: “You can’t run away/If the shadow is yours.” Whether effervescent (the poppy Promise Not To Think About Love zips along on handclaps and a jaunty bass line) or solemn (elegiac closing track From Now On), her modern take on folk music often delves into the darkness, but always looks toward the light.

Top track: Tall Tall Shadow Basia Bulat plays the Polish Combatants’ Hall October 10, 11 and 12.

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Golden Age (Daps) Rating: Phaedra is the wife of Theseus, Athens’s founder-king. It’s also Nancy Sinatra’s alter ego in her 60s psychedelic duet with country crooner Lee Hazlewood, Some Velvet Morning. Phèdre, on the other hand, are Hooded Fang frontman Daniel Lee and bassist April Aliermo – a Toronto duo doing something completely original and weird with synths, drum machines and samplers in a city full of same-same electro bands.

Their sophomore album, recorded last

winter in Berlin, has bright, sprightly synth lines, eerie soundscapes (backed by dramatic organ progressions) and rhythmic vocals. It all evokes that Sinatra duet; Lee sounds like a dark, psychedelic cowboy, while Aliermo transforms from coy to sexy seductress.

With Hooded Fang, it’s all garage-pop with surf ease. With Phèdre, Lee and Aliermo break out of those constraints and chart new territory.

Top track: Too Many Lashes Phèdre play Warehouse on November 2.

SAMANTHA EDWARDS

DEER TICK Negativity (Arts & Crafts) Rating: NNN Deer Tick have grown. After a slew of alcohol-drenched offerings big on chaos and low on introspection, the Rhode Island altcountry outlaws’ fifth album is a leap forward musically and emotionally. Songs are focused, multi-layered and crafted, sometimes even bringing Wilco’s more experimental moments to mind.

But does maturity suit Deer Tick? John McCauley’s voice – still rough and badass – sometimes fails to settle in with the elegant orchestration, and now and then his stabs at sincerity come off as clichéd (Just

Friends, Hey Doll). The vocal grit gets laughable during In Our Time, a duet with sweet-voiced Vanessa Carlton about McCauley’s father’s going to prison for conspiracy and tax fraud.

Plenty of tunes surpass expectations, though. The Rock bursts with passion and melody, and The Dream’s In The Ditch has loads of heartland rock appeal. Mr. Sticks hits a genuinely sad tone, and Thyme a genuinely spooked one. Pot Of Gold near the end finally just lets the rock and roll rip.

Top track: The Dream’s In The Ditch Deer Tick play Lee’s Palace October 10.

CARLA GILLIS

KINGS OF LEON Mechanical Bull (RCA) Rating: NN Kings of Leon want you to know they’re a really cool rock band. How cool? On the track Don’t Matter, Caleb Followill croons with try-hard punk bravado, “I can fuck or I can fight. It don’t matter to me.”

A Stooges influence is palpable on the band’s sixth album, their first since their 2011 hiatus, and there’s a wannabe Queens of the Stone Age vibe penetrating the fretwork. Bassist Jared Followill said he rubbed his wrists raw from downstroking so hard.

Like the too-slick guitar solos and catchy (but totally ordinary) melodies, Caleb’s lyrical chops haven’t evolved. Case in point: “I walk a mile in your shoes and now I’m a mile away and I’ve got your shoes.”

All things considered, Mechanical Bull is adequate arena rock, a collection of songs fit to play on Guitar Hero. Perhaps it’s not a coincidence that the franchise has also been on hold since 2011.

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As she gets older, Jennifer Tarver says she’s realizing the importance of community – for her work and family.

Sturdy Cage BONE CAGE by Catherine Banks (Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House). To October 5. $10-$28. 416-978-8849. See Continuing, page 66. Rating: NNN

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Casting was crucial for this sexy, era-shifting two-hander By GLENN SUMI VENUS IN FUR by David Ives, directed by Jennifer Tarver, with Carly Street and Rick Miller. Presented by Canadian Stage at the Bluma Appel (27 Front East). Previews from Sunday (September 29), opens October 3 and runs to October 27, TuesdaySaturday 8 pm, matinees Wednesday 1:30 pm, Saturday-Sunday 2 pm. $24-$99. 416368-3110. canadianstage.com.

Casting a show is always difficult, but the challenges of finding two actors for David Ives’s 2010 Broadway hit Venus In Fur are particularly big. Epic, you might say.

The play-within-a-play starts off as a contemporary behind-the-scenes look at the casting of a new stage adaptation of Leopold von SacherMasoch’s 1870 SM classic. Thomas Novachek is searching for the right woman to play his lead character, Wanda, when in walks Vanda, late and disorganized. She seems all wrong for the role, but when the two act out scenes, she’s eerily convincing as a 19th century dominatrix. The play toys with reality, shifting back and forth between eras. The idea of Greek gods even pops up.

“It’s a two-hander, but each actor plays three different roles,” says director Jennifer Tarver. “And the three roles have completely different requirements, physical, stylistic, dialect.

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You witness complete transformations onstage.”

Tarver says the casting process was long, with many callbacks.

“I was looking for contrast, especially for Vanda,” she says. “You have to go from a very contemporary, edgy and street character to someone who’s from another era and universe stylistically. She also needs to make these hairpin turns. It’s not a matter of playing one woman one night and another the next. You have to change in a second.”

She decided on Carly Street, who starred on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park and here in the musical Bloodless.

“Carly’s highly articulated as a performer,” says Tarver. “She’s so agile, like an actor acrobat. And that’s what you need for this part.”

Finding the right actor for Thomas, who’s got a personal history of SM fantasies, was equally tough. But Tarver says she was looking for someone who, like the character, was also a director and a creator.

She ended up with Rick Miller, the versatile actor, writer and director of shows like MacHomer and Bigger Than Jesus.

“I thought of people like Rick and Daniel Brooks,” she says. “People who understand the affairs we have with our work, the things that make you so

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blind and driven that you often don’t see what’s in front of you.”

Coincidentally, Tarver is now artistic director of Necessary Angel Theatre, the same company Brooks helmed.

She can’t talk about her first production with the company since taking the reins earlier this year. But she will say the company’s developing a piece she began working on at Stratford about French/Armenian singer/ songwriter Charles Aznavour.

“What I like about Necessary Angel is that it’s able to tailor the development process to the requirements of an idea,” she says. “If I need a playwright, I’ll work with one. If I need a musician or choreographer, likewise.

The company offers a lot of freedom.”

While she’s still able to take on freelance projects like Venus – produced

by Canadian Stage – and Waiting For Godot, her recent Stratford success, leading Necessary Angel also means she’ll be more rooted in Toronto. She’s got a partner and a three-year-old son.

“The older I get, the more I realize the importance of community,” she says. “For my work and my family.” 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com | @glennsumi

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Catherine Banks’s 2008 Governor General’s Award-winning play about endemic emotional isolation in a small Nova Scotia logging community makes a depressing opener to Hart House Theatre’s season, but the bleak story shows how our treatment of the environment affects how we treat each other, and vice versa.

The contemporary story focuses on naive high school senior Krista (Lindsey Middleton) and short-tempered logger Jamie (Nathan Bitton), who are about to get married despite an uncertain economic future and the advice of Chicky (Samantha Coyle), Jamie’s half-sister and Krista’s maid of honour.

The beginning is the weakest section: after a confusing country dance number that feels half-hearted and tacked on, the first few scenes suffer from slow pacing and wooden East Coast accents.

But these problems disappear when Jamie’s best friend (and Krista’s brother), Kevin (Kyle Purcell), turns up seriously beaten and abused. We’re also

introduced to Clarence (Layne Coleman), Jamie’s shell of a father, who lives off disability payments and is obsessed with bringing Jamie’s kid brother Travis back from the dead via cloning.

The emotional fireworks take place on and around Elizabeth Kantor’s striking and symbolic multi-level wooden set that’s part beaver dam, part bridge and part clear-cut stumps. The design captures the worsening human impact on the surrounding forest, and tellingly excludes the colour green. The stumps that populate the stage also double as household items – a sofa, fridge and TV – furthering the connection between environmental destruction and consumer culture.

Banks’s script is rich in symbolism: Jamie’s pipe dream of becoming a helicopter pilot and Clarence’s Frankenstein-like preoccupation with resurrecting his lost child nicely evoke the frustrations of everyday life in declining industrial towns. But a number of intriguing plot points are curiously kept offstage. For example, Jamie and Kevin spend a scene concocting a revenge prank whose outcome is never revealed.

The disturbing subject matter and recurring scenes of physical and sexual violence begin to wear by the twohour mark, but this is the price of truthfully exploring some social realJORDAN BIMM ities.

Nathan Bitton’s logger hopes for something more.

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Fixed by Zack Russell (Videofag). Gay invent-

ors look for their pleasure fix from 1950s London to 2050 Los Angeles. Opens Sep 26 and runs to Oct 13, Sep 26-29 Thu and Sat-Sun 8 pm, Fri 9 pm, Oct 9-13 Wed-Sun 8 pm (no shows Sep 30-Oct 8). $10, Oct 9 pwyc. 187 Augusta. fixed.eventbrite.com.

The Flood Thereafter by Sarah Berthiume (Canadian Stage/Theatre Dept @ York University). An eerie daily striptease ritual in a small-town bar is interrupted by a stranger’s arrival. Opens Sep 26 and runs to Oct 6, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed 1:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $22-$49. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, ­canadianstage.com.

Gay Play Day: LGBTQ Theatre Festival (Gay Play Day). Short plays and solo pieces by local LGBTQ writers, including Bruce Harrott, Tina McCulloch, Charles Hayter and Marcy Rogers.

Sep 27-28, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 3 pm. $10.

Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley, Studio. ­gayplayday.blogspot.ca.

The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn (Soulpepper). A librarian seeks a tryst but must dodge his wife in this trilogy where each play is viewed from a different part of the home. Opens Sep 27 and runs to Nov 16, see website for schedule. $51-$68, stu $32; rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666, ­soulpepper.ca.

Renovations by Elizabeth Ellwood (Mississauga Players). A woman inherits money, stewardship of her mother and family secrets after the death of her father in this comedy.

Sep 26-29, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $20, srs $17. Maja Prentice Theatre, 3650 Dixie, Mississauga. 647-858-2153, eventbrite. ca/event/7985636253.

Seven Steps Around The Fire by Mahesh Dattani (Sawitri Theatre Group). This radio plays set in India revolves around the investigation of the murder of Kamla, a beautiful eunuch.

Sep 26-28, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $20$30, stu/srs $15-$25. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo, Mississauga. s­ awitri.ca.

ShakesBeer: Twelfth Night (The Classical Theatre Project). The company performs the comedy in a pop-up theatre tavern setting.

Oct 1-3, Tue and Thu 6:30 and 9 pm. $33-$57.

Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. ­shakesbeer.ca.

Shine Cabaret (Rachelle Elie/Miko Sobreira).

Dance, clown, poetry, music and comedy with Lucy Rupert, Stevie Jay, Paul Thompson, Chris Gibbs and others. Sep 26-28, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $15-$20. DANZoN Studio, 2480 Dundas W, suite 104. s­ hinecabaret5.eventbrite.ca.

Shrek The Musical by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori (Lower Ossington Theatre).

A swamp-dwelling ogre goes on a journey of redemption in this musical based on the film.

Opens Sep 27 and runs to Oct 19, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm (and Oct 16), mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $49-$59. Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst.

416-915-6747, ­lowerossingtontheatre.com.

Suddenly Mommy! by Anne Marie Scheffler with Rosie Shuster (Anne Marie Scheffler).

Scheffler performs her solo comedy about motherhood. Sep 27-28, Fri-Sat 8:30 pm. $15.

John Candy Box Theatre, 70 Peter. 416-3407270, ­suddenlymommy.com.

Tainted by Kat Lanteigne (Gromkat Productions/Moyo Theatre). Set against the backdrop of Canada’s tainted blood scandal, a family fights to stay intact when tragedy strikes (see story, page 63). Opens Sep 26 and runs to Oct 12, Tue-Sun 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $27-$42.

Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E, Aki Studio Theatre. 1-800-204-0855, gromkat.com.

Tempo by Mike Batistick (Tavistock Arts). A man chasing the American Dream feels his life slipping away. Opens Oct 2 and runs to Oct 12, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $20. The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor W. tavistockarts.com.

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Venus In Fur by David Ives (Canadian Stage).

A young actress determined to land the lead plays a cat-and-mouse game with the play’s director (see story, page 62). Previews Sep 29Oct 2, Sun 2 pm, Tue-Wed 8 pm. Opens Oct 3 and runs to Oct 27, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed 1:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $24-$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-368-3110, ­canadianstage.com.

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Abracadabaret (Abracadabaret). This monthly show features magic, mind reading, illusion and comedy. Sep 29 at 7 pm. $10.

Winchester Kitchen & Bar, 51A Winchester.

416-323-0051, abracadabaret.com.

Chris Tsujiuchi’s Quarter Life Crisis (The Flying Beaver Pubaret). Tsujiuchi performs a cabaret with Bianca Heuvelmans, Kevin Wong, Scott Christian and others. Sep 29 at 8 pm. $10-$15. 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567, ­brownpapertickets.com/event/470771.

The Emergency Monologues by Morgan Phillips (Hugh’s Room). Phillips performs his solo comedy about the life of an urban paramedic, plus opener Evalyn Parry. Sep 26 at 8:30 pm. $24.50-$26. 2261 Dundas W. 416531-6604, h ­ ughsroom.com.

The Femme Playlist by Catherine Hernandez (Aluna Theatre). Hernandez uncovers the realities of living as a queer woman of colour in this multidisciplinary show. Sep 28 at 8 pm. $10-$13. 1 Wiltshire, unit 124. eventbrite.ca/ event/6787919851.

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The Firecrackers Present: Bad Girls Of History (The Firecrackers). This burlesque revue

celebrates badass women with Fan Tan Fanny, 8-Bit Pinup, Tanya Cheex and others. Sep 27 at 10 pm. $15-$20. Club 120, 120 Church. ­eventbrite.ca/event/7544083557.

Funny Girl In Concert by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). This funder for HGJT features a concert version of the iconic musical. Sep 30 at 7:30 pm. $42-$209. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416-733-0545, ­hgjewishtheatre.com.

Meet The Young Artists (Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre).

Young artists of the COC Ensemble sing arias.

Sep 26 at noon. Free. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. coc.ca.

Reveal Me (Red Herring Burlesque). Virgin vixens and professional peelers put on a show. Oct 2, doors 8 pm. $10. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. aprofessionaldistraction.com.

“Ricky Gervais” – The One Man Show by David Andrew Brent (Brickworks Entertainment). Brent performs his solo show about a man who’s had every moment in life turn out to be one big joke. Sep 27 at 7 and 9:30 pm. $20. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington, Cabaret. brownpapertickets.com/ event/461434.

The Road To Jellotown (Mystic Drumz).

Video projections and live percussion instruments are part of this family show about a safari adventure. Sep 29 at 11 am and 1:30 pm. $15. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina.

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Salon: 10 Years Of Toronto Masque Theatre – a retrospective (Toronto Masque

Theatre). Artistic Director Larry Beckwith and others elaborate on the company’s first decade, including discussions about casting, design and the creative process. Sep 30 at 7:30 pm. $20 sugg donation (seating limited; RSVP required). The Studio, 21 Shaftesbury. 416410-4561, torontomasquetheatre.com.

Continuing Angels In America: Parts I & II by Tony (Soulpepper). Kushner’s ambiñKushner tious, two-part epic follows the intertwined

lives of seven people in 80s New York City who are forced to deal with the fallout of Reagan politics and AIDS. Looking at moral, spiritual, sexual and emotional realities that resonate beyond the play’s time period, Angels is both thought-provoking and very funny. It’s one of the most important plays of the past 50 years, and director Albert Schultz’s production, featuring a strong cast and filled with memorable moments, is a fine one. Runs to Sep 28, see website for schedule. $51-$68, stu $32, rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-8668666, soulpepper.ca. NNNN (JK)

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Kudos to Brendan Healy and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre for launching their new season with Tim Luscombe’s Pig, a play that proved too shocking for the writer’s native England.

The play takes a brutally honest look at a subculture of contemporary queer life, angrily responding to a climate of gay weddings, adoptions and “It gets better!” optimism with accounts of seroconversion parties (“seeding” HIVnegative men with HIV), baseball bat fisting and, ultimately, death.

Intentionally shocking? At times. But there are kernels of disturbing truths in the lives of these characters. And the idea of truth is important in the play.

When two men hook up online for rough sex, they call themselves Cuntboy (Paul Dunn) and Gourgeous Fucker (Blair Williams), and over a series of

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scenes spanning several years we meet their so-called “real selves” (Joe and Stevie, both writers, rent boys and addicts) as they embark on a relationship.

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Who and what is “real”? The term takes on special meaning in a culture where porn and drugs are prevalent, desensitizing users to any experience and making them crave more. And then more.

Under Healy’s firm direction, the various levels of fiction and reality create lots of tension in the maze-like first act. (Not surprising that someone mentions a minotaur.) Things collapse in the second act, though, as some scenes toy with melodrama and Luscombe’s meta-theatrical cleverness descends into chaos and confusion. A bit of editing might have helped here.

The nightmare-like feel of the show is enhanced by James Lavoie’s blackon-black set, complete with reflective floor, Rebecca Picherack’s precise lighting and Antoine Bédard’s sizzling soundscape.

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NEXT TO NORMAL by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt (Lower Ossington Theatre). This rock musical looks at how a family copes with mental illness. Runs to Sep 29, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $49-$59. 100A Ossington. 416915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com.

ON THE ROCKS by Louise Pitre (Theatre Passe Muraille). Pitre tells her story of her journey through life and love in this solo musical show. Runs to Sep 29, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $20-$32.50, mat pwyc. 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca.

PIG by Tim Luscombe (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). Three gay couples push the boundaries of their relationships through acts of emotional domination, sexual submission, compulsion and violence (see review, page 65). Runs to Oct 6, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. Pwyc-$37. 12 Alexander. 416-9758555, buddiesinbadtimes.com. NNNN (GS) PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL by Elizabeth Kann, Victoria Kann and John Gregor (Vital Theatre).

A girl turns pink after eating too many cupcakes in this family musical. To Sep 29, Sun, see website for times. $30-$40. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, pinkaliciousthemusical.com/toronto.

SHOREDITCH MADONNA by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Three Seeds Productions). Visual artists living in London’s East End seek meaningful relationships and meaningful work. Runs to Sep 29, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, stu rush $5 (Sun). The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor W. redonetheatre.com.

THE SPACE BETWEEN by Simeon Taole (Cinematoscape). A boy in South Africa longs to reunite with his childhood sweetheart in Canada in this solo show. Runs to Sep 28, Tue-Fri 8 pm, Sat 2 pm. $20. Ernest Balmer Studio, 9 Trinity, suite 315. thespacebetweenstage.com.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams (Studio BLR). A punk rock couple host Stella’s sister in this adaptation that features a live band practice scene instead of the poker

AVENUE Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (Lower Ossington Theatre). A college grad moves to NYC and works through the transition to adulthood in this adult musical puppet show. Runs to Sep 29, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $49-$60. 100A Ossington. 416915-6747, avenueq.ca.

THE BEST BROTHERS by Daniel MacIvor (Tarragon Theatre). Two very different brothers learn about each other and their mother after her death in a freak accident at the Pride parade. Runs to Oct 27, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $27-$53. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com.

BONE CAGE by Catherine Banks (Hart House Theatre). Dark poetry and humour are used to explore the despair of young adults in rural Nova Scotia (see review, page 62). Runs to Oct 5, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Oct 5 at 2 pm. $28, srs $17, stu $10-$15. 7 Hart House Circle. 416978-8849, uofttix.ca. NNN (Jordan Bimm) THE FOURSOME by Jane Ford (Sterling Studio Theatre). Secrets emerge when three upscale women add a young heiress to their tennis quartet in this dark comedy. Runs to Sep 28, Tue-Sun 8 pm. $20. 163 Sterling, unit 5. sterlingstudiotheatre.com.

LOOK BACK IN ANGER by John Osborne (FeverGraph Theatre Company). The female-centred company presents its take on this play about four people crippled by their ideas of societal and interpersonal oppression (see review, this page). Runs to Sep 29, WedSat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20 stu/srs $15. Ten 93, 1093 Queen W. 416-277-5075, fevergraph. com. NNNN (GS)

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tre). Artist talk (Wed, 7 pm, free, at Hub 14, 14 Markham) and performances. Runs to Sep 28, Sat and Wed 7 pm. $10. Collective Space, 221 Sterling, Studio 5. performanceart.ca.

MEMORY IN THE MUD (Words In Motion). This movable drama and tour tells the stories of brick makers, POWs and transients who spent time at the Brick Works. Runs to Oct 14, see

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game. Runs to Oct 5, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $10. Starts in Dragon Alley, Dragon Alley Lane, Dufferin N of College. 416-364-4556, facebook.com/ events/210188342480254.

STROLLING PLAYER by Richard Willis and Heidi Reimer (Red Sandcastle Theatre).

From falling off the stage to falling in love, Willis recounts the ups and downs of one actor’s life. Runs to Sep 28, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. 922 Queen E. 416-845-9411, redsandcastletheatre.com.

TICK, TICK... BOOM! by Jonathan Larson (Angelwalk Theatre). This autobiographical musical depicts the journey that led to the creation of the Broadway blockbuster RENT. Runs to Oct 6, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Thu 1 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25$55. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge.

1-855-985-2787, angelwalk.ca.

THE UNDERPANTS by Steve Martin (Alumnae Theatre). A housewife becomes an instant celebrity after accidentally losing her underwear in public. Runs to Oct 5, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, Wed 2-for-1, Sun pwyc. 70 Berkeley.

416-364-4170, alumnaetheatre.com.

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Out of Town LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN by Oscar Wilde Festival). Director Peter Hinton ñ(Shaw breathes new life into Wilde’s comedy of Vic-

torian manners, using bold design touches that underscore the play’s themes and create intimacy on the large Festival Theatre stage.

The leads, with the sole exception of Marla McLean in the title role, are excellent. And you’ll smile at the musical choices, which range from Chopin to Katy Perry. Runs in rep to Oct 19. $35-$110, stu/srs mats $24-$55.

Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagaraon-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com.

NNNN (GS) MAJOR BARBARA by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). Pitting a righteous Salvation Army officer against her father, made wealthy by his munitions company, Shaw offers a series of entertaining debates on whether a morally reprehensible person can do a good deed. Nicole Underhay in the title role, Benedict Campbell as her father and Graeme Somerville as her fiancé are excellent in director Jackie Maxwell’s production. Runs in rep to Oct 19. $50$110, stu/srs mats $24-$55. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake.

1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. NNN (JK) MEASURE FOR MEASURE by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). With its multiple narratives and dark humour, Shakespeare’s play about mercy, justice and forgiveness can be difficult to stage. But director Martha Henry’s production is mostly a winning one, especially in its handling of the central plot involving a seemingly upright judge (Tom Rooney), the young innocent who kindles his lust (Carmen Grant) and the mysterious, controlling duke who connives to make everything right (Geraint Wyn Davies).

Runs in rep to Sep 28. $49-$120, stu/srs $20$55. Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside, Stratford. stratfordfestival.ca. NNNN (JK) THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). Set in Mussolini’s Italy, director Antoni Cimolino’s take on Shakespeare’s poetic comedy/tragedy about mercy, anti-Semitism and friendship is a generally gripping production, with fine work by Tom McCamus as the merchant of the title, Michelle Giroux as Portia and Scott Wentworth as Shylock, here a complex character who never – even in the famous trial scene in which he demands a pound of flesh – fully loses the audience’s sympathy. Runs in rep to Oct 18. $49-$120, stu/srs $20-$55. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-5671600, stratfordfestival.ca. NNNN (JK) OTHELLO by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). Director Chris Abraham’s production picks up on the speed suggested in Shakespeare’s narrative, making the tale of jealousy, suspicion, manipulation and murder move at a breakneck pace. The cast, especially Dion Johnstone in the title role and Graham Abbey as the deceitful Iago, give the text a strong emotional reading. Runs in rep to Oct 19. $49-$120, stu/srs $20-$55. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. NNNN (JK) OUR BETTERS by W Somerset Maugham (Shaw Festival). Maugham’s littleknown 1915 comedy-drama about a group of American heiresses who have bought their way into European society puts a clever, stylish twist on the age-old theme of money not guaranteeing happiness. In the hands of director Morris Panych, it’s wildly entertaining stuff full of sexual indiscretions and bittersweet truths, with first-rate performances by Laurie Paton, Catherine McGregor, Neil Barclay and Claire Jullien as the society woman manipulating everyone. Runs in rep to Oct 27. $50-$110, stu/srs mats $24-$55. Royal George

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John Osborne’s revolutionary 1956 play Look Back In Anger helped usher in “kitchen sink realism,” so it’s thrilling to see an inventive production by the young company FeverGraph that fights against realism and still brings out all the universal dilemmas and urges seething in the script.

It’s being performed in a bare, narrow room in the former Thrush Holmes Empire Gallery in a Queen West neighbourhood going through gentrification. Out with the poor and needy, the social have-nots, in with the stylish hipsters.

Jimmy (Eli Ham), the working-class, educated, articulate but woefully underemployed central character, would get a kick out of that as he rails against the media and other institutions to his wife Alison (Tosha Doiron), Welsh pal Cliff (Adriano Sobretodo Jr.) and, eventually, his wife’s friend Helena (Zoë Sweet), an actor who comes to stay with them.

Director Anita La Selva is credited with the production’s design concept, and it’s terrifically effective.

Stacks of newspapers clutter the floor, and when Alison is at the ironing board – one of the play’s prominent Theatre, 85 Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake.

1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. NNNN (GS) PEACE IN OUR TIME: A COMEDY by John Murrell (Shaw Festival). Murrell’s adaptation of Bernard Shaw’s Geneva is a blend of satire and slapstick that explores international diplomacy and justice after the First World War, though it has clear contemporary resonance under Blair Williams’s direction. Too bad the farcical approach takes the sting out of characters like Hitler and Mussolini. Runs in rep to Oct 12. $50-$110, stu/srs mats $24-$55. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagara-on-theLake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. NNN (JK) TOMMY by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff (Stratford Festival). It has a wonky narrative arc – two parts the relentless abuse of the eponymous boy, unable to speak, see or hear since he was traumatized at age four, and one part Tommy’s cure, his vault to superstardom as a pinball wizard and subsequent rejection of fame. But the production is so gorgeous, thanks to Sean Nieuwenhuis’s spectacular projections, that you almost don’t notice. And the cast is excellent, especially Kira Guloien and Jeremy Kushnier as Tommy’s parents, Steve Ross as wicked Uncle Ernie and Paul

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symbols – she’s pressing old newspapers, not clothes. Even that symbol of bourgeois Britishness – the tea set – is constructed of newspapers. Talk about the media being the message.

Even more powerful: some dialogue is presented in voice- over so we hear it as the actors sit or move around silently. (When the stakes are higher they engage in some suggestive choreography.) This creates a psychological layer, a subtext. And when that pre-recorded dialogue skips repeatedly, as if a DJ is scratching, you get a sense of particularly tense moments or repeated routines in these characters’ lives.

About those characters: none of the actors attempts UK dialects, so Osborne’s bitter indictment of the class system (Alison’s probably upper-middle, Cliff is working-class) is mostly lost.

But they’re still carefully shaped. They could be four university grads trying to eke out a living in a lousy economy they did nothing to create.

And the actors are all fine. Sobretodo Jr.’s Cliff is an amiable slacker, the in-between guy who knows the score, while Doiron’s Alison exudes years of frustrated acceptance. Sweet’s Helena adds sizzling energy and makes a convincing physical match in her scenes with Jimmy.

Best is Ham, whose Jimmy is fiercely intelligent, charismatic and throbbing with dissatisfaction. His misogyny is more difficult to swallow than it must have been 57 years ago, but his archetypal angry young man still feels achingly real – and relevant. GLENN SUMI Nolan as the bully Cousin Kevin. The weak link is Robert Markus as the grown-up Tommy, who can’t convey the vacancy of the sensedeprived lad and lacks the charisma to convince us he could mesmerize audiences as a pop culture hero. But the refrain ‘See me, feel me, touch me, heal me’ does bring a tear to the eye. Runs in rep to Oct 19. $52-$175. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratford. 1-800-5671600, stratfordfestival.ca. NNN (Susan G Cole) WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett (Stratford Festival). Beckett’s most famous play features Stratford’s best pairing of the season: Stephen Ouimette and Tom Rooney as Estragon and Vladimir, passing the time on a wilderness road they can’t seem to leave. They capture the comedy and seriousness in the script, as does Randy Hughson’s downtrodden Lucky; too bad Brian Dennehy’s Pozzo only comes to life in the second act.

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AZIZ ANSARI JFL42 presents the comic in a live

show in one of the festival’s marquee events.

7 & 10 pm. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. jfl42.com.

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ABSOLUTE COMEDY/JFL42 present Best Of ­ bsolute Comedy w/ six comics every night A and host Josh Williams. To Sep 29, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15 or JFL42 pass (jfl42.com). 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, ­absolutecomedy.ca.

GIGGLES @ THE GROOVE BAR presents a weekly open-mic w/ rotating hosts. 9:30 pm. Free.

1952 Danforth. sssuperfly@hotmail.com.

HANNIBAL BURESS JFL42 presents the SNL/30 Rock writer in a live stand-up show. To Sep 27, Thu 9:30 pm, Fri 7 pm. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. ­jfl42.com.

JFL42 @ COMEDY BAR JFL42 presents Andy Kindler (Thu 11 pm); Brent Weinbach (Fri-Sat 7 pm); Sean Patton (Sat 9 pm).

TRU42 show with surprise guests in the Cabaret Space Sat 10 pm. To Sep 28. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, jfl42.com.

JFL42 @ THE DRAKE JFL42 presents Sam Simmons, Ben Roy, Graham Chittenden, Jo-Anna Downey Presents featuring Mike Wilmot, Rob Pue & Darren Frost, Daryn Jones, Ivan Decker and others. See website for detailed schedule. To Sep 27, Thu-Fri 6 pm. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). 1150 Queen W. jfl42.com.

JFL42 @ THE GARRISON JFL42 presents Chris Locke, Sean Patton, Ivan Decker and others. See website for detailed schedule.

To Sep 28, Thu-Sat sets at 7, 9 & 11 pm. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). 1197 Dundas W. jfl42.com.

JFL42 @ THE RIVOLI JFL42 presents Chris Locke, Kurt Metzger, Ben Roy, Ryan Belleville, Jo-Anna Downey Presents featuring Nikki Payne, Brent Weinbach and others.

See website for detailed schedule. To Sep 28, Thu and Sat sets at 7, 9 and 11 pm. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). 332 Queen W. jfl42.com.

Sandra Battaglini, Chrissie Cunningham and Megan Myke. 9 pm. $5 + pwyc bucket. 896 College. 647-765-4422.

TOP SHELF COMEDY presents weekly comedy featuring one of the following shows: The Duel, The Invasion, The Rewind, The Main Event. 9:30 pm. $5. St Louis Bar & Grill, 1963 Queen E. 416-637-7427.

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WOMEN FULLY CLOTHED Rose Theatre presents a sketch revue with Robin Duke, Jayne Eastwood, Kathryn Greenwood and Teresa Pavlinek. 8 pm. $54-$64. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800, rosetheatre.ca.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN JFL42 presents Hi ­Octane Comedy w/ Nick Beaton, Alex Pavone, Julia Hladkowicz and Mike Rita. To Sep 28, Fri-Sat 8 & 10:30 pm. $22 or JFL42 pass. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, jfl42.com.

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THE ALL BLACK COMEDY SHOW Yuk Yuk’s

Downtown presents the monthly show ñ w/ headliner Crystal Ferrier, Sharrif, Mike Rita,

Chris Robinson. Daniel Woodrow, Keith Pedro, Nitish Sakhuja, host Kenny Robinson and others. 8:30 pm. $20. 224 Richmond W. 416967-6425, yukyuks.com.

THE BONSPIEL! CABARET No One Writes to the Colonel presents a comedy/variety show, w/ Councillor Mike Layton, musician Darren ­Eedens and improvisers Ashely Botting, Rob Baker, Alastair Forbes and James Gangl. 9 pm. $10. 460 College. 416-928-6777.

Chicka Boom Free Times Café presents Sara Hennessey, Steph Kaliner, Kate Davis, hosts Laura Bailey & Jess Beaulieu and others. 8 pm.

Pwyc. 320 College. 416-967-1078.

COMEDY CIRCUS Jordan Strofolino presents the monthly show w/ headliner Dave Merheje, Barry Taylor, Keven Soldo and Nick Flanagan. 8:15 pm. Pwyc. Tallboys, 838 Bloor W. facebook.com/ComedyCircusSundays.

HAPPY HOUR COMEDY Ein-Stein presents Shawn King, Manish Jain, Sonia Andreacchi, Angela Froese, host Patricia Severn and others. 8 pm. Free. 229 College. ein-stein.ca.

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Theatre presents the improv competition. To Dec 14, Saturdays 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com.

We Can Be Heroes See Thu 26.

Yuk Yuk’s Downtown See Fri 27.

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THEATRESPORTS FALL TOURNAMENT Bad Dog

up show w/ Michael Flamank, Nigel Grinstead, Andrew Barr, Diana Bailey, Craig Fay and Matt O’Brien. 6:30 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, comedybar.ca.

THE PLAYGROUND Playful Grounds presents weekly open-mic comedy w/ hosts Kris Siddiqi and Melissa Story. 9 pm. Free. 605 College. 416-645-0484, ­playfulgrounds.com.

SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE The Sketchersons present a weekly show w/ guest hosts and musical acts. 9 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thesketchersons.com.

We Can Be Heroes See Thu 26.

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MICHELLE’S 1ST ANNIVERSARY COMEDY EXTRA­ VAGANZA Michelle Christine presents a stand-

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life and engaging in Q&A with the audience.

To Sep 28, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 5 pm. $75.

Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge. 1-855622-2787, ­hahaha.com/johncleese.

JOHN MULANEY JFL42 presents the SNL writer in a live stand-up show. 7 pm.

JFL42 pass ($69-$299). Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. jfl42.com.

LAUGH SABBATH AT JFL42 Comedy Bar presents Sara Hennessey, Tim Gilbert, Kathleen Phillips, Adam Christie and host David Dineen-Porter. 8 pm. $5 or JFL42 pass.

945 Bloor W. l­ aughsabbath.com.

MARIA BAMFORD JFL42 presents the Comedy Central star and voice actor in a live stand-up show. To Sep 28, Thu and Sat 7 pm. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). Virgin Mobile Mod Club, 722 College. jfl42.com.

NOT MY DOG COMEDY presents a weekly open mic w/ host Hannah Hogan. 8:30 pm. Free.

Not My Dog, 1510 Queen W. 416-532-2397.

WE CAN BE HEROES Second City’s latest revue – inspired by the idea that our ­society’s quickly going to hell – is one of its sharpest in a while. Newcomer Connor Thompson scores big laughs playing everything from a literal bat man to a blind lifeguard, while Craig Brown channels his inner Chaplin as a balding man having a terrible day. Meanwhile, Jan Caruana proves she’s got great range in two scenes involving a precocious girl. Even the less successful sketches are sharply directed, and the set and musical design help enhance the scenes. Not to be missed. Indefinite run, Tue-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. $24-$29, stu $15 (limited spaces for JFL42 pass holders to Sep 28, see jfl42.com). 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011,

John Cleese: Last Time To See Me Before I Die

For tickets: masseyhall.com prov pit fight. 8 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. 416551-6540, comedybar.ca.

COMEDY @ CAM’S Cam’s Place presents a stand-up showcase w/ host Matt Holmes. 9 pm. Free. 2655 Yonge. 416-488-3976.

DREW CAREY Living Arts Centre presents the stand-up comic/actor in a live show. 8 pm. $45-$75. 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905306-6000, livingartscentre.ca.

Hannibal Buress See Thu 26.

HIRUT HOOT Hirut Fine Ethiopian Cuisine presents Carolyn Bennett, Kelly Fanson, Cleve Jones, Alex Nussbaum, Bille Wiegand, Joel West and host Kevin MacDonald. 9 pm. $5.

2050 Danforth. 416-551-7560.

JFL42 @ Comedy Bar See Thu 26.

JFL42 @ The Drake See Thu 26.

JFL42 @ The Garrison See Thu 26.

John Cleese: Last Time To See Me Before I Die See Thu 26.

LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE The Flying Beaver Pubaret presents a tall tales competition w/ host Paul Bellini. 7 pm. Free. 488 Parliament.

647-347-6567, pubaret.com.

THE MARY-JANES OF COMEDY Vapor Social presents Shelley Kidwell, Zabrina Chevannes,

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Jape, Sara Hennessey, Zabrina Chevannes and others. 9 pm. $25. Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst. ­brainsgiving.com.

CARLA COLLINS The Flying Beaver Pubaret presents the actor/comic in a live show. 9 pm. $20-$25. 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567, ­brownpapertickets.com/event/467126.

COMEDY AT THE RED ROCKET presents headliner Zabrina Chevannes, Xerxes Cortez, Borana Makri, Kim Stouffer, Heidi Brander, Claire Stollery, Marito Lopez, MC Joel West and others. 8 pm. Pwyc. Red Rocket Coffee, 1364 Danforth. ­redrocketcoffee.com.

DOUBLE DIGEST Sidecar Productions presents an improvised tribute to apple-pie comics w/ Devon Hyland, Chris Leveille, Hayley Kellett, Eric Miinch, Rob Norman, Ashley Botting and others. 10 pm. Free. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388.

FAMILY GUY LIVE JFL42 presents live readings and songs w/ Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mila Kunis. 7 & 10 pm. JFL42 pass ($69-$299). Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. jfl42.com.

JFL42 @ Comedy Bar See Thu 26.

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ALTDOT COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Pete Zedlacher, Graham Chittenden, ñ Nile Seguin, Rebecca Kohler, Chris Locke, Kathleen Phillips, Leslie Seiler, Allison Hogg, David Tichauer, MC Mark Little and others. 9 pm. $5.

332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.

THE BEST OF THE SECOND CITY presents classic and original sketch and trademark improvisation. 8 pm. $14. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com.

CHEAP LAUGHS MONDAY PJ O’Briens Irish Pub presents a weekly show w/ Russell Roy. 9 pm.

Free. 39 Colborne. 416-815-7562.

CLOCKWORK [ORANGE IS THE NEW] BLACK

The Dandies present an improvised narrative about privilege in today’s society, inspired by novels by Anthony Burgess and Piper Kerman. To Oct 7, Mondays 7:30 pm. $5. Measure, 296 Brunswick. improvdandies.­ wordpress.com.

EYES ON EYES Gladstone Hotel presents the comedy talk show w/ Katie Boland, Fraser Young, Ron Sparks and Ryan Belleville, host Stephen Eyes and musical guests. 8 pm. $15. 1214 Queen W. ­gladstonehotel.com.

IMPERIAL COMEDY SHOW Imperial Pub presents rotating hosts, 10 comics and a pro headliner every week. 9:30 pm. Free. 54 Dundas E. 416-977-4667, imperialcomedy.com.

TOP SHELF COMEDY presents a weekly pro comic show w/ hosts Chris Allin and Brian Ward. 8 pm. Free. The Office Pub, 117 John.

416-977-1900.

WAND PORTAL Comedy Bar presents improv w/ Alex Tigchelaar, Aurora Browne, Carolyn Taylor, Gavin Crawford, Janet Van De Graaff, Dawn Whitwell and Jennifer Whalen.

8:30 pm. $7. 945 Bloor W. c­ omedybar.ca.

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Tuesday, October 1 ALTDOT OPEN MIC Rivoli presents MC Rhiannon Archer and others. 9 pm. $5. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.

ARE YOU READY TO LAUGH??? Danny Freedman presents headliner Nathan Macintosh, Ryan Maglunob and host Frank Spadone. 8 pm. $20. Absolute Comedy, 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

FLAT TIRE COMEDY Amsterdam Bicycle Club presents weekly stand-up w/ host Chrissie

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Cunningham and guests. 9 pm. Free. 54 the Esplanade. facebook.com/FlatTireComedy.

MEGA CRAZY CRAZY FRENZY! presents stand-up w/ Ali Hassan, DJ Demers, Garrett Jamieson, Bobby Knauff, Jeff Clark, Lauren O’Neill, Aaron Hanson and hosts Matt Collins & Jeremy Woodcock. 9 pm. Free. The Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. 416-519-9439.

THE OTHER DOPE SHOW Vapor Social presents weekly open-mic stand-up. 9 pm. $5. 896 College. 647-765-4422.

PAINT C’est What presents the indie band’s weekly gig with comedy sets by Andrew Ivimey, Bryan Hatt, Tommy Power, Todd Van Allen and others. To Oct 29, Tuesdays 9 pm. $6. 67 Front E. c­ estwhat.ca.

THE SKIN OF MY NUTS Sonic Espresso Bar presents a weekly open mic w/ host Vandad Kardar. 10:30 pm. Free. 60 Cecil. facebook. com/skinofmynuts.

We Can Be Heroes See Thu 26.

THE WILD CARD Top Shelf Comedy presents 4 pros, 4 lottery spots and one first-timer w/ hosts Chris Allin & Brian Ward. Tuesdays 8:30 pm. Free. Fox & Fiddle, 280 Bloor W. 416966-4369.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, Launching Pad for new stand-ups at 9:30 pm, every week. $4/ show. 224 Richmond W. yukyuks.com.

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Wednesday, October 2 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am Night w/ headliner Nathan Macintosh, Francis Brian Shaw, Jeff Faulkner, Joel Buxton, Kesh Koshal, Silvi Santoso and host Ron Vaudry. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. absolutecomedy.ca.

CHUCKLE CO. PRESENTS weekly stand-up with rotating hosts Joel Buxton, DJ Demers, Amanda Brooke Perrin, Mikey Kolberg, Steve Patrick Adams and Jordan Foisy. 9:30pm. $5.

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. chuckleco.com.

SIREN’S COMEDY Celt’s Pub presents openmic stand-up w/ host Justin Laite and headliner JJ Liberman. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416-767-3339.

TERRIFIC WOMEN The Ossington presents monthly comedy in the style of a 70s cable access program w/ Steph Kaliner, Sara Hennessey, Amanda Brooke Perrin, PRIMO and Adam Christie. 9 pm. $5. 61 Ossington. 416-850-0161, theossington.com.

WAYWARD Bad Dog Theatre present all-female improv about a religious girls school. To Oct 9, Wednesdays 9:30 pm. $12, stu $10.

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, baddogtheatre.com.

We Can Be Heroes See Thu 26.

YUK YUK’S Downtown presents Brett ­Martin. To Oct 6, Wed-Thu and Sun 8 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:30 pm. $13-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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dance listings Opening Culture Moves You Dance Matters and YMI

Dancing present a multi-generational interactive performance as part of Culture Days.

Sep 27 at 6 and 7:30 pm. Free. Dufferin Amphitheatre, corner of Queen W and Dufferin. dancematters.ca/Culture_Moves_You.html.

Season 2013 ProArteDanza and Harbourfront NextSteps present choreographies by Roberto Campanella, Robert Glumbek and Guillaume Côté, performed by Valerie Calam, Justin De Luna, Mami Hata, Ryan Lee and others. Opens Oct 2 and runs to Oct 5, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $20-$39. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, ­harbourfrontcentre.com.

Toronto Heritage Dance presents works by David Earle, Patricia Beatty, Danny Grossman and others, performed by Anh Nguyen, Kate Alton, Bill Coleman, Austin Fagan and others.

Sep 26-29, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25-$30. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. heritage-dance.eventbrite.ca.

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Sommet/Mandingue/Summit Baobab

­ frikan Arts presents a West African drum A and dance festival with performances, workshops, film screenings, kids’ events and more.

Runs to Sep 29, see website for schedule.

Free-$20. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. 647-557-3449, baobabarts.ca.

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MUST-SEE SHOWS AL GREEN GALLERY Drawing: Katie Pretti, to Oct 27. 64 Merton. 416-480-9827.

BARBARA EDWARDS Painting/sculpture:

SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECT

Eric Fischl, Sep 27-Nov 30. 1069 Bathurst.

647-348-5110.

BIRCH LIBRALATO Video: Nicholas and Sheila Pye, to Oct 12. 129 Tecumseth.

416-365-3003.

COLLECTIVE SPACE Performance (FADO): Macarena Perich Rosas, Tomasz Szrama amd Gustaf Broms, 7 pm Sep 28 ($10, performanceart.ca). 221 Sterling #5.

DANIEL FARIA GALLERY Shannon Bool, to Oct 19. 188 St Helens. 416-538-1880.

DE LUCA FINE ART Yuriko Kubato, to Sep 28. 217 Avenue Rd. 416-537-4699.

DIAZ CONTEMPORARY Sculpture: James Carl, to Oct 12. 100 Niagara. 416-3612972.

GEORGIA SCHERMAN Fraser Stables, to Oct 12. 133 Tecumseth. 416-554-4112.

JAPAN FOUNDATION Tohoku Through The Eyes Of Japanese Photographers, to Oct 6 131 Bloor W. 416-966-1600.

JULIE M. Thinking Back, Moving Forward, to Oct 6. 15 Mill. 416-603-2626.

KATHARINE MULHERIN Textiles: Alika Cooper, to Oct 12. 1082/1086 Queen W. 416-993-6510.

NARWHAL PROJECTS Collage: Jacob Whibley, to Sep 29, artist’s talk 3 pm Sep 28. 2988 Dundas W. 647-346-5317.

NEUBACHER SHOR Painting/collage: Andy DeCola and Ianick Raymond, to Oct 5. 5 Brock. 416-546-3683.

O’BORN Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky, to Oct 11. 131 Ossington. 416-413-9555.

OPEN STUDIO Prints: Shannon Collis, Kaleena Stasiak and George A Walker, to Oct 12. 401 Richmond W. 416-504-8238.

PAUL PETRO History Becomes You; Olia Mishchenko, to Oct 5. 980 Queen W. 416-979-7874.

SUSAN HOBBS Kevin Yates, to Oct 12. 137 Tecumseth. 416-504-3699.

VERSO Photos: Julie Jenkinson, to Sep 28. 1160 Queen W. 416-533-6362.

WARC Installation: Camille Turner, to Oct 19. 401 Richmond W. 416-977-0097.

25 acres, 30 shows Multi-layered Land/Slide is a trip By FRAN SCHECHTER LAND/SLIDE: POSSIBLE FUTURES at

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the Markham Museum (9350 Markham Road, Markham), to October 14. 905294-4576. landslide-possiblefutures.com.

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For this ambitious project, curator Janine Marchessault moves from downtown (City Hall at 2012’s Nuit Blanche) and the inner burbs (2009’s Leona Drive Project) to Markham’s heritage museum.

Thirty installations in and around the barns, homes and other rural structures on the 25-acre site explore the intersections of the colonial and agricultural past, the suburban present and our uncertain future. Collaborations with Gendai Gallery highlight the area’s Asian presence.

Workshop buildings house multimedia meditations on their previous functions: knotholes in the closed slaughterhouse offer a peek at Phil Hoffman’s historical videos and projections; in the print shop, Aron Louis Cohen documents his process of growing flax and making paper for his Almanac.

Allyson Mitchell’s house is haunted by cobweb-crocheting lesbian

ghosts, while Terrance Houle’s eerie barn holds artifacts of a bloody encounter. The aboriginal past confronts us in Julie Nagam’s wigwam in a tool shed and Jeff Thomas’s railroad photographs.

Architectural investigations include Frank Havermans’s graceful wood and rope sculpture that riffs on a barn’s hay-lifting pulleys and Adrian Blackwell and Jane Hutton’s tented installation about the earth displaced by the site’s buildings.

Jennie Suddick charmingly relives recent history by recreating her teenage Markham bedroom and screening friends’ videotaped reminiscences about the town, while Duke and Battersby set a disturbing present-day scene of tween-age mannequins enacting a drunken sexual assault in a pioneer log house.

Choices for the future can be made in performance installations like the Department of Unusual Certainties’ wacky presentation centre selling residences in world cities from Kabul to Malmo, Sweden, and Angel Chen’s dim sum restaurant with a menu of urban improvements.

There are many more installations, some operating only during evening

books FICTION

Booker bait THE LOWLAND by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf), 338 pages, $29.95 cloth.

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Jhumpa Lahiri takes a literary leap in her second novel, The Lowland, shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize.

In books like The Namesake and Interpreter Of Maladies, we’ve become accustomed to her focus on Indian immigrants struggling to adjust to America. This time out she’s widened her scope, rooting her narrative in India’s turbulent politics before bringing her characters to the U.S. Udayan and Subhash are brothers with very different personalities. The radical and daring Udayan becomes involved in the Maoist-like Naxalite revolutionary movement in Darjeeling; the disciplined and careful Subhash heads to Rhode Island to get a post-graduate science degree. When Udayan is killed in action, Subhash comes home to console his parents, and decides to marry Udayan’s preg-

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nant wife, Gauri, and take her back to the U.S. His mother thinks it’s a bad idea, and she turns out to be prescient. Gauri never really connects with Subhash – which doesn’t surprise him – and worse, can’t bond with her baby, Bela, something that’s much more painful for Subhash.

Through an expertly designed narrative, Lahiri unravels the mystery of Gauri, leaking information at precisely the right moment so we learn not to take her coldness for cruelty. At the same time, the author sensitively probes the relationship between Subhash and his daughter, which is complicated by her paternity, a fact she knows nothing about.

As always Lahiri meticulously portrays the details of everyday life in her two locations – porridge and yogurt in America, curries in India, long drives to the mall in Rhode Island versus the crammed commute from Subhash’s Indian village. And thanks to her vivid descriptions, you can practically smell the sea on America’s east

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Duke and Battersby’s tween-age mannequins behave badly.

hours, plus panel discussions, performances and community events.

Augmented-reality content is available via a phone app, and buses run on weekends from MOCCA.

A multi-layered concept in a beautiful outdoor setting makes Land/ Slide a unique and fascinating art experience.

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THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS AGO Ai Weiwei, to Oct 27 ($25, sr $21.50, stu $16.50). TPFF: With Love ñ From Palestine, Sep 30-Oct 3 (free). David

Bowie Is, to Nov 27 ($30, srs $26.50, stu $21.50). Aimia Photography Prize, to Jan 5. $19.50, srs $16, stu $11, free Wed 6-8:30 pm (special exhibits excluded). 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

ART GALLERY OF YORK U Wael Shawky, to Dec 1. 4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-736-5169.

DESIGN EXCHANGE Hermès Festival Des Métiers, Oct 2-6 (free). DXUncrated, to Oct 31. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.

DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Wafaa Bilal, to Oct 19, reception 5-9 pm, bus from Hart House 6 pm, Sep 26. 1265 Military Trail. 416287-7007.

GARDINER MUSEUM RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award, to Oct 15. An Te Liu, to Nov 11. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm halfprice/free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080.

JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Bouchra Khalili, to Oct

coast and see the vibrancy of India’s markets.

Early on, there’s a ton of exposition on India’s radical movements – history lessons that would not have derailed the narrative had they been confined to a brief forward. But don’t be daunted. The Lowland turns into a beautiful meditation on family, grief and the inevitable consequences of difficult SUSAN G. COLE decisions.

Lahiri discusses her book onstage at the Isabel Bader Theatre on Sunday (September 29). See Readings, this page.

27. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

MOCCA BMO 1st Art!, Oct 1-27. David

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Cronenberg: Transformations, to Dec 29.

952 Queen W. 416-395-0067.

POWER PLANT More Than Two; Micah Lexier, to Jan 5, artist’s talk 7:30 pm Sep 26 ($15).

231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.

ROM Mesopotamia, to Jan 5, 2014 ($27, stu/srs $24.50). Raja Deen Dayal, to Jan 12. $15, stu/ srs $13.50. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

RYERSON IMAGE CENTRE Alfredo Jaar, Kodak Lecture Series talk 7 pm Oct 2. Ghost Dance: Activism. Resistance. Art., to Dec 15. 33 Gould. 416-979-5164.

TEXTILE MUSEUM Maya Textiles, to Oct 13.

Farandole: Western Canadian Métis Culture, to Nov 14. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321.

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Complete art listings at nowtoronto.com/art/listings

BUY THE BOOK Jane Christmas’s non-fiction – whether about travelling with her aged mother or making a pilgrimage on Spain’s Camino de Santiago de Compostela – always combines humour and strong powers of observation. She applies both in And Then There Were Nuns ($19.95, Greystone), a chronicle of her adventures in four convents, experiences she sought in order to make a choice between the cloistered life and a recent proposal of marriage. At once irreverent and spiritually aware, Christmas juggles her lust for life with her yearning for a simpler existence SGC in a book with a unique perspective.

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READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, September 26 STACEY MAY FOWLES Launching her book

Infidelity. 7 pm. Free. No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College. sarah@ecwpress.com.

SARA PETERS/HOA NGUYEN Dinner party with the poets. 6:30 pm. $50. Grano Restaurant, 2035 Yonge. diasporadialogues.com.

Saturday, September 28 EAST END POETRY FESTIVAL George Elliott

Clarke, Ronna Bloom and others. Noon-4 pm.

Free. Children’s Peace Theatre, 305 Dawes. eastendarts.ca/east-end-poetry-festival.

CRAIG KIELBURGER Noon. Free. Indigo Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge. chapters.indigo.ca.

LITERARTI 2013 Readings by Joan Sutcliffe, Sonia Elisabetta Di Placido, George Elliott Clarke and others. 7:30 pm. Free. Ellington’s Cafe, 805 St Clair W. 416-652-9111.

STEVE PAIKIN Discussing his new book, Paikin

And The Premiers. 2 pm. Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. indigo.ca/events.

SHAMELESS Issue launch and party. 4 pm. $5.

Academy of the Impossible, 231 Wallace. shamelessmag.com.

Sunday, September 29 JENNIFER BAICHWAL & EDWARD BURTYNSKY 3 pm. Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca.

ANNE CARSON/URSULA PFLUG/SHANE JOSEPH 4 pm. $15. Rivoli, 334 Queen W. 416-596-1908.

MICHAEL CLINTON 7 pm. Free. Spoke Club, 600 King W. 416-368-8448.

SAM DALEY-HARRIS Launch for the 20th-anni-

versary edition of Reclaiming Our Democracy: Healing The Break Between People And Government. 3:30 pm. Free. Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor W. RSVP toronto@citizensclimatelobby.org.

JHUMPA LAHIRI Doors 1:30 pm. Free. Isabel Bader, 93 Charles W. ñ torontopubliclibrary.ca.

MATT MERNAGH 1 pm. Free. Hot Box Cafe, 191A Baldwin. hotboxcafe.ca.

PAMELA OLSEN 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612

Markham. beitzatoun.org.

TORONTO POETRY SLAM Spoken word competition. 8 pm. $5. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. info@torontopoetryslam.com.

Tuesday, October 1

BOOKTHUG FALL LAUNCH Readings from new books by André Alexis, Michael Blouin, Sandra Ridley, Ron Silliman and others. 8 pm. Free.

Supermarket, 268 Augusta. bookthug.ca.

KATE GOSSELIN 7 pm. Free. Indigo Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin. chapters.indigo.ca.

Wednesday, October 2 MARY JANIGAN 7 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. 416-395-5639.

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Audio clips from enough said, don jon and watermark interviews • Q&A with Toni collette • expanded Top 5 films about porn • and more

Julia Louis-Dreyfus laughs with the late James Gandolfini.

Modern women in love

There’s a reason why so many smart women want to work with director Nicole Holofcener By SUSAN G. COLE ENOUGH SAID written and directed by

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Nicole Holofcener, with Julia LouisDreyfus, James Gandolfini and Toni Collette.

A Fox Searchlight release. 100 minutes.

Opens Friday (September 27). For venues and times, see Movies, page 75.

Wondering where all the good roles are for women in film?

They’re inside Nicole Holofcener’s head.

The writer/director looked at women with body issues in Lovely & Amazing, a mother who can’t relate to her daughter in Please Give, and in Friends With Money, a woman who cleans houses to make ends meet. In her new film, Enough Said, her heroine is almost weaselly. All of her pics deal with complex, uncomfortable relationships She’s gathered a killer cast for her latest dramedy, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, playing against type as the needy masseuse Eva, who keeps key info about the man she’s dating (James Gandolfini)

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Louis-Dreyfus is surprisingly nuanced as the needy Eva, and fuhgeddabout The Sopranos – Gandolfini has a lovable charm as the schleppy ex. The always watchable Toni Collette is on board as Eva’s best friend.

As in Please Give, Holofcener displays a clear eye for relationships between parents and teens, never using the kids as mere devices. And though she has taken a bit of the edge off the proceedings, her dialogue is as SGC sly as ever.

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Catherine Keener has been in all of Holofcener’s features. When asked why, she first answers simply.

“Love.”

That’s it?

“She said to me this time, ‘No one [meaning financiers] wants to do it, but if they do, would you do it? I think it will be a good movie,’ which is so Holofcener – genuine, humble, but with a confidence that’s not in-yourface.”

“I love Nicole’s movies,” declares Collette, who plays a smaller role, “and I would have played any part in any movie she makes. She’s so good at capturing something real and idiosyncractic, and when you see something that’s recognizable, it’s so exciting. Because I think we go to the cinema to see ourselves.”

“She told me she wanted to be in a Nicole Holofcener movie, and I was flattered, so I hired her,” kids the director about Collette. “I told her she could keep her accent, the first time she’s done that in an American film.

Why shouldn’t Eva know someone from Australia?”

Amidst this love-in, the elephant in the room is the absence of Enough Said co-star James Gandolfini, who died suddenly last summer. Holofcener gets emotional when she remembers him.

“When James died I had to do the sound mix on the movie and watch for two weeks straight. It was horrible. A part of me didn’t want to release the movie. It’s just too sad,” she says shakily. “It’s so fucked up.

“He couldn’t stand being famous.

He had more of a working man mentality than a movie star mentality.

“When he got on set he seemed terrified that he was miscast. I had to reassure him that he was charming, sexy and wonderful for the part.” 3

from her supercool new client, played

by Catherine Keener. Toni Colette’s on board as Eva’s best friend.

“I was a huge fan of Nicole’s because I knew all her movies,” says susanc@nowtoronto.com | @susangcole Louis-Dreyfus at a TIFF round table, dressed down in slacks and a blazer.

“And when I read the script I thought, ‘I gotta play this part.’ online “When we met, we nowtoronto.com both wondered why we Q&A hadn’t known each Toni other for the last 20 Collette years. We’re roughly the same age, we have kids the same age, live in the same town, have the same sensibility comedically and dramatically. It was a blind date gone good.”

Holofcener remembers that meeting.

“She’d never been offered parts like this, but once I met her I knew she could do it. She was so unlike the characters she played, and I realized, ‘Oh, she’s an actor.’ It is weird to watch somebody on television for 20 years and then have her in your house.”

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DON JON (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) Rating: NNN Writer-director Joseph GordonLevitt stars as Jon, a porn-addicted stud who can attract hot women but thinks porn is more exciting than the real thing – including Barbara (Scarlett Johansson, who’s terrific), his latest gorgeous but demanding conquest.

Julianne Moore turns up as a grieving woman who could turn him around.

The script is sometimes super-savvy – especially when it makes the connections between X-rated material and everyday advertising, and when it touches on family influences, like Jon’s crude dad (Tony Danza).

But it’s just a little too on the nose, and it contains a ton of clips from skin flicks, which raises the question: should an anti-porn film be reproducing so much of this SGC toxic material?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s passion and the fact that it isn’t a typical rom-com drew Scarlett Johansson to Don Jon.

Gordon-Levitt’s fantasies come true For Don Jon, his directorial debut, former child actor drew on society’s complex relation to porn and reality By SUSAN G. COLE DON JON written and directed by Joseph

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Gordon-Levitt, with Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore. 90 minutes.

A Touchwood release. Opens Friday (September 27). For venues and times, see Movies, page 75.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is giving a new twist to the phrase “life imitates art.”

In Don Jon, his first outing as writer/ director, the art at issue is skin flicks, and life refers to the sex life of porn addict protagonist Jon, who wishes all the women he meets could be just like the ones in his fave films.

The theme comes from his own experience as a Hollywood star from a young age.

“I worked in movies and TV all my life, so I’ve been aware of their influence,” says the articulate artist during the film’s TIFF premiere.

“I’ve heard people say, ‘If only life were like that movie,’ or, ‘If only I had a person in my life like the one you played.’ They compare themselves to the simple fantasies they get from the screen.

“Real life is not as simple as that.

It’s a million times more beautiful, with details and nuances you’ll miss if you’re busy comparing your life to simple stories.”

The casting of co-star Scarlett Johansson as Jon’s pushy love interest fit perfectly with GordonLevitt’s intentions.

“This is a movie about media oversimplifying things when it comes to men and women, love and sex,” he says.

“Scarlett is an acute example of that. She’s a smart woman, and yet the culture sees her

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only in terms of her looks.

“I actually thought of her playing this part from the beginning of the actor/ writing process. director She’s so skilled interview and talented, and she has a unique ability to strike a balance between being funny and being sincere.”

In a separate interview, Johansson cites the reasons she signed on to the project.

Gordon-Levitt’s passion was one of them.

“He’s open to the idea of collaborating. I was one of the first to read the script, and we worked together so we could lift the character off the page and colour her in. He had a vision, he knew what he wanted it to look like, he led the charge, and that kind of confidence is something I look for in every director.”

There’s also the fact that it wasn’t your average romantic comedy.

“I like the romcom genre, but the films are too clichéd,” she says. “It’s hard to find one that’s original, so I’ve stayed away from them. I don’t want to make something I’ve already seen.”

Audiences may be taken

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TOP 5 MOVIES ABOUT PORN

Skin flicks are more than just a titillating factor in these movies.

1. BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) 2. NOT A LOVE STORY (1981) 3. AUTO FOCUS (2002) 4. INSIDE LARA ROXX (2011) 5. ORGAZMO (1997)

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aback by Don Jon’s vivid sexual imagery. Gordon-Levitt doesn’t shy away from the material that’s having such an impact on Jon. “I didn’t want you to feel like you were just watching this guy watching porn,” he explains when asked about replicating the blatant sexism.

“You need his perspective. We sampled images from real porn, carefully editing and cropping them – there are no long swaths of pornography – and hopefully it puts the viewer inside Jon’s head.”

When we first meet Jon, he tends

bar at a club, where he tries to pick up women as he works, and during the day pumps iron at the gym. GordonLevitt says he trained intensely to prepare for the role, bulking up while eating tons of protein.

But did he spend a lot of time doing research at meat market clubs?

“I didn’t need to go to the clubs.

They’re pretty similar wherever you go.”

3 susanc@nowtoronto.com | @susangcole

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Edward Burtynsky’s Kumbh Mela #1, Haridwar, India shows citizens communing with H2O.

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Rating: NNNN The new documentary from Manufactured Landscapes collaborators Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky feels very much like a continuation of their previous work, once again exploring the effects of human industry on the natural world – in this case, our oceans and rivers.

Documentarian Baichwal’s contemplative approach meshes nicely with photographer Burtynsky’s fondness for finding geometric patterns in gargantuan constructions like dams and aquifers. And producer/ cinematographer Nicholas de Pencier captures some splendid high-definition images. (Watermark may set a record for the most helicopter shots in a Canadian production.)

The filmmakers cushion their potentially grim ecological message with philosophical digressions and moments of unexpected whimsy.

Which seems like an awfully good idea NW right now.

Tapping into a big issue

Filmmakers aren’t afraid to take their time exploring where water falls By NORMAN WILNER

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Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky would like you to really think about water.

Their new documentary Watermark (produced contemporaneously with Burtynsky’s book of stills, Water) explores humanity’s relationship to water around the world – how it’s used, abused, diverted and repurposed. And in a period of fast-paced,

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flashily edited films, it dares to take its time.

“Look, we know the capacity for reflection has diminished in contemporary society in general,” Baichwal says, doing a press day with Burtynsky just hours before their movie premieres at the Toronto Film Festival.

“Many documentaries can be reductive, because they’re advancing one point of view. There’s clarity there, but you gain clarity at the expense of complexity. This was a complex subject, and we wanted to let it be as complex and multifaceted as

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water is – you kind of flow along in that stream, and hopefully it allows you to think about it in a different way. It gives you a different understanding of this thing that most of us in the developed world take for granted.”

Burtynsky was an essential creative collaborator on Manufactured Landscapes, but for Watermark he shares directorial credit with Baichwal.

“We went to our strengths,” Baichwal says. “Ed and I would be up in a helicopter, or Nick [de Pencier, producer/cinematographer] and Ed

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would be up in a helicopter, and Ed would be taking stills and Nick or I would be directing the Cineflex operator, and Ed would look at the screen and we’d figure out in points and out points” for a given shot.

“But then we’d go down on the ground, and Ed would spend a lot of time trying to get one incredible shot at the dam, and Nick and I would be following the guys who were going for lunch. We needed to do that for the film to work. It needed to have the human, emotional element.”

The project took Baichwal, Burtynsky and de Pencier around the world, from China’s massive Xiluodu Dam to unspoiled watersheds in British Columbia. And then they spent 11 months in an editing suite, finding the movie’s structure. (The most intriguing revelation in Watermark’s end-credit roll is the notation that the production began without a script.)

“Our way of making films is probably a dying way, because it does take a lot of time, and they’re expensive,” Baichwal says. “But it is about being in a place in an authentic way, and then trying to convey that authenticity to the viewer in an experiential way. It’s not having something that you already want to say in advance, and going there to find that thing and to cover it and then leave, you know?”

3 normw@nowtoronto.com | @wilnervision Baichwal and Burtynsky talk about the film on Sunday (September 29), 3 pm, at Indigo Manulife Centre. See Books, page 68. And the film’s Xiluodu Dam section plays during Nuit Blanche, October 5, at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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Daniel Brühl will make you feel the Rush.

SPORTS BIOPIC

Holy motors RUSH (Ron Howard). 123 minutes.

Opens Friday (September 27). For venues and times, see Movies, page 75.

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As he did in Apollo 13, Ron Howard revisits history in Rush, making his material exciting and suspenseful even though the outcome is a matter of public record.

Throughout 1976, the world of Formula One auto racing was dominated by two men: the cold, cerebral Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) and the wildly charismatic English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth). Howard and superb screenwriter Peter Morgan contrast their stories and ongoing rivalry effectively, getting even a nonfan like me intrigued by the politics of commercial endorsements and the psychology of competition.

The film culminates in a series of races that will have your heart pounding in time with Hans Zimmer’s propulsive score.

The camerawork makes you feel like you’re on the track. Speed freaks will want to see it on the biggest possible screen.

But it’s Morgan’s muscular script and the convincing, lived-in performances by the two actors (boy, does that Hemsworth dude have charisma) that drive home the ideas about competition and the best way to live one’s life.

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Earl (voiced by Terry Crews), Flint (Bill Hader) and Sam (Anna Faris) weather the storm.

animated comedy

Soggy sequel CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn). 94 minutes.

Opens Friday (September 27). For venues and times, see Movies, page 75. Rating:

NN Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 is a merely okay sequel to the brilliant original.

It has lively and polished animation, colour and 3D and about six laugh-outloud moments, but the characters and story are flat. Nothing here equals the surreal subversion of the first film’s equation of food and shit.

Young inventor Flint Lockwood and his pals weather girl Sam Sparks, dad Tim, Steve the monkey, Earl the cop, Chicken Brent and cameraman Manny

must return to his island home, trashed in the first movie, to shut off his running-amok food-maker, now producing edible animals including shrimpanzees, tacodiles and watermelephants. They’re the movie’s funniest and most inventive creations.

Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Benjamin Bratt and Neil Patrick Harris reprise their original roles, with Terry Crews replacing Mr T. as Earl and Will Forte joining as sinister super-scientist Chester V. Everyone does good work, but, except for Chester, all the characters are now friends, so the first film’s fatherson communication failure, tentative Flint-Sam romance, bully Brent’s identity crisis and Earl the cop’s determination to jail Flint are all gone, and with them the original’s humour, with nothANDREW DOWLER ing to replace it.

Dane DeHaan plays a roadie warrior.

thriller/concert pic

Rock odyssey METALLICA: THROUGH THE NEVER (Nimród Antal). 92 minutes. Opens Friday (September 27). For venues and times, see Movies, page 75. Rating: NNN Coming nearly a decade after the growing pains that formed the crux of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s superb behind-the-scenes doc Some Kind Of Monster, Metallica: Through The

Never feels like a palate cleanser. It shows the band in peak form, working through hits like Fade To Black, Master Of Puppets and Fuel.

Like Bruce McDonald’s This Movie Is Broken, the film awkwardly sutures a fictional narrative onto performance footage: a Metallica roadie (Dane DeHaan) is dispatched on a fetch quest during the concert. That plot’s ostensible tension between protesters and riot police is totally bogus. It’s also distracting, especially when director Nim-

Djimon Hounsou and Paula Patton show off their excess Baggage.

A wine collector keeps things bottled up.

documentary

Seeing Red RED OBSESSION (Warwick Ross, David

rom-com

Rocky flight BAGGAGE CLAIM (David E. Talbert). 96 minutes. Opens Friday (September 27).

For venues and times, see Movies, page 75. Rating: NN As far as rom-coms go, you could do a lot worse than Baggage Claim.

That’s despite a lackadaisical lead performance by Paula Patton, who spends all her time smiling or frowning, albeit with material that doesn’t let her do anything more. Patton is simply the film’s arm candy, but the supporting cast manage to make the movie’s preposterous premise bearable.

Pushing 30 and determined to get hitched, Patton’s flight attendant, Montana, embarks on a jet-lag-inducing mission: tracking her ex-boyfriends’ travel itineraries and stalking

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them to find out whether they’ve grown into marriage material. All the while, the obvious love of her life (a fine Derek Luke) is sending smoke signals, but Montana, with her head in the clouds, won’t notice until genre rules dictate otherwise.

The rom-com typically arrives with its own baggage: contrivances, broad comedy and plot turns that are as mapped out as a flight plan. Writer/ director David E. Talbert relents to such clichés but doesn’t feel confined by them, like an undemanding airline passenger who can stretch out in economy class.

There are actually a number of surprising moments bursting with acerbic wit. Look out for Taye Diggs as a black Republican and Jill Scott, mining the standard comic foil role of Montana’s horny best friend, for unexpected RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI laughs.

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Roach). 80 minutes. Some subtitles.

Opens Friday (September 27). For venues and times, see Movies, page 75. Rating:

NNN For a movie about the centuries-old fixation on Bordeaux, Red Obsession

spends an awful lot of time in China.

That’s because this pedestrian documentary is actually about something far less subjective and mysterious than why one region maintains such a hold on the collective palette; it’s about the process of commodification and ostentatious displays of affluence.

Once the economic crisis made these wines too rich for American

thriller

Job well done On The Job (Erik Matti). 120 minutes.

Subtitled. Opens Friday (September 27).

For venues and times, see Movies, page 75. Rating: NNN

Joel Torre fights back in decent Filipino actioner On The Job.

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Erik Matti’s On The Job feels like his version of a Johnnie To thriller, using a pulsing crime story to explore a corrupt culture on multiple levels.

In this case, it’s the political and ­social murk of Matti’s native Philippines, where convicts are used as contract killers, secretly escorted from

ród Antal’s concert footage is so crisply choreographed. (Even the 3D works.)

Similarly off-putting: the consistent focus on James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, the certifiable egomaniacs at the centre of the band. Why cut away from Kirk Hammett during a solo to focus on Hetfield’s strained, taking-a-dump facial expression?

As in all things Metallica, it feels like the band’s unlikeable founders had JOHN SEMLEY final cut.

blood, the Chinese stepped in and quickly became the world’s largest consumers – or rather collectors – of Bordeaux, driving the already obscene prices to nauseating heights.

Narrated by Russell Crowe, presumably in the hope that oenophiles retain some affection for the actor’s performance in A Good Year, Red Obsession largely adheres to facile East-West binaries.

As generalizations go, depicting China’s 1 per cent as nouveaux riche preoccupied with the accumulation of status symbols may or may not be off the mark, but hardly feels like a revelation. And little in co-directors Warwick Ross and David Roach’s narrative is especially cinematic – though I did appreciate the witty cutaway to dildos plopping off an assembly line when it’s revealed that one of the most rabid buyers of Bordeaux made his fortune in sex toys.

Though not much of a movie, Red Obsession still serves as a sturdy case study in some of the myriad ways that unchecked capitalism kills culture.

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prison to perform assassinations, then let back in – perfect cover.

The story unfolds on two tracks. In one, a pair of convicts (Joel Torre and Gerald Anderson) form a father-son bond while doing their bloody work and trying to manage their relationships with their unsuspecting families on the outside; in the other, a detective (Piolo Pascual) realizes that a string of murders is politically motivated and tries to figure out why.

Their paths collide about an hour in with an elaborate cat-and-mouse chase set in a hospital. And things get even bloodier from there.

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ADORE (Anne Fontaine) stars Robin Wright and Naomi Watts as Roz and Lil, best friends who get sexually involved with each other’s adult sons. Sound creepy? It is. Set in a sleepy seaside town in Australia, it’s also very beautiful. I finally gave up on figuring out who to root for and just kept wishing I could have one of their beachside homes.

The dialogue is surprisingly pedestrian, given that it’s by Christopher Hampton. But though it’s based on a short story by Doris Lessing, the narrative fails even more miserably. It depends on the characters inhabiting a hermetically sealed environment. They carry on their unconventional affairs for a full three years. Lil’s husband has died, and Roz’s is teaching in Sydney, but doesn’t anybody else notice? Where is their community? Don’t the boys have any friends? I’m with Roz’s husband (Ben Mendelsohn), who wonders why Roz and Lil aren’t sleeping with each other. 111 min.

NN (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre THE ART OF THE STEAL (Jonathan Sobol) finds writer/director Sobol following 2010’s A Beginner’s Guide To Endings with another half-assed Niagara Falls caper comedy in which an ex-con (Kurt Russell) is pulled back into the world of high-value art theft when his brother (Matt Dillon) and uncle (Kenneth Welsh) happen upon the scam of a lifetime. It’s the most predictable sort of heist picture, made fitfully entertaining by the presence of the unpredictably antic Jay Baruchel as Russell’s nervous protege and the strangely wonderful team of Jason Jones and Terence Stamp as an over-caffeinated Interpol agent and his glum special adviser. If only they were goofing around in a better movie. 90 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24 THE ATTACK (Ziad Doueiri) is almost a

crowd-pleasing portrait of a suicide bomber. Amin (Ali Suliman), a respected ArabIsraeli surgeon whose comfortable life is shattered when his beloved wife attacks a café strapped with a bomb, heads to Palestine to find out how she became radicalized. Most of the characters function as types espousing ideologies, but Suliman’s terrific performance gives the film weight as something more than a broad political allegory. Subtitled. 99 min. NNN (JS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

AUSTENLAND (Jerusha Hess) gives Jane

Austen, Keri Russell and love a bad name.

The only person Jane Hayes (Russell) has ever loved is Austen’s Mr. Darcy. Unlucky in the romance department, she empties her bank account and heads to the UK’s Austenland, “the world’s only immersive Austen experience,” and predictably lands in the middle of a Regency-style love triangle. The premise is promising, taking Austen adaptation to the next level as a meta-costume drama, but the idea’s gracelessly executed.

The problem lies with director Hess’s script (co-written with novelist Shannon Hale).

Hess aims for the offbeat humour of Napoleon Dynamite (which she co-wrote) but constantly misses the mark. It’s not a question of pride or prejudice, it’s just bad. 96 min. N (Kiva Reardon) Kingsway Theatre, Varsity

BAGGAGE CLAIM (David E. Talbert) 96 min.

See review, page 74. NN (RS) Opens Sep 27 at 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 A BAND CALLED DEATH (Mark Covino, Jeff

Howlett) delves in great detail into a forgotten, allegedly pioneering band: Detroit protopunks Death. A trio of black brothers playing driving garage rock influenced by the Who and Alice Cooper, Death didn’t fit easily into the Motor City music scene of the time. The film’s exploration of the difficulty of accomplishing something original inside the inflexible apparatus of popular music proves absorbing. 96 min. NNN (JS) Kingsway Theatre

psychological profile of Tilikum and, in turn, of the humans who want to keep animals in captivity, then widens to an investigation of the labour economy of whale-hunting and capture, the spectacle of training them for slack-jawed tourists and SeaWorld’s move into globalization by selling whales to poorly equipped parks across the globe. 83 min. NNNN (JS) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

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(Woody Allen) stars Cate Blanchett as the emotionally unhinged wife of a corporate sleazebag (Alec Baldwin) who moves to San Francisco to live with her sister (Sally Hawkins) when he’s busted. Expect Oscar to come calling on the amazing Blanchett. 98 min.

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CLOSED CIRCUIT (John Crowley) uses every

legal and paranoia thriller cliché in the book, but its repetitive exposition is even worse than its predictability. Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall, along with a great supporting cast, are wasted in this laborious tale of two barristers and former lovers who dig too deeply into the motives behind a London bombing. In a film where everything is told, never shown, the contrived third act, when there’s actually something going on, comes as a relief. 110 min. NN Canada Square, SilverCity Mississauga

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2

(Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn) 94 min. See review, page 74. NN (Andrew Dowler) Opens Sep 27 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano star in this dramatic thriller about a man who takes the law into his own hands after his daughter is abducted.

Powerful, if a little overlong.

Cate Blanchett delivers a This colourful, wrenching beautifully performance as a directed and pampered woman touching who has to adjust documentary after her corrupt focuses on an unusual art couple, businessman husband (Alec both Japanese emigrés living and Baldwin) is trying to make art imprisoned and commits suicide. in NYC.

In the latest instalment of the sci-fi action franchise, Vin Diesel’s titular anti-hero tracks down bounty hunters so he can hijack a ship and go back to his home planet.

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THE CONJURING (James Wan) is a 70s-style

tale of demonic infestation, with married demonologists trying to save a Rhode (Benson Lee) sets the Island family from an evil EXPANDED REVIEWS bar lower than ever spirit that came with their nowtoronto.com for urban dance movnice new home. Wan has ies. Director Lee refun mimicking the textures visits the titular world and aesthetics of movies of the period, but championship breakdancing tournament he he’s basically just remaking his own Insidicovered in his 2007 documentary, Planet ous with a few modest tweaks and a polyB-Boy, but fails to build a movie around it. ester wardrobe. 112 min. NN (NW) An unlikely coach (Josh Holloway) leads a Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre group of raging misfits (Chris Brown among

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them) to stop battling each other so they can represent America and go to war with the Koreans (onstage, that is). The plot trots through these overly familiar steps as if it’s doing the macarena, and banal writing and limp acting don’t help. None of that really matters, since what everyone lines up to see in this kind of movie are the moves. But that’s where Battle Of The Year truly fails to bring it. When the epic dances finally arrive in the last half hour, the filmmakers constantly cut away from the action for new angles or interrupt the flow so that sports announcers can describe what we should be seeing instead. 109 min. N (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñBEFORE MIDNIGHT

(Richard Linklater) may be the best picture of the year, and it shouldn’t even exist. Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy could have left well enough alone, especially after the high-wire act that was their first sequel, Before Sunset. But dammit, they’ve done it again: Jesse and Celine keep moving forward, and we get to watch. 109 min.

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(Gabriela Cowperthwaite) looks at the case of Tilikum, a 550-kilo bull orca who attacked a SeaWorld trainer in 2010. The film offers a

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(Zachary Heinzerling) is a colourful, beautifully directed and touching look at one of the more unusual art couples, Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, Japanese emigrés living in NYC. He’s one of Japan’s leading avantgarde artists, an octogenarian best known for his “boxing” paintings and big sculptures constructed from recycled cardboard; she put her own art career on hold to raise their child and become Ushio’s unpaid cook and assistant. They’re struggling to pay the bills, and Noriko’s focusing on her autobiographical drawings – which is where the whimsical title comes from – making the narcissistic Ushio jealous. Director Heinzerling gets great access to the couple, whose arguments are full of buried resentments. He cleverly mixes present-day footage with home movies, old photos and even another doc on then rising star Ushio for maximum emotional effect. What emerges is a complex, feminist look at the act of creation, but also a touching portrait of enduring love. Subtitled. 82 min. NNNNN (GS) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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ness for graphic sexuality and blunt language; Drinking Buddies feels like a much safer work than his Nights And Weekends and Autoerotic. But it’s not an uninteresting one, and Wilde is particularly strong as a woman too busy ordering the next round to figure out why she keeps making the wrong choices. 90 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

preciate the running gag about the guacamole sadness hat, though. 98 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Colossus, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24

DON JON (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) 90 min.

See interview and review, page 70. NNN (SGC) Opens Sep 27 at 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

ELYSIUM (Neill Blomkamp) is virtually identical, plot-wise, to the director’s wildly overrated 2009 debut, and fans of District 9’s spectacular carnage and garbled political posturing will doubtless find this one even more meaningful and relevant and stuff.

The Phantom Menace still has its defenders, too. Some subtitles. 109 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

DRINKING BUDDIES (Joe Swanberg) stars Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson as co-workers at a Chicago brewery who are uncommonly close, to the point where it may concern their significant others (Ron Livingston, Anna Kendrick). The bid for mainstream attention means mumblecore director Swanberg has to tone down his usual fond-

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FILTHY GORGEOUS: THE BOB GUCCIONE Steadfastly loyal, Kelly never flaunted her STORY (Barry Avrich) uses archival footage close connection to the Fab Four, even and interviews with Guccione’s family, post breakup, not telling even her children friends and colleagues to tell the life story about it until this doc was being made. No of the man who built the Penthouse pubsurprise she has memorabilia to die for. lishing empire and a lavish lifestyle but lost Kelly’s amazing enough, but what makes it all through dumb investments and his the doc essential is its intimate portrait of failure to see the digital age coming. Directhe band, from their days playing the Cavtor Avrich is plainly a fan, appreciating Gucern – Kelly used to see them there at lunch cione the artist; the magazine mogul alwhile she worked in a typing pool – to the ways wanted to be a painter and personally point when they came apart. It’s all told shot all those famous nudes. As in his docs from the unique perspective of a woman about Harvey Weinstein and Garth Drabinwho never idolized them and basically sky, Avrich can’t bring himself to talk to anygrew up with them. From our North one who doesn’t flat-out admire his subject, American viewpoint, the Beatles were which weakens the film. His failure to intermajor stars, expertly marketed by the view a smart feminist means the director savvy Epstein in swinging England. Good can’t make the most of the fact that women Ol’ Freda makes the era look much more basically ran the magazine. Skin mag afiinnocent. 86 min. NNNN (SGC) cionados will love this, and there are some Bloor Hot Docs Cinema poignant moments, especially from Guccione’s loyal assistant Jane Homlish and Bob THE GRANDMASTER (Wong Kar-wai) is alGuccione Jr., but Avrich still hasn’t figured most half an hour shorter than the version out how to create a complete portrait. 96 that premiered in Berlin, and something’s min. NN (SGC) definitely off. The lavish tale of legendary TIFF Bell Lightbox Chinese martial artist Ip Man (Tony Leung, a FLU (Kim Sung-su) is a Korean disaster mov- frequent collaborator of Wong’s) is clumsy in a way Wong’s films never are. You might ie that starts out as Contagion but winds up want to seek out the Chinese Blu-ray inas Outbreak. One-dimensional characters stead. Subtitled. 106 min. NNN (NW) run around inside a quarantine zone while Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre politicians yell at each other about responsibility in one of those big shiny war rooms.

THE GREAT GATSBY (Baz Luhrmann) is just Subtitled. 122 min. NN (NW) the latest movie adaptation to misunderYonge & Dundas 24 stand F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel. Director Luhrmann piles on spectacle, sparkles, FRUITVALE STATION (Ryan Coogler) spangles, crystal and Jay-Z remixes, overrecreates the last day in the life of whelming the story and the actors. 142 Oscar Grant before his death at the hands

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(Nicole Holofcener) 93 min. See interview and review, page 69. See Q&A with Toni Collette at nowtoronto.com/movies. NNNN (SGC) Opens Sep 27 at Eglinton Town Centre, Interchange 30, Queensway, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24

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GROWN UPS 2 (Dennis Dugan) is an excuse for Adam Sandler and his posse to loiter onscreen as adults playing hooky (art imitates life), milking money just by being present.

The jokes are aimless and contrived and often lack punchlines. Sandler could very well have scribbled this mess on the back of the cheque he received to produce a sequel, any sequel – just a movie with the number two in it, the same number of times you will laugh. 101 min. N (RS) Interchange 30

ñHANNAH ARENDT

(Margarethe von Trotta) tracks the fallout from political theorist Hannah Arendt’s (Barbara Sukowa) coverage of Adolf Eichmann’s trial. She wrote that he didn’t know how to think and therefore couldn’t make moral choices, and suggested Jewish leaders may have collaborated with the Nazis.

Sukowa gives a superb performance, and Janet McTeer is a delight as writer Mary McCarthy. Some subtitles. 110 min. NNNN (SGC) Kingsway Theatre

THE HEAT (Paul Feig) is a buddy-cop movie

that works best when it simply gives comedian Melissa McCarthy room to improvise.

The tremendously talented actor has a gift for abusive ramblings that combine meticulous threats, unique vocal rhythms and nuanced obscenities. She truly makes the F-word sing. The rest of the movie relies on the typical grab bag of gags, some marginally funny, others simply dumb and offensive. 117 min. NN (RS) Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñIN A WORLD...

(Lake Bell) is a comedy set in the world of Los Angeles voice-over artists, where the daughter (Bell) of an industry legend (A Serious Man’s Fred Melamed) finds herself horning in on his territory when the producers of a youth-oriented trilogy decide they’d rather have a female voice narrate their trailer. But there’s a lot more going on than that, and In A World ... is one of the rare comedies that gets more complex as it goes along. Bell’s script embraces eccentricity and complication – and finds room for real social commentary – while allowing all the characters to have recognizable human qualities, rather than just be stick figures animated by talented actors.

And giving stand-up comic Demetri Martin his first leading role as a lovelorn sound engineer was a stroke of genius; his low-key presence is perfectly suited to Bell’s more frantic energy. This is a movie of odd, unexpected delights. 93 min.

NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre, Varsity

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (James Wan) might be one of the worst sequels ever made. The continued saga of the haunting of the Lambert family (headed by Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne) only gets more convoluted and sillier, the scares and twists are weak and

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the set pieces devoid of scares. The first film is a prerequisite to know what’s going on, but this still makes little sense and feels perfunctory and laughable rather than exciting. 105 min. N (Andrew Parker) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

Italy: Love It, or Leave It (Gustav Hofer,

Luca Ragazzi) follows Hofer and Ragazzi on a road trip through Italy to decide whether they should stay or move to Berlin. The ­major entertainment value comes from watching the relationship between the two filmmakers, even though some of the dialogue seems scripted. Call it an anti-travelogue – given what’s on view, this is Tourism Italy’s worst nightmare. Subtitled. 75 min.

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Jobs (Joshua Michael Stern) is like The

­ ocial Network without social commentary, S character development or much fun. In this charmless bullet-point biopic, Ashton Kutcher plays the titular titan of industry as a relentlessly bullying prick. The dialogue is leaden exposition, the cutting and camera movement feel superfluous, and Kutcher’s emoting as he punches out lines like “We. Don’t. Stop. Innovating!” fails to amuse. 127 min. NN (Jose Teodoro) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Yonge & Dundas 24

Kick-Ass 2 (Jeff Wadlow) ditches most of the real-world superhero ingenuity of the original to cram in more comic book parody and shock comedy. It’s obscene without being subversive and self-conscious with little commentary. It’s kind of a mess, but at least an entertaining one. 103 min. NN (Phil Brown) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale

min. See review, page 74. NNN (JS) Opens Sep 27 at Coliseum Mississauga, ­Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre

ñMonsters University

(Dan Scanlon) throws a conceptual curve ball, dropping John Goodman’s hulking furball Sulley and Billy Crystal’s one-eyed imp Mike Wazowski – introduced as working stiffs in 2001’s Monsters, Inc. – into a snobs-vs-slobs college comedy. If DisneyPixar is hell-bent on squeezing further ­adventures out of existing stories, this is how to do it. 95 min. NNNN (NW) Interchange 30, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Harald Zwart) is an attempt to

launch a new Twilight franchise on the back of Cassandra Clare’s young-adult saga, with Lily Collins as an unassuming teenager who discovers she’s part of a secret world of sorcerers, vampires and werewolves. It’s not very good. 130 min. NN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Jem Cohen) is a conversation piece that explores the simpatico connection between a curious Canadian (Mary Margaret O’Hara) and a

slightly older guard (Bobby Sommer) at Vienna’s wonderful Kunsthistorisches Art Museum. O’Hara and Sommer connect so naturally and easily that they barely seem to be acting at all. They look at art. We look at them. Art is where you see it. 107 min. NNNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

My Lucky Star (Dennie Gordon) stars Zhang Ziyi, who hunches and preens in a strained effort to be as adorable as a cat licking her paw, a display that’ll make you cringe. Most familiar to us as the firecracker in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the tragic seductress in Wong Kar-Wai’s 2046, Zhang’s now working China’s middling romcom scene, doing her best impression of Reese Witherspoon and Sex And The City’s Carrie Bradshaw. She plays Sophie, a hopeless romantic who gets caught up with a dapper spy and his hunt for the world’s biggest diamond, which some nefarious types plan to turn into a WMD. Meant to appeal to North American audiences, it plays more like Inspector Gadget than The Spy Who Loved Me, with cartoonish villains and poorly written pratfall comedy. If this dreck is what the Chinese think we like, you can only wonder what kind of impression our movies make on them. Subtitled. 113 min. N (RS) Yonge & Dundas 24

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Nothing Left to Fear (Anthony Leonardi

footage and squeaky-clean behind-thescenes antics. It’s hard to tell if director Spurlock’s portrait is a ridiculous blind ­endorsement or an entertaining piss-take.

90 min. NN (Julia LeConte) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

III) tries for something other than the shock-and-awe stuff of much contemporary horror of the direct-to-video variety. A pastor (James Tupper) and his family move to the backwater town of Stull, Kansas, where he will lead the church. Strange visions of black-eyed ghouls begin troubling them, and it’s all too obvious that the suspiciously helpful parishioners are less than well intentioned. It may be nobly light on gore, but the film simply swaps out one set of clichés for another. 100 min. NN (JS) Yonge & Dundas 24

Our Man in Tehran (Larry Weinstein, Drew Taylor) isn’t quite the antithesis of Argo. Instead of focusing primarily on how Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor protected Americans hiding in his embassy during the 1979-81 U.S.-Iranian hostage crisis, this Canadian doc takes a broader, fuller look at the history of the event, exploring the issues in a balanced and honest (if somewhat redundant) manner from the viewpoint of all countries involved. 85 min. NNN (Andrew Parker) TIFF Bell Lightbox

On the Job (Erik Matti) 120 min. See re-

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­ purlock) paints a picture of manufactured S British boy band One Direction and their catastrophic rise to success, using concert

(Guillermo del Toro) plays as though it’s been pulled from a manga del Toro read when he was a child and has been trying to turn into a movie ever since. It’s an original work with the spirit of every Godzilla movie you’ve ever seen, and every giant robot fight you’ve ever imagined. And it’s a hell of a

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Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Lee Daniels) makes the life of White House butler ­Eugene Allen – Cecil Gaines in the film – into a lesson in black history. While Gaines (Forest Whitaker) is having theoretically world-changing conversations with presidents, we’re distracted by the A-list cast – Robin Williams as Eisenhower, John Cusack as Nixon and Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan. The storyline in which Gaines clashes with his son (David Oyelowo) over political values is one of the script’s many total fictions. But without them, we couldn’t watch Gaines pouring drinks for powerful white people while cops beat up his Freedom Rider son. The politics are confusing. Is it the butler who’s changing history or those kids trying to integrate the Woolworth’s counters in Tennessee? That said, this is a rousing drama with terrific performances, especially from Oprah Winfrey as Gaines’s neglected wife, Oyelowo and the sensational Whitaker. But the director of Precious and The Paperboy is decidedly domesticated here, aiming to teach and please. 132 min. NNN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, ­Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, ­Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

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a clever, highly amusing look at sex, love and the pervasive power of porn

lot of fun. Some subtitles. 131 min. NNNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

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retreating to safer, sillier ground after Redacted. In this overheated erotic thriller, luridly adapted from Alain Corneau’s 2010 Crime D’Amour, he casts Rachel McAdams as a sharkish marketing executive and Noomi Rapace as her far more talented underling. They aren’t exactly the most convincing of rivals. Corneau created a much more dramatic power dynamic in Crime D’Amour with Kristin Scott Thomas dominating Ludivine Sagnier; Rapace looks like she could put McAdams through a wall without breaking a sweat. But De Palma doesn’t care about that stuff; he’s in it for the chance to orchestrate elaborate camera moves and editorial flourishes straight out of a 1970s giallo. The plot and actors are the last thing on his mind. 102 min. NN (NW) Carlton Cinema

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RED OBSESSION (Warwick Ross, David Roach) 80 min. See review, page 74. NNN (Jose Teodoro) Opens Sep 27 at TIFF Bell Lightbox RIDDICK (David Twohy) is the kind of low-

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middle class American boy drills with a CrossFit -instructor, and a South African youngster’s parents shoulder him with the

responsibility of representing the entire nation. The Short Game’s thin criticism of parents pushing their children to win feels like it’s contributing to the same crummy culture it pretends to condemn. 100 min.

NN (JS) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

A SINGLE SHOT (David Rosenthal) takes a

terrific Sam Rockwell performance and buries it under grimy portent, an insistent musical score and supporting players who are trying way too hard. But Rockwell is so totally convincing as a short-sighted, trouble-prone farmhand who accidentally shoots a young woman, appropriates the box of money she was hiding and then runs afoul of the dangerous criminals looking for said cache that it almost doesn’t matter that the rest of the movie is a heavy-handed cautionary tale about owning up to your mistakes and never taking things that clearly belong to someone else. 116 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

SMURFS 2 (Raja Gosnell) taps into the ori-

gin story of Smurfette, the creation of evil wizard Gargamel, who was made honest by Papa Smurf and is now being held captive and plied to return to the dark side. Smurfette is the most complicated among her wholesome (read dull) and bite-sized species. That just means she has two dimensions instead of one, not enough to elevate all the 3D mediocrity in this strained, witless sequel. 105 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(James Ponsoldt) traces the tender romance between Georgia teens Sutter (Miles Teller) and Aimee (Shailene Woodley), who meet cute when she finds him on a lawn after a drunken night and helps him locate his missing car. They start dating – and he starts her drinking – and together they edge tentatively toward what lies beyond the end of high school, which is inevitably complicated by matters of family, grades and self-image. And the booze doesn’t help any of that. Teller and Woodley are terrific at portraying unexpected mo-

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(Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky) 90 min. See interview and review, page 72. NNNN (NW) Opens Sep 27 at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity

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(Nat Faxon, Jim Rash) is a richly textured coming-ofage picture about 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), who’s dragged to a cottage for the summer by his distracted mother (Toni Collette) and her new boyfriend (Steve Carell) and befriended by the manager of a nearby water park (Sam Rockwell). Don’t wait for the DVD. 103 min.

NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre

We’re the Millers (Rawson Marshall

Thurber) takes a reasonably interesting idea – a low-level drug dealer (Jason Sudeikis) recruits a stripper (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway (Emma Roberts) and the weird kid next door (Will Poulter) to pose as his family so he can smuggle drugs over the border in an RV – and does as little as possible with it. And that’s a real disappointment, given the talent assembled. 110 min.

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The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience (Victor Fleming) is a 3D IMAX version

of the beloved fantasy movie. 101 min.

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ments of growth, and Teller particularly shines at revealing flashes of Sutter’s emotional mechanisms and then snatching them back. The Spectacular Now would be a very different movie without him. 95 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Varsity

Springsteen & I (Baillie Walsh) is a documentary about rock ’n’ roll icon Bruce Springsteen. 123 min.

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(J.J. Abrams) continues the sly reworking of the Trek timeline Abrams began in his 2009 reboot. He puts a new spin on familiar characters and situations to come up with something that manages to surprise and entertain on an epic IMAX 3D scale.

More, please, soon. 132 min. NNNN (NW) Scotiabank Theatre

ñThis Is the End

(Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg) finds Rogen dragging ­visiting pal Jay Baruchel to a party at James Franco’s place just as the apocalypse hits. Rogen and long-time collaborator Goldberg have written and directed an end-of-the-world comedy that plays like a 21st century Ghostbusters, and I guarantee you won’t see the ending ­coming. 107 min. NNNN (NW) Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24

Turbo 3D (David Soren) is, quite simply,

insane – a CG-animated family adventure about a plucky garden snail (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) who gets to realize his dream of racing in the Indianapolis 500. None of this should work, but by the time Samuel L. Jackson repurposes one of his greatest Pulp Fiction moments as a snail’s pep talk for our tired little hero … well, damned if it doesn’t.

96 min. NNN (NW) Colossus

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(Morgan Neville) tracks the careers of Darlene Love of Blossoms fame, Merry Clayton, famous for her vocals on the Rolling Stones’s Gimme Shelter, Claudia Lennear, another Stones collaborator, and others to probe who’s got the power within the music industry. Spectacular voices, powerful stories in a must-see doc. 91 min. NNNN (SGC) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

2 Guns (Baltasar Kormákur) pairs

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Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as Texas gunmen who accidentally steal $43.125 million dollars of the wrong people’s money and must shoot a whole lot of bad guys to get themselves out of trouble. You can’t help but enjoy the ride.

Some subtitles. 109 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Scotiabank Theatre

Unclaimed (Michael Jorgensen) follows

Tom Faunce, a Vietnam veteran and bornagain Christian dedicated to finding American prisoners of war and bringing them home again. His cause is Dang Than Ngoc, an elderly man living in Vietnam who claims to be John Hartley Robertson, an American GI missing in action after a helicopter crash in 1968. Faunce works to confirm Ngoc’s identity, but before too long I noticed that certain essential investigative steps – like fingerprinting and DNA testing, or even researching the history of Ngoc’s claim – were being actively avoided for fear that such evidence might undermine his case, impede Faunce’s need to find the closure for others that he can’t find for himself or deny Unclaimed the upbeat ending it’s determined to have, all evidence to the contrary. Some subtitles. 77 min. NN (NW) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

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(James Mangold) has Marvel’s darkest, broodingest superhero ping-ponging through an overwrought Japanese conspiracy involving ninjas, the Yakuza and an enormous ­adamantium samurai. Though the plot is bogged down by dizzying double crosses, the action is uniformly superb. A breathless melee atop the roof of a speeding ­bullet train and the late-in-the-game storming of a mountain village are ­memorably gripping. 126 min. NNNN (JS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Queens­ way, Scotiabank Theatre

shows that moonlit gondola rides and quaint shops have been replaced by multinational stores and enormous cruise ships that clog the port and unleash hordes of tourists. Focusing on a dozen long-time inhabitants, Pichler shows why the city’s population is dwindling, and while the film’s a touch repetitive, it’s hard not to feel sympathy for the natives losing their evocative city to uncontrolled capitalism. Subtitled. 82 min. NNN (GS) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

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(Edgar Wright) completes Wright and co-writer/star Simon Pegg’s unofficial trilogy begun with Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz by following five old friends (Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman and Eddie Marsan) who reunite at 40 to recreate the epic pub crawl they began – but never finished – as teenagers. Funny and moving, it’s a fitting bookend to Shaun, though this time the ending doesn’t quite land as well as it could. 109 min. NNNN (NW) Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

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World War Z 3D (Marc Forster) takes Max Brooks’s chilling, weirdly credible novel about a global zombie plague and dumps everything but the title and the concept, boiling it down to a two-hour action movie where Brad Pitt runs away from zombies over and over again. Some subtitles. 116 min. NN (NW) Scotiabank Theatre

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Unfinished Song (Paul Andrew Williams) is a shameless bid for tears, but it succeeds because of the extraordinary work of its cast. Terence Stamp is a revelation, griefstricken, angry and lost, as a grumpy Brit trying to please his terminally ill wife ­(Vanessa Redgrave) by joining her ragtag seniors’ choir. Beautiful. 93 min. NNN (SGC) Mt Pleasant

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(Adam Wingard) is the product of talented horror-fansturned-filmmakers who understand exactly how the genre works and what their audience craves. Through a darkly comedic tale of a bickering family reunion interrupted by home-invading masked murderers, Wingard and co. deftly combine tones, toy with conventions, drizzle out gore and deliver shriek-inducing jump scares. 94 min. NNNN (Phil Brown) Scotiabank Theatre 3

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CUTIE AND THE BOXER (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 6:45, 8:45 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:15, 4:15, 7:15 Mon 7:10 Wed 12:15, 4:15 FILTHY GORGEOUS: THE BOB GUCCIONE STORY (14A) Thu 3:30, 8:30 Fri, Tue-Wed 3:30, 8:45 Sat 3:30, 9:45 Sun 3:45, 8:45 Mon 8:50 OUR MAN IN TEHRAN (PG) Thu 1:00, 6:30 Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:30, 6:15, 9:20 Mon 6:15, 9:20 Tue-Wed 1:00, 4:45, 6:15, 9:20 RED OBSESSION Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 12:00, 2:00, 6:30, 8:30 Mon 6:30, 8:30 WATERMARK (G) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 12:30, 3:00, 7:00, 9:15 Mon 7:00, 9:15

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55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 AUSTENLAND (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:10, 4:30, 6:55, 9:25 Fri-Sun 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:35, 10:00 BLUE JASMINE (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 ELYSIUM (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:25, 9:45 IN A WORLD... (14A) Thu 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:35, 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Mon 1:50, 4:20, 9:40 Tue-Wed 2:20, 4:45, 7:05, 9:40 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:30, 6:30, 9:35 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 PRISONERS (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:45, 6:05, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:25, 3:35, 6:55, 10:15 RUSH (14A) Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00

SALINGER (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:00, 5:55, 8:50 THE SPECTACULAR NOW (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:10, 9:45 WATERMARK (G) Fri-Sun 12:15, 2:40, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 MonWed 1:45, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10

VIP SCREENINGS

BLUE JASMINE (14A) Thu 1:30, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30 Fri-Sun 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Mon-Wed 1:35, 3:55, 6:15, 8:35 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:25, 9:35 PRISONERS (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:15, 5:30, 8:45 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:20, 6:45, 10:00 RUSH (14A) Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:35, 9:25 Mon-Wed 3:10, 6:00, 9:00 SALINGER (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:35, 7:35

YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (CE) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

ANCHORMAN (PG) Sun 12:30, 5:15 Tue 7:00 THE ART OF THE STEAL (14A) Thu 4:20 7:00 9:35 10:10 FriWed 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 Sat-Sun 12:05 mat BAGGAGE CLAIM (PG) Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 BATTLE OF THE YEAR 3D (PG) Thu 2:00 5:05 7:45 10:25 Fri-Wed 1:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 BESHARAM Wed 1:55, 5:45, 9:05 BLUE JASMINE (14A) Thu-Fri 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:50, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 10:05 Mon-Wed 7:20, 10:05 CINEMA PARADISO Fri, Wed 4:00 Sat 6:30 Sun 2:20 Mon 6:45, 9:50 Tue 4:00, 9:15 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:15, 6:40, 9:10 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 3D (G) 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:25 mat DEF LEPPARD VIVA HYSTERIA CONCERT Wed 7:30 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Thu 4:50 7:30 9:55 Fri-Wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat ENOUGH SAID (PG) Fri, Mon-Wed 2:05, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35 Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35 FLU (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 10:05 GENERATION IRON Thu-Fri, Mon 1:30 Sat 12:30 Sun 9:50 Wed 9:30 THE HEAT (14A) Thu 7:15, 10:00 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (14A) 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:10 mat JOBS (14A) Thu 7:30, 10:20 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 10:15 Wed 1:30, 4:25, 9:40 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) Thu 1:55, 4:35 THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (PG) Thu 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Wed 9:55 MY LUCKY STAR (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:50 Fri, MonWed 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:05, 9:50 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: OTHELLO Thu 7:00 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: OTHELLO - ENCORE Sat 12:30 NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR Thu 10:00 ON THE JOB (14A) Fri, Mon-Wed 1:35, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 12:50, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US - EXTENDED FAN CUT (G) Thu 1:55 ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US 3D - EXTENDED FAN CUT (G) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 PACIFIC RIM (PG) Fri, Sun 1:35, 4:30 Sat 4:30 PACIFIC RIM 3D (PG) Thu-Sun, Tue-Wed 7:25, 10:20 Mon 10:20 PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) Thu 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15 Fri 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10:00 Mon-Tue 7:30, 10:00 Wed 10:00 PHATA POSTER NIKLA HERO (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon-Wed 2:40, 6:05, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:05, 3:20, 6:40, 9:55 PLANES (G) Thu 1:50, 4:05, 6:25 Fri, Mon-Tue 1:50, 4:05 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:45, 5:10 RIDDICK (14A) Thu 2:00 4:45 7:45 10:30 Fri-Wed 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 THE SECRET LIVES OF DORKS Fri 7:00 SHUT UP AND SING (14A) Thu 4:30 THE SMURFS 2 (G) Thu 1:35 SPRINGSTEEN & I Fri 9:30 Sat 3:50, 9:30 Sun 7:15 Mon 4:15 Tue 1:30 Wed 1:30, 7:00 THE SPY Fri, Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 THIS IS THE END (18A) Thu 4:00, 6:30, 9:10 Fri, Mon-Tue 7:05, 9:55 Sat-Sun 7:35, 10:05 WE’RE THE MILLERS (14A) 1:45, 4:25, 7:00, 9:45 THE WIZARD OF OZ: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (G) Thu-Fri, Tue-Wed 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Mon 1:45, 4:15, 9:40 THE WORLD’S END (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 1:40, 4:15, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:50 YOUNG DETECTIVE DEE: RISE OF THE SEA DRAGON Fri, Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:15, 6:20, 9:15

Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE) 2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

ADORE (18A) Thu 3:50, 6:50 THE ART OF THE STEAL (14A) Fri 4:40, 7:10, 9:20 Sat-Sun 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:05 THE ATTACK (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:30 Fri 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 SatSun 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:30 BATTLE OF THE YEAR 3D (PG) 3:40, 6:10 Fri 8:40 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat, 8:40 CLOSED CIRCUIT (14A) Thu 3:30, 5:50 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Thu 4:00, 6:20 Fri 4:20, 6:50, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15 Mon-Wed 4:20, 6:45 EKSTRA (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:40 ELYSIUM (14A) 3:30, 6:00 Fri 8:30 Sat-Sun 1:00 mat, 8:30 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (14A) Fri 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:20 JOBS (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:30 PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) Thu 6:10 THE SMURFS 2 (G) Thu 3:45 THE SPECTACULAR NOW (14A) Fri 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:30, 6:40 THE WORLD’S END (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:00 Fri 3:50, 6:20, 8:50 Sat-Sun 1:20, 3:50, 6:20, 8:50 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:30

MT PLEASANT (I)

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 THE GREAT GATSBY (PG) Fri-Sat 9:10 Sun 6:45 Wed 7:00 UNFINISHED SONG (PG) Thu-Sat, Tue 7:00 Sun 4:30

REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884

BEFORE MIDNIGHT (14A) Thu-Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30 FRUITVALE STATION (14A) Fri-Sat 9:10 Sun, Tue 7:00

SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236

THE ART OF THE STEAL (14A) Thu 1:30, 3:50, 6:20, 10:30 BATTLE OF THE YEAR 3D (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10 BLUE JASMINE (14A) Thu 1:20, 3:45 Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Sun 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) Fri-Sun 12:30 Mon-Tue 1:15 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 3D (G) Fri-Sat 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 10:00 Sun 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:35, 9:00 DON JON (18A) Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 8:10, 10:35 Sun 12:45, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 ELYSIUM (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:35 ENOUGH SAID (PG) Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Sun 1:00, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed 1:10, 3:45, 6:20, 9:10 THE FAMILY (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:25, 7:00, 10:15 Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:10, 7:00, 9:35 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:20 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50 Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 Sun 12:35, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: OTHELLO Thu 7:00 PRISONERS (14A) Thu 3:00, 6:40, 10:00 Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:40 Sun 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Mon-Tue 3:10, 6:30, 9:50 Wed 6:30, 9:50 RUSH (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 WE’RE THE MILLERS (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 10:30 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:30 Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:30 Mon-Tue 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Wed 1:15, 3:50, 10:00

Metro

West End HUMBER CINEMAS (I) 2442 BLOOR ST. WEST, 416-769-2442

BLUE JASMINE (14A) Thu 3:50, 7:00, 9:25 Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:40 Mon 1:15, 3:45, 6:40

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) 4:00, 7:10, 9:35 Sat-Sun 1:15 mat THE FAMILY (14A) Thu 3:40, 7:40, 9:45 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) Thu 3:20, 6:40, 9:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 9:00 Sat-Sun 1:00, 9:00 PRISONERS (14A) Thu 3:30 6:30 9:35 Fri-Wed 3:20, 6:30, 9:25 Sat-Sun 12:20 mat RUSH (14A) 3:30, 7:00, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat

KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

ADORE (18A) Thu 12:45 Fri-Wed 11:00 THE ATTACK (14A) Thu 11:00, 6:00 Fri-Wed 9:30 AUSTENLAND (PG) Fri-Wed 6:15 A BAND CALLED DEATH (PG) Thu 9:30 BEFORE MIDNIGHT (14A) Thu 1:15 Fri-Wed 12:30 BLACKFISH (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri-Wed 9:00 DRINKING BUDDIES (14A) Thu 4:15 Fri-Wed 12:45 THE GREAT GATSBY (PG) Thu 11:00 Fri-Wed 2:15 HANNAH ARENDT (PG) Thu 4:30 Fri-Wed 2:20 IN A WORLD... (14A) Thu 7:45 Fri-Wed 8:00 ITALY: LOVE IT, OR LEAVE IT Thu 3:00 Fri-Wed 4:10 MUSEUM HOURS (PG) Fri-Wed 5:40 THE SHORT GAME (G) Thu 6:20 Fri-Wed 11:00 THIS IS THE END (18A) Thu 9:30 UNCLAIMED Fri-Wed 7:30 THE WAY, WAY BACK (PG) Thu 2:30 Fri-Wed 4:30

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 THE ART OF THE STEAL (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15 Fri-Sat 7:20, 9:45 Sun-Wed 7:40, 10:00 BAGGAGE CLAIM (PG) Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:10, 10:40 Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 Mon-Wed 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:25 BATTLE OF THE YEAR 3D (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Fri 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, 10:05 Sat 2:00, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05 Sun-Wed 1:10, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 BLUE JASMINE (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 10:20 Fri 2:10, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 Sat 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 Sun-Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:00, 9:25 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) Fri 1:35, 4:10, 6:55 Sat 1:55, 4:25, 6:55 Sun 12:30, 1:30, 4:05, 6:40 Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:05, 6:40 Wed 4:05, 6:40 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 3D (G) Fri 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sun-Wed 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55 DEF LEPPARD VIVA HYSTERIA CONCERT Wed 7:30 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Thu 1:10 DON JON (18A) Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 Sun 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Mon-Wed 12:50, 3:05, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 ELYSIUM (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Fri 1:05, 4:00, 7:15, 9:55 Sat 11:05, 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Sun-Tue 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:35 Wed 12:55, 3:55, 9:35 ENOUGH SAID (PG) Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 8:00, 10:25 Sun-Tue 2:20, 4:45, 7:05, 9:30 Wed 4:45, 7:05, 9:30 THE FAMILY (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Fri 1:55, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 Sat 11:20, 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 Sun-Wed 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (14A) Thu 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Fri 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Sat 11:55, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 SunWed 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 10:10 Fri 12:55, 3:55, 7:00, 10:00 Sat 11:00, 12:55, 3:55, 7:00, 10:00 Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Mon-Tue 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Wed 12:50, 3:45, 6:35, 9:45 THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (PG) Thu 9:40 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: OTHELLO Thu 7:00 ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US - EXTENDED FAN CUT (G) Thu 2:15 ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US 3D - EXTENDED FAN CUT (G) Thu 4:55, 7:35 PLANES (G) Thu 2:45, 5:05 Fri 2:20, 4:45 Sat 12:00, 2:20, 4:45 Sun 12:35, 2:50, 5:15 Mon-Wed 2:55, 5:15 PLANES 3D (G) Thu 7:25 PRISONERS (14A) Thu 2:25, 6:55, 10:15 Fri 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:35 Sat 12:20, 3:45, 7:10, 10:35 Sun 3:10, 6:55, 10:20 MonWed 2:40, 6:55, 10:20 RIDDICK (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 RUSH (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri 1:45, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45 Sat 11:10, 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45 Sun-Wed 1:40, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 SALINGER (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:55, 6:55, 9:55 THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS (G) Sat 11:00 THE SMURFS 2 (G) Thu 4:20 WE’RE THE MILLERS (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Fri 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Sat 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Sun-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 THE WOLVERINE 3D (PG) Thu 3:35, 9:35 THE WORLD’S END (14A) Thu 1:35, 7:40 Fri-Sat 9:25 SunWed 9:10

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 BAGGAGE CLAIM (PG) Fri-Tue 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:35 Wed 4:15, 7:15, 9:35 BATTLE OF THE YEAR (PG) 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (G) Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:20 THE FAMILY (14A) Thu 1:00 4:10 7:05 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 9:40 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (14A) Thu 1:10 4:05 7:00 9:30 FriWed 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 9:30 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) Thu 1:05, 6:50 PLANES (G) 1:25, 4:15 PRISONERS (14A) 1:10, 4:30, 8:00 RED 2 (PG) Thu 6:45, 9:20 RIDDICK (14A) Thu 6:55, 9:35 THE SMURFS 2 (G) Thu 1:20, 3:55 WE’RE THE MILLERS (14A) Thu 4:05, 9:40 continued on page 82 œ

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East End Beach Cinemas (AA) 1651 Queen St E, 416-699-1327

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Sat-Sun 12:00 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 2:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Mon-Wed 7:00, 9:20 The Family (14A) Thu 7:10, 10:05 Fri 4:10, 7:20, 9:45 SatSun 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 9:40 Mon-Wed 7:20, 9:50 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 7:30, 10:10 Fri 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 10:20 Sun 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Wed 7:30, 10:00 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 6:50, 9:40 Fri 4:00, 6:40, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:30 Prisoners (14A) Thu 6:40, 9:50 Fri 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 SatSun 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10 Mon-Wed 6:50, 10:00 Riddick (14A) Thu 7:00, 10:15 Rush (14A) Fri 3:50, 7:10, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:40 The World’s End (14A) Thu 7:20, 10:00

North York Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk (CE) 5095 Yonge St., 416-847-0087

The Art of the Steal (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:35, 9:20 Fri 4:30, 7:10 Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:10 Sun 1:20, 4:10, 6:55 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:55 Blue Jasmine (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:05 Fri 4:40, 7:00, 9:30 Sat 2:00, 4:40, 7:00, 9:30 Sun 1:45, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Sat-Sun 12:10 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sat 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sun 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:10, 9:35 Don Jon (18A) Fri 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:05, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:05, 9:20 The Family (14A) Thu 4:05, 6:50, 9:35 Fri 4:45, 7:20, 10:05 Sat 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:05 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 MonWed 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Wed 9:45 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:30, 9:45 Fri 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 Sat 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 National Theatre Live: Othello Thu 7:00 Prisoners (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Fri 3:20, 6:50, 10:20 Sat 12:00, 3:20, 6:50, 10:20 Sun 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Riddick (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 Rush (14A) Fri 4:50, 7:50, 10:40 Sat 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:40 Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Salinger (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 The Spy 3:50, 6:30, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:15 mat We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 4:20, 9:50 The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) Thu 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Fri 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Sat 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:30, 10:00

SilverCity Fairview (CE)

Fairview Mall, 1800 Sheppard Ave E, 416-644-7746 Baggage Claim (PG) Fri 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 Sat 12:10, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 Sun-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Battle of the Year 3D (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Fri 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 Sat 11:10, 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 SunWed 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri 2:20 Sat 11:50, 2:20 Sun-Tue 1:50 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri-Sat 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Sun-Wed 4:25, 6:50, 9:20 Def Leppard Viva Hysteria Concert Wed 7:30 Elysium (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25 The Family (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sun-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:55, 9:40 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:05 Fri 1:00, 5:15, 7:55, 10:30 Sat 11:40, 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:30 SunWed 12:55, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 4:30 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 3D (PG) Thu 7:05, 9:40 Prisoners (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:35, 6:55, 10:10 Fri 1:20, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05 Sat 12:00, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05 Sun-Wed 1:30, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05 Riddick (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Rush (14A) Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:20 Sun-Tue 1:00, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55 Wed 4:05, 7:00, 9:55 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (G) Sat 11:00 The Smurfs 2 (G) Thu 1:05 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 1:35, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 2:10, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Sat 11:30, 2:10, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Sun-Tue 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 Wed 1:15, 3:55, 9:40

SilverCity Yorkdale (CE) 3401 Dufferin St, 416-787-2052

Baggage Claim (PG) 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Sat 11:20 mat Battle of the Year 3D (PG) 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Sat 11:05 mat Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri 2:20, 4:50 Sat 11:45, 2:20, 4:50 Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:00 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri 1:10,

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4:00, 6:45, 9:15 Sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Sun 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 Mon-Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Don Jon (18A) Fri 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:30, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Elysium (14A) Thu 6:40 The Family (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05 Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Mon-Wed 1:05, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:15 Fri, Sun 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 Sat 11:40, 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Kick-Ass 2 (14A) Thu 9:30 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Sat 7:20, 10:25 Sun-Wed 6:45, 9:55 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG) Thu 1:10, 7:05 One Direction: This Is Us 3D (G) Thu 4:15, 10:10 Planes (G) Thu 1:20, 4:00 Prisoners (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:30, 6:35, 10:05 Fri 1:40, 6:50, 10:20 Sat 11:50, 3:20, 6:50, 10:20 Sun 1:10, 4:40, 8:10 Riddick (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Rush (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:30, 10:30 SunWed 1:00, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (G) Sat 11:00 The Smurfs 2 3D (G) Thu 4:05, 6:45 The Smurfs 2 (G) Thu 1:05 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 FriSun, Tue-Wed 1:20, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 Mon 1:20, 4:05, 9:45

Scarborough 401 & Morningside (CE) 785 Milner Ave, Scarborough, 416-281-2226

Baggage Claim (PG) Fri, Tue 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Sat 11:20, 12:25, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Mon, Wed 5:30, 8:05 Battle of the Year 3D (PG) Thu 5:30, 8:05 Fri, Tue 4:25, 7:20, 9:50 Sat 1:45, 4:25, 7:20, 9:50 Sun 2:00, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 Mon, Wed 5:35, 8:10 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri, Tue 4:00 Sat 11:10, 12:00 Sun 1:15 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri, Tue 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Sat 2:30, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Sun 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Mon, Wed 5:10, 7:40 Don Jon (18A) Fri, Tue 5:35, 8:00, 10:20 Sat 11:45, 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:00, 10:20 Sun 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:15 Mon, Wed 5:25, 7:50 Elysium (14A) Thu 8:20 The Family (14A) Thu 5:20, 7:55 Fri, Tue 4:05, 7:00, 9:35 Sat 1:30, 4:05, 7:00, 9:35 Sun 1:40, 4:25, 7:00, 9:40 Mon, Wed 5:15, 7:55 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu, Mon, Wed 6:00, 8:30 Fri, Tue 4:40, 7:45, 10:30 Sat 2:10, 4:40, 7:45, 10:30 Sun 2:10, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu, Mon, Wed 5:05, 8:00 Fri, Tue 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Sat 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Sun 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 10:00 One Direction: This Is Us - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 5:40 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 3D (PG) Thu 5:10, 7:45 Planes (G) Thu 5:15 Prisoners (14A) Thu, Mon, Wed 5:00, 8:15 Fri, Tue 6:40, 10:00 Sat 3:00, 6:40, 10:00 Sun 3:30, 6:45, 9:55 Riddick (14A) Thu 5:25, 8:10 Fri, Tue 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 Mon, Wed 5:40, 8:30 Rush (14A) Fri, Tue 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 Sat 11:30, 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 Sun 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 Mon, Wed 5:20, 8:20 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (G) Sat 11:00 The Smurfs 2 3D (G) Thu 5:55 The Smurfs 2 (G) Fri, Tue 5:25 Sat 12:15, 2:40 Sun 1:30, 4:00 Mon, Wed 5:50 2 Guns (14A) Thu 8:30 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 5:50, 8:25 Fri, Tue 7:55, 10:30 Sat 5:25, 7:55, 10:30 Sun 6:50, 9:25 Mon, Wed 8:25 The Wolverine 3D (PG) Thu 7:35

Coliseum Scarborough (CE) Scarborough Town Centre, 416-290-5217

Baggage Claim (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:45 Mon, Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 Battle of the Year 3D (PG) Thu 1:45 4:35 7:15 9:55 FriWed 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri, Sun, Tue 1:25, 4:05 Sat 11:00, 1:25, 4:05 Mon, Wed 2:00, 4:25 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Mon, Wed 1:15, 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 Don Jon (18A) Fri-Sun, Tue 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:35 Mon, Wed 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 10:05 Ekstra (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 Elysium (14A) Thu 9:50 The Family (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:55, 3:40, 6:35, 9:25 Mon, Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:25 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 Fri, Sun-Wed 2:25, 5:10, 7:45, 10:25 Sat 11:15, 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:25 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 National Theatre Live: Othello Thu 7:00 On the Job (14A) Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:45, 7:25, 10:15 One Direction: This Is Us - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 1:40 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 4:20, 6:50 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 1:20 FriWed 1:20, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 3D (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:40 Planes (G) Thu 2:05, 4:25 Prisoners (14A) Thu 3:30, 7:00, 10:25 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Sat 12:00, 3:35, 7:05, 10:30 Mon, Wed 2:15, 6:10, 9:50 Riddick (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Rush (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri, Sun, Tue 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:45 Sat 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:45 Mon, Wed 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:30 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (G) Sat 11:00 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 FriWed 7:00, 9:50 The Wolverine 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 Sat 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:40 Mon, Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05

september 26 - october 2 2013 NOW

Eglinton Town Centre (CE) 1901 Eglinton Ave E, 416-752-4494

The Art of the Steal (14A) Thu 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Fri-Sat 8:20, 10:45 Sun 7:10, 9:40 Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:35 Baggage Claim (PG) Fri 3:00, 5:25, 8:00, 10:40 Sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:25, 8:00, 10:40 Sun 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Battle of the Year 3D (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Fri, Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 Sat 11:30, 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 Besharam Wed 5:30, 9:30 Blue Jasmine (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:15, 6:45, 9:30 Mon-Tue 4:15, 6:45, 9:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri 2:05, 4:35, 7:00 Sat 11:40, 2:05, 4:35, 7:00 Sun 2:00, 4:35, 7:10 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Sat 11:00, 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Sun 12:15, 2:40, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Def Leppard Viva Hysteria Concert Wed 7:30 Don Jon (18A) Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Sun 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00, 10:20 Mon-Wed 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Elysium (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:25, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Sat 9:35 Sun 9:40 Mon-Wed 9:10 Enough Said (PG) Fri 2:30, 4:50, 7:25, 9:50 Sat 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:25, 9:50 Sun 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Mon-Tue 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 Wed 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 The Family (14A) Thu, Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Fri 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Sat 11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-Tue 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Wed 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 7:35, 10:15 Fri, Sun 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 Sat 11:55, 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:55, 7:35, 10:15 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:35, 9:40 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:35 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 MonWed 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG) Thu 6:50, 9:55 One Direction: This Is Us - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 1:20 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:00, 6:40, 9:25 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 Planes (G) Thu 1:50, 4:30 Prisoners (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:55, 10:15 Fri 3:30, 7:10, 10:40 Sat 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:40 Sun 12:15, 3:35, 7:00, 10:25 MonWed 3:30, 6:50, 10:15 Riddick (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:15, 7:10, 9:20, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 10:00 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 Mon-Tue 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 Wed 4:15, 10:00 Rush (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri-Sat 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:45 Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:15, 10:10 Shuddh Desi Romance (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (G) Sat 11:00 The Smurfs 2 3D (G) Thu 4:00, 6:45 The Smurfs 2 (G) Thu 1:25 Fri 3:00, 5:40 Sat 11:15, 12:25, 3:00, 5:40 Sun 1:45, 4:25 Mon-Wed 4:25 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 Sun 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:35 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:35, 9:20 The World’s End (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 6:50

Woodside Cinemas (I) 1571 Sandhurst Circle, 416-299-3456

Besharam Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Grand Masti (14A) Thu 6:30, 9:30 Fri, Mon-Tue 3:30, 6:30 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:30 Wed 6:30 Phata Poster Nikla Hero (PG) 3:30, 9:30 Thu, Sat-Sun 6:30 Raja Rani 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sat-Sun 1:30 mat Shuddh Desi Romance (PG) Thu 3:30 Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Thu 4:30 Ya Ya Thu-Tue 7:30, 10:30

GTA Regions Mississauga

Coliseum Mississauga (CE) Square One, 309 Rathburn Rd W, 905-275-3456

The Art of the Steal (14A) Thu 2:25, 4:55, 7:45, 10:00 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:30, 6:50 Sun 1:15, 6:50 Baggage Claim (PG) Fri 2:30, 4:50, 7:30, 10:25 Sat 1:15, 3:40, 6:00, 8:15, 10:25 Sun-Wed 2:30, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri, Sun-Tue 1:35, 4:05, 6:30 Sat 11:15, 1:35, 4:05, 6:30 Wed 4:05, 6:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri 2:35, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Sat 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Sun 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:05 Mon-Wed 2:35, 5:15, 7:40, 9:55 Don Jon (18A) Fri 1:50, 4:00, 6:05, 8:20, 10:30 Sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Sun-Wed 1:45, 3:55, 6:05, 8:10, 10:25 Elysium (14A) Thu 2:05, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Sat 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 Sun-Wed 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:35, 7:35, 10:00 Fri 2:00, 4:35, 7:35, 10:00 Sat 12:15, 3:00, 5:35, 8:05, 10:30 SunWed 2:05, 4:25, 7:10, 9:45 Kick-Ass 2 (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:25 Fri-Wed 9:35 Metallica: Through the Never – An IMAX 3D Experience (14A) Fri-Sat 1:40, 3:55, 6:10, 8:25, 10:40 SunWed 1:35, 3:50, 6:10, 8:20, 10:30 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 Fri-Wed 3:45, 9:30 One Direction: This Is Us - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 2:20 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 4:50, 7:25, 9:50 Pacific Rim 3D (PG) Thu 3:10, 6:10, 9:15 Riddick (14A) Thu-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Sun-Wed 1:40, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 Rush (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 Sat 11:25, 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 Sun 1:30, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 Mon-Tue 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 Wed 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (G) Sat 11:00 2 Guns (14A) Thu 2:30 5:05 7:40 10:10 Fri-Wed 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu-Sat 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 Sun-Wed 2:10, 4:40, 7:35, 10:10 The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) Thu

2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 The Wolverine 3D (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 10:05 Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:15 Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 The World’s End (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40

Courtney Park 16 (CE)

110 Courtney Park E at Hurontario, 416-335-5323 The Art of the Steal (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:05 Fri-Sat 6:00, 8:10, 10:40 Sun-Wed 6:00, 8:10, 10:25 Battle of the Year 3D (PG) Thu 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 Sun-Wed 1:40, 4:15, 7:00, 9:35 Besharam Wed 3:30, 6:45, 10:05 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) 2:30, 4:35, 6:55 Sat-Sun 12:00 mat Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:30 Sun-Wed 1:00, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15 Def Leppard Viva Hysteria Concert Wed 7:30 Don Jon (18A) Fri 1:00, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:15 Sat 12:55, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:15 Sun 12:55, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 MonWed 1:00, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 Elysium (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 Fri-Sat 7:30, 10:20 Sun-Tue 7:30, 10:05 The Family (14A) Thu 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Sun-Wed 1:45, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 Grand Masti (14A) Thu 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:25 Sun-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:00, 6:40, 9:55 Sun-Wed 1:25, 4:00, 6:40, 9:40 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:35 Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG) Thu 9:20 National Theatre Live: Othello Thu 7:00 One Direction: This Is Us - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 1:30 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 4:00, 6:35 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:20, 6:50 Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35 Sun-Wed 1:35, 4:05, 6:50, 9:20 Planes (G) Thu 1:55, 4:10 Fri, Mon-Tue 3:00, 5:15 Sat-Sun 11:55, 12:45, 3:00, 5:15 Prisoners (14A) Thu 3:35, 6:55, 10:15 Fri 3:05, 6:30, 10:00 Sat 12:10, 3:05, 6:30, 10:00 Sun 12:10, 3:05, 6:30, 9:45 MonWed 3:05, 6:30, 9:45 Riddick (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sat 9:30 SunWed 9:15 Rush (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:50, 5:10, 7:50, 10:45 Sun-Wed 1:50, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 The Smurfs 2 (G) Thu 2:20, 4:50 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:35 2 Guns (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:20, 3:55, 6:35, 9:40 Sun-Tue 1:20, 3:55, 6:35, 9:25 Wed 1:20, 3:55, 9:25 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:30, 7:35, 10:20 Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:10 Sun-Wed 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) Thu 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Fri 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:45 Sat 12:05, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:45 Sun 12:05, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Mon-Wed 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 The World’s End (14A) Thu 7:20, 9:55

SilverCity Mississauga (CE) Hwy 5, east of Hwy 403, 905-569-3373

The Art of the Steal (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Fri 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 Blue Jasmine (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:05, 6:30, 9:00 Fri 4:35, 7:15, 9:45 Sat 12:15, 3:30, 7:15, 9:45 Sun 12:15, 3:30, 7:20, 9:45 Closed Circuit (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 9:35 Fri-Sun 9:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) 4:10, 6:45, 9:25 Sat-Sun 1:20 mat Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 The Family (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Fri 4:30, 7:45, 10:30 Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:45, 10:30 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:45, 10:25 MonWed 4:45, 7:15, 9:55 Monsters University (G) Sat-Sun 1:10 Monsters University 3D (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:05 Fri-Sun 4:20, 6:50 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:00, 9:40 Fri 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 Sat 12:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 Sun 12:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Planes (G) Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:20 Planes 3D (G) Thu 4:15, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-Sun 4:40, 7:05, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:15 Prisoners (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:00, 6:35, 8:30, 10:00 Fri 4:00, 6:40, 7:20, 10:00, 10:40 Sat 12:00, 12:40, 3:20, 4:00, 6:40, 7:20, 10:00, 10:40 Sun 12:00, 12:40, 3:20, 3:50, 6:40, 7:10, 10:00, 10:30 Riddick (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 The World’s End (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:15, 9:50

North Colossus (CE) Hwy 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

The Art of the Steal (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:05, 9:20 Fri-Sun 8:05, 10:20 Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:25 Baggage Claim (PG) Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:45 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 Battle of the Year 3D (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:30, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri, Sun 1:10, 3:45, 6:20 Sat 11:20, 1:10, 3:45, 6:20 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:00 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri, Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Sat 11:40, 12:20, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:30, 9:00 Def Leppard Viva Hysteria Concert Wed 7:30 Despicable Me 2 (G) Thu 3:50, 6:20 Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:50, 6:40 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:30 Don Jon (18A) Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 MonWed 4:50, 7:40, 10:00 Elysium (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:50, 9:55 Fri-Sun 8:45 Mon-Wed 8:20 The Family (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:35, 4:30, 7:05, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:40, 9:15 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 4:40, 5:10, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:10 Fri-Sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Kick-Ass 2 (14A) Thu 6:30 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 3:45, 6:40, 9:35 FriSun 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:05 Mon-Tue 3:35, 6:35, 9:35 Wed 3:35, 6:35, 10:00 Metallica: Through the Never – An IMAX 3D Ex-

perience (14A) Fri, Sun 1:40, 3:55, 6:10, 8:25, 10:40 Sat 12:55, 3:20, 5:50, 8:15, 10:35 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 9:45 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG) Thu 8:40 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 3:35, 6:15, 8:50 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:30 Mon 3:35 Tue-Wed 4:05 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:20, 6:55, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 Prisoners (14A) Thu 3:30, 5:00, 6:55, 8:30, 10:15 Fri, Sun 12:30, 2:30, 3:50, 6:10, 7:15, 9:40, 10:35 Sat 12:00, 12:30, 3:20, 3:50, 6:40, 7:15, 10:00, 10:35 Mon-Wed 3:30, 5:00, 6:50, 8:30, 10:10 Riddick (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:45, 9:25 Fri-Sun 6:30, 9:10 Mon, Wed 9:40 Tue 6:45, 9:40 Rush (14A) Thu 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:00, 1:40, 4:00, 4:40, 7:00, 7:40, 10:00, 10:40 Mon-Wed 4:00, 4:30, 6:55, 7:25, 9:50, 10:15 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (G) Sat 11:00 The Smurfs 2 3D (G) Thu 3:40, 6:10 Turbo (G) Thu 4:00 Fri, Sun 12:35, 3:05, 5:35 Sat 11:10, 12:10, 3:05, 5:35 Mon-Wed 4:25 2 Guns (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:25, 9:05 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 4:05, 6:35, 9:15 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:20, 8:55 The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) Thu 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 The Wolverine 3D (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:45, 9:40 The Wolverine (PG) Fri-Sun 9:20 Mon-Wed 9:10 The World’s End (14A) Thu 8:45

Interchange 30 (AMC)

30 Interchange Way, Hwy 400 & Hwy 7, 416-335-5323 Besharam Wed 4:30, 7:30 Blue Jasmine (14A) Fri 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Sat 2:50, 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Sun 2:50, 5:05, 7:15 Mon-Wed 5:05, 8:00 Chennai Express (14A) 6:15 Fri 9:20 Sat 2:45 mat, 9:20 The Conjuring (14A) Thu 5:05, 7:30 Enough Said (PG) Fri 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 Sat 2:10, 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 Sun 2:10, 4:30, 7:00 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:20 Getaway (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:30, 7:35 Fri 5:30, 7:35, 9:30 Sat 3:15, 5:30, 7:35, 9:30 Sun 3:15, 5:30, 8:00 The Grandmaster (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:20 Grown Ups 2 (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:25 Fri 4:40, 7:25, 9:45 Sat 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:45 Sun 2:25, 4:55, 7:25 The Heat (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:10 Fri 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Sat 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Sun 2:20, 5:10, 7:35 Kick-Ass 2 (14A) Fri 5:10, 7:35, 9:55 Sat 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 9:55 Sun 2:40, 5:20, 7:45 Mon-Wed 5:20, 8:00 Man of Steel (PG) Thu 6:30 Monsters University (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:15 Fri 5:00, 7:15, 9:40 Sat 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40 Sun 2:05, 4:40, 7:15 Pacific Rim (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:25 Fri 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sat 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sun 2:05, 4:40, 7:20 Planes (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:15, 7:45 Fri 4:45, 7:45, 10:00 Sat 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:00 Sun 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 Shuddh Desi Romance (PG) Thu 6:45 The Smurfs 2 (G) Fri 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 Sat 2:00, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 Sun 2:00, 4:30, 6:45 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:00 This Is the End (18A) Thu 4:45, 7:45 The Way, Way Back (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:30 Fri 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Sat 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45 Sun 2:40, 5:00, 7:30 Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon Fri 6:45, 9:55 Sat 3:45, 6:45, 9:55 Sun 3:45, 6:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:45

Rainbow Promenade (I)

Promenade Mall, Hwy 7 & Bathurst, 416-494-9371 Blue Jasmine (14A) Thu 1:20, 7:00 Fri-Wed 4:10, 9:30 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 7:00, 9:15 Don Jon (18A) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 9:35 Mon 4:30, 7:20, 9:35 The Family (14A) 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (14A) Thu 6:50 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:20, 6:50 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:00, 6:45, 9:15 Prisoners (14A) 1:00, 4:15, 8:00 Rush (14A) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25 The World’s End (14A) Thu 4:10, 9:30

West Grande - Steeles (CE) Hwy 410 & Steeles, 905-455-1590

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (G) Sat-Sun 12:45 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 3D (G) Fri, Mon, Wed 7:20, 9:55 Sat-Sun 3:05, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Tue 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Don Jon (18A) 7:40, 10:00 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:00 mat, 5:20 Tue 5:20 The Family (14A) Thu 7:30, 10:05 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Tue 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Insidious: Chapter 2 (14A) Thu 7:40 10:15 Fri-Wed 7:35, 10:15 Sat-Sun 2:30 mat, 5:05 Tue 5:05 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (PG) Thu 7:05, 9:55 Fri-Wed 9:45 One Direction: This Is Us 3D - Extended Fan Cut (G) Thu 7:20, 10:05 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:50 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:05, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:55, 9:50 Tue 4:20, 6:55, 9:50 Planes (G) Sat-Sun 1:20, 3:50 Tue 4:10 Planes 3D (G) Thu 7:25 Prisoners (14A) Thu 8:00 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:50 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 Tue 4:40, 8:00 Riddick (14A) Thu, Sat-Sun, Tue 7:10, 10:00 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:15, 10:00 Rush (14A) Fri, Mon, Wed 7:10, 10:05 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Tue 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 The Smurfs 2 (G) Thu 7:15 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:05 Sat-Sun 1:05, 3:35, 6:50 Tue 4:00, 6:50 This Is the End (18A) Thu 9:45 We’re the Millers (14A) Thu 7:35, 10:10 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:25, 10:05 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:55, 7:25, 10:05 Tue 4:55, 7:25, 10:05 The World’s End (14A) Thu 9:50

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indie&rep film complete festivals, independent and How to find a listing

Repertory cinema listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by venue, then by date. Other films are listed by date.

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All listings are free. Send to: movies@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Rep Cinemas, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include film title, year of release, names of director(s), language and subtitle info, venue, address, time, cost and advance ticket sales if any, phone number for reservations/info or website address. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

Festivals filmi south asian film ­festival

toronto palestine film ­festival

art gallery of ontario, jackman hall, 317 dundas w (AGo); bloor hot docs cinema, 506 Bloor W (BC); Tiff bell lightbox, reitman square, 350 king w (TIFF).

416-599-8433, tpff.ca.

sat 28-oct 4 – Festival of films by Palestinian

and international filmmakers. $10, stu/srs $7, ten-card pass $75. sat 28 – Opening night: When I Saw You (2012) D: Annemarie Jacir, and short film The Dice Player. 6:30 pm (BC). mon 30 – Picasso In Palestine (2012) D: Rashid Masharawi and Khaled Hourani, Waiting For P.O. Box (2012) D: Bassam Chekhes, and Elvis Of Nazareth (2011) D: Rani Massalha. 7 pm.

Art/Violence (2013) D: Batoul Taleb, Abu Khaled and Udi Aloni, and The Cup Reader (2013) D: Suha Araj. 9 pm. All at AGO. tue 1 – Gaza Calling (2012) D: Nahed Awwad, and Nation Estate (2012) D: Larissa Sansour.

7 pm. Infiltrators (2012) D: Khaled Jarrar, and Though I Know The River Is Dry (2013) D: Omar Robert Hamilton. 9 pm. All at AGO. wed 2 – The Great Book Robbery (2012) D: Benny Brunner, Ismail (2013) D: Nora Alsharif, and A Sketch Of Manners (Alfred Roch’s Last Masquerade) (2013) D: Jumana Mannna. 7 pm. Arab World Perspectives: They Were Promised The Sea (2013) D: Kathy Wazana, and From Al-Araqib To Susiya (2013) D: Jenny Nyman for Adalah. 9 pm. All at AGO.

Cinemas big picture cinema gerrard 1035 gerrard e. bigpicturecinema.com

Thu 26 – Nothing Left To Fear (2013) D: Anthony Leonardi III. 10:30 pm.

Fri 27 – Jug Face (2013) D: Chad Crawrod Kinkle. 7:30 pm.

Sat 28 – Jug Face. 7:30 pm. Legends Of Kick: Kung Fu night. 9 pm.

Sun 29 -wed 2 – Jug Face. 7:30 pm.

BLOOR hot docs Cinema

506 Bloor W. 416-637-3123. bloorcinema.com

Thu 26 – Good Ol’ Freda (2013) D: Ryan

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White. 6:30 pm. Unclaimed (2013) D: Michael Jorgensen. 8:45 pm. fri 27 – Good Ol’ Freda. 4 & 8:45 pm. Un-

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Queer Cinema. 7 pm. The Films Of Aditya Shankar. 9 pm. sat 28 – Saturday Afternoon At The Movies: classic films and original cartoons. 2 pm. The Jazz Singer (1927) D: Alan Crosland. 5 pm.

The Birth Of A Nation (1915) D: DW Griffith, with score by Reg Hartt. 7 pm. sun 29 – The Battleship Potemkin (1925) D: Sergei Eisenstein. Noon. The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1921) D: Rex Ingram. 2 pm. The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1919) D: Robert Wiene. 7 pm. Kid Dracula: Nosferatu (1922) D: FW Murnau, with music from Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer albums. 9 pm.

Mon 30 – Charlie Chaplin Film Fest. 5 pm.

Metropolis (1927) D: Fritz Lang, with score

by Reg Hartt. 7 pm. What I Learned With LSD 3D (2012) D: Reg Hartt. 9:30 pm.

film festival reviews

A range of Palestinian voices The Toronto Palestine Film Festival at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor West), Jackman Hall (317 Dundas West) and TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King West), from Saturday (September 28) to Wednesday (October 4). See listings, this page. tpff.ca.

When I Saw You (Annemarie Jacir). 96 minutes. Subtitled. Saturday (September 28), 6:30 pm, Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. ­Rating: NN

carltoncinema, 20 carlton. filmifestival.org

thu 26-sun 29 – Festival of South Asian independent films from around the world. $10. thu 26 – Opening night: Big In Bollywood D: Bill Bowles and Kenny Meehan, and short Shameless. 6:30 pm. fri 27 – Shorts program including Cold D: Waseem Shaikh, Haircut D: Carrie Adelstein, and Just A Prayer D: Caris Reid. 6:30 pm. sat 28 – Simple SuperStar (2013) by Wilbur Sargunaraj, and short Calcutta Taxi. 6:30 pm. sun 29 – Doc Series including The Lions Cage D: Tandy Tatter, Daadi D: David Andrew Stoler, and others. 6:30 pm.

repertory schedules

It’s 1967, just after the Six-Day War. Eleven-year-old Tarek (beautifully played by Mahmoud Asfa) struggles to adjust in school while his mother, Ghaydaa (Ruba Blal), sews piecework in a makeshift Jordanian camp.

When Tarek runs away, attempting to return to his homeland, he encounters a cell of Fedayeen revolutionaries – precursors of the PLO – who take him in.

To director Annemarie Jacir’s ­credit, she holds the Jordanians ­accountable for their poor treatment of Palestinian refugees, which in turn made it easier for the revolutionaries to recruit.

But the Feda­ yeen are each and every one beautiful to look at and somehow all superb musiWhen I Saw You, starring Mahmoud Asfa, is for ideologues only.

claimed. 6:30 pm. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) D: Jim Sharman. 11:30 pm. sat 28 – Good Ol’ Freda. Noon & 9:30 pm. ­Unclaimed. 2:30 pm. Toronto Palestine Film Festival. See listings, this page. 6:30 pm. sun 29 – Blackfish (2013) D: Gabriela Cowper­ thwaite. Noon. The Venice Syndrome (2012) D: Andreas Pichler. 2:30 pm. Unclaimed. 4:45 pm. Good Ol’ Freda. 7 pm. Twenty Feet From Stardom (2013) D: Morgan Neville. 9:30 pm. mon 30 – SkyWorks Foundation presents Ordinary Woman, Extraordinary Dreams (2013) D: Jim Hyder. 6 pm. $15. skyworksfoundation. org. Good Ol’ Freda. 9:15 pm.

Tue 1 – Good Ol’ Freda. 8:45 pm.

Wed 2 – Good Ol’ Freda. 4 pm. Hot Docs Doc Soup presents Google And The World Brain (2013) D: Ben Lewis. 6:30 & 9:15 pm. $15. hotdocs.ca.

Camera Bar

1028 Queen W. 416-530-0011. camerabar.ca

sat 28 – High Noon (1952) D: Fred Zinne-

mann. 3 pm.

A World Not Ours puts a ­human face on the despair of the exiled.

revue cinema cians. Segments where they sing around the campfire are way too long.

And, please, regardless of what you think of the Israeli occupation (for the record, I’m against it), children should never be soldiers.

SUSAN G. COLE For ideologues only.

Art/Violence (Batoul Taleb, Mariam Abu Khaled, Udi Aloni). 75 minutes. Subtitled.

Monday (September 30), 9 pm, Jackman Hall. Rating: NNN

It’s perhaps inevitable that the members of a theatre troupe will get a little self-important about the work they do, but in the case of Jenin’s Freedom Theatre, their sense that they’re changing the world with their art is maybe more valid than most.

This documentary follows the young actors in the wake of founder and director Juliano Mer-Khamis’s 2011 murder, as they mount productions of Alice In Wonderland, Waiting For Godot and Antigone.

The material is chosen because it’s well suited to the absurdities of life under occupation, and the manner in which it’s performed (both live and for the documentary cameras) suggests that the concept of subtlety is still making its way to the Palestinian stage.

But when a young woman matter-of-factly describes

cinematheque tiff bell ­lightbox

reitman square, 350 king w. 416-599-8433, tiff.net

Thu 26-Wed 2 – Check website for schedule.

Tue 1 – Creative Works Studio presents What’s

Art Got To Do With It? D: Isabel Fryszberg. 6 pm. Followed by a Q&A on mental health. $15. creativeworks-studio.ca.

Fox Theatre

2236 Queen E. 416-691-7330. foxtheatre.ca

Thu 26 – In A World... (2013) D: Lake Bell. 7 pm. The Spectacular Now (2013) D: James Ponsoldt. 9 pm.

Fri 27 – Blue Jasmine (2013) D: Woody Allen. 7 pm. The World’s End (2013) D: Edgar Wright. 9 pm. sat 28-sun 29 – Monsters University (2013) D: Dan Scanlon. 2 pm. Blue Jasmine. 4:15 & 7 pm. The World’s End. 9 pm.

Mon 30 – Blue Jasmine. 7 pm. The World’s End. 9 pm.

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400 Roncesvalles. 416-531-9959. revuecinema.ca

herself as an actor “in a theatre that’s not a theatre, in a country that’s not a country,” you can’t help but get the NORMAN WILNER point.

Thu 26 – Fruitvale Station (2013) D: Ryan Coogler. 7 pm. The Grandmaster (2013) D: Wong Kar-wai. 9 pm.

Fri 27 – Blue Jasmine (2013) D: Woody Allen. 7 pm. The World’s End (2013) D: Edgar Wright. 9 pm. sat 28 – Monsters University (2013) D: Dan Scanlon. 2 pm. Blue Jasmine. 4:15 & 7 pm.

The World’s End. 9 pm. Shock & Awe: The All Night B-Movie Experience including Mac & Me (1988) D: Stewart Raffill, The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) D: Jack Hill, and others.

11:30 pm. $25, adv $20 (tickets at Film Buff W, 73 Roncescalles; Eyesore Cinema, 801 Queen W; Suspect Video, 605 Markham).

Sun 29 – Monsters University. 1:45 pm. Blue Jasmine. 7 pm. The World’s End. 9 pm.

Mon 30 – Blue Jasmine. 7 pm. The World’s End. 9 pm.

Tue 1-wed 2 – Check website for schedule.

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A World Not Ours (Mahdi Fleifel). 93 minutes. Some subtitles. Wednesday (October 4), 7 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox. Rating: NNNN

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Born in Dubai, raised in Denmark and now living in England, Mahdi Fleifel spent his summers with his Palestinian family in Lebanon’s Ain el-Helweh refugee camp. Returning as an adult, Fleifel discovers a ­community filled with so much ­repressed rage that the World Cup final can trigger violence b ­ etween close friends who’ve backed different countries, and where wearing a shirt decorated with Japanese characters gets shopkeepers waving loaded guns at you because they mistake it for Hebrew.

In his conversations with his old friend Abu Eyad, Fleifel puts a ­human face on the despair of the exiled – a people who know the situation is both untenable and ­unresolvable and have absolutely no hope that anything better will emerge from the current stasis. I’m not totally sure the decision to score much of his home video footage with Woody Allen jazz standards NW 3 was the best call, though.

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the royal 608 College. 416-534-5252. theroyal.to

Thu 26 – In A World... (2013) D: Lake Bell. 7 pm. Blackfish (2013) D: Gabriela ñ Cowperth­waite. 9 pm.

Fri 27-tue 1 – Fruitvale Station (2013) D: Ryan Coogler. 7 pm. The Grandñ master (2013) D: Kar Wai Wong. 9 pm.

WEd 2 – In Goddo We Trust Part One, the Toronto theatrical debut of The ñ Pretty Boys Return (2013), Goddo’s 35th ­ nniversary reunion concert film. Meet & a greet 6 pm, screening 7 pm. The Grandmaster. 9 pm.

other films thu 26-wed 2 –

Tue 1-wed 2 – Check website for schedule.

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Sat 28– Flight Of The Butterflies. Noon. Born To Be Wild. 1 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. sun 29 – Flight Of The Butterflies. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. Under The Sea. Noon, 2 & 4 pm. Born To Be Wild. 1 pm.

The CN Tower presents Legends Of Flight 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am-9 pm. 301 Front W. c­ ntower.ca.

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-4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 ­Austin Terrace.

416-923-1171, ­casaloma.org.

The Hockey Hall of Fame presents Stanley’s Game Seven 3D, a film of Stanley Cup history.

Plays daily at the top and half past each hour.

Mon-Sat 9:30 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm. Included w/ admission. Brookfield Place, 30 Yonge. hhof.com. thu 26 – Pleasure Dome presents New Toronto Works Show including Green Laser D: John Greyson, Item Number D: Oliver Husain, Swing Secrets D: Nathalie Quagliotto, Overwriting & Overvoicing D: Nobuo Kubota, and others. 7:30 pm. $8, stu $5. Buddies In Bad Times, Tallulah’s Cabaret, 12 Alexander. pdome.org.

Organic Week and The Big Carrot’s Movie Night presents Symphony Of The Soil (2012) D: Deborah Koons. 7 pm. Free. 348 Danforth. ­organicweek.ca.

Toronto After Dark presents a spotlight screening of Europa Report (2013) D: Sebastian Cordero. 7 pm. The Dirties (2013) D: Kevin Smith. 9:30 pm. $13, stu $11, two films $9.50 each. Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond W. ­torontoafterdark.com.

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Barbara Frum Library presents Hyde Park On Hudson (2012) D: Roger Michell. 2 pm. Free.

20 Covington. 416-395-5440.

The Japan Foundation Tohoku Movie Night presents Swing Girls (2005) D: Shinobu Yaguchi. 7 pm. Free (rsvp). 131 Bloor W, 2nd fl. jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php. fri 27 – Toronto Socialist Action Rebel Film ­series presents Mumia, Long Distance Revolutionary (2012) D: Stephen Vittoria, a documentary about political prisoner Mumia AbuJamal. 7 pm. $4 donation. OISE, 252 Bloor W, rm 2-214. 416-461-6942, socialistaction.ca.

Brentwood Library presents the documentary The Chocolate Farmer (2010) D: Rohan Fernando. 2 pm. Free. 36 Brentwood . ­torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Let There Be Art Festival presents films by Jennifer Lindsay, David Kleiser, Dany Lindsay, Tom Schweitzer and others. 8:30 pm. $10. Big Picture Cinema, 1035 Gerrard E. bingeninja. bandcamp.com.

The Hart House Film Board and U of T Film Festival present new films and videos from the U of T filmmaking community. 9 pm, reception 8 pm. Free. Hart House Quad, 7 Hart House Circle (rain location, Great Hall). ­harthouse.ca.

The Toronto Animated Image Society presents Asia In My Mind, a screening of new independent animation and talk on Japanese animation. 6:30 pm. Free, rsvp jftor.org/ whatson.rsvp.php. Japan Foundation, 131 Bloor W. tais.ca. sat 28 – Backwards Productions presents If These Walls Could Talk: Stories Behind Toronto’s Psychiatric Patient-Built Wall D: ­Naomi Berlyne and Sibyl Likely. 7 pm. Free.

The 519 Church Street Community Centre, 2nd flr Ball Room. ­backwardscomments@ gmail.com.

Sí-Sí Cine Toronto Latin Film Festival presents filmmaker André Guttfreund and screening of his short films including In The Region Of Ice (1976). Q&A to follow. 5 pm. $8, stu/srs $5.

York U Glendon Campus, 2275 Bayview. ­festivalofimagesandwords.ca.

Toronto Film Noir Syndicate Film Fatale #1 presents Phantom Lady (1944) D: Robert Siodmak, and a mystery short film. 7:30 pm. $5. Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen E. ­tfns.ca.

Toronto Reference Library’s French Films ­series presents Venus Beauté (Institut) (1999) D: Tonie Marshall. 1 pm. Free. Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium, 789 Yonge. 416393-7172.

Eye Catch Multimedia presents A Gun And A Ring (2012) D: Lenin M Sivam. Q&A w/ cast to follow. 7 pm. $50. York Cinemas, 115 York, (Richmond Hill). 647-427-4407, event.pingg. com/GRTorontoPremiere.

Disability Today Network, Variety Village and Associated Film present Heart Of A Dragon. 7 pm. Free. Variety Village, 3701 Danforth. ­varietyvillage.ca. mon 30 – Early Monthly Segments #55 presents films by Takahiko Iimura including Kuzu/Junk (1962), Onan (1964), Ai (Love), (1962), Timed 1, 2, 3, (1972) and others. Filmmaker present for screening. 8 pm. $5-$10 sugg. Gladstone ­Hotel, 2nd fl, 1214 Queen W. ­earlymonthlysegments.org.

Trans Film Series presents Veronica Videlas’s Passion (2012) D: Cristian Pellegrini, and She (2012) D: Sheila Coto. 6:30 pm. Free. William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. ­transfilmseries@gmail.com.

Tallboys Craft Beer House and Steam Whistle Brewing present the Bloorcourt Screen Shot, a program of films with a focus on Toronto including Restore D: Maja Zonjic, Backwards Rider D: Ben Lenzner, Swift Existence D: David Durling, and Wake Up D: Roop Gill. 8:30 pm.

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The Japan Foundation Tohoku Movie Night presents Departures (2008) D: Yojiro Takita. 7 pm. Free (rsvp). 131 Bloor W, 2nd fl. jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php.

Brentwood Library presents the documentary The Chocolate Farmer (2010) D: Rohan Fernando. 6:30 pm. Free. 36 Brentwood . ­torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Toronto Reference Library’s French Films ­series presents Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite (2001) D: Pascale Bailly. 5 pm. Free.

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(Criterion, 1978) D: Edouard Molinaro, w/ Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault. Rating: NNNN; Blu-ray package: NNNN La Cage Aux Folles saves most of its big laughs for the third-act farce and puts a great deal of believable family warmth into setting up its long-time gay couple who must pretend to be straight.

Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault) co-own the titular drag show nightclub where Renato, a down-to-earth guy, manages and ­Albin, a raving drama queen, stars. Renato’s son ­arrives to announce his impending marriage to the daughter of a rigidly conservative politician. Could Renato and Albin straighten up to meet the prospective in-laws?

Tognazzi and Serrault, both comedy veterans, handle the big and quiet ­moments with precise and funny mannerisms. Benny Luke, their butler, and Michel Galabru, the politician, keep the wacky quotient high.

This was not a happy production. In a new interview, director Edouard Molinaro lays bare his and his stars’ various discontents. Historian Laurence Senelick gives an excellent ­lecture on the h ­ istory of drag and La Cage Aux Folles’s place in it.

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Michel Serrault (left) and Ugo Tognazzi are fab in La Cage.

The Fly (Fox, 1958) D:

Kurt Neumann, w/ David Hedison, Vincent Price. ­Rating: NN; Blu-ray package: NNN The Fly isn’t quite the cheesefest you might remember from latenight TV. It has an intriguing opening and a powerful third act, and the Bluray ­format brings out its beautiful velvety shadows.

But it sags in a long, clunky middle section that sets up our scientist hero (David Hedison) as a loving husband and father, then tediously explains the teleportation experiment that goes wrong, leaving him a hooded lurker.

We know what’s under that hood and want to get to it.

Hedison, Patricia Owens as his wife, Vincent Price, his brother, and Herbert Marshall, the cop on the case, all take the material seriously and produce some affecting and creepy moments, but the David Cronenberg remake beats it by light years. See that if you’re looking for an effective and moving shocker.

On the otherwise weak commentary, Hedison goes into detail about his disappointment with the film. The half-hour bio of Price is worth a look.

EXTRAS English, commentary, Price bio, appreciation doc. French Spanish, German audio and subtitles.

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Dante-on-meth feel to its mix of littlekid and teen-sex comedy with alien abduction. This time the shakycam is strapped to the family dog, a ­ nother cinematic first.

All the directors give exuberant commentaries packed with low-budget filmmaking tips and tricks.

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budget collection of found-footage horror shorts embedded in a wraparound story involving something bad happening to the people who watch them.

Hardcore horror fans and aspiring filmmakers should have a good time with it. Most others will likely be put off by the overuse of shakycam, an eye irritant long since drained of its power to create unease but handy for hiding production flaws.

The first movie features a guy whose new eyeball-cam attracts the attention of malignant ghosts. The second presents a graphically gory zombie apocalypse via a helmet-cam on one of the lurchers, which may be a cinematic first. Otherwise, neither film has much to excite or intrigue.

The third offering kicks things up: a documentary crew visits an unsavoury cult leader (Epy Kusnandar in by far V/H/S/2’s best performance) who launches his own supernatural apocalypse featuring mass suicide, murder, lots of intense action and a baby worse than Rosemary’s.

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Pitt’s bland performance throws the human interest onto the minor characters, who usually have only a few ­minutes to establish themselves but often have the best lines. Check out the virologist’s rant about nature as serial killer, and a Mossad executive’s (Ludi Boeken) description of the 10th-man theory.

In the science doc and scattered throughout the making-of items, ­evolutionary biologist David Hughes explains zombie behaviour in terms that make the best case I’ve yet heard for the root cause of the things: parasites.

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Get a grip on your elitism I’m a 23-​year-​old homo who came

out one year ago. Life has done good and bad things to me. Good things include success in the intelligence lottery, a full ride to college and now a job with a six-​figure income. Sadly, I find that my place in life is different from the place occupied by most other young gay men.

When meeting someone, I am often bummed to discover that they are in a state of transience (between cities, between degrees), because I detect a difference in socioeconomic upbringing/ status that will make it hard for us to relate to each other, because they are not as smart as I am or most often over a combination of all these things. These thoughts sap my interest in new people, telling me that “it just wouldn’t work.”

Am I right to think that and keep looking, or should I do some substantial “rounding up to one” and go on that second date, even though the odds of compatibility seem slim?

Lots Of First Dates I’m tempted to tell you not to go on “that second date” with anyone you feel is beneath you intellectually, socioeconomically or status-​or upbringing-​ wise – not to spare you his ghastly company, LOFD, but to spare him the ghastliness of yours.

Look, Gloria Upson, if dating gay men your own age means exposing yourself to guys who are in “states of transience” – completely normal states for dudes in their early 20s – then date guys in their 30s and 40s. Not that dating older guys is a surefire recipe for romantic success: your snobbery, classism and elitism are so repulsive that most older guys will be blocking your number before you can call about a second date.

Andrew Sullivan wrote a beautiful post at The Dish a few weeks ago about the egalitarianism of getting laid. He recalled dancing all night in a gay club full of African-American guys back when he was a “cute twinky English schoolboy.”

And he didn’t just dance with the black guys he encountered after moving to Washington, DC. “There’s nothing like dating or fucking a person of another background, race or class to help you see the humanity in everyone,” Sullivan wrote. “How do you get scared of generic young black men when you’ve danced with them all night long?…. In that sense, I’ve always felt that being gay was a real moral blessing. I could have been so much worse a human being if I’d been straight.”

You’re young, LOFD, and I’m being hard on you. I don’t mean to step on your ping-​pong ball. But if you don’t get a grip on your classism and snobbery, you will become so much worse a human being than you need to be. So snap the fuck out of it, okay? And remember: we gay people are a tiny, tiny minority. If you reject as potential partners, friends and fuck buddies all gay men who aren’t of your exact same class, education level, social status (ugh) or salary level (barf), LOFD, you won’t be left with many guys to date, hang out with or fuck.

Which is not to say that you’ll wind up alone. Refusing to date any gay man who doesn’t belong to the same club that Bunny Bixler does (and isn’t pulling in 100K+ a year) will complicate your search for love, LOFD, but there are other gay snobs out there. You could

find a boyfriend who’s just like you, i.e., same class, same education, same income bracket, same snobbery and shitty-​ass attitude. But I wouldn’t wish that kind of guy on anyone, LOFD. Not even on you.

GF’s clit is invisible I recently started dating a 26-​year-​

old female. I was a little surprised when she told me that she gets nothing out of oral sex, since that’s been my typical method for getting my past partners off.

Eventually, I discovered this was because she has no external glans (clitoris hood/ head). It’s just smooth skin where a clit would be. I was shocked when she showed me. She is probably the ­easiest person I’ve ever met to get to orgasm (thank god!), so this isn’t a problem, just a mystery. I know the clitoris is much larger than just the part you can see – the “head” – and she gets off on the feeling of pressure on and around where the glans would normally be, so I’m sure she has developed nerves and, I guess, has a clit under the skin. She assumes this is common enough, since none of her gynecologists has ever brought it to her attention. Have you ever heard of this?

Is it common?

Clitorless Lad In Torment

“It’s pretty rare but, yes, it happens,” says Debby Herbenick, a research scientist at Indiana University, a sexual health educator at the Kinsey Institute, the author of

Sex Made Easy (among other books), a frequent guest expert for Savage Love and the only woman who has ever chased me around a room with a vulva puppet.

When a woman doesn’t have an exposed clitoral glans, “there’s usually other geni­ tal parts that haven’t developed or have developed in atypical ways,” said Herbe­ nick. “But there have been a few case reports in which the women had other typically developed genital parts – labia, etc – while the clitoris alone is missing or very small. Some of these women report erotic sensation in the clitoral area.”

Should your girlfriend talk to a doctor about it?

“I haven’t seen this woman’s genitals specifically,” said Herbenick, “but sometimes there is atrophy or even ‘coverage’ of the clitoris (for example, the hood fuses over the glans partially or completely) due to vulvar skin disorders such as lichen sclerosus. Some children have LS, which often goes undiagnosed for years, and without treatment, her clitoral hood could have fused over the glans. A dermatologist or gynecologist knowledgeable about vulvar dermatoses could look into this possibility via a very small biopsy. (Doctors with ­expertise in vulvar health can be found through issvd.org.)”

Follow Dr. Herbenick on Twitter @DebbyHerbenick.

Hung up by abortion My girlfriend and I have a vibrant

relationship. Sex is great and adventur-

ous when we have it, but I have one small issue that clouds up the sexual chemistry and turns me into a sombre theologian: since the earliest days of my childhood, I was told by my family that abortion was a horrible, horrible thing. And that thought has complicated my relationships. I simply don’t know how to get past this thought and indulge my partner and myself sexually without feeling uncertain about the possible outcome of our getting funky.

I feel awful that my girlfriend has to deal with this moral panic of mine, and I’m sick of putting her through it. Help!

Bummed About Bad Experiences Some suggestions: Use a hormonal birth control method and a condom and pull out before you come. Don’t have penis-​in-​vagina intercourse – you can stick to oral sex, mutual masturbation and doing her in the butt (if being done in the butt is something your girlfriend enjoys). Deposit a few loads at a sperm bank, keep ’em on ice until you want kids, and get a vasectomy.

Or, hey, you could learn more about abortion while continuing to act responsibly, i.e., using birth control and condoms. Abortion is not a horrible, horrible thing. It is a medical, medical thing. his week on the Savage Lovecast, the T appalling crisis of homeless LGBT youth, at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter

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