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1. Diversity our strength? Racism, sexism and xenophobia shattered the city’s reputation during the municipal election. Can our new mayor help?

2. The “dis” in “disgraced” As he left the courtroom, Jian Ghomeshi was heckled by people saying things like “Go back to Iran.” Stay classy, Toronto!

3. Comeback king In his “state of the city” address, John Tory says he wants to reverse cuts made to the TTC. 4. Meet your exec Rob Ford, Giorgio Mammoliti and Kristyn Wong-Tam lose out, while Josh Colle, Ana Bailão and Frances Nunziata score key roles on the mayor’s executive committee.

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The Imitation Game Biopic starring Benedict Cumberbatch as code-breaker Alan Turing opens. December 12.

The Nutcracker The National Ballet of Canada’s seasonal production opens at the Four Seasons Centre. December 13, 2 and 7 pm. To January 3. $26-$123. 416-3459595.

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Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf Stratford’s Tyrone Savage directs his parents (and others) in this indie production of Edward Albee’s modern classic. To December 21. 7 pm. $15-$25. The Storefront. secureaseat.com. See story, page 62.

Justin Timberlake JT brings his 20/20 Experience tour to the ACC – a perfect present for pop lovers. 8 pm. $67.25-$192.75. ticketmaster.ca.

EcoBunk 2014 Toronto Environmental Alliance’s annual comedy and awards fundraiser pokes fun at the most outrageous corporate greenwashing ads. 7 pm. $50. Lula Lounge. torontoenvironment.org.

These will sell out fast play about two Canadian families looking for contentment abroad sold out its run at the tiny Videofag space in days.

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Hats – and keffiyehs – off to Jonathan Goldsbie for his epic concern-trolling in Can White Privilege Be Stopped At City Hall? (NOW, November 27-December 3). Starting with his reluctance to use the standard Canadian English phrase “visible minorities,” Goldsbie digresses into lambasting Sue-Ann Levy for her insistence on referring to Ausma Malik as a Muslim. Well, she is Muslim, and anyway, how exactly is that different from referring to a downtown councillor as “out lesbian Kristyn Wong-Tam”?

Jewish lesbian journalist Levy has ample reason to be suspicious of any

and all Muslim politicians given what other Muslims do to gays, Jews and journalists. (For that last group, beheading is now quite popular.)

I’d certainly be the first to read any article by Goldsbie exploring Denzil Minnan-Wong’s Roman Catholicism, but I don’t expect intellectual honesty from his political class.

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And if they do care but refuse to make their numbers count, then whose fault is that? Frankly, it’s a good thing that Torontonians have chosen not to emulate the places in our world where people vote along sectarian lines. That’s progress, surely!

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You pose the question: “Half the people living in Toronto belong to visible minorities.

Why is our city council so white?” I guess Martin Luther King Jr. had it completely backwards when he said, “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

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Reading this week’s NOW, I got to page 32-33 and was horrified to find photos of dead pigs (NOW, November 27-December 3). As a vegetarian, I found this very distressing.

I know people eat animals, but I don’t see why I have to look at this kind of thing in order to read restaurant reviews. I find it hard to imagine even meat eaters wanting see these grisly photos.

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As I sit in the subway train listening to a barely understandable message on the PA system apologizing for longer than usual travel times, I realized that I do not get angry at the TTC any more (NOW, November 20-26). I’m conditioned to accept bus shuttles instead of subways, being late for events and spending time in dark underground trains. I have a request of our new mayor. Please do not build any more subways until Andy Byford and his people find all of the elusive and mysterious ancient “signals” along the tracks and get them to do whatever they are supposed to do.

When we were still married, I told my ex that I was late because of TTC signals, but she didn’t believe me. This letter was written on a slower than usual train. I guess the party will start without me.

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Missing, however, is the fact that it was largely organized labour that spoke boldly in bringing the party brass to account. Horwath’s admission that the labour movement was the New Democrat’s “foundational partner” made it clear that the NDP is a class party just as much as the Liberals and PCs. Still, the question remains: when will the labour movement replace the wavering careerists and backroomers who now run the party?

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Cathy Strong Hearted Woman of the Anishnawbek and Carrie Lester of Mohawk Six Nations heat up their drums at Dufferin Grove vigil for missing and murdered indigenous women organized by hip-hop artist Young Jibwe (aka Cameron Monkman) Saturday, November 29. Photo gallery at nowtoronto.com.

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Bad news about increasing poverty and growing reliance on food banks has become a rite of the holiday season. A discussion paper released this week by Put Food in the Budget underscores how bad the situation has become. According to the report, food banks in Canada distribute 200 million pounds of food per year.

But the 12 major corporate food drive campaigns contribute only 3 per cent of that total, or 91 cents out of $24.50, the average value of donated food that one food bank client receives monthly. putfoodinthebudget.ca

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On Black Friday, November 28, the busiest shopping day of the year, animal rights activists went on their annual Fur-Free Friday march in the heart of Toronto’s fur district. They took the opportunity to yell into fur stores and educate people they encountered on the street wearing Canada Goose coats about the coyote fur used on the ubiquitous jackets. The message: these coats had feelings.

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The new mayor resists easy casting as a villain, but he appears ready to allow his tenure to be molded by the same forces that defined his predecessor’s early years

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f the many criticisms that might be levelled at Mayor John Tory, being a slacker is not reasonably among them.

But when he speaks in discursive circles that are long on truisms and short on insights, the result is reminiscent of a student delivering a presentation for which they’re not fully prepared: generous sputterings of words pushing sentences past their breaking points, as though broad generalities repeatedly affirmed could mask the insecurity of possessing inadequate knowledge.

Asked on Tuesday when he’ll bring the contracting-out of garbage collection to the Public Works Committee, this was Tory’s answer: “Actually, there’s a report that is coming forward that was asked for a long time ago by the previous city council, and that report will come forward in due course, and we will see what it says in terms of the merits of various courses of action that could be open to the city. And there may be some additional details that are needed in terms of the different divisions that are left, 3 and 4, that are not yet handled by the private sector and may not be, but I will say there will be a report brought forward, and I want to look at what’s best for the people of Toronto.”

Tory – the first Toronto mayor who hasn’t previously served on council since Oliver Aiken Howland in 1901 – is in charge of a government to whose workings he’d not paid serious attention and is leading a council whose meetings he says he’d never attended.

Even if you wish to radically reform a system, it gener-

ally helps to have an understanding of why it presently functions as it does. Otherwise, you’re building a new institution directly on top of the old one.

Sometimes the blind imposition of brand new paradigms does succeed, and you end up being Orson Welles making Citizen Kane. On other occasions, diving into a new pursuit with a how-hard-can-it-be approach leaves you as Tommy Wiseau directing The Room.

Tory seems to have only the barest grasp of how the business of the city is conducted. How else to explain his wish that Frances Nunziata be reappointed as Speaker?

In her four years in a role that called for the objective enforcement of council procedures, Nunziata demonstrated a consistently poor understanding of objectivity, enforcement and council procedures.

Tory, of course, has the capacity to learn. Left to his own devices, he would gradually grow into the role, as most council members do.

But instead of maturing in a vacuum, Tory has chosen to surround himself with people whose own conceptions of City Hall range from the shallow to the narrow.

His transition team, for example, included two people who also led Rob Ford’s: former councillor Case Ootes and political dark wizard/anti-Gravy Train revolutionary Nick Kouvalis. Given the remarkable overlap in the two mayors’ appointments, the new era begins to seem like a do-over. Lacking any municipal governance background of his own, Tory has become another vehicle to be piloted by those who set Ford on course. But unlike Ford, he

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after much sniping with retiring Chief Bill Blair and the police union. But with the removal of vice-chair Michael Thompson, an ardent critic of the current chief, Tory seems more intent on smoothing the waters than taking a serious look at the ballooning police budget. On that, the shell game began early, with Tory pal Blair’s request of the board a couple of weeks back to flatline spending and reduce the size of the force. It was all for the cameras, of course. Neither is actually doable with contract talks underway that will once again make Toronto’s force the highest paid in the country.

Meanwhile, on the police practice of carding of black youth, Tory is sounding like the same guy who won the police union’s endorsement when he last ran for mayor in 2003. He says progress has been made on the file, when nothing could be further from the truth.

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Tory promised a major shakeup but appointed most of the same old faces to key positions on council.

Yes, Tory needs to cover the bases – and his own ass. Not least among those bases are former Ford loyalists who might still be inclined to sidle up to their old boss and make life difficult for the new one. The former mayor will no doubt be sucking up a lot of oxygen in the press as he battles cancer while, more importantly, eyeing reelection in 2018. That in part explains why so many Fordists were reappointed to Tory’s executive, and staunch Ford allies like Frances Nunziata were handed plums despite undistinguished tenures under

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Ford. Tory could have opted to bring more lefties into the fold, but the transition team charged with ensuring a smooth entry into his new role judged that too dangerous. In the process he’s made a major tactical blunder by isolating a huge voting block – many of the same folks who voted for council’s progressives voted for him.

More importantly, he’s failed to deliver on his campaign promise to conduct business differently. As a consequence, we’re already seeing signs that Tory’s honeymoon may end up being the shortest in mayoral history.

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He’s being slippery about those pointed conflict of interest questions.

Not saying he has anything to hide, but it’s odd that the guy whose first campaign pledge was to run a transparent government would conveniently choose late Friday afternoon, November 28 – when most people were on their way home for the weekend or not paying attention – to issue a press release about how he intends to handle potential conflicts that may arise at council because of his many business in-

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knows how to follow advice.

This approach would be far less of an issue if it didn’t run directly contrary to Tory’s campaign messages, which explicitly pledged a cross-partisan mandate that would build bridges across council’s various factions.

Even more frustrating is that Tory could plausibly deny comprehending how the bait-and-switch could be perceived as dishonest.

To say that Tory is another Rob

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terests. In particular, he’ll be recusing himself from debate on expansion of the Island airport, in which his son, who owns a charter company, has a financial interest.

But that doesn’t take into account what private discussions he has already had outside City Hall before assuming his role as mayor on the airport and other matters on which he may have a conflict. Where he stands on the issue couldn’t be more plain: his principal secretary and chief of staff are both former lobbyists with the firm handling the airport file at City Hall. Potentially more problematic is that Tory intends to stay on as a trustee and director of the Rogers Control Trust of Rogers Communications, he says out of sense of obligation to his late friend Ted Rogers.

What about Tory’s obligation to the taxpayers of Toronto? It’s already taking a back seat.

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The new mayor has appointed himself to the Police Services Board.

Ordinarily that would be a good thing, but Tory’s motivation raises suspicion. He says it’s to change the culture of the board

Ford would be hyperbolic; they share none of the qualities evident to casual observers. But Tory appears ready to allow his mayoralty to be shaped by many of the same forces that defined the early years of Ford.

With limited firm grounding of his own, Tory becomes just an avatar.

The danger of being so damn agreeable is that you’re also quite highly suggestible.

Tory’s chief asset is his abundance of sincerity, the plainness of his desire to make things better for the

Denzil Minnan-Wong is deputy mayor. Uh-huh.

The appointment reeks of patronage. It’s no secret that Minnan-Wong has been a protege of Tory’s, which will mean he’ll do as he’s told by Tory’s Bay Street buddies with a privatization agenda. To add insult, Minnan-Wong has also been appointed to the board of Waterfront Toronto. That’s right, the guy who presided over the Gardiner’s collapse and whose hate-on for the waterfront agency rivals only Ford’s (Minnan-Wong is also a big supporter of Island airport expansion) is Tory’s point man on the priciest real estate in the country. Wait.

Didn’t Tory in a previous life want to condofy Ontario Place? Ah, yes, it’s all coming into sharper focus now.

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He’s doesn’t really have a plan to solve traffic gridlock, which he says is his number-one priority.

All of a sudden Tory’s floating Olivia Chow’s promise to restore bus service cut during the Ford administration while we wait seven years for his SmartTrack surface rail initiative, which is really the province’s plan (but that’s another story). Unfortunately, the $25 million needed for more bus service is nowhere to be found. He made a big deal of fighting gridlock during the campaign. He said he’d appoint himself head of a special advisory committee on the subject.

The big idea? He’s proposing more parking enforcement for cars parked illegally during morning and evening rush hours, which should fatten city coffers (and make the cops happy) but will do zero to solve gridlock. It’s more cash grab than transportation strategy. Plus ça change....

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people who live here. But good intentions only get you so far, especially when you tap someone like Denzil Minnan-Wong to be the deputy mayor, who helps you translate them into policy.

Yet the new mayor resists easy casting as a villain. As a more nuanced figure than his predecessor, he’s potentially open to hearing multiple sides of an issue, being reasoned with and even persuaded. Not every disagreement will be a fight; some will be a discussion.

When he’s wrong, he’ll need to be challenged, but often in a very different way from how Ford was engaged.

I spent the year looking forward to the mayor’s December 2 swearing-in, figuring that no matter which nonFord candidate won the election, the event would offer a significant measure of catharsis. It didn’t. Instead, with the council filing in behind a lone bagpiper, it felt more like a resumption of positions.

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jected. Indeed, opposition to increased tanker traffic along their beloved coastline has united British Columbians.

So what about east? Well, on November 21, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec signed a joint agreement that erected a series of obstacles to TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline, which, if completed, would carry tar sands oil to the East Coast. The move came in response to strong opposition to the project in both provinces.

Some members of the “it doesn’t matter” camp point out that tar sands oil is getting out anyway through the existing infrastructure.

This completely misses the point that Keystone XL has always been linked to plans to greatly expand the amount of heavy oil being extracted.

And the capacity to transport that oil isn’t there. When Statoil nixed its mine (reportedly worth $2 billion), it cited “limited pipeline access” among its reasons.

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doesn’t matter: ever since the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline exploded three and half years ago, that’s been the argument from the project’s liberal supporters.

Sure, the oil that Keystone would carry from the Alberta tar sands is three to four times more greenhouse-gas-intensive than conventional crude. But that’s not on Keystone XL, we’re told. Why? Because if TransCanada isn’t able to build Keystone to the south, then another pipeline will be built to the west or east.

Or that dirty oil will be transported by rail.

But make no mistake, we’ve long been assured, all that carbon buried beneath Alberta’s boreal forest will be mined no matter what the president decides.

Up until quite recently, the tar sands boom did seem pretty unstoppable. The industry regularly projected that production would soon double, then triple, and foreign investors raced to build massive new mines. But these days, panic is in the air in formerly swaggering Calgary.

In less than a year, Shell, Statoil and the French company Total have all shelved major new tar sands projects. And a rather large question mark is suddenly hanging over one of the world’s largest – and dirtiest – carbon deposits.

This radically changes the calculation confronting Barack Obama. His decision is no longer about one pipeline. It’s about whether the U.S. government will throw a lifeline to a climate-destabilizing industrial project that’s

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under a confluence of pressures that add up to a very real crisis.

Here are the four main reasons that the tar sands are in deep trouble:

1. Oil prices are low.

In mid-November, oil prices dipped to levels not seen since 2010. Ahead of the recent G20 summit, Vladimir Putin spoke of preparing for further “catastrophic” drops. This matters nowhere more than in the tar sands, where the semisolid bitumen is hugely expensive to extract; the sector really started booming when it looked like $100 a barrel was the new normal. Prices may well rebound, but the dip has been a vivid reminder of the inherent risk in betting big on such a high-cost extraction method.

2. Tar sands pipelines are protest magnets.

Supporters of Keystone frequently claim that if the oil doesn’t go south through the United States, it will simply be piped west through British Columbia to get it onto tankers. They might want to pay closer attention to what’s going on west of the Rockies.

Since November 20, more than 60 people have been arrested outside Vancouver as they attempt to block the expansion of a tar sands pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan.

Further north, Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, another would-be tar sands escape route, is even more widely re-

The federal government has spent millions on advertising campaigns telling Canadians that tar sands expansion is inevitable. The numbers tell a different story. $70 Cost per barrel of oil on world markets. $84.99 Break-even cost per barrel of oil for new tar sands projects in 2014 (9.1 per cent higher than 2013).

21% Profit margins for tar sands producers in 2005.

8.5% Profit margins for tar sands producers in 2011. $28 billion to $17 billion Drop in capital spending on tar sands projects between 2012 and 2013. $3.50 Break-even cost per barrel for transportation of bitumen via pipeline. $15.30 to $22.70 What it actually costs producers to ship a barrel of bitumen by rail.

2015 Year tar sands production is expected to exceed existing pipeline capacity.

2% Tar sands production’s contribution to Canada’s GDP. Expansion plans on hold Shell’s new 100,000-barrels-per-day Pierre River mine project.

Total’s $11 billion 160,000-barrels-per-day Joslyn North mine project.

Statoil’s 44,000-barrels-per-day expansion of its Compiled by NOW staff Corner project.

Adding more uncertainty is the fact that all these projects impact land to which First Nations people have title and treaty rights – rights that have been repeatedly upheld by Canada’s Supreme Court.

Most recently, in June, the high court ruled unanimously that development couldn’t happen on the lands of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation in BC without seeking their consent. The pipeline companies do not have First Nations consent. On the contrary, dozens of indigenous communities have vigorously asserted their opposition.

Canadian courts are already jammed with pipeline challenges, including nearly a dozen targeting Northern Gateway alone.

4. Climate action is back.

Yes, the targets in the U.S.-China deal are wholly inadequate, and so are the sums pledged to developing countries for climate financing.

But there can be no doubt that climate change has landed back on the world stage in a way not seen since the failed Copenhagen summit in 2009.

That’s another strike against unchecked tar sands expansion, because those mines are the main reason behind Canada’s status as the world’s foremost climate criminal, with emissions nearly 30 per cent higher than they should be under the Kyoto Protocol.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper got away with laughing off his country’s international commitments when other governments were doing the same. But now that the United States, China and the European Union are at least making a show of taking the climate crisis seriously, Canada’s defiance is looking distinctly rogue.

It is in this rapidly changing context that Obama must make his final determination on Keystone.

A jittery market is looking to him for a signal – not just about this one project, but about the much larger and consequential one at the mouth of that pipe. Are the tar sands a longterm business prospect, a safe haven in which to sink hundreds of billions of dollars for decades to come? Or was the whole idea of flaying a huge, beautiful swath of this continent to exploit an energy source that is guaranteed to help cook the planet merely a brief folly, a bad dream from which we all must awake? All eyes are on the president. Yes or no?

Either way, Keystone matters.

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Will Ontario Premier test the constitutionality of feds’ new prostitution law in Court of Appeal? Sex workers’ rights advocates say it’s too dangerous not to By ANTONIA ZERBISIAS The ball is now in Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s court – or, more to the point, courts.

Wynne has the power to slam down the Harper government’s draconian Bill C-36, the Protection Of Communities And Exploited Persons Act, which doesn’t protect the people it purports to protect and will only result in their further exploitation, assuming they were exploited to begin with.

C-36, which received royal assent last month, will be proclaimed on December 6, the 25th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre.

Given the Harper government’s record on women’s rights – not to mention its continued efforts to loosen gun laws – there could be no more cynical choice of day.

This should alarm the “radical

feminists” who sickeningly made common cause with the Christian fundamentalist groups that, along with “rescuers” and anti-trafficking organizations, dominated last summer’s Parliamentary hearings on C-36 while sex workers were all but silenced. (Note that these same radical feminists hypocritically completely ignore December 17, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.)

December 6 is the holiest day in Canada’s feminist calendar, marked by vigils not only for the 14 young women cut down at the Montreal engineering school but for all women killed in the name of misogyny.

Now it will become the day that sex workers have to move into the dangerous shadows, alone and vulnerable.

That’s where Robert Pickton found

them – and that’s where other predators will soon be picking them off.

It was here in Ontario in 2010 that Justice Susan Himel of the Superior Court rendered her 130-page decision that struck down as unconstitutional just three provisions of the Criminal Code Of Canada pertaining to prostitution, while leaving all those related to sexual exploitation, assault, procurement and trafficking solidly in place.

It was also here in 2012 that Ontario’s Court of Appeal upheld most of Himel’s judgment after the Harper government challenged it. Ottawa took that decision all the way to the Supreme Court, only to lose once again in December 2013.

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And yet Bill C-36 will do just that.

A coalition of sex workers and their allies, including members of the academic, political and legal communities, are appealing to Wynne to refer the bill back to the Court of Appeal and to instruct Crown prosecutors not to enforce it until its constitutionality can be determined again. Ontario’s Courts Of Justice Act allows Premier Wynne to refer Bill C-36 directly to the Ontario Court of Appeal, says lawyer Kyle Kirkup, currently a Trudeau scholar in the University of Toronto’s law faculty. The act does not impose a time limit on the province.

I am part of that coalition, as a staunch feminist who believes that neither the state nor Harper’s fundamentalist Christian base has a place in the bedrooms of consenting adults of the nation. They should not get a say on how women choose to govern their bodies, whether sexually or with respect to their reproductive rights.

Oh, but they try, don’t they?

These are also the very same people who would deny lesbians and gay men their same-sex rights, and they are actively fighting against giving transgender Canadians their constitutional rights.

Understand that I have no dog in this fight. True, I am writing this column for NOW, which carries escort ads and is also part of the coalition. But I have never bought or sold sexual services, nor do I foresee ever doing so.

Still, I have been denounced by the bill’s supporters as belonging to “the pimp lobby” just because I maintain that those Canadians doing legal work deserve the same rights as you and I do.

I simply can’t stand back while sex workers face, if not physical violence, then economic harm and other injustices.

Laughably, C-36, Canada’s nod to the “Nordic model” of criminalizing the purchase of sex, offers a paltry $20 million over five years to be divided between “rescue groups” and police forces in all the provinces and territories. The government won’t be coming up with the Sweden-style pay equity legislation, subsidized housing or even childcare that women require to “exit” sex work should they choose to.

What’s more, Justice Minister Peter MacKay ignored the entreaties of all of the experts who pointed out that Sweden’s sex trade has moved underground and that sex workers there face stigma, eviction and the loss of their children. Evidence-based legislation? Who needs that?

In the words of Conservative Senator Donald Plett, who proclaimed that women should give it away if they wanted to be considered ladies, “Of course we don’t want to make life safer for prostitutes. We want to do away with prostitution.”

Is the only good prostitute a dead one?

Wynne better not drop the ball on this one.

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hen it comes to violence against women, it isn’t so much the charges against Jian Ghomeshi that’s stirring the talk – it’s the women who have come forward. Ghomeshi is going on trial because of a kind of community action.

As others have observed, many of us needed the brutal details before we took the allegations against Ghomeshi seriously. If only one woman had come forward against the most powerful media personality in Canada, would charges have been laid?

If you didn’t know how much the justice system has failed women, you probably now have a rough idea: out of every 1,000 sexual assaults that occur in this country every year, 12 are reported and about three result in convictions. There is a very legitimate fear that the process of going through the courts will retraumatize victims.

For change to happen, it takes a village – it takes a community. For some, social media is becoming the place to find community justice outside the courts. It was in part an online conversation about Ghomeshi that led to several women coming forward.

And last week, Canada’s spoken word poetry community, beginning with Ottawa’s Capital Poetry Collective, banished founding member Greg Frankson from events after allegations of abuse and assault were posted on behalf of victims on a public Facebook page (the post has since been taken down). The Toronto Poetry Project and Victoria Poetry Project have also announced that Frankson is not welcome at their events.

Some, including members of the spoken word community, have called the actions against Frankson “a witch hunt.” But a source close to the situation tells me Frankson had been confronted about his alleged behaviour on several occasions in the past.

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cludes the opportunity for reconciliabuser would ask friends to guide ation – what is sometimes called him or her through the process of “transformative justice.” meeting the requests of the survivor.

Molly Bannerman and Joan Ruzsa Someone would act as a go-between are devoted to that cause as members for both circles. of Rittenhouse, an organization Bannerman says models of trans“dedicated to bringing healing jusformative justice work on the belief tice [transformative justice] instead that “communities are in the best of retributive justice in our criminal position to create change. justice system.” This is done through “When we ask people who are pos“alternative, community models of itioned as ‘experts’ and ‘professionaccountability.” to find solutions [in our jusThe spoken als’ Ruzsa says she tice system], we often lose the can’t speak specific- word poetry skill and capacity of people in ally to the situation community those communities most afin the spoken word fected to find solutions. As such, banished community. But alwe end up with outcomes though she ex- Greg Frankson that can be less relevant pressed that the safe- after allegations and effective within ty of a collective communities.” of abuse. My sourcethose ought to come before in the spoken word the inclusion of any one individual, community say that banishing is not she fears that banishing as a tactic their only solution. A code of conduct doesn’t address the root problems of is being developed that will be apviolence. plied nationally at all spoken word One possible solution for transevents and gatherings. It has also formative justice she offers is the been proposed that elements of conholding of a “support circle” for vicsent practice be read aloud at spoken tims of violence and an “accountabilword events to make boundaries ity circle” for alleged perpetrators. clear.

In such a process the survivor Despite the inadequacies of the might discuss what she or he would criminal justice system, we can’t need from the abuser to feel a sense abandon it. But community experiof healing and justice. For instance, ments on- and off-line have enough the abuser could be asked to get political momentum to suggest counselling or write a statement they’ll likely continue after the about understanding the conseGhomeshi affair has become a footquences of his or her actions. note.

3 news@nowtoronto.com | @nowtoronto In an accountability circle, the

Ghomeshi gossip: a lesson for the CBC steeped in oral tradition by Lynn Gehl I watched The Fifth Estate interview with Chris Boyce, the executive director of CBC Radio, about the Jian Ghomeshi matter last Friday. The interviewer missed something.

What really concerned me was the way Boyce responded, and only after being asked repeatedly, to a question on what he knew of Ghomeshi’s alleged abuse before the scandal broke. His reply was dismissive: “Only through office gossip.”

It was at this moment that the CBC executive spun very legitimate and valid oral knowledge into nothing worth listening to.

We all talk and listen to one another. We all tell and listen to stories. All peoples are vested in the oral tradition, not just the people of Turtle Island.

It could be said that the oral knowledge circulating in discussions around the dinner table, on sidewalks, in coffee shops, in lunch- and boardrooms is the more important knowledge. It has not been “cleaned up” by higher powers and political agendas.

When people began to define knowledge in legal terms, relegating it to the written word, an artifact or a criminal conviction, they arguably did the oral tradition and the truths contained therein a disservice.

While the word “gossip” has an interesting etymology worthy of learning, in the contemporary context it refers to the process of intentionally undermining a person through spreading malicious untruths about them.

Gossip is intended to harm and discredit good people. It is not something that only women do. I have witnessed men engage in gossip as a mechanism to see who they can rely on in their pursuit of the larger goal of undermining another person or gaining power over them.

The knowledge sharing that takes place in our social spaces is not gossip. It is the oral tradition.

In a world where people abuse their power, and where women are unwilling to move forward with a complaint due to issues of power and the narrow interpretation of evidence and truth, it is even more crucial that the oral tradition not be dismissed as mere gossip.

It seems some CBC executives have been grossly misinformed about what is knowledge.

3 Lynn Gehl is a researcher, writer and author on indigenous issues. news@nowtoronto.com @nowtoronto

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Thursday, December 4

Benefits

celebrate the 165th anniversary oF the beGinninGs oF Free schoolinG in toronto Annual founders’ dinner with live music. 6:159:15 pm. $110 (Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Fdn). Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity. eventbrite.ca/e/14311055753. ttcriders end-oF-year Fundraiser Celebration with awards for transit heroes and trolls, a raffle and more. 5:30-7:30 pm. $25 (TTCriders). Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. ttcriders.ca.

Events

Fr100 years oF christmas Visit Santa in

his workshop, see trees decorated by top designers, sing along with carollers, watch The Snow Queen theatrical show and more. To Dec 28, see website for hours. $17-$27. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. animal riGhts academy lecture Rosemary Alles talks about the effort to save elephants from extinction. 7-9 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. animalrightsacademy.org. bill nye The Science Guy blends education and comedy in this live stage show. Doors 8 pm. $39.50-$99.50. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. ticketfly.com.

breathe your Way to more enerGy & less stress Learn simple breathing techniques to

help you feel less stressed out. 7 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. thebigcarrot.ca.

Frchristmas at black creek Traditional treats, tours and more. To Dec 23. Weekdays 9:30 am-4 pm, weekends 11 am-4:30 pm.

Free w/ admission. Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy. blackcreek.ca.

Frchristmas at eaton centre Santa’s Log Cabin, outdoor tree maze, 50-foot tree, urban lodge and more family fun activities. To Jan 2, see website for hours. Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge. torontoeatoncentre.com.

Fchristmas/Winter solstice celebration West Toronto Junction Historical Society party with quiz games, prizes and more. 7:30 pm. Free. Shoxs, 2827 Dundas W. wtjhs.ca.

5FiGhtinG out Self-defense classes for LGBTQ and allies. 6:30-8 pm. Pwyc. OISE, 252 Bloor W. cwse@utoronto.ca.

Fret not ukulele niGht Chris Wilson leads ukulele instruction for all skill levels. Bring your own ukulele. 7-9 pm. $15. Montgomery’s

Festivals this week Griots & scribes: Festival oF the arts Lit-

erary and artistic exhibition highlighting the work of Canadian and diasporic African, Latin, and Caribbean people featuring a concert/roundtable with poet Lillian Allen. $2-$40. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. facebook.com/AccentsBookstore.

Dec 6 to 7 Jayu: human riGhts Film Festival Films Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 416-394-8113. harry leslie smith The author talks about the need for real poverty reduction strategies.

7:30-9 pm. $10-$25. 519 Church Community Centre, 519 Church. putfoodinthebudget.ca. iideX canada Design and architecture exposition and conference. 9 am-6 pm. $25. Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Bldg, 255 Front W. iidexcanada.com. independent business speed datinG Networking night to help businesses connect, live music, food and more. 6:30-10 pm. $20. Centre for Social Innovation Annex, 720 Bathurst. theplaidzebra.com/event.

FkensinGton market niGht market

Stores open till 10 pm on Thursdays till Dec 18. See website for details. Augusta south of College area. kensingtonmarketbia.com.

lonG Winter First thursdays takeover

Music by The Hidden Cameras, New Fries, Mekele, DJ Kevin Hegge. Art by Zeesy Powers, Tough Guy Mountain, Brian Wong, pop-up group show Part of the Furniture, discussion and more. $15, adv $12. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ago.net/firstthursdays.

Fone oF a kind christmas shoW & sale

Handmade gifts from more than 800 Canadian artisans. To Dec 7. $12-$14, stu/srs $7, kids free. Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes Blvd, Exhibition Place. oneofakindshow.com. pitch: talks on baseball Shi Davidi, Megan Robinson and others plus a screening of the documentary No-No about Dock Ellis. 7 pm. $15. 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture & the Arts. PitchTalksBaseball.com. smart investinG With ellen roseman Tips from the Toronto Star personal finance columnist. 6:30-8 pm. Free. Pre-register. Agincourt Library, 155 Bonis. 416-3968943.

Ftree liGhtinG & toy drive kickoFF Check out the decorations, see

with a focus on persecution, women and children and change, plus Q&As with filmmakers and speakers. $11-$22, passes available. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. jayu.ca.

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beer Film Festival Three films – Strange Brew

(Nov 30), Beerfest (Dec 7) and The World’s End (Dec 14) – plus three breweries, over three Sundays with samples before the show. $9.50

donation. Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills. facebook.com/TorontoFirefightersToyDrive.

Funion station holiday market Holiday pop-up market with artisan gifts, food, art and more in the Great Hall. To Dec 7, approximately 10 am-6 pm (see website for exact hours). Free. Union Station, 65 Front W. unionstationholidaymarket.com.

What’s in an outbreak? ebola and inFec-

tious disease Talk on infections and a closer look at the Ebola crisis with U of T immunology grad students. 7-8 pm. Free. Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. 416-393-7674.a.

Friday, December 5

Benefits

barGain bolts sale Sale of fabric, yarn, beads

and decorator samples. To Dec 6, Fri 11 am-6 pm, Sat 11 am-5 pm. Free (sales benefit the Textile Museum of Canada). Room B-1. 401 Richmond West, 401 Richmond W. strandnews.ca. heaven’s hearts Music by Reesee ZiggaZagga, Allison Asare, O-Mocha, Century Sam, Danielle Knoll, Staalin’ and others. 9 pm. $15.

Benefit for Burning Bliss-The Toronto Phoenix Project for abused women and children. burningbliss.ca.

Frsounds oF the season Musical performances, CBC personalities, silent auction and more benefit local food banks. 5:30 am-6:30 pm. Free, bring a cash/food donation. CBC Building, 250 Front W. cbc.ca/news/canada/ toronto/events.

Events

Fcarols in the tavern Sing 19th-century

carols and sip mulled cider and historic drinks. 7:30 pm. $20 (preregister). Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 416-3948113.

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available for adoption. 10 am-2 pm. $10/ photo (benefits From My Heart Rescue). The Canine Social Company, 1872 Danforth. 416425-2275, frommyheartrescue.com.

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Fthe annual holly tea Handmade crafts,

preserves and more plus kids photos with Santa and tea and snacks. 1-4 pm. Free (tea $3-$8). St John’s Anglican Church West Toronto, 288 Humberside. sjwt.ca.

Fthe artisans’ GiFt Fair Handmade items from the hip and whimsical to traditional favourites. To Dec 21, Sat-Sun noon-6 pm. Free.

Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. artisansgiftfair.com.

Fbit bazaar Winter market A video game and comics festival with local indie games, comic artists and publishers and more. 11 am-7 pm. Free. Bento Miso, 862 Richmond W. facebook.com/events/972095349473030.

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To Dec 14 Frtoronto christmas market This European-inspired seasonal festival features musicians and carollers, family activities, handcrafted products, food and more.

To Dec 21, Tue-Fri noon-9 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am-9 pm. Free. The Distillery District, 55 Mill. torontochristmasmarket.com.

To Dec 21 am-2 pm. Free. Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton E. centraleglinton.com.

5steel-toed dames & dykes: JinGle minGle

For Women in the trades Connect, collaborate, create, mix & mingle with like-minded women in trades. Gingerbread house building comp, music, food and more. 8 pm-midnight. $25, adv $20. Saving Gigi, 859 Bloor W. uniiverse.com/jinglemingle.

FuGly sWeater party Bring the cheesiest sweater you can find and add even more embellishments. For teens/age 12 and up. 3:30-5 pm. Free (pre-register). Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. 416-393-7674. the Word is out Theatre of Change, Mimico community arts organization arts café night. 7 pm. Free. Big Guy’s Little Coffee Shop, 1718 Queen W. teatreofchange@hotmail.com.

Saturday, December 6

Benefits

an eveninG oF music and poetry & storytellinG to end violence Music and storytell-

ing by musicians and survivors Ann Bekooy and Sheila White. 7 pm. Pwyc (portion of proceeds to Nellie’s Shelter). BeCoy Publishing, 153 Spadina Rd. creative minds collective Music, art, crafts, poetry and comedy. 5 pm. Free, pwyc donations to the Daily Bread Food Bank. Imperial Pub, 54 Dundas E. whenwewasyoung.com.

Fholiday bazaar Handmade gifts by Pegasus participants, staff and volunteers, homemade chocolates, baked goods and more benefit Pegasus Community Project. 10 am-4 pm. Kew Gardens Cottage, 30 Leuty Ave. 416691-6835, pegasustoronto.ca.

Fpet pics With santa & christmas bazaar

Bring your pet for pics or check out baked goods and gift items. 10 am-4 pm. Free, photo on USB key $20. Toronto Humane Society, 11 River. facebook.com/TorontoHumaneSociety.

Fpet santa photos & adopt-a-thon Bring your pup to get a pic with Santa or meet dogs

canadian paciFic railWays donlands eXtensive Forest to canadian national railWays leaside shops Urban heritage walk. 1

pm. Free. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. Meet at main entrance. 416-593-2656.

Frchildren’s sparklinG Workshops Kids create ornaments. 10 am-noon. $20. Yorkdale Shopping Centre, 3401 Dufferin. Pre-register 905-752-0498 ext 3346. yorkdale.com.

Fchristmas by lampliGht Victorian-style activities include ballroom dancing, chestnut roasting and more. 6-9:30 pm $25-$35 (preregister). Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy. blackcreek.ca.

FFrost Fair Experience a 19th century Christmas market with heritage-inspired wares and activities for all ages. To Dec 7, SatSun 10 am-4 pm. $4-$9. Fort York, 250 Fort York Blvd. 416-392-6907, toronto.ca/holidays.

Fthe Gerrard christmas market Handmade and vintage items, jewellery, candles, cards, art and more by local artisans. 10 am-4 pm. Free. Riverdale Hub, 1326 Gerrard E. facebook.com/events/733868710020623.

Frholiday craFts Learn to make your own gift wrap and cards. Noon-3:30 pm. Suitable for kids over 5. $10. Tollkeeper’s Cottage Museum, 750 Davenport. tollkeeperscottage.ca.

Frholiday dreams Santa visits, art, cookie decorating, snowman making and more.

Noon-4 pm. Free. Scarborough Arts Council, 1859 Kingston Rd. scarborougharts.com.

Frminiature GinGerbread house Workshops For all ages, kids must be accompanied

by adult. 10 am-noon and 2-4 pm. $30/house.

Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819. nithya dhyan meditation Free class. 4:45-6 pm. In Unit 10. Nithyananda Meditation Academy, 1960 Ellesmere. 416-589-9144. poetry potluck Sharing event with writers, performers and culinary artists including Jess Dobkin, Marusya Bociurkiw, Debra Anderson, David Bateman, Cathy Petch and others. 6-10 pm. $7 (free with a piece of writing or food dish to share). RSVP. Videofag, 187 Augusta. facebook.com/events/1579425562270551.

Fpop-up christmas market Handcrafted goods, loose-leaf tea, stocking stuffers and more. 11 am-5 pm. Free. Placebo Space, 2877 Lake Shore W. 647-926-0947. resistance & remembrance Silent sit-in in remembrance of L’Ecole Polytechnique victims and in resistance against gender-based violence. Noon. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. facebook.com/events/815908445138785. rouGe park Guided Walks Learn about the park’s nature and wildlife and acquire trail

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skills Sat-Sun 9:30 am, 12:30 & 2 pm. See website for meeting points. Free. Meadowvale and Old Finch. rougepark.com/hike.

FrSticky FingerS craFt WorkShop Dropin holiday craft program for children 4 to 7 years. 3:30-5 pm. Free. Pre-register. Queen East Presbyterian Church, 947 Queen E. 416315-9686, stickyfingerscrafts@hotmail.com. toronto SalSa practice No lesson, beginners to pros, no partner required. 3:30-8 pm. $5. Trinity St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. torontosalsapractice.com.

Women Won’t Forget candlelight Vigil

Gathering on the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre to remember women who have been assaulted and killed by strangers and by those close to them. 6 pm. Free. Philosopher’s Walk, Bloor and Avenue Rd (behind the ROM). womenwontforget.org.

Sunday, December 7

Benefits

aFternoon tea With kate linder Tea and

autographs with cast members from The Young & The Restless including Linder and Bryton James. 2-4 pm. $100 (March of Dimes).

Pre-register. Westin Harbour Castle, 1 Harbour Square. marchofdimes.ca/tea. charity craFt & Bake Sale Proceeds benefit the sponsorship of a Syrian refugee family.

Noon-3 pm. St Matthew’s Anglican Church, 135 First. stmatthewsriverdale.org. koFFler couture Vintage jackets, handbags, belts and more. To Dec 8, Sun 1-6 pm, Mon noon-8 pm. Pwyc admission (all proceeds benefit the Koffler Centre). Koffler Centre of the Arts, 180 Shaw. kofflerarts.org.

FriVerdale Share holiday concert Music

by Kim Stockwood, Robert Missen, Pressgang Mutiny, Ventanas and others at a diverse celebration to benefit non-profit organizations in the east end. 3 pm. $20. The Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth. riverdaleshare.com

Events

FrchriStmaS FloWer ShoW opening day

Opening for the show with Victorian carollers, horse & carriage rides, hot cider and children’s activities. Noon-7 pm. Free. Allan Gardens Conservatory, 19 Horticultural. 416-392-7288.

FrchriStmaS in the Valley Experience the holiday traditions of the 1890s and the 1940s through historic recipes, crafts and an outdoor tour. Noon-4 pm. $2-$6. Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819.

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your behind to the TTCRiders end-of-year fundraiser Thursday (December 4) at Beit Zatoun. A date with Byford will be among some of the awesome gifts raffled off to raise money for TTCRiders’ good works. Other prizes include a chance to ride the TTC’s subway simulator. Awards for transit heroes and trolls will also be given out. 5:30 pm, $25. 612 Markham. ttcriders.ca.

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This is the 10th edition of Canadian pop-rock star Andy Kim’s annual holiday benefit concert, the Andy Kim Christmas Show, taking place Wednesday (December 10) at the Mod Club. The marathon event, raising money for CAMH Foundation’s Gift of Light Program for the second year in a row, has been known for some pretty special performances (last year, BSS reunited to shut it down), and 2014’s lineup is equally impressive. Lights, Finger Eleven, Platinum Blonde, Bevon or near rail path (1920S-50S) liBerty Village parkdale Urban heritage walk. 11

am. Free. King W and Strachan. 416-593-2656.

rFamily programS Art games, puzzles

and more for ages 5-12. Noon-5 pm. Free w/ admission. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford. agakhanmuseum.org.

Frholiday Baking Bonanza Bake holiday treats using traditional methods for kids ages 5 to 12. 1-4 pm. $25 (pre-register). Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley. 416-338-4386.

Fholiday Food and craFt ShoW Live music, door prizes. 11 am-4 pm. Free. West End Food Co-op, 1229 Queen W. facebook. com/westendfoodcoop.

optimiStS alumni drum & Bugle corpS rehearSal New adult members welcome,

no experience necessary, instruments provided. Noon-4 pm. Free. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 344, 1395 Lake Shore Blvd W. optimists-alumni-org.

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Kevin Drew joins starry Andy Kim Xmas Show lineup at the Mod Club.

erley Mahood, Neverest, BSS alumni Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew, as well as Kim himself, natch, perform. 8 pm. $25. 722 College. ticketmaster.ca.

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If your idea of a good time is spending half a day talking transit with TTC CEO Andy Byford, you need to get Santa visits, reindeer scavenger hunt, crafts and more. From 11 am. Junction Train Platform, 2964 Dundas W. thejunctionbia.ca.

FtiS the SeaSon ShoW and Sale Community artists and service providers seasonal sale of knits, pottery, sacred objects, cards and more. 2-6 pm. Bain Co-op Community Centre, 100 Bain. 416-419-3590, wprwll@yahoo.ca. rtoy-themed pop up muSeum Visitors may bring their favourite toy for a showand-tell exhibition that features rarely seen toys from the city’s collection. 2-4 pm. Free.

Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd. 416-3926910.

What iS happening With monarch ButterFlieS? Illustrated lecture by Donald Davies.

2:30 pm. Free. Room 003. Northrop Frye Hall, 73 Queen’s Park. torontofieldnaturalists.org.

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daily 10 am to 5 pm. Candlelight viewing with

WOMEN WON’T FORGET

A candlelight vigil and ceremony commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre and National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence Against Women Saturday (December 6). A native healing ceremony and musical and spoken word performances also mark the occasion. Participants are encouraged to bring a rose and candle. 6 pm. Philosopher’s Walk, southwest of Bloor and Avenue Road. womenwontforget.org. extended hours Sat-Sun to 7 pm until Dec 28.

Free. Allan Gardens Conservatory, 19 Horticultural. 416-392-7288. guilt-Free holidayS cooking claSS Kate McMurray shares her gluten-, dairy- and refined sugar-free holiday recipes. 7-9:30 pm. $70. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. thebigcarrot.ca. inJured WorkerS’ demonStration Rally in support of workers’ rights and against WSIB cost-cutting policies. 11 am. Free. Ministry of Labour – Ontario, 400 University. 416-4612411, injuredworkersonline.org. meditation claSS Class following Nyingma Tibetan Buddhist teachings. Bring a towel or yoga mat. 6-7 pm. Free. St Lawrence Community Centre, 230 the Esplanade. vbatoronto.org.

Strength and SelF Weekly group focusing on support, wellness, mediation and chair yoga for women who have experienced abuse.

Mondays, 11 am. Free. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. strengthandself@mnjcc.org.

toronto SWing dance Society carolina Shag WorkShop Workshop with Mike & Inge Evans. 7:30 pm. $25. Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor W. torontoswingdancesociety.ca.

Tuesday, December 9

Benefits

paSSion Search competition Vote for the

most passionate performer in a talent show. 8 pm (doors 7 pm). $15-$20 (benefits PACT Urban Peace). Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. passionsearchcompetition.com.

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canadian ValueS & citizenShip SerieS Workshop series for newcomers and those preparing for the citizenship test. 9:30-11:30 am.

Free. Centre for Immigrant & Community Services, 2330 Midland. 416-292-7510 ext 0.

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416-595-9618, familyservicetoronto.org.

Jordan tannahill The writer/performer/ filmmaker talks about film vs theatre with Bridget Moser. 7 pm. Free. Mercer Union, 1286 Bloor W. mercerunion.org. occupy economicS WorkShop How unstoppable growth of wealth threatens the future.

6:30-8:30 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. info@occupyeconomics.ca.

Winter preparedneSS Workshop on emergency preparedness and Toronto Hydro’s Home Assistance Program. 7-8 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. 416-393-7692.

Wednesday, December 10

Benefits

Fandy kim chriStmaS ShoW Musical per-

formances by Andy Kim, Lights, Finger Eleven, Platinum Blonde, Beverley Mahood, Neverest, Brendan Canning & Kevin Drew. 8 pm. $25 (CAMH Fdn Gift of Light). Virgin Mobile Mod Club, 722 College. ticketmaster.ca.

FchriStmaS @ corktoWn Corktown’s 10th annual holiday comedy show w/ Steve Dylan, Alex Nussbaum, Evelyn Reese, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Pwyc (benefits the Daily Bread Food Bank). Betty’s, 240 King E. corktowncomedy.com. ecoBunk 2014 Annual comedy and awards show for the most outrageous corporate greenwashing ads of last year. 7 pm. $50 (benefits Toronto Environmental Alliance).

Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307, torontoenvironment.org. keep on keeping Strong: a FundraiSer to raiSe Stem cell regiStration aWarneSS DJs

Sneak, Nitin, Mike Gleeson, Miz Megs. 6 pm-2 am. Dinner 6 pm, $55, party 8 pm, $10. Cabal Lounge, 782 King W. linebypass.com.

Events

amneSty international Write-a-thon

Letter writing. 7 pm. Free. St John’s Norway Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine. 416-6914560.

community engagement & Volunteering Workshop for newcomers to learn about the concept of volunteering in Canada. 12:30-3 pm. Free (pre-register). Centre for Immigrant & Community Services, 2330 Midland. 416293-4565 ext 114, cicscanada.com.

cuBan FiVe – political priSonerS oF the empire Discussion on why the rights of five

anti-terrorist Cubans are being denied. 6:309 pm. $5/pwyc. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

SaintS and SuperheroeS: the ViSual culture oF pakiStan Prof Jamal Elias discusses

popular culture in contemporary Pakistan.

6:30-7:30 pm. $20, stu/srs $12. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford. 416-646-4677, agakhanmuseum.org.

Single, Separated & diVorced dadS Q&A and support group weekly meeting. Women welcome. 7-9 pm. Free. Room A5. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth. 416-861-0626, father.org.

Write For rightS day Write letters and sign petitions to stand up to authorities who abuse human rights. 10:30 am-5 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. 416-393-7692.

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artists selling hand-crafted stained glass, art, jewellery, culinary treats and more to benefit the Ontario Association of Food Banks. 8:30 am-5:30 pm. In the Atrium. CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front W. cbccharitycraftsale.ca.

FFair trade holiday Sale For guatemala

Guatemalan weaving, fair trade coffee, jewelry and other items. 11 am-7 pm. Donations to the El Triunfo Education Project. U of T, Rotman School Of Management, 100 St George St. mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca.

Fho ho to Party for geeks, webheads, tweeters, techies, media types and anyone with dancin’ feet. 7 pm. $45, stu $25 (Daily Bread Food Bank). Virgin Mobile Mod Club, 722 College. hohoto.ca. tall taleS oF the Junction Enjoy storytellers and refreshments at this funder for the West Toronto Junction Historical Society. 6 pm. $20. Junction Craft Brewing, 90 Cawthra. wtjhs.ca.

Events

animal rightS academy lecture Talk on the ecological impact of industrial livestock operations. 7-9 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. animalrightsacademy.org.

FartS market opening launch Collection of hand-made goods from local artists. 7 pm.

Arts Market, 846 College. artsmarket.ca.

FcSi pop-up market: holiday edition

Showcase of goods that work for people, from toys that teach empathy to handmade jewellery to upcycled household products.

2-10 pm. Centre for Social Innovation Annex, 720 Bathurst. socialinnovation.ca/popups.

liVing Well With dementia WorkShop

Workshop for persons in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and their family members. 10 am-noon. Free. Pre-register. West Neighourhood House, 248 Ossington. 416640-6307, alzheimertoronto.org.

FmirViSh chriStmaS market Buy a Christmas tree or wreath from Forests Ontario in support of forest restoration. To Dec 13, 11 am-6 pm. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416-646-1193 ext 234, forestsontario.ca.

5triBute to leSlie FeinBerg Celebrating the life of the activist for trans liberation and social justice with readings and tributes. 7 pm.

Free. Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles. anotherstory.ca.

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From the Forest Hill fancy pants to the Parkdale hipster, we have you covered.

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More than a greatlooking watch, every WeWood timepiece plants one tree to help ensure the health of our forests ($135, Grassroots, 372 Danforth, 416-466-2841, grassrootsstore.com).

J. Crew Collection gilded floral jacquard dress ($506.14, jcrew.com), Enroelid clutch ($50), Fahlstrom booties ($120, both Aldo, 220 Yonge, 416-5939146, and others, aldoshoes.com), Adele gunmetal necklace ($78, Shop for Jayu, shopforjayu.com), Anna Karin Karlsson Mourning For Miss Blow acetate gradiEyewear 100 ent lenses ($700, Karir Eyewear, King West, 416-363-4669, and others, karireyewear.com)

Consonant’s healthy skin care detox kit gives results similar to luxury brands, minus all the nasty chemicals and synthetics. Includes: foaming face wash, face cream, cream lip conditioner and eye cream ($99, 2479 Yonge, 416-925-2855, consonantskincare.com).

Icewine and bubbly all in one?

Doesn’t get much classier than that (Inniskillin Sparkling Cabernet Franc 2012, $120, Jackson-Triggs Winery Winery, 2145 Regional Road 55, Niagara-onthe-Lake, 905-468-4637, greatestatesofniagara.com).

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These locally made Said the King T Coasters” coasters “Use The gently and not so gently encourage guests to, well, use the coasters, dammit ($35, saidtheking.com).

For those who wouldn’t be caught dead setting a table with paper napkins: paint chip napkins handmade by Toronto’s Avril Loreti ($75, Spruce on Parliament, 455 Parliament, 647-748-4060, spruceonparliament.com).

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These locally made diamond filigree earrings by Mizdragonfly are showstoppers ($65, mizdragonfly.com).

What better way to communicate your taste for the finer things in life than this cross-body Paragould champagne bag ($40, Aldo)?

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Martin acoustic guitars are universally revered, but this rare 1959 Martin D18E electric acoustic model is special for another reason: it’s the same obscure model that Kurt Cobain famously played on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged special. $4,000, Capsule (985 Dovercourt, 416203-0202, capsulemusic.com)

It may not look like what you expect from a Fender guitar amp, but the Fender Excelsior compact combo from the quirky faux vintage Pawnshop line delivers some impressively rich tube-amp tones. Like the 50s amps that inspired it, the Excelsior also boasts a pulsing tremolo effect. $399.99, Steve’s Music (415 Queen West, 416 593 8888, stevesmusic.com)

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Warm up digital recordings with the UAD Solo 610, an authentic reproduction of the preamp from the legendary Putnam 610 tube console. A small but powerful studio component to help dial in that smooth vintage tone when you need it. $1,150, Moog Audio (442 Queen West, 416-599-6664, moogaudio.com)

The Blue Spark retro condenser mic provides impressive bang for your buck and is a versatile tool in any home studio. The unique “focus� control makes it easier to adapt to different instruments, and the mic comes with a pop filter, a shock mount and a wooden carrying case. $229.95, Long & McQuade (925 Bloor West, 416-588-7886, long-mcquade.com)

The Focusrite Scarlett Studio has everything you need to turn a computer into a home studio, including a recording interface, a large-diaphragm condenser mic, headphones, recording software, effect plug-ins, software instruments and loops. $279, Moog Audio (442 Queen West, 416599-6664, moogaudio.com)

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Join the world’s largest letter writing event.

Saturday December 6th 1-6 pm Centre for Social Innovation (Annex) 720 Bathurst St. (south of Bloor) Levi’s denim jacket ($95), Wordsmiths United grey sweater ($65), Chapter apron pants ($275), Kovalum commando cap ($34, all Model Citizen, 279 Augusta, 416-553-6632, modelcitizentoronto.com), Sully Wong Scottie shoe ($160, Gotstyle, 21 Trinity, 416260-9696, and other, gotstyle.ca).

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Why even have a cat if you can’t turn him or her into a revenue-generating internet superstar (How To Make Your Cat An Internet Celebrity Celebrity, $13.95, Rolo, 24 Bellair, 416-9200100, rolostore.com)?

Don’t let a bad pour ruin your craft beer. The Menu beer foamer separates the foaming process from the pouring process, leaving you with crisp beer and soft, dense foam Bay 176 Yonge, ($32.95, Hudson’s Bay, 416-861-9111, and others, thebay.com).

FREE BIKE REPAIR Give your metal steed some character with this Dring bike bell speedometer hand-painted with eco-friendly paints by Annie Legroulx. Bonus: the bells are baked, making them pretty weather-resistant ($21.50, Le Tablier Blanc, 550A College, 647-883-0091, and other, letablierblanc.com).

Whoa. Look like you’re eating ramen even when you’re not with this ramen plate from local artist Jacqueline Poirier ($100, jacquelinepoirier.com).

This locally designed Arborist adult onesie in an eye-catching Mountie print even boasts the traditional butt flap ($39, Drake General Store, 1144 Queen West, 416-531-5042, and others, drakegeneralstore.ca).

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Not that we’re recommending wintertime boozing in Trinity Bellwoods, but if we were, this Autruche liquid courage flask would be perfect for the job ($24, Gotstyle).

A hipster is nothing without a cool hat.

Try one of these wool camp hats from Toronto brand Outclass on for size ($85, Gerhard Supply, 2949 Dundas West, 416-797-1290, outclass.ca).

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Regular old cosmopolitans are for the plebs. Instead, use this molecular mixology kit to serve a cosmo bubble on a spoon that pops in your mouth, or top your cocktails with a fluffy cranberry foam ($32.95, BYOB Cocktail Emporium,, 972 Queen West, 416858-2932, byobto.com).

It’s too cold outside to drag your hungover ass to dim sum.

Make your own dumplings at home with the Dumpling Cube ($25, Shop AGO, 317 Dundas West, 416-979-6627, ago.net/shop).

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You don’t have to choose between paying your hydro bill and great-looking jewellery (Isa necklace, $78, Jayu, shopforjayu.com).

This Love Is Lame teddy bear isn’t a traditional romantic, but his message gets across all the same ($28, Drake General Store, 1144 Queen West, 416531-5042, and other, drakegeneralstore.ca).

Why do we live in a place where the air hurts our faces?

Warm up with a steaming shower and Lush’s Hot Toddy shower gel ($9.95/100 ml, 312 Queen West, 416599-5874, and others, lush.ca).

Don’t be caught under the mistletoe with cracked, dry lips ($48, Kiss At Midnight lip conditioner trio, Arbonne, arbonne.ca).

This Tread & Pedals recycled bike wheel clock is the perfect statement piece to distract from your shitty, overpriced bachelor apartment ($180.22, Etsy, etsy.com/ ca/shop/treadandpedals).

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The PS4/The Last Of Us Remastered bundle pairs a 500GB PS4 with the hit post-apocalyptic game The Last Of Us, which has been remastered from its original PS3 incarnation to take full advantage of the amazing graphics capabilities of the newer console. $449.99, The Source (Toronto Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge, 416-591-2224, and others, thesource.ca)

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Is that a banana on your underwear or are you just happy to see me (Happy bananas briefs, $32, Distill, 24 Tank House, 416-304-0033, distillgallery.com)?

This handmade stuffed animal is the perfect companion for kids and adults alike ($65, Ma-Zone, 63 Jarvis, 416-8680330, ma-zone.com).

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Scuba-inspired clothes are one of the season’s hottest trends, but don’t forget about accessories (neoprene necklace, $130, Ma-Zone, 63 Jarvis, 416-868-0330, ma-zone.com).

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This season’s hottest accessory? Toronto pride (Maptote, $29, Gotstyle, 21 Trinity, 416-2609696, and other, gotstyle.ca).

Make your smartphone a lot smarter with this Mophie Space Pack for iPhone 5/5S protective case that conceals not only backup battery power but also more storage. ($179.99, The Source, Toronto Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge, 416-591-2224, and others, thesource.ca)

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Warning: this FisherPrice Little People City Skyway may give kids unrealistic expectations about the ease of city commuting ($49.99, Toys “R” Us, 900 Dufferin, 416-5328697, and others, toysrus.ca).

Glerups are felted wool indoor shoes that keep your toes toasty on those cold hardwood floors ($99.95, Australian Boot Company, 698 Queen West, 416-504-2411, and other, australianboot.com).

Don’t let December get you down. Roll on this organic Uplift therapeutic oil to give you a boost ($32, Province Apothercary, 16 Kensington, 647-479-5525, provinceapothecary.com).

Local company Evoke’s 100 per cent botanical Fire perfume keeps your spirits up through even the worst family gatherings ($55, evoketheelements.com).

Toronto artist Casey O’Neill’s fine art prints, laptop skins and iPhone cases show Toronto at its most beautiful (from $15, Nuvango, nuvango.com).

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Your dog’s new best friend is this Charming Pet Longitudes ongitudes giraffe ($20, Timmie Doggie Outfitters, Outfitters 867 Queen West, 416203-6789, and other, timmie.ca).

Talk about recycling: this crafty Iliui Kawaii desk lamp is made from tomato cans collected from pizzerias ($34.91, Etsy, etsy.com/ca/shop/iliui).

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A made-in-Montreal poutine bowl for the true poutine connoisseur ($24, Spruce on Parliament, 455 Parliament, 647-748-4060, spruceonparliament.com).

Cute jewellery that supports a good cause? Everyone wins with the Breakfast Club of Canada x Mai Lin bracelet ($26, breakfastclubcanada.org).

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by Barbara Stegemann as a way to help support essential-oil farmers in war-torn Afghanistan. It has since created beautiful perfumes with essential oils fairly sourced from cooperatives and pesticide-free farmers in Haiti, Rwanda and the Middle East. It does fold in some synthetic fragrance oils, but they’re all vegan and paraben- and phthalate-free. Available at HBC or the7virtues.com.

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The perfect gift for anyone who cares about the world outside their door. I love this inspiring collection of 365 voices on our environmental future (and not just because I’m honoured to be one of them). This “global roundtable for our times” offers up in book form meditations from visionaries like Jane Goodall, Nelson Mandela, Stephen Hawking, David Suzuki, the Dalai Lama, along with doctors, activists, farmers, CEOs, politicians, musicians, youth and seniors – all in an easy daily reader format printed on FSC-certified, processed chlorine-free paper. Did I mention the proceeds go to the Jane Goodall Institute, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Red Cross? globalchorus.ca SCORE: NNNN

The great minds and hearts behind Free the Children developed Me to We gift stores (both virtual, at metowe.com, and the bricksand-mortar variety at 223 Carlton) to fund their non-profit work. This particular Savannah Star Gift Set ($28) includes stackable, handcrafted bracelets of recycled brass and glass beads made by fairly paid workers in Kenya. Each gift set provides one month of clean water to someone in need overseas. Plus you can watch your gift at work at trackyourimpact.com.

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We’ve all been conditioned to believe giving has to involve wrapping paper, bows and lots of “oh, you shouldn’t haves!” when most of the time you really shouldn’t have, especially when you later spot that candle holder you gave them at the back of their closet. Which is why it’s so great that the world’s best non-profits let you transfer your pent-up giving energy to those who really do need stuff like Ebola survival kits (unicef.ca), a flock of chickens (oxfamunwrapped.ca) or a well (plancanada.ca) – all in your giftee’s name. CAMH, SickKids, Habitat for Humanity and WWF also offer comparable fundraising gifts. Most come with cards, but I like Oxfam’s colouring book (pictured), since it teaches young ones about giving while they get creative, all on 100 per cent recycled paper.

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nature notes BEST BUY FLYERS TRASHING BOREAL FOREST

The little yellow tags scattered throughout Best Buy flyers may alert you to cash savings, but there’s nothing in there about the damage the electronics giant is doing to the boreal.

According to Greenpeace Canada, Best Buy is ripping through more than 50 million kilos of paper a year, mostly from the boreal forest, to produce their throw-away flyers.

Besides being at the back of the pack when it comes to sustainable paper policies, the multinational, according to the eco org, is getting that paper from the headline-grabbing Resolute Forest Products. Canada’s largest logging company sued Rainforest Alliance last spring over a draft audit that led to the suspension of some Resolute Forest Stewardship Council certificates. Resolute also launched a defamation suit against Greenpeace last year for “malicious falsehoods” after the org raised questions about the logger’s forestry practices.

Greenpeace says the Resolute lawsuits are designed to “silence criticism.”

Documents obtained by Greenpeace under the Freedom Of Information Act and provincial lobbyist registry found Resolute lobbyists were actively lobbying against the Ontario government’s Protection Of Public Participation Act, legislation designed to prevent frivolous critic-muzzling lawsuits otherwise known as SLAPPs. Some of those registered lobbyists happened to be hired guns from Edelman, the PR firm turfed

by TransCanada last week after its dodgy strategies made the news.

For its part, Resolute has denied filing a “nuisance suit” to silence critics.

So far, Best Buy has yet to respond to Greenpeace’s petition calling for a tougher paper procurement policy.

ANTIBACTERIALS TIED TO LIVER DAMAGE More bad news for antibacterial soap users. New research published by the Proceedings of the National Academy

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of Sciences has shown that triclosan, the active ingredient in many antibacterial products, causes liver fibrosis and cancer in lab mice.

The study’s lead researcher, University of California San Diego biochem prof Robert H. Tukey argues mice aren’t the only ones that should be concerned.

Tukey says triclosan may “present a very real risk of liver toxicity for people, as it does in mice, particularly when combined with other compounds with similar action.” Many major soap brands, including Softsoap, Palmolive and Dawn, have ditched triclosan, but others like Dial are still pumping out products containing the contentious chem. ecoholic@nowtoronto.com | @ecoholicnation

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Mallow out DAVID LAURENCE

IT’S SO FLUFFY!

Bobbette & Belle’s Allyson Bobbette (left) and Sarah Bell get things gooey.

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Marshmallows get a bad rap in North American cuisine from the bagged kind that’s used at campfires and in rock-hard rice cereal treats. But at patisserie Bobbette & Belle, owners Allyson Bobbitt and Sarah Bell are redeeming the lowly confection, offering fluffy and delicate versions like those found in Parisian sweet shops.

“Being Canadian, I normally associate marshmallows with Rice Krispies,” says Bell, who first learned how to make the puffy treats while cooking at Canoe. “I went to Paris the year before we opened our first store five years ago and discovered that marshmallows are a natural confection at patisseries, like macarons.”

Days before their first shop opened in Leslieville, the two decided to whip up a batch of marshmallows to fill the shelves.

They’re still a big hit. Here’s how they make them.

By KARON LIU

Boiling

The first step is boiling water, sugar, corn syrup and salt together. Meanwhile, sheets of gelatin, which give marshmallows their structure, are softened in cold water until they become jiggly like jellyfish.

“The base components of our marshmallows and the typical store-bought ones are essentially the same,” says Bobbitt. “The major difference is that ours have a shorter shelf life – three weeks – because we use fruit purées for some of the flavours.”

Stabilizing

Excess water gets squeezed out of the softened gelatin, which is then added to the melted sugar mixture, along with a vanilla paste.

“We add the vanilla after the sugar gets

boiled or else you’ll lose some of its flavour,” says Bell. “A vanilla paste is also stronger than regular extract, and you get the little bits of vanilla seeds in there.”

The shop also makes triple-chocolate, toasted coconut, raspberry and passion fruit marshmallows.

Whipping

The marshmallow goo is then whipped in a mixer at high speed, whisking as much air into it as possible to achieve a light and airy consistency that, at the same time, is also stiff enough to hold its shape. On heavy production days at the main Leslieville location, two 40-quart industrial mixers whip marshmallow batches at fullspeed. That makes about a thousand marshmallows.

Piping

After five or so minutes of mixing, the marshmallow fluff is poured into piping bags and piped into little “kiss” shapes on a lightly greased pan. A 50-50 mixture of cornstarch and icing sugar is then dusted on. The sugar adds flavour while the cornstarch helps to absorb excess moisture – if icing sugar gets wet, it turns into a paste.

Drying

The marshmallows are set out to air-dry overnight and given another coating of sugar and cornstarch before they’re packaged into plastic bags (the cornstarch prevents the marshmallows from sticking together).

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The fresh marshmallow is toasted before it floats in the hot chocolate. Yum.

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FIKA, 28 Kensington, 416-9947669, fika.ca, @FikaKensington This little café that looks like a Scandinavian design store sells delicious pastries made at the kitchens of Splendido (chef Victor Barry co-owns the place with his wife, Nikki Leigh Mckean). Try the lavender white hot chocolate ($4), a creamy beverage sweetened with a hint of vanilla and lavender bitters that’ll get you into hibernation mode.

Bobbette & Belle (1121 Queen East, 3347 Yonge, 416-466-8800, bobetteandbelle.com, @BobbetteBelle)

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Tasting

Customers seeking refuge from winter weather can grab a seat at the shop and order a big mug of hot chocolate (made from Lindt) that’s topped with a torched marshmallow.

The marshmallow quickly melts into the hot chocolate, creating a rich, gooey, almost velvety drink that’s heavenly to sip on a snowy afternoon. Caution: a regular size is big enough for two to share.

Marshmallows: $6.25 per bag Hot chocolate: $4.25 for regular size (pictured), $4.95 for large Hot chocolate mix: $5.95 for 140g (three servings)

SOMA CHOCOLATEMAKER, 32 Tank House, 416-815-7662; 443 King West, 416-599-7662, somachocolate.com, @SomaChocolate The local king of chocolate making devises a more grown-up version of the winter drink: the bittersweet dark chocolate is spiced with a combination of chilies, orange peel and ginger to make a Mayan-inspired brew. Available as a condensed shot ($3.33) or a more sipable version ($3.99) mixed with milk or hot water. (Choose milk – always.)

ODILE CHOCOLAT, 829 Dundas West, 416-538-1016, odilechocolat.com, @OdileChocolat This little truffle boutique offers two unusual hot chocolate flavours in

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addition to the more traditional chocolate-vanilla mix ($15 per tin).

The Bollywood has a punch of cardamom, while the Caribbean includes cayenne, cinnamon and cloves. Both offer a wallop of spice when simmered with milk, so they’re best served in small shots after a meal (perhaps mixed with a bit of rum) rather than in large mugs.

CHOCOSOL TRADERS, 1131 St. Clair West, 416-923-6675, chocosoltraders.com, @ChocoSolTraders The drinking chocolate (they don’t call it hot chocolate) comes in solid pucks rather than powdered format.

Rather than simmering it over the stove, it’s best to mix the chocolate with hot water in a blender, creating a frothy, richly bitter brew more akin to the traditional ancient Mayan drink than the Christmastime sugary, milky concoction. It’s available at various independent grocers and food shops across the city ($9.95), as well as in a boozed-up version at the County General ($9.50, 936 Queen West, 416-531-4447, thecountygeneral.ca).

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This week in burger news: Richmond Hill’s Fresh Burger now has a downtown location at 524 Church (at Maitland). The 4-ounce burgers come straight-up with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, onions, pickles and special sauce for those who want to keep it simple.

Popular PATH lunch option Kupfert & Kim expanded last month, with two more underground locations catering to those who eschew meat and wheat. K&K Food Stand in the Sun Life Tower (150 King West, at University) does burgers, tacos and breakfast, and the new Kupfert & Kim at Brookfield Place (181 Bay, at Wellington) serves up salads, juices and grain boxes.

Over in Kensington Market, where specialty food shops reign supreme (seriously, there’s a shop that just sells popcorn), a new Belgian fry place called Moo Frites (178 Baldwin, at Spadina) serves nothing but thick-cut fries that come in paper cones. The fun part is choosing from the 18 dips, like wasabi, gochujang and peanut sauce.

Pickering’s Pig Out BBQ has opened a second resto in the

Annex (650 Spadina, at Harbord).

Specialties include rib platters, pulled pork and brisket sandwiches, as well as burgers and barbecue chicken with all the requisite sides.

Changes

High Park’s Maritime-ish Hopgood’s Foodliner (325 Roncesvalles, at Grenadier) will be doing lunch service from December 18 to 20, as well as brunch on December 21 for those who want to fuel up before last-minute treks to the mall. Reservations are accepted.

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by Rob Brezsny

Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 The National Sci-

ence Foundation estimates that we each think at least 12,000 thoughts per day.

The vast majority of them, however, are reruns of impressions that have passed through our minds many times before.

But I am pleased to report that in the coming weeks, you Aries folks are primed to be far less repetitive than normal. You have the potential to churn out a profusion of original ideas, fresh perceptions, novel fantasies and pertinent questions.

Take full advantage of this opportunity.

Brainstorm like a genius.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 I enjoy getting

spam emails with outrageous declarations that are at odds with common sense. “Eating salads makes you sick” is one of my favourites, along with “Water is worse for you than vodka” and “Smoking is healthier than exercising.” Why do I love reading these laughable claims?

Well, they remind me that every day I am barraged by nonsense and delusion from the news media, the Internet, politicians, celebrities and a host of fanatics. “Smoking is healthier than exercising” is just a more extreme and obvious lie than many others that are better disguised. The moral of the story for you in the coming week: Be alert for exaggerations that clue you in to what’s going on discreetly below the surface. Watch carefully for glitches in the Matrix.

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 Every one of us,

including me, has blind spots about the arts of intimacy and collaboration. Every one of us suffers from unconscious habits that interfere with our ability to get and give the love we want. What are your blind spots and unconscious habits, Gemini. Ha! Trick question! They wouldn’t be blind spots and unconscious habits if you already knew about them.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that in the next six weeks you can catch glimpses of these blocks and make a good start toward reducing their power to distort your relationships.

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CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 Now and then it is in fact possible to fix malfunctioning machines by giving them a few swift kicks or authoritative whacks. This strategy is called “percussive maintenance.”

In the coming days, you might be inclined to use it a lot. That’s probably okay. I suspect it’ll work even better than it usually does. There will be problems, though, if you adopt a similar approach to try to correct glitches that are more psychological, interpersonal and spiritual in nature. For those, I recommend sensitivity and finesse.

Follow us on Leo Twitter Jul 23 | Aug 22 WhatNOW feelings or subjects have you been wanting to talk about but have not yet been able to? Are @nowtoronto there messages you are aching to convey to certain people, but can’t summon the

courage to be as candid as you need to be? Can you think of any secrets you’ve been keeping for reasons that used to be good but aren’t good any more? The time has come to relieve at least some of that tension, Leo. I suggest you smash your excuses, break down barriers and let the revelations flow. If you do, you will unleash unforeseen blessings.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 In 1662, Dutch

painter Rembrandt finished The Oath Of Claudius Civilis. It was 18 feet by 18 feet, the largest painting he ever made. For a short time, it hung on a wall in Amsterdam’s Town Hall. But local burgomasters soon decided it was offensive, and returned it to the artist to be reworked.

Rembrandt ultimately chopped off three-fourths of the original. What’s left is now hanging in a Stockholm museum, and the rest has been lost. Art historian Svetlana Alpers wishes the entire painting still existed, but nevertheless raves about the remaining portion, calling it “a magnificent fragment.” I urge you to think like Alpers. It’s time to celebrate your own magnificent fragments.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 You now have a special talent for connecting things that have never been connected. You also have a magic touch at uniting things that should be united but can’t manage to do so under their own power. In fact, I’m inclined to believe that in the next three weeks you will be unusually lucky and adept at forging links, brokering truces, building bridges and getting opposites to attract. I won’t be surprised if you’re able to compare apples and oranges in ways that make good sense and calm everyone down. sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 In 1989, Amy Tan birthed her first novel, The Joy Luck Club. Her next, The Kitchen God’s Wife, came out in 1991. Both were bestsellers. Within a few years, the student study guide publisher CliffsNotes did with them what it has done with many masterpieces of world literature: produced condensed summaries for use by students too lazy to read all of the originals. “In spite of my initial shock,” Tan said, “I admit that I am perversely honoured to be in CliffsNotes.” It was a sign of success to get the same treatment as superstar authors like Shakespeare and James Joyce. The CliffsNotes approach is currently an operative metaphor in your life, Scorpio. Try to find it in your heart to be honoured, even if it’s perversely so. For the most part, trimming and shortening and compressing will be beneficial. sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 With both symbolic and practical actions, Sagittarius-born Pope Francis has tried to reframe the message of the Catholic Church. He’s having public showers in-

stalled for the homeless in Vatican City.

He has made moves to dismantle the Church’s bigotry toward gays. He regularly criticizes growing economic inequality, and keeps reminding politicians that there can be no peace and justice unless they take care of poor and marginalized people. He even invited iconic punk poet Patti Smith to perform at the Vatican Christmas Concert. You now have extra power to exert this kind of initiative in your own sphere, Sagittarius. Be proactive as you push for constructive transformations that will benefit all.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 The limpet is an aquatic snail. When it’s scared, it escapes at a rate approaching 2 inches per hour. If you get flustered in the coming week, Capricorn, I suggest you flee at a speed no faster than the limpet’s. I’m making a little joke here. The truth is, if you do get into a situation that provokes anxiety, I don’t think you should leave the scene at all. Why? There are two possibilities. First, you may be under the influence of mistaken ideas or habitual responses that are causing you to be nervous about something there’s no need to be nervous about. Or second, if you are indeed in an authentic bind, you really do need to deal with it, not run away.

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 Science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick has been one of my favourite authors since I discovered his work years ago. I love how he reconfigured my mind with his metaphysical riffs about politics and his prophetic questions about what’s real and what’s not. Recently I discovered he once lived in a house that’s a few blocks from where I now live. While he was there, he wrote two of his best books. I went to the place and found it was unoccupied. That night I slept in a sleeping bag on the back porch, hoping to soak up inspiration. It worked! Afterwards, I had amazing creative breakthroughs for days. I recommend a comparable ritual for you, Aquarius. Go in quest of greatness that you want to rub off on you. pisCes Feb 19 | Mar 20 Do you enjoy telling people what to do? Are you always scheming to increase your influence over everyone whose life you touch? If you are a typical Pisces, the answer to those questions is no. The kind of power you are interested in is power over yourself.

You mostly want to be the boss of you.

Right now is a favourable time to intensify your efforts to succeed in this glorious cause. I suggest you make aggressive plans to increase your control over your own destiny.

Homework: What gifts do you want for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule and the winter solstice?

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Parlor

333 King West, 416-596-0004, parlorfoods.com, @parlorfoods

Spirit Tree Dry Hopped Cider

WHAT WE’RE DRINKING TONIGHT

Okay, I confess: I’ve been drinking this for a few weeks. I may have avoided writing about it because I selfishly wanted to drink it all. But you should know, cider fans, that this is incredible stuff. Infused with two types of Ontario-grown hops (Chinook and Cascade), this crisp, herbaceous cider is a unique and delicious local product.

Price 750 ml/$10.95 Availability LCBO 386755. LCBO stock is dwindling, but Spirit Tree’s Dry Hopped goodness can be found in bars and restaurants around T.O.

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Sheer spirits

Canadians can be modest to the point of meek when it comes to championing our heritage. Many of us are confused about what our “culture” encompasses – or if it exists at all. Unless there are sports involved, our patriotism is particularly quiet.

That’s why we could use more spots like the newly opened Parlor to remind us to be more proud of our True North.

Housed in the former (now unrecognizable) Paese, Parlor makes an aesthetic commitment to Canadiana that goes deeper than HBC prints and antlers. Cedar, burlap and barnboard, not so repurposed that they’ve lost crucial rusticity, bellow “O Canada!”

Parlor’s kitchen and bar seek to contemporize the soul of Canadian cuisine and hospitality – a noble purpose in an area saturated with tourist traps.

Chefs and co-owners Brett Howson and Jason D’Anna and their team source and forage local ingredients to switch up the menu, scrawled in chalk, often. Expect staples like

charcuterie, pickles, preserves and incredibly tempting desserts.

The bar, run by Japhet Bower (the Grove, the Whippoorwhill), focuses on local craft spirits (Dillon’s, 66 Gilead, Still Waters) and Canadian legacy brands (J.P. Wiser’s, Forty Creek).

VQA wines from small producers are on offer along with Ontario beer and cider. Cocktails incorporate unusual ingredients like whey (Miss Muffet’s Fizz with earl grey syrup, St. Germain, lemon, cream, $14.25) and beet shrub (Buddha’s Delight with caraway infused whiskey and orange bitters, $14.25).

Notably different from its King Street neighbours, Parlor could become the kind of gathering spot that sparks new identity in a ’hood that could use it.

Vodka ñUltimat

Rating NNNN Why I’ll sincerely apply the oft-abused term “premium” to this Polish vodka, distilled from a blend of wheat, rye and potatoes. Full and spicy with hits of sourdough, citrus zest and brine, serve chilled as an aperitif with pickles, cured fish and – why not? – caviar.

Price 750 ml/$79.95 Availability LCBO 363754

Casamigos Tequila Blanco

Rating NNN Why Friendly and vanilla-forward, Casamigos Blanco – sorry, George Clooney’s blanco – isn’t completely resting on the laurels of its celebrity mascot. This could be an introductory blanco for skeptical sippers.

Price 750 ml/$59.45 Availability LCBO 386789

Hayman’s London Dry Gin

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Rating NNNN Why A citrus bomb of a London dry, Hayman’s has versatility and value that make it a killer house gin.

Delish in G&Ts and citrusy cocktails like French 75s and Corpse Reviver #2s.

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How to keep warm at the Toronto Christmas Market

Looking for reasons to escape your house this December? Head to the Distillery District for the annual Christmas Market, on till December 21. When you tire of shopping – feel no shame if that’s within 10 minutes – warm up with mulled wine, Glenfiddich at the William Grant & Sons Hospitality Lounge on El Catrin’s patio (18 Tank House, 416-203-2121, elcatrin.ca), Disaronno and Tia Maria at the PMA Lounge on the Pure Spirits patio (17 Tank House, 416-3615859, purespirits.ca) or tap the 12 Casks of Christmas

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at Mill Street Brew Pub (21 Tank House, 416-6810338, millstreetbrewpub.ca). More info under “Beer Gardens” at torontochristmasmarket.com.

Duggan’s does Parkdale

Duggan’s Brewery – complete with a retail store and a beer-friendly menu designed by Jamie Kennedy – officially opens this week in the spacious corner lot at Queen and Brock (1346 Queen West, 416-588-1086, duggansbreweryparkdale.com). Expect standards like the No. 9 IPA as well as new experimental brews to roll out of Parkdale’s first brew pub.

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nowtoronto.com/music Audio clips from our interview with Lydia Ainsworth + Live report from Field Trip Discover Series V +Searchable upcoming listings JAMES BLAKE at the Mod Club, Sunday, November 30. Rating: NNN

NIC POULIOT

England’s James Blake is rounding out the year with a scaled-down mini-tour of concert theatres to road test new material from his forthcoming third studio album, as well as the more technooriented tracks he is releasing through his 1-800-Dinosaur collective and record label.

Blake’s music is primarily tender pop ballads sung with a quiet and careful vulnerability offset by heavy, stumbling beats that reverberate through your body. The new songs – which included a swinging soul tune and a plaintive torcher on solo piano at the set’s end – were per-

formed in romantic backlit silhouette with minimal or no accompaniment from his drummer and guitarist.

Other new ones went in the opposite direction.

Voyeur (Dub) and recent single 200 Press featured chopped-up hip-hop samples and clanging mechanical noise over industrial-strength techno beats that would not sound out of place in a sex club.

And neither would his anything-goes attitude.

A crowd-pleasing cover of Joni Mitchell’s A Case Of You demonstrated a songwriting standard he has yet to match with his own lyrics, but viewed as a whole, the concert’s shifting moods shared his folk hero’s aggressively unpredictable spirit.

KEVIN RITCHIE

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Shows that rocked Toronto last week STEVIE WONDER at the Air Canada Centre, Tuesday,

ñNovember 25.

Rating: NNNN Last Tuesday at the ACC, Detroit pop-R&B legend Stevie Wonder unleashed warmth, humour and virtuosic musical chops over a three-and-ahalf-hour set of tunes from 1976’s flawless Songs In The Key Of Life.

Before touching a piano key, Wonder spoke about the album, highlighting the contributions of others, including India.Arie, who stood majestically at his side, and concert conductor/keyboardist Greg Phillinganes.

The set was personable and full of cut-loose jamming, during which several of the massive band’s astonishingly skilled musicians were given the spotlight. Even the emotive string ensemble made up of members of the TSO found its funk.

Sir Duke was pure joy and Isn’t She Lovely seemed extra-poignant after Wonder introduced backup singer Aisha Miller as his daughter and inspiration for the song. The set’s second half was slowed down by overly long extended outros, and the sampled call-and-response voices spiking through Black Man were abrasive. But spirits never dipped. Mic trouble during Ordinary Pain and a botched set-up involving an iPhone during the encore didn’t faze the singer, who teased us with snippets of his biggest non-Key Of Life hits before finally giving us our release with Superstition. CARLA GILLIS

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THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS at Coda, Sat-

ñurday, November 29.

Rating: NNNN Steve and Chris Martinez were still in high school the first time they played Toronto back in 2007, a novelty highlighted by the fact that they favoured old-school NYC soulful house music. Now their age is no longer a gimmick, and their style is also much more contemporary. You can still hear traces of the old Paradise Garage tapes that influenced them, but their sound is much more minimal and crisp – often closer to techno than house.

On Saturday, they approached their tag-team DJ set with a casual confidence that comes from having already spent a large chunk of their young lives behind the mixing board.

The booth was crowded with partiers, but they didn’t let the distractions disrupt their flow. These days, their sound is often very dark, but it still had a natural relaxed swing, even in their most abstract moments. They stretched out their peaks and valleys patiently, exercising restraint so that there was always room to keep increasing the energy level as the BENJAMIN BOLES night continued into the early morning.

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LES HAY BABIES at Harbourfront Centre,

ñSaturday, November 29.

Rating: NNNN The Coup de coeur francophone festival double bill Les Soeurs Boulay/Les Hay Babies became one long Hay Babies set when Les Soeurs called in sick.

The Moncton trio – guitarist Vivianne Roy, Julie Aubé on banjo and Katrine Noël on uke – regaled an attentive café-style crowd with songs, stories and jokes that evoked a summer folk fest set.

The preambles often stretched out as long as the songs, and the chuckling crowd hardly seemed to mind.

Onstage, the tunes were folkier than on the band’s debut LP, Mon Homesick Heart, some of them supported only by Roy’s acoustic guitar and the group’s two- and three-part harmonies. The band made up for lack of percussion with hoedown-like foot stomping, while Aubé’s fingers flew on the banjo. Vocally, the group have an impressive sense of timing.

True Acadians, Les Hay Babies pepper their songs and speech with franglais. Each member took turns singing lead. Noël, the simplest instrumentalist, made up for it by being quite a singer: sometimes it SARAH GREENE felt a bit like listening to early McGarrigle Sisters.

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LYDIA AINSWORTH Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West), Friday (December 5) See preview, page 55.

PROFESSOR H & THE BANDITS, GHOST DAZE, PINS & NEEDLES, CLOSED CIRCUIT AND OTHERS Opera House (735 Queen East), Friday (December 5) All-ages extravaganza.

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979, PHANTOGRAM, BIBLICAL Sound Academy (11 Polson), Friday (December 5) Dance-punk duo.

FLOSSTRADAMUS, GTA, TWO-9 Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Friday (December 5) Chicago DJs J2K and Autobot.

GREYS, ODONIS ODONIS, WEAVES, THE BEVERLEYS, DILLY DALLY The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Saturday (December 6) See preview, page 58.

SOUPCANS, TEENANGER, MICK FUTURES, CELLPHONE, LIDS, NEW FRIES S.H.I.B.G.B’S (225 Geary), Saturday (December 6) See preview, page 56.

KIM STOCKWOOD, VENTANAS, DEVIN CUDDY AND OTHERS Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Saturday (December 6) Riverdale Share holiday concert.

SINGING OUT Jane Mallett Theatre (27 Front East), Saturday (December 6) Holiday show by T.O.’s LGBTQ+ choir.

COLD SPECKS, AROARA Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Sunday (December 7) Bluesy folk-soul.

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe), Monday (December 8) Gospel Christmas show.

AL TUCK Hugh’s Room (2261 Dundas West), Tuesday (December 9) Folk songwriter extraordinaire.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Air Canada Centre (40 Bay), Wednesday (December 10) Pop star and actor.

THE HOLD STEADY, SINGLE MOTHERS Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Wednesday (December 10) Melodic indie rock.

Sure, Gwar had fire-dancer Slymenstra Hymen in the band for many years, but it was still a surprise to find out that they’d brought on a female covocalist, Vulvatron, in the aftermath of leader Dave Brockie’s death earlier this year. In fact, it was a surprise they were continuing at all. (Blóthar, the original Beefcake the Mighty, is the other vocalist.)

Vulvatron is more than holding her own in the intergalactic shock rock band’s sacrilegious world of vulgarity, violence, gore and grossness. She’s mighty and empowered onstage, game for the fake-blood drenching and twisted sexual acts,

just announced Barenaked Ladies Hits & Holiday Songs Roy Thomson Hall 7:30

pm, $25-$69. tso.ca. December 11 and 12.

Hervana, BLue cougars December Blowout Bash (one 6 Degrees of Nirvana set + one set of Nirvana songs) Hard Luck Bar doors 9 pm, $8. facebook.com/events/199409580227976. December 13. asHanti, tHe airpLane Boys, a-game Flow 93.5’s Big Night Guvernment 7 pm, all ages, $26. inktickets.com. December 14. dan mangan + BLacksmitH Virgin Mobile RE*Generation benefit concert Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 7 pm, $20. virginmobile.ca/regen. December 15.

WHimm, creep HigHWay, Lice, coarse Language

Craft Singles Release Party Smiling Buddha doors 9 pm, $5. December 16.

tHe Wooden sky, smoke sHoW, Jon Hynes

Holiday Revue charity concert for Daily Bread Food Bank 918 Bathurst doors 7 pm, all ages, $20, soundscapesmusic.com. December 16.

dirty Frigs, tWist, Bad cHanneLs, BiLe sister Smiling Buddha doors 9 pm, $5.

December 17.

amos tHe transparent, ivory Hours, Xprime, cHris Hau Record Release Party

Rivoli doors 8 pm. $10. facebook.com/ events/1018922438133427. December 20. nadJa, BLack WaLLs, tHisquietarmy Geary Lane doors 9 pm, $12-$15. soundscapesmusic. com. December 20.

Juicy J, peter Jackson, dJ dames neLLas Nadja

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and can give as good as she gets in interviews.

When asked by Metal Injection who she slept with to get the gig, she said, “Vulvatron’s sexual prowess is far superior, and although I slept with the entire band and management at the same time, they were not able to keep up.”

Don’t miss the openers: sludge metallers Corrosion of Conformity and party rockers American Sharks.

Tuesday (December 9) at the Opera House (735 Queen East), 7 pm. $27.50. rotate.com, ticketfly.com.

Guvernment $40-$50. inktickets.com.

December 21.

JuLy taLk Tattoo doors 8 pm, $25. ticketmaster.ca. December 21. ian BLurton’s Happy endings, Huron, BeLLa cLava Rivoli 9 pm, $10-$12. ticketfly.com. December 26.

JoJoFLores, dave campBeLL, yogi Break For LOVE, $15. Tattoo De-

cember 26.

konsHens, J capri Kool Haus doors 10:30 pm. $30. inktickets.com.

December 26.

tHe Wayo, tHe pick BrotHers, tHe soLe pursuit, tHe conor gains Band Horseshoe doors 8 pm, $10. December 27. tHe giFt Farewell Party Guvernment doors 10 pm, $15. inktickets. com. January 3.

WiLLie niLe, tHe peter eLkas Band, ready tHe prince, aLan snoddy Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $9. horseshoetavern.com. January

3.

ani diFranco The Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm. ticketmaster. ca. February 2. stompin’ tom BirtHday triBute Cadillac Lounge Whiskey Jack, Mickey Andrews, Mary McIntyre and others. 8 pm, $30-$35. eventbrite.ca. February 7. yes yes y’aLL vaLentines Harbourfront Centre Natrel Rink 8 to 11 pm. Free. February 14. tom cocHrane Massey Hall doors 7 pm, $39.50-$99.50. masseyhall.com. March 13.

Bayside 15-Year Anniversary Tour Opera House March 29. onerepuBLic, LigHts Air Canada Centre doors 6:30 pm, $29.50$75.50. livenation.com. April 24. diana kraLL Massey Hall 8 pm, $80-$145. masseyhall.com.

May 22. tHe script Massey Hall 8 pm, $39. masseyhall.com. May 28.

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Thursday, December 4 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

Art GAllery of ontArio The Hidden Cameras, New Fries, Mekele, DJ Kevin ñ Hegge. Art by Zeesy Powers, Tough Guy

Mountain, Brian Wong. Long Winter First Thursdays Takeover 7 pm.

CAmeron House Angie Gunn 6 pm, Johnny Griffin [Backroom]; Raven Shields, Dani Nash 10 pm, Angie Gunn 6 pm; Johnny Griffin [Backroom].

DrAke Hotel unDerGrounD Calvin Love, Michael Rault, New Hands & Aron D’Alesio Field Trip Discovery Series VI, doors 8 pm. first CAnADiAn PlACe Jill Barber (pop/ soul), 12:15 pm [Waterfall Stage]. tHe GArrison Aqueous, Tear Away Tusa doors 9 pm.

HAwAii BAr Luke Vajsar (solo bass).

HorsesHoe RLMDL, The Effens, Snowqualmie, Praises 9 pm.

Joe mAmA’s Blackburn, Thomas Reynolds & Geoff Torrn.

JoHnny JACkson Thirsty Thursdays (rock).

PAuPer’s PuB Mike Barnes Jam 10:30 pm.

PHoenix ConCert tHeAtre Wildlife, Dear Rouge, Twin Atlantic Jingle Bell Concert Series, doors 7 pm. tHe Piston Tio, Omhouse, Nyssa 9 pm. rAnCHo relAxo Bloodless Child, Jinn Arkana, Ischemic (black & doom metal) doors 7 pm. rivoli Vibrosis, The Flow (pop/funk), doors 8:30 pm. silver DollAr Truth Panel, Ride Em Cowboy, High Heels Lo Fi doors 8 pm. smilinG BuDDHA Sunshine & The Blue Moon, Kai Davey-Bellini’s Supergroup, Jaunt, The Native Smokes (pop/folk) doors 9 pm. soutHsiDe JoHnny’s Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm. velvet unDerGrounD The Mabachus, Sound Glyphics, Old Major, Feverish Lemons (indie/ prog/experimental rock), Indie’ocalypse, doors 7 pm.

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koerner HAll Sultans of String, OktoEcho, Miriam Khalil, Bassam Bishara, Chris McKhool (Canadian-Arab fusion), Sultans And Divas, 8 pm. loCAl David Celia (singer/songwriter) 9 pm. lolA Brian Cober (double slide guitar), 9 pm. monArCHs PuB The Swingin’ Blackjacks (blues), Blues Thursdays. tHe PAinteD lADy Alyson McNamara, Gillian Nicola, Whitney Pea (folk), 8 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross Pete Johnston 10 pm, Houndstooth Bluegrass Thursdays, 7:30 pm, The Foolish Things (folk) 5 pm.

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ArrAy sPACe Gravitons, Brodie West and

Steve Kado (improvised) Array Session #29, 8 pm. emmet rAy BAr John Wayne Swingtet (jazz/ gypsy/swing) 9 pm.

four seAsons Centre for tHe PerforminG Arts Rossina Grieco (piano), Virtuoso Master-

works, noon-1 pm [Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre]. kAmA Alison Young w/ the Canadian Jazz Quartet (jazz), Thursdays At Five, 5 to 8 pm. musiC GAllery Clarinet Panic Deluxx, Cris Derksen Emergents I, 8 pm. $12. olD mill inn June Garber Quartet 7:30 pm.

Free. tHe PAssenGer The J-Train Jazz In The Junction, 9:30 pm. tHe rex David Buchbinder 9:30 pm, Laura Hubert Band 6:30 pm. trinity st. PAul’s CHurCH Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir, Amandine Beyer The French Connection: Music Of The French Baroque, 8 pm.

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AsPettA CAffe El Faron Open Mic, 8 pm. tHe CAve Paul Cargnello (folk rock) doors 7:30

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Houser, Tim Hicks (country), Riser Tour, doors 6:30 pm, all ages. free times CAfe Double Experience, Guided

By Senses, Red Handed Denial, Chris Birkett (folk/indie) 8:30 pm.

GrossmAn’s Alphabot 9 pm.

HABits GAstroPuB Arlene Paculan (singer/ songwriter). Wonderfest Series 9 pm.

FHuGH’s room Rant Maggie Rant Frost & Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration, 8:30 pm.

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danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

bLacK eagLe 5DJ Deko-Ze SIN, doors 10 pm. bunDa Lounge Throwback Thursdays 10 pm.

The cave DJ Shannon Transmission. cLinTon’s Throwback Thursdays (90s hip-hop/

pop).

cLub 120 DJ Todd Klinck T-Girl Party, 10 pm. harLem DJ Keith Hamilton Supreme Thursday (Motown), 7 to 11 pm.

Joe mama’s DJ Carl Allen & Wade O’Brown. rivoLi Basecamp, Blitz/Berlin,

Morakoza, Jason Neyra doors 8 pm. ñ seven44 DJ Soundman Sanchez Disco Inferno.

WayLa bar DJ Dwayne Minard (disco/yacht),

Random Play, 10 pm.

Friday, December 5 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

3030 DunDas WesT Mob Barley & The Railers

Tribute To Bob Marley, 10 pm. aLLeycaTz Lady Kane. casTro’s Lounge The Untameable Ronnie Hayward (rockabilly) 6 pm.

The cenTraL Raymi the Minx Blogiversary Party 6 to 9 pm.

DraKe hoTeL Lydia Ainsworth doors 8 pm. See preview, page 55.

The garrison Generationals, Lowell doors 8 pm. harD LucK bar SRH, Fresh Kils, Clarity, Terrell Morris, Jake Bluez, Dubby Freelo doors 9 pm.

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hoLy oaK cafe Culture Reject, Octoberman. ñ horseshoe Brave Little Toaster, Shaky Knees,

Ferraro, Luke Bill BLT Farewell Show, doors 9 pm. hugh’s room Rik Emmett, Dave Dunlop 8:30 pm.

Joe mama’s The Grind 8 pm.

Johnny JacKson Hounds, Pyres, Lice, Severe 9 pm.

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monarchs Pub The Gator James Band Classic Rock Fridays.

oPera house Professor H & the Bandits,

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Pins & Needles, Ghost Daze, ART The Band, Closed Circuit, Brick Kick, Albeit, The Loud Pack Johnnyland Returns Again 7 pm, all ages.

PJ o’briens irish Pub Shawn Brady (from U2 to trad Irish covers), 10 pm, free. rivoLi Maddy Rodriguez, Patio People, Calling August, Nefe (indie), 8:30 pm. s.h.i.b.g.b’s Soupcans, Teenanger, Mick Futures, Cellphone, Lids, New Fries 8 pm. See preview, page 56. siLver DoLLar Pkew Gunshots, Deforesters, Leggy, Pony doors 9 pm.

The sociaL caPiTaL TheaTre Tallan MD, Lea Kelly, Slouch, DJ Raydar (pop) [second floor]. sounD acaDemy Death from Above 1979, Phantogram, Biblical Jingle Bell Concert Series, doors 7:30 pm, all ages. souThsiDe Johnny’s Captain Snorkel (classic rock) 10 pm. virgin mobiLe moD cLub Rebel Coast doors 6 pm, all ages.

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array sPace Wendalyn Bartley (meditation/

spiritual) Sound Dreaming CD release 8 pm. asPeTTa caffe El Faron Open Mic, 8 pm. cameron house Kayla Howran (blues) 10 pm Patrick Brealey 8 pm David Celia 6 pm Jesse Parent 8 pm [Backroom]. free Times cafe Michael Burton, Philip Brown, Steffy Ching (folk/songwriter) 8:30 pm. grossman’s Sandi Marie 6 to 9 pm.

JuncTion ciTy music haLL New Country Rehab, Young Running, DJ Nova (alt country/ rock), 9 pm.

LoLa Chris Lord 8 pm to midnight.

LuLa Lounge Cafe Cubano, DJ Suave (salsa), Cuba Libre Fridays, 10:30 pm.

The sisTer Siobhan And Gents, Bambu, Jeff Giles 9:30 pm. smaLL WorLD music cenTre Nazar-I Turkwaz (music from the Middle East, Turkey, Greece and the Balkans) 8 pm.

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LuLa Lounge Max Senitt Trio (jazz), World/ Jazz Fridays, doors 7:30 pm. rePosaDo The Reposadist Quartet (gypsy bop).

The rex Alex Pangman 9:45 pm, Sara Dell (vocals/solo piano) 6:30 pm, Hogtown Syncopators (jazz), 4 pm. roy Thomson haLL Turin Royal Theatre Orchestra and Chorus (opera-in-concert), Rossini: William Tell, 7 pm.

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Heaven’s Hearts benefit for Burning Bliss-The Toronto Phoenix Project. casTro’s Lounge DJ I Hate You Rob (soul/ funk/R&B/punk rock/rockabilly), 10 pm.

The cave DJ Trevor (60s mod Brit pop), Bif Bang Pow. cLinTon’s Girl & Boy: 90s Party (90s pop) doors 10 pm. cLub 120 DJs KLR & Annalyze Cream Girl’s Party, 10 pm.

The DanforTh music haLL Flosstradamus, GTA, Two-9 HDYNATION Tour, doors 7 pm. emmeT ray bar DJ Cosmonauts (hip-hop/ electronic/indie/soul/reggae) 10 pm. guvernmenT Reggae Cafe Appreciation Party 10 pm [Orange Room].

Joe mama’s DJ Carl Allen & Wade O’Brown.

KooL haus DJ Hype, Kenny Ken, Jumpin’ Jack Frost, Sniper, Marcus Visionary, Everfresh, Lush, Chilton Gaines The Next Chapter, doors 10 pm.

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(house/techno) Christmas Beats & Treats 10 pm.

ThoroughbreD fooD & DrinK DJ Numeric, DJ Mantis Beat Junkie Fridays (hip-hop/R&B/ funk/soul) 10 pm.

WayLa bar DJ Jordan (funk/hip-hop/disco/top 40), Friday Faces, 10 pm.

Saturday, December 6 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

3030 DunDas WesT The Intentions (Motown/ funk/soul), 10 pm.

aLLeycaTz Taxi (rock/top 40/dance). c’esT WhaT Flamingo Bay, DB Cooper 9 pm. cherry coLa’s rocK ’n’ roLLa cabareT anD Lounge Little Foot Long Foot, The Micronite

Filters, Bloody Diamonds EP release.

Dora Keogh The Swingin’ Blackjacks 9 pm.

The garrison Greys, Odonis Odonis, Weaves, the Beverleys & Dilly Dally A Very Special Krampus Party for Buzz Records, doors 8 pm. See feature, page 58. hanDLebar Outer Rooms, Huge Cosmic, Fuss, Terrorista doors 9 pm. harD LucK bar The Creeps, Wasted Potential, School Damage, The Lord Almightys (punk) 9 pm.

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TINY RECORD SHOP

Gotta love a new neighbourhood record store, especially one that only sells new and used vinyl. Last month, the Tiny Record Shop opened in Riverside (804 Queen East).

And small it is, but also mighty. Its first in-store, this past Friday, pulled in indie rockers Born Ruffians and tons of happy fans who scooped up the band’s Black Friday exclusive B Sides & Acoustics 12-inch on gold vinyl. The shop gets bonus points for buying your used vinyl, and it has just started selling select concert tickets. tinyrecordshop.com.

KEEP ON KEEPING STRONG

COACH HOUSE SOUND

Indiegogo campaigns are a dime a dozen, but we can get behind the Coach House Sound project, which is raising funds to build a new recording studio and community hub in Parkdale. The studio will be affordable yet professional and will subsidize its operating costs by also functioning as a rehearsal space and event venue. The project has already surpassed its goal of $6,000, but with 28 days left to go on the campaign, why not throw a donation its way during this season of giving and help it get off to an even more stable start? indiegogo.com/projects/coach-house-sound.

Did you know that all it takes to become a registered stem cell donor is a cheek swab sent to OneMatch.com? After their friend Tom Wong got diagnosed with a rare blood disease and needed a donor, DJ Sneak and Nitin got on board to help raise awareness about the process.

On Wednesday (December 10), they play Keep On Keeping Strong, a benefit concert at Cabal (782 King West), with proceeds going toward the making of a documentary of the same name. Also appearing: Mike Gleeson and Miz Megs. facebook. com/events/ 599050673574357.

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eDWarD Johnson buiLDing Wind Symphony

DESTRUCTO, MOTEZ, ANNA LUNOE & T.WILLIAMS

THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL DEC 19 / 20

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

DJ Sneak

lydia ainsworth EXPERIMENTAL

T.O. native’s debut weaves together classical and electronic By SAMANTHA EDWARDS lydia ainsworth at the Drake Underground (1150 Queen West), Friday (December 5), 8 pm. $12.50. RT, SS, TF.

Lydia Ainsworth doesn’t use adjectives like ethereal, lush or experimental when talking about her music, even though they apply. She is more at ease describing her sound through the influences that inspire her – in 45 minutes, she references more than 16.

For example: American minimalists Steve Reich, Meredith Monk and Philip Glass, British avant-garde synth pop band Art of Noise and Peter Gabriel’s So. In the next breath, it’s T.S. Eliot’s poetry and a book about Tibetan dream yoga and how dreams affect your karma in everyday life.

“I was also inspired by a lot of requiems, especially Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem,” says the Toronto native over tea at the Big Carrot’s juice bar. “I wanted to explore that combination of terror and beauty.”

These muses culminate on Right From Real (Arbutus), the singer-composer-producer’s beautifully textured debut album, released in September, that unites the seemingly disparate worlds of classical and electronic music.

Ainsworth started playing the cello at 10, graduated from the Etobicoke School of Arts, then moved to Montreal to study composition at McGill Univer-

sity. At the time, she says, she didn’t connect with the academic environment, but she started scoring student films, and that’s when she first experimented with using her voice as an instrument.

After completing her master’s in film scoring at New York University, Ainsworth holed up in her loud Bushwick apartment to record Right From Real, an isolating two-year process.

“I’m a perfectionist. Each song was like a little gem I had been working on, some of them, for so many years,” she says. “I was guarding them. They were my babies.”

Although Ainsworth played some of the cello lines, the orchestral sounds are mostly from samples she’s recorded over the years. At this week’s show at the Drake – her first headlining hometown gig – she’ll play the keyboard alongside a cellist, violinist and drummer.

“It’s always a challenge when you’re performing in front of a bunch of people and you need to organize your string players and you’re thinking of the sound and you’re thinking about a million things leading up to it,” says Ainsworth.

The stress, however, is well worth it.

“I always knew I wanted to perform the songs with strings. They’re such beautiful instruments live, and that element warms up the electronic side.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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rivoli Devin Cuddy (country/blues). ñ clubs&concerts Festival Tranzac souTHern cross Somewhere There Fundraiser 10 pm, Abigail Lapell 7:30 œcontinued from page 54

Harlem Liz Loughrey & Adrian X (pop/ soul), 7:30 to 11 pm. ñ HorsesHoe The Walkervilles, Adam Baldwin,

The Mickeys, Bamboo doors 9 pm.

Joe mama’s Shugga.

FKoerner Hall Stewart Goodyear, Toronto Children’s Chorus The Nutcracker, 2 pm. lee’s Palace Union Duke, Dave Borins, Atom & the Volumes, The Show 9 pm. linsmore Tavern The Neil Young’uns (Neil Young tribute) 9:30 pm.

THe PaddocK Olivier Jarda, Parks At Night (indie rock) aBabe Showcase. 9:30 pm.

PainTbox bisTro Jordan John (soul). 9 pm.

PJ o’brien irisH Pub Shawn Brady (from U2 to trad Irish covers), 10 pm, free.

THe rex Danny Marks (pop) noon. round venue The Human Experience, SaQi, T Minus, Rollin Cash 9:30 pm. silver dollar The Histrionics, Big Name Actors, Poppy Seed & The Love Explosion doors 9 pm.

THe sisTer Uncle Father, Hatchetmen 9:30 pm. souTHside JoHnny’s Cottage Brew (rock/top 40) 10 pm, The Bear Band (rock/blues) 4 to 8 pm. soybomb Surinam, The Dark Plains, Sailboats Are White, Hiera, Toronto Homicide Squad, Watershed Hour doors 9 pm.

TaTToo Structures, Obey The Brave, Exalt, Villains (progressive/hardcore), 5:30 pm, all ages. virgin mobile mod club Jamie T, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs doors 7 pm.

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c’esT WHaT The Boxcar Boys (old-time/folk) 3

pm.

cameron House Whitney Rose 8 pm,

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Rattlesnake Choir 6 pm, Theo Tams, Braeden Taylor Mitchell, Loryn Taggart, Emily Raquel, The Autumn Portrait 8 pm [Backroom]. casTro’s lounge Big Rude Jake 4:30 pm.

FeasTminsTer uniTed cHurcH Winter North And South Voca Chorus 7:30 pm.

Free Times caFe Tanaisha Taitt (songwriter) 8:30 pm, Dr B’s Acoustic Medicine Show 2 pm.

THe gem Return For Refund Acoustic Saturdays 11 pm. grossman’s Mad Cats Blues Band 10 pm, The Happy Pals 4:30 to 8 pm.

HabiTs gasTroPub Jessica Blake & The Dinner club (singer/songwriter) 9 pm.

HugH’s room The Arrogant Worms (musical comedy) 8:30 pm. local Boxcar Boys 9 pm, Alain Richer (singer/ songwriter) 5 pm. lola Sunday Wilde (blues), 8 pm to midnight. lula lounge Conjunto Lacalu, DJ Trambo (salsa/sonora), Salsa Saturdays, 10:30 pm.

pm, Carlie Howell 12:30 pm, Jamzac 3 pm. vino rosso Max Layton, Shane Joseph, Jeff & Debbie Currie, Angele Menard, Julie Lynch Words & Music 1:30 to 4:30 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

alliance Française The Ton Beau String Quartet, Alex Goodman, Graham Campbell Journeys, 8 pm. array sPace Udo Kasemets – Uncompromising Experimentalist 3 pm.

Fcalvin PresbyTerian cHurcH The Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra, U of T Scarborough Choir Joy To The World, 8 pm. cHalKers Pub Dave Young Quartet 6 to 9 pm. edWard JoHnson building Wind Ensemble 7:30 pm.

THe Flying beaver PubareT Melanie Peterson & Blair Packham Cabaret, 7 pm.

Fgeneral moTors cenTre The Tenors Christmas Concert, 7:30 pm, all ages.

Fgrace cHurcH on-THe-Hill Pax Christi Chorale Winter Nights/Christmas Oratorio, 7:30 pm.

Jam FacTory co Thin Edge Music Collective & Steve Kado.

FJane malleTT THeaTre 5Singing Out (seasonal concert), Closer To The Flame, 3 and 7:30 pm.

Jazz bisTro Robi Botos 9 pm.

Fmassey Hall The Young Men of St Michael’s Choir School, True North Brass, Schola Cantorum Strings A Tradition Of Joy 7:30 pm. old mill inn Bruce Cassidy Trio 7:30 pm.

THe rex Michael Herring (jazz), 9:45 pm. Nick Teehan Group 7:30 pm. Swing Shift Band 3:30 pm.

FricHmond Hill cenTre For THe PerForming arTs Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (classical),

Festivals Of Carols, 8 pm. roy THomson Hall Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Alice Sara Ott (piano), Best Of Tchaikovsky, 8 pm. royal conservaTory oF music Adi Braun, Dave Restivo, Pat Collins, Daniel Barnes (cabaret songs), Speak Low, 7:30 pm [Conservatory Theatre].

Frunnymede uniTed cHurcH Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir, John Showman, Tom Power, the Trillium Broass, Ellen Meyer (classical/bluegrass), An Appalachian Christmas (Romero House benefit), 7:30 pm.

FsainT luKe’s uniTed cHurcH Counterpoint Community Orchestra 7:30 pm. sony cenTre For THe PerForming arTs Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy 8 pm.

TriniTy sT. Paul’s cHurcH Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir, Amandine Beyer The French Connection: Music Of The French Baroque, 8 pm. vicToria college cHaPel Scaramella Lawes Unto Himself (music of William Lawes), 8 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

F751 bar DJs Fawn BC, Misty Rock’nRoll,

Splattermonkey (Motown/soul) Motown Party: Ugly Holiday Sweater Edition.

blacK eagle 5DJ Chez Men’s Night, doors 10 pm.

THe brisTol & bombay Soul Bhoys (soul/

ska/reggae), Dancecrasher, 10 pm.

THe cave DJ Pat Full On Alternative. clinTon’s Bangs & Blush (60s soul/rock & roll), Shake, Rattle & Roll, 10 pm. club 120 DJ Saucy Miso Metal Mayhem, 10 pm. draKe HoTel DJ Numeric, DJ Dalia, More Or Les Never Forgive Action (hip-hop/R&B). 11 pm. emmeT ray bar DJ Sawtay (hip-hop/soul) 10 pm.

THe Flying beaver PubareT Carrie Chestnutt (disco/retro), Studio 54 Party, 6-9 pm. guvernmenT Deep Dish Spin Saturdays, 10 pm. lou daWg’s DJ Kenny Bounce (funk/soul/ blues/hip-hop).

THe PisTon With It (mod/Northern soul dance party) 10 pm. revival John Morales, Cyclist, A Digital Needle, Groove Institute Club Motown, 10 pm. sTudio enTerTainmenT THeaTre DJs Rufio, Adam Klein, Party Favor.

TaTToo DJs Starting From Scratch, Jason Palma Hip-Hop vs House, doors 9 pm.

Wayla bar DJs Dwayne Minard, Mike B. (house) Daddy Next Door Daddy Cares Part Two. 10 pm.

Wrongbar Agile, DJ Mensa, Mista Jiggz, 4KORNERS, Wristpect (hip-hop/R&B/house/ reggae/disco/funk/soul/breaks), All Vinyl Everything: 1-Year Anniversary, doors 10 pm. nosTalgia coFFee comPany Jamie Payne (acoustic folk-pop) Calm Before The Chaos Dinner & Concert, 4 pm.

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Sunday, December 7 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

cameron House The Double Cuts 10 pm.

FTHe danForTH music Hall

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Pressgang Mutiny, Kim Stockwood, Ventanas, Murray McLauchlan, Robert Missen, Devin Cuddy and many others Riverdale Share Holiday Concert benefits non-profit organizations in the east end. 3 pm.

lee’s Palace **RESCHEDULED FROM DEC 5*** Cold ñ Specks, AroarA doors 9 pm. Original tickets honoured.

linsmore Tavern Pat Perez & John Dickie

Band (R&B/funk/blues) 5 to 9 pm. rivoli Reenie, Sammy Duke Trio, The Flow (indie rock), aBabe Showcase, 9 pm. souTHside JoHnny’s Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix (pop/rock), Open Jam, 9:30 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

Soupcans

Telephone explosion LABEL SHOWCASE

Local indie label celebrates seven years of evolution and eclecticism By JOSHUA KLOKE

bamPoT House oF Tea & board games

Open Mic 7:30 pm. Free. blacK bear Pub SNAFU Jam, 4 to 8 pm.

THe cage 292 Phill Hood Jam, 10 pm.

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souPcans, Teenanger, micK FuTures, cellPHone, lids, crosss and neW Fries at S.H.I.B.G.B’s (225 Geary), Friday (December 5), 8 pm, $10.

Telephone Explosion founder Jon Schouten doesn’t want to put limits on his label. Along with his good friend Steve Sidoli, Schouten’s taken his Toronto outfit from a cassette-focused brand releasing local acts to one of the most daring independents today.

Their modus operandi? Evolution – both personal and professional.

“It’s only healthy that what we were doing seven years ago isn’t what we are doing now,” says Schouten, who’s about to celebrate TE’s seventh birthday. “We look at labels like Drag City and we know they’re doing it right.

They can put out a folk-rock, electronic record or noise record and they have a stamp of approval.”

Following suit, TE’s roster is becoming more diverse. Originally garagerock oriented, it now boasts a selection of eclectic acts, some of which Schouten himself struggles to put a tag on.

“Cellphone have created a sound that even I have trouble defining. I call it synth-trash,” he says of the Toronto duo.

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More exciting releases await in 2015. Next year sees a January re-press of a highly sought-after Ty Segall/Black Time split LP that put TE on the map outside of Toronto, as well as a 7-inch debut from a new band, LIDS (Brian Borcherdt from Holy Fuck, Doug MacGregor from the Constantines and Metz’s Alex Edkins). So far, LIDS has largely been shrouded in secrecy, but their noisy grooves will be on display at the anniversary show.

The spring promises new LP releases from Mick Futures, the hooky power pop effort from Mich Houle of Sudbury’s Strange Attractor; and Halifaxbred, Toronto-based lo-fi metal outfit CROSSS, both of whom bring their intense live sets to Friday’s party. Frantic punks Soupcans, with two releases on TE, No-Wave-inspired trio New Fries and Schouten and Sidoli’s own celebrated punk band, Teenanger, round out the lineup.

Exciting stuff, yet celebrating a seven-year anniversary seems like an odd choice to us.

Schouten agrees, but falling in line with convention has never been his strong suit. “Think of it more as a Christmas party,” he says.

“I know we are!”

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BUZZ RECORDS HOLIDAY SHOWCASE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 PRESENTED BY ANCHOR SHOP

REBEL COAST

A VERY SPECIAL KRAMPUS PARTY

Your fave bands celebrate the season’s sinister side GREYS, ODONIS ODONIS, WEAVES, THE BEVERLEYS and DILLY DALLY at the Gar-

w/ JESSE GOLD, HIGH 75, THE SYNTHETIC ARMY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION

rison (1197 Dundas West), Saturday (December 6), 7:30 pm, $10. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com.

Christmas parties, holiday fetes and Festivus gatherings – December is rife

with merry-making and concerts. But in true punk spirit, local label Buzz Records is celebrating the dark side of the calendar’s marquee holiday with A Very Special Krampus Party.

A very special what? Krampus, for those not in the know, is a disturbing mythical creature (think a satanic ram) who chases children through the

By JULIA LeCONTE

streets and leaves the naughty ones a wooden stick rather than a traditional gift from St. Nick. (And we thought a lump of coal was bad!)

So in the spirit of that “holiday” (which is “celebrated” this weekend), we asked five of Buzz’s local bands this question: on tour this year, have you been naughty or nice?

ON TOUR THIS YEAR, HAVE YOU BEEN NAUGHTY OR NICE?

JAMIE T

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10

ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS SHOW

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CAMERON HOUSE Nevada 7 pm, Samantha Martin 4 pm.

DAKOTA TAVERN Bluegrass Brunch 10 am to 2 pm.

EMMET RAY BAR Graham Playford (folk/songwriter/rock/roots) 9 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFE Singer’s Edge: Unplugged Session 10 (songwriters) 8 pm.

GROSSMAN’S Brian Cober (double slide guitar), Open Blues Jam, 10 pm.

HIRUT FINE ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Nicola Vaughan

Jam, 3 to 6:30 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Sacha Williamson CD release, 8:30 pm.

LOCAL Los Caballeros del Son (Cuban) 9 pm, Chris Coole (old-time/country) 5 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Jorge Maza Sunday Salsa Brunch.

11 am.

MCGRADIES TAP AND GRILL Dan Walek Open Jam, 6 to 10 pm.

RELISH BAR & GRILL Paul Brennan & David MacMichael Stir It Up Sundays Open Mic, 9 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS The Woodchoppers Association 10:30 pm, Monk’s Music 5 pm, No Angels Dancing (Allison Cameron, & D Alex Meeks) 1 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

ARRAY SPACE Udo Kasemets – Uncompromising Experimentalist 3 pm.

CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY Echo Women’s

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11

HO HO T.O. 722 COLLEGE STREET

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GREYS, loud-rockin’ four-piece “I think we’re all total nerds so we can’t have been that naughty. The worst we did was throw some stuff out of a dressing room window while giggling like idiots, then we

accidentally smashed a giant vase – possibly while high.

We also stole a bottle of whiskey off the guy from Bloc Party. I dunno, is that naughty or just stupid?”

– SHEHZAAD JIWANI, SINGER/GUITARIST

THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 • 9PM

AQUEOUS TEAR AWAY TUSA

FRIDAY DECEMBER 5 • 8PM

GENERATIONALS WITH

LOWELL

SATURDAY DECEMBER 6 • 7:30PM

ODONIS ODONIS, three-man industrial punks “Well done with a side of saucy. No animals were harmed, just brain cells and ear decibels.”

WEAVES, soulful sludge-pop quartet “Very nice. We sing a lot in the car. And most recently our bassist, Zach Bines, and I got funny little tattoos in Montreal – he an almond and myself a tiny slithering snake. Is – JASMYN BURKE, SINGER that a good or bad thing?”

– DEAN TZENOS, SINGER/GUITARIST

BUZZ RECORDS: A VERY SPECIAL KRAMPUS

GREYS | ODONIS ODONIS

WEAVES | THE BEVERLEYS | DILLY DALLY TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 • 8PM

JESSECOUNTY MARCHANT WITH

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 • 8PM JAKE E. LEE’S

RED DRAGON HOTEL

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THE BEVERLEYS, garage-punk trio “Knowing we had a lot of distance to cover, and the fact that we wanted to play the best shows we could, we didn’t get too naughty. At least that’s what we can say on – SUSIE BURKE (SINGER/GUITARIST), JOANNA LUND record.”

(SINGER/GUITARIST), AUDREY HAMMER (DRUMS)

DILLY DALLY, grunge-pop duo “The band was nice to everyone on tour this year except those dumb cops who gave us those dumb tickets for doing nothing at all. Everyone else got hugs and kisses.”

– KATIE MONKS, SINGER/GUITARIST

Choir, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Bob Bossin The Divine Feminine concert. 7:30 pm.

EDWARD JOHNSON BUILDING David Jalbert, Wonny Song [Walter Hall]. Piano Dialogue. 3:15 pm. Young Voices Toronto, MacMillan Singer’s, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chamber Choir, Women’s Chorus Gloria!, 2:30 pm.

FTHE FLYING BEAVER PUBARET That Choir (musical theatre/pop/jazz), A Very Christmas Cabaret, 8 pm.

FGRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL Pax Christi Chorale Winter Nights/Christmas Oratorio, 3 pm.

HELICONIAN HALL Patricia Parr, Erika Braun, Winona Zelenka (piano, violin, cello), Syrinx Concert, 3 pm.

JAZZ BISTRO Glenda Del E Trio 7 pm, Micah Barnes Trio Sundays In New York Brunch. 12:30 pm.

JOE MAMA’S Organic (jazz) 6:30-10 pm.

LOCAL GEST Joanne Morra Trio Sunday Jazz, 4:30 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Big Band Tap Revue (jazz) 8 pm.

FMASSEY HALL The Young Men of St Michael’s Choir School, True North Brass, Schola Cantorum Strings A Tradition Of Joy. 3 pm.

MERCHANTS OF GREEN COFFEE Lazersuzan (groove-based space jazz), 2 to 5 pm.

MORGANS ON THE DANFORTH Lara Solnicki & Ted Quinlan Jazzy Sunday, 2 to 5 pm.

MUSIDEUM Steve Koven & Jayson Dale (jazz) 8 pm.

THE REX Sean Bray Quartet 9:30 pm, Brian de Lima Quartet 7 pm. Club Django (Gypsy-swing), 3:30 pm. Hart House/Jazz FM Youth noon.

ROY THOMSON HALL Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Cawthra Park Chamber Choir The Bear, Family Christmas Concert, 3 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC John O’Conor & Desmond Hoebig (piano, cello), 2 pm [Mazzoleni Hall].

SMALL WORLD MUSIC CENTRE Music Meditation DroneDoctor (improvisational/new music) 8 to 9 pm.

FST ANNE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH The Junction Trio Cantate! 3 pm.

FTORONTO CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Orchestra Toronto, The Bach Children’s Chorus The Snowman, 3 pm.

TRINITY ST. PAUL’S CHURCH Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir, Amandine Beyer The French Connection: Music Of The French Baroque, 3:30 pm.

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CASTRO’S LOUNGE Watch This Sound (rare/

vintage ska/reggae/dub vinyl) 9 pm.

HANDLEBAR Heiki, naw Nite Comfort #15

Whether you’ve been good or bad this year, Buzz has a special gift in store at the show: Garrison-goers will be privy to a limited run of Buzz baseball cards, featuring each band in cartoon glory (like punk four-piece HSY, right), with a link to a downloadable label sampler on the back.

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(electronic) doors 8 pm.

PARLOUR Sunday Night Tales.

Monday, December 8 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

CASTRO’S LOUNGE The Cosmotones (old-school rockabilly) 6 pm.

GROSSMAN’S No Band Required 10 pm.

HorsesHoe Jon Knight & Soulstack, Jackets, Tame Hell, Dead Projectionists Shoeless Monday, doors 8:30 pm.

Lee’s PaLace O-Town (2000s boy band) doors 8 pm.

THe PisTon DCF (aka Prince) 9 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

cameron House Golden Country Classics 6 pm, J Swinnerton Blues Band 10 pm.

casTro’s Lounge BlueVenus (singer/songwrit-

er) 9 pm.

Dora KeogH Julian Taylor, Dora’s Explorers

Open stage 8 pm.

Free Times caFe Open Stage Mondays (folk/ songwriters) 7:30 pm.

HugH’s room Bob Bossin & Marie-Lynn Hammond, Anne Lederman, Alan Soberman 8:30 pm.

LocaL Hamstrung String Band (bluegrass/traditional country) 9 pm.

Froy THomson HaLL The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Samantha Martin, Delta Sugar (gospel) Christmas Show 8 pm.

Tranzac souTHern cross Open Mic Mondays 10 pm, Chris Banks Happy Hour 7:30 pm.

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emmeT ray Bar Joel Visentin, Jeff LaRochelle,

Mark Godfrey, Derek Gray (jazz) Roarshaq 9 pm.

HarLem unDergrounD Neil Brathwaite (jazz) 8 to 11 pm.

FoLD miLL inn Ernesto Cervini & Chris Donnelly Jazz.FM91 Sound Of Jazz Concerts: Christmas, All Jazzed Up, 8 pm.

THe rex Michael Brooker & MB10 (mini big band) 9:30 pm. sT BasiL’s cHurcH The Musicians In Ordinary (Baroque) Inspired By Venice, 7:30 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

THe cave DJ Shannon (retro 80s/alternative), Manic Mondays, doors 10 pm. rePosaDo DJ Ellis Dean Mezcal Monday, 9 pm.

Tuesday, December 9 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

come anD geT iT resTauranT Undrcovr.

DaKoTa Tavern Jason Collett’s Basement Revue doors 8:30 pm. ñ THe garrison Jesse Marchant doors 8 pm.

HorsesHoe Paceshifters, Fat as Fuck, Graeme Kennedy, Angela Saini Dave Bookman’s Nu Music Nite, 9 pm.

THe HoxTon Goapele doors 7 pm.

Joe mama’s Jeff Eager. oPera House GWAR, Corrosion of Conformity, American Sharks Eternal Tour.

THe PainTeD LaDy Carl Lorusso, Andy Minard, Bare Claws, Common Times (indie rock) aBabe Showcase 8:45 pm.

THe PisTon Indie Night 9 pm.

FPrincess oF WaLes THeaTre Donny & Marie Osmond Christmas In Toronto. 7:30 pm. rivoLi Adam Evers, Johnny & The Jackals, Bike Thiefs, Counterfeit Chapter Showcase Night, doors 8 pm. Adrian Underhill, Elliot Maginot doors 5 pm.

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Folk/Blues/Country/World

120 Diner Musician Open Stage (host DJ Shane Taylor), 10 pm. cameron House Sinners Choir 10 pm, Dan Kosub 8 pm [Backroom].

THe DuKe Live.com Frank Wilks Open Jam. 8:30 pm.

Free Times caFe Dylan Murray & Sebastian Biase (folk/songwriter) 8 pm.

HugH’s room

Al Tuck 8:30 pm. ñ izaKaya susHi House Drum & Dance Tuesdays,

8:30 pm to midnight.

LocaL Matty Powell 9 pm.

Lou DaWg’s Chris Caddell, Cassius Pereira, Kenny Neal Jr Tangled Up In The Blues 8 pm.

Froy THomson HaLL Donnell Leahy, Natalie MacMaster & Family, Etobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Chorus Celtic Christmas, 8 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

array sPace Marcus B, Heidi Chan, James B,

Brian Abbott and others (avant/improvised) Audiopollination 25, 8 pm.

Fcasa Loma Toronto Concert Orchestra Christmas At Casa Loma, 7 pm.

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arTs The Glenn Gould School Of New Music (chamber music), Apparitions, noon-1 pm [Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre].

Jazz BisTro Paula Gardin CD release. 8 pm.

THe rex Chris Gale Classic Rex Jazz Jam, 9:30 pm, Richard Whiteman Group 6:30 pm.

Tranzac souTHern cross Aurochs (jazz) 7:30 pm. Stop Time 10 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

THE DAKOTA TAVERN

aLLeycaTz DJ Frank Bischun Bachata Night.

8:30 pm.

rePosaDo DJ Gord C Alien Radio.

THe savoy DJ Madame Hair Blue Blood Bash,

9 pm.

Wednesday, December 10 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

air canaDa cenTre Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour, 8 ñ pm.

THe cave Lil Debbie (hip-hop) doors 8 pm. cLinTon’s Good Enough (live band karaoke)

doors 9 pm.

DraKe HoTeL Sam Amidon doors 8:30 pm. See album ñ review, page 60.

THe garrison Jake E Lee’s Red Dragon Car-

tel, Ethan Brosh, WarMachine doors 8 pm.

HorsesHoe The Hold Steady, Single Mothers Horseshoe’s 67th Birthday, doors 8:30 pm.

THe PisTon Lobby, Only Yours, Aron D’Alesio 9 pm.

FPrincess oF WaLes THeaTre Donny & Marie Osmond Christmas In Toronto. 7:30 pm. rivoLi Twin Atlantic The Edge Jingle Bell Concert Series.

Fvirgin moBiLe moD cLuB Andy Kim, Lights, Finger Eleven, Platinum Blonde, Beverley Mahood, Neverest, Brendan Canning & Kevin Drew Andy Kim Christmas Show 8 pm.

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aLLeycaTz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/

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casTro’s Lounge The Mediterranean Stars

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cHaLKers PuB Lisa Particelli Girl’s Night Out

Jazz Jam 8 pm to midnight.

Four seasons cenTre For THe PerForming arTs The Alex Dean Saxophone Quartet

(jazz), Sax Appeal, noon-1 pm [Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre].

FHeLiconian HaLL Group Of 27 Chamber Orchestra, Krisztina Szabo (orchestra and mezzo-soprano), Holiday Party, 7:30 pm.

FHoLy FamiLy caTHoLic cHurcH Andrea Ludwig, Richard Whitall, Jamie Tuttle, Paul Oros (vocal soloists and baroque orchestra), JS Bach Cantata 36, 8 pm. monarcHs PuB The Vipers Jazz Wednesdays. naWLins Jazz Bar Jim Heineman Trio (jazz).

7 to 11 pm. onLy caFé Lazersuzan (groove-based space jazz) 8 to 10 pm.

THe rex The Woodhouse CD release, 9:30 pm. Jim Gelcer Groups 6:30 pm. seven44 Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin Rat Pack Show 5 to 9 pm.

caBaL Lounge DJs Sneak, Nitin, Miz Megs,

Mike Gleeson Keep On Keeping Strong: A Holiday Fundraiser To Raise Stem Cell Registration Awarness, 6 pm-2 am.

THorougHBreD FooD & DrinK DJ Caff (R&B/new jack swing), Groove Thing Wednesdays.

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O’Donovan (Americana singer/songwriter) 6 to 8 pm, Sunday Wilde 8 pm [Backroom]. emmeT ray Bar Peter Boyd & the Mutant Mariachis (blues/country/folk/roots) 9 pm.

Free Times caFe Sue & Dwight, Michelle Rumball, Tony Laviola (folk/songwriters/ roots/acoustic sing along) 60s Folk Revival: Where Have All The Folk Songs Gone, 7:30 pm. grossman’s Bruce Domoney 9:30 pm.

HugH’s room Steve Bell (singer/songwriter) CD release, 8:30 pm.

JoHnny JacKson Matt Cooke (folk/pop), Jam, 9 pm.

LocaL Whitebrow (spooky folk) 9 pm.

LoLa Wednesday’s Child Open Mic, 8 pm to midnight.

Lou DaWg’s Live Acoustic Blues. mezzeTTa Dino Toledo, Fernando Gallego Flamenco, 8 pm.

Froy THomson HaLL Donnell Leahy, Natalie MacMaster & Family Celtic Christmas, 2 and 8 pm.

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Seth Troxler makes another guest appearance, but his darkly sleazy vocals on Cruel Intentions make it unlikely to join the club hits of AD’s debut. Distancing themselves from what brought them success seems a deliberate move, though, and it’s refreshing to hear Art Department tackle new challenges. When they let their experimental impulses coexist with their pop instincts, the results are strong enough to overshadow the occasional misstep.

Top track: Catch You By Surprise BB

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Soft Gamma Repeater (New Kanada) Rating: NNNN Not even a year has passed since Graze’s Juno-nominated debut album, Edges, came out, but Adam Marshall and Christian Andersen have already made a follow-up. Some might argue that at only seven songs, Soft Gamma Repeater is closer to an EP, but in this case brevity makes for a particularly concise and focused experience. Besides, even their most minimal tracks flirt with such a diverse range of influences that songs feel full.

Their earlier work stood out for the pleasant friction between Marshall’s long history in techno and house and the younger Andersen’s dubstep, drum ’n’ bass and bass music influences. That tension still exists but is more cleanly integrated.

In some cases, songs seem like straight-up techno at first, until, without noticing how it happened, the groove has been reassembled into a chopped-up breakbeat. What once seemed like a unique collision of inspirations now sounds completely natural.

Top track: Uprizen BENJAMIN BOLES

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dependent) Rating: NNN Toronto-bred, L.A.-based singer Rochelle Jordan refines her slow-burn approach to R&B on full-length album 1021, a not-sodistant cousin to the dreamy minimalism favoured by fellow Torontonians the Weeknd and Drake. (The Weeknd producer Illangelo is among her collaborators, as are Rich Kidd, Jay Ant and primary producer KLSH.) The precision and elegance of Jordan’s vocal production immediately jump out.

Her lyrics mirror that confidence, told from the perspective of someone who knows what she wants and – as is often the case with love – what is missing.

Underlying the lilting melodies and skittery asides is a toughness in Jordan’s phrasing and beats. She often sings in a cool, syncopated double-time style that occasionally morphs into full-on rapping.

On Ease Your Mind, lightning-quick verses dance dexterously around a fluttering arpeggio, and on 401, her voice races in time with the palpitating beat. At times that interplay creates enjoyable tension, but 1021 frequently calls to mind tastemakers like Aaliyah and Beyoncé without quite transcending them.

Top track: Playa 4 Life (featuring IAMSU) KEVIN RITCHIE PONY BWOY när-ke (independent) Rating: NNN On their second album, Minneapolis duo Pony Bwoy deliver 13 tracks of experimental, shadowy R&B. Singer Jeremy Nutzman’s lyrics are distorted, muffled and rarely intelligible. You can’t make the words out on track one, but by the second, he’s channelling Prince, and a couple of phrases emerge. When he occasionally raps or breaks into haunting spoken word, you can hear the lyrics, if not fully understand their meaning.

Producer Hunter Morley’s beats are coolly industrial and tribal, warmed up with synths and manipulated vocal samples, and sprinkled with abstract sounds like traffic and dogs barking. It’s getting repetitive to compare every woozy, afterparty-ready act to the Weeknd, but that Toronto sound surfaces – albeit much more experimentally.

Burning Smooth (with its contemporary R&B vibe) and ki-o-te (funky guitar) are immediately catchy, and On Old Bones harkens back to boom bap. These three tracks remain avant-garde yet anchored by a solid, continuous beat. We keep coming back to them. Too many of the others – despite pleasantly landing somewhere between dreamy and dark – get lost in the fog.

Top track: ki-o-te JULIA LeCONTE

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ART DEPARTMENT Natural Selec-

tion (No.19) Rating: NNN Art Department’s 2011 debut album, The Drawing Board, made a big impression: the combination of gloomy new wave and understated deep house made for a unique collection of depressing yet surprisingly danceable tunes. Toronto duo Kenny Glasgow and Jonny White’s followup moves further away from the dance floor, taking risks that sometimes pay off but lead to mixed results overall.

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FOO FIGHTERS Sonic Highways

(RCA) Rating: NN For Foo Fighters’ eighth album, Dave Grohl, inspired by the success of his 2013 Sound City documentary, decided to record each song in a different American city.

He spent time interviewing local music legends from all genres, letting their thoughts and stories seep into the songs.

(The whole process was also turned into the TV series Sonic Highways.)

It’s a cool premise, but despite the ambition and guest musicians on each song, Sonic Highways sounds like every other Foo Fighters record: exploding with throat-bulging angst, commercial rock song craft and slick, airless production.

Congregation stands out for its energy and briskness, and What Did I Do?/God As My Witness for its stirring melody set against jangly guitars.

Final song I Am A River seems to hold the promise of something gentler and more abstract, but by the end turns into a histrionic ballad with melodramatic strings and Grohl once again screaming his lungs out, leaving you feeling nothing.

Top track: What Did I Do?/God As My Witness The Foo Fighters play the Molson Amphitheatre on July 8 and 9.

CARLA GILLIS

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Home For The Holidays (RCA/Sony) Rating: Anthony Hamilton’s holiday album is a helluva lot cooler than your average carol collection. It recalls Motown-heyday R&B (It’s Christmas, Spend Christmas With You) and revels in gritty blues, as in Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto and the harmonica-fuelled, gospel-choir-backed Away In A Manger. There are doo-wop-y Temptations moments. Always, Hamilton’s classic vocals give everything a fuzzy, throwback feeling.

The standout bittersweet-ballad title track is one of six tunes penned by Hamilton, which nicely balance out the standards. Even the familiar songs, like Little Drummer Boy, swing with soul and swag.

Organs in Please Come Home For Christmas are a nice touch; Spirit Of Love is spiritual and uplifting; The Christmas Song is kept traditional; and What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas is (intentionally?) a dead ringer for Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s 1977 song The Closer I Get To You – only enhancing the warm, retro feeling.

Top track: Home For The Holidays JULIA LeCONTE

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CHRISTMAS AT DOWNTON ABBEY

(Warner Canada) Rating: NN Perhaps it’s because each of the two albums opens with the sinister, furtive orchestral theme music to the TV show, but Christmas At Downton Abbey is much more in-the-bleak-mid-winter (one of the 45 carols on this double album) than holly-jolly cheer.

Julian Ovenden, who plays Charles Blake on the popular British period drama, often holds down the lead, his operatic baritone keeping things dramatic and solemn. Elizabeth McGovern (Lady Cora) offers her clear, bright pipes on It Came Upon A Midnight Clear and The First Noel.

All the standards are here: O Holy Night, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Joy To The World. The Choir of King’s College is traditionally classical, as are appearances by New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Traditional (and Christian) is the name of the game here – no surprise for a show set in post-Edwardian England – but dull and soulless nonetheless to those of us listening in modern, multicultural times.

Top track: Panis Angelicus CG

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Lily-O (Nonesuch) Rating: NNNN Sam Amidon – banjo player, fiddler, guitarist, singer and song collector from Vermont – is sometimes called “eccentric.” Yet on his sixth LP, his unconventional approach to interpreting traditional tunes sounds sensitive and sensible. It’s easily one of the most beautiful, subdued folk records of the year.

He recorded it in Reykjavik with producer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Björk, Feist, Bonnie “Prince” Billy) and invited jazz guitar great Bill Frisell to join his regular collaborators Shahzad Ismaily (bass) and Chris Vatalaro (percussion and electronics) in the mostly live sessions.

Though occasionally grounded in Amidon’s up-tempo banjo and more traditional-sounding percussion, the arrangements are more often ephemeral and harmonic. On Blue Mountains, Vatalaro’s modern textures play over Frisell’s West African-sounding guitar parts; the long title track begins a cappella and slowly builds toward a discordant climax; Your Lone Journey is gentle, naked and lonely.

In Amidon’s hands, old American songs live and breathe, proving that sometimes irreverence is the best path to faithfulness.

Top track: Blue Mountains Sam Amidon plays the Drake Hotel Wednesday (December 10).

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ALLEYCATZ New Year’s Eve 2014. Festive dinner, Lady Kane performs live and DJ Mike spins funk, soul, R&B disco, reggae, top 40 and more. Cocktails from 6 pm, dinner 7 pm, bubbly and favours at midnight. Dinner and dance $75, party only from 8:30 pm $30. 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865, alleycatz.ca.

AMSTERDAM BREWHOUSE New Year’s Eve Party Party. LMT Connection play funk and soul from 9 pm. Craft brews and dinner options. $50. 245 Queens Quay W. 416-5041020, amsterdambrewhouse.com. & CO RESTO BAR Casino Royale. Dine at this gala with an ode to 1920s Monaco. DJ Blind Method, DJ Threats, DJ C-Los, Vendetta and others spin. Four-course menu, hors d’oeuvres, party favours and champagne toast. Dinner & party $90, party only $40. ticketpicket.com/casinoroyale. 295 Enfield Place (Mississauga). 905-808-2112, andcompany.ca.

ANDY POOLHALL New Years Baby! DJs Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff, Sunclef, Efsharp and Caff play everything. 9 pm. $20 (Soundscapes, Rotate This, Play de Record and at the venue). 489 College. 416-923-5300, andypoolhall.com.

ARIA COMPLEX Experience 2014 New Year’s Eve. Huge multi-floor dance party

with all floors including Aria, Vanity, Haze and Pure. Adv $25, more later. 108 Peter.

647-228-2434, ariacomplex. com.

THE BALLET Extravagance New Years 2014. Burlesque, midnight champagne toast, music by No Big Deal and surprise guests. Doors 10 pm. Semi-formal attire suggested. 21+. $25. 277A Ossington. balletossington.com.

THE BALLROOM New Year’s Eve. The Frank Ryan Band perform. $25 after 10:30 pm, adv $15 at the venue. 145 John. 416-5972695, theballroom.ca.

BAR 244 Rock:in NYE:14. Top 40, club anthems, party classics, rock, R&B and more.

Doors 9 pm. $20, increases closer to the event.

244 Adelaide W. 416-599-2442, bar244.ca.

BELLEENY’S LOUNGE New Year’s Eve. Steele, a jazzy cabaret and DJ XL provide the music for this dance party. Hors d’oeuvres and complimentary cocktail, three-course dinner.

Reserve. $95, $180 per couple. 4000 Steeles W, unit 14. belleenyslounge.com.

THE BEVERLEY HOTEL Celebrate 2014.

DJ dancing, five-course dinner, early threecourse dinner (6:30 pm), champagne toast and party favours. Dinner & party $100, early dinner, $65, party only after 11 pm $25. 335 Queen W. 416-493-2786, thebeverleyhotel.ca.

BLACK ANGUS STEAKHOUSE Ring-ADing-Ding. Contemporary crooner Andy De Campos performs at this classy dinner party.

Two seatings 6 & 9 pm. Reserve. Prix fixe $150 early seating, $175 late seating. 3277 Bloor W. 416-233-7406, blackangussteakhouse.ca.

BLACK SWAN Rockin’ The House! Party with The Legends, Mike McKenna, Peter McGraw, Robbie Rox and Nicole Dunn. Doors 7:30 pm. Midnight champagne toast included. $40.

154 Danforth. 416-522-9896, songtown.ca.

BLUE SUEDE SUE’S Kiss

2013 Goodbye. Party with live performance by Joée, party favours, noisemakers, hors d’oeuvres, chocolates, champagne toast and more. Call for tickets. 75 Watline (Mississauga). 905-890-0690, bluesuedesues.ca.

BOVINE SEX CLUB New Year’s Eve. The Victim Party, Plan 37, Black Cat Attack and a guest band play. Midnight toast, favours and DJ dancing. 9 pm. $15, adv $10 (ticketscene. ca/events/9773). 542 Queen W. 416-5044239, bovinesexclub.com.

BRANT HOUSE 14 Minutes To Midnight.

Stylish affair for the over-21 set with dinner reservations for 7, 8 & 9 pm seatings. Standard or premium VIP packages available. R&B and old school music. Strict style code in effect. $22-$45 (uniqlifestyle.wantickets.com).

522 King W. 416-703-2800, branthouse.com.

BRASSAII Winter Wonderland Party. Dinner and dance party with DJ Annalyze. Fivecourse dinner with three seatings (8, 8:30 & 9 pm). Dance only from 10 pm. Formal dress code and 25+ age restriction. Dinner and dance $160, dance only $50. 461 King W. 416536-6104, tinyurl.com/brassaiinye2014.

BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE

After Hours New Year’s Eve. Multidisciplinary performances by Tynomi Banks, Scarlett Bobo, Sapphire Titha Reign, host Cassandra Moore and others, plus music by DJs K-Tel and Triple X. Doors 10 pm. $25. 12 Alexander. 416975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com.5

CABIN NIGHTCLUB Prohibition New

Year’s Eve. Celebrate 1920s-style with DJ Starski spinning old school, hip-hop and R&B. $25. 559 College. clubcrawlers.com.

CADILLAC LOUNGE

New Years. The Mercenaries and KC & the Moonshine Band perform. 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717, cadillaclounge.com.

CAMERON HOUSE NYE Party. Ferraro and Shane Murphy play. 10 pm. 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811, thecameron.com.

CAPTAIN MATTHEW FLINDERS New Years Cruise. Tour the harbour while dancing and enjoying hors d’oeuvres and food stations with host Rebecca Page of Z103.5. Champagne midnight toast. Boarding 9 pm, dock at 1 am. $69.95. 207 Queens Quay W, Pier 6. 416203-0178, mariposacruises.com.

CASA LOMA Party At The Castle. Step back in time to a period of European elegance.

Complimentary champagne toast and music

by DJ Rouge. 10 pm. $75. 1 Austin Terrace.

416-923-1171, westofcontra.com/buytickets.

CASTLEFIELD EVENT THEATRE Prestige On Yonge NYE Affair Affair. Upscale party with dinner and dancing. After-dinner show with Ray Robinson, S Davis and Trish, comedy

by Dred Lee and music by Max B. Strict semiformal dress code. Dinner and dance $75, dance only $35-$45, dinner, show & dance $85. 2492 Yonge. 416-322-3322, clubcrawlers. com.

CINEMA NIGHTCLUB NYE 14 Show Time. Casual upscale attire at a party for the 21+ crowd. House, hip-hop and club anthems.

VIP packages offered. 9 pm. $45 (wantickets.

com). 135 Liberty. 416-5882888, cinemapresents.ca.

CLINTON’S NYE 14. Bangs & Blush spin 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s at this party. Doors 9:30 pm. $20 at the door. 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541, clintons.ca.

CLUB 120 Crush NYE Party Party. DJ Johnny B Goode spins. 10 pm. $10. 120 Church. club120.ca.5 CLUB V Masquerade New Years. DJ Milz plays top 40, hip-hop, house and more. Champagne toast, masquerade masks and indoor/ outdoor smoking patio. $40. 88 Yorkville. 647448-6453, privenightlife.com.

COBRA LOUNGE Virtue. House, hip-hop and club anthems at this upscale dance party in a subterranean tomb-like setting with light show and LED Color Kinetics ceiling. 9 pm. $25. 510 King W. 416-361-9004, uniqlifestyle. com/nye14.

COVE THIRTYONE NYE 2014. Two-floor dance with top 40, hip-hop and mashups.

Complimentary party favours and midnight bubbly. Doors 9 pm. $25. 31 Mercer. 416-9790131, clubcrawlers.com.

CROCODILE ROCK New Years Eve. Party favours, balloon drop, ice luge for shots, top 40, retro and dance. $20, adv $15. 240 Adelaide W. 416-599-9751, crocrock.ca.

CUBE Social NYE. DJ Jed Harper and DJ Tudor help ring in 2014. Midnight toast and favours included. Doors 9 pm. Dress code in effect. Advance from $35. 314 Queen W. 416263-0330, cubetoronto.com.

DAKOTA TAVERN New Year’s Eve With The Royal Crowns. Rockabilly party. Doors 9 pm. $20 (ticketfly.com). 249 Ossington. 416850-4579, thedakotatavern.com.

DANCE CAVE Dance Cave NYE. Doors 9 pm. $12.50 (Rotate.com, Soundscapes, Ticketfly). 529 Bloor W, 2nd floor. 416-532-1598, leespalace.com. continued on page 44 œ

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more online nowtoronto.com/stage Audio clips from interviews with CLAIRE ARMSTRONG and DEMETRI MARTIN • Review of CINDERELLA • Scenes on PROGRESS, OCCUPY, SECOND CITY AND THE TSO • and more Fully searchable listings with venue maps nowtoronto.com/listings Claire Armstrong is up for the fun and games of Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

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Powerhouse Powerhouseperformer performergets getsto to play ByJON JONKAPLAN KAPLAN playaaHoney Honeyof ofaarole role By WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by Edward Albee, directed by Tyrone Savage, with Janet-Laine Green, Booth Savage, Claire Armstrong and Benjamin Blais. Presented by Red One Theatre Collective at the Storefront Theatre (955 Bloor West).

Opens Wednesday (December 10) and runs to December 21, Tuesday-Saturday 7 pm, matinee Sunday 1 pm. $15-$25. secureaseat.com.

Claire Armstrong believes in 180 degree turns.

After blowing audiences away as a demanding Miss Julie in Patrick Marber’s adaptation of Strindberg’s play and then as a commanding,

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shape-changing, voracious fairy in Caryl Churchill’s The Skriker, Armstrong takes on the shy, diffident Honey in an American classic, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

Turns out the Red One Theatre Collective production’s also a family affair. Directed by company co-founder Tyrone Savage, who’s also been making a name for himself at Stratford, it features Savage’s parents, Janet-Laine Green and Booth Savage, as the archetypal feuding couple, Martha and George.

“I’ve been a fan of the play for a long time,” says Armstrong, who’s off to Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre in the winter to perform in Arcadia. “One of the things I love about theatre is watching ordinary people in mo-

ments of extraordinary passion, pain or joy, and that’s what’s so viscerally exciting about Albee’s script.”

The action takes place over the course of a single night, when George and Martha – he’s a history prof, she’s the daughter of the college president – invite younger couple Nick and Honey to their house after a faculty party.

Fun and games, many quite nasty, follow, along with the disclosure of upsetting secrets.

“It’s a story of people who have lost much of what they hoped and dreamed for in their lives, a riveting examination of what that can to do a relationship as well as the ways these people both need and destroy each other.”

I’ve always felt that Honey is the hardest role of the four, in part be-

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Cyrus Lane) was a Jesuit priest, a paleontologist and a geologist. When we first meet him, he’s stuck in a sort of limbo and being visited by a mysterious Death figure (Maev Beaty). Then we flash back to moments in his peripatetic life: digging for fossils in Egypt, fighting the Hun during WWI and, in Zhoukoudian, China, taking part in the expedition team involved in the historic Peking Man find.

Beaty is present in each of these scenes, morphing effortlessly from a series of mothers to a frightened soldier to, in one of the most moving se-

quences, an American artist in love with de Chardin as the Japanese invade Peking.

Seybold’s beautifully detailed and suggestive script touches on biographical moments, but not in a pedantic way. It’s open-hearted and open-minded and complex, befitting a man with so many dimensions. And there are some gorgeous passages, especially one that gives de Chardin’s philosophy of the cross.

Lane lends an inner peace and solidity to his performance, even as his character comes up against things like the censorship of sermons because of his

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cause we know so little about her.

“There’s a reason for that,” explains the actor. “She’s a preacher’s daughter from a well-do-do family, and hasn’t had a chance to discover her own identity. She married young and out of obligation, and in my reading doesn’t have a lot of passion. She has a tendency to suppress her desires and more unstable emotions; by the time we meet her this has become an ingrained reflex.”

As the director has emphasized in rehearsals, the audience experiences and reacts to much of the play through the reactions of Honey and Nick.

“I’ve discovered that Honey has to be present for everything that happens, but not in such a way that draws focus in a scene. She’s intoxicated at the start, wildly intoxicated by the end, when things she’s been repressing start to surface.

“I have to find a way to be incoherent but also receive in a believable way all the information that’s presented.”

Taking chances with works like Virginia Woolf is part of Armstrong’s pride in being a member of Red One. Since the company established its home at the Storefront Theatre two years ago, she’s worked as both actor and producer.

“One of Red One’s founders, Benjamin Blais [who plays Nick], rented the space for two months for a short run of Wait Until Dark, but we discovered how many people were interested in the new theatre. It became clear there was a thirst for a financially accessible venue where emerging artists could do their work and network with other creators.”

Even last winter’s flood in the building didn’t kill that enthusiasm, says Armstrong. Dozens of people helped physically and financially to keep the Storefront alive.

“And now that we also have a new studio and rehearsal space over the former Poor Alex Theatre, we’re growing as a theatre community with increasing ties to the local neighbourhood.”

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New this week FA CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens

(Humber River Shakespeare Co). Five actors perform the timeless tale of greed, ghosts, salvation and hope. Opens Dec 4 and runs to Dec 21, Dec 4, 11, 12 and 21 at 7 pm, mat Dec 6 & 21 at 2 pm (also other shows outside the GTA; see website for details). $20, child $10.

Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 416-2092026, humberrivershakespeare.ca.

FA CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens (Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts). The timeless tale of greed, ghosts, salvation and hope is brought to the stage. Dec 6-7, Sat-Sun 11 am and 2 pm. $20-$25. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge. rhcentre.ca.

FA CHRISTMAS CAROL by DuffleBag Theatre (Solar Stage Children’s Theatre). The classic holiday tale is presented with an interactive twist for ages 4 and up. Dec 6-7, Sat-Sun 11 am & 2 pm. $16. Solar Stage Children’s Theatre, 4950 Yonge. solarstage.on.ca.

FA CHRISTMAS CAROL (Trinity St Paul’s).

Reading of the Charles Dickens story featuring RH Thompson, Judy Maddren,

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beliefs. And the exquisite Beaty proves yet again that she’s capable of playing anyone.

Alan Dilworth’s direction is a small miracle.

Lorenzo Savoini’s raised cube of a set (the play is performed in the round) has lots of surprises, and for a subject in which light is so key – spiritual, practical – the lighting effects, including a couple of symbolic candles, are haunting.

GLENN SUMI Don’t miss this show.

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Maev Beaty and Cyrus Lane dig deeply into their roles in The De Chardin Project.

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“FEW VERSIONS HAVE BEEN AS FAITHFUL AND AS LIVELY AS THIS ONE” –National Post

FAMILY FESTIVAL

“COULDN’T POSSIBLY BE BETTER”

CHANTELLE HAN PA UL S UN - H Y UN G L E E

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KIM’S CONVENIENCE INS CHOI

“JAW-DROPPING!”

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tures­comedy,­burlesque,­and­poetry­with­ Dolly­Berlin,­Martha­O’Neill,­host­Rachelle­Elie­ and­others.­Dec­6­at­8­pm.­$20-$25.­The Village Healing Centre,­240­Roncesvalles.­ ­crowningmonkey.com.

FThe ChrisTmas sTory­(Church­of­the­Holy­ Trinity).­Professional­musicians­and­a­volunteer­cast­present­a­nativity­pageant.­Opens­ Dec­5­and­runs­to­Dec­21,­Fri­7:30­pm,­Sat-Sun­ 4:30­pm.­$20,­child­$5.­Church of the Holy Trinity,­10­Trinity­Square.­416-598-4521­ext­ 301,­­thechristmasstory.ca.

FCoCkTails & Candy Canes­(Beyond­Boundaries).­This­festive­musical­theatre­cabaret­ features­Justin­Bott,­Gabi­Epstein,­Kelly­Holiff,­ Lizzie­Kurtz­and­others.­Dec­10­at­9­pm.­$10.­ Jazz Bistro,­251­Victoria.­­jazzbistro.ca.

Fdonny & marie ChrisTmas in ToronTo­ (Mirvish).­The­Osmond­siblings­put­on­a­holiday-themed­song-and-dance­show.­Opens­ Dec­9­and­runs­to­Dec­21,­Tue-Sat­7:30­pm,­ mat­Sat-Sun­1:30­pm.­$59-$140.­Princess of Wales Theatre,­300­King­W.­416-872-1212,­ ­mirvish.com.

Flashman­by­Dave­Healey­(Spadina­Museum).­A­superhero­fights­to­win­the­girl­of­his­ dreams­and­save­the­world­in­this­1930s­sci-fi­ radio­play.­Opens­Dec­7­and­runs­to­Dec­21,­ Sun­1­and­3­pm­(Dec­7,­2nd­show­at­3:30­pm).­ $8-$12.­Spadina Museum,­285­Spadina­Rd.­ 416-392-6910.

The Friendly spike TheaTre review­(Friendly­ Spike­Band).­The­troupe­launches­a­digital­ story­book,­telling­the­history­of­the­Band­ from­the­viewpoint­of­its­members.­Dec­5­at­6­ pm.­Pwyc.­Auditorium.­May Robinson Building,­20­West­Lodge.­friendlyspike@primus.ca.

The Fun palaCe radio varieTy show­(Small­ Wooden­Shoe).­Historical­vaudevilles­and­revues­are­mashed­up­with­radio­and­TV­programs,­contemporary­theatre­and­podcasts­in­ a­show­with­actors,­comics,­musicians­and­ storytellers.­Dec­5­at­8­pm.­Pwyc.­Monarch Tavern,­12­Clinton.­funpalace.ca.

The good ThieF­by­Conor­McPherson­(Fly­on­ the­Wall­Theatre).­Workshop­performance­of­ the­play­about­a­man­who­becomes­a­fugitive­ after­a­routine­job­goes­awry.­Dec­7-8,­Sun­2­ pm,­Mon­7:30­pm.­Pwyc.­Fionn MacCool’s,­ 181­University.­flyonthewalltheatre.ca.

Jesus ChrisT supersTar­by­Tim­Rice­and­Andrew­Lloyd­Webber­(Lower­Ossington­Theatre).­Judas­makes­a­choice­between­Jesus­ and­the­Roman­rulers­in­this­musical.­Opens­ Dec­4­and­runs­to­Jan­24,­Thu-Sat­8­pm,­mat­ Sun­4­pm,­Sat­2­pm­(no­shows­Dec­25-26).­ $50-$60.­Lower Ossington Theatre,­100A­Ossington.­­superstarmusical.ca. #kanderandeBB­(Buddies).­Cabaret­ artist­Ryan­G­Hinds­explores­the­music­ of­the­the­Tony-winning­and­Oscar-nominated­songwriting­behind­Chicago,­Kiss­Of­The­ Spider­Woman,­Cabaret­and­more.­Shadrack­ Jackman­opens.­Dec­7­at­8­pm.­$15.­Buddies in Bad Times Theatre,­12­Alexander.­416-9758555,­­buddiesinbadtimes.com. le ChaT BoTTé­by­Charles­Perrault­(Théâtre­ français­de­Toronto).­The­fairy­tale­Puss­In­ Boots­is­adapted­as­an­all-ages­musical­comedy.­Dec­6­at­11­am­and­2­pm.­$15-$25.­Berkeley Street Theatre,­26­Berkeley.­416-5346604,­theatrefrancais.com. maCBeTh­by­William­Shakespeare­(Sterling­ Studio­Theatre).­Shakespeare­meets­Stanley­ Kubrick’s­Eyes­Wide­Shut­in­this­adaptation­of­ the­tragedy.­Opens­Dec­6­and­runs­to­Dec­20,­ Tue-Sat­8­pm.­$15-$20.­The Theatre Machine,­ 376­Dufferin.­sterlingstudiotheatre.com. paperseries/TheaTre oF The Film noir­(Centre­for­Drama,­Theatre­and­Performance­Studies).­Double­bill­featuring­plays­by­David­Yee­ and­George­F­Walker.­Dec­5-7,­Fri-Sat­7­and­9­ pm,­Sun­2­and­4­pm.­Free­(to­reserve­email­ rsvp.dramacentre@gmail.com).­Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse,­79A­St­George.­ ­dramacentre.utoronto.ca.

FplaTinum holiday speCial­(A­Platinum­ Production).­Drag­kings­The­Yes­Men,­Dolly­ Berlin,­Axel­Blows­and­others­star­in­a­holiday-themed­burlesque­and­cabaret­show.­Dec­ 4­at­9:30­pm.­$15-$20.­Gladstone Hotel,­1214­ Queen­W.­aplatinumholiday.bpt.me. risqué!­(The­Harlettes).­The­burlesque­troupe­ and­their­guests­perform­a­revue­dedicated­to­ all­things­naughty,­raunchy­and­indecent.­Dec­ 7­at­7­pm.­$20-$40.­Revival,­783­College.­ ­brownpapertickets.com/event/877343. siavash: The prinCe oF hope­(Shahrokh­Yadegari).­Storytelling,­music­and­images­based­ on­Persian­poetry­are­used­to­explore­the­ trials­of­Prince­Siavash.­Dec­5-6­at­8­pm.­$50$75.­Aga Khan Museum,­77­Wynford.­

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FThe ChrisTmas rag Bag CaBareT on ronCy­(Crowning­Monkey).­This­evening­fea-

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­Brendan­­McMurtry-Howlett­and­others.­Dec­ 9­at­7:30­pm.­Pwyc.­Trinity St. Paul’s Church,­ 427­Bloor­W.­­trinitystpauls.ca.

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Jacob MacInnis (front) delightfully worms his way into James And The Giant Peach.

musical review

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adapted­from­the­Roald­Dahl­book­ (Young­People’s­Theatre,­165­Front­East).­ Runs­to­January­4.­$29-$49.­416-8622222.­See­Continuing,­this­page.­­ Rating:­nnnn

If­you­look­up­at­the­roof­of­Young People’s Theatre these­days,­you’ll­see­ an­enormous­inflated­peach.

The­oversized­fruit­is­not­only­a­plug­ for­the­company’s­holiday­show,­James And The Giant Peach,­but­also­a­symbol­ of­the­great­big­production­with­an­ equally­large­heart.

Adapted­from­the­classic­children’s­ story­by­Roald Dahl,­this­musical­version­(book­by­Timothy Allen McDonald,­ songs­by­Benj Pasek and­Justin Paul)­ includes­amongst­its­characters­five­ oversize­insects,­two­nasty­aunts­and­ the­initially­put-upon­title­figure.

James­(Alessandro Costantini)­finds­ himself­in­an­orphanage­after­his­parents­suffer­death­by­rhino,­only­to­be­ “rescued”­by­his­remaining­relatives,­ the­tall­Spiker­(Nicole Robert)­and­the­ short­Sponge­(Karen Wood).­Making­ James­their­slave,­they­ask­him­to­get­ rid­of­a­buggy­peach­tree,­but­with­the­ help­of­a­mysterious­man­he­accidentally­casts­a­magical­spell­on­it,­creating­

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the­giant­peach­and­turning­the­insects,­ whom­we­initially­meet as­puppets,­ into­large-scale­creatures.

The­story­is­a­wonderful­piece­of­ fantasy­that­has­the­peach,­insects­and­ James,­pursued­by­the­aunts,­first­floating­on­the­ocean­and­then­flying­to­ New­York­City,­where­the­peach­gets­ stuck­on­the­Empire­State­Building.

Making­fine­use­of­Yannik Larivée’s­ splendid­set­–­an­impressive,­huge­cutaway­of­a­peach­–­director­Sue Miner and­her­energetic­cast­give­appealing­ life­to­Dahl’s­characters.

Wood­and­Robert,­who­could­be­ cousins­to­Cinderella’s­condescending­ stepmother,­are­equally­nasty­and­ laughable­villains,­and­Costantini­radiates­childlike­excitement­and­optimism­ as­James­grows­comfortable­with­his­ family­of­choice.

The­insects­–­Ladybug­(Lana Carillo),­ Spider­(Saccha Dennis),­Earthworm­ (Jacob MacInnis),­Centipede­(Dale Miller)­and­Grasshopper­(Stewart Adam McKensy),­inventively­costumed­ by­Robin Fisher –­are­pretty­entertaining,­too.

There­are­a­few­slow­spots,­including­ an­opening­scene­that­fails­to­engage­ the­audience­and­some­songs­that­are­ no­more­than­generic,­but­Miner­captures­the­tale’s­fun­and­warmth­while­ making­a­point­about­the­importance­ jOn kAplAn of­loyalty­and­family.­

THEATRE COLUMBUS; 3.6389 in; 536516; 3cols

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This One­by­Denise­Mader­(First­Root).­In­this­ autobiographical­play,­Mader­comes­to­terms­ with­her­mother’s­death­through­the­baking­ of­pecan­pies.­Opens­Dec­4­and­runs­to­Dec­ 14,­Wed-Sat­7:30­pm,­Sat-Sun­mat­2­pm.­$25,­ stu­$20.­Fraser Studios,­76­Stafford.­­ thisone.brownpapertickets.com.

FWe COme A-CArOling­(Windmill­Theatre).­ The­company­presents­a­cabaret­of­holiday­ songs.­Dec­5-6­at­8­pm.­$30.­Unitarian Congregation Great Hall,­84­South­Service­Rd.­ 905-483-5702,­windmilltheatre.com.

WhO’s AfrAid Of VirginiA WOOlf?­by­Edward­Albee­(Red­One­Theatre­Collective).­A­ drunk­couple­verbally­abuse­each­other­and­ their­guests­at­a­party­(see­story,­page­62).­ Opens­Dec­10­and­runs­to­Dec­21,­Tue-Sat­7­ pm,­mat­Sun­1­pm.­$15-$25.­The Storefront Theatre,­955­Bloor­W.­­secureaseat.com.

FA Very merry TmT ChrisTmAs­Excerpts­ from­Dean­Burry’s­The­Mummers­Masque­are­ performed­along­with­selections­from­other­ Christmas­masque­traditions.­Dec­8­at­7:30­ pm.­$15-$20.­TMT Atrium,­21­Shaftesbury.­ 416-410-4561,­torontomasquetheatre.com.

WreCking BAll #17: OCCupy­(The­ Wrecking­Ball/Native­Earth­Performing­ Arts).­Theatre,­dance,­comedy­and­spoken­ word­performances­exploring­the­theme­of­ occupation.­Dec­8­at­8­pm.­Pwyc­(proceeds­to­ the­Actors’­Fund­of­Canada).­Aki­Studio­Theatre.­Daniels Spectrum,­585­Dundas­E.­ ­thewreckingball.ca.

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lish­country­house­in­the­early­1800s­and­the­ late­1990s,­is­full­of­wit,­wisdom­and­entertainment.­This­revival­of­the­2013­Shaw­fest­ production­is­finely­acted­by­an­ensemble­cast­ under­Eda­Holmes’s­razor-sharp­direction.­To­ Dec­14,­Tue-Sat­7:30­pm,­mats­Sat-Sun­and­ Wed­1:30­pm.­$25-$99.­Royal Alexandra Theatre,­260­King­W.­416-872-1212.­nnnn­(JK) AVenue Q­by­Robert­Lopez,­Jeff­Marx­and­Jeff­ Whitty­(Lower­Ossington­Theatre).­A­college­ grad­moves­to­NYC­and­copes­with­grown-up­ problems­in­this­adult­musical­puppet­play.­ To­Dec­21,­Thu-Sat­8­pm,­Sun­4­pm,­mat­Sat­2­ pm.­$50-$60.­Lower Ossington Theatre,­­ 100A­Ossington.­416-915-6747,­ ­lowerossingtontheatre.com.

BlACkBird­by­David­Harrower­(FilmBooth­Productions).­A­man­and­woman­ meet­again,­15­years­after­their­relationship­ ended.­To­Dec­11,­Tue-Sun­8­pm.­$20-$25.­In­ Gold­Studio­107.­Artscape Youngplace,­180­ Shaw.­­blackbird.alovestory@gmail.com.

The BrOWn Bull Of CuAilnge­by­Neil­ Wechsler­(The­Room).­Separated­from­ their­company­and­lost­for­an­indefinite­period­of­time,­four­Irish­soldiers­search­for­ home­(see­review,­page­65).­To­Dec­14,­TueSat­8­pm,­mat­Sat-Sun­2­pm.­$20,­Tue­pwyc.­

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Sidemart Theatrical Grocery,­1362­Queen­E.­ ­thebrownbull.com.­nnnn­(JK) FA ChrisTmAs CArOl­by­Charles­Dickens­ (Alexander­Showcase­Theatre).­The­classic­ holiday­tale­is­staged­in­the­style­of­a­1940s­ radio­play.­To­Dec­7,­Thu-Sat­7:30­pm,­Sun­2­ pm.­$22-$27,­opening­night­gala­$70.­Papermill Theatre,­67­Pottery.­416-324-1259,­alexandershowcasetheatre.com.

FA ChrisTmAs CArOl­by­Charles­Dickens­(Soulpepper).­Michael­Shamata’s­ adaptation­of­the­classic­holiday­ghost­story­ gets­a­staging.­To­Dec­27,­see­website­for­ schedule.­$29-$89,­rush­$5-$23.­Young Centre for the Performing Arts,­50­Tank­House­Lane.­ 416-866-8666,­­soulpepper.ca.

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wacky­holiday­pantomime­musical­(see review online at nowtoronto.com/stage).­To­ Jan­4,­see­website­for­schedule.­$27-$85.­Elgin Theatre,­189­Yonge.­­rosspetty.com.

CurTAins­by­John­Kander­and­Fred­Ebb­(Randolph­Academy).­A­musical­theatre-loving­cop­ is­called­in­to­solve­an­opening­night­murder­ in­1959­Boston.­To­Dec­6,­Tue-Sat­8­pm,­mat­ Sat­2­pm.­$22.­Annex Theatre,­730­Bathurst.­ ­randolphacademy.com.

The de ChArdin prOjeCT­by­Adam­Seybold­(Theatre­Passe­Muraille).­An­exiled­ Jesuit­priest­crosses­continents­in­search­of­ knowledge­and­truth­(see­review,­page­62).­To­ Dec­14,­Wed-Sat­7:30­pm,­mat­Sat-Sun­2­pm.­ $17-$38,­mat­pwyc­at­the­door.­Theatre Passe Muraille,­16­Ryerson.­416-504-7529,­passemuraille.on.ca.­nnnn­(GS) deATh in A BlACk suiT­by­Maureen­Jennings­ (Scarborough­Theatre­Guild).­Actors­rehearsing­for­a­Murdoch­mystery­play­must­solve­a­ murder­while­stranded­at­a­cottage.­Opens­ Nov­27­and­runs­to­Dec­13,­Thu-Sat­8­pm,­ mat­Dec­7­and­13­at­2­pm.­$20,­stu/srs­$17.­ Scarborough Village Theatre,­3600­Kingston.­ 416-267-9292.

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Antonio Cayonne (left), Dylan Roberts, Anand Rajaram and Gabriella Colavecchio resurrect an Irish myth.

Lively Bull the bRoWn bull oF cÚailnge by Neil Wechsler (The Room). At the Sidemart Theatrical Grocery (1362 Queen East). Runs to December 14. $20, Tuesday pwyc. brownpapertickets.com. See Continuing, page 64. Rating: nnnn

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Director Geoffrey Pounsett’s engaging production captures the ambiguities of the text as well as its lessons and comedy. This universe is one of contradictions; the facts we are told are both true and not true. It’s that both/and complementariness that infuses the play with intellectual and emotional power.

The actors nicely define their nuanced characters. Rajaram, who provides much of the show’s humour, infuses Brug with the flair of a performer.

Cayonne’s Ath, good at math, enjoys riling Fergus and arguing with him.

Colavecchio’s childlike Muirgen grows

wiser over the course of the show.

Roberts gives the production its focus as their leader, who disbelieves the poets and the storytellers and would like to live without them. Still, knowing that he and his men are bound together for eternity through words about battles and bulls, he acknowledges their power.

Though the script is sometimes loosely structured and occasionally hard to follow, the production underlines Wechsler’s tantalizing ideas about myth and human interconnection.

You’ll leave the theatre with your head Jon kaPlan full of ideas to ponder.

and runs to Dec 28, see website for schedule. $29-$89, rush $5-$23. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. soulpepper.ca.

Mad about Munsch (George Brown Theatre School). This family-friendly show is based on popular Robert Munsch stories. To Dec 6, Sat 10:30 am & 1 pm. $20, srs $15, stu/kids $8.

Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666. old Man and the RiveR by Lynda Hill and Thomas Morgan Jones (Theatre Direct). Aimed at children aged three to six, this charming 30-minute show deals with friendship, connection and playfulness. Well performed by a quartet of puppeteers, it’s a fine introduction to theatre for the very young, who will be entranced by what they see and hear. To Dec 6: Sat 2 & 4 pm. $14.

Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood. theatredirect.ca. nnnn (JK) Paulo and daPhne by Ned Dickens (Theatreworks Productions). Dickens’s contemporary take on the story of Apollo and Daphne involves an immigration lawyer, the assistant he amorously pursues and a mysterious woman seeking refuge in Canada. The chemistry in this intriguing production gives myth the quality of universal truth, which is just what the playwright intends. To Dec 7, Thu-Sun 8 pm. $20-$25, stu $12.50. Pia Bouman School

for Ballet, 6 Noble. 416-645-9090, theatreworksproductions.com. nnn (JK) 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 Jan 25, Sun 1 pm. $30. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. sextet by Morris Panych (Tarragon Theatre). The randy members of a string sextet are trapped in a Canadian motel while a winter storm rages outside in Panych’s clever comedy. The production – including Ken MacDonald’s brilliant set – is top-notch, and the actors understand the heightened, farcical style while also delivering some resonant emotional notes near the end. To Dec 14, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat SatSun 2:30 pm. $23-$55, rush $15. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. nnnn (GS) a stReetcaR naMed desiRe by Tennessee Williams (UC Follies Theatre Company). A delusional Southern belle moves in with her sister and her volatile husband. To Dec 6, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $15-$22. Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle. 416978-8849, uofttix.ca. the stRongeR vaRiations (Theatre Rusticle). This version of August Strind-

berg’s play about a wife meeting her husband’s mistress examines the nature of betrayal, desire and loyalty (see review, this page). To Dec 7, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $27-$37, Sun pwyc at the door. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-9758555, buddiesinbadtimes.com. nnnn (Jordan Bimm) 3

Opening FaRabesque holiday season gala Dance, drum and music students and company pros perform in this belly dance showcase. Dec 6 at 8 pm. $15-$20. Estonian House, 958 Broadview. 416-920-5593, arabesquedance.ca. the big band taP Revue The Toronto Jazz Orchestra plays alongside tap dancer Allison Toffan and other dancers. Dec 7 at 8 pm. $20. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. lula.ca. iMPulse 2014 The School of Toronto Dance Theatre presents students performing works

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Andrya Duff adds more variety to The Stronger Variations.

The show reinterprets and extends Strindberg’s 1889 original, a short chance encounter between a woman and her husband’s mistress in a café on Christmas eve. The dialogue is completely one-sided, the wife delivering an epic guilt trip to the mistress, who remains silent throughout. But instead of a quick once-through, McMackon provides a series of creative repetitions – the titular “variations” – stitched together with transitions featuring Rusticle’s signature physical theatre group movements. The dreamlike result more resembles Samuel Beckett’s recursive take on infidelity, Play – tortured souls condemned to relive fallout from an affair – than anything classically Strindberg.

Stylistically, McMackon’s version updates the action to a Normal Rockwellesque 1950s Christmas, and the various interpretations of Strindberg’s scene range from realistic to abstract, from dramatic to comedic to almost entirely movement-based (including an impressive extended fight scene choreographed by Simon Fon).

Limited to the same block of text, the cast create a diverse set of renderings: one teases out coy passive aggression, while another goes straight for the jugular. Each interpretation reveals a different interface of strengths and vulnerabilities between the two characters – some very funny, others absolutely heartbreaking. The result is like a collection of very close readings brought to life, and demonstrates the diversity of possibilities in any text.

After watching the same scene repeated so many times, you’ll likely leave with entire passages memorized and bouncing around your head – not a bad thing since this haunting meditation on gender, monogamy and power inspires extended JoRdan biMM contemplation.

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Allyson McMackon’s intriguing adaptation and expansion of August Strind­ berg’s 10-minute experimental monologue keeps getting stronger with each iteration. Initially a hit at the 2005 Fringe, the show was rejigged and revived in 2006 and again last year by McMackon’s students at York University. This new production has grown yet again, adding two new faces (Chala Hunter and Andrya Duff) to the original cast (Liza Balkan, Viv Moore and Lucy Rupert).

Myths and their resonance across time are a hot topic on Toronto stages.

First Paulo And Daphne gave a contemporary spin to the Greco-Roman story of Apollo and Daphne, and now The Brown Bull Of Cúailnge riffs on the Irish legend in which Queen Mebh battles for the impressive stud bull of the title.

Neil Wechsler’s play doesn’t look at the tale’s heroes but rather its foot soldiers: a quartet of warriors on a lonely night in the field, separated from the rest of their troop.

Their leader is Fergus (Dylan Rob­ erts), who his men claim couldn’t couple with Mebh; ignoring them, he affirms that his only love is his faraway wife. The other three are Ath (Antonio Cayonne), who desperately wants a woman, the poet Brug (Anand Raja­ ram) and the young, naive Muirgen (Gabriella Colavecchio, playing a male role), still learning what this war and this world are about.

The four, who have been lost for what might be 10 days or possibly 10,000 years, recount their stories over and over as they try to sort out the past, present and future.

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and others. To Dec 6, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $20, stu/ srs $15. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. schooloftdt.org/impulse-2014. nineteen ~ dancing in solitude CHOREOlab Toronto presents solo projects created in dance, film and photography by 19 emerging artists united in solitude. Dec 9 at 8 pm (doors 7 pm). $10-$15. Round Venue, 152A Augusta. facebook.com/choreolabtoronto. vanguaRdia dance Festival Harbourfront Next Steps and Vanguardia Dance Projects showcase nine contemporary artists/companies representing various Latin American countries. Dec 5-6 at 8 pm. $24, stu $15.

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Thursday, December 4 FHO-HO-HOVA: A VERY JAY-Z CHRISTMAS IMPROV SHOW The Interventionists present a

Christmas-themed improv show w/ guests Dangerously Safe and lil RasGals. 8 pm. Pwyc.

3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com.

FHOLIDAZED & CONFUSED The Second City presents sketches, songs and improvisations to celebrate and satirize the holiday season. Runs to Jan 1, various days and times, see website for schedule. $22. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

JOE BRONZI Headliner Bronzi performs w/ Mike Takacs and host Nick Carter. To Dec 7, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $15-$20. Absolute Comedy, 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

KITCH KOMEDY Weekly pro/am show hosted

by Dean Young. 9 pm. Free. Kitch, 229 Geary. kitchbar.com.

MIKE MACDONALD Stand-up show. To Dec 7, Wed-Sat 8 pm, plus Fri-Sat 10:30 pm. $13-$22. Yuk Yuk’s, 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

QUEER COMEDY NIGHT LGBTQ comedians and hosts Catherine McCormick and Danz Altvater. 8 pm. Pwyc. The Steady Cafe & Bar, 1051 Bloor W. thesteadycafe.com.

REBEL WITHOUT A COSMOS This isn’t as solid as Second City’s last two revues, but there’s still lots to enjoy, particularly from veteran ensemble members Connor Thompson and Ashley Botting. Thompson scores big laughs as an Owen Sound layabout who has a gift for giving directions, as well as a children’s performer accidentally hired to sing at a Remembrance Day ceremony. Botting gets two big solos that showcase her sassy range. But under director Reid Janisse, many of the sketches need polish, presenting jokey types rather than people. Indefinite run, Tue-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. $25$29, stu $16-$18. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com. NNN (Glenn Sumi)

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FSEASON X: AN X-FILES COMEDY BAZAAR

Longform X-Files-themed improv w/ Magdalena Barys, Holly Greene, Topher Martin, Michael Mongiardi and others, sketch by Dame Judy Dench, hosted by Steve Patrick Adams. 8 pm. $5. 2nd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com.

STONED UP COMEDY Amanda Day presents a weekly stand-up show. 7 pm. $5. Hot Box Puff Lounge, 204 Augusta. 416-203-6990.

TWO CATS COMEDY Pro and amateur comics w/ host Jackie Pirico. 8 pm. Free. Not My Dog, 1510 Queen W. 416-532-2397.

Friday, December 5 COMEDY KAPOW! Weekly stand-up, improv and sketch with a pro stand-up headliner. 9 pm. Free. 120 Diner, 120 Church. facebook. com/comedykapow.

FFRO ONE NIGHT ONLY: HANUKKAH VS RAMADAN AiSha Alfa & Adrienne Fish present

a stand-up competition w/ Nick Flanagan, Sam Feldman & Danny Polishchuck vs Hoodo Hersi, Adam Jamal & Eman El Husseini. 8 pm. $10.

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comdedybar.ca.

HOLIDAZED & CONFUSED See Thursday.

IMPROV GAME SHOW Weekly Whose Lineinspired competition. 8 pm. $5. 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. blackswancomedy.com.

JOE BRONZI See Thursday.

MIKE MACDONALD See Thursday.

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“sitcom” episodes about a family’s quest to discover the true meaning of the holidays. $12, stu $10. Previews Nov 28, opens Nov 29 and runs to Dec 20, Fri 8 pm, Sat 9:30 pm, mat Dec 13 & 20 at 2:30 pm. Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, 875 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com.

REBEL WITHOUT A COSMOS See Thursday.

THE UNEMPLOYABLES Stand-up w/ guest comedians. 10 pm. $5. 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com.

Saturday, December 6 A LAUGH A MINUTE Open-mic stand-up w/

host Mandy Goodhandy. 8 pm. Free. 120 Diner, 120 Church. 120diner.com.

COMEDY AT THE RED ROCKET Joel West hosts a weekly show w/ guest comics. 8 pm. Free. Red Rocket Coffee, 1364 Danforth. 416-406-0880.

DEMETRI MARTIN Just for Laughs presents Martin in his new show, The Persistence Of Jokes (see story, this page). 7:30 & 10 pm. $39.50. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. ticketmaster.ca.

FAN FICTION THE SHOW: THE HOBBIT Fan fiction scripts performed by the FFTS cast and guests. 8 pm. $10. 2nd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. 416-903-5388, facebook.com/fftheshow.

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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO IMPROV? FESTIVE SPECIAL! Improv for all levels. 8 pm. $5. Com-

edy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

FHOLIDAY FILTHY: THE NO RULES IMPROV CABARET Resident improvisers corrupt a new

wholesome guest performer in this monthly show. 11 pm. $10. Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, 875 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com.

IMPROV LEAGUE Four troupes go head-tohead in a shortform improv competition. 8 pm. $5. 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. blackswancomedy.com.

JOE BRONZI See Thursday.

FMERRY EX-LAX EVERYONE! Moniquea Marion performs a solo holiday comedy show. 10 pm. Pwyc (benefit for Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter). 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. blackswancomedy.com.

MICETRO Improvisers work together to score points per scene in the hopes of being the last player standing in this Survivor-style show. 7 pm. $5. Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, 875 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com.

MIKE MACDONALD See Thursday.

FMODERN SUPERIOR HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR

Holiday recording of Modern Superior podcasts with hosts of The Dew Over, Time Bandits, DrinkAlong and others. 10 pm. Free. 2nd fl. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth.

416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com.

MONKEY TOAST The improvised talk show features urban logger Anson Kirby, Sportsnet’s Jeff Sammut, the Monkey Toast Players and host Ron Tite. 9 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. monkeytoast.com.

FTHE PAGEANT BDT presents improvised “sitcom” episodes about a family’s quest to discover the true meaning of the holidays. $12, stu $10. To Dec 20, Fri 8 pm, Sat 9:30 pm, mat Dec 13 & 20 at 2:30 pm. Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, 875 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com.

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PERFECT 10 COMEDY: THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY Barry Taylor, Nick Reynoldson, Patñ rick Hakeem, Todd Graham and Daniel Wood-

row. 10:30 pm. $15. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

REBEL WITHOUT A COSMOS See Thursday.

THE STAND-UP 101 GRAD SHOW Absolute Comedy & Second City present the city’s freshest comics. To Dec 7 Sat-Sun 12:30 pm plus Sun 3:30 pm. $5. Absolute Comedy, 2335 Yonge.

416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

THEATRESPORTS High-octane weekly team improv competition. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, 875 Bloor W. 416-4913115, baddogtheatre.com.

WEST END GIRLS Stand-up w/ Sandra Shamas, Kate Anderson, Zabrina Chevannes and others. 7 pm. $10-$15. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. westendgirls.ca.

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Sunday, December 7 COMEDY @ THE WELL Weekly show w/ hosts Dred Lee & Jag Ghankas and others. 8:30 pm.

Free. 121 Ossington. thewellbarcafe.ca.

HAPPY HOUR COMEDY: GIVE ME MY SPOT

Round 8 w/ host Jennifer McAuliff and others.

8 pm. Free. Ein-Stein, 229 College. ein-stein.ca.

JOE BRONZI See Thursday.

MIKE MACDONALD See Thursday.

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Demetri diversifies The deadpan comic returns to his true love: joke-telling By JORDAN BIMM DEMETRI MARTIN: THE PERSISTENCE OF JOKES Saturday (December 6) at 7:30 and 10 pm. Queen Elizabeth Theatre (190 Princes’ Blvd). $39.50. 1-855-985-5000, hahaha.com/en/demetri

For Demetri Martin, jokes are fundamental.

Once a Comedy Central fixture with a regular gig on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and his own halfhour sketch/variety show, Important Things, he’s survived his departure from cable thanks to a raft of other projects: books, comedy albums, pilot scripts and supporting roles in Hollywood films.

But the one constant through his quirky career as a self-professed nerdy, deadpan comic has been standup, the simplest, purest vehicle for joke-telling.

“On day one, in my first set ever, I told 12 jokes. I started with oneliners. It’s just where my head goes,” says Martin on the phone from a Just For Laughs tour stop in Vancouver.

“After all these years, I’m still most excited about jokes. I like how modular short jokes can be. I can move them around, set them to music, tell some with drawings, clump three or four together – there’s something artistic

about arranging all of these pieces in different ways. The joke is kind of the essential amino acid of my work.”

At home, Martin shifts gears between projects, so when he’s on the road, he tries to fully immerse himself in stand-up. That means searching for inspiration during the day and trying out new material at night.

“I write a lot of ideas for jokes while I’m walking around different cities just listening to music and daydreaming,” he says.

“I jot them down in a little notebook or on little bits of paper. At night, I’ll try out my favourites and see what works. I always have enough material for an hour before the tour even starts, but I try to improve it, so I’ll sprinkle in some new jokes each night. It’s low risk that way.

Like, if the new stuff doesn’t work out, it

Demetri Martin says sometimes he feels like an accountant.

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THE PLAYGROUND Stand-up comics followed

by an open mic w/ hosts Melissa Story & Kris Siddiqi. 8:30 pm. Pwyc. 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. blackswancomedy.com.

QUINNDEPENDENCE DAY Comedy show with Quinn C Martin. 8:30 pm. $15. Harlem, 67 Richmond E. loveandcomedyandquinn.com.

THE STAND-UP 101 GRAD SHOW See Saturday.

REBEL WITHOUT A COSMOS See Thursday.

SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE The Sketchersons’ weekly sketch and live music show. 9 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

THINGS BLACK GIRLS SAY Headliner Zabrina Chevannes, Aisha Alfa, Hoodo Hersi, Keesha Brownie, Ernie Vicente, Jhanelle Dennis, Aisha Brown and host Sandra Battaglini. 7 pm. $15. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

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Monday, December 8 200% VODKA Longform improv with the Social Capital Rep Company and guest hosts. 8 pm. Pwyc. 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. blackswancomedy.com.

ALTDOT COMEDY LOUNGE Heidi Brander, Matt O’Brien, Rob Bebenek, Rhiannon Archer, Dave Martin, Zabrina Chevannes, Eric Johnston, MC Aisha Alfa & others. 9 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.

CHEAP LAUGHS MONDAY Weekly open mic w/ Russell Roy and guests. 9:30 pm. Free. PJ O’Brien Irish Pub, 39 Colborne. 416-815-7562.

COMEDY SURPRISE Stand-up show. 8 pm. Cameron House, 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811.

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doesn’t become a totally shitty show.”

Fans who caught Martin’s last trek across Canada in 2012 can expect a fresh batch jokes and songs, as well as his signature “big pad” drawings.

“When I was a kid I liked to draw, but then I stopped for years. After I started doing stand-up I began carrying a notebook around with me all the time, and that lent itself to drawing in there, not just writing. Now when I get an idea, I think, ‘Maybe that would be better as an image, like a single-panel cartoon, or maybe as a line of dialogue in a movie script, or an idea for an essay, or an animated movie, or – hey! – I’ve never written a play, how about a small one-act?’”

Thanks to his strategy of manic diversification, Martin has a lot of different things to look forward to next year. First there’s a Netflix special in the works based on this stand-up tour.

Dean, a feature-length film he wrote, directed and stars in with Kevin Kline, is slated for release, and on top of that he’s got a collection of short stories coming out.

“I feel lucky to be able to put content out in all of these different forms, and I’m hoping I can keep doing this – mostly just so I can keep working,” he says. “It’s probably the nerd in me that’s obsessed with planning ahead, so if people don’t like me as a comedian any more, maybe I can sell some books, and if they don’t like the books, maybe I can get some acting parts.

“I know that’s not very rock ’n’ roll,” he adds. “Sometimes I feel more like an accountant.”

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HARD DAY COMEDY Weekly all-female comedy show w/ hosts Cassandra Sansosti & Eesha Brown. 8:30 pm. Free. Office Pub, 117 John. 416-977-1900.

HOLIDAZED & CONFUSED See Thursday.

PANCAKE MONDAYS Weekly comedy and allyou-can-eat pancakes. 7:30 pm. $5. Smiling Buddha, 961 College. facebook.com/groups/ PancakeMondays.

Tuesday, December 9 FLAT TIRE COMEDY Weekly stand-up w/ host Chrissie Cunningham & others. 9:30 pm.

Free. Amsterdam Bicycle Club, 54 the Esplanade. facebook.com/FlatTireComedy.

HOLIDAZED & CONFUSED See Thursday.

THE SKIN OF MY NUTS Weekly open mic w/ host Vandad Kardar and others. 7:30 pm.

Free. Sonic Espresso Bar, 60 Cecil. facebook. com/skinofmynuts.

REBEL WITHOUT A COSMOS See Thursday.

STUDENT BODIES Longform improv w/ players of the Social Capital Repertory Program.

8 pm. Free. 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. blackswancomedy.com.

YUK YUKS OPEN MIC The Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, Launching Pad for new stand-ups at 9:30 pm, every Tue. $4/show.

Yuk Yuk’s, 224 Richmond W. yukyuks.com.

Wednesday, December 10 BRYAN HATT Stand-up. To Dec 14, Wed-

Sat 8 pm, plus Fri-Sat 10:30 pm. $13ñ $22. Yuk Yuk’s, 224 Richmond W. yukyuks. com.

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@ CORKTOWN Corktown’s 10th annual holiday comedy ñ show w/ Steve Dylan, Evelyn Reese, Alex NusFCHRISTMAS

sbaum, Dylan Mandlsohn, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Pwyc (donations to Daily Bread Food Bank). Betty’s, 240 King E. corktowncomedy.com.

THE HIVE Weekly improv w/ rotating teams. 8 pm. Pwyc. 3rd floor. The Social Capital Theatre, 154 Danforth. blackswancomedy.com.

HOLIDAZED & CONFUSED See Thursday.

MAGIC OVEN COMEDY Weekly stand-up. 8 pm.

Free. Magic Oven Keele, 347 Keele. facebook. com/MagicOvenKeele.

MIDWEEK MICETRO Improvisers work together to score points per scene in the hopes of being the last player standing in this Survivorstyle show. 8 pm. $5. Bad Dog Comedy Theatre, 875 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com..

PRO-AM NIGHT Headliner Joe Bronzi, Nile Seguin, Alex Brovedani, Brian Jansen, Daniel Bordman, Dylan Beeson, Nick Nemeroff, Phil Calautit and host Ryan Dennee. 8:30 pm. $10.

Absolute Comedy, 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, absolutecomedy.ca.

REBEL WITHOUT A COSMOS See Thursday.

SIREN’S COMEDY Open-mic stand-up w/ host Connor Rose and headliner Lucy Gervais. 8:30 pm. Free. Celt’s Pub, 2872 Dundas W. 416767-3339.

FTMS PRESENTS SWITCH OFF: THE KISS M’ASS EDITION Touch My Stereotype presents a

sketch comedy competition w/ Lil’ RasGALS vs Highbräu vs Plum Thunder. 8 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comdedybar.ca.

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GROUP SHOW

Cooper union Artists return after taking Manhattan By DAVID JAGER TWO AND A HALF MEN (OR COLIN ENGLE) at Cooper Cole (1161 Dundas

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West), to December 31. 647-347-3316.

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The current group show at Cooper Cole is a class reunion of sorts. New York City-based Ontarians Ryan Foerster, Lukas Geronimas and Shawn Kuruneru have returned to collaborate with Toronto’s Jesse Harris. Starting with the initial premise that every work would be 6 inches apart, they gradually refined their spatial dynamics, carving out niches for their work throughout the space.

Geronimas uses objects in a way that underscores their ambivalence.

At the front of the gallery, his tub, seemingly cast in pewter, is carved and scratched over with scrawls and figures that bring to mind the scarred desks and bathroom stalls of grubby city life, inviting us to bathe in their imagery.

Harris appropriates the vintage language of advertising and signage.

Recontextualized in acid greens and yellows, his pieces practically seethe

with gleeful menace. He shares the wall with photographer Foerster, who overlays decayed photographic images with layers of vinyl in primary colours. Both feel like urban surfaces organically accrued and rubbed raw over time.

Once given to dense and surreally noirish pen drawings, Kuruneru here is iconic and spare. His three canvases form a triptych on the west wall: the central one bears a near pictogram of a Chinese man on a boat with a crane, flanked by two splattered with thin washes of black paint in the manner of a Chinese brush painting.

GIFT OF ART Support the upstart feminist art education program Girls Art League by bidding in a silent auction for work by Shary Boyle, Jess Riva Cooper, GAL founder Erica Beyea and many others.

The DJ’d event runs from 6 to 11 pm on Saturday (December 6) at OCAD U Student Gallery, 52 McCaul. girlsartleague.com.

books ABORIGINAL FICTION

King of the GG THE BACK OF THE TURTLE by Thomas King (HarperCollins), 518 pages, $33.99 cloth.

Rating: NNN There’s a lot to like in Thomas King’s saga of environmental catastrophe and human resilience. But I’m surprised it took the Governor General’s 2014 fiction award. It’s a good read, but not close to being the best thing I’ve read this year.

The plot’s strong. Scientist Gabriel Quinn, developer of GreenSweep – an Agent Orange-like chemical that’s devastated his original BC coastal community, Samaritan Bay, and killed members of his family – returns to his hometown, where he plans to commit suicide.

There he meets painter Mara, who has her own reasons for being guiltridden.

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Meanwhile Dorian Asher, CEO of GreenSweep manufacturer Domidion, is trying to do damage control for another of his corp’s eco-disasters in the tar sands while wondering why his wife, on vacation in Orlando, isn’t answering the phone.

King’s characters are terrific, especially the wonderfully assertive Mara, the strangely gifted but haunted Sonny, who used to work at the now defunct motel, and the poetic Crisp, who’s doing what he can to keep up the spirits, in all senses of the word, of the Bay. That’s not easy. The town was once a vital destination for tourists wanting to watch sea turtles hatch, but the turtles are gone and the shores are covered in bones of dead animals caught in GreenSweep’s chemical wake.

Weirdly, the most appealing character might be baddie Asher, who roams the streets of Toronto trying

Lukas Geronimas’s Custom Tub makes a splash.

By organically filling the space, the four show a common preoccupation: a fascination with surfaces and objects subjected to the natural processes of time. The image, it seems, is

less a concrete thing to be observed than an accretion of several shifting layers, caught at a particular point in flux.

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THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS AGA KHAN MUSEUM The Garden Of Ideas:

Contemporary Art From Pakistan, to Jan 18.

77 Wynford. 416-646-4677. $20, stu/srs $15.

AGO Alex Colville, to Jan 4 ($16.50-$25).

Suzy Lake, to Mar 22. Aimia Photography Prize, to Jan 4. Michelangelo, to Jan 11 ($16.50$25). Mohamed Bourouissa, to Feb 8. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. $11-$19.50, free Wed 6-8:30 pm (special exhibits excluded).

ART GALLERY OF YORK U Is Toronto Burning?

1977/78/79, to Dec 7. 4700 Keele. 416-736-5169.

BLACKWOOD GALLERY Falsework; Furnishing Positions, to Dec 7, 3359 Mississauga N, U of T Mississauga. 905-828-3789.

DESIGN EXCHANGE Politics Of Fashion/Fashion Of Politics, to Jan 25 ($14-$18.50). 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.

FORT YORK Art And The Great War; Charles Pachter, to Sep 1. 250 Fort York Blvd.

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to avoid his doctors, who may have bad news, and prefers to spend his time taking advantage of the perks of his obscene wealth.

Shifting back and forth through time and honouring the town’s aboriginal history, the narrative is tight and clips along, as Mara and Gabriel tell each other their backstories.

Some may find the ending inspiring, but I found it too tidy, and though King covers a lot of ground, he doesn’t dig into any of it too deeply.

SUSAN G. COLE

416-392-6907.

GARDINER MUSEUM Claire Twomey, to Jan 4.

111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. $8-$12,; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under free.

JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Wendy Coburn, to Dec 19. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

McMICHAEL CANADIAN Henri Matisse, James W Morrice and John Lyman, to Jan 4. 10365 Islington. 905-893-1121. $12-$15.

MOCCA Vera Frenkel, to Dec 28. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. Pwyc.

OAKVILLE GALLERIES Aleesa Cohene, to Jan 5 (1306 Lakeshore E). Shary Boyle and Emily Vey Duke, to Jan 4 (120 Navy). 905-844-4402.

POWER PLANT Julia Dault, Pedro Cabrita Reis and Shelagh Keeley, to Jan 4. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.

ROM Bernice Eisenstein, to Feb 8. Designs For Sitting; Cairo Under Wraps, to

BAU-XI Steven Nederveen (painting), Dec 6-20, reception 2-4 pm Dec 6. 340 Dundas W. 416-977-0600.

CENTRE SPACE John Player (painting), to Dec 20. 65 George. 416-323-1373.

FCREATIVE WORKS STUDIO Thriving, Dec 4-12, reception 5:30-8 pm Dec 4. 793 Gerrard E. 416-465-5711.

ESP Winnie Truong (drawing), to Dec 20.

1450 Dundas W. 647-345-6163.

GLADSTONE HOTEL Hard Twist 9, to Dec 28.

Noah Cole (photos), to Dec 27. F Take Home The Unknown (SAVAC), 8-10 pm Dec 10. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

LOOP Libby Hague and Sandra Smirle, Dec 6-28, reception 2-5 pm Dec 6. 1273 Dundas W. 416-516-2581.

MERCER UNION Lis Rhodes, Elisabeth Subrin and Tiziana La Melia (film/video), to Jan 24. 1286 Bloor W. 416-536-1519.

FOPEN STUDIO Artist Proof Sale, Dec 4-20, reception 6-9 pm Dec 4. 401 Richmond W #104. 416-504-8238.

PAUL PETRO Carol Wainio, to Jan 10.

F Christmas Spice, to Dec 20. 980 Queen W. 416-979-7874.

Jan 25. Paul Kane, to Jan 24. Wildlife Photographer Of The Year, to Mar 23. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. $14.50-$16; Fri 4:30-8:30 pm $9-$10.

RYERSON IMAGE CENTRE Harun Farocki; Dispatch: War Photographs; Remembering The Real Winnie, to Dec 7. Public Studio, to Dec 19.

33 Gould. 416-979-5164.

TEXTILE MUSEUM From Ashgabat To Istanbul: Oriental Rugs, to Apr 15. Urban Fabric: Portraits Of A City, to Jan 11. 55 Centre. 416-5995321. $6-$15; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm.

U OF T ART CENTRE Allen Ginsberg and Robert Giard, to Dec 6. F Holiday Art Book Sale, to Dec 6. 15 King’s College Circle.

416-978-1838.

VARLEY ART GALLERY Kim Adams, to Jan 1. 216 Main (Unionville). 905-477-9511. $4-$5.

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IN PERSON

Groundbreaking dub poet Lillian Allen is feted at The Lillian Allen Revolutionary Tea Party – the title references her 1986 Juno-winning album. Allen herself will take the stage to perform. This will be followed by a panel, including Rinaldo Walcott, Clifton Joseph and Jacqueline Valencia, who will put the gifted Jamaican-born wordsmith’s work into its social and political context.

Party and pay homage at Wychwood Barns on Saturday (December 6). See readings, this page.

Lillian Allen

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5 indicates queer-friendly events Thursday, December 4 MONIA MAZIGH Book launch for Mirrors And Mirages. 6-8 pm. Free. Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay. tessellateinstitute.com.

QUEER CONFESSIONS: AS TIME GOES BY 5 Memoir readings by Stewart Carley, Annette

Clough, Stephen Devine, Anne Hofland, Franco Cignelli and others. 8 pm. Pwyc-$5. 519 Church Street Community Centre, 519 Church. queerconfessions.com.

Saturday, December 6 JANET CAMPBELL Launching her second chil-

dren’s book, Purpose Finds His Gift. 3:30-7 pm.

Free. Nanni’s Natural Hair Studio, 1018 Finch W. eventbrite.ca/e/14561992311.

THE LILLIAN ALLEN REVOLUTIONARY TEA PARTY

Performances and round table with Allen and others as part of Griots & Scribes Festival.

Monday, December 8

7-10 pm. $15. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. eventbrite.com/e/13525875257.

PHOENIX POETRY WORKSHOP Read your poem, provide feedback or share impressions.

2:30-4:30 pm. Free. College/Shaw Library, 766 College. phoenixpoetryworkshop.com.

BRICK 94 LAUNCH Michael Redhill hosts, with readings, music and more. 7:30 pm. $5 or free w/ purchase. Windup Bird Café, 382 College. brickmag.com.

MARTHA BAILLIE Reading from The Search For Heinrich Schlögel. 7 pm. Free. Parliament Street Library, 269 Gerrard E. 416-393-7663.

Sunday, December 7

Tuesday, December 9

AUTHORS’ BRUNCH With Bruce McDougall,

CHRISTMAS CAROL Reading of the Charles Dickens story by RH Thomson, ñ Judy Maddren, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett

Conrad Black, Alison Pick and Linden MacIntyre. 10 am. $50. Pre-register. King Edward Hotel, 37 King E. 416-361-0032.

GUERNICA EDITIONS DECEMBER FALL LAUNCH

New books by David Bateman, Kayla Altman, Marianne Ackerman, Ali Eteraz and others. 4 pm. Free. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. 905599-5304, guernicaeditions.com.

LYRIC SEXOLOGY, VOL. 1 Reading and signing with Trisha Salah. 4 pm. Free. District Oven, 842 College. anotherstory.ca.

TORONTO POETRY SLAM Spoken word competition with guest Holly Painter. 8 pm. $5.

Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-312-3865.

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and others. 7:30 pm. Pwyc. Trinity St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. trinitystpauls.ca.

WOMEN OF THE WORLD POETRY SLAM QUALIFIER The winner of this slam will represent

Toronto at WoWPS in the U.S. in March 2015.

8 pm. $10. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. torontopoetryslam.com.

Wednesday, December 10 RACONTEURS Monthly storytelling night.

7:30 pm (doors 6:30 pm). $7-$10. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. raconteurs.ca.

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Audio clips from interview with JEAN-MARC VALLÉE • Q&A with LAURA DERN • Interview with PAUL HAGGIS AND LIAM NEESON • and more WILD directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, written by Nick Hornby from the book by Cheryl Strayed, with Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann and Thomas Sadoski. A Fox Searchlight release. 115 minutes. Opens Friday (December 5). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73.

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Jean-Marc Vallée

In September 2013, Jean-Marc Vallée came to the Toronto Film Festival with Dallas Buyers Club – a drama based on a true story that would end up being nominated for six Oscars, including best picture.

REVIEW A year later, Vallée is back at TIFF with a new feaWILD ture: Wild, another true story based on the memoir (Jean-Marc

by Cheryl Strayed, who walked 1,100 miles along the Vallée) Pacific Crest Trail in 1995 to reconnect with herself.

Rating: NNNN “It was a quickie, but an amazing, amazing quickie,” Vallée says, crediting producer/star Reese Wither- In 1995 Cheryl Strayed, newly dispoon as the production’s driving force. vorced and looking to “The book wasn’t even out,” says the director, who’d reclaim her sense of made his name with C.R.A.Z.Y. and Café De Flore.

“She read the manuscript, optioned the rights and, self after a spiral into bang, we started to shoot and cut and we’re releasing substance abuse and self-loathing, walked it this year. Dallas Buyers Club took 20 years to make.

1,100 miles solo along This one was the opposite.”

It’s the opposite in a number of other ways. Dallas the Pacific Crest Trail.

What could have Buyers Club was about an HIV-positive man becombeen a mawkish and ing an unlikely activist, gathering a community around him; Wild is about a woman who’s chosen to sentimental true-life story plays as intelrecede from the world.

“It’s about a girl on a trail alone, by herself, meet- ligent drama thanks ing some hikers here and there – but it’s about being to the sure hand of alone,” he says. “There’s no obstacles other than her director Jean-Marc Vallée, whose skill own life, her own demons.” with actors and music The movie shifts in time and tempo in order to better convey Strayed’s state of mind, with Vallée gives Wild a slippery, skipping through her life like an emotional DJ. He’d intuitive flow few other directors would done something similar in Café De Flore, but Wild have dared attempt. proved even more challenging in the editing room.

It’s got much more “I think I made 80 versions, if not 90 or a hundred,” he says. “Because of the structure, I can play in common with Vallée’s experimental with the flashbacks and change their position in the timeline. But the emotional journey, the whole feel- Café De Flore than his ing of getting the character’s arc and what’s going Oscar-winning Dallas Buyers Club. on… I pushed it a little bit more in the cutting room.

Reese Witherspoon [Screenwriter] Nick [Hornby] already figured out the structure. We just pushed it and made it even more rises to the challenge of playing someone back-and-forth in the cutting room.” who spends too much Vallée wanted to make a film that felt formally time inside her own playful while always remaining centred on Strayed’s head. She’s entirely mental state. credible as the “I knew I had the kind of material that was so worn-down Strayed, powerful and so emotional,” he says, “and at the same time I knew I had the kind of material that al- and the performance grows even more lows a director to have fun with the language of the editing, the camera, the silence, the sound. But to do impressive as Vallée lets us learn where it in a humble way, not to steal the show but to serve the thing and capture the performances. That was this person’s been and where she sees my challenge and my concern: will I make a film as NW herself going. emotional as the book?”

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From Dallas Buyers Club to Wild, the Canuck filmmaker has become the go-to guy for directing Oscar buzz films

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At its TIFF premiere, Wild got some serious Oscar buzz for Witherspoon – much as Dallas Buyers Club had done for Matthew McConaughey a year earlier.

His next picture, Demolition, stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts. Does Vallée feel like he’s becoming a magnet for people chasing big prizes?

“I wouldn’t say ‘magnet,’ but I think there’s more attention,” he says, with a sheepish grin. “More attention and more demands. I’m in a good place in my professional life.”

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Musicians César Lerner (left) and Marcelo Moguilevsky sound off.

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Sure wanders THE WANDERING MUSE (Tamás Wormser).

MARK RASO

94 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (December 5). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73. Rating: NN

Writer/director, Copenhagen

The Wandering Muse surveys Jewish musicians across the globe, from Montreal rapper Socalled to Ugandan villagers chanting Hebrew prayers.

True to its title, it’s a meandering journey.

Eleven musicians deliver sound bites and briefly discuss how and why they connect with their Jewish identity through music. Each musician has an average of eight minutes of screen

Mark Raso gets around. Born and raised in Toronto, he went to film school at New York’s Columbia University and lived in Copenhagen for a year. And he’s poured all of those experiences into his feature debut, Copenhagen, about a young man (Gethin Anthony) and a younger woman (Frederikke Dahl Hansen) who form an unexpected bond in the Danish capital.

What drew you to Copenhagen? And what brought you back there to make your movie?

My wife is from there, and I just kind of followed her there. The culture and the youthfulness of the city, which plays a big part in the film, kind of captured me. I ended up going to Columbia University’s film program, and while I was there I wrote the first draft of the script, but I wasn’t quite satisfied with it. It needed to be about something more tangible, something audiences could [better] relate to. And through self-discovery and getting older and kind of trying to figure out where I come from and my past, I started to put a little bit of that into the script. I made it more about a man’s personal journey and basically shedding the burdens of his past.

How did you cast your leads? Gethin Anthony is pretty visible thanks to Game Of Thrones, but Frederikke Dahl Hansen is virtually unknown.

Frederikke was [at] a casting session in Copenhagen.

She just came in and kinda wowed me. We got in contact with Gethin Anthony through a friend of a friend; we slid him the script and he connected with it. At that time we had been struggling to find our lead. We had been doing about three months of casting, and I still wasn’t satisfied. But I saw his tape and I knew; he just completely nailed it. We got on Skype and he did another tape for me, but at that point I’d already made up my mind. I just strung him along a little bit so it didn’t feel too easy for him. [laughs] Gethin Anthony and Frederikke Dahl Hansen will stay with you.

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time to talk and sing, but few pique our interest or even scratch the surface when it comes to cultural introspection.

The subject would have been better served by a more in-depth focus on a few eloquent talents, but writer/director Tamás Wormser favours collecting passport stamps instead on his superficial tour. Tellingly, the most common visual motif is airplanes, nodding to how far the Jewish diaspora (and the filmmaker) has travelled.

This doc builds a catalogue that’s just boring, but also reductive to both art and culture. Only occasionally does the music rise above it all.

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Now that Copenhagen is in the can, what’s next?

You’re in Los Angeles, so I assume you’re taking meetings.

I’ve attached myself to a few projects out here. It’s very exciting. I personally don’t like to get too excited before we’re on set and we’re shooting, because I’ve seen stuff fall apart quickly and come together [just as] quickly. But the success of the film has been really beneficial to me. I’m getting a lot of opportunities.

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review COPENHAGEN (Mark Raso) Rating: NNN Copenhagen is a modest, appealing study of a pissy American (Game Of Thrones’ Gethin Anthony) who makes an unexpectedly profound connection with a young woman (Frederikke Dahl Hansen) while holidaying in the eponymous city.

Making his feature debut after a series of short films, writer/director Mark Raso focuses on his primary couple almost to the exclusion of the rest of the characters, which risks making the story’s secondary conflicts seem generic and manufactured. But it’s hard to argue against the attention he pays to his complex, interesting leads. Anthony and Dahl Hansen are charming performers who make the most of their characters’ idiosyncrasies.

It’s a small film – almost self-consciously so – but it lingers in a very pleasant way. The more time you spend in it, the richer Copenhagen NW becomes.

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Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence: there’s no silver lining to this dud.

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Dead wood SERENA (Susanne Bier). 110 minutes.

Opens Friday (December 5). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73. Rating:

NN Serena is helmed by accomplished Danish director Susanne Bier and stars Bradley Cooper as George Pemberton, a Depression-era timber baron clearcutting the Carolina mountains, who marries Serena (Jennifer Lawrence), a woman with a mysterious past. Also in the cast are Toby Jones as the suspicious sheriff and Rhys Ifans as a psychic scout.

Should be great, right? Wrong. It looks terrific, for sure, but it’s nothing like the best Bier films – Brothers, the Oscar-winning In A Better World – because it’s missing an essential piece: her brilliant screenwriting partner

Anders Thomas Jensen, who specializes in taut dramas laced with ethical dilemmas.

Serena is a soapy melodrama based on Ron Rash’s novel, in which the woman of the house proves a worthy business partner until her ambition reaches Lady Macbeth proportions both in terms of the lumber company and the female company George used to keep.

Though the film wants to capitalize on the screen chemistry – and box office bait – of Lawrence and Cooper (American Hustle, Silver Lining Playbook), it only lays bare Cooper’s limitations. A crappy script can’t stop Lawrence from delivering another knockout performance, but Cooper goes completely, er, wooden when the words don’t work. It doesn’t help that he spends a lot of time lying on his back gazing up at the ceiling looking lost.

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(Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman). 87 minutes. Opens Friday (December 5). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73. Rating: NN

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Gemma shines Gemma Bovery (Anne Fontaine). 99 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (December 5). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73. Rating: NNN In pastoral Normandy, a middle-aged baker (Fabrice Luchini) becomes obsessed with the eponymous Englishwoman (Gemma Arterton) who’s moved in across the road with her husband (Jason Flemyng), and whose life seems to parallel the events of Flaubert’s Madame Bovary.

Based on the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds (who also wrote Tamara Drewe, Stephen Frears’s screen adaptation of which also starred Arterton), Gemma Bovery is another pleasant tri-

fle from director/co-writer Anne Fontaine.

Fontaine still hasn’t figured out how to pace a narrative – this film falls victim to the same empty-pretty stretches that plague Fontaine’s Nathalie… and Coco Before Chanel. But at least this time around she gives us something worth lingering on.

That’d be Arterton, who gives a remarkable performance as a sex object who refuses to be objectified so easily.

The actor somehow manages to be in control of her own exploitation, always making us aware of the thinking, feeling person inside the body being ogled.

Much like Tamara Drewe, Gemma Bovery possesses agency and intelligence even when the men in her life would rather she didn’t. Fontaine never figures out how to capitalize on that, but Arterton does. NormaN WilNer

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Foggy Fall Fall (Terrance Odette). 82 minutes. Opens Friday (December 5). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73. Rating: NN

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Terrance Odette’s Fall takes place in a chilly, snowy Niagara Falls. The title is a metaphor, meant to evoke something much more personal and profound than a season. It’s a promise on which the movie doesn’t quite deliver.

Fall follows the personal crisis of a Catholic priest, Father Sam (Michael Murphy), whose placid world is shaken when he receives a letter asking for clarity over an incident that may or may not have occurred decades earlier between Father Sam and a teenage boy.

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Father Sam goes on with his duties, but the accusation – if that’s even what it is – starts to tug at him. Did something happen? If it had, wouldn’t he remember? Murphy, whom you may remember from Woody Allen’s Manhattan and half a dozen Robert Altman pictures, wrestles compellingly with his character’s issues, but writer/ director Odette never finds a way to externalize this entirely internal story.

The film also has the misfortune to arrive a few months behind John Michael McDonagh’s searing Calvary, which addresses many of the same issues far more powerfully.

This isn’t to say Fall ought to be more like Calvary, mind you, just that it ought to be better than it is.

Awake: The Life Of Yogananda is the kind of hagiography you’d expect to find in a gift shop at a New Age store. If you’re into yoga, a devotee of Eastern religion and interested in the man who helped bring both to the West, this is for you. Otherwise, amidst all the praise by devotees and total lack of dissenting voices, you may feel that several lifetimes have passed before it ends.

Born in 1893 in Gorakhpur, India (the current Uttar Pradesh), Paramahansa Yogananda was a sensitive, spiritual boy. He lived a seemingly normal childhood until two events happened: at 11, he had a premonition of his mother’s death, and at 17, he finally located his guru, Swami Yukteswar Giri, whom he recognized from his dreams. Years later, he got a calling to spread his philosophy to the West.

All of these events are recounted in his bestselling Autobiography Of A Yogi, which we’re told was the only book found on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’s iPad when he died. Other famous followers of Yogananda’s philosophy include Ravi Shankar (cue some plucking of the sitar on the soundtrack) and Beatle George Harrison – the end credit music is, of course, Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth).

Directors Paola di Florio and Lisa Leeman have a tough time shaping the material, relying mostly on calm talking heads and cheesy re-enactments. But whenever the yogi is seen or heard – archival recordings of some of his speeches survive – you get a sense of his magnetism.

And there are some fascinating sections about Yogananda’s time in America, where he was welcomed to the White House by Calvin Coolidge and sought after by open-minded Californians as well as targeted by the KKK. His non-aggressive philosophy of self-realization is still alive and well, but it deserves a film with more energy and focus than this.

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AlexAnder And the terrible, horrible, no Good, Very bAd dAy (Miguel

Arteta) sticks to the spirit of Judith Viorst’s picture book while adding its own ingratiating material. After a disastrous day, Alexander wishes for his family to share his misfortune. They face disasters at work, the junior prom, driving tests and the school play, each more manic and derivative as the plot chugs along. 81 min. nn (RS) 401 & Morningside, Colossus

AwAke: the life of yoGAnAndA (Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman) 87 min. See review, page 72. nn (GS) Opens Dec 5 at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Hiro’s bond with his initial subject, a marshmallowy medical droid called Baymax (30 Rock’s Scott Adsit). The world in which it all takes place is a production designer’s dream. 108 min. nnnn (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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is a phantasmagoric animated folktale centring on a love triangle between best friends who become gambling fodder for after-life gatekeepers. It’s an overpopulated, magnificent mess, where every intricate frame is nuanced and dazzling. 95 min. nnn (RS) Colossus

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(Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable) are ghoulishlooking, sewer-dwelling creatures whose behaviour mimics that of raccoons (they rummage through trash) and Despicable Me’s Minions (they mumble and build stuff). They’re adorable, while the humans bent on exterminating them are ghastly. A hilarious visual treat from the Laika studio (Coraline, ParaNorman). 96 min. nnnn (RS) Fox, Royal

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beyond the liGhtS (Gina Prince-Bythewood) is a love story about an English hiphop singer who falls for the Los Angeles cop who stops her going over a balcony.

They’re three-dimensional characters with compatible personalities, but the film puts increasingly silly obstacles in the way of their happiness. When the couple clicks, though, it still feels pretty damn good.

116 min. nnn (NW) SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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Iñárritu) is a near-total fiasco from a filmmaker bent on impressing the world with his prodigious talent, a show-offy drama about a former superhero actor (Michael Keaton) making his Broadway debut by writing, directing and starring in a drama based on the stories of Raymond Carver.

It’s a godawful mess. 119 min. nn (NW) Eglinton Town Centre, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

best American movie I’ve seen in years – and one of the very best movies about America ever made, capturing the maturation of Texas kid Mason (Ellar Coltrane) from first grade through leaving for college. If I see another movie more ambitious, more honest or more illuminating this year, I’ll be stunned. 164 min. nnnnn (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre

latest, clichéd movie of a novel by peddler of moss-covered romance Nicholas Sparks, and it hews close to The Notebook. Once again, an older couple trips down memory lane to rekindle the passion of their youth. A chiselled, slightly grey James Marsden and Luke Bracey as his younger self both take their shirts off.

117 min. nn (RS) Colossus

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birdMAn or (the Unexpected VirtUe of iGnorAnce) (Alejandro González

before i Go to Sleep (Rowan Joffe) stars

a quivering Nicole Kidman as an amnesiac who wakes up every morning next to a husband (Colin Firth) she can’t remember because of an accident (or attempted murrrderrr?). Director Joffe keeps things effectively tense and confusing, but with every reveal and explanation, the film becomes more hammy and ridiculous. 92 min. nn (RS) Yonge & Dundas 24

DESPERATION AND DETERMINATION. IT IS AN EXCITING,

(Laura Poitras) chronicles the eight days Edward Snowden spent in a Hong Kong hotel room with filmmaker Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald, where he blew the whistle on America’s secret data-collection programs and the complicity of foreign governments in those efforts. It’s as unnerving as any espionage thriller. Some subtitles. 114 min. nnnn (NW) Canada Square, TIFF Bell Lightbox

copenhAGen (Mark Raso) 98 min. See Q&A and review, page 70. nnn (NW) Opens Dec 5 at Carlton Cinema

corner GAS: the MoVie (David Storey) is a disappointing expansion to featurelength of a fitfully amusing half-hour sitcom about small-town Saskatchewan life, whose nothing-happens premise gets ditched for a story centred on the town’s imminent bankruptcy and destruction. The film never reaches the series’s inspired daffiness. 95 min. nn (Andrew Dowler) Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24

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A picture-perfect Swedish family’s skiing vacay in the French Alps goes awry when the father panics in a moment of crisis. A wickedly funny dissection of bourgeois happiness.

A 14-year-old robotics genius (voiced by Ryan Potter) upgrades himself, a handful of college scientists and a marshmallowy droid to battle a dangerous supervillain.

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gender and sexuality, set at a fictional Ivy League school where racial tensions are creeping toward a flashpoint. Social awareness can be fun! 108 min. NNNN (NW) Rainbow Woodbine, Yonge & Dundas 24

DUMB AND DUMBER TO (Peter Farrelly,

Bobby Farrelly) settles for revisiting the inane toilet humour of the 1994 original.

The Farrellys don’t seem to realize that shit goes stale, too. Once again Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey) go on a road trip while living up to the adjectives in the title, in a movie that does the same.

109 min. N (RS) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

THE EQUALIZER (Antoine Fuqua) reunites

the ever-formidable Denzel Washington with Training Day director Fuqua for a pulpy, sadistic big-screen update of a barely remembered 80s TV series. Up until the overheated climax, it’s even reasonably entertaining. 131 min. NNN (NW) Colossus

FALL (Terrance Odette) 82 min. See review, page 72. NN (NW) Opens Dec 5 at TIFF Bell Lightbox FILM SOCIALISME (Jean-Luc Godard) is in-

comprehensible, incoherent, intolerable – 97 minutes of an old man wanking. It’s precisely the sort of movie Godard’s critics accuse him of making all the time – an empty, self-indulgent polemic. Subtitled, sort of. 97 min. N (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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follows a picture-perfect Swedish family’s skiing vacation in the French Alps, where the father (Johannes Kuhnke) panics in a moment of potential crisis, destroying his standing as benevolent patriarch and sending him into a spiral of self-justification. The deeper he digs, the funnier Force Majeure gets, and the more perceptive and uncomfortable it becomes.

Some subtitles. 118 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox

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tale of interpersonal tensions and murder.

All three leads wear distracting prosthetics, which work against Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo’s naturalistic performances and make Steve Carell’s precise, creepy turn as the self-absorbed, deluded John du Pont seem far too obviously unhinged. 134 min. NNN (NW) Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

FURY (David Ayer) follows the crew of an American tank – among them Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman – making its way into Germany in April 1945. Director Ayer actively tries to top the brutality and gore of Saving Private Ryan, making it feel like a swaggering corrective to the old-fashioned pleasures of George Clooney’s recent The Monuments Men. Some subtitles. 134 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Fox, Mt Pleasant, Queensway, Revue, Yonge & Dundas 24 GEMMA BOVERY (Anne Fontaine) 99 min.

See review, page 72. NNN (NW) Opens Dec 5 at Canada Square

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(David Fincher) is a little cold, but that’s why Fincher (Seven, Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network) is the perfect director for it, clinically dissecting what happens to a small-town bar owner (Ben Affleck) when his wife (Rosamund Pike) goes missing on the morning of their fifth anniversary. Gone Girl feels machine-tooled in the best possible way, spotless and chilly and perfect. It’s exactly what this story and these characters require. 149 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, Varsity

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(Philippe Falardeau) is being sold as a feel-good picture (about three Sudanese war survivors airlifted to Kansas City in 2001) along the lines of The Blind Side, but director Falardeau is far more interested in earning our empathy – and our tears – than in pandering to an American audience. Good for him. Some subtitles. 110 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

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(James Gunn) is a blockbuster space adventure about misfit heroes trying to save the universe from a maniac (Lee Pace) bent on wiping out everything and everybody who isn’t him. In the hands of director/co-writ-

HERMITAGE REVEALED (Margy Kinmonth) dutifully and unimaginatively recounts the history of the Russian institution, from its founding by Catherine the Great in 1764 to the present day, when contemporary art shares space with Old Masters and priceless antiquities. When some talking head discusses a Titian or Leonardo masterpiece, you’ll want to hit the mute button and get a close-up. Some subtitles.

82 min. NN (GS) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema THE HOMESMAN (Tommy Lee Jones) is a

flawed but fascinating study of despair on the American frontier, as a Nebraska settler (Hilary Swank) enlists a claim jumper (director Jones, who also co-wrote the screenplay) to take three women (Miranda Otto, Grace Gummer, Sonja Richter) who’ve suffered mental breakdowns back to civilization on the other side of the Missouri River. 122 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (Sean Anders) finds the hapless trio of Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) once again attempting a revenge sting when an ill-advised business deal pits them against a mogul (Christoph Waltz) and his unhinged son (Chris Pine).

No wheels are reinvented and no Oscars will be won, but it’s an enjoyable followup to the original. 108 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Cineplex VIP Cinemas Don Mills, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (Lasse Hallström) gives big fun to foodies. When family patriarch Om Puri opens a Bollywood-style eatery in a Gallic town across from the Michelin-approved resto owned

by Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), intense competition ensues. There are no surprises but lots of pleasures: Puri and Mirren are obviously having a gas, and it’s literally a feast for the eyes. Prepare to want to eat afterwards. 115 min. NNN (SGC) Fox, Kingsway Theatre THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 (Francis Lawrence) keeps the franchise in a holding pattern, focusing on Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) while she wrestles with whether she wants to be

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the Mockingjay, the public face of the rebellion against the Capitol and evil President Snow (Donald Sutherland). It’s very well made and Lawrence is riveting, as usual, but it’s all just set-up for the grand finale. 123 min. NNN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Cineplex VIP Cinemas Don Mills, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

INterstellar (Christopher Nolan) is a

stunning visual accomplishment in service of a story that’s pretty dopey if you think about it for even a microsecond. Matthew McConaughey plays an astronaut-turnedcorn-farmer who pilots a mission into a wormhole in hopes of finding a new home for the human race, but director/co-writer Nolan undercuts the hard-SF premise with a weirdly goopy reliance on primal concepts like destiny and the power of love.

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Down, nothing does. 114 min. NN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

magIc IN the mooNlIght (Woody Allen)

is lazy. Allen’s 1920s-set story about magician Stanley (Colin Firth), who revels in debunking spiritualists, isn’t funny or full of ideas. Normally I’d grumble about a storyline that forces me to root for the mid-50s Firth to get it on with the 20-something Emma Stone’s spiritualist, but I was too bored to care. 98 min. NN (SGC) Mt Pleasant

maps to the stars (David Cronenberg)

takes Bruce Wagner’s satirical Hollywood novel and turns it into a flat, psychologically trite tale of absent parents and ruined children. There are some interesting ideas knocking around, but the script simply wanders back and forth between the characters with no real point or logic. 112 min. NN (NW) Royal

the maze ruNNer (Wes Ball) adapts a YA dystopia series about boys trapped in a mysterious area surrounded by a maze. It’s monotonous, nonsensical, virtually humourless and oppressively grey. It only exists to set up the next one. 113 min. N (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24 the metropolItaN opera: carmeN

eNcore is a high-def broadcast of the Bizet opera, starring Anita Rachvelishvili in the tragic title role. 220 min.

Dec 8, 6:30 pm, at Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge the metropolItaN opera: le Nozze dI FIgaro eNcore is a high-def broadcast

from the Met of Mozart’s famous opera, set in the 1920s by director Richard Eyre, with Ildar Abdrazakov and Marlis Petersen. 194 min.

Dec 6, noon, at Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge

my old lady (Israel Horovitz) stars Kevin Kline as a penniless, middle-aged loser who travels to Paris to claim a sprawling apartment in the Marais bequeathed him by his dad. But under the viager system, the previous owner (Maggie Smith) and her daughter (Kristin Scott Thomas) can still live there. The plot’s telegraphed in the first 10 minutes, but the stars are watchable. 107 min. NN (GS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Fox, Kingsway Theatre

NatIoNal theatre lIve: JohN is a high-

def broadcast of a performance by DV8 Physical Theatre. 105 min.

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ñNIghtcraWler

(Dan Gilroy) is a twitchy Los Angeles thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a creepy loner who worms his way into a career as a freelance videographer. His performance keeps you watching even as writer-director Gilroy’s slippery character study backs itself into a narrative corner. 117 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre

oNe chaNce (David Frankel) is a cheesy

but entertaining biopic about operatic tenor Paul Potts (James Corden), who achieved overnight success on the TV show Britain’s Got Talent. The underdog story is anything but subtle, but Corden infuses his role with heart and pathos, and he and the bright-eyed Alexandra Roach (as his love interest) share a sweet, jokey, believable chemistry. 103 min. NNN (GS) Carlton Cinema, Rainbow Promenade

the 100-year-old maN Who clImBed out the WINdoW aNd dIsappeared

(Felix Herngren) stars Robert Gustafsson as the titular hero, a former explosives expert who escapes from a seniors facility and finds a suitcase full of money belonging to drug dealers. The Forrest Gumpian

conceit feels very old, and the scattershot attacks on historical figures make no distinctions between good and bad guys.

Worse, the pic’s not funny. Subtitled. 114 min. NN (SGC) Kingsway Theatre, Revue

ñthe overNIghters

(Jesse Moss) is an incredibly sympathetic portrait of Jay Reinke, a Lutheran pastor in North Dakota trying to shelter people drawn there by the promise of jobs in the fracking industry. Documentarian Moss structures it as a portrait of both an individual and a community, allowing everyone a point of view even when that point of view seems reactionary and ill-informed.

100 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

peNguINs oF madagascar (Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith) is a deflated return to the franchise’s blah beginnings, where the antic humour and infectious Red Bull energy of Europe’s Most Wanted make only brief cameos. This Madagascar spinoff focuses on those super-smart and selfserving penguins, who must step up from scene-stealers to characters with an arc, becoming derivative in the process. 92 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, continued on page 76 œ

ñJohN WIck

(Chad Stahelski) stars Keanu Reeves as the eponymous anti-hero, a retired assassin and recent widower who goes after the thugs who stole his car and killed the puppy his wife left him. First-time director Stahelski deftly shifts the tone from serious-minded character piece to full-on comic book excess. Some subtitles. 101 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Grande - Steeles, Royal, Scotiabank Theatre

the Judge (David Dobkin) is a slick, commercial package – but what’s inside is pretty solid, letting Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall go head to head in a fatherson drama wrapped up inside a contrived legal thriller about a hotshot lawyer defending his father from a murder charge.

Both actors are great, and Dobkin (who also co-wrote the story) foregrounds relationships over legalese at every turn. 143 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Revue, Scotiabank Theatre la Bayadère – BolshoI Ballet eNcore

is a high-def version of the classic romantic ballet about an Indian temple dancer.

165 min.

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the last ImpresarIo (Gracie Otto) is a

bouncy ride through the life and work of English theatre producer Michael White, who’s had a hand in dozens of stage, screen and television productions. It’s a fun, glamorous watch, and by the end you get a sense of White’s considerable charisma, as well as an urge to re-watch Monty Python And The Holy Grail, which he helped get made. 92 min. NNN (NW) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

the lego movIe (Phil Lord, Chris­

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topher Miller) is sweet, funny, preposterously complex and uniquely ridiculous. Kids will be thrilled by the nonstop activity and insane creative leaps, while grown-ups will also appreciate those leaps – especially one toward the end – and delight in how the voice actors are enjoying themselves as much as the audience. 100 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Rainbow Woodbine

loW doWN (Jeff Preiss) is the true story of junkie pianist Joe Albany (John Hawkes) and his daughter Amy-Jo (Elle Fanning), who spent much of 1974 living in a fleabag hotel in downtown L.A. They’re magnetic, fascinating actors who can hold the screen when nothing at all is happening.

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ñPride

(Matthew Warchus) is an excellently played crowd-pleaser based on the true story of a London gay and lesbian grassroots organization that offers to support striking mineworkers against Margaret Thatcher’s vicious regime. It gets a bit too warm and fuzzy – bordering on manipulative – at the end, but this is an important story proving that activists with ingenuity can build improbable political coalitions. 119 min.

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first-time filmmaker Stewart tackling the story of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari, whose appearance in a Daily Show

segment about the 2009 Iranian election was a factor in his subsequent arrest, detention and torture by the Ahmadinejad government. It’s an assured, thoughtful and very moving debut, with fine performances by Gael García Bernal as Bahari and Danish actor Kim Bodnia (Pusher) as his interrogator. 103 min. NNNN (NW) Canada­Square,­Carlton­Cinema,­Kingsway­ Theatre,­TIFF­Bell­Lightbox

st. ViNceNt (Theodore Melfi) seems

designed explicitly to win Bill Murray an Oscar, casting the beloved star as a cranky alcoholic whose hostile exterior masks deep sorrow and a heart of gold. But even as writer/director Melfi piles on the complications and contrivances, Murray refuses to condescend to them. 103 min.

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(Amar Wala) tracks the experience of five immi-

making a comeback, so the doc’s more timely than ever. 84 min. NNNN (SGC) Kingsway­Theatre

grants to Canada who were labelled terrorists and detained without charges, let alone a trial, via the rarely used security certificate. They were never allowed to see the evidence against them.

After the shootings on Parliament Hill, the dreaded security certificates are

sereNa (Susanne Bier) 110 min. See re-

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the theory of eVerythiNg (James

Marsh) takes the remarkable, complex story of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and imprisons it in the inspirational treacle of a disease-of-the-week movie about a young couple struggling with life-altering illness. Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones make it worth watching, but Anthony McCarten’s script sees them only as noble sufferers waiting for the next challenge. 123 min. NNN (NW) Beach­Cinemas,­Cineplex­Cinemas­Empress­ Walk,­Cineplex­VIP­Cinemas­Don­Mills,­Colossus,­Eglinton­Town­Centre,­Queensway,­ SilverCity­Yonge,­Varsity,­Yonge­&­Dundas­ 24

ñ20,000 days oN earth

(Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard) is less a documentary profile of Nick Cave than it is a stylized representation of his life, following the Australian-born, Britain-based musician over the course of a single impossible day. Is it experimental, playful or just plain weird? I enjoyed it, so that doesn’t really matter. 97 min. NNNN (NW) Revue

UNder the sea (Howard Hall) is a daz-

zling travelogue airily narrated by Jim Carrey, an alternative for those of us who can’t afford to go scuba diving off southern Australia. The mere 40-minute run time might make it a waste for those who have to travel just as long to see it. 40 min.

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the waNderiNg MUse (Tamás Wormser) 94 min. See review, page 70. NN (RS) Opens­Dec­5­at­Bloor­Hot­Docs­Cinema

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whiPlash (Damien Chazelle) is a battle of wills between a drummer (Miles Teller) who challenges a monstrous conductor (J.K. Simmons) for a potentially lifechanging spot in his school’s jazz orchestra. Teller and Simmons commit completely, but Chazelle’s plot twists grow increasingly ridiculous – to the point where the final act has the feel of a fever dream. I just couldn’t go with it. 106 min.

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woMeN who flirt (Pang Ho-Cheung)

offers lessons on mastering the sexy #selfie, which is among the few charms in a rom-com that’s about as functional as a BuzzFeed list. The likeable Zhou Xun stars as Angie, the Julia Roberts character in this movie’s derivative My Best Friend’s Wedding-type scenario. She ups her flirtation game by taking some amusing classes on seduction from her naughty friends. Subtitled. 96 min. NN (RS) Coliseum­Scarborough,­Yonge­&­Dundas­ 24­ 3

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ACTION JACKSON Fri, Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:55, 8:05, 11:15 Sat-Sun 12:55, 4:25, 7:40, 10:50 BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (14A) Thu 10:50 Fri-Wed 10:20 BEYOND THE LIGHTS (14A) Thu 10:20 BIG HERO 6 (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 8:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:30 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:30 BIG HERO 6 3D (PG) Thu 3:00, 5:45, 8:30, 11:15 Fri, MonWed 3:00, 5:45, 8:30, 11:10 Sat-Sun 11:55, 3:00, 5:45, 8:30, 11:15 BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (14A) Thu 5:20, 8:20, 11:10 Fri-Sun 2:30, 5:20, 8:20, 11:10 Mon-Wed 8:20, 11:10 A CHRISTMAS STORY Mon 4:30, 9:30 Tue 2:00, 7:00 Wed 4:30 CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE Thu 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Fri 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sat 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (14A) Thu 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Fri 3:15, 6:10, 8:45, 11:30 Sat 11:55, 3:15, 6:10, 8:45, 11:30 Sun

11:55, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Mon-Wed 7:55, 10:30 DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART 2 (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 8:25, 11:05 Fri 3:05, 5:40, 8:25, 11:20 Sat 12:25, 3:05, 5:40, 8:25, 11:20 Sun 4:35, 7:10, 10:00 DUMB AND DUMBER TO (PG) Thu 2:55, 6:30, 7:05, 9:15, 10:15 Fri 2:55, 6:00, 9:15 Sat-Sun 12:05, 2:55, 6:00, 9:15 Mon-Tue 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 10:10 Wed 1:50, 4:25, 7:30, 10:10 FOXCATCHER (14A) 1:55, 4:55, 7:55, 10:55 FURY: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:50, 11:00 Fri 1:45, 4:45, 8:05, 11:20 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:40, 7:50, 11:00 HAPPY ENDING (PG) Thu 11:00 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (18A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:40, 8:10, 11:00 Fri 4:15, 7:30, 11:00 Sat 1:00, 4:30, 7:30, 11:00 Sun 1:00, 4:30, 7:30, 10:50 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:10, 4:00, 5:30, 6:40, 7:30, 8:50, 9:40, 10:40 Fri 3:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:15, 10:00, 11:30 Sat 12:00, 1:30, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:30 Sun 12:00, 1:30, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 11:15 INTERSTELLAR (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:30, 6:10, 10:10 Fri 2:30, 6:30, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:30, 2:30, 6:30, 10:30 LA BAYADÈRE – BOLSHOI BALLET ENCORE Sun 12:55 THE MAZE RUNNER (PG) 7:40, 10:25 Fri 2:25 mat, 5:00 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:25 mat, 5:00 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: JOHN Wed 7:00 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (G) Thu 2:15 4:30 6:45 9:00 11:15 Fri-Wed 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00, 11:10 Sat-Sun 12:00 mat PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 3D (G) 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:15 mat ST. VINCENT (14A) Thu 6:05, 9:05 Fri 3:35, 6:05, 9:05 SatSun 11:55, 3:35, 6:05, 9:05 Mon, Wed 10:15 Tue 7:30, 10:15 SCROOGED (PG) Mon 2:00, 7:00 Tue 4:30, 9:30 Wed 2:00, 9:30 SERENA (14A) Fri, Tue-Wed 2:40, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45 Sat-Sun 2:40, 5:30, 8:05, 10:45 Mon 2:40, 5:30, 7:30, 10:45 THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (PG) Thu 5:15, 8:00, 10:45 Fri 3:10, 5:55, 8:40, 11:25 Sat 12:20, 3:10, 5:55, 8:40, 11:25 Sun 12:00, 2:45, 5:30, 8:15, 11:00 Mon-Wed 8:05, 10:45 UZUMASA LIMELIGHT Fri, Mon-Wed 3:05, 5:35, 8:15, 10:40 Sat-Sun 12:10, 3:05, 5:35, 8:10, 10:40 WOMEN WHO FLIRT (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:05, 8:00, 11:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:05, 6:25, 8:45, 11:05 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:05, 6:25, 8:45, 11:05

Special Screenings

Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE)

KEVIN COURRIER SPINS THE BEATLES Film clips and talk. 7-9 pm. $12, stu $6. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. mnjcc.org.

KIDS POLICE Japanese w/ subtitles. 6:30 pm.

Free. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. jftor.org.

2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

CITIZENFOUR (PG) Thu 6:00, 8:30 Fri 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Mon-Wed 5:50, 8:30 FURY (14A) Thu 5:30 GEMMA BOVERY Fri 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Mon-Wed 6:00, 8:20 GONE GIRL (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:00, 8:10 Fri 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 THE HOMESMAN (14A) Thu 5:50, 8:20 THE JUDGE (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:00, 8:00 Fri 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 MY OLD LADY (PG) Thu 5:10, 7:40 NIGHTCRAWLER (14A) Thu 8:30 PAST TENSE Fri 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 5:40, 8:20 ROSEWATER (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:20, 7:50 Fri 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Sat-Sun 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 ST. VINCENT (14A) Thu 5:40, 8:00 Fri 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 SatSun 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 Mon-Wed 5:30, 8:00 SERENA (14A) Fri 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:40

MT PLEASANT (I)

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 FURY (14A) Fri 9:10 Sat 4:00, 9:10 Sun, Tue-Wed 7:00 MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (PG) Thu-Sat 7:00 Sun 4:30

Thursday, December 4 ADVANCED STYLE Film by Lina Plioplyte. 7

and 9 pm. $12. Koffler Centre of the Arts, 180 Shaw. kofflerarts.org.

Friday, December 5 THAT TEENAGE FEELING Videos by Peter Ra-

hul, Adrienne Crossman, Kailey Bryan, Josh Studham and others. 8 pm. Pwyc. Videofag, 187 Augusta. wadeinvideo.com.

Saturday, December 6 SON OF MAN Screening and vegetarian

potluck dinner. 6:15 pm. Free. Regis College, 100 Wellesley W. 416-922-5474.

THE STIRRING OF A THOUSAND BELLS

Screening of a visual and musical tour of life in Indonesia by Matt Dunning. 8 pm. $10. Small World Music Centre, 180 Shaw, studio 101. smallworldmusic.com

Sunday, December 7 THE SCARLET LETTER Silent film with an in-

tro by Theresa Moritz and music by Fern Lindzon. 4:15 pm. $13. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. revuecinema.ca.

‘TIL THE BREAK OF DAWN Japanese w/ subtitles. 6 pm. Free. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. jftor.org.

UN SECRET Film screening with speaker author Bernice Eisenstein. 4 & 7:30 pm. $15, under 35 yrs $10. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211 ext 606.

Monday, December 8

Tuesday, December 9 AKKO-CHAN: THE MOVIE Japanese w/ subtitles. 6:30 pm. Free. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. jftor.org.

REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884

BOYHOOD (14A) Thu, Wed 7:00 Sat 2:00 FORCE MAJEURE (14A) Fri-Sat 5:00 Tue 7:00

SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236

BIG HERO 6 (PG) 12:50 BIG HERO 6 3D (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:50, 9:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:55, 9:45 Sat-Sun 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 DUMB AND DUMBER TO (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:15, 7:40, 10:25 Fri 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 4:15, 7:40, 10:25 Sun 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Mon-Tue 1:25, 4:15, 7:30, 10:25 Wed 1:25, 4:15, 10:25 continued on page 78 œ

BEER FILM FESTIVAL Sun 4:00 BIG HERO 6 (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon, Wed 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25 Sat, Tue 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25, 11:50 Sun 12:20, 7:10, 9:25 BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (14A) Thu 3:35, 7:00, 9:35 Fri, Sun-Mon, Wed 12:35, 3:35, 7:00, 9:35 Sat, Tue 12:35, 3:35, 7:00, 9:35, 11:30 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (18A) 12:25, 3:25, 6:55, 9:30 Sat, Tue 11:40 late THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 (PG) 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 Sat, Tue 10:50 INTERSTELLAR (PG) 12:30, 4:00, 7:30 Sat, Tue 10:45 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (G) 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 6:50, 8:55

ROYAL (I)

608 COLLEGE ST, 416-466-4400 BAD TURN WORSE (14A) Fri 9:15 Sat-Sun 4:00, 9:15

NOW DECEMBER 4-10 2014

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HorriBle Bosses 2 (18A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:15, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:15, 7:00, 9:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:05, 9:15, 9:50 THe Hunger games: mockingjay – ParT 1 (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:05, 1:50, 3:20, 4:05, 4:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:30, 9:20, 10:00, 10:30 Fri, Tue 12:30, 1:05, 3:20, 4:05, 6:20, 7:15, 9:20, 10:15 Sat 12:20, 1:05, 3:20, 4:05, 6:50, 7:15, 9:50, 10:15 Sun 12:20, 1:05, 3:20, 4:05, 6:20, 7:15, 9:20, 10:15 Mon 12:30, 1:05, 3:20, 4:05, 7:15, 10:15, 10:30 Wed 1:05, 4:05, 6:20, 7:15, 9:20, 10:15 inTersTellar (PG) Thu 2:10, 6:05, 9:40 Fri-Sun 2:45, 6:30, 10:15 Mon-Tue 2:10, 6:10, 9:40 Wed 6:10, 9:40 la BayaDère – BolsHoi BalleT encore Sun 12:55 THe meTroPoliTan oPera: carmen encore Mon 6:30 THe meTroPoliTan oPera: le nozze Di Figaro encore Sat 12:00 naTional THeaTre live: joHn Wed 7:00 Penguins oF maDagascar (G) Thu, Mon-Tue 1:15, 3:50, 6:40 Fri-Sat 1:15, 3:40, 6:40 Sun 1:15, 4:25, 6:40 Wed 1:15, 3:50, 6:50 Penguins oF maDagascar 3D (G) Thu 12:30, 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05 Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 THe THeory oF everyTHing (PG) Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Tue 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Wed 4:50, 7:40, 10:30

Metro West End HuMber CineMaS (i) 2442 bloor ST. WeST, 416-769-2442

Big Hero 6 (PG) Thu, Tue-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-Mon 1:20, 3:40, 6:50, 9:15 HorriBle Bosses 2 (18A) Thu 4:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Mon 1:30, 4:00, 7:10, 9:45 Tue-Wed 4:00, 7:10, 9:45 THe Hunger games: mockingjay – ParT 1 (PG) Thu 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Mon 1:10, 3:50, 7:00, 9:35 Tue-Wed 3:50, 7:00, 9:35 Penguins oF maDagascar (G) Thu 5:20, 6:40, 9:00 Fri-Mon 1:00, 3:05, 5:15, 7:20, 9:25 Tue-Wed 5:15, 7:20, 9:25

KingSWay THeaTre (i) 3030 bloor ST W, 416-232-1939

BoyHooD (14A) Thu 9:05 Force majeure (14A) Thu 5:00, 9:05 Fri-Wed 5:30, 9:15 THe HunDreD-FooT journey (PG) Thu 10:45 Fri-Wed 3:15 loW DoWn Fri-Wed 10:45 maXimum overDrive (14A) Fri-Sat 11:15 my olD laDy (PG) Thu 3:15, 7:15 Fri-Wed 11:45, 5:30 THe 100-year-olD man WHo climBeD ouT THe WinDoW anD DisaPPeareD (14A) Thu 3:00 Fri-Wed 9:25 THe overnigHTers (PG) Thu 1:45 Fri, Sun, Tue 10:00 PriDe (14A) Thu 12:55 Fri, Sun, Tue 3:30 roseWaTer (14A) Thu 5:00 Sat, Mon, Wed 3:30 THe secreT Trial 5 (PG) Sat, Mon, Wed 10:00 THe TWo Faces oF january (PG) Thu 12:00 Fri-Wed 1:30 WHiPlasH (14A) Thu 7:10 Fri-Wed 12:45, 7:30

QueenSWay (Ce)

1025 THe QueenSWay, QeW & iSlingTon, 416-503-0424 Big Hero 6 (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:20, 6:20 Fri, Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:40, 6:30 Sat 2:00, 4:40, 7:20 Sun 12:00, 2:00, 4:40, 7:20 Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:30 Big Hero 6 3D (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 Sat 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 corner gas: THe movie Thu-Fri 7:00 Sat-Sun 1:00, 7:00 DumB anD DumBer To (PG) Thu 1:50, 2:50, 4:40, 6:00, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Sun 1:35, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 Mon 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 9:55 Tue 1:35, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 Fury (14A) Thu 4:55, 10:35 Fri-Sun 4:50, 10:35 Mon-Wed 4:50, 10:30 gone girl (14A) Thu 2:00, 5:40, 8:50, 9:00 Fri 2:15, 2:40, 6:00, 9:40, 9:50 Sat-Sun 2:30, 2:40, 6:00, 9:40, 9:50 Mon 1:40, 2:15, 5:10, 6:00, 9:50 Tue-Wed 1:40, 2:15, 5:10, 6:00, 8:30, 9:50 HorriBle Bosses 2 (18A) Thu 1:10, 2:10, 3:15, 3:50, 5:05, 6:30, 6:50, 7:50, 9:20, 9:40, 10:35 Fri 1:20, 2:20, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 6:40, 7:40, 9:20, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:15, 1:20, 2:20, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 6:40, 7:40, 9:20, 10:20 Mon 1:20, 2:20, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 7:40, 8:30, 9:20, 9:45, 10:20 Tue 1:20, 2:20, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 6:40, 7:40, 9:20, 10:15 Wed 2:20, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 6:40, 7:40, 9:20, 10:15 THe Hunger games: mockingjay – ParT 1 (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 3:40, 4:00, 4:20, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 7:30, 7:40, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00, 10:20, 10:30, 10:50 Fri 12:20, 12:50, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 3:50, 4:20, 4:30, 6:50, 7:00, 7:30, 7:40, 9:10, 9:50, 10:15, 10:30, 10:50 Sat 12:30, 12:40, 1:00, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 3:50, 4:20, 4:30, 6:50, 7:00, 7:30, 7:40, 9:10, 9:50, 10:15, 10:30, 10:50 Sun 12:30, 12:35, 1:00, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 3:50, 4:20, 4:30, 6:50, 7:00, 7:30, 7:40, 9:10, 9:50, 10:15, 10:30, 10:50 Mon 12:50, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 3:50, 4:20, 4:30, 6:50, 7:00, 7:30, 7:40, 9:10, 9:50, 10:10,

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10:25, 10:45 Tue-Wed 12:50, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 3:50, 4:20, 4:30, 6:10, 6:50, 7:00, 7:30, 7:40, 9:10, 9:45, 10:10, 10:25, 10:45 inTersTellar (PG) Thu 12:50, 2:00, 4:45, 6:00, 8:40, 9:50 Fri 2:15, 2:30, 6:00, 6:20, 9:50, 10:10 Sat-Sun 2:00, 2:30, 6:00, 6:20, 9:50, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:15, 2:30, 6:00, 6:20, 9:50, 10:05 la BayaDère – BolsHoi BalleT encore Sun 12:55 THe meTroPoliTan oPera: carmen encore Mon 6:30 THe meTroPoliTan oPera: le nozze Di Figaro encore Sat 12:00 naTional THeaTre live: joHn Wed 7:00 nigHTcraWler (14A) Thu, Mon 9:20 Fri, Tue-Wed 9:15 Sat-Sun 10:05 Penguins oF maDagascar (G) Thu 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:50, 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 Mon, Wed 1:50, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 Penguins oF maDagascar 3D (G) Thu 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Fri 12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Sat 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Sun 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Mon 2:50, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Tue-Wed 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 sT. vincenT (14A) Thu 2:20, 8:00 Fri, Tue 2:10, 8:00 SatSun 8:00 Mon, Wed 2:10 serena (14A) Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:00 Mon 12:55, 3:35, 7:55, 10:30 Tue 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:55 Wed 4:10, 7:55, 9:55 THe THeory oF everyTHing (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:40, 6:30, 9:45 Fri 12:40, 3:30, 6:10, 9:45 Sat 3:30, 6:10, 9:35 Sun 12:10, 3:40, 6:10, 9:45 Mon 12:45, 3:30, 6:10, 6:40, 9:35 Tue-Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:35, 9:35

rainboW WooDbine (i)

WooDbine CenTre, 500 rexDale blVD, 416-213-1998 Big Hero 6 (PG) Thu 1:05 4:05 7:00 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Dear WHiTe PeoPle (14A) Fri-Wed 1:10, 6:50 DumB anD DumBer To (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:05, 6:40, 9:40 eXoDus: goDs anD kings Wed 8:00 HorriBle Bosses 2 (18A) Thu 1:10 4:00 6:55 9:40 FriWed 1:15, 3:50, 6:55, 9:35 THe Hunger games: mockingjay – ParT 1 (PG) Thu 12:40, 12:50, 3:40, 3:45, 6:30, 6:40, 9:20, 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:45, 3:55, 6:30, 9:20, 9:25 inTersTellar (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 Fri-Tue 1:05, 4:30, 8:00 Wed 8:00 THe lego movie (G) Sat 11:00 Penguins oF maDagascar (G) Thu 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:35 Fri-Tue 1:20, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Wed 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 ToP Five Wed 9:15

reVue (i)

400 ronCeSValleS aVe, 416-531-9959 Fury (14A) Sat 7:00 Mon 9:00 Tue 6:30 guarDians oF THe galaXy (PG) Fri 6:30 Sat-Sun 1:00 THe juDge (14A) Fri, Tue 9:00 Sat 9:30 THe 100-year-olD man WHo climBeD ouT THe WinDoW anD DisaPPeareD (14A) Mon 6:30 Wed 2:00, 9:00 THe scarleT leTTer Sun 4:15 20,000 Days on earTH (14A) Wed 7:00

East End beaCH CineMaS (aa) 1651 Queen ST e, 416-699-1327

Big Hero 6 (PG) Fri-Sun 1:00 Big Hero 6 3D (PG) Thu 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Sun 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:10 HorriBle Bosses 2 (18A) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:50, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 7:00, 9:30 THe Hunger games: mockingjay – ParT 1 (PG) Thu 6:45, 7:40, 9:40, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:40, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:45, 7:20, 9:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:10 Penguins oF maDagascar (G) Fri-Sun 12:30 Penguins oF maDagascar 3D (G) Thu 7:30, 9:50 FriSun 2:45, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:20 THe THeory oF everyTHing (PG) Thu 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Wed 7:10, 10:00

Fox (i)

2236 Queen ST e, 416-691-7330 arTHur cHrisTmas (G) Sat 11:00 THe BoXTrolls 3D (G) Sat-Sun 2:00 Fury (14A) Thu 6:45 guarDians oF THe galaXy (PG) Wed 9:00 THe HunDreD-FooT journey (PG) Thu 9:15 my olD laDy (PG) Fri-Tue 7:00 WHiPlasH (14A) Fri-Tue 9:15 Wed 7:00

North York Cineplex CineMaS eMpreSS WalK (Ce) 5095 yonge ST., 416-847-0087

Big Hero 6 (PG) Fri 1:30 Sat 12:50 Sun 1:05

Big Hero 6 3D (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Fri, Sun 4:10, 7:00, 9:35 Sat 4:15, 7:00, 9:35 Mon-Tue 4:00, 7:00, 9:35 Wed 4:00, 7:05, 9:35 DumB anD DumBer To (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Sun 8:10 Mon-Wed 8:25 HorriBle Bosses 2 (18A) Thu 4:45, 7:35, 9:50, 10:15 FriSun 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 THe Hunger games: mockingjay – ParT 1 (PG) Thu 3:20, 4:00, 6:20, 6:50, 9:20, 9:55 Fri 1:40, 2:20, 4:25, 5:05, 7:10, 7:50, 9:55, 10:30 Sat 1:25, 4:25, 7:10, 7:50, 9:55, 10:30 Sun 2:20, 4:30, 5:05, 7:10, 7:50, 9:55, 10:30 Mon 3:25, 4:10, 7:10, 7:50, 10:05 Tue 3:25, 4:10, 6:30, 7:10, 9:15, 10:05 Wed 3:25, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30, 10:05 inTersTellar (PG) Thu 6:00, 9:35 Fri 1:55, 8:00 Sat 12:30, 8:00 Sun 1:00, 8:00 Tue-Wed 7:40 inTersTellar: THe imaX eXPerience (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:30, 10:05 Fri-Sun 2:45, 6:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 3:00, 6:40, 10:10 la BayaDère – BolsHoi BalleT encore Sun 12:55 THe meTroPoliTan oPera: carmen encore Mon 6:30 THe meTroPoliTan oPera: le nozze Di Figaro encore Sat 12:00 naTional THeaTre live: joHn Wed 7:00 Penguins oF maDagascar (G) Thu 5:00, 7:25 Fri, Sun 2:30, 5:45 Sat 12:15, 3:05, 5:30 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:00 Penguins oF maDagascar 3D (G) Thu 3:10, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25 Fri 1:50, 4:35, 6:55, 9:05 Sat 1:00, 3:20, 4:35, 6:55, 9:05 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 6:55, 9:05 Mon-Wed 4:35, 6:55, 9:05

sT. vincenT (14A) Thu 3:30 Fri, Sun 5:25 Sat 4:00 Mon, Wed 3:55 Tue 4:55 serena (14A) 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 Fri 1:35 mat Sat 1:50 mat, 4:30 Sun 1:15, 4:00 mat Sat only 1:50 4:30 7:20 10:00 Sun only 1:15 4:00 7:20 10:00 THe THeory oF everyTHing (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:45, 10:30 Fri-Sun 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Mon-Wed 3:15, 6:45, 9:45

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HorriBle Bosses 2 (18A) Thu 4:20, 7:00, 10:30 Fri 4:20, 7:30, 11:00 Sat 1:30, 4:20, 7:30, 11:00 Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:30 Mon-Tue 4:00, 7:00, 10:30 Wed 4:00, 7:30, 10:30 THe Hunger games: mockingjay – ParT 1 (PG) Thu 2:30, 6:30, 8:30, 10:00 Fri 2:30, 5:30, 6:50, 8:40, 10:30 Sat 12:30, 2:00, 3:40, 5:30, 6:50, 8:40, 10:30 Sun 12:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, 8:30, 10:00 Mon-Tue 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, 8:30, 10:00 Wed 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 8:30, 10:00 inTersTellar (PG) Thu, Sun 1:30, 5:00, 9:00 Fri 4:50, 9:50 Sat 1:00, 4:50, 9:50 Mon-Wed 5:00, 9:00 naTional THeaTre live: joHn Wed 7:00 THe THeory oF everyTHing (PG) Thu 2:00, 6:00, 9:30 Fri 3:00, 6:10, 9:20 Sat 12:00, 3:00, 6:10, 9:20 Sun 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:30 Mon-Tue 3:00, 6:00, 9:30 Wed 3:00, 6:30, 9:30

film festival news

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Film festivals this week

Beer Film FesTival Three films – Strange Brew (Nov 30), Beerfest (Dec 7) and The World’s End (Dec 14) – plus three breweries, over three Sundays with samples before the show. $9.50 per screening. Rainbow Cinemas Market Square, 80 Front E. rainbowcinemas.ca.

To Dec 14 jayu: Human rigHTs Film FesTival

Films with a focus on persecution, women and children and change, plus Q&A with filmmakers and speakers. $11-$22, passes available. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. jayu.ca.

Dec 5 to 7

Canada’s Top Ten 2014 The juries have spoken, and we have Canada’s Top Ten for 2014.

TIFF’s annual festival of the best in homegrown cinema includes films from directors venerated and unknown, with plenty of room for arguing over what did and didn’t deserve to make the cut. The jury of filmmakers and industry professionals includes critics Jason Anderson and Jason Gorber and directors Terry Miles and Chloé Robichaud.

As expected, David Cronenberg’s alleged Hollywood satire Maps To The Stars and Xavier Dolan’s swooning psychodrama Mommy found their way onto the list, as did Maxime Giroux’s star-crossed Montreal romance Félix & Meira, which beat out both of those films to be named best Canadian film at TIFF. Other TIFF titles to make the cut include Mathieu Denis’s pre-FLQ docudrama Corbo, Albert Shin’s Korea-set drama In Her Place, Sturla Gunnarsson’s Indian travelogue Monsoon, Harold Crooks’s corporatemalfeasance documentary The Price We Pay and Stéphane Lafleur’s stylish character study Tu Dors Nicole.

Andrew Huculiak’s Violent, which played the Vancouver Film Festival, and Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Susan Avingaq’s documentary Sol, an ImagineNATIVE world premiere, round out the list.

High-powered filmmakers left off this year include Denys Arcand (An Eye For Beauty), Denis Côté (Joy Of Man’s Desiring), Atom Egoyan (The Captive) and Alanis Obomsawin (Trick Or Treaty?). Jeffrey St. Jules’s hallucinatory mutant musical Bang Bang Baby, which won TIFF’s best Canadian first feature prize, was also notable by its absence.

On a personal note, I would have preferred to see Lindsay Mackay’s sensitive coming-of-age drama Wet Bum up there instead of the underwhelming Corbo or the beautiful but empty Monsoon. But Mackay’s young; she’ll get into the pantheon eventually.

Mommy, starring Anne Dorval and Antoine-Olivier Pilon, cracked the Top Ten.

The chosen features and shorts – as well as a new Student Shorts program – will be screened at the Lightbox January 2 to 11 as part of Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival, with filmmakers and other special guests in attendance.

There will also be a special In Conversation With… session featuring Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis, tied to their upcoming documentary This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate (January 10).

Apparently it’s never too early to prep next year’s Top Ten. norman Wilner

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canaDa’s ToP Ten sHorTs BiHTTos, directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Bison, directed by Kevan Funk

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canaDa’s ToP Ten sTuDenT sHorTs BackroaDs, directed by Candy Fox (University of Regina) Dinner Time, directed by Alexander Mainwaring (Langara College) elPis, directed by Akreta Saim (York University) FalloW, directed by Breanna Cheek (Emily Carr School of Art and Design) lasT Dance on THe main, directed by Aristofanis Soulikias (Concordia University) liFers, directed by Joel Salaysay (University of British Columbia) never sToP cycling, directed by Colin Lepper (Sheridan College) running season, directed by Grayson Moore (Ryerson University) TomonsTer, directed by Pui Ka Wong (Sheridan College)

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Minora misgivings

doesn’t care how your vulva looks – then he’s doing “assurance” all wrong.

I have been Insecure about the way He’s saying, “I am willing to go down my vagina looks for as long as I can reon you despite the unattractiveness of member. When I was young, I would your vulva,” when he needs to be sayfantasize about the day I would grow ing, “Your vulva is beautiful, and I pubic hair long enough to cover its unwant to go down on you.” Show him sightliness. That day never came, and I this column, MIM, and after he apolowas left with an enormous insecurity gizes for screwing up the assurance about it. My labia minora is oversize thing, let him go down on you already. quite a bit. I know that this is not un“What would it cost MIM to allow her common, but its unattractiveness boyfriend to try to give her oral sex, holds me back from receiving oral sex. even if just for 30 seconds?” asks Dr. I don’t even let my long-term boyHerbenick. “If she thinks she would friend go down on me because I’m enjoy the sensations and pleasures of afraid he’ll think it’s gross and ugly. He oral sex, if not for her genital embarassures me that he doesn’t care about rassment, why not have a glass of the way it looks, but I can’t bring mywine or a beer and kick back and see if self to let him do it. Any advice that she can enjoy it even briefly?” Or why might help dispel a lifetime of genital not pot, MIM? Speaking from personal embarrassment? experience, pot works wonders for Minora Is Majora some people with body issues. (Individual results may vary.)

“I study vulvas and vaginas, and what people think of vulvas and vaginas, so “MIM could do it in the dark if she of course I want MIM to love hers,” wants. She should breathe deeply and said Dr. Debby Herbenick, a sex replay music she likes,” said Dr. Herbensearch scientist at Indiana University ick. “Make it less about sex and more and sexual health educator at the Kinabout exploration. She might find that sey Institute. Dr. Herbenick co-authshe can get over her insecurities. Realored Read My Lips: A Complete Guide ly! And wouldn’t that be cool and posto the Vagina And Vulva, and along sibly, quite literally, life-changing? with her co-author, Dr. Vanessa Schick, “there are also events MIM could atshe researched what people like or distend, like Betty Dodson’s bodysex like about vulvas and vaginas. What workshops in New York (expensive but they learned should come as a comempowering) that are all about helpfort to you, MIM. ing women enjoy their vulvas and “Just as many people in our study their sexuality. For a stay-at-home vertalked about loving long labia as sion, MIM could watch Dodson’s video talked about loving smaller labia,” said Viva La Vulva by herself or with her Dr. Herbenick. “So long labia are not boyfriend.” universally regarded as ‘unsightly.’ In So let’s say you’ve read the books and some cultures, women start pulling watched the videos and attended the their labia from an early age to make seminars and smoked the pot and altheir labia minora longer.” lowed the boyfriend – also high, perI would suggest that you get your haps blindfolded – to go down on you, hands on a copy of Read My Lips, MIM. and you feel no differently about your Dr. Herbenick also recommends vulva. What then?

Femalia and I’ll Show You Mine, two “If nothing helps MIM see her long other books that celebrate the broad labia for the national treasure they diversity of vulvas. “the Vagina Monoare, then yes, there’s surgery,” said Dr. logues is another must-read,” said Dr. Herbenick. “And while marketing for Herbenick, “especially monologue Michael Hollettthe .....................................................................................@m_hollett labiaplasty has mostly been a thing for about Bob. It’s about one woman who, the past 10 to 15 years, doctors have Alice Klein .................................................................................................@aliceklein through positive sexual experiences been doing these surgeries for ages. A Susan G. Colepartner, .......................................................................................@susangcole with a vulva-loving comes to few tips for MIM if she decides to go appreciate her vulva.” ..........................................................................@enzodimatteo Enzo DiMatteo this route: Her insurance may not covWhich brings us to your partner, MIM. er it and, yes, it can be painful (it’s surNorm Wilner ....................................................................................@normwilner He’s into you and would like to go gery), and it will take several weeks to Glenn Sumi ............................................................................................@glennsumi down on you.

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with vulva surgeries, of course, is a possible risk of loss of or change to sensation. there is very little research on the long-term outcomes of these surgeries, in spite of the claims on many surgeons’ websites.”

Dr. Herbenick suggests that if you opt for surgery, you look for a surgeon who has done many labiaplasties. “I’m not a fan of the way some doctors market their surgeries, but, yes, some women feel better about their genitals after getting the labia they want,” said Dr. Herbenick. “MIM should review before and after photos first so she can see what kind of labia she’s likely to have afterward. Many surgeons have a certain ‘style’ that they tend to do over and over again.”

But please, MIM, Dr. Herbenick and I both want you to give books and videos and seminars a chance first. “If MIM is open to receiving vulva-loving propaganda from me, I will gladly send her a care package of books, postcards and other fun things in hopes that she might learn to love her labia,” said Dr. Herbenick. “But I’d also be among the first to send her a congratulatory card on her new labia if she decides surgery is the right option for her. After all, I’m a vulva supporter whether that person’s vulva is the one they were born with or the one they had made for themselves sometime later in life.”

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boyfriend. I offered to do something he secretly wanted to try, and he said, “Urinate on me.” I get the fantasy – surrender, being marked, the naughtiness. However, I can’t imagine liking it and I do not want to build it into our repertoire. Set aside that I have no idea how to do it so it’s sexy, safe and sanitary. Is it okay to negotiate “one-and-done” and put it on my “No” list afterward?

Wet And Wild You can certainly negotiate a “oneand-done” agreement, WAW, but if you find the idea of pissing on your boyfriend upsetting – if the thought Michael doesn’t just leave youHollett cold but actually revolts and/or traumatizes you – then @m_hollett you don’t have to go through with it.

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(You’re not trapped in some piss-fetish version of the Merchant Of Venice, WAW. You don’t need a Portia to rescue you from this verbal contract.) As for sexy, safe and sanitary: you don’t have to find it sexy, he’s not going to drown, droppeth your gentle rain upon him in the tub.

No butts about it I am a 24-year-old woman who loves

everything butt – except butthole.

Anal penetration and analingus are hard limits for me, but the most sensitive erogenous zones on my body are my cheeks, crack and coin slot. But I can’t figure out a clear way to communicate this. Terms like “ass play” generally mean assHOLE play. I can’t be the only person who feels this way.

Help a girl get her ass worked (but not fucked) and give me a term!

Nuts For Butts Some sexual interests and/or limits are too complicated to be expressed with a simple term, NFB. So you’ll have to use your words: “I love having my butt played with – cheeks, crack, coin slot – but my butthole is off-limits. Get on my ass, not in it.”

On the Lovecast, Damon L. Jacobs on the PrEP controversy: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter

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