Every month, we round up the best events (well balanced with parties and cultural things and not just bars), from the city’s queer culture scene and update the listings daily. Note on meaning of Queer in listings: Mixed crowd, not everyone is gay or lesbian. A safe space where everyone is welcome, in the places we list.
Saturday September 28 to Friday October 4, 2013 – Toronto Palestine Film Festival Features, shorts and documentaries plus panel discussions with Palestinian directors and actors. $7-$10, 10-card pass $75. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King W), Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas W), Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor W),http://tpff.ca
Tuesday October 1 to Thursday October 3, 2013 – ShakesBeer: Twelfth Night (The Classical Theatre Project). The company performs the comedy in a pop-up theatre tavern setting. Oct 1-3, Thu and Tue 6:30 and 9 pm. $57, stu/srs $37. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. http://shakesbeer.ca Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Wednesday October 2, 2013 – Bump and Jump at Shameless Magazine! Dance Party @ Gladstone Hotel. fundraiser for Shameless Magazine! Shameless magazine is an independent Canadian voice for smart, strong, sassy young women and trans youth. It’s a fresh alternative to typical teen magazines, packed with articles about arts, culture and current events, reflecting the neglected diversity of our readers’ interests and experiences.
Our headlining DJ, Betti Forde (a staple in Toronto’s queer dance scene) will be playing electro/hip hop/disco all night with the oh-so-amazing DJ Zehra kick-starting the night playing hip hop/soca/rnb/90s tunes. 8 pm Melody Bar, Cover: PWYC ($5 suggested) Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. Queer West Toronto Ontario.
Thursday October 3 to Sunday October 6, 2013 – Toronto Fall Home Show Talks by celebrity guests including Jonathan and Drew Scott, Annie Sloan, seminars, decor tips, exhibits and more. Oct 3 to 4, 11 am-9 pm; Oct 5, 10 am-9 pm; Oct 6, 10 am-6 pm. $15, adv $12; srs/stu/child $13, adv $10. Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, http://fallhomeshow.com Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday October 3, 2013 – Queer Ball (Queer Hall of Fame) Dress-your-best party with a talk by LGBT human rights activist Ted Northe, music by Patrick Masse, info on human rights history in Canada and more. 6:30 pm. $150. Toronto Region Board of Trade, 77 Adelaide W, http://qballeventzilla.net Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 5, 2013 – Veloreel DIY film festival about bikes and the people who ride them @ Liberty Village When?; October 5th, 2013. 7pm-9pm. Where?: The end of Fraser Ave in Liberty Village, Toronto. How much?: $5! BYOB! Popcorn is Free! Why?: It will be really fun, and you don’t want to be sad when all your friends are talking about how awesome it was. http://torontoveloreel.blogspot.ca/p/about.html Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturdaay October 5, 2013 – CHRONOLOGIC Goin’ Steady DJs @ The Garrison a dance party through the ages. Pop and Antipop from Since the End of History i. e. Music from 1890 to 2014, played in chronological order…The Goin’ Steady Djs play the absolute best dance tracks from every era —- unexpect the accepted except exceptional exceptions & DANCE! Come early to avoid sad temper tantrums. The Garrison 1197 Dundas St W, http://www.garrisontoronto.com/index.htm Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 5, 2013 – STIFF at the Beaver. Everyone’s favorite queer film festival party is going bi. Bi-monthly, that is! Join DJs Colin D and Fawn BC at The Beaver the first Saturday of every second month, starting October 5, for some beers and beats. No cover. The Beaver 1192 Queen St W http://www.beavertoronto.ca/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 5, 2013 – Toronto Nuit Blanche The all-night contemporary art experience features a sculpture by Ai Weiwei as well as visual and sound art, installations, performances and more along city streets, in building lobbies, store fronts and alleyways, from 6:51 pm to sunrise Sun. Oct 5 to 6. Free.http://scotiabanknuitblanche.ca Queer Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 5, 2013 – Morpheous’ Japanese Rope Bondage Extravaganza @c The Great Hall. The World’s Largest Public Rope Bondage Exhibit Featuring over 100 performers from sunset to sunrise An all night performance art installation showcasing the intricate and erotic art form of Japanese rope bondage (known as “shibari”) as well as it’s western counterpart. Riding the coattails of the popular all-night art exhibit happening on the same night,Morpheous, along with fellow alternative artists and presenters collectively known as“Les Rues des Refusers”, have put together a series of alternative displays of contemporary art to showcase simultaneously. VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjdU3JpZCRg#t=46This exhibit is running simultaneously with Toronto’s Nuit Blanche on Saturday October 5 at The Great Hall (1087 Queen Street West) beginning at 7 pm and running until dawn. More info: http://mbe2013.com/
Saturday October 5, 2013 – French pédéraste dance the night away at Tapette – Nuit nue Blanche edition @ The Henhouse. It’s Tapette October! It’s also Nuit Blanche! We’ll be projecting French porn all night with host Skinnin M’Kinnon !!! We’ll also be attempting to build a giant penis out of Baguettes. DJ Phil V spins French beats for you to beat inside the bar and outside in the alley – toute la nuit! 10 pm No Cover. Henhouse, 1532 Dundas St. West Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 5, 2013 – Trans Community Tiaras Ball @ Primrose Hotel. Tgs in Tiaras is an incredible evening of fun and festivities for the Trans Gender /Cross Dressing community. We hope that you bring yourself, along with some of your friends to this opportunity to eat, drink and dance the night away! Reception starts at 6:30pm, with a sit down dinner at 7:30. Dancing to the music begins at 9pm with our fantastic DJ—- DjEllaVation.Open to all who Enjoy or Support the Transgender community!!! $95, cpl $180. Primrose Hotel, 111 Carlton,$95, cpl $180. Primrose Hotel, 111 Carlton,Toronto ON http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A8A823A3F49-tgsintiaras
Saturday October 5, 2013 – Toronto QUEER SLOWDANCE! – 80s Edition! It’s high school with a happy ending. Come and experience why slow is beautiful, and why love is not ironic.PS. Fabulous and inspired attire, while desired, is not required. But would be AWESOME & HAWT. As our theme is the 80s, clothing from that era would be X-TREMELY RADICAL!!!
Finally, you do not have to be queer to attend this party, but you must have an open mind, an open heart, and have open arms. We are always looking for designated dancers for our evenings. If you are outgoing, warm, and willing to undertake the very serious duty and responsibility of inviting wallflowers out onto the dancefloor – if in fact, such a prospect gives you great joy – then please contact the organizers at inconsolablecat@hotmail.com.
The Details: Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd. (1 block North of Bloor, 3 blks. West of Ossington) Saturday, (Street Map http://g.co/maps/u2kc3) Doors at 9:30, Dance from 10 PM to AM. $10 Admission includes your Dancecard-booklet! http://www.dovercourthouse.com Regretfully, the Dovercourt House is not wheelchair-accessible. 19+ Queer West Village, Toronto On.
Sunday October 6, 2013 – Brockton Villagers gather for St. Clarens Communtiy Harvest Potluck @ St. Clarens Parkette. Ogether let’s revitalize the little park between St. Clarens and Lansdowne on Dundas St. W., starting with a community potluck! Bring food, family, friends and neighbours Sunday, October 6th at 5pm. This event will be sponsored by the Dundas West BIA.
We are hoping each group (of friends, families, and/or households) will bring either a main, appetizer, salad, or greens. Local businesses are also welcome to contribute. Please note that this is a free event, a great opportunity to meet local residents and a chance to talk about your business. Please email stclarens.parkette@gmail.com You can also mention here in the news feed what you would like to bring so that we can keep a tally of people and food. Also, BYO plates and utensils.This is the first in a series of what we hope will become regular occurences, with the aim of making St Clarens parkette a warm, inviting destination and meeting place for families, friends, residents & neighbours.
The Details: Bring food, family, friends and neighbours Sunday, October 6th at 5pm. This event will be sponsored by the Dundas West BIA. Street Map for 1717 Dundas St. W. http://goo.gl/maps/HUPO8
Monday October 7, 2013 – Trampoline Hall Lecture Series @ The Garrison. Kelly Jenkins is the curator of this month’s show, and he has chosen these 3 people to lecture: Darren Patrick will speak about Trauma Narratives Matthew McKinnon on whatever happened to hardcore Tess Girard about Fear and Fear Itself The show is at the Garrison 1197 Dundas W. Doors open at 7:40 and the show starts at 8pm. Advance tickets are at Soundscapes, 572 College St., starting on Thursday Oct 3. A limited number of rush tickets will be available at the Garrison on the day of the show starting @ 6:30 pm TICKET INFO: http://trampolinehall.net/tickets/ 7:40pm until 11:00pm The Garrison 1197 Dundas St W, Queer West Village, Toronto On.
Monday October 7, 2013 – Free John And Tarek Rally Rally and fax-off from 12:30 pm at the corner of Gould and Victoria, followed by a die-in at Yonge-Dundas Square at 1 pm with speakers Sheldon Levy and Marusya Bociurkiw. Free.
Wednesday October 9, 2013 – Queer As Fuck – New Talent Night @ The Steady Cafe & Bar- (formerly known as Laughs at Slack’s) is an open mic held biweekly on Wednesdays at 9:30 PM. The lineup for the inaugural tonight will feature some of the most popular performers from previous shows: Lineup: Annie Bradley Mary Bee Danielle Reidenberg Niesha Davis Roxanne Koka Sarah Simpson and Sheri Krell!. The Steady Cafe & Bar – 1051 Bloor Street West, Doors & Lottery Signups 9:00pm Show starts at 9:30 PWYC Queer West Village, Toronto Ontario https://www.facebook.com/TheSteadyCafeBar or http://thesteadycafe.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday October 10 to Sunday October 13, 2013 – The Annual Contemporary Art Fair @ Gladstone Hotel Showcase of contemporary art by alternative and emerging artists. $5, stu free. Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen W, 416-531-4635. Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday October 10, 2013 – Legendary queer singers; Anna Gutmanis and folk-pop-cabaret musician Jeff Michael Straker @ The Flying Beaver Pubaret
Anna Gutmanis is delighted to be back at The Flying Beaver Pubaret in adouble-bill with the amazing Jeffery Straker. Anna’s quartet (Anna -voice & keys, Karen Dinardo – voice & percussion, Bob Cohen guitar & bass, Bryn Scott-Grimes – harmonica) will perform songs from all 3 of Anna’s releases and throw in a surprise or two. After a busy summer performing across the province, Anna is eagerly anticipating the autumn release of the video for Another Way Out, from critically-acclaimed album Glimmer In The Dark. This will be your last chance to see Anna and her quartet locally before they head into the studio in November to record with CMA’s Producer of the Year Karen Kane, so don’t miss this show! http://www.annagutmanis.com
Singer-songwriter-pianist Jeffery Michael Straker performs over 100 shows of his folk-pop-cabaret music per year across Canada. Straker recently launched his latest collection of songs called “Vagabond” (Oct 2012), produced by Danny Michel. The release has been met with critical acclaim with the Toronto Star giving it 4 (out of 4) stars and calling it “one of the most faultlessly conceived and meticulously executed albums in any genre to come out of Canada in a long time”. Xtra! said, “like the unexpected yet surprisingly down-to-earth lovechild of Neil Young and Elton John”. The album charted in the top 10 on several campus radio stations across Canada and debuted in the top 20 on the iTunes singer-songwriter charts. Jeffery performed 50 shows across Canada from Mar-July 2013 promoting the release. http://www.jeffstraker.com
The Details: Show 7:30 pm Tix: $10.00 adv/$15.00 door Available at The Pubaret or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/470996 Dinner available, before, during, and after the show. Dinner reservations get priority seating 1.647.347.6567 The Flying Beaver Pubaret 488 Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario http://www.pubaret.com
Thursday October 10, 2013 – Artist \Party @ The Steady. Meet cast and crew of a film called “Beat”- performance by the Crush is Mutual – spinning for you DJ Nik Red – artists joining us… Malcolm Yarde, Karen Campos Castillo, Katia Miranda, Nadijah Robinson… just to name a few. – silent auction featuring Marimacho (Brooklyn), Venus Envy (Ottawa), Vivek Shraya… the list keeps growing.ADVANCED TICKETS $10 CAN BE BOUGHT THROUGH OUR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN PAGE http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/beat–2 Event Time|: 7 PM to 2 AM The Steady Cafe & Bar – 1051 Bloor Street West, https://www.facebook.com/TheSteadyCafeBar or http://thesteadycafe.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 12, 2013 – Thanksgiving lake Ontario Cruise Cruise the harbour and enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner. Oct 12 to 13, 7 pm. $40-$73. Captain Matthew Flinders, York & Queens Quay W, http://mariposacruises.com
Sunday October 13, 2013 – Boy’s Life Presents – JOCK U with DJ JOE GAUTHREAUX @ Fly Nightclub. It’s that special time of year again! The lazy dayz of summer have given way to the horny dayz of autumn! It’s the new school year and it doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman or a continuing education veteran, Boy’s Life has you covered! Put down your homework, strap on your athletic gear and get ready for JOCK U! This year our headlining New York DJ is none other than the very hunky JOE GAUTHREAUX ( NYC White circut Party) http://www.djjoeg.com/
The Details: Opening set by : Kevin Bailey (TOR) http://www.kevinbailey.ca Sunday: 10:00 pm – 5:00 am Bar closes at 2 am. Advance tickets available at Priape Toronto, Fire on The East Side & Fly Nightclub Fly Nightclub BOY’S LIFE SIDE ENTRANCE 8 Gloucester St http://www.flynightclub.com/
Tuesday October 15, 2013 – Eid ul-Adha with eTJC Toronto Unity Mosque – Celebrate Eid e-Qurban/ Eid ul-Adha with the Toronto Unity Mosque at a gender equal, non segregated, LGBTI affirming service that welcomes everyone, Muslim or not. * convenient & accessible downtown venue -
Toronto Unity Mosque welcome everyone regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, dis/ability, religion, sect, race, class or any other social status. Prayer lines are Meccan Style. People may stand wherever they feel comfortable. Men and women are free to dress according to their understanding of modesty. Imam: Dr. Laury Silvers ** Khateeb: El-Farouk Khaki ***
The Details: Primrose Hotel, 111 Carlton Street @ Jarvis Street, Toronto. Doors Open @ 9 am Refreshments and snacks will be served after the service. BYOPR: Bring Your Own Prayer Rug! Join us for Eid lunch @ Butler’s Pantry 12:30 onwards. limited seats… email elfin925@rogers.com to reserve your seat. https://www.facebook.com/events/520997184657431/
Tuesday October 15, 2013 – Queer WRITE CLUB Toronto 1 Year Anniversary – Retournament of Champions! @ The Drake Hotel. Where the most writerly, composed, preciously verbose Toronto queer folk throw down and grease up for sweaty, knock-down, drag-out live literary combat like you ain’t never seen. 7 minutes can be heaven or hell. And this month’s combatants have already learned that the hard way.That’s right, we’re letting these assholes come back and try yet another shot at deathless fucking literary glory. The years’ past combatants are being voted on as we speak to get another shot at guts, victory and the chance to drink their opponent’s tears with a tequila chaser. Combatants to be announced ctober first. Cover $10 Drake Underground, 1150 Queen Street Queer West Toronto Ontario
Wednesday October 16 to Friday October 18, 2013 – De Colores Festival of New Works @ Wychwood Theatre This year’s festival will feature four new and exciting plays. Paradise Red by Chilean playwright, Bruce Gibbons is set in the tone of a dark telenovela and takes on a lesser known side of the Pinochet Fascist Dictatorship: the private lives of the military families who, living in total oblivion in regard to the abuse and violence they created, refuse to face the consequences of their irreparable damage. Jefferson Guzman’s Solaz is based on the true events of a family in Costa Rica. Rafael is an angel, respectful to his parents, loving brother and sister. When a car accident results in Rafael’s death, his family splinters under the heaviness of grief. Have You Lost Something? by Flavia Hevia is part installation piece, part object, puppet and shadow theatre. The project is a theatrical show that is a tribute to books. The show is based freely on characters and passages from the literary works of Roberto Bolaño, one of the most important writers of the second part of the 20th century. A tragic comedy, Marine Life by Rosa Laborde, is a delicate piece about complicated intimacies set against a backdrop of apocalyptic proportions. The play incorporates magic realism, humor and live music while exploring themes of environmentalism, creativity and the end of everything.
The Details: 2013 De Colores Festival of New Works October 16, 17, 18, 8pm Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. (at St. Clair Ave. W.) General tickets: $15 | Students/Seniors $13 | Festival Pass $40 Box Office: 416-504-7529 | Info: http://www.alamedatheatre.com Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Wednesday October 16, 2013 – Showing of Michael Dent film -”Lydia Lunch-Sick With Desire” @ The Caddilac Lounge Gary Topp Presents – A michael dent film -”Lydia Lunch-Sick With Desire” of Lydias spoken word performance in Toronto at the Royal Cinema in May 2010 This is my first film -it was released by L.U.F.F. -the Lausanne Underground Film Festival The screening will be in the covered portion of the back patio please invite your friends…seriously -spread the word like chlamydia this is an adult show-no kids -i may show fingered as an opener 8:30 pm – door 9:30 pm – Question and answer session after the film PWYC Caddilac Lounge 1296 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Thursday October 17 to Wednesday October 30, 2013 – Halloween – Tour Killjoy’s Kastle: A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House (Brockton Village) This Hallowe’en Toronto artist Allyson Mitchell reclaims this hellish scenario with her crowd-sourced, lesbian-feminist, queer-fear-fighting and reinforcing Kill Joy’s Kastle: A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House. Wrapping this American Gothic Hell House tradition with yard upon illustrated, elaborately decorated yard of spirited craft aesthetic, Mitchell mobilizes her “deep lez” commitment to radical queer world-making potential. Through it, she conjures new kinds of representations of feminist sexuality and queer concepts of community and activism.
For one night only, get down on riot ghouls and polyamorous radical vampiric grannies while channeling your inner consciousness hell-raiser. Sit down and process with real celebrity feminist lesbian killjoys: Ann Cvetkovich, Sarah Schulman, Ann Pelligrini and more. Over 25 live performances, rock bands, video projections and much more fun too frightening to reveal…just yet.
The Details: Kill Joy’s Kastle will be open each (October 17-30) day from 4 – 8 pm (or by appointment) and groups are welcome. This ground-up, maximalist, not-to-be-missed haunted house has been nailed, knit, and glued by a coven of dedicated feminists over the course of the past three months.To book viewing appointments or class tours please contact: Emelie Chhangur Assistant Director/Curator, AGYU, +1.416.736.5169 or Emelie@yorku.ca 303 Lansdowne Avenue Toronto ON (at the crotch of Dundas and College Streets) https://www.facebook.com/events/166258290234212/ or .http://www.femininemoments.dk/blog/kill-joys-astle-a-lesbian-feminist-haunted-house/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday October 17to 25th, 2013 – Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2013 @ Scotiabank Theatre. – 9 Nights of Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Movies!. http://torontoafterdark.com/ 259 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Friday October 18 to Sunday October 20, 2013 – The Everything To Do With Sex Show @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre back this year with even more exhibitors, guest speakers and seminars. This year’s show features a fashion show, a dungeon area, entertaining and informative presentations, seminars, shopping, a celebrity star area, a sexy fitness zone, social media lounge, Fifty Shades playroom, erotic art area, food truck alley and more. The three day show features everything sex-related, from fashion to toys and Q&A sessions. http://toronto.everythingtodowithsex.com/
Saturday October 19, 2013 – 16 avante garde Toronto Artists including Date Bateman launch the new Art Zoo Studio. Art Zoo Studio, a new project by 253469 Gallery, opens with a group exhibit on Saturday October 19 in Toronto’s west end. Promoting the avante garde, the known and the underground, Art Zoo Studio is a place for art enthusiasts and the public to gain access to bi-monthly group exhibits and non-traditional performance workshops. Art Zoo Studio is also a full time working studio for creating and is genuinely dedicated to working with a diverse range of artists and art forms. The first group exhibit includes contemporary sculpture, work on canvas, mixed media, work on paper, ceramic art, photography, video art, audio recordings and found objects. Participating artists include Kathleen Troy, Henry Banger Benvenuti, Istvan Kantor, Kenneth Laing Herdy, David Bateman, Caroline Mosby, Char Da Silva, Alexandria Pellegrino, Kelly Wray, Alpha Couple, Robert Ezergailis, Erin Murphy, Kathleen Reichelt, Wesley Rickert and Ashley Zarowny. Noon – 6pm 1 Wiltshire Ave, #132, Toronto (at Dupont and Symington) Web Sites: http:/www.artzoostudio.com or http://www.253469.com
Saturday October 19, 2013 – (Postponed from Oct 5) – PICNIC by CAMP SIS Queer Women of Colour Fundraiser @ High Park. Free tea on arrival and Snacks , live music, hang out , BBQ= The Toronto Women of Colour Collective`s CAMP SIS is located on 75 acres just two hours northeast of Toronto in the Kawarthas CAMP SIS is a very spiritual ground with plenty of sunshine, lovely rolling meadows, old growth forest with a natural springs, a beaver pond and an organic garden. It is a place for healing, education and the arts.
October 19 will be ,a beautiful day to walk talk wheel run together to raise money to build the women prisoners cabin aka the Angela Davis Cabin and the Arlene Mantle Cabin
The Details: We meet by the main gate at High Park 10 AM, if you get there later then walk to the first picnic site on main road and you will see us waiting for you, Please see pledge sheet on camp sis at https://www.facebook.com/events/569676843071671/Home Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CAMP-SIS/173433642720306
Saturday October 19, 2013 – Madonna Marathon @ Annex Wreckroom. Can’t Stop Esther is a hi-NRG, non-stop, multimedia Madonna extravaganza. This is the party’s 15th edition! DJ doctor BAGGIE (Purplelectricity, Jackson Family Values, Gaga 4 Gaga) spinning hi-NRG Madonna trax and videos spanning her entire career. Madonna impersonator DONNARAMA performs.
Annex WreckRoom http://www.theannexwreckroom.com/ MADONNA http://www.madonna.com/Guest List: sorry, but it’s reserved for corporate sponsors, accredited media, and past, present, and future lovers.
The Details: Saturday, October 19 10 pm doors $7 cover, 19+ Get there early as interest in this party is always high! Please spread the word about this party to any of your friends who love Madonna. Links: Can’t Stop Esther http://www.cantstopesther.com/ DJ doctor BAGGIEhttp://www.myspace.com/doctorbaggie Annex WreckRoom 794 Bathurst St (at Bloor), Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 19, 2013 – 3rd Annual Toronto Dundas St. West Art Crawl.(Brockton Triangle Neighbourhood West Toronto) DuWest Art Crawl is a guided tour of the galleries and spaces dedicated to the visual arts within the Dundas West Business Improvement Area. This FREE tour starts at 12 (noon) sharp at Full of Beans, 1348 Dundas Street West between Dovercourt & Dufferin and will continue west along Dundas Street West to Brock Avenue.
Video from 1st year 2010 http://bit.ly/1b6vcCs
This tour will include a visit to established galleries p/m Gallery & MKG127, newcomers Erin Stump projects, local art collectives Rose Will Studio & N/A Collective, the venerable Art Metropole and a chance to get your caffeine fix while seeing the art on display at Full of Beans Coffee House & Roastery.This is an excellent opportunity to see & hear about all of the exhibits currently on offer at these spaces and to get to know one of Toronto’s hottest neighbourhoods…all in a single afternoon! Runs betwenen Dundas West between Lansdowne & Lisgar Hosted by the Dundas West BIA.
Saturday October 19, 2013 – Toronto Queer Zine Fair @ Scadding Court Community Centre. 11:00 am to 5:00 pm WHERE Scadding Court Community Center 707 Dundas Street West More Details Soonest. http://torontoqueerzinefair.tumblr.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 19 and Sunday October 20, 2013 – Broken Pencil Canzine 2013 @ Bathurst Arts/Culture Centre Zine fair and festival of underground culture, with a panel discussion, skill share, book pitch, readings, zine swap, books, comics and printed ephemera. 11 am-3 pm. $38/day pass. 918 Bathurst Arts/Culture Centre,http://www.brokenpencil.com/canzine
S0unday October 20 & 21, 2013 Irish play Reading – A Skull in Connemara @ Fionn MacCool’s Restaurant/Pub “Isn’t it illegal in the Catholic faith to bury a body the willy still attached? Isn’t it a sin in the eyes of the Lord?” Fly on the Wall Theatre is pleased to present a Staged Reading of Martin McDonagh’s acclaimed play: A Skull in Connemara the reading will take place at Fionn MacCool’s Restaurant/Pub (181 University Avenue) on October 20th and 21st, 2013. A Skull in Connemara features Dora Award winner Rosemary Dunsmore, Kelly Penner (The Railway Children & Shaw Festival), Rod Ceballos (The Weir) and David Mackett (Cold Comfort/Outstanding Performance – Now Magazine). Have a pint, hear a play as Fly on the Wall Theatre launches its second season of Play Readings at Fionn MacCool’s in Toronto’s Financial District. Performances: Sunday October 20th at 2PM | Monday October 22nd at 7:30PM Fionn MacCool’s Restaurant/Pub | 181 University Avenue (at Adelaide) Tickets: PWYC | Available at the Door http://www.flyonthewalltheatre.ca/
Wednesday October 23, 2013 – Sarah Liss (Will Munro Fund) Launching her book Army Of Lovers, A book about Will Munro by Sarah Liss with Peaches & Light Fires. All proceeds will be donated to the Will Munro Fund for Queer and Trans People Living with Cancer. 8pm. Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St W. $10. Lee’s Palace 529 Bloor W, 416-532-1598, Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Wednesday October 23, 2013 – Reception for Witchy” art. Works of art based on the idea, history and concept of the “Witch @ Elephant Shoes Gallery. Featuring art by: Jocelyn Allen, Clara Blackwood, Eugenia Catropa, Kit Currie, Jennifer Desmarais, ,J. C. Jobagy, Tsukiko Keogh, Lidia Crhak, Knox Anne, Marie Lalancette, Andrew Kyle McGregor, Peter Kulpa, Eugene Mackid, Michael Mackid, Brenda Montgomery, Michael Ratt, John P. Santos, Moira Scott, Kelly Smith, Jenn Attwells, Amy Lou Taylor, Paul Tobin and Sara Witalis. Elephant Shoes, 1342 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, The gallery will be open Tuesday – Thursday: 12:00 – 18:00 and Wednesday October 23 we will be open until 23:00 or later for an opening reception https://www.facebook.com/ElephantShoes.ca
Thursday October 24 to Sunday November 3, 2013 – Play Gay Vacation in Paris @ Videofag. All Our Happy Days Are Stupid by Sheila Heti and Dan Bejar (Suburban Beast). A vacation in Paris becomes a nightmare for two families in this irreverent critique of the pursuit of happiness. Tue-Sun 8 pm. $25, stu/srs $20. Videofag, 187 Augusta. http://allourhappydaysarestupid.eventbrite.ca
Friday October 25, 2013 – Cabaret, Comedy And Coffee Talk (The Flying Beaver Pubaret). This cabaret/chat show features host Ryan G Hinds and guests Carla Collins, King Flare and Elliott Loran. Oct 25 at 9 pm. $10-$15. 488 Parliament. http://brownpapertickets.com/event/474832.
Friday October 25, 2013 Strange Sisters @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. It’s been more than a decade since Strange Sisters last took over the performance spaces at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, but it’s coming back this season. Acclaimed artist, educator and activist Kim Crosby is curating the resurrection of this famed show, which ran almost every year at Buddies during the 1990s. Named after a 1950s pulp novel, Strange Sisters promotes the performance of queer women and transsexuals in a one-day showcase, helping them to reach a wider audience outside the community. The first Strange Sisters ran at the El Mocambo in November 1990, and it immediately turned into a Buddies tradition. http://strangesisterstheredux.tumblr.com/
The Details: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander Street) Friday, October 25 8 p.m. $20 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/374060802726141 Tickets on sale now:http://buddiesinbadtimes.com/shows/strange-sisters/
Saturday October 26, 2013 – Super Awesome Zine Fair @ Nook Collective (Kensignton Market) The Super Awesome Zine Fair features upcoming illustrators showing their work to the Toronto community in the spirit of super awesomeness! Zines have long been a means to share ideas; Super Awesome Zine Fair seeks to share local, compelling, and affordable art with the greater public. Come join us for a day of zines, art, and awesomeness! Super Awesome Zine Fair will be held at Nook Collective, located at 156 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON, in the heart of Kensington Market! Come anytime between 10am-6pm! https://www.facebook.com/events/165352757001523/
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