Bent event Listings in Queer Toronto
This week @ The Beaver -This week.....BOOB TUBE SUNDAYS 18th Movie Night at the Beaver pre-Halloween edition: Child's Play!! @ 11pm May + Chucky $3.50 domestics and free popcorn.....IT'S ABOUT TIME monday // october 19th New Bartender; New Haircut. Come spend the night with Nolan!!......DAWNING OF A NEW MASCARA tuesday // october 20th Leah Finkel's dirty 30 Birthday music from the last three decades + Special Live Set from the Fink herself!!....As October's chill encroaches on our precious final days of patio season, move inside and stay hot with weekly intimate Fall affairs (Seriously, it's always tank top weather inside the Beaver). .......The Beaver Cafe, 1192 Queen St. W. http://www.thebeavertoronto.com/
OCTOBER PARTIES @ FRESH TO DEF. A weekly party by and for 2-Spirit, Trans//Queer Indigenous, Black and Peeps of Colour. Everyones welcome.
October 7th: Fresh to Def ft. Swagger with Lissa Monet
October 14th: Roots! A Raucous Night of Fundraising ft performances by Nat n Kim, Troy, House of Monroe, Ayo Leilani and more
October 21st: Fresh to Def ft. Unruly Twin
October 28: DANCE CREW night w/DJ Blackcat n House of Monroe Us on Myspace: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=485546662
The Details: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Str. West. Runs 11 pm to 2 am Spinnin R&B, Hip Hop, House, Ol `skool, Soca, Reggae & Dance. freshtodefwednesday@gmail.com www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169762914440 and www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=97878904560
Monday October 19 - Richard Underhill quintet jazz concert/DVD shoot @ Lula Lounge Juno winner Richard Underhill teams up with Lincoln Centre Jazz Alum trombonist Ron Westray and an all-star band to record a new Jazz DVD. Great new tunes, a wonderful club and amazing musicians will make this a night to remember. The line up will include Richard Underhill - alto sax Ron Westray - Trombone Eric St-Laurent - guitar Artie Roth - bass Larnell Lewis - drums. Dave Restivo - rhodes (2nd set) and special guests
The Details: Show starts at 8:30 sharp. Doors at 7pm. Dinner/show packages available(a dinner reservation guarantees front row seating - call 416.588.0307 to reserve ). Cover $10. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. (W of Dufferin) Queer West Village, Toronto Ontariohttp://www.lulalounge.ca/, http://www.richardunderhill.com/
Tuesday October 20 - Trans Film Event: "The Aggressives" @ The Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T. The Aggressives is a dynamic documentary shot in vibrant NYC, featuring intimate interviews with six [lesbians] of colour who define themselves as "Aggressives". The Aggressives range in/through masculinities – from pretty tomboys to blatantly butch – to explore the unexplored gaps in society’s gender labels; boldly creating their own identities. Stripped of pretence they lead us to fashion shoots and prison cells to reveal their work lives, love lives, and social lives including the underground "ball" scene. The film presents one entry point to the AG community and AG movement in all its unabashed rough-edged glory and explores its impact on gender identity in the modern world. Labels get loudly rejected while dealing with race and image in trans contexts.
The Details: Dir. Daniel Peddle, film running time 75 min, Everyone welcome - allies welcome.Wheelchair accessible, part of Xpression Against Oppression (XAO) week. There will be time for discussion afterwards.Price: Free Venue: The Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T Address: 6pm-8pm 563 Spadina Ave, Room 100 Contact: womens.centre@utoronto.ca Queer West Village, Toronto Ontario
Thursday October 22 - Laurie Kingston Launch for Not Done Yet: Living Through Breast Cancer. 7 pm. Free. Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord. 416-922-8744.
Saturday October 24 - - Final Salute to the Best of the West End Boys @ Baby Huey Manger Steve Neville and Nick Goluch say farewell at the West End Boys DJ Kris Steeves spins while Talia Schlanger and special guests Lisa Berry and Scott Freethy help celebrate the last two years of costumes, performances and theme parties. 10pm. Baby Huey, 70 Ossington Ave. 647.618.7270 Queer West Village, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 24 - Official Toronto Zombie Walk @ Starting at Trinity Bellwoods Park and ending at Bloor and Bathurst
On October 24th the DEAD shall RISE! Roust your fetid corpse from its slumber, brush off those cobwebs and attend The 7th Annual Toronto Zombie Walk! This year’s walk will commence at 3:30pm at Trinity Bellwoods Park, the meeting point will be the pit which is bordered by Dundas St. and Gore Vale Ave. After your 3 Kill-O-Meter lurch in quest of human flesh meet your fate at The DEAD END (Bathurst and Bloor).
Walk route: Start-Trinity Bellwoods Park Trinity Bellwoods to Dundas East on Dundas to Kensington Ave. North on Kensington Ave to Baldwin West on Baldwin to Augusta North on Augusta to College West on College to Borden North on Borden to Bloor st
End at Bloor and Bathurst...(exact vicinity to be announced) POST-WALK As night creeps we invite you to attend Cinema of the Dead at the Bloor Cinema for a two for terror double ZOMBIE bill! Fulci's Zombie and Night of the Comet are the featured films! Doors at 6:30pm Zombies pay 16 bones for the double feature, the living will have to cough up 20 ..http://www.cinemaofthedead.com/ http://www.torontozombiewalk.ca/ Facebook reports: 2, 250 confirmed marchers Queer West Toronto Ontario
Sunday October 25 - Angela Hibbs/Nathaniel G Moore Launching their poetry collections Wanton and Pastels Are Pretty Much The Polar Opposite Of Chalk. 9 pm. Free. Mitzi's Sister, 1554 Queen W. insomniacpress.com.
Monday Ocober 26 - Foundry Theatre Company presents the First Draft Reading of The Banana Club @ Rear View Mirror.
The Banana Club ( By Adam Adam Bradley and directed by Kurt Spenrath) is a two-handed heist narrative, which pits its protagonists against each other in a struggle for both past and present, much in the tradition of Pinter’s Sleuth, and Daniel MacIvor’s Never Swim Alone. The complex shared history of the two narrators is revealed as their crime leads them back through memories of childhood exclusion, adult estrangement and lapsed potential. On a deeper level, the play is about the way in which the stories that we tell ourselves about our past calcify into a truth that we accept blindly, and which limit our potential for change. October 26th, 7pm, The Rearview Mirror,193 ½ Baldwin Street Tickets: PWYC First Draft Theatre Company www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6408368316 Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
Tuesday October 27 - Are you a Condo Owner? Town Hall Meeting (Harmonized Sales Tax and condos owners) with MPP Cheri DiNovo
Cheri would like to invite you to a Town Hall meeting regarding the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and how it will affect condo fees and other expenses.
On July 1st, 2010, the Liberal McGuinty government will introduce a new tax called the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) .
This means that many goods and services will be taxed an additional 8%. Things such as gasoline, utilities, internet connections, veterinarian bills, vitamins, muffins, Christmas trees and funerals will cost you 8% more.
Condo owners will get a double-whammy because services that your board uses on a regular basis will also be hit with an 8% tax hike (i.e., hydro, plumbing, property management, landscaping, legal fees, contract services, security services and home inspections).Many boards estimate that this new liberal tax will add 7% to condo fees. This does not include inflation and other costs.
The Details: Provincial Member of Parliament, Cheri deNovo's Town Hall Meeting on October 27th - 7:30 at Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavina Ave.
Wednesday October 28 - Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández Launch for The Best Of The Best: Becoming Elite At An American Boarding School. 7 pm. Free. Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord. 416-922-8744.
Friday October 30 - Will Munro's annual Vazoween Halloween Party @ Lee's Palace. 11 pm to 3 am w/ DJ Will Munro &Rory Them Finest 19+ must show ID $10.00 at the door w/ costume, $15.00 without . W. Salem from Detroit. Hosted by Keith Cole. Bobbing for butt plugs fun again this year http://www.leespalace.com/index.php3 Queer West Village, Toronto Ontario
Saturday October 31 - Halloween. (Science fiction movie theme night) @ Naco Gallery & Café. Halloween is almost here and it's time to think of dressing up! Naco will have a science fiction movie themed for the night, so dress up as your favorite character and get some super naco prizes. Doors @ 9pm. Playing live music Sean Macdonald and Ladyfest's Dj Carly Beath. Please come and support the cause, Naco needs to get its summer patio license this coming spring. WILL BE FUN!!! PWYC at the door.9 pm to 2 am. Naco Gallery Café1665 Dundas St. West , just east of Lansdowne on the southside. http://www.nacogallery.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario http://http/www.facebook.com/sean.r.macdonald and www.facebook.com/carlyrhiannon
UPCOMING
Monday November 2 - Gay Author Jeffrey Round. Launch for The Honey Locust. 7-9 pm. Free. Nicholas Hoare Book Store, 45 Front E. 416-777-2665.
Monday November 2 and 5 - Naco Gallery Cafe Altar Celebration, November 2nd from 6pm to 10pm. Live music @ 9.30 by: CAFE CON PAN. Serving Hot Chocolate and "pan de muerto" Traditional sweet Mexican bread. Day of the Dead (EL Dia de los Muertos) on November 2nd is an ancient celebration from Mexico and some South American countries. Here in Canada people have been more and more exposed to this celebration, which focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Traditions include building altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed.
Thursday November 5 - Art Show Launch Party - Ubiquitous Death A group art show that explores a contemporary perspective of this tradition. Installation, painting, and photography will expose how Toronto artists relates to death. Opening show on Thursday November 5th @ 8pm. with Dj: NoLoves. Artists: Romas Zenon Astrauskas, Kaitlin Till-Landry, Alejandra Diaz, Alec Dempster, Brian Rideout, Jenn Murphy. www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-ON/NACO-Gallery/49490352469
The Details: Naco Gallery Cafe 1665 Dundas W. for 8 pm Thursday November 5 http://www.nacogallery.com/ ph: 647-374-6499. (Street Map)
FILM FESTIVALS - OCTOBER 2009
Planet in Focus Film Festival International Environmental Film and Video Festival
October 21 - 25, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, http://www.planetinfocus.org/
Zombie Short Film Festival @ The Revue Cinema. Friday October 30, 2009. 9:30 PM at the Revue Cinema (400 Roncesvalles) in Toronto, Ontario http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144233655475
FILM FESTIVALS - NOVEMBER 2009
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Films focusing on mental health and addiction
November 5 - 14, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, http://www.rendezvouswithmadness.com/
Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival Spanish language film festival featuring dramas, comedies, and documentaries from Spanish speaking countries
November 6 - 14, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, http://www.thaff.com/
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival November 11 - 15, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, http://www.reelasian.com/
aluCine Toronto Latin Media Festival
November 20 - 28, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, http://www.alucinefestival.com/
Breast Fest Film Festival dedicated to breast cancer awareness
November 20 - 21, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, http://www.breastfestfilmfest.com/
ART EXHIBITIONS
FIONA SMYTH art show @ The Parkdale Gyre. Smyth's new show “The Parkdale Gyre” reveals a supernatural horror whirling its' way into existence in this Toronto neighbourhood. Opposing forces of undetermined moral stance duke it out in the “Milky Way”. An abyss is threatening to swallow the district whole. Is it a construction site or a portal to another dimension?
“The Parkdale Gyre” continues catastrophic themes found in Smyth's recent solo shows but with a decidedly metaphysical bent. These new drawings and paintings on black grounds exemplify the sea of troubles that inspired this work. Gyres are circular flowing oceanic systems found in the great oceans. Recent news reports about The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island of plastic refuse caught in a North Pacific gyre, informed this work. This unintentional floating garbage dump is a manifestation of our collective greed. More inspiration came from the Irish poet William Butler Yeats' ideas about the dual nature of humanity.
The Details: Saturday, 17 October to Sunday, 22 November 2009, IndexG (gallery) 50 Gladstone Avenue. http://www.fionasmyth.com/
Kiev. New series of photographs of women. @ Stephen Bulger Gallery. 11am-6pm. Tue-Sat. Mon, Sep 19-Oct 24. 504-0575. Bulgergallery.com
Mary Had a Little Lamb. @ Open Studio Gallery Exhibition of multimedia print-based work. Opening. 6:30pm-8:30pm. Thu, Oct 8. Noon-5pm. Tue-Sat. Till Sat, Oct 31. Open Studio. 401 Richmond St W, # 104. 504-8238. Openstudio.ca.
Them! @ Pari Nadimi Gallery. Kingstone’s first solo show with Pari Nadimi is an installation exploring the idea of community, centred around ants (the show features a live 3-foot by 3-foot ant farm). Also featured is Kingstone’s tableau vivant videos Me and My Friends Do Delacroix. Noon-5pm. Wed-Sat. Till Sat, Nov 7. Pari Nadimi Gallery. 254 Niagara St. 591-6464. Parinadimigallery.com
THEATRE
BASH’d! @ Theatre Passe Muraille written and performed by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow, music by Aaron Macri, directed by Ron Jenkins Performances start the week of October 12 and run to October 30, 2009 BASH'd! is a fast-paced, high energy, musical love story, told almost entirely in rhyme. Performed by two gay hip-hop artists, T-Bag & Feminem, BASH’d! tells the story of Dillon and Jack. Dillon is a young man who comes out of the closet, leaving his conservative parents and the “905” suburbs behind for the downtown streets of The Big Smoke. Jack has two gay dads, and already lives in the big city. He is fabulous and fun, stylish and charming. Jack and Dillon meet, fall in love and get married; but just before they can live happily ever after, Jack is viciously attacked. Theatre Passe Muraille 16 Ryerson Ave. (Queen & Bathurst) Price: $15 - $35 http://www.passemuraille.on.ca/
Canadian Opera Company presents Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini's epic love story which opens the COC's 60th anniversary season. Performances run Sat. to Nov. 3 ($68-$321 at 416-363-8231). Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. http://www.coc.ca/
Gandhi High @ CAMHA Workman Theatre, ollows a South Asian teenager, relocated from Vancouver to a tough Toronto neighbourhood. The troubled youth finds himself eventually drawn to the teachings of Gandhi, which give him strength. Written by Pierre Tétrault, Jeremy Wright, Neil Ross and Doris Rajan, the Tétrault Arts Production show, aimed at youth, runs Sat. to Oct. 25. Workman Theatre, 1001 Queen St. W. Tickets/info at http://www.gandhihigh.ca/
Godzilla on Sundays is the story of two geeky best friends, a girl and a giant radioactive lizard. D.J. Sylvis's play, laden pop culture references, is presented by Monkeyman Productions. Runs Wed. to Oct. 24 ($15 at 416-336-3399). Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta Ave. http://www.godzillaonsundays.com/
Hysteria: A Festival for Women @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Oct 22 - 31, 2009. Now in its fifth incarnation, Hysteria has become one of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's most eagerly anticipated events. Over a ten-day period Buddies plays host to a rapid-fire succession of events ranging from visual art and performance installation to eclectic lineups featuring dance, film, music, spoken word and theatre performances. Hysteria will present the work of 100 female artists from across the globe in the fifth incarnation of this multi-disciplinary, full-facility festival. 12 Alexander Street, Toronto Ontario artsexy.ca/box_office.cfm
Sex, Relationships, and Sometimes...Love @ The Poor Alex Theatre 8:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM DOORS) Love from Joelle Arqueros is a collection of monologues that looks at human relationships while exploring topics like narcissism, great loss and candid sexuality. The Kingston 6 Entertainment and Ryan Singh Enterprises Queer West Board member, Philip Cairns is in this production. For more information please visit http://www.sexrelationshipsandsometimeslove.ca/. Legal age 19+, photo ID required General Admission - $20.00. The Poor Alex Theatre 772A Dundas Street West (One block west of Bathurst, north side) Runs Oct- 7, 11, 18, 25. Nov- 1 & 8. http://www.pooralex.com/ Queer West Village, Toronto Ontario
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