Friday October 1 -3rd - Fall Home Show @ Better Living Centre (CNE) Tips from home and decor professionals, eco-products, celebrity appearances, exhibits and more. Sep 30 11 am-9 pm, Oct 1 11 am-9 pm, Oct 2 10 am-9 pm and Oct 3 10 am-6 pm. $13, yth/srs $11, children free. Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, fallhomeshow.com. Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Friday October 1 - Big Primping @ The Wrongbar. DJ Phil Villeneuve spins, Hip-hop and hot times for homos, their friends and admirers Presented by the !!omg social club!! and hosted by Miss Margot. 10pm Wrongbar 1279 Queen Street W (west of Dufferin) 10pm. $5 cover big-primpin.com Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Friday October 1 - Re-orientation cabaret: My sex is beautiful @ The Gladstone Hotel. Hosted by The Centre for Women and Trans People (CWTP) at York University Mc: Dainty Box. Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Featuring Spoken Word Artists: Raging Asian women, Ill Nana, Chromatically Correct, Nichola Ward, Cutesy Caliber, Philip Cairns, Masti Khor and Luka. And lots of other great acts, followed by a night of dancing with DJ Black Cat. Tickets sliding scale $2-10$, advanced tickets available at Good for Her and the CWTP York. ( All the money made at the door will go towards performers)
The Details: All ages event and ASL will be provided. Volunteers will be available to meet folks at York University and Dufferin Station, and we will provide volunteers and TTC maps to help folks get back to campus at the end of the night. Contact 416-736-2100 x 33484 or cwtpyork@gmail.com for more information, to let us know how we can meet your accessibility needs or to find out where and when to meet the folks heading to the event together. Ticket Info: 5-10$ The Ballroom Doors at 7:30pm, show starts at 8pm 1214 Queen St. W.
Saturday October 2 to 8th - Toronto Palestine Film Festival Screenings of features and docs including Inshallah Beijing, As The Poet Says and Zindeeq, plus forums, visual art and more. $10, stu/srs $7, 10-pass $75. Bloor (506 Bloor W), AGO (317 Dundas W), Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex) and Beit Zatoun (612 Markham), tpff.ca.
Saturday October 2 - Nuit Blanche Sundown Saturday night to Sunrise Sunday October 3rd - For one sleepless night, experience City of Toronto downtown is transformed by artists. The familiar is discarded as the city becomes the artistic playground for a series of exhilarating contemporary art experiences. One night only. All night long. Experience the magic of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Saturday October 2 - Parkdale Food, Earth And Culture Festival Greenest City all-ages event. Noon-4 pm. Free. Masaryk Park, Cowan S of Queen, greenestcity.ca.
Sunday October 3 - When Critics Speak Panel discussion on this year's Nuit Blanche with art critic Leah Sandals, columnist Russell Smith and others. 4-5:30 pm. Free. The Drake 1150 Queen W, 416-531-5042, scotiabanknuitblanche.ca.
Sunday October 3 - Francoqueer Cocktail event with readings in French @ Gladaman's Den by Don Bapst, Colette Bazinet and Denis-Martin Chabot. 4-6 pm. Free. Gladaman's Den, 502A Yonge. sylvainbazinet.com
Sunday October 3 - High Park Harvest Festival Music, drama, storytelling, seed collecting, nature crafts and more. Noon-4:30 pm. Free. High Park, toronto.ca/parks/programs/children.htm.
Tuesday October 5 - Lesbian Literary poetic fiction launch @ The Gladstone Hotel with tough-minded women, both with a lesbian and trans following. New York poet and novelist Eileen Myles, celebrates her rowdy and elegant new book, Inferno (A Poet’s Novel). 7:30pm. The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. $5.
Tuesday October 5 - Brockton Writers Series 12-we're one years old!. Come celebrate our first birthday with us!Fabulous readings and performances by: Vivek Shraya, Catherine Paquette, Michael Erickson, Fraser Sutherland and Hema Vyas.
More about the writers:
MICHAEL Erickson lives on Brock near the train tracks and teaches at a downtown high school. He was a founding member of Writers at York (W.A.Y.), has won Existere Magazine’s annual poetry contest and his most recent project sees him fusing fragments of his poetry with his photography on his website www.thepreservationofshadowsandlight.com/; he calls these pieces ‘Artifacts’. He is also currently running for City Council in Ward 14. www.michaelerickson.org
FRASER Sutherland is a poet, editor, and lexicographer. He's published 14 books of poetry, nonfiction, and short fiction, the most recent being the poetry collection The Philosophy of As If (BookLand.) Originally from Nova Scotia, he lives in Toronto.
HEMA Vyas lives in Dundas West along the Railpath. She spends some time working in government and volunteering at organizations like the June Callwood Centre for Women and Families and Culturelink. Other times she likes to go on hikes and then eat really good food and wine afterwards. She writes whenever she can, most recently with writing group of friends who share short stories. Hema Vyas is running as a City Council Candidate in Ward 18.
VIVEK Shraya is a writer and musician. God Loves Hair is his collection of 20 short stories following a tender, intellectual, and curious child as he navigates complex realms of sexuality, gender, racial politics, religion, and belonging. Told with the poignant insight and honesty that only the voice of a young mind can convey, the stories are accompanied by the award-winning illustrations of Toronto artist Juliana Neufeld. ww.godloveshair.com | www.vivekshraya.com
CATHERINE Paquette is a writer and a college English teacher. She is the author of the poetry chapbooks A Theory of Darkness (the unkindness of ravens press, 2010) and the burden of a song (Mercutio Press, 2007). Her poetry and fiction have been published in various Canadian and American publications including brokenpencil, misunderstandings magazine, Fireweed, shampoo, No Tell Motel, and the conundrum press book Papercut Heart. She is currently completing a hard-boiled detective novel called A Theory of Darkness about the ever-so-broad mystery of time. Find her online at www.catherinepaquette.comand http://catherinepaquette.wordpress.com/
The Details: St. Anne's Church, 270 Gladstone Ave, just north of Dundas W. Note to writers: Writers' networking session starts at 6:30pm. All emerging and established writers welcome to chat about publishing, promotion, craft--anything about the writing life. The ses...sion will be facilitated by one of BWS's past featured writers. This month, we will not be having an open mic due to time constraints. We pass a hat for the writers ($3-$5, pwyc suggested donation). Books and drinks available by donation to the church, who provide us with yummy baked treats. Limited parking available--choose spots labelled "St. Anne's Church" Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Wednesday October 6 - Granny Boots @ The Gladstone Granny Boots is early evening entertainment for queer folk who like to be in bed by 11.This week Granny Boots presents BoylesqueTO Canada’s premier all male burlesque troupe bringing beauty, brawn, brains and bare bods to the Granny Boots stage!. 7:30pm! 1214 Queen St W, Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Thursday October 7 -Mystical drag queens for De Colores Festival. The first two plays in two nights of readings by Latin American playwrights. 8pm. Theatre Direct’s Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. $12 and up. alamedatheatre.com/decolores.html
Thursday October 7 - Queer Mountain Biking Trail Ride @ Toronto Don Valley Parklands. Queer Mountain Bike event down the Don Valley this coming October. It might be right up your alley and it could be a great way for you to meet other GLBT riders from around the city and Ontario.
Expect to meet a few Gay West Bicycle Club members on the trail. www.queerwest.org/bikeclub.php
You can enjoy zig-zagging through the woods with no cars in sight! The air is clean, the trails are sheltered, you may even see deer; just don’t daydream as the challenges keep coming. Logs, rocks, mud, sand, gravel and hills to keep you at the top of your game while getting fit and making a few friends.
Here are the details for the event: Queer Mountain Bike Toronto presents an intro to mountain biking in the Don Valley. 2 hour skill session with top MTB instructor, presented by OUT Adventures & Sacred Rides. Thursday October 7, Time: 6-8 PM followed by Gay Sports Mixer @ Whistler's Grille, 995 Broadview Avenue Toronto, ON .$40 per person or $60 including bike/helmet. Web Site: www.facebook.com/gaymountainbiking or call 416-531-8795 to RSVP
If you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to ask! Jeremy Walker, Sales and Marketing Coordinator OUT Adventures Inc. ph. +1 416.531.8795 | fax. +1.416.583.2699 www.out-adventures.com| e. jeremy@out-adventures.com
Thursday October 7 - Pas de Chance 25th anniversary Book Launch @ Naco Gallery and Cafe. Pas de chance is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the launch of four new limited edition books. Meet the authors. From Toronto: Derek McCormack and special guest from Mexico: Elissa Joy. Free Fudge. Free Tattoos. Free books with purchase of Lucky Elephant Pink Popcorn. Naco Gallery Cafe, 1665 Dundas St West (just west of Brock Ave, southside) Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
Thursday October 7 - Dandyhorse cycling Magazine second annual pants optional launch party @ Parts and Labour Restaurant/Bar. Music by DJ Triple X, Door Prizes. 8pm, $6 w/ magazine or PWYC. Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St West dandyhorse.ca |www.partsandlabour.ca | DJ Triple X new cultural hub of Parkdale – the hip queer west end neighborhood in Toronto Ontario.
Friday October 8 - Tour of Queer West Village by Bicycle. This Friday, (with Queer West Founder and local historian) is doing a history tour of Queer West Village by bicycle with 3rd year Ryerson Journalism student nice young guy, who will be attending Queer West Board meeting Oct 13. They're Meeting at noon in front of Gladstone Hotel. Your welcome to tag along, Michel did a similar tour for Tourism Toronto and 14 international Journalist here for Pride in June. That one was in tour bus, with Michel calling out the hotspots and local history, this is more laid back and more fun he thinks. Student is writing history of Queer West Village.
Michel; spry old guy with, hmmm white ball cap, rainbow ribbon on brim. Not sure what he will be wearing, maybe a black hoodie and blue jeans, depending on weather
The Details: From there he will take you back a few doors to the Beaver cafe and Drake hotel, the perhaps up Ossington to Dundas West through a new section west to West Side Video Stories, The Hen House, past the Central Spa over to Naco's Cafe and Gallery for a pint. Down Landownse maybe to Mitzi's cafe at 100 Sorauren Ave along Queen W to other hot spots Mitzi's sister etc and back to Gladstone. or you can decide other changes when we get to Naco's if your up to rest of route. This event is free no charge, buy our own beer. RSVP Michel's BB 416-879-7954
Saturday October 9 - FIT - Pre-Halloween Retro Dance-off @ The Beaver Come n get sweaty for our Pre-Halloween Retro Dance-off!!! Music provided by Djs Kris Steeves and Youtube sensation Phil Villeneuve. Door worked by none other than Mister Ricky. The Beaver 1192 Queen Street West Learn more about Phil V in the Blog Queer in The City Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Staurday October 9 to 17 - Fall Colours Guided Tour fall colour walks, birds of prey demos, kids' activities and more. Oct 9 10 am-4 pm, Oct 10 10 am-4 pm, Oct 11 10 am-4 pm, Oct 16 10 am-4 pm and Oct 17 10 am-4 pm. Free w/ admission. Kortright Centre For Conservation Pine Valley and Major Mackenzie (Kleinburg), 905-832-2289.
Tuesday October 12 - Legendary gay beat poet John Giorno teams up with DJ Marcus Boon providing beats, to accent the poetry. 7:30pm. The Annex Live, 296 Brunswick Avenue. $5.
Wednesday October 13 - Queer West Board of Directors 90 min meeting @ Rhino's Bar and Grill 8 pm. All directors have confirmed attendance. Rhino's backroom, 1249 Queen St W, BOD meetings are held every two months, open to the public. Final Agenda going out to directors Monday September 27th, copies available for public at the meeting. Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Staring... Lex Vaughn as Revered Hightower lexvaughn.com ....accompanied on the organ by ......who may be seduced by a roving bachelor/ette party featuring Man Chyna and JAT. ....with many more secret guest stars from Steers & Queers past.
In case you want to get us a gift, keep in mind the 3rd anniversary is traditionally the jerky and beer anniversary. We will be registered at the bar. Dress nice. It's a wedding for chrissakes. The Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave just above Dundas St. W. at Ossington. www.thedakotatavern.com 9pm to 2 am. Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Thursday October 14 - Vajazzle your world! @ Naco Gallery. When you have had your fill of Steers and Queers head across Dundas a few short blocks for arts & craft projects to Naco for beer, camp and glue gunning. DJ Sigourney Beaver who makes the posters for STeers and Queers and her sidekick DJ Pet will be playing music to make you feel even craftier. 1665 Dundas St. W. 10 pm no cover...just past Brock Avenue on the southside Johnny.
Thursday October 14 - MFA Launch party for art projects @ Stone's Place By writer Sheila Heti, filmmaker Margaux Williamson and musician Ryan Kamstra with a short reading and screening. 8 pm. Free. Stone's Place, 1255 Queen W, theproductionfront@gmail.com Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Saturday, October 16 - Toronto International Bike Show @ Direct Energy Centre (CNE) Toronto International Bike Show, A once-a-year, seven-hour sales blitz!, Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Direct Energy Centre, East Annex, Hall F, Door 33, North entrance next to new , Ricoh Coliseum (New Hockey Arena) Exhibition Place, Admission: $5.00, www.bicycleshowtoronto.com/fallshow.html
Saturday October 16 - Lez Ball B-Boi/B-Girl Basketball Tournament @ Harbourfront This one day tourney will kick off in the evening at 5:00PM on October 16, 2010. I AM...Toronto will be hosting our first annual basketball tournament for the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Questioning (“LGBTQ”) community. This fun & exciting event will be a one day tourney that kicks off at 5:00PM on Saturday October 16, 2010 at 627 Queens Quay West, Toronto. The event is titled; Lez Ball B-Boi & B-Girl Basketball Tournament. The goal of this event is to generate activities outside of a club environment where the LGBTQ community can interact and have fun. Intermission and half time show will include performances from Artist within the queer community. The admission is sliding scale of $5 to $10 for general public. Food & beverages for purchase. Registration fee for player is $30 per team of 3, $50 for team of 5. If you are registering alone the registration cost is $15. With registration you will receive: Food Water/Gatorade Free t-Shirt with your name on it We will have a live DJ and performances for your entertainment. There are prizes and trophies!!!! To register or volunteer go to . www.diceyjoint.iaminthelife.com Location: Harbourfront 627 Queens Quay West.
Saturday October 16 - Dance Matters - 'A Woman's Work' @ Scotiabank Studio Theatre (Parkdale). DANCE MATTERS is a curated dance series which features finished works in a casual theatre environment; a platform for the exchange of thoughts, ideas, and feedback between audience and artists. A post-show discussion will delve into each artist’s creative mind, ingenuity, and the art of performance.
SERIES 1 – 'A WOMAN'S WORK' The works featured in this series address how women are defined in various cultures in our current society, how woman have been defined historically, how women come to define themselves, as well as looking at turning the gender roles upside down. Each choreographer investigates one or several of these themes in their own way, from a personal or global perspective.
Featuring (among other artists): ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance Company - is a queer positive multiracial dance company that embraces difference as strength, combats oppressive power structures by expressing their voices through dance, and operates from the grassroots as a collective through consensus. Utilizing both classical dance techniques and urban dance forms of hip hop, ballet, jazz, house, vogue, step, latin, modern, and wushu kung fu, ILL NANA creates dance works with a style all their own. These performers are fearlessly out and proud, sexy, masculine, feminine, and all that is in between, representing the super queeroe’s and real humans in all of us. ILL NANA will present a new work: Ain’t I a man? Ain’t I a woman? In society what makes a man a man? What makes a woman a woman? What happens when you cross those lines?
The Details: Dance Matters Series 1 - 'A Woman's Work' October 16 & 17 @ 4pm Ticket reservations: 416 556 0347, dancematters@gmail.com$12/adult, $10/senior, student, artist, children Cash only, all tickets payable at the door only Also on the program: Meagan O’Shea, Susan Lee, Omphalus (Michelle Silagy / Jennifer Dick), Meryem Alaoui, Priscilla Guy / Mandoline Hybride.
www.howdaresheproductions.ca/Dance_Matters_Series.html Scotiabank Studio Theatre, 4 PM at 6 Noble Street Toronto Parkdale, just past Dufferin northside. Queer West Village, Toronto
Sunday October 17 - Within Reach: Infinite Possibilities of Sex and Sexuality @ Red Tent Sisters. Within Reach: Infinite Possibilities of Sex and Sexuality Free, full day sexuality symposium Do you want to broaden your sexual horizons? Spend the day with four sexuality educators at this free all-day symposium hosting a workshop line-up with something for everyone. Each workshop gives a unique perspective on sex and sexuality, opening the door to some of the possibilities you can discover. Workshops: A Glimpse Into "Sacred Sex Starts With Me" The Elements in Sensuality You Are So Ecosexy: Enhance your love life while being good to the earth. The Dance of Yin and Yang: Active and Receptive Bedroom Arts. Each workshop runs twice, with one workshop approximately every 45 minutes. The event is open to everyone and is wheelchair accessible. Light refreshments will be provided and all participants will have the chance to win door prizes. Join us for the entire day or even a couple hours and expand what you thought was possible. Please visit the website for more information. www.erosfinearts.com/withinreach.html Red Tent Sisters - 810 Danforth Ave. 11 am to 5 pm. Toronto, ON
Friday October 22 - Let's roll out the barrel! for Prideoctoberfest @ Zur Beaver Stube. Your two favourite parties of the year like a double dildo, broken in half and shoved into one gay hole. Eat your sauerkraut and sausages under the gay rainbow. We are lesbisch. We are schwul. It's all about Gemütlichkeit. Enjoy a chicken dance with your friends at the Beaver Stube. Tante Mistress and Tante Proddy are here to show you the love of Pridetoberfest. Performance by Polka Queen Maija at midnight. Special guest appearances by Miss Pridetoberfests 2009 and 2010. Join in on the traditional German: *** Bierstein Chug-A-Lug Gay Faceoff. *** Sausage strut around the Stube. *** How much Gay Wurst can you handle? 10 PM No Cover, Zur Beaver Stube, 1192 Königinnen Strasse West Queer West Village Toronto Ontario.
Saturday October 23 - The 8th Annual Toronto Zombie Walk. Last year nearly 6, 000 corpses writhed, weaved and lurched their way through the streets of Toronto feasting on those unlucky enough to be living.This year The Toronto Zombie Walk starts at Trinity Bellwoods Park at 3pm! Get there early to mingle with the macabre, and trade in your registration forms (from online) for your own TZW toe tag!
REGISTRATION
Yes, registration.......due to the overwhelming number of walking dead in attendance last year we are forced to start a registration process. I know what you’re thinking~ Frig That! But, I can assure you~ the walk will remain free! It’s just a way that we can tell the city how many people are coming, and where they are coming from. You can help us show the City of Toronto that the event is worthwhile by signing up here...www.torontozombiewalk.ca/2010_registration.php
Sunday October 24 - Canzine 2010: Canada's Largest Festival of Zines and Underground Culture @ The Great Hall. 1-7pm Giant Zine Fair, 2pm Workshop: The Arduino and what it can do for you. 3pm 1-2 Punch Book Pitch. 4:30pm Puppet Slam. 6pm Radical Reading Series. Volunteer to help out at Canzine! Email: canzine@brokenpencil.com Brought to you with the help of The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council. And with the help of our lovely sponsors: Book Thug, Tightrope Books, Mint Records, Open Book Toronto, Now Magazine, CIUT89.5FM, Coach House Books, Magazines Canada, Invisible Publishing, Guerilla Printing, City of Craft and Yelp Toronto. The Details: Cost:$5 at the door. Includes a copy of the fall issue of Broken Pencil complete info: www.brokenpencil.com/canzine
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Duck Sauce – “Barbara Streisand”
Duck Sauce’s incredible dance floor track named after Barbra Streisand is infectiously brilliant. It’s catchy, and simple, and yet a hint of complexity, with a touch of humor. You’ll be humming along to the tune of this track in no time, and you’ll be finding yourself shouting out Barbra Streisand in the middle of a conversation. We're so excited to hear other future tracks from them. “Barbra Streisand” comes out on October 10th, 2010 (New videos posted randomly by Michel)
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