This event list was compiled by Michel F. Paré, Publisher
of Outexpressions Newspaper, for culture queers in Toronto Ontario. outexpressions@gmail.com
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.
Friday November 1 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 November 1 to Sunday November 10, 2013 – The 91st Royal Agricultural Winter Fair @ CNEColiseum, dubbed a taste of the country in the city, pumps about $50 million into Toronto’s economy and will run until Nov. 10. New this year is a family-friendly activity centre, with face-painting and tractor rides for young children and the royal chef challenge, a cooking competition. Fan favourites like the petting zoo and The Royal Horse Show will return.
Horse whisperer Guy McLean will demonstrate his calming techniques at the Animal Theatre, there will be a sheep-herding demonstration, an exhibit called ‘Goats on the Go’ and a rodeo.Dozens of vendors will be on site, selling everything from yarn and cowboy boots to beaver pelts and beeswax candles.
The Details: The 91st Royal Agricultural Winter Fair runs Nov. 1-10, 2013 in the Direct Energy Centre and Ricoh Coliseum. Visit http://royalfair.org for more information and ticket prices.
Friday November 1, 2013 – Family & Kids 2nd annual Mimico Pumpkin Parade Say farewell to Halloween with an enchanted evening. You’re invited to bring your Jack-O-Lanterns to light up Mimico Square and Amos Waites Park on Friday November 1st beginning at 6pm. Please bring your own candles. Volunteers will help light the Jack-O-Lanterns and load the Pumpkins into bins for composting the following morning..6-8:30 pm. Free. 2Mimico Square and Amos Waites Park, 2445 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Lake Shore Boulevard West and Mimico Avenue Street Map: http://map.toronto.ca/imapit/iMapIt.jsp?app=TOMaps&geoid=7560872
Friday November 1, 2013 – Film Fright Night – Toronto Film Society. @ Winchester Kitchen & Bar Join us for a special Halloween film event featuring The Bride of Frankenstein and the Return of Dr. X. Enjoy an evening of drinks, dinner, and discussion plus some thrills and chills! Winchester Kitchen & Bar, 51 Winchester St., Toronto http://torontofilmsociety.org/special-events/film-fright-night/
Friday November 1, 2013 – How To Make Your Own Sex Toys @ Oasis Aqualounge. Miss F will be joined by her co-host Dylan Tower for an exciting presentation on how to make your own sex toys. This entertaining and instructional workshop will show you how to turn simple and inexpensive items into your own playthings of pleasure! This demonstration will also address use, maintenance and proper sanitation. Get inspired and let us bring out the crafty sex kitten in you! Women $20, couples $80. FREE with admission to the club.Oasis Aqualounge is open from 11:00am-3:00am Oasis Aqualounge 231 Mutual Street, Toronto Ontario. http://www.oasisaqualounge.com
Saturday November 2, 2013 – Giant Book Sale (Bloor Street United Church) More than 3,000 titles, DVDs, CDs and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 300 Bloor W, http://blootstreetunited.org
Saturday November 2 – LGBT Comedy Writing Workshop @ Humber College Paul Bellini hosts a workshop on the history of queer comedy, drag/camp, political correctness, gender and stereotyping. Nov 2 to 3 noon-4 pm. $110.75. Humber Lakeshore Campus, 3199 Lake Shore W, pre-register 416-675-6622 ext 3449, hilary.higgins@humber.ca
Saturday November 2, 2013 – Toronto Queer Slow Dance Halloween Edition @ Dovercourt House. With a lending library of designated dancers for all you wallflowers, and a dancecard-booklet to set up dances in advance (should you choose to), Toronto Queer Slowdance has all slow songs, all night long! (Except for the occasional intermission when we play the fastest songs we can find!)
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 for goodness sake – this is our HALLOWEEN edition! This is your opportunity to come as whatever you want. Come as a pirate. Come as a closet. Come out of the closet. It’s up to you!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 -
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 dance floor -
The Details: Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd. Main Floor Ballroom 9:30pm until 2:30am (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 – 2:30 AM. $10 admission includes your Dancecard-booklet!
http://ww.dovercourthouse.comRegretfully, the Dovercourt House is not wheelchair-accessible. 19+ Queer West Village, Toronto On.
Saturday November 2, 2013 – Big French Faggity-Ass Dance Party Tapette @ The Henhouse. Celine’s Dion new album is out Nov, 5 so let’s celebrate with a night of Celine classics and remixes. Oh, also a butt load of album giveaways and swag! There will be a very special live performance from Robert Keller doing what he does best on stage – CÉLINE!? Je d-d-d-danse dans ma tête! DJ Phil V 10pm $5 Henhouse 1532 Dundas St. W Queer West Toronto ON http://www.henhousetoronto.com
Sunday November 3, 2013 – The Saucy Senorita (Toronto Operetta Theatre). This operetta based on a zarzuela by Ruperto Chapi celebrates the music, song and dance of Madrid. Nov 3 at 2 pm. $46-$63. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, http://stlc.com/1636.html
Sunday November 3, 2013 – There’s No Business Like Irving Berlin (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). This concert celebrating the Irving Berlin songbook features Brent Carver, Camilla Scott, Sheila McCarthy and others. Nov 3 at 7:30 pm. $60-$99. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416-733-0545, http://hgjewishtheatre.com
Sunday November 3, 2013 – Antique Old Book and Paper Show and Sale @ Artscape Wychwood Barns. More than 50 vintage paper dealers from ON and QC will be selling old postcards, advertising, movie posters, photographs, maps, prints, antiquarian books and more. Admission $7, no charge for kids 12 and under. Come and enjoy the hunt. Discounts and details on our website. Artscape Wychwood Barns 601 Christie Street, Toronto Ontario http://antiqueshowscanada.com/
Monday November 4, 2013 – LGBT Authors Book Launch and Readings@ Buddies; Keith Barker/Joan Burrows/Linda Griffiths/Jordan Tannahill Playwrights Canada book launch with readings. Doors 6:30 pm. Free. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander,http://playwrightscanada.com
Monday November 4, 2013 – Trampoline Hall The Garrison. All lecturers this month chosen by Amy Langstaff. – Kim North: Kindergarten – Sam Cotter: Urban Strategies for Howling Into the Void – Derek Leebosh: The Travel Bug Hosted by Misha Glouberman as always. Set by The Misanthrope Specialty Co. Tickets by Adrienne Kammerer 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 October 31st. 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:éétrampolinehall.net/tickets/ The Garrison 1197 Dundas St W, Toronto, Ontario
Monday November 4, 2013 – 90s Trivia at Wayla Bar. Do you remember Orbitz & Crystal Pepsi? Did you have a favourite Fly Girl? WAYLA Bar is bringing you a new Trivia night to celebrate all things 90s! Topics will cover television, music, movies, sports and more so whether you were vogueing to Madonna or headbanging to Nirvana we’ll have you covered. Join us every Monday as host Kaleb Robertson (or sometimes Miss Fluffy Soufflé) leads you through questions, dance moves, audio clues and more. Come by at 7pm to grab a seat and check out the drink specials, trivia starts right at 8pm 996 Queen Street East at Carlaw, Toronto, Ontario https://www.facebook.com/events/1393952644171788/
Wednesday November 6 to 10, 2013 – Pomegranate Film Festival Features and shorts from Armenia and by Armenians abroad like director Atom Egoyan and actor/director Jack Topalian. $10-$15, passes available. Hamazkayin Theatre (50 Hallcrown Place) and Regent Theatre (551 Mt Pleasant), http://pomegranatefilmfestival.com
Wednesday November 6, 2013 – Queer As Fuck – Comedy Show @ The Steady Cafe & Bar- (formerly known as Laughs at Slack’s) is an open mic held biweekly on Wednesdays at 9:30 PM. Tentative lineup includes: Daniela Saioni, Paul Hutcheson, Robert Keller, Keelan Miller, Patrick Cadegan, Zabrina Chevannes and more!!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 November 7, 2013 - David Barrett Trio w/Michael Sadler @ The Mod Club. DB3 in concert with special guest Michael Sadler We’re celebrating the release of the new single Coppermine, featuring Michael Sadler of SAGA Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM Tickets $10 at the door Admission includes Coppermine download card! Production details coming soon! http://www.davidbarretttrio.com/Virgin Mobile Mod Club 722 College St. W., Toronto, Ontario http://www.virginmobilemodclub.com/
Thursday November 7, 2013 – Art Attack! (Buddies in Bad Times theatre) Performances by Shawn Hitchins, visual art curated by Chris Ironsides and others, plus Keith Cole’s Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop. $100 and up. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 12 Alexander, 416-975-8555
Friday November 8 and 9th, 2013 – FRUIT FLY: Do Gay Men Really Become Their Mothers @ Enwave Theatre. Emmy award winning actor, Mr. Leslie Jordan, brings his one-man show – FRUIT FLY: Do Gay Men Really Become Their Mothers – to Toronto.
The show is being presented by CSI Consultancy Inc (http://www.corpussanchez.com), a Canadian-owned and operated health care management consulting company dedicated to giving back to its local communities through sponsorship and philanthropy within the gay community, and is a fund raiser for Casey House (http://www.caseyhouse.com).
Since arriving in Hollywood in 1982, Jordan has worked tirelessly to make an impact through his writing and acting. Perhaps best known for his recurring role as Beverly Leslie on Will and Grace (A role initially created for Joan Collins), this star of film, TV and stage has broken the mold as an actor, and self-proclaimed “gayest man alive” has made our lives better by making us laugh.
FRUIT FLY is a 90 minute proof positive, reflective, respectful, passionate, loving, and uproariously funny look back by Leslie Jordan at how his Southern Belle Mom, Miss Peggy Ann, survived Leslie’s tales of woe, regret, success and rewards after she found herself widowed at the age of 29 when her military husband died in a plane crash.
The Details: Enwave Theatre at Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West ( on November 8th and 9th. Tickets are available either by telephone (416.973.4000) or online http://tickets.harbourfrontcentre.com/calendar/view.aspx?id=21767. A limited number of tickets for each show (Row AA-EE) are Premium seats selling for $89.75 seats and these include a post show Champagne Reception and “meet and greet” with Leslie Jordon. Regular seating is $69.75 and $57.25
Friday \November 8, 2013 – Join Andrew Binks as he launches his second novel STRIP: @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. John Rottam is on a journey back in time and place. Fleeing a private stripping engagement turned violent, he reflects on a time in his life when he was burdened with a broken heart, self-doubt and a floundering dance career. A few clumsy steps in the corps de ballet of a prestigious Canadian ballet company sends John fleeing to join a psychotic and incompetent dance troupe in Quebec City, run by the bitter Madame Talegdi, who all but destroys his dream of a legitimate career. Strip is the unsettling, yet deeply inspiring, second novel from Andrew Binks. 6 pm to 8 pm abaret – Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. Toronto, ON http://www.andrewbinks.ca/Welcome.html
Friday November 8, 2013 – Cub Camp 3rd anniversary party @ The Beaver. DJs: Scooter + Put out a calendar. Danced our asses off. Cleaned up loads with our cum rags. And now it’s time to celebrate! Boys get out your gear cause it’s LEATHER NIGHT! Greeting you at the door is going to be none other than Eastern Canada’s Leather Boy A Bearded Boy.We have local legend John Caffery laying down dance music for you all night long along with resident DJ SCOOTER! Come dance with a cub on the dance floor. Or cruise that tattoo’d boy on the back patio. Or do a body shot off that bearded gay guy. Sexiness is suggested and encouraged. Everyone welcome! The Beaver 1192 Queen St W, Queer West village, Toronto Ontario. http://www.beavertoronto.ca| http://cubcamp.tumblr.com/
Friday November 8, 2013 – Swamperella Cajun and Zydeco Dance Party @ Domionion on Queen. Toronto’s favorite queer Cajun and Zydeco dance band is throwing a party at the Dominion on Queen on Friday November 8. If you haven’t been to a Swamperella dance or haven’t seen us in a while Swamperella is funkier than ever and still slings a mighty fine waltz and two step. Great beers on tap at the Dominion and the kitchen is open late. The band is on at 9 and there is a 10 dollar cover. Domionion on Queen, 500 Queen St. East. 8:30 pm to midnight. Toronto, ON http://www.swamperella.com/
Saturday November 9 and 10, 2013 – Dance Matters, Series 1 – A Woman’s Work @ Pia Bouman School of Dance. Artists on this program explore women’s many roles in: society, family, sex and relationships, as objects of society and culture, and as products of their environment and surroundings. Integrated into global themes explored are the artists’ personal journeys and the challenges they face. Saturday November 9th @ 8pm & Sunday November 10th @ 4pm Scotiabank Studio Theatre 6 Noble Street (Pia Bouman School) Tickets: $18/adult, $14/senior, student, artist, CADA A limited number of PWYC tickets at the door available Sunday Cash only for tickets purchased at the door Box office opens 40min prior to show time! http://dancematters.ca/Upcoming_Shows.html
Saturday November 9, 2013 – Trade Hosted by Pay Dirt @ The Black Eagle. You know it’s gonna be DIRTY! We’ve got our first American host while Pay Dirt is visiting Toronto. You bet he’s gonna bring his stinky pits to The Black Eagle Toronto. Your host A Bearded Boy will be making sure your well taken care of.Resident DJ’s DJ David Picard https://soundcloud.com/davideh and SCOOTER https://soundcloud.com/ScooterTO are gonna be making your dicks dance on the dance floor.Inked Kenny will be capturing all the slutty boys in the TRADE photo booth.Go go boys this month: PJ GLENN $5 cover http://blackeagletoronto.com/ Church St gay Village. 457 Church Street Toronto, ON (416) 413-1219
Saturday November 9, 2013 – Toronto Indie Arts Market @ The Gladstone Hotel. Join 50+ vendors of art, crafts, food, fashion, small press and more, for an early holiday market at the Gladstone Hotel. Avoid the rush and shop in our fun and leisurely marketplace featuring handmade goods created by Toronto-area artisans and designers. Make a day of it with brunch at the Gladstone Cafe, or enjoy a snack, coffee, or even a beer or cocktail while you shop Our market is wheelchair accessible, the 501 Queen streetcar stops at the door and there is an ATM on site. Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario http://www.torontoindieartsmarket.com/
Monday November 11 to 16, 2013 – Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival Screening of films about mental illness and addiction including The Devil’s Needle Various locations, Toronto Ontario Shorts and features that touch on mental illness and addictions plus panel discussions, exhibits and more. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King W) and Workman Hall (651 Dufferin), .http://rendezvouswithmadness.com Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Wednesday November 13 to 17, 2013 – EKRAN Toronto Polish Film Festival Festival of films by Polish filmmakers including Jan Kidawa-Blonski, Janusz Zaorski, Krzysztof Lukaszewicz and others. $15-$35. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W, Cine Starz, 377 Burnhamthorpe, Mississauga, http://ekran.ca During 5th Toronto Polish Film Festival the film “Floating Skyscrapers” directed by Tomasz Wasilewski will be presented (9:15 PM, November 15th, Revue Cinema 400 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON). It is a film about discovering homosexuality by the main character and his problems with finding the acceptance among family and friends.Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday November 14 to Sunday November 17, 2013 – Gourmet Food and Wine Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre Featuring some of the finest wines and foods in the world, the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo is a wonderful opportunity to expand your palette and enhance your dining experience. Booths featuring wines from countries around the world are open to guests who wish to sample some of the most thrilling vintages. Food prepared by expert chefs using unique ingredients will help you rethink your evening meals at home. http://www.foodandwineexpo.ca/sitepages/
Thursday November 14 to 27, 2013 - European Union Film Festival Films from more than 20 countries reflecting the excellence, innovation and diversity of European cinema. Free. Royal Cinema, 608 College, http://eutorontofilmfest.ca Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday November 21 to Sunday November 24, 2013 - Planet in Focus Film Festival @TIFF Bell Lightbox Promotes films that celebrate our environment and highlights filmmakers who are bringing attention to stories and issues that have a huge impact on the way we live our lives. With approximately 70 films from Canada and around the world, this festival spans five full days worth of screenings. http://planetinfocus.org/
Thursday November 21, 2013 - Public Discussion on 1981 Toronto (Gay Men's) Bathhouse Raids @ Yorkville Library. The panel includes former Body Politic writer Ed Jackson, Vice-President of the CLGA board Dennis Findlay, and York University historian Tom Hooper. 6:30-8pm, Yorkville Branch, 22 Yorkville Ave Toronto Ontario http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT146776&R=EVT146776
Thursday November 21, 2013 - LGBT Equality Litigation in the Caribbean Panel presentation @ Osgoode Hall Law School. Today, same-gender intimacy is criminalized in 11 of the 12 Commonwealth countries of the Caribbean under laws introduced by British colonialism. Join us for this panel of Caribbean leaders who are working to advance LGBT rights in the Caribbean. The panelists will discuss the work and history of LGBT activism in Jamaica and Belize as well as current litigation to advance LGBT rights
Guest Speakers - Maurice Tomlinson will speak about legal cases in Jamaica, Belize, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago as well as the influence of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in human rights jurisprudence across the region. Caleb Orozco will speak about the constitutional challenge to the Criminal Code of Belize, which criminalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of nature,” in which he is the litigant. Brian-Paul Welsh (law student) will speak on the history of Jamaican LGBT activism from the 1970’s to the present. He will discuss the formation and evolution of the Jamaican LGBT group J-FLAG. Nancy Nicol is the Principal Investigator of the research project Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights. She will discuss the research and participatory videos currently in progress with LGBT partner organizations in the Caribbean. - Excerpts from participatory video projects by Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights Caribbean partners will also be shown.
The Details: Thursday, November 21, 12:30 - 2:30 pm Osgoode Hall Law School (Ignat Kaneff Building), York University Room 1014 (Helliwell Centre for Innovation in Dispute Resolution) 1st floor. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, Email: envision@yorku.ca. Phone: 416-736-2100, ext 44567. http://www.envisioninglgbt.blogspot.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1424390571109988/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Friday November 22 and Saturday Nov. 23, 2013 - OutSport Toronto Conference @ Hart House A Conference for LGBT amateur athletes and recreation enthusiasts. Nov 22 to 23, 5 pm. Free. Friday (Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle) Saturday ( 519 Church Community Centre), pre-register http://outsporttoronto.org. Admission Free.
Saturday November 23rd, 2013 - Reg Hartt Tired Old Queen at the Movies presents Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS@ The Cineforum Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist epic science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang. The film was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou, and starred Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. A silent film, it was produced in the Babelsberg Studios by UFA. Metropolis is regarded as a pioneer work of science fiction movies, being the first feature length movie of the genre. 7 pm The Cineforum, 463 Bathurst Below College Across From The Beer Store. 416-603-6643.http://reghartt.ca/cineforum/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario (Reference: Tired Old Queen at the Movies is a very popular website host Steve Hayes. Each week, this gay comedian, actor and old movie lover comments on and dishes the classic movies he loves. From Film Noir to Screw Ball Comedies, Social Dramas to Camp Classics, nothing escapes his scrutiny Visit his site http://toqoffice.tumblr.com/
Saturday November 23, 2013- Sissyboy Hissyfit: gay BFFs edition! @ The Beaver. If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. Bring your BFFs or your FWBs for a celebration of friendship and boners. With a special guest performance by Igby Lizzard! DJ Orange Pekoe spins 90s hiphop, guilty pleasures, and a ton of Robyn & Beyonce. Let's put flowers in our hair and be gay as a daisy-chain! $5, Princess. The Beaver 1192 Queen St W, Queer West Toronto Ontario
Saturday November 23, 2013 - BASS: Beats, Arrangements, Sequences & Switches @ Glad Day Book Store. By Artbeat Montreal x Istolethesoul Records Imagine cutting-edge live beats from 10 producers played in a round robin, flanked by Djs spinning the latest in avant-garde (local) beat production. First ever of its kind in Toronto: DJ sets: Sikh Knowledge Mark The Magnanimous Koray Özel Sunclef HOST Markings http://www.artbeatmontreal.org/ Glad Day Bookstore 598 Yonge Street, 3rd floor, gay Toronto Ontario. https://www.facebook.com/events/534738796617082/
Saturday November 23, 2013 - A Drunk MacBeth @ The Tranzac Club . A timeless story. A four hundred-year-old play. Nine great actors. Eight ounces of whiskey. One very brave Macbeth. Here's the experiment: we're staging the best Macbeth that we possibly can: a great cast, beautiful costumes, evocative music... and a Macbeth who drinks a bit of actual whiskey on each of his fifteen entrances. Did we mention that the play ends with a swordfight?
The Details: ADVANCE TICKETS: General Admission- $15 Student/Arts Worker Discount- $12. AT THE DOOR: General Admission- $20 Student/Arts Worker Discount- $15. Doors at 7. Shakespeare at 8. There's a bar right in the theatre. This event is 19+ 8:00PM-11:00PM Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave. Queer West, Toronto Ontario http://www.tranzac.org/
Tuesday November 26, 2013 - Sapphic Aquatica-November Nookie @ Oasis Aqualounge. Sapphic Aquatica is a monthly event exclusively for women/trans people held at Oasis Aqualounge. This month will feature the beautiful DJ Dollface, who will be spinning up some magic beats. Bring a lover, a date or come alone and meet new friends. Our lovely volunteers will be on-site to give soothing hand/feet massages, which will be free by donation. Oasis Aqualounge 231 Mutual Street, Toronto http://www.oasisaqualounge.com/
Wednesday November 27, 2013 - Fort York Food Bank annual Open House @ 797 Dundas St W. Join us between 6:30pm and 9pm (drop-in event), to see the many ways FYFB helps people in our community with our services. Food and refreshments, prepared in our community kitchen, will be served throughout the evening. RSVP to or email events@fyfb.com for further details. 797 Dundas Street West. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M6J 1V2. ph. 416.203.3011 http://www.fyfb.com/
Wednesday November 27, 2013 - Knaves Kitchen comes back to the Henhouse. Knaves kitchen functions as a guerilla cooking project, that travels from venue to venue aiming for a good times while fostering local and healthy products
This time we want to celebrate the change of season and for popular demand a whole MEXICAN VEGAN/VEGETARIAN night for all our friends! We love meat and many of you love meat too, but this is a good time to have some tasty food that has no animal product. We know you will love it as well! * The Menu * Soup- Ancho Chili & Sweet Potato $6 Salad- Roasted Autumn Parsnip & Shallots on Arugula Topped with Pumpkin Seeds $9 Main- Chipotle Miso Mixed Mushrooms on Poblano Lentil Rice $17 Dessert- Backed Plantain with Maple, Cinnamon and Fresh Oaxacan Cacao $6 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knaves-kitchen/49490352469
The Details: Please do RSVP @ henhouseto@gmail.com Let us know the number of your party, your name and the time you will be there. We are open from 6pm to 10pm. Will be great to see your faces ? Henhouse 416-534-5939 1532 Dundas St W.http://henhousetoronto.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday November 28 to Sunday December 1, 2013 - 2 short plays; Fear and Desire (And the Whole Damn Thing) @ Buddies. A triple bill featuring two short plays: Hope Thompson's mystery-comedy, STIFF, directed by Clinton Walker, and David Bateman and David Roche's queer classic, PEOPLE ARE HORRIBLE WHEREVER YOU GO, directed by Em Glasspool. Featured as well is a set by Toronto theatre artists Jenna Harris, JP Larocque and Jessica Moss. Hosted by Keith Cole Costumes and set by Sheree Tams Stage management by Meredith Henry.
The Details: TICKETS: $20 available at the Buddies In Bad Times Theatre box office: 416-975-8555 or online at :http://www.buddiesinbadtimes.com/tickets SHOWTIMES: Thursday, Nov. 28 – 8:00 pm Friday, Nov. 29 – 8:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 30 – 4:30 pm AND 8:00 pm Sunday, Dec 1 – 2:30 pm (PWYC)
Thursday November 28, 2013 - 7th annual Brazil Film Fest @ TIFF Bell Lightbox. The Brazil Film Fest is set to bring some heat to Toronto with a selection of 11 films that highlight some of the best films Brazil has to offer. Brazil Film Fest showcases a selection of compelling movies and documentaries from the new wave of Brazilian filmmaking, all taking place over four days in Toronto at the prestigious
LGBT content - Reaching for the Moon by Bruno Barreto. The tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop, and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares, the designer of Rio’s famed Flamengo Park. This engaging and classical love story is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration and the lives of two remarkable artists. Runs on Nov 29.
The Details: TIFF Bell Lightbox. A uniquely Brazilian way to warm up at the arrival of the Canadian winter! http://brazilfilmfest.net/2013/wp/ TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario.
Thursday November 28, 2013 - Launch Party for artwork by Didier Courbot @ Susan Hobbs Gallery For this exhibition, Courbot presents a series of new sculptural works as a concurrent extension of his needs (1999-present) series. In needs, Courbot documents his improvements to existing public infrastructure as unprecedented acts of civic duty. His actions, deliberately earnest and eccentric, pit against Situationist tactics, from nailing a bird house to a street lamp at a busy Paris intersection to painting a chess board on a concrete embankment along the Seine. Courbot’s new works distill the ethos of the needs works into discrete, furniture-like objects. Among them, a book stand, a wall hook, and a fruit bowl refer formally and conceptually to previous needs and demonstrate his ongoing maintenance of previous public gestures but as proposals for domestic space. 7 to 9 p.m. Susan Hobbs Gallery 137 Tecumseth Street, Toronto, Ontario http://www.susanhobbs.com/ The show runs to January 18, 2014. For more information about this exhibition or the Susan Hobbs Gallery, please give us a call at (416) 504.3699
Thursday November 28, 2013 - Night of Queer Poetry The Beautiful & The Damned @ The Central The last Thursday of every month promises to be a spectacular evening of poetry, music, trivia and great food! Sign up for open Mic is at 7:00 pm. Spots are limited, sign up early. All The Beautiful & The Damned events are pay what you can.
Our feature poets this month are: Shawn Syms writes about sex, drugs and queers. His work has appeared in over 50 publications including The Globe and Mail and The Journey Prize Stories 21. He's the editor of the anthology Friend.
Lillian Allen – a grassroots artist, cultural activist and university professor is considered a godmother of rap, hip-hop, dub and spoken word. Her work is used across the educational spectrum, encompassing alternate learning contexts from kindergarten to post graduate studies.Lillian's highly crafted and empowering poetics forges a contemporary sensibility and springs from a deep well of understanding and rooted knowledge about the cares, struggles, hopes, dreams and the possible futures of women, men and young people - of the textured multiverses we inhabit. Themes of transformation and incisive perspective lace the body of her work. and music by Mark Martyre http://markmartyre.com/ The Central 603 Markham Street, Queer West, Toronto Ontario http://thecentralbar.ca/
Friday November 29, 2013 - Queer Rumble in Jungle with the Scissors Crew @ Baseline Bar. New djs, new faces, new sounds, new ideas. Kicking off our new monthly event with Resident D.J's Fawn B.C SHAM Heather Shaw with More ass-shaking house and disco music for you. $5 gin and tonics all night.Free before 11pm with guestlist (leave your name on the wall before 3pm, nov. 29th) and $5 all night otherwise. Baseline Music Bar 865 Bloor St. west, Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Friday November 29, 2013 - Queer Dance Contest Mighty Real Ball @ The Wrongbar.Mighty Real Deejays and Father Nuance Present Mighty Real Ball Doors 9PM, Virgin Runway I want you to bust your hymen and stomp it out supermodel style on my runway. Mighty Real Deejays is a Toronto-based DJ team comprised of DJ John Caffery and DJ The Robotic Kid.
Mighty Real takes its name from legendary disco superstar Sylvester's euphoric song "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)". Our party is all about feeling real on the dancefloor - creating a space where people can express themselves freely and share the love of music.
The Details :Best Dressed Be Mighty! I'm looking for the hottest outfit of the night. Bonus points for disco inspiration. Hairography - $100 Whip it. Flip it. Flick it. Dip it. Flaunt it. Make sure it's conditioned, I don't want your thirsty hair on my runway. Just come work your hair for the crowd. Face - $100 Who has the most classic, the most beautiful, the most perfectly proportioned face? Present your visage to the judges. Sex Siren - $100 Seduction is the name of the game. Bring your version of sexy. I'm hungry for a taste. Performance - $100 Disco will forever and always be classic, so bring your performance in a style that is classically you.Wrongbar, 1279 Queen Street West, Queer West, Toronto Ontario http://www.mightyreal.net/
Saturday November 30, 2013 - CUE POC. Queer Jams. Queer People of Colour @ The Tranzac Club. DJ Sissy Fuss + your host Hiba Al-a-Mode Featuring Up & Coming Guest DJ AbtraXion - bringing the Deep House vibes to Cue POC Accessibility info: Venue is on ground floor, washrooms are on ground floor. Washrooms are multiple stalls, non-gender neutral (no wide stalls in washrooms). The Tranzac Club (in the Southern Cross bar - turn right after entering through main doors) 292 Brunswick Ave (between Bloor/Bathurst & Bloor/Spadina) 10pm - 2am $5 cover (no one turned away!) *Venue is cash only (ATM on premises) http://www.tranzac.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/409577362501881
Saturday November 30, 2013 - DJ 4est Rocking the dance floor @ Cardinal Rule. Cake, Booze Gifts and Love this party could be about you. DJ 4est loves Cunt rock…most anything with a female singer. Especially if it’s crunchy guitars, dirty electro or screaming vocals. 10 pm Cardinal Rule 5 Roncesvalles Avenue at Queen/King junction. Expect a mixed crowd of artsy queers and their friends. http://www.cardinalrulerestaurant.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday November 30, 2013 - 30th anniversary concert Counterpoint (Gay) Community Orchestra @ Saint Luke's United Church. Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro Overture Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E flat, Francesco Manfredini's Concerto for 2 Trumpets. Featuring trumpet selections and trumpet section. In memory of the late Uriel Rosen, who was an avid trumpet player and friend of Counterpoint Community Orchestra. This concert will feature our fine trumpet section. Trumpet soloist to be announced. The Details: Tickets • $18 Adv • $20 door • $15 Students • $10 Kids 12 & Under Season Tickets $50 for 3 concerts Group of 5 for $75, Group of 6 up $15/ticket
The Details: Buy Tickets 416-902-7532 tickets@ccorchestra.org Buy Tickets At (in November): Glad Day Books OR Out On The Street. Ticket Locations Buy Tickets options: Call/Email to book tickets OR Mail cheque payment to reserve tickets Click ticket order form OR from musicians: friends & family OR Pay at the door Events in 2014: http://on.fb.me/Hek0Kr or https://www.facebook.com/CounterpointCommunityOrchestra
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.
Friday November 1 to Sunday November 10, 2013 – The 91st Royal Agricultural Winter Fair @ CNEColiseum, dubbed a taste of the country in the city, pumps about $50 million into Toronto’s economy and will run until Nov. 10. New this year is a family-friendly activity centre, with face-painting and tractor rides for young children and the royal chef challenge, a cooking competition. Fan favourites like the petting zoo and The Royal Horse Show will return.
Horse whisperer Guy McLean will demonstrate his calming techniques at the Animal Theatre, there will be a sheep-herding demonstration, an exhibit called ‘Goats on the Go’ and a rodeo.Dozens of vendors will be on site, selling everything from yarn and cowboy boots to beaver pelts and beeswax candles.
The Details: The 91st Royal Agricultural Winter Fair runs Nov. 1-10, 2013 in the Direct Energy Centre and Ricoh Coliseum. Visit http://royalfair.org for more information and ticket prices.
Friday November 1, 2013 – Family & Kids 2nd annual Mimico Pumpkin Parade Say farewell to Halloween with an enchanted evening. You’re invited to bring your Jack-O-Lanterns to light up Mimico Square and Amos Waites Park on Friday November 1st beginning at 6pm. Please bring your own candles. Volunteers will help light the Jack-O-Lanterns and load the Pumpkins into bins for composting the following morning..6-8:30 pm. Free. 2Mimico Square and Amos Waites Park, 2445 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Lake Shore Boulevard West and Mimico Avenue Street Map: http://map.toronto.ca/imapit/iMapIt.jsp?app=TOMaps&geoid=7560872
Friday November 1, 2013 – Film Fright Night – Toronto Film Society. @ Winchester Kitchen & Bar Join us for a special Halloween film event featuring The Bride of Frankenstein and the Return of Dr. X. Enjoy an evening of drinks, dinner, and discussion plus some thrills and chills! Winchester Kitchen & Bar, 51 Winchester St., Toronto http://torontofilmsociety.org/special-events/film-fright-night/
Friday November 1, 2013 – How To Make Your Own Sex Toys @ Oasis Aqualounge. Miss F will be joined by her co-host Dylan Tower for an exciting presentation on how to make your own sex toys. This entertaining and instructional workshop will show you how to turn simple and inexpensive items into your own playthings of pleasure! This demonstration will also address use, maintenance and proper sanitation. Get inspired and let us bring out the crafty sex kitten in you! Women $20, couples $80. FREE with admission to the club.Oasis Aqualounge is open from 11:00am-3:00am Oasis Aqualounge 231 Mutual Street, Toronto Ontario. http://www.oasisaqualounge.com
Saturday November 2, 2013 – Giant Book Sale (Bloor Street United Church) More than 3,000 titles, DVDs, CDs and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 300 Bloor W, http://blootstreetunited.org
Saturday November 2 – LGBT Comedy Writing Workshop @ Humber College Paul Bellini hosts a workshop on the history of queer comedy, drag/camp, political correctness, gender and stereotyping. Nov 2 to 3 noon-4 pm. $110.75. Humber Lakeshore Campus, 3199 Lake Shore W, pre-register 416-675-6622 ext 3449, hilary.higgins@humber.ca
Saturday November 2, 2013 – Toronto Queer Slow Dance Halloween Edition @ Dovercourt House. With a lending library of designated dancers for all you wallflowers, and a dancecard-booklet to set up dances in advance (should you choose to), Toronto Queer Slowdance has all slow songs, all night long! (Except for the occasional intermission when we play the fastest songs we can find!)
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 for goodness sake – this is our HALLOWEEN edition! This is your opportunity to come as whatever you want. Come as a pirate. Come as a closet. Come out of the closet. It’s up to you!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 -
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 dance floor -
The Details: Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd. Main Floor Ballroom 9:30pm until 2:30am (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 – 2:30 AM. $10 admission includes your Dancecard-booklet!
http://ww.dovercourthouse.comRegretfully, the Dovercourt House is not wheelchair-accessible. 19+ Queer West Village, Toronto On.
Saturday November 2, 2013 – Big French Faggity-Ass Dance Party Tapette @ The Henhouse. Celine’s Dion new album is out Nov, 5 so let’s celebrate with a night of Celine classics and remixes. Oh, also a butt load of album giveaways and swag! There will be a very special live performance from Robert Keller doing what he does best on stage – CÉLINE!? Je d-d-d-danse dans ma tête! DJ Phil V 10pm $5 Henhouse 1532 Dundas St. W Queer West Toronto ON http://www.henhousetoronto.com
Sunday November 3, 2013 – The Saucy Senorita (Toronto Operetta Theatre). This operetta based on a zarzuela by Ruperto Chapi celebrates the music, song and dance of Madrid. Nov 3 at 2 pm. $46-$63. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, http://stlc.com/1636.html
Sunday November 3, 2013 – There’s No Business Like Irving Berlin (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). This concert celebrating the Irving Berlin songbook features Brent Carver, Camilla Scott, Sheila McCarthy and others. Nov 3 at 7:30 pm. $60-$99. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416-733-0545, http://hgjewishtheatre.com
Sunday November 3, 2013 – Antique Old Book and Paper Show and Sale @ Artscape Wychwood Barns. More than 50 vintage paper dealers from ON and QC will be selling old postcards, advertising, movie posters, photographs, maps, prints, antiquarian books and more. Admission $7, no charge for kids 12 and under. Come and enjoy the hunt. Discounts and details on our website. Artscape Wychwood Barns 601 Christie Street, Toronto Ontario http://antiqueshowscanada.com/
Monday November 4, 2013 – LGBT Authors Book Launch and Readings@ Buddies; Keith Barker/Joan Burrows/Linda Griffiths/Jordan Tannahill Playwrights Canada book launch with readings. Doors 6:30 pm. Free. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander,http://playwrightscanada.com
Monday November 4, 2013 – Trampoline Hall The Garrison. All lecturers this month chosen by Amy Langstaff. – Kim North: Kindergarten – Sam Cotter: Urban Strategies for Howling Into the Void – Derek Leebosh: The Travel Bug Hosted by Misha Glouberman as always. Set by The Misanthrope Specialty Co. Tickets by Adrienne Kammerer 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 October 31st. 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:éétrampolinehall.net/tickets/ The Garrison 1197 Dundas St W, Toronto, Ontario
Monday November 4, 2013 – 90s Trivia at Wayla Bar. Do you remember Orbitz & Crystal Pepsi? Did you have a favourite Fly Girl? WAYLA Bar is bringing you a new Trivia night to celebrate all things 90s! Topics will cover television, music, movies, sports and more so whether you were vogueing to Madonna or headbanging to Nirvana we’ll have you covered. Join us every Monday as host Kaleb Robertson (or sometimes Miss Fluffy Soufflé) leads you through questions, dance moves, audio clues and more. Come by at 7pm to grab a seat and check out the drink specials, trivia starts right at 8pm 996 Queen Street East at Carlaw, Toronto, Ontario https://www.facebook.com/events/1393952644171788/
Wednesday November 6 to 10, 2013 – Pomegranate Film Festival Features and shorts from Armenia and by Armenians abroad like director Atom Egoyan and actor/director Jack Topalian. $10-$15, passes available. Hamazkayin Theatre (50 Hallcrown Place) and Regent Theatre (551 Mt Pleasant), http://pomegranatefilmfestival.com
Wednesday November 6, 2013 – Queer As Fuck – Comedy Show @ The Steady Cafe & Bar- (formerly known as Laughs at Slack’s) is an open mic held biweekly on Wednesdays at 9:30 PM. Tentative lineup includes: Daniela Saioni, Paul Hutcheson, Robert Keller, Keelan Miller, Patrick Cadegan, Zabrina Chevannes and more!!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 November 7, 2013 - David Barrett Trio w/Michael Sadler @ The Mod Club. DB3 in concert with special guest Michael Sadler We’re celebrating the release of the new single Coppermine, featuring Michael Sadler of SAGA Doors at 8PM, show at 9PM Tickets $10 at the door Admission includes Coppermine download card! Production details coming soon! http://www.davidbarretttrio.com/Virgin Mobile Mod Club 722 College St. W., Toronto, Ontario http://www.virginmobilemodclub.com/
Thursday November 7, 2013 – Art Attack! (Buddies in Bad Times theatre) Performances by Shawn Hitchins, visual art curated by Chris Ironsides and others, plus Keith Cole’s Rock Hudson Memorial Tuck Shop. $100 and up. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 12 Alexander, 416-975-8555
Friday November 8 and 9th, 2013 – FRUIT FLY: Do Gay Men Really Become Their Mothers @ Enwave Theatre. Emmy award winning actor, Mr. Leslie Jordan, brings his one-man show – FRUIT FLY: Do Gay Men Really Become Their Mothers – to Toronto.
The show is being presented by CSI Consultancy Inc (http://www.corpussanchez.com), a Canadian-owned and operated health care management consulting company dedicated to giving back to its local communities through sponsorship and philanthropy within the gay community, and is a fund raiser for Casey House (http://www.caseyhouse.com).
Since arriving in Hollywood in 1982, Jordan has worked tirelessly to make an impact through his writing and acting. Perhaps best known for his recurring role as Beverly Leslie on Will and Grace (A role initially created for Joan Collins), this star of film, TV and stage has broken the mold as an actor, and self-proclaimed “gayest man alive” has made our lives better by making us laugh.
FRUIT FLY is a 90 minute proof positive, reflective, respectful, passionate, loving, and uproariously funny look back by Leslie Jordan at how his Southern Belle Mom, Miss Peggy Ann, survived Leslie’s tales of woe, regret, success and rewards after she found herself widowed at the age of 29 when her military husband died in a plane crash.
The Details: Enwave Theatre at Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West ( on November 8th and 9th. Tickets are available either by telephone (416.973.4000) or online http://tickets.harbourfrontcentre.com/calendar/view.aspx?id=21767. A limited number of tickets for each show (Row AA-EE) are Premium seats selling for $89.75 seats and these include a post show Champagne Reception and “meet and greet” with Leslie Jordon. Regular seating is $69.75 and $57.25
Friday \November 8, 2013 – Join Andrew Binks as he launches his second novel STRIP: @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. John Rottam is on a journey back in time and place. Fleeing a private stripping engagement turned violent, he reflects on a time in his life when he was burdened with a broken heart, self-doubt and a floundering dance career. A few clumsy steps in the corps de ballet of a prestigious Canadian ballet company sends John fleeing to join a psychotic and incompetent dance troupe in Quebec City, run by the bitter Madame Talegdi, who all but destroys his dream of a legitimate career. Strip is the unsettling, yet deeply inspiring, second novel from Andrew Binks. 6 pm to 8 pm abaret – Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. Toronto, ON http://www.andrewbinks.ca/Welcome.html
Friday November 8, 2013 – Cub Camp 3rd anniversary party @ The Beaver. DJs: Scooter + Put out a calendar. Danced our asses off. Cleaned up loads with our cum rags. And now it’s time to celebrate! Boys get out your gear cause it’s LEATHER NIGHT! Greeting you at the door is going to be none other than Eastern Canada’s Leather Boy A Bearded Boy.We have local legend John Caffery laying down dance music for you all night long along with resident DJ SCOOTER! Come dance with a cub on the dance floor. Or cruise that tattoo’d boy on the back patio. Or do a body shot off that bearded gay guy. Sexiness is suggested and encouraged. Everyone welcome! The Beaver 1192 Queen St W, Queer West village, Toronto Ontario. http://www.beavertoronto.ca| http://cubcamp.tumblr.com/
Friday November 8, 2013 – Swamperella Cajun and Zydeco Dance Party @ Domionion on Queen. Toronto’s favorite queer Cajun and Zydeco dance band is throwing a party at the Dominion on Queen on Friday November 8. If you haven’t been to a Swamperella dance or haven’t seen us in a while Swamperella is funkier than ever and still slings a mighty fine waltz and two step. Great beers on tap at the Dominion and the kitchen is open late. The band is on at 9 and there is a 10 dollar cover. Domionion on Queen, 500 Queen St. East. 8:30 pm to midnight. Toronto, ON http://www.swamperella.com/
Saturday November 9 and 10, 2013 – Dance Matters, Series 1 – A Woman’s Work @ Pia Bouman School of Dance. Artists on this program explore women’s many roles in: society, family, sex and relationships, as objects of society and culture, and as products of their environment and surroundings. Integrated into global themes explored are the artists’ personal journeys and the challenges they face. Saturday November 9th @ 8pm & Sunday November 10th @ 4pm Scotiabank Studio Theatre 6 Noble Street (Pia Bouman School) Tickets: $18/adult, $14/senior, student, artist, CADA A limited number of PWYC tickets at the door available Sunday Cash only for tickets purchased at the door Box office opens 40min prior to show time! http://dancematters.ca/Upcoming_Shows.html
Saturday November 9, 2013 – Trade Hosted by Pay Dirt @ The Black Eagle. You know it’s gonna be DIRTY! We’ve got our first American host while Pay Dirt is visiting Toronto. You bet he’s gonna bring his stinky pits to The Black Eagle Toronto. Your host A Bearded Boy will be making sure your well taken care of.Resident DJ’s DJ David Picard https://soundcloud.com/davideh and SCOOTER https://soundcloud.com/ScooterTO are gonna be making your dicks dance on the dance floor.Inked Kenny will be capturing all the slutty boys in the TRADE photo booth.Go go boys this month: PJ GLENN $5 cover http://blackeagletoronto.com/ Church St gay Village. 457 Church Street Toronto, ON (416) 413-1219
Saturday November 9, 2013 – Toronto Indie Arts Market @ The Gladstone Hotel. Join 50+ vendors of art, crafts, food, fashion, small press and more, for an early holiday market at the Gladstone Hotel. Avoid the rush and shop in our fun and leisurely marketplace featuring handmade goods created by Toronto-area artisans and designers. Make a day of it with brunch at the Gladstone Cafe, or enjoy a snack, coffee, or even a beer or cocktail while you shop Our market is wheelchair accessible, the 501 Queen streetcar stops at the door and there is an ATM on site. Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario http://www.torontoindieartsmarket.com/
Monday November 11 to 16, 2013 – Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival Screening of films about mental illness and addiction including The Devil’s Needle Various locations, Toronto Ontario Shorts and features that touch on mental illness and addictions plus panel discussions, exhibits and more. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King W) and Workman Hall (651 Dufferin), .http://rendezvouswithmadness.com Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Wednesday November 13 to 17, 2013 – EKRAN Toronto Polish Film Festival Festival of films by Polish filmmakers including Jan Kidawa-Blonski, Janusz Zaorski, Krzysztof Lukaszewicz and others. $15-$35. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W, Cine Starz, 377 Burnhamthorpe, Mississauga, http://ekran.ca During 5th Toronto Polish Film Festival the film “Floating Skyscrapers” directed by Tomasz Wasilewski will be presented (9:15 PM, November 15th, Revue Cinema 400 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON). It is a film about discovering homosexuality by the main character and his problems with finding the acceptance among family and friends.Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday November 14 to Sunday November 17, 2013 – Gourmet Food and Wine Expo @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre Featuring some of the finest wines and foods in the world, the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo is a wonderful opportunity to expand your palette and enhance your dining experience. Booths featuring wines from countries around the world are open to guests who wish to sample some of the most thrilling vintages. Food prepared by expert chefs using unique ingredients will help you rethink your evening meals at home. http://www.foodandwineexpo.ca/sitepages/
Thursday November 14 to 27, 2013 - European Union Film Festival Films from more than 20 countries reflecting the excellence, innovation and diversity of European cinema. Free. Royal Cinema, 608 College, http://eutorontofilmfest.ca Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday November 21 to Sunday November 24, 2013 - Planet in Focus Film Festival @TIFF Bell Lightbox Promotes films that celebrate our environment and highlights filmmakers who are bringing attention to stories and issues that have a huge impact on the way we live our lives. With approximately 70 films from Canada and around the world, this festival spans five full days worth of screenings. http://planetinfocus.org/
Thursday November 21, 2013 - Public Discussion on 1981 Toronto (Gay Men's) Bathhouse Raids @ Yorkville Library. The panel includes former Body Politic writer Ed Jackson, Vice-President of the CLGA board Dennis Findlay, and York University historian Tom Hooper. 6:30-8pm, Yorkville Branch, 22 Yorkville Ave Toronto Ontario http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT146776&R=EVT146776
Thursday November 21, 2013 - LGBT Equality Litigation in the Caribbean Panel presentation @ Osgoode Hall Law School. Today, same-gender intimacy is criminalized in 11 of the 12 Commonwealth countries of the Caribbean under laws introduced by British colonialism. Join us for this panel of Caribbean leaders who are working to advance LGBT rights in the Caribbean. The panelists will discuss the work and history of LGBT activism in Jamaica and Belize as well as current litigation to advance LGBT rights
Guest Speakers - Maurice Tomlinson will speak about legal cases in Jamaica, Belize, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago as well as the influence of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in human rights jurisprudence across the region. Caleb Orozco will speak about the constitutional challenge to the Criminal Code of Belize, which criminalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of nature,” in which he is the litigant. Brian-Paul Welsh (law student) will speak on the history of Jamaican LGBT activism from the 1970’s to the present. He will discuss the formation and evolution of the Jamaican LGBT group J-FLAG. Nancy Nicol is the Principal Investigator of the research project Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights. She will discuss the research and participatory videos currently in progress with LGBT partner organizations in the Caribbean. - Excerpts from participatory video projects by Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights Caribbean partners will also be shown.
The Details: Thursday, November 21, 12:30 - 2:30 pm Osgoode Hall Law School (Ignat Kaneff Building), York University Room 1014 (Helliwell Centre for Innovation in Dispute Resolution) 1st floor. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, Email: envision@yorku.ca. Phone: 416-736-2100, ext 44567. http://www.envisioninglgbt.blogspot.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1424390571109988/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Friday November 22 and Saturday Nov. 23, 2013 - OutSport Toronto Conference @ Hart House A Conference for LGBT amateur athletes and recreation enthusiasts. Nov 22 to 23, 5 pm. Free. Friday (Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle) Saturday ( 519 Church Community Centre), pre-register http://outsporttoronto.org. Admission Free.
Saturday November 23rd, 2013 - Reg Hartt Tired Old Queen at the Movies presents Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS@ The Cineforum Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist epic science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang. The film was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou, and starred Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. A silent film, it was produced in the Babelsberg Studios by UFA. Metropolis is regarded as a pioneer work of science fiction movies, being the first feature length movie of the genre. 7 pm The Cineforum, 463 Bathurst Below College Across From The Beer Store. 416-603-6643.http://reghartt.ca/cineforum/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario (Reference: Tired Old Queen at the Movies is a very popular website host Steve Hayes. Each week, this gay comedian, actor and old movie lover comments on and dishes the classic movies he loves. From Film Noir to Screw Ball Comedies, Social Dramas to Camp Classics, nothing escapes his scrutiny Visit his site http://toqoffice.tumblr.com/
Saturday November 23, 2013- Sissyboy Hissyfit: gay BFFs edition! @ The Beaver. If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. Bring your BFFs or your FWBs for a celebration of friendship and boners. With a special guest performance by Igby Lizzard! DJ Orange Pekoe spins 90s hiphop, guilty pleasures, and a ton of Robyn & Beyonce. Let's put flowers in our hair and be gay as a daisy-chain! $5, Princess. The Beaver 1192 Queen St W, Queer West Toronto Ontario
Saturday November 23, 2013 - BASS: Beats, Arrangements, Sequences & Switches @ Glad Day Book Store. By Artbeat Montreal x Istolethesoul Records Imagine cutting-edge live beats from 10 producers played in a round robin, flanked by Djs spinning the latest in avant-garde (local) beat production. First ever of its kind in Toronto: DJ sets: Sikh Knowledge Mark The Magnanimous Koray Özel Sunclef HOST Markings http://www.artbeatmontreal.org/ Glad Day Bookstore 598 Yonge Street, 3rd floor, gay Toronto Ontario. https://www.facebook.com/events/534738796617082/
Saturday November 23, 2013 - A Drunk MacBeth @ The Tranzac Club . A timeless story. A four hundred-year-old play. Nine great actors. Eight ounces of whiskey. One very brave Macbeth. Here's the experiment: we're staging the best Macbeth that we possibly can: a great cast, beautiful costumes, evocative music... and a Macbeth who drinks a bit of actual whiskey on each of his fifteen entrances. Did we mention that the play ends with a swordfight?
The Details: ADVANCE TICKETS: General Admission- $15 Student/Arts Worker Discount- $12. AT THE DOOR: General Admission- $20 Student/Arts Worker Discount- $15. Doors at 7. Shakespeare at 8. There's a bar right in the theatre. This event is 19+ 8:00PM-11:00PM Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave. Queer West, Toronto Ontario http://www.tranzac.org/
Tuesday November 26, 2013 - Sapphic Aquatica-November Nookie @ Oasis Aqualounge. Sapphic Aquatica is a monthly event exclusively for women/trans people held at Oasis Aqualounge. This month will feature the beautiful DJ Dollface, who will be spinning up some magic beats. Bring a lover, a date or come alone and meet new friends. Our lovely volunteers will be on-site to give soothing hand/feet massages, which will be free by donation. Oasis Aqualounge 231 Mutual Street, Toronto http://www.oasisaqualounge.com/
Wednesday November 27, 2013 - Fort York Food Bank annual Open House @ 797 Dundas St W. Join us between 6:30pm and 9pm (drop-in event), to see the many ways FYFB helps people in our community with our services. Food and refreshments, prepared in our community kitchen, will be served throughout the evening. RSVP to or email events@fyfb.com for further details. 797 Dundas Street West. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M6J 1V2. ph. 416.203.3011 http://www.fyfb.com/
Wednesday November 27, 2013 - Knaves Kitchen comes back to the Henhouse. Knaves kitchen functions as a guerilla cooking project, that travels from venue to venue aiming for a good times while fostering local and healthy products
This time we want to celebrate the change of season and for popular demand a whole MEXICAN VEGAN/VEGETARIAN night for all our friends! We love meat and many of you love meat too, but this is a good time to have some tasty food that has no animal product. We know you will love it as well! * The Menu * Soup- Ancho Chili & Sweet Potato $6 Salad- Roasted Autumn Parsnip & Shallots on Arugula Topped with Pumpkin Seeds $9 Main- Chipotle Miso Mixed Mushrooms on Poblano Lentil Rice $17 Dessert- Backed Plantain with Maple, Cinnamon and Fresh Oaxacan Cacao $6 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knaves-kitchen/49490352469
The Details: Please do RSVP @ henhouseto@gmail.com Let us know the number of your party, your name and the time you will be there. We are open from 6pm to 10pm. Will be great to see your faces ? Henhouse 416-534-5939 1532 Dundas St W.http://henhousetoronto.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Thursday November 28 to Sunday December 1, 2013 - 2 short plays; Fear and Desire (And the Whole Damn Thing) @ Buddies. A triple bill featuring two short plays: Hope Thompson's mystery-comedy, STIFF, directed by Clinton Walker, and David Bateman and David Roche's queer classic, PEOPLE ARE HORRIBLE WHEREVER YOU GO, directed by Em Glasspool. Featured as well is a set by Toronto theatre artists Jenna Harris, JP Larocque and Jessica Moss. Hosted by Keith Cole Costumes and set by Sheree Tams Stage management by Meredith Henry.
The Details: TICKETS: $20 available at the Buddies In Bad Times Theatre box office: 416-975-8555 or online at :http://www.buddiesinbadtimes.com/tickets SHOWTIMES: Thursday, Nov. 28 – 8:00 pm Friday, Nov. 29 – 8:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 30 – 4:30 pm AND 8:00 pm Sunday, Dec 1 – 2:30 pm (PWYC)
Thursday November 28, 2013 - 7th annual Brazil Film Fest @ TIFF Bell Lightbox. The Brazil Film Fest is set to bring some heat to Toronto with a selection of 11 films that highlight some of the best films Brazil has to offer. Brazil Film Fest showcases a selection of compelling movies and documentaries from the new wave of Brazilian filmmaking, all taking place over four days in Toronto at the prestigious
LGBT content - Reaching for the Moon by Bruno Barreto. The tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop, and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares, the designer of Rio’s famed Flamengo Park. This engaging and classical love story is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration and the lives of two remarkable artists. Runs on Nov 29.
The Details: TIFF Bell Lightbox. A uniquely Brazilian way to warm up at the arrival of the Canadian winter! http://brazilfilmfest.net/2013/wp/ TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario.
Thursday November 28, 2013 - Launch Party for artwork by Didier Courbot @ Susan Hobbs Gallery For this exhibition, Courbot presents a series of new sculptural works as a concurrent extension of his needs (1999-present) series. In needs, Courbot documents his improvements to existing public infrastructure as unprecedented acts of civic duty. His actions, deliberately earnest and eccentric, pit against Situationist tactics, from nailing a bird house to a street lamp at a busy Paris intersection to painting a chess board on a concrete embankment along the Seine. Courbot’s new works distill the ethos of the needs works into discrete, furniture-like objects. Among them, a book stand, a wall hook, and a fruit bowl refer formally and conceptually to previous needs and demonstrate his ongoing maintenance of previous public gestures but as proposals for domestic space. 7 to 9 p.m. Susan Hobbs Gallery 137 Tecumseth Street, Toronto, Ontario http://www.susanhobbs.com/ The show runs to January 18, 2014. For more information about this exhibition or the Susan Hobbs Gallery, please give us a call at (416) 504.3699
Thursday November 28, 2013 - Night of Queer Poetry The Beautiful & The Damned @ The Central The last Thursday of every month promises to be a spectacular evening of poetry, music, trivia and great food! Sign up for open Mic is at 7:00 pm. Spots are limited, sign up early. All The Beautiful & The Damned events are pay what you can.
Our feature poets this month are: Shawn Syms writes about sex, drugs and queers. His work has appeared in over 50 publications including The Globe and Mail and The Journey Prize Stories 21. He's the editor of the anthology Friend.
Lillian Allen – a grassroots artist, cultural activist and university professor is considered a godmother of rap, hip-hop, dub and spoken word. Her work is used across the educational spectrum, encompassing alternate learning contexts from kindergarten to post graduate studies.Lillian's highly crafted and empowering poetics forges a contemporary sensibility and springs from a deep well of understanding and rooted knowledge about the cares, struggles, hopes, dreams and the possible futures of women, men and young people - of the textured multiverses we inhabit. Themes of transformation and incisive perspective lace the body of her work. and music by Mark Martyre http://markmartyre.com/ The Central 603 Markham Street, Queer West, Toronto Ontario http://thecentralbar.ca/
Friday November 29, 2013 - Queer Rumble in Jungle with the Scissors Crew @ Baseline Bar. New djs, new faces, new sounds, new ideas. Kicking off our new monthly event with Resident D.J's Fawn B.C SHAM Heather Shaw with More ass-shaking house and disco music for you. $5 gin and tonics all night.Free before 11pm with guestlist (leave your name on the wall before 3pm, nov. 29th) and $5 all night otherwise. Baseline Music Bar 865 Bloor St. west, Queer West Toronto, Ontario
Friday November 29, 2013 - Queer Dance Contest Mighty Real Ball @ The Wrongbar.Mighty Real Deejays and Father Nuance Present Mighty Real Ball Doors 9PM, Virgin Runway I want you to bust your hymen and stomp it out supermodel style on my runway. Mighty Real Deejays is a Toronto-based DJ team comprised of DJ John Caffery and DJ The Robotic Kid.
Mighty Real takes its name from legendary disco superstar Sylvester's euphoric song "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)". Our party is all about feeling real on the dancefloor - creating a space where people can express themselves freely and share the love of music.
The Details :Best Dressed Be Mighty! I'm looking for the hottest outfit of the night. Bonus points for disco inspiration. Hairography - $100 Whip it. Flip it. Flick it. Dip it. Flaunt it. Make sure it's conditioned, I don't want your thirsty hair on my runway. Just come work your hair for the crowd. Face - $100 Who has the most classic, the most beautiful, the most perfectly proportioned face? Present your visage to the judges. Sex Siren - $100 Seduction is the name of the game. Bring your version of sexy. I'm hungry for a taste. Performance - $100 Disco will forever and always be classic, so bring your performance in a style that is classically you.Wrongbar, 1279 Queen Street West, Queer West, Toronto Ontario http://www.mightyreal.net/
Saturday November 30, 2013 - CUE POC. Queer Jams. Queer People of Colour @ The Tranzac Club. DJ Sissy Fuss + your host Hiba Al-a-Mode Featuring Up & Coming Guest DJ AbtraXion - bringing the Deep House vibes to Cue POC Accessibility info: Venue is on ground floor, washrooms are on ground floor. Washrooms are multiple stalls, non-gender neutral (no wide stalls in washrooms). The Tranzac Club (in the Southern Cross bar - turn right after entering through main doors) 292 Brunswick Ave (between Bloor/Bathurst & Bloor/Spadina) 10pm - 2am $5 cover (no one turned away!) *Venue is cash only (ATM on premises) http://www.tranzac.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/409577362501881
Saturday November 30, 2013 - DJ 4est Rocking the dance floor @ Cardinal Rule. Cake, Booze Gifts and Love this party could be about you. DJ 4est loves Cunt rock…most anything with a female singer. Especially if it’s crunchy guitars, dirty electro or screaming vocals. 10 pm Cardinal Rule 5 Roncesvalles Avenue at Queen/King junction. Expect a mixed crowd of artsy queers and their friends. http://www.cardinalrulerestaurant.com/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario
Saturday November 30, 2013 - 30th anniversary concert Counterpoint (Gay) Community Orchestra @ Saint Luke's United Church. Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro Overture Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E flat, Francesco Manfredini's Concerto for 2 Trumpets. Featuring trumpet selections and trumpet section. In memory of the late Uriel Rosen, who was an avid trumpet player and friend of Counterpoint Community Orchestra. This concert will feature our fine trumpet section. Trumpet soloist to be announced. The Details: Tickets • $18 Adv • $20 door • $15 Students • $10 Kids 12 & Under Season Tickets $50 for 3 concerts Group of 5 for $75, Group of 6 up $15/ticket
The Details: Buy Tickets 416-902-7532 tickets@ccorchestra.org Buy Tickets At (in November): Glad Day Books OR Out On The Street. Ticket Locations Buy Tickets options: Call/Email to book tickets OR Mail cheque payment to reserve tickets Click ticket order form OR from musicians: friends & family OR Pay at the door Events in 2014: http://on.fb.me/Hek0Kr or https://www.facebook.com/CounterpointCommunityOrchestra
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