Ryerson's School of Image Arts is hosting its annual graduating class showcase, this year held at Airship 37 in the Distillery District. Today is the last day to check out the student installations designed to make you think or play while tightly-wound suits pass around melon skewers, jerk chicken and cocktails. This year's theme is how technology affects the modern era (and in many cases, Karl Marx.)

A TED-talk style networking event for Toronto culture geeks? Don't mind if they do. This past Thursday, "culture enthusiast" Jenn Nelson ran Toronto's first ever Ignite Culture night, inspired by the Seattle-born Ignite movement. Held at the ING Cafe, with its orange, "deconstructed MAC" aesthetic, 12 speakers were invited to speak for five minutes each as their slides advanced automatically every 15 seconds. From mitten collections to the social nuances of DJ culture, here's a rundown of what was covered.

If you're looking for a fitness centre that passes on yoga, pilates, zumba and even treadmills, the new Ossington and Dundas location of this gym might just be your thing. Featuring a CrossFit program and an Olympic-medalist for a coach, the minimalist work out space is also dedicated to a community-centred lifestyle and plans to open a paleo-friendly cafe.

Check out my profile of Academy of Lions in the fitness section.

Toronto-based graphic artist Ken Homer never thought he would become a fitness instructor until some friends asked him to come up with a plan to help them lose weight. He drummed up a workout which combined Brazilian Capoeira with hip hop, reggae, and Latin dance. Today, Homer teaches this new discipline to over a thousand students across the GTA.

Check out my review of Ginga Fitness in the fitness clubs section.

Earlier this year martial arts guru Warren Lee opened the latest outpost of his now three-location kickboxing and muay thai academy in Toronto. This one, on rapidly developing Carlaw Avenue in Leslieville, might just be filled to the gills once all the loft style condos in the area are completed. Better get that workout in while you can.

Read my profile of TKMT Academy (Carlaw) in the fitness section.

This October, the AGO is bringing a little taste of French-Russian fantasy to Toronto with its upcoming exhibit Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde. Featuring paintings flown in straight from the Pompidou, Chagall aficionados are invited to examine his works in the context of his lifelong journey across Europe in times of war and revolution.