Red Bull 381 Projects is a sweet space. Set up by those energy drink people, the two-story gallery meets chill-out lounge is upstairs from the GAP at the corner of Queen and Peter.

Functioning as both an office for Red Bull Canada as well an an ongoing exhibition space for local artists and creative initiatives, Red Bull 381 Projects is currently host to CONTACT's portfolio reviews and exhibition. It's also home to the HP Gallery where anyone can bring in digital photos and get them printed for free on an armada of high-end HP printers.

Grace Restaurant serves its first dinners tonight. The space on College formerly known as Xacutti has been idle for some time, but after a recent makeover at the hands of owner Lesle Gibson, Grace is ready to introduce the concept of modern farmhouse to Little Italy.

Stepping inside the restaurant for a preview last night, the first thing I notice are the two plush, white banquets on the right hand side of the room. Comfortably seating eight, these are definitely the spots to secure if dining with a larger group. Further inside, smaller tables dot the 60 seat dining room followed by an intimate outside space (pictured above) perfect for a summer's meal for two.

The Candy Coated Killahz, last seen in TO during the Toronto Alternative Fashion Week, have a busy May ahead of them. Next week they're supporting headliner Zaki Ibrahim at a gig at the Mod Club but this Thursday (May 8th) they're out to create some buzz with a CD Release Party at Wrongbar.

We've found ourselves with a bunch of tickets and swag to give away to this week's show. Want some of it for yourself? Keep reading for contest details.

CONTACT is officially on, and to make the festival this year just a little more interesting, we've partnered with HP Canada on a month long photo contest. It's super-easy to enter and we'll be awarding some killer HP prizes to two lucky winners.

Keep reading for contest details including the theme, prizes and details how to participate.

In what has become a frequent sighting on West Queen West over the last few months, yet another long-time resident has closed their doors. The latest casualty is the popular restaurant and brunch spot Butler's Pantry. Like the rest of the stores and restaurants moving out of the neighbourhood, their lease came up and sky-rocketing rents have made it all but impossible to renew.

This Sunday the ROM debuts an impressive new exhibition that chronicles the rapid changes that have dramatically re-shaped China's largest city. Shanghai Kaleidoscope uses video, photography, fashion and multimedia installations to juxtapose the city's legendary past with the explosive new development, rising field of skyscrapers and contemporary arts, film and fashion scenes.

Packed into half of a crystal on the fourth floor, the exhibition might seems smallish in scale, but the personal viewing stations, audio and video displays afford hours of opportunity to sit back and watch Chinese feature films, documentaries and interviews with some of the participating artists.