Radar: May 14th, 2009

"I Am Goodbye" - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Events on Toronto's Radar for THURSDAY, MAY 14th, 2009
...lovingly handpicked from blogTO's events calendar

FILM | InsideOut Film + Video Festival
InsideOut returns for its 19th year of LGBT film and video, launching with a party at the Bata Shoe Museum.
Party: Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor Street W.
10pm / $10
Movies: see website for location and times
$8.75-83.75

WORDS | Found Magazine's Denim + Diamonds Tour
Davy and Peter Rothbart of FOUND Magazine share stories about found treasures and items contributed to their newest book Requiem for a Paper Bag.
Supermarket, 268 Augusta Avenue. (416) 840-0501.
7pm show / FREE

ART + MUSIC | Music in Alternative Spaces: Matt Smith
Musician Matt Smith, aka Nifty, and sometimes-collaborator with Final Fantasy's Owen Pallett, explores the Mercer Union space with experimental, looping music.
Mercer Union, 1286 Bloor Street W.
8pm / FREE

FASHION | Styling The Stars
A discussion about Canadian fashion in the celebrity world, with Tara Spencer-Nairn (Corner Gas), Amanda Brugel (Paradise Falls), and stylist to the stars Linda Gaylard.
Toronto Fashion Incubator, Pod 3, 285 Manitoba.
530-730pm / $60

MUSIC | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Mysterious indie folk beardo Will Oldham performs as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, in support of new release Beware.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes' Boulevard.
8pm / $25

STAGE | Ricky Jay: A Rogue's Gallery
Celebrated actor, author, and, most notably, magician/sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay brings his illusions and conversation in a debut Toronto performance. Runs nightly to May 16th.
Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst Street.
8pm / $79-99

STAGE | On-stage Performing Arts Conversations: Christopher House
Christopher House, choreographer and artistic director of Toronto Dance Theatre, speaks with Tina Srebotnjak about his long-standing career in the Canadian dance world.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street. (416) 393-7131.
7pm / FREE

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