COMEDY | Your Secrets
Most of us walk around everyday carrying terrible secrets; some of us might be sleeping with our sister's boyfriend. Some of us might say horribly racist things when no one's around. Some of us (c'mon, all of us) pick our nose. It can take a lot of effort to keep a lid on all that, so if you're looking to air out some skeletons in your closet, send a message to the organizers of Your Secrets. They'll take your hidden peccadilloes and darkest mysteries and turn them into hilarious improv comedy before your very eyes. All the emails remain anonymous so you can sit and chuckle quietly while all your dirty laundry is aired to a packed comedy club. Just don't laugh too hard, some one might catch on.
Clinton's Tavern, 693 Bloor St. West, $5, 8:00 pm

PARTY | Jack Beats w/ Tapedeck Bros. at the Social
Mother nature's a bitch. After teasing us with three days of blissful sun during the work week she unleashed three straight days of miserable rain this weekend, stranding would-be partiers indoors. You may have missed out on festivities while you did your best to stay dry, but tonight the the clouds have cleared and the Social is throwing a worthy party with London, UK's Jack Beats and local mixtape miscreants the Tape Deck Bros. Jack Beats are a duo made up of award winning DJs Beni G and Plus One, purveyors of the British house sound currently in vogue. With $2 drinks before midnight and $3.50 pints all night, this one's got some legs.
The Social, 1100 Queen St. W., 10 pm

BOOK SALE | Balfour Books Annual Half Price Sale
Balfour Books on College St. is one of the city's most beloved used bookstores. Offering a great selection and remaining open til 11 pm on weekends, it's a great place for Little Italy's night owls and lit nerds to spend an evening. Starting this weekend Balfour hosts its annual half price sale, slashing prices on its already considerably discounted inventory of art books, photography books, cook books, drama and fiction. And the good news doesn't stop there; Balfour recently announced it will be opening a second location further east on College this fall, a welcome announcement at a time when so many of Toronto's independent bookstores are shutting their doors. Runs til Wednesday.
Balfour Books, 601 College

FILM | U of T Film Festival
The University of Toronto celebrates its rich contribution to the arts with a film festival screening works by current and former students, as well as up and coming filmmakers from around the world. The highlight of this year's program is a double-bill by Babak Payami. Born in Iran, raised in Afghanistan, and educated on St. George campus, Payami's success exemplifies U of T's tradition of fostering bright minds from all over the world. Payami will be in attendance for the screening of his award-winning 1999 film One More Day and 2003's Silence Between Two Thoughts, which are presented alongside 100 other films from across Canada, Brazil, Denmark, Iran, Israel, Poland and elsewhere. Screenings are being held in 12 rooms of Hart House over the course of the day, and are all free except for Payami's double-bill.
Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, Free, 1 pm - 12 pm
One More Day: $8, 1 pm
Silence Between Two Thoughts: $8, 7:30 pm

FUNDRAISER | Haiti Fundraiser for Shelterbox
More than a month after Haiti's devastating earthquake thousands of Haitians are still sleeping outside, with little prospect of finding permanent homes in the near future. As they dig in for another long struggle, Canadian charity Shelterbox has found an innovative way to help. They've designed an aid package that contains a tent, sleeping bags, beds, light and heat, cooking aids, clean water, and tools for ten people, all within a compact plastic box. Each Shetlerbox costs roughly $1200, and the organization hopes to raise enough money to purchase at least five of the packages at their fundraiser tonight, which will feature authentic Haitian food, live bands, djs, and plenty of beer courtesy of Amsterdam Brewery. Tickets available in advance from event organizers.
Amsterdam Brewery, 21 Bathurst St., $25, 7 pm

BOOKS AND LIT | Annie Leonard
Sustainability proponent Annie Leonard is interested in stuff; where stuff comes from, what we do with stuff, and what happens to stuff when we're done with it. She became so interested stuff that she spent ten years tracking the life cycle of the objects in our everyday lives, and found that our consumer goods have secret lives beyond the short time we spend owning them. She condensed her findings on the hidden social and environmental costs of consumerism into an entertaining and informative Youtube video called The Story of Stuff, which with over 6 million views is one of the most popular one the web. Fresh off an appearance on the Colbert Report on Tuesday, Leonard comes to Toronto tonight to speak with Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and promote the book version of The Story of Stuff.
Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor St. West, Free, 7 pm

GALLERY | Of Many
The spacious 47 Gallery is one of Toronto's more unique galleries. A converted woodshop, the huge space has no track lighting and no conventional wall space on which to hang paintings. Instead, artists are forced to make use of the space of the gallery itself, which is exactly what Jaclyn Quaresma does with her new exhibition Of Many. The show is comprised of 1900 hand-cast tiles covering the huge gallery floor that break as they're walked on by patrons. Viewers serve to active the work simply by walking the floor and the exhibition will actually deteriorate over the course of its three-week run, serving as a commentary on the social lives of spaces. The opening reception for the show is tonight and Quaresma, who is co-founder of 47, will be in attendance. Runs til April 2.
47, 47 Milky Way, Free, Reception 7 pm - 10 pm tonight, Gallery hours Wednesday - Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

GALLERY | 01 - Presented by 01 Magazine
01 Magazine is a Vancouver-based online magazine focusing on contemporary art, photography, and fashion created by young and emerging artists. Sort of like Vice, but with intelligence and a purpose. Tonight at 107 Shaw, the magazine opens a gallery show featuring the work of literally dozens of artists from all over North America. Depicting truck stops on American highways, small town graveyards inhabited by deer, girlfriends naked with cigarette in hand, and litter-strewn driveways after a party, the raw photos comprise a visual document of the continent's low culture.
107 Shaw Gallery, 107 Shaw St., Free, Reception 7 pm tonight, Gallery hours Wednesday and Saturday 12 pm - 6 pm

BALLET | Swan Lake
We've all been there before. You meet a perfectly nice girl, she's pretty and a good dancer, you think you might have a future together, and then you discover she's a species of waterfowl. That universal story is at the centre of Swan Lake, which begins its eleven night run at the Four Seasons Centre tonight. Originally considered too complex when it debuted in Russia in 1877, Tchaikovsky's ballet is now the highlight of any company's season. The National Ballet's production is based on the 1999 revival by legendary choreographer James Kudelka and if the company's staging of previous classics such as the Nutcracker are any indication, Toronto's ballet fans won't be disappointed by this incarnation. Friday's performance will see the Canadian debut of Jiri Jelinek, the National Ballet's newest hunky Czech principle dancer. Runs til March 21.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W., $20 - $159, Tuesday - Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 2 pm and 7:30 pm

BOOKS AND LIT | Authors at Harbourfront Centre: Horacio Castenellos Moya, Drew Hayden Taylor, Patrick Taylor
The trio of authors appearing at the Harbourfront Centre tonight come from very different backgrounds. Horacio Castenellos Moya grew up in El Salvador, a country plagued by civil strife. Now living in exile in Pittsburgh, his latest novel Dance with Snakes returns to his homeland and tells the story of a nation trying to rebuild after decades of war. Drew Hayden Taylor hails from the Curve Lake First Nations, and while he's written nearly 20 documentaries exploring the Native experience, Motorcycles and Sweetgrass is his first novel. Patrick Taylor is the Northern Irish author of the immensely popular Irish Country Doctor series, and returns with another story of a blissfully quaint Irish village in the 1920s with his latest work An Irish Country Girl. The three join in a discussion tonight with Toronto Star book columnist James Grainger.
Lakeside Terrace York Quay, 235 Queens Quay West, $8, 7:30 pm

COMEDY | The Trailer Park Boys at Massey Hall
It's a long way from a trailer park in Dartmouth to the hallowed space of Massey Hall, but tonight Canada's most beloved mobile home denizens come to town to (dis)grace the stage at Toronto's most venerable venue. Seven seasons and two feature films into their Trailer Park Boys career, Bubbles, Ricky and Julian are staying pat on a shtick that has proven to have remarkable longevity, proving yet again there will always be an appetite in this country for redneck humour about liquor and drugs. Their Drunk, High and Unemployed Tour is currently taking the boys across the country, and follows a similar narrative arc as their screen work. Get rich quick schemes, plenty of drinking, and presumably shirtless fat men. A winning formula if I've ever heard one.
Massey Hall, 78 Victoria St., $49.50 - $59.50, 8 pm

GALLERY | White Cloud, Buttermilk Sky
For many Torontonians, there is something intoxicating about Kensington Market. Closed off from the rest of downtown, Kensington feels like a city unto itself organically growing and changing with total disregard for the snobbery of Bay Street or the hipness of Queen West. It was a love of Kensington Market that led artists John Smaller, Noah Jones, and Karlen Chang to found *Hotshot last year, a unique new gallery, venue and retail space on Augusta Ave. In an attempt to stay true to the inclusive character of the neighbourhood, *Hotshot opens its doors to all kinds of artists. Currently, the gallery is exhibiting White Cloud, Buttermilk Sky, a dreamy collection of drawings by OCAD students depicting fantastical sky creatures and atmospheric wonders. Runs til March 21.
*Hotshot, 181 Augusta Ave., Monday - Sunday 11 am - 7 pm

BOOKS AND LIT | The Afterword Reading Society with Ian Weir
The National Post's book blog the Afterword hosts a dramatic reading of its inaugural book club selection tonight. Daniel O'Thunder is a comedic romp through 1850's London as seen through the eyes of a prize fighter-turned-evangelist destined to come out of retirement for one last fight against Satan himself. Author Ian Weir certainly knows how to tell an exciting story, having won two Genies and written over 100 episodes for 20 television series, and will be in attendance tonight for a dramatic reading of O'Thunder.
Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay St., Free, 7 pm - 8:30 pm

THEATRE | The Overwhelming
This 2007 play by American playwright J.T. Rogers is a riveting revisiting of one of the great horrors of the 20th Century. When an American academic Jack Exley travels to Rwanda in 1994 to interview an old friend, the friend is nowhere to be found and no one will even admit to knowing him. As Exley probes further into his disappearance, it slowly dawns on him that he is witnessing the beginning of a massacre. The powerful yet entertaining play won multiple awards when first performed in the U. S. and was named by Time Magazine as one of the top 10 films of 2007. Fresh off its acclaimed production of Intimate Apparel, the Canadian Stage Company is bringing the play to Toronto for its Canadian debut tonight. Runs til April 3.
Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street, $20 - $40, Monday - Saturday 8 pm, Wednesday 1:30 pm, Saturday 2 pm

LECTURE | Trampoline Hall
Artist, musician, and local weirdo Alex Snukal curates the latest instalment of Trampoline Hall, Toronto's seminal amateur lecture series. The night always presents a mixed bag of intriguing lectures but Rob Gordon's chosen a particularly interesting topic in "people who did one good thing in their life and then died." He'll be joined by playwright and actress Liz Peterson discussing natural disasters, which I believe will be the first time that TH has addressed something even remotely topical. Jeremy Bailey is also talking about something, but as of Sunday night he hadn't told anybody what it's going to be. He's got a wide range of options though, considering the only rule at TH is that speakers can't be experts on their chosen topic.
The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W., $5 rush tickets at the door at 6:30 pm, 8 pm

GALLERY | Beautiful Destruction
In 2008, photographer Louis Helbig set out with his partner Kristin Reimer on a cross country trip in a tiny antique aircraft. Wandering high above the vast expanse of Canada, the pair had a vague destination in the form of a family wedding in Calgary, but with six weeks to spare they decided to veer towards Fort McMurray and the Tar Sands, the largest industrial project on Earth. Captivated by the vast and terrible beauty of the project, Helbig snapped photo after photo, capturing the stunning textures and colours of the unique industrial landscape shaped by tilling ponds and slag heaps. Apolitical in its execution, Beautiful Destruction aims to confront us with the reality of one of the most important national issues of our time and spark debate on what the future of the project should be. Runs til March 25, with an opening reception tonight.
galleryDK, 1332 Queen St. W., Free, Gallery hours Thursday to Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm, Reception tonight 7 pm - 10 pm

SPORTS | Sumo Robot Challenge
Robot gladiators battle to the death this afternoon to see who will be crowned champion, and who will end up part of the scrap heap of history. One of the most anticipated yearly events at OCAD, the annual Sumo Robot Challenge is now in its 18th year and each edition sees more sophisticated gizmos duking it out. There are some less bad-ass portions of the event, including a competition to see which robot dances and paints the best, but the main event is a gear-grinding fight for robot supremacy. Doubtless this is a glimpse of the future, a time when machines will do both our fighting and dancing for us, leaving us free to play Assassin's Creed 24 hours a day.
OCAD Auditorium, 100 McCaul St., $5 Adults, $2 students, 1:30 pm - 4 pm

PARTY | Motown Party
Of all the Motown parties that appear regularly across this city, 751's ranks near the top. For one thing, it's cheap. Twenty dollars is easily enough to get you in the door with plenty left over to get you drunk enough to break out those sweet moves of yours on the dance floor. For another thing it's crowded, making it a good bet you'll bump into some cutie while singing Baby Love at the top of your lungs (which is, by the way, when you are at your most attractive). It's gonna be Motown, northern soul and a few choice remixes all night, with $10 pitchers and super cheap bar rails. This small venue fills up quickly though, so don't leave it too late if you want to get in.
751, 751 Queen St. W., $5, 10 pm

PARTY | Simmer Down
I saw a girl wearing flip-flops on the street yesterday, which means that this week's sunny weather has fooled at least some of us into thinking spring is just around the corner. No doubt we'll be buried in two feet of slush a week from now, but until then let's all pretend climatic liberation is at hand with Simmer Down, Kensington's favourite island sounds party. Bringing you the best in reggae, ska, calypso, and Afrobeat the Simmer Down DJs will raise you up with good vibes and drop you on the up beat.
Augusta House, 152 Augusta Ave., $5 (free before 11 pm), 10 pm

MUSIC | Souljazz Orchestra
Six piece Afro jazz combo the Souljazz Orchestra heats up Revival tonight in celebration of the release of their latest record Rising Sun. Performing as part of this weekend's NuFunk Festival, Souljazz blends the hottest grooves from both sides of the Atlantic to create infectious songs infused with a healthy dose of soul and a political consciousness. The reviews for Rising Sun are in and critics from coast to coast are hailing it as one of the best Afrobeat records of the last few years, so you can bet Revival will be swinging to the sweet sound of Africa tonight. With Dub Monkey and DJ John Kong.
Revival, 783 College St., $15 advance, $20 door, 10 pm

ART | Art Battle 4
Toronto painters participate in a winner-take-all, gladiatorial art-to-the death battle royale tonight in the fourth instalment of Art Battle. Armed with only a pallette and their own creativity, three pairs of painters face off to see who can create the best piece in twenty minutes. The audience votes for the winning work which will be immediately auctioned off to the crowd, while the losing painter suffers the humiliation of watching her painting be destroyed before her very eyes. It's ruthless, yes -- but doesn't great art come from suffering?
The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. West, $10 patrons, $5 painters, 7:30 pm

FILM AND MUSIC | They Shoot Music Videos, Don't They
With MTV Canada unable to show music videos and MuchMusic having been reduced to little more than a vehicle to sell ringtones to tweens, you have to look elsewhere if you want to see great music put to film these days. Thankfully there's They Shoot Music Videos, Don't They, a film series curated by local director Scott Cudmore. TSMVDT brings you rare music videos and related films and tonight features work by Jonas Bonnetta, Andy Bruntel, Helmet, Video Marsh, and more. As an added bonus alt-folk balladeer and part-time sawmill operator Evening Hymns will also be performing a live set.
107 Shaw Gallery, 107 Shaw St., Free, 8:30 pm

GALLERY | She Was Full of Moonlight
The loss of a loved one is always cause for grief, and yet so often the trauma of such an event spurs artists to seek catharsis in creation. Veteran artist Ron Giii's new show She Was Full of Moonlight is dedicated to his mother June Gillespie, who passed away last year. The collection of performance-inspired paper drawings are meditations on the loss of the body and the profound love of the artist for his subject. Remarkably beautiful, Giii's gold-hued shadow figures rest on black backgrounds, embodying both immense suffering and adoring compassion, The show is only the latest exhibition of the extensive talent of 66-year old Giii, whose work is on display in the permanent collections of galleries all over the world including the AGO and the National Gallery of Canada. Runs til March 14, with an opening reception on March 6.
Paul Petro Special Projects, 962 Queen St. W., Wednesday - Saturday 11 am - 5 pm

BOOKS AND LIT | Authors at Harbourfront: John Banville
Irish author John Banville first made a name for himself in the 1970s with a loose trilogy of books about the forefathers of modern science. The private life of Copernicus may not seem like fodder for great drama, but in the hands of Banville the seemingly stuffy scientists came alive. He's gone on to write novels at an astounding pace, serving as the literary editor of the Irish Times since 1989 and winning the Man Booker prize for his 2005 book The Sea. A true giant of contemporary Irish literature, Banville comes to the Harbourfront Centre tonight to read from his new novel the Infinities, an ode to a dying mathematician, and discuss his work with Canadian writer and critic Antanas Sileika.
York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, $8, 7:30 pm

Events on Toronto's Radar for TUESDAY MARCH 2, 2010... lovingly handpicked from blogTO's events calendar.

BOOKS AND LIT | Rogue Stimulus
As the old saying goes, when life serves you prorogues, make poetry. Stephen Harper's decision to suspend parliament this winter may have put the kibosh on all pending legislation, but it also inspired poets across the country to voice their outrage in a anthology called Rogue Stimulus. Contributing poets run the gauntlet from Governor General Award winners to unpublished writers and the poems are by turns humourous and vitriolic. The book's been on tour across the country and hits Toronto tonight, one day before our well-rested politicians return to parliament for what will likely be the bitchiest session in recent memory. The book's editors Stephen Brockwell and Stuart Ross will be in attendance along with George Elliot Clarke, Andrew Faulkner, Daniel Scott Tysdale, and several other contributors to read from the anthology.
Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton Street, 7:30 pm

COMMUNITY | Yes in My Backyard
With some very un-wintry weather descending on us this week, green thumbs all over town are starting to itch in anticipation of spring. Unfortunately, many Torontonians don't exactly have acres of space on which to build a garden but the Stop Community Food Centre is here to help. Their "Yes in My Backyard" initiative pairs West End homeowners who have room to spare with gardeners who don't have enough space to make a garden of their own. The initiative is designed to increase local food production in the city, and will give participants access to a tool library, seedlings, and helpful workshops. The program gears up tonight with an informational meeting.
Green Barn, 601 Christie St., Please RSVP, 6:30 pm

COMEDY | Attack of the One Man Shows: Nile Seguin and Gavin Stephens
Every comic dreams of taping their own HBO special, the hallmark of comedic success in North America. But before you get there, you have to things like tape your one-man show at the Supermarket. Nile "the Chocolate Prophet" Seguin and Gavin Stephens seem on the cusp of bigger success, with Seguin having won the Best Solo Show award at the San Francisco Fringe Festival, and Stephens being one of only a handful of comics to have taped multiple specials for the Comedy Network's Comedy Now show. For the next two Tuesdays the pair will be performing and taping their shows with the aim of selling themselves to American bookers, and presumably promptly forgetting their Canadian roots. Keep reaching for the stars, gentlemen!
The Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., $10, 7 pm doors, 8 pm show

THEATRE | Welcome to Town
If the idea of an improvised documentary seems like an oxymoron to you, consider the classic unscripted mockumentaries This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, and Waiting For Guffman. Christopher Guest and co. are the obvious inspiration for Bad Dog Theatre's latest production Welcome to Town, which delves into the twisted private lives of the inhabitants of two small towns and begins its five-night run tonight. Bad Dog's pedigree is as proven as any other improv company in this town, fostering up-and-coming talent like the Kids in the Hall crew since the early 1980s. As always with improv, you never know quite what you're going to get, but that's the whole point. Runs every Monday til March 29.
Bad Dog Theatre, 138 Danforth Ave., $8, $6 Students, 8 pm

MUSEUM | Heights of Fashion: A History of the Elevated Shoe
While Toronto's premiere museums have made a splash in recent years with billion-dollar renovations, the Bata Shoe Museum has been quietly going about its business of being one of the city's most interesting niche institutions. In advance of International Women's Day, the museum's curator Elizabeth Semmelhack delivers a lecture tonight on the history of the high heel. One of the most important elements of modern fashion, our obsession with heels apparently goes well beyond the boutiques on 5th Avenue and has its origins in East-West trade, a particular kind of gender politics, and the modern construction of an eroticized femininity. Interesting, but will it help me find a purse to match these pumps?
Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor St. W., $14, 7 pm

FOOD | The Edible City: Reading and Food Tasting
In the Edible City Coach House Books combines two of the greatest pleasures in life; eating and reading. The book explores practically every aspect of Toronto's food "from farm to fork", covering issues of poverty, public gardens, restaurant service, high-end eateries and bagged lunches and was welcomed with open arms and watering mouths by this city's food faithful when it launched last year. The night promises to stimulate both your tastebuds and your mind with authors David Alexander, Joshna Maharaj, Jason McBride, and Wayne Roberts on hand to discuss their contributions to the book while several local food producers offer up tasty morsels.
Hart House Debates Room, 7 Hart House Circle, Free, 7 pm

Saturday February 27:

FILM | WILDSound Short Film Festival
Reportedly the fastest-growing short film festival in the world, the National Film Board's WILDSound Festival is an interactive monthly showcase of Canadian and international shorts. The films are a mix of previously unseen works submitted to the festival's jury and award winning works by veteran filmmakers, but what makes the program unique is its interactive component. An enthusiastic Q & A follows the screenings, allowing the audience to give their opinion on what worked and what didn't and discuss the nuances of successful filmmaking. This month's program includes quirky animated pic and 2010 Sundance winner Meatwaffle, and Apollo Bunder, Mumbai - 1, a short on the 2008 Indian terror attacks.
NFB Cinema, 150 John St., Free with RSVP, 7pm

COMEDY | Little Toast on the Prairie
Long-running improvised talk show Monkey Toast continues to wind down towards its final show in May, dutifully bringing audiences hilarious sketches a dignified sea captain cracking jokes while going down with the ship. The sixth-last show in Monkey Toast's 7-year run is named for its guest Zaib Shaikh, the guy from Little Mosque on the Prairie, who'll be joined by comedian Trevor Boris and Kim Parlee of the Business News Network. All the guests will be interviewed by David Shore in a talk show format, with the interviews being spun into improv skits before your very eyes. If the presence of an anchor from BNN doesn't exactly scream hilarity to you, rest assured that genuine TV star and improv genius Colin Mochrie continues his guest role in the Monkey Toast Players.
The Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St. W., $10, 8 pm

PARTY | Lipstick, Cherry
The Drake Underground's Lipstick, Cherry party returns tonight for a romp through French and Italo electro, new wave, punkfunk and other miscellaneous but doubtlessly hip genres. Djs Jeff Hayward (of the Famous Players crew) and Pammm promise to get your asses shaking without playing a single autotuned note of hip hop, an increasing rarity at dance parties in this part of town. Time to get sweaty.
The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W., $5, 11 pm

FILM | The White Stripes Under the Great White Northern Lights
In 2007 Detroit rockers the White Stripes embarked on an ambitious project. Having never toured Canada, the influential band decided if they were going to do it at all they might as well do it all the way. They vowed to play a show in every Canadian province and territory, a feat that would have been memorable enough even if they hadn't brought along filmmaker Emmitt Malloy. Luckily they did however, and Malloy ended up shooting a rock 'n roll documentary that's been compared to such classics of the genre as Gimme Shelter. Capturing the band's performances and their interactions with communities that will likely never again be visited by musicians of this rock star calibre, the film is an essential document of one of our generation's most iconic bands. Runs til March 4.
The Royal, 608 College St., $10, $8 students, Friday and Saturday 9:15 pm, Sunday and Monday 7 pm, Tuesday 9:30 pm, Wednesday and Thursday 9 pm

MUSIC | Parallels CD Release
Local electronic trio Parallels are sitting pretty. They've amassed a considerable amount of buzz without even releasing a full-length record and shunning interest from major labels hasn't stopped the band from winning over critics and fans with their self-produced band of synth pop. Tonight they finally drop their long-awaited debut LP Visionaries at Wrongbar, joined by dark disco duo Trust. Music fans in this city are dying to embrace Parallels, and tonight should be one hell of a celebration.
Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W., $10 advance, 9 pm

GALLERY | Inside the Solar Temple of the Cosmic Leather Daddy
Will Munro's latest exhibition is inspired by the iconic images of ancient Egypt, but you're not about to see it hanging next to the King Tut exhibit at the AGO. Infusing ancient iconography with images from the 1970s queer leather fetish scene Munro proudly proclaims "Behold the solar anus!" For all its comic potential however, the show speaks to some serious issues as Munro revisits the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, worshiping its victims in an effort to grant them eternal life just as the Egyptians honoured their dead. Runs til March 27.
Paul Petro Gallery, 980 Queen St. W., 7 pm