Today in Toronto, the hype for Contact continues: Vancouver-based photographer Stan Douglas was awarded the third annual Contact Photography award, and will be in attendance to discuss his most recent work, which joins a body of photographs and visual material that extends back to the early 1980s. Living life at too high speed for art lectures? Don't sweat - Punk Rock Bingo, OUTrageous!, Beerworking, or straight up horror screenings might be more your style. For more events, click on over to our events section.

• Art: Kodak Lecture Series: Stan Douglas (Ryerson University)
• Games: Punk Rock Bingo (The Beaver)
• Music: James Blunt (The Danforth)
• Fashion: Clark & James Grooming Co. Launch (Scout)
• Drink: Beerworking (Project: OWL)
• Comedy: OUTrageous! With Robert Keller (Yuk Yuk's)
• Film: Rue Morgue & Unstable Ground: Hidden Fear (Carlton Cinema)

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Photo: Stan Douglas, Kung-Fu Fighting, 1974, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner