Today in Toronto you have a chance to avoid ridiculous rents by buddying up with a roomie at the Toronto Roommate Mixer. Read more about it here. The Drake One Fifty will continue to host out-of-town chefs in 2015 with the first pop-up dinner planned to feature a collaborative Portuguese fusion menu from David Santos of Thomas Keller's Per Se and resident Executive Chef, Ted Corrado.

The UK's newest soul-crooning export (and perhaps most acclaimed mopey Brit since Morrissey) will perform hits from his debut smash, In the Lonely Hour. The 22-year-old has practically become a star overnight and nabbed six Grammy nods thanks to sheer vocal talent and relatable tunes about unrequited love. George Ezra opens. For more events, click on over to our events section.

• Music: Sam Smith (Air Canada Centre)
• Food: Pop-ups at the Drake One Fifty
• Music: Hamilton Leithauser (Drake Hotel)
• Networking: Toronto Roommate Mixer (Hemingway's)
• Party: In The Jungle Vol.2 (Phoenix)
• Art: Art Battle 211 (Great Hall)
• Design: Toronto Design Offsite Festival
• Art: Villa Toronto (Union Station)

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Contributions by Shazia Khan and Liora Ipsum

Photo by Dylan Leeder