10 things to do in Toronto today
It's International Women's Day in Toronto and events today look to celebrate women and their creative achievements with art, film and music. The Women From Space Festival kicks off while a weekend of traditional Iranian festivities is on at the Tirgan Nowruz Festival.
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Events you might want to check out
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March 8International Women's Day gets a celebration with a pop-up market that brings together local artists and makers for a day of shopping and activities.
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March 8Female-driven cinema takes the spotlight with an event that looks at successful women in film with screenings and talks.TIFF Bell Lightbox
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March 8Toronto's blackpowerbarbie uses multimedia to create portraits of Black beauty that challenges notions of representation and privilege.
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March 8Punk, hard rock and metal are all on the menu tonight with Toronto's own Crawl, The Murder Squad, Valyear and God Helmet.
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March 8It's the 45th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s timely political spy thriller that he managed to squeeze in between Godfather films.The Royal Cinema
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March 8A celebration of female DJ's is on as African artist collective Kuruza throws down the beats at this women-led afro dance party
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March 8Minimalist new wave jazz is here as Puma Blue brings a smooth, experimental vibe to the stage alongside the indie electro sounds of Westerman.
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March 8-10A huge celebration of Iranian art is on with three days of theatre, dance, music, a DJ night, a traditional tea house and lots of good food.Toronto Centre For The Arts
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March 8-11Working to create space for female musicians, this festival showcases artists in the areas of music and dance at venues around the city.Multiple Venues
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March 8-11A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.Cinesphere
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