By Vicky Peters

Urban Planner is Torontoist’s daily guide to what’s on in Toronto, published every morning. If you have an event you’d like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you’ve got any—to events@torontoist.com.

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PARTY: This summer, cyclists will tackle a six-day ride to Montreal called The Friends For Life Bike Rally in the name of raising money for Toronto People with AIDS Foundation. Torontoist is one of the media sponsors for the social-media hub of the rally, SpinTO.ca, launching tonight with a fundraising party at the Mod Club. Fun(d) times include DJs, raffles, silent auctions, entertainment, and Burlesque acts—one of which includes Torontoist Drama Club guru Johnnie Walker. The Mod Club (722 College Street), 8 p.m., $15.
FILM: The best concert film ever made (thanks to the combined genius of Martin Scorsese and the members of The Band) plays tonight at the Bloor Cinema as part of their summer “Live on 35″ concert-film series. The Last Waltz captures The Band’s final concert of the same name, with farewell performances from the likes of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr…(we could, seriously, go on and on). Not to be missed. Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor Street West), 11:55 p.m., $10.
PARTY: Find yourself an outfit suitable for a ’50s or ’60s prom, and help Fairly Lucid Productions raise funds for their 2009 Fringe production of Interrogation. Part time-warped prom do-over, part murder-mystery theatre, “Murder on the Dancefloor” has everything required for the first crazy night of a long weekend. Revival Bar (783 College Street), $15.
MUSIC: Re-unified Glasgow indie-pop superstars The Vaselines are touring to support their new album, Enter The Vaselines. They will be at Lee’s Palace tonight for their first show in Toronto, and there’s lots of buzz around their appearance. The also-recently reformed Rick of the Skins from Halifax open the show. Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor Street West), 9 p.m., $30.
THEATRE: Crow’s Theatre and the National Theatre School of Canada have teamed up in an effort to foster the next generation of stage talent. A three-day Directors’ Showcase & Exchange begins today, and includes two plays by Brechtian playwright Caryl Churchill. A reading of Churchill’s ten-minute intensive play Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza, directed by NTS graduate Rose Plotek, includes the venerable R.H. Thomson as a cast member. The reading is followed by a performance of Churchill’s play Far Away, directed by new NTS graduate Philip McKee. See the Crow’s Theatre site for more showcase events. Theatre Passe-Muraille (16 Ryerson Avenue), 8 p.m., FREE.
PETS: The Toronto Humane Society begins its summer adoption blitz today. Because we adore animals so much (isn’t it obvious?), we’d love everyone to go out and give one a good home. Please be responsible about pet adoption, though—we don’t want them ending up back where they started. Although adoptions are free, donations toward the care of abandoned animals, including the shots and de-worming treatments they’re given before being handed over to new owners, are strongly encouraged. Toronto Humane Society (11 River Street and 2802 Victoria Park Avenue), 11 a.m.–7 p.m., FREE (to good home).