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.

Tom, 2002. Photo by Steven James Brown from his “Word Play” exhibit. Image courtesy of CONTACT 2009.

ART: This weekend the focus will be on photography as CONTACT kicks in for the festival’s thirteenth year. Torontoist offered a little coverage this week, and a glimpse of the big show opening at MOCCA tonight. Steven James Brown (shown above) has found habitation in a place where photography and typography meet, and his work has its opening reception tonight at TYPE Books, presented by the Brayham Contemporary Art Gallery. CONTACT is showing in various brilliant corners of Toronto until the end of the month. TYPE Books (883 Queen Street West), 7–9 p.m., FREE.
ENVIRONMENT: It’s the time of the year to surreptitiously poke ready-to-grow sunflower seeds into public plots of dirt in the hopes that one day in the not-so-distant future they may rise up to inspire a plethora of smiles. International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day is the kind of do-it-yourself action that we love to encourage. A patch of dirt near you, 8 p.m., FREE (with the purchase of seeds).
FASHION: What was once the Old Clothing Show dropped the “Old” at some point, but maintained the prime vintage wear it was famous for. The Clothing Show starts today and runs (not like unlike your vintage stockings) through the weekend. If the stockings your grandma used to wear—or your mother’s old prom dress—aren’t your style, pick up the latest offerings from Toronto’s own new clothing vendors instead. Added to the rack this year are new menswear fashions and new “Eco” (friendly, we presume) fashions. Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place (195 Princes Boulevard), 3–9 p.m., $10.
MUSIC: Toronto’s (maybe even Canada’s) loudest, fastest, and arguably most furious guitarist Ian Blurton brings his awesome trio C’mon to the Horseshoe tonight. C’mon kicks off a Canadian tour with Vancouver band Pride Tiger that will take them all the way out to Victoria to record their next album. We advise using earplugs and picking up one of the band’s new 7 inch discs. Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen Street West), 10 p.m., $10.