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Urban Planner: July 23, 2012
In today's Urban Planner: free comedy at the Garrison, a benefit for CAMH pays tribute to Amy Winehouse, and Saint Motel plays the Drake.
COMEDY: Tonight’s the final taping for season two of Late Night With Matty D., an online and Rogers cable show featuring Toronto-area stand-up comics. Comedians taping sets tonight include Laugh Sabbath’s Tim Gilbert, Strip Comedy’s Georgea Brooks-Hancock, and Eric Andrews. The Garrison (1197 Dundas Street West), 7:30 p.m., FREE.
BENEFIT: Five musicians perform the music of a talented but troubled member of the “27 club,” Amy Winehouse, as a fundraiser for a place that might have helped her, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Players include Saidah Baba Talibah, Emma-Lee, Tanika Charles, Treasa Levasseur, and Tia Brazda. The Orbit Room (580A College Street), 8 p.m., $10.
MUSIC: California rock quartet Saint Motel and their guests Races take over the Drake Underground tonight. The Drake Hotel Underground (1150 Queen Street West), 8:30 p.m., $10.50 in advance.
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