THEATRE: With the recent revelation that Daniel Radcliffe was drunk while filming scenes in the Harry Potter flicks, one can only wonder how much alcohol was involved in the creation of this brand new theatre show, Potted Potter — The Unauthorised Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff. This Monty Python–esque performance comes [...]

LECTURE: ArtStar Nadja Sayej is amply endowed with confidence, and she’s used her considerable personality to make a big name for herself and her artist interview series, on an international scale. She’ll be giving a hometown Crash Course in Stardom this afternoon, on how to sell yourself as an artist and “become the star you [...]

MUSIC: Free concert! Gulp down that paperbag lunch and hurry on over to the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre for some music by the New Orford String Quartet. They’ll be performing Schubert’s great masterpiece, String Quartet No. 15 in G Major., as part of a free concert series. Be quick though; it’s first come first served and [...]

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is more than glass angles and that room full of swords. On Friday, the ROM held a free, day-long colloquium, as it does every year, to present a year-in-review of discoveries by the museum’s researchers and curators. These investigative endeavours cover every imaginable field, from natural history to textile art; [...]

FESTIVAL: For the 33rd year in a row, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is presenting The Rhubarb Festival, Toronto’s longest-running new-work festival. Rhubarb will go on for two weeks, and will feature over 100 artists, all of them aiming to entertain with a mix of theatre, dance, music, performance art, poetry, video, and more. There’s [...]

In the confusing realm of musical sub-genres, it could best be referred to as dance-rock. Or electro-pop. It’s so hard to tell anymore. But whatever it’s called, you’ll know it by the chest-pounding kick of the bass drum that doesn’t seem to flag even when the singer announces “a slow one.” Or the incessant hiss [...]

LITERATURE: David Namisato published a much-loved online comic for five years called “Life After the B.O.E.,” all about wacky adventures in the Japan and Exchange Teaching programme. Namisato has now compiled all the comics into a book which will be celebrated at a launch party tonight. Goodfellas Gallery (1266 Queen Street West), 6:30 p.m., FREE [...]

LECTURE: John Duffy, a public affairs consultant (and pivotal political adviser to the federal and provincial Liberals during better times for the party) will speak tonight about the connection between politics and technology, how each affects the other, and the degree of confluence between them, as part of the Literary Review of Canada‘s lecture series, [...]

FESTIVAL: In honour of Black History Month, the Harbourfront Centre is hosting a three-day festival to explore the roots of African-Canadians. Kuumba, now in its 16th year, includes an appearance by reggae legend Clive Chin (who will be helping to commemorate Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence), among many other musical highlights. Also, be on the [...]

EXHIBITION: Two exhibitions open at Cooper Cole Gallery this evening: a group exhibition, Transmission Lines, featuring American artists Ryan Wallace and Chris Duncan, and a solo exhibition of paintings by Anders Oinonen, People People. Both Wallace and Oinonen will be in attendance at tonight’s opening. Cooper Cole Gallery (1161 Dundas Street West), 6 p.m.–10 p.m., [...]

PHOTOGRAPHY: There’s a certain joy in being able to take photographs of your favourite bands without having to pay any copyright fees (and boo Apple for attempting to take that away). “Sound Image” is a photography exhibition that gathers images like that—amateur snaps of concerts and crowds. The curators whittled down the entries to the [...]

LITERATURE: Get your February jump-started with a trip to the Brockton Writers Series to see readings by four authors. Today’s edition includes Koom Kankesan talking about his first novella, Maria Meindl sharing her essay from an anthology on death, Jeffrey Round speaking about his newest book, Lake on the Mountain, and Suzanne Sutherland reading from [...]