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MUSIC: Tonight at Lee’s Palace marks the halfway point for Exclaim's nation-wide Wood, Wires and Whisky tour, headlined by Broken Social Scene’s Jason Collett. The show opens with the band Zeus, who later double as Collett’s backing band. Rock Plaza Central, touring their current awesomely-received album Are We Not Horses? complete the bill. Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor Street West), 9:30 p.m., $18.

The artists hate Stephen Harper. And it's not hard to understand why. His recent cuts to important arts funding have shocked and frightened the arts community (if you were fooled by his claims made at the Leadership Debate and elsewhere that his government actually spent more on the arts than the Liberals, check out former Torontoist Arts and Culture editor Karen Whaley's excellent explanation of how that is a big lie).

ART: The ROM is launching a new series called "Out of the Vaults" today. The exhibition will display the ceremonial garb of Chief Sitting Bull, including his war shirt, moccasins, and iconic feathered war bonnet, all on display in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada. What's more, an original court gown of Marie Antoinette will be on display as part of the exhibition for two weeks starting October 11 in the Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles and Costume, before it gets loaned to the palace of Versailles. The Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen's Park), 10 a.m., $22 (included with admission).

If you are saddened by your procrastination that cost you Richard Hawley and Jose Gonzalez tickets this week, you can direct your attention to the eclectic choice of shows as a mild substitute. It does, however, appear as if local label Arts and Crafts have successfully cornered the market on this week's moderately sized shows (read: tickets that cost no more than $35). Tuesday you can catch Jason Collett with a surprise guest at the...

"Do you trust your friends? Would you let them redecorate your apartment, or do your homework for you? Would you let them buy your groceries? Would you leave them in charge of your kids? And if you did, what would they change?"

Bunch Family is at it again. The family oriented group, who also run the Family Dance Party and Bunch Rocks events, bring the Bunch Family Salon to The Arts and Letters Club (14 Elm St.) this Saturday, February 24th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event "is a symposium of art, music and ideas for kids and parents," keeping the Bunch tradition that family events should be designed with both the children and parents in mind.

Two of our contributors, Shari Kasman and Jenelle Rupchand, are all about arts & crafts this weekend. In this roundup, Shari brings you some of the many weekend fairs going on, while Jenelle's stocking up on some fair trade goods.

Contests! Glorious contests! Yet another one for all of you - this one's for two pairs of tickets to see The Constantines with Lullabye Arkestra and Shotgun & Jaybird at Lee's Palace on Friday December 1, 2006. The show's 19+, and tickets would normally put you out $17.50.

We're a little late with this week's music listing--blame the election! Er, okay, maybe someone just got immersed in learning a bit of Flash and let it slip. It won't happen again.

For those of you who can't escape the city this Canada Day weekend, you could always head down to the lake where the Harbourfront is holding its Power of Place festival. It's a bit of a hodgepodge weekend with everything from Jason Collett, the Dears (pictured) and fireworks on Saturday night to the Refugee All Stars and blind musicians and Eye cover subjects Amadou and Mariam Sunday. The weekend's musical offerings wrap up with local Cuban group Son Ache and UK/Cuban fusion group Ska Cubano on Monday. If music isn't your thing there are also plenty of film, art, and dance offerings.

After dozing during the Collett affair, we awoke very confused, briefly thinking perhaps we had somehow time-travelled to a mid-90's Wallflowers show. (Yes dudes - "the same black line that was drawn on you, was drawn on me, Sixth Avenue heartache.") What we are trying to say is that Mr Collett has never had the unconventionalness to keep our attention. Feist, however, is now a local superhero, showing up in her all-white suit and saving the night with her voice. She was on-point as usual, but we found it extra tiresome when she asked us to sing, clap or snap to every song. But how can we complain when SuperFeist and her side-kick in the shiny red suit (New Buff) play the same bill? During a "Major Label Debut" encore, she even protected one little indie dude from security ("Hey, security guy, let him come up to the front!"). Despite the off-and-on show, Feist earned her applause. And Danforth Music Hall is safe...for now.

-Another day, another Governor General. But this one has great hair. And 'interior fire.'

This weekend, TOist headed eastbound for brunch at Bonjour Brioche, a French-style eatery that’s a favourite with the Queen East crowd.