If you're a fan of the Perry Farrell–helmed Satellite Party or the luxuriously-named Mink, hurry hurry hurry down to Dundas Square right now. According to tipster Liisa Ladouceur, the bands are playing a free surprise show at 2:00 p.m. at Dundas Square, (kind of) taking a page from The White Stripes' book. UPDATE (4:00 p.m.): Uh...so, maybe not. Apparently, Mr. Farrell changed his mind. According to Ladouceur, "might do cfny at 6pm. might dj......

This week Torontoist presents extended literary event listings – you get till Sunday the 27th at no additional cost – as I’m out of town until the end of August. Tonight, Jerry Schaefer presents The Flash Fiction Comedy Jam, which is apparently flash fiction read by a bunch of Toronto comics. Intriguing. Additionally, there’ll be a “live writing contest” and an appearance by storyteller Mark Jenkins. It takes place at Bad Dog Theatre – 138......

Strong Words, the indie reading series put on by Indiepolitik, is celebrating its first year anniversary. Why, it seems like just a few months a go we were coddling baby Strong Words, burping it, changing its diapers and now it's all grown up and publishing anthologies. People who'll be reading at the event include award winning writer George Elliot Clarke, indie-culture Emilys Schultz and Pohl-Weary and more. The book will actually include works by the......

Eye contributor Liisa Ladouceur helps run the Royal Sarcophagus Society a neo-gothic collective that makes and sells crafts, organizes readings and more. The group's latest event is Wanderlust,an evening of raunchy road-trip tales, provocative poetry and more tonight at the Gladstone art bar. The RSS will be joined by it-girl of the month Sarah Slean (her Victorian inspired art show with Louise Upperton is still on at Spin Gallery, just down the street), poet and......