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You'd be forgiven for seeing nothing but charcoal skies on the holiday shopping horizon, but you also wouldn't be looking quite industriously enough. But, don't fear; that's why we're here! The past week has brought joy to our spendthrift hearts, with creative retail outlets, more like niche markets than stores, popping up all over the place. Looking to spend like it's 2007? Scope out the trio of cool new addresses atop our shopping list.

FILM: Ah, Bruce LaBruce, with his blood, penises, more blood, and even more penises (we thought the Santa Claus Parade was missing something this year). Bruce LaBruce: A Retrospective hits the Royal Cinema tonight, featuring classics and the release of his new film, Otto; Or, Up With Dead People. As if that wasn't enough, a little duo named Crystal Castles are opening up for the first-night premier of Otto at 9 p.m. Gay porn and electro-punk? Now that's a Christmas party. Royal Cinema (608 College Street), December 4–6, various times, $5–$11.

PERFORMANCE: The Music Gallery launches its Space is the Place–themed X Avant New Music Festival tonight with a special collaboration between The Sun Ra Arkestra and Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie. The gala world premiere performance of “Hymn to the Universe” features the space-jazz sounds of the original 13-piece Sun Ra band, led by Marshall Allen, and the dance movements of Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, choreographed by Toronto’s Bill Coleman. Palais Royale, (1601 Lake Shore West), 8 p.m., $40–$60.

A project by architect Johnson Chou and distributor Sound Solutions, part of IDS 08 Collaborations exhibit.