Torontoist loves local artists, and we love short films, so naturally we try to support local artists who make short films. This Tuesday, recent York film grad Nick Butler is organizing the Annex Film Party, a fundraising event for his new project, A Thing of the Past. Butler has assembled an impressive lineup of performers, including thespian David Tomlinson, actress-singer Alsion Jutzi, and TVOKids host Nicole Stamp. Stamp is also remembered for her 2005 one-woman......

This Sunday, July 8 from 12 to 9 p.m., Mirvish Village will host the first Pedestrian Sunday outside of Kensington Market. The neighbourhood is home to the landmark discount store Honest Ed’s and is a collection of boutiques, studios and restaurants, founded and named for the Mirvish family in recognition of Toronto’s retail show biz entrepreneur Ed Mirvish. Inspired by the success of P.S. Kensington, the project is being taken on by the local Business......

Every Monday night on the outskirts of Mirvish Village, the top floor of the Victory Café mysteriously fills with actors and playwrights. Okay, it's not actually mysterious: they're there for the Cold Reading Series. (Oh, and the mini bottles of Mill Street Organic Lager that the V.C. sells.) Organized by local thesp Jane Spence, the 8 à 10 soirée features plays by new and nearly new playwrights read by professional actors... read with little or......