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FILM: Edgar Wright—still in town for the final days of shooting the very hush-hush Scott Pilgrim vs. The World—presents one last "Wright Stuff" double bill at the Bloor Cinema, this time with Scott Pilgrim Director of Photography Bill Pope. Wright has chosen two films from Pope’s cinematographic oeuvre, namely Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness (7 p.m.) and Trey Parker (with Matt Stone)’s Team America: World Police (9:30 p.m.). Between screenings, Pope and Wright will have a sit-down discussion about Pope’s experience on the films. Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor Street West), 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., $10 per film or $18 for both.

                            

Kensington Market held the first Pedestrian Sunday of the year yesterday. The car-free streets thronged with people enjoying a sunny day as they ate street food from the neighbourhood's restaurants, listened to bands (including Escalate and Mr Something Something with their Soundcycle), played giant scrabble, learned how to fix their bikes courtesy of the Bike Pirates, and danced in a stream of bubbles.

ART: New York–based photographer Andrew Moore examines modern Russia in all its beauty and contradictions in Russia: Beyond Utopia. The exhibition captures images of the country as it grapples with the vestiges of its Imperial past, and as it moulds remnants of the Socialist dream into an emerging, complex capitalist democracy. The Koffler Chamber Orchestra complements the exhibition tonight with From Russia with Love. The performance highlights works from some of the country’s most famous composers, including Arensky, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky. Exhibition: Loggia Gallery, Koffler Centre of the Arts (4588 Bathurst Street), 9 a.m.–6 p.m., FREE. Concert: Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street), 7 p.m., $20 or $10 for students.

STREET PARTY: The last Pedestrian Sunday of the year invites us to honour our ancestors as we approach All Hallows Eve. Streets Are For People adds to their usual great Sunday market fun with some special holiday treats. Live music, messages to the dead, and a costume contest (registration between 2–3 p.m., runway contest at 5 p.m.) lead up to the sundown Halloween parade to the Underworld. Kensington Market, 1–7 p.m., FREE.

WORDS: Torontonian artist Steve Driscoll is launching his new book, Steve Driscoll: Conversations, this afternoon at David Mirvish Books. The book showcases the changes and developments in Driscoll's paintings over the last eight years, and the launch will also include an exhibition of the work presented in Driscoll's book. David Mirvish Books (596 Markham Street), 2 p.m., FREE.

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Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention they deserve.

MUSIC: You've got some options today, reader. You could head over to Sneaky Dee's tonight for the 428th edition of weekly music series Wavelength. This week's lineup features Winnipeg funk pop group Flying Fox and the Hunter/Gatherers, followed by improvisational jazz group The WoodChoppers (431 College Street, 10 p.m., PWYC). Alternatively, you could go to the Tranzac, where folk rock singer Andy Swan is playing in the Southern Cross Lounge (292 Brunswick Avenue, 10:30 p.m., FREE).

SPORTS: Are you sick of taking your baby or toddler to a sports event and hearing the aggravated spectators around you groan every time your kid cries? The Rogers Centre sympathizes, which is why today is their monthly Babies at the Ballpark Blue Jays game. Parents with young children can buy discounted tickets and sit together in a special 200 level section. Diapers and wipes will be available at no extra cost, and there will be free juice and snacks for the kids. The Blue Jays are playing the Cleveland Indians, and rookie Scott Richmond is scheduled to pitch for the Jays. Rogers Centre (1 Blue Jays Way), 1:07 p.m., $9-$63.

FESTIVAL: Kensington Market's Pedestrian Sunday is today! This month's theme is "Water! Streams of Consciousness"—not to be confused with a tribute to Virginia Woolf's life and death. The magic of water will be celebrated through sea shanty sing-alongs, message-in-a-bottle crafts, and something the event's website refers to as a "water challenge." Most importantly, no cars allowed! Augusta Avenue (south of College), 1 p.m., FREE.

          

Yesterday marked the return of Pedestrian Sunday to Kensington Market, with a celebration of spring that included parades, music, acrobatics, environmental displays, and a giant piñata that transformed into a butterfly (above).

For those of you whose opinions on street festivals have been soured in recent history by overpriced takeout and corporate advertising, check out this weekend's Pedestrian Sunday (August 19) in Baldwin Village. You can take a self-guided historical walking tour of the village or stick around for the live music playing from noon 'till 10:00 p.m.

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.

This was Toronto’s downtown at 10:30 a.m. yesterday, as seen from Lakeshore Boulevard near the Canadian Exhibition Grounds. Air Quality Ontario’s Air Quality Index measured a daytime high of 54, which put Toronto’s air well into the “Poor” category. The day before, the AQI hit 59.

The first Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market of 2006 is just days away and Torontoist is pretty excited. Themed events are scheduled for the last Sunday of the month from May to October. The theme for this sunday's event, spring!