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Urban Planner: April 25, 2009

KIDS: In celebration of their current exhibit, "Housepaint: Phase 2: Shelter," the ROM will host a family-friendly weekend full of activities inspired by the vibrant contemporary styles in the exhibit. Kids will be able to build miniature houses, to express what a home means to them, and they'll also have a chance to contribute to a larger collaborative project with all the other kids. The Housepaint Family Weekend is co-facilitated by Sketch. Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen's Park), 11 a.m.–4 p.m., included with ROM admission ($15–$22).

The streetcar went by like I wasn't there

Torontoist first encountered Yasmine Louis three years ago at the One of a Kind Show where she was selling her lines of pillows, shirts, and hoodies that have photographs and poignant, slightly melancholy, sayings silkscreened on them. The show is teeming with vendors offering similar items, but Louis's work stands out due to her incredible talent for writing and love of Toronto.

Urban Planner: April 24, 2009

SEX: Pleasure emporium and sex-toy shop Good For Her presents the fourth annual Feminist Porn Awards, showcased tonight with a big party hosted by Deb “Dirk” Pearce in—irony of ironies—a church. The party includes award presentations; clips from winning films; music from Raging Asian Women, Daddy K and the Rhythm Method, and DJ Nik Red; burlesque from Coco La Crème; raffles; and a silent auction. Berkeley Church (315 Queen Street East), 9 p.m., $22.

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