Friday WORDS: The new season of the Toronto Poetry Slam kicks off Friday. Amateurs sign up half an hour before the show, and are given a chance to showcase their talents. Afterward, there will be a performance from musician Mark Berube and The Patriotic Few. For more information, check out the Toronto Poetry Slam website. The Drake Hotel Underground (1150 Queen Street West), 8 p.m. (sign-up at 7:30 p.m.), $5. MUSIC: Local musician Jennifer Castle......

MUSIC: It is highly recommended that you check out tonight's EP release party for Toronto band We Take Lovers. The show is at Sneaky Dee's, and features performances from friends and local favourites The Guest Bedroom and Femme Generation, as well as We Take Lovers themselves. DJ Rob spins in between sets. Sneaky Dee's (451 College Street), doors at 9:00 p.m., $10 includes a copy of the EP, $6 does not. KIDS: This afternoon at......

FILM: Tonight, as part of Yonge and Dundas Square's summer film screenings, Baz Luhrmann's version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet will be showing. Spoiler alert: sad ending, apparently. Also, definitely check out the official website for the film, ostensibly made in 1996. Yonge and Dundas Square, 9:00 p.m., FREE. SPORTS: Over at BMO Field, Argentinian footballers Independiente are in town to play Toronto FC in an exhibition match. Can't find tickets (and don't feel......