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Urban Planner: December 1, 2008
HEALTH: David Miller will be declaring today World AIDS Day in Toronto at a City Hall press conference (3 p.m.). Here’s what else is happening: The Voices of Hope concert, hosted by singer Molly Johnson, features the Royal Conservatory Academy Symphony Orchestra, Forte: The Toronto Men’s Chorus, and others. They are sharing the performance space with quilts commemorating the lives of all the patients lost at Casey House over the past twenty years. Metropolitan United Church (56 Queen Street East), 7 p.m., FREE ($20 suggested donation). Young people are invited to give out red ribbons and share information about HIV as part of the One Million Red Ribbons campaign. Dundas Square, 4:30 p.m., FREE. Bikes Without Borders is asking people to drop off bikes in good working order—along with a $10 donation to cover the cost of shipping—for HIV/AIDS workers in Malawi. Mountain Equipment Co-op (400 King Street West), 11 a.m.–6 p.m., $10. Planned Parenthood is offering a rapid HIV test at their clinic (36B Prince Arthur Avenue), 10 a.m.–5 p.m., FREE. And finally, look up at the skyline tonight—the CN Tower will be lit only in red.
ART: Twelve graduate students from the Communications and Culture program at York and Ryerson universities have recreated the modernist salons of 1920s Paris. During the opening reception of “The Moveable Feast: Experience the Modernist Salon” (on until January 30), visitors will be treated to jazz improvisation, Dadaist poetry, and a taste of the culinary delights that Gertrude Stein served her own famous guests. Ryerson University, Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre, 3rd floor (111 Gerrard Street East), 4–7 p.m., FREE.
LECTURE: The suburbs of Toronto are not usually considered hubs of creative activity, but Spacing and Centennial College are putting that premise to the test. Spacing’s Matt Blackett moderates “Not So Quiet: Welcome to the New Suburbs,” the first of a two-session podcast and panel discussion. Session I features guest panelists Ian Chodikoff, Janet Fitzsimmons, and Nate Horowitz. The public is invited to watch the discussion and to take part in an open forum afterwards. Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre, Markham Room (940 Progress Road, Scarborough), 7 p.m., FREE.
COMEDY: Amanda Terfloth—brain cancer survivor and member of sketch comedy troupe Eyes on Toronto—presents Brainsgiving, a comedy fundraiser for the Neurotrauma ICU at St. Michael’s Hospital. The fundraiser features live music, sketch comedy by Eyes on Toronto, and performances by Trevor Boris, Dave Martin, Charity and Chastity, and Levi MacDougall. Gladstone Hotel Ballroom (1214 Queen Street West), 8 p.m., $10.
FILM: Bruce Lee devotee and Kung Fu heavyweight Sammo Hung took the piss out of his mentor in the 1978 cult classic tribute Enter the Fat Dragon. A 35mm print of this gem is being screened for the benefit of all Kung Fu lovers. Innis Hall (2 Sussex Avenue), 7 p.m., FREE.
Photo by Marc Lostracco from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.