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Urban Planner: February 17, 2009
ART: “Building Storeys: A Photo Exhibit of Toronto’s Aging Spaces” opens today at the Gladstone Hotel‘s second floor gallery. The free exhibit, presented by Heritage Toronto in association with the Shadow Collective, aims to serve as a visual documentation of the city’s cherished yet often overlooked heritage buildings and sites. “Building Storeys” is sponsored by Spacing Magazine and will run daily until February 22. Gladstone Hotel Second Floor Gallery (1214 Queen Street West), 12–5 p.m., FREE.
MUSIC: This afternoon, Japanese violinist virtuoso Midori will be performing on New Classical 96.3 FM as part of the station’s ongoing “Live From the Concert Lobby” series. For the first time in the history of the series, one hundred free rush tickets will be available to the public at 4 p.m., an hour before the show starts. Can’t make it? Never fear; the concert will be broadcast online and on the radio (96.3 FM, duh) at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Classical 96.3 FM Building (550 Queen Street East), 5 p.m., FREE.
WORDS: This Is Not A Reading Series continues this evening over at the Gladstone Hotel, where funnyman Greg Malone will celebrate his new release, You Better Watch Out. The hilarious and touching memoir follows Malone’s childhood in St. John’s, Newfoundland; his founding of Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO; and his recent AIDS activist work. Malone will appear in conversation with Jazz FM91 broadcaster Ralph Benmurgi. As always, TINARS is presented by Pages Books & Magazines. Gladstone Hotel Ballroom (1214 Queen Street West), 7 p.m., $5 (free if you purchase the book).
THEATRE: The Soulpepper production of Tom Stoppard‘s Travesties, which we told you about last week when it was in previews, will have its official opening this evening at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts (55 Mill Street, Building 49), 7:30 p.m., $5–68.