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Urban Planner: February 15, 2011
Urban Planner is Torontoist’s guide to what’s on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you’d like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you’ve got any—to [email protected].
Hugh Hughes is adrift on the small Welsh island of Anglesey in Floating. He is also, for some reason, covered in tomatoes. Photo by John Baucher.
Tonight in Toronto: explore what happens to nice guys in the world of film noir, see an author improvise at his book launch, or sail across the Atlantic with a small piece of Wales.
FILM: Good men are known for getting a bum rap in the hardboiled world of film noir, which is the conceit being explored by film critic Kevin Courrier in the second lecture of his Road to Perdition series. Clearly a passionate enthusiast of the genre, Courrier will tonight be focusing on the wrongly accused schmoes in such classics as The Woman in the Window, The Big Clock, Strangers on a Train, and of course, The Wrong Man. Revue Cinema (400 Roncesvalles Avenue), 7 p.m., $10 for members, $12 for non-members.
WORDS: The Divinity Gene is a new collection of innovative short stories from author Matthew J. Trafford, including a tale of a devout scientist who clones Jesus and a story about a bar staffed entirely by angels. At tonight’s book launch, Trafford will take to the stage with improv troupe Ghost Jail Theatre to craft scenes based on his works, and will also be interviewed by Giller Prize nominee Sarah Selecky. Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West), 7 p.m., $5 or free with purchase of book.
THEATRE: The small Welsh island of Anglesey has become detached, and has floated all the way to Toronto in Welsh theatre troupe Hoipolloi‘s show Floating, beginning tonight at Harbourfront Centre. Desperate to experience life beyond their island home, creators Hugh Hughes and Sioned Rowlands invite the audience along as they drift across the Atlantic. Enjoy a glimpse of their journey in their show trailer. The show will be followed by an opening night reception with the cast in the theatre lobby. Enwave Theatre (231 Queens Quay West), 8 p.m., $15–$35.