CANADA
Saturday February 15
Wyrd Distro Cross-Canada Launch Parties, click this link for times and cities, FREE!
The Canadian independent music and culture website/lizard government Weird Canada is launching Wyrd Distro, the first non-profit online-store and distribution service dedicated to emerging and experimental Canadian music. Each launch (taking place at numerous cities across Canada, check for your city here) will feature a live video Hangout with Weird Canada Executive Director Marie LeBlanc Flanagan and Founder Aaron Levin; a drop-box where local artists can consign music to the Wyrd Distro (free shipping!); a performance (or two); a Weird Canada volunteer to answer answer all your questions; a limited, free cassette compilation of digital-only music from every province and territory, featuring cover-art designed by Gabriel Jasmin and a beautiful screen-printed poster by Stéphanie St-Jean Aubre.
Come learn about and support a fantastic new initiative for emerging Canadian artists!
TORONTO
Monday, February 10
The good times open-source lecture series continues, with curation by Mark Slusky and Michael Stacey on Dentistry, Sarah Goodman on Anxiety and Adam Nayman on Wrestling Referees.
Tuesday, February 11
Choir! Choir! Choir! 7:30-10pm, No One Writes to the Colonel (460 College Street), $5
Anyone can come and lend their voices to this week’s installment – America’s “A Horse With No Name” and “Sister Golden Hair.”
Big Draw Silent Auction, 5pm, OCAD University (100 McCaul Street), $5 students/$10 everyone else
A silent auction of juried work from Drawing and Painting students, alumni and faculty. Come support OCAD.
BookThug’s 10th Anniversary Party,7:30pm, Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton Street) PWYC ($5 suggested)
Come help the irrepressible and innovative publishers BookThug celebrate 10 years of existence. With readings by past/present/future BookThuggers, including Shannon Bramer, Elsie Marle, Kemeny Babinea, Camille Martin, Adam Seelig, Michael Boughn and many others!
The EW Reading Series, 8pm, Duffy’s Tavern (1238 Bloor Street West)
With readings from Sophie McCreesh, Jimmy McInnes, Dave D D Miller and Jonathan Simpson.
Wednesday, February 12
Choir! Choir! Choir!, 7:30-10pm, Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton Street), $5
ERMGHERD you can sing “Dancing On My Own” and “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn in a CHOIR. I’ll be there. Won’t even lie about it.
MONTREAL
Monday February 10
Art Gathering, 5pm-8pm, Coop Le Milieu (1251 Robin)
For all makers. Bring your creativity, your ideas, crafting material and/or your text/art/work in progress.
Wednesday, February 12
Book Launch: Compared to Hitler, 7pm, Concordia Co-op Bookstore, 2150 Bishop Street
Controversial Canadian author (Troubled: A Memoir in Poems, Fragments) and former Globe & Mail columnist, RM Vaughan will be reading from his latest book, Compared To Hilter: Selected Essays.
Thursday, February 13
The Market Cooperative is celebrating it’s one year anniversary this coming February 13th! Featuring over 40 local art, clothing, food, and vintage vendors, a day full of live music, and wonderful people.