Monday March 17
TORONTO
Readings at the Common: March edition, 8pm, The Common, 1071 College
Evening readings in the tradition of Irish wordsmithery. With Gillian Savigny, Julie Cameron Gray, Bardia Sinaee.
Tuesday March 18
Choir! Choir! Choir!, 7:30pm, No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College, $5
Sing “Linger” by the Cranberries and “Dirty Old Town” by the Pogues in this group singalong in honour of St. Pukey’s day.
VANCOUVER
Dr. Sketchy’s: Supervamp, 7pm, HOT ART Wet City, 2206 Main, $12
Featuring Velvet von Doff. Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School is what happens when a simple question is asked- why can’t figure drawing be sexy? Part art class, part cabaret.
Wednesday March 19
TORONTO
ChiSeries Toronto, 8pm, ROUND venue, 152a Augusta Avenue
Presented by the wicked weirdos at ChiZine. With Terri Favro, Stan Rogal, Douglas Smith, Kari Maaren and Peter Chiykowski.
Thursday March 20
TORONTO
What We Talk About When We Talk About Poetry, 6:30pm, Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street
Hosted by Biblioasis, the Porcupine’s Quill and Palimpest. Featuring poet/critics Zachariah Wells, Anita Lahey and Jason Guriel, guest-moderated by GG-winning poet Richard Greene.
MONTREAL
Launch: War of Streets and Houses, 7pm, Librarie Drawn and Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
BP’s own lovely Edge Desert comics artist Sophie Yanow is launching her book about the Quebec student uprisings! Please go and check it out (and buy it!)
Friday March 21
TORONTO
Toronto Poetry Slam Semi-Final, 8pm, Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West, $15/$20
Semi-finals! Featuring a group of contestants, plus Winnipeg’s Aaron Simm.
Saturday March 22
MONTREAL
Come celebrate local non-profit organization Archive Montreal’s 15 years of promoting and preserving Montreal’s independent arts scene, and help fund the conversion of its Distroboto art vending machines for the new Canadian coins! With Tony Ezzy, Pyongyang, Jef Barbara and DJ Andy Williams .
Sunday March 23
MONTREAL
PORN CAFE, 8pm, Le Cagibi, 5490 boul. St. Laurent, $5 (18+)
Every month, Sexploreum brings you a presentation of classic or groundbreaking porn, and then follows it up with guest panel commentary and facilitated discussion. The series continues with “The Crash Pad”, the 2005 groundbreaker that launched its own empire of popular online serial installments, and brought new power and diversity to queer, feminist, pro-fuck porn.