Don’t cry wolf! Get your friends to help with Simpsons trivia this Tuesday in TO.
Monday May 12
TORONTO
ECW Reading Party, 8pm, The Piston, 937 Bloor Street West, free
A treasure trove of ECW authors. Featuring Arjun Basu, author of Waiting for the Man, Jonathan Bennet, author of The Colonial Hotel, Heather A. Clark, author of Elephant in the Sky, Suzannah Showler, author of Failure to Thrive, Richard Rosenbaum, author of Raise Some Shell and Adam Nayman, author of It Doesn’t Suck.
Tuesday May 13
TORONTO
Classic Simpsons Trivia, 7:30pm, Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen Street West
Three rounds, three episodes, 6 players per team, PRIZES! Woopwoopwoopwoopwoopwoopwoopwoop!
Medieval May: The EW Reading Series, 8pm, Duffy’s Tavern, 1238 Bloor Street West
With Edward Anki, James Beaton, Dave Haslett and Sophia Katz.
Wednesday May 14
TORONTO
Bauhaus Poetry Remix Series, 7:30pm, Nocturne, 550 Queen Street West
Six poets re-imagine Bauhaus lyrics as poetry. Part of an ongoing series.
The Black Museum: One of Us Cult Lecture, 9pm, The Royal, 608 College Street, $10/$12
Our own Alison Lang will be doing a lecture on religious cults in horror films for the horror lecture series The Black Museum.
Crad’s Wake, 8pm, The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington
Friends and enemies of the late, legendary DIY publisher and agitator Crad Kilodney will assemble to honour his memory.
Thursday May 15
TORONTO
Hungry Bottom Comics, 7pm, Videofag, 187 Augusta Ave
The incredible, spiracular, confessional queer creation that is Hungry Bottom Comics launches its third issue and the collected Hungry Bottom Comics at Videofag. Not to be missed!
OTTAWA
Tom Cho and Greg Bechtel book launch, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7), Venus Envy, 226 Bank Street, free
Tom Cho and Greg Bechtel launch their new books at legendary sex shop and bookstore Venus Envy with a sex-positive reading.
Saturday May 17
VANCOUVER
125 Poetry Reading, 2pm, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia
With Kevin Spenst, Ray Hsu, Andrea Bennett, and Leanne Dunic.
Sunday, May 11- Sunday, May 18
TORONTO
b current’s week-long festival of new works returns at the Daniels Spectrum building. A highlight of this year’s festival is the first ever 23 Hours Live!, a live performance marathon featuring 14 new plays performed over 23 hours by award winning artists like d’bi young, trey anthony, Ngozi Paul and many others rooted in the culture and experiences of the Black Diaspora.