Indie Events Roundup: January 19 – 25

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GUTS launches its new issue on Saturday at 3030. [image via facebook]

Tuesday, January 20

TORONTO

Art Bar Poetry Series, 8pm, Black Swan Taveen, 154 Danforth Ave, free

Johnny Trinh, Susan Glickman, Esther Griffin read.

Wednesday January 21

TORONTO

She Pwns: Girls Gone Gaming, 6pm-12am, The Sister, 1554 Queen St W, $5

A ladies night for women to find like-minded friends, all while playing games! The games for the night are Kittens in a Blender and Tsuro, but there will be plenty others available.

Thursday, January 22

TORONTO

Wavelength Pop-Up Gallery Opening Party, 8pm, Huntclub Studios, 709 College St, free

The Wavelength: Past, Present and Future exhibition will feature archival posters, concert photos and illustrations, as well as a talk series on Sunday afternoons and a pop-up record store, with plenty of shows to boot! Runs through February 15.

Saturday, January 24

TORONTO

Celebrating Young Bisexual Women, 1pm, The 519, 519 Church St, free

A community launch party showcasing the findings of Planned Parenthood’s Young Bisexual Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Study, featuring research results! Performances! Crafts! Photo booth! And so much more.

Dames Making Games January Speakers Social, 6:30pm, Bento Miso Collaborative Workspace, 862 Richmond St W, free

The first monthly speakers social of 2015 features Susan Blight, Dr. Elizabeth LaPensée and Soha Kareem — plus lots of fab lady game-makers!

The #artlive Ball, 8pm, Harbourfont Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, $10

The House of Nuance and the House of Monroe present a giant fabulous function for World Stage 2015. Vogue, runway, bizarre, and all the fabulosity you can imagine. Think you got what it takes? Cash prizes on deck.

GUTS Launch Party: SEX, 8:30pm, The Magpie, 831 Dundas St W, PWYC

Digital feminist magazine GUTS launches its third issue, SEX, complete with Techno Tarot and a dance party.

Sunday, January 25

TORONTO

Junction Reads January, 4pm, 3030, 3030 Dundas W, PWYC

A new year of Junction reads with Alicia Elliot, Ruth Walker, and Ben Stephenson reading.