Wednesday May 1, 1pm, Free Food for All Festival, Queen’s Park south lawn, free
Featuring a free food feast (bring potluck items and your own bowl and spoon) a musical jam, workshops on seed saving, seed-ball making and engaging with food policy; speakers on indigenous food sovereignty & justice for migrant workers, live musical theatre and the replanting of a Free Community Food Garden at Queen’s Park.
Wednesday May 1, 7:30-10pm, Little Brother Issue 2 Launch, June Records (662 College)
It’s the jokes issue of one of our favorite new magazines! Featuring new work by Mariko Tamaki, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Stephen Thomas, Kaya Genç, BP fiction editor AG Pasquella, Shari Kasman, and others. Check it oot!
See a bunch of sexy smart people perform the spelling equivalent of tying a cherry stem in a knot with their tongues. HOT. Chug-a-lug, Donna!
Saturday May 4, 6pm, Book Launch: The Lake and the Library, Type Books (883 Queen West)
It’s the Toronto launch of The Lake and the Library, the haunting new YA book by Samantha Mary Beiko coming out on ECW Press.
Saturday May 4, 8pm, Fan Fiction: Star Wars, Black Swan Tavern (154 Danforth) $10
Original fan-generated material from authors all over the world, performed live by Toronto’s funniest comedians. After months of standing room only events, ‘Fan Fiction The Show’ returns to a galaxy far far away…
Sunday May 5, 7pm, Dr. Sketchy’s: Breaking Bad, Wallflower (2420 Main Street) $12
In this highly anticipated episode, Betty Fever transforms from a typical woman in normal society to a kingpin of the drug trade. Bring your pencils and sketchbooks, this is going to be intense. 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, join us for three hours of drinking, drawing and decadence!