Indie Events October 20-26

 

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The (FU) Drag Musical, one night only! [image via facebook]

Tuesday, October 21

TORONTO

Ghost Stories Zine Making Day, 1pm, Learning Zone, 113 McCaul, main floor, free

The OCAD Ghost Stories Zine is coming! And the deadline to submit is October 27. The learning zone is hosting an event for people to get ready— drop by and contribute to the zine!

Tightrope Books October Launch, 7pm, Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave, free

Tightope Books launches its fall lineup with readings, door prizes, and other surprises. New books include releases from Roxanna Bennett and Rosario Lloret, with guest readers including Tara-Michelle Ziniuk and Charlene Challenger

Wednesday, October 22

TORONTO

Curationism Launch, The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St W, free

David Balzer launches his new Coach House Books release, Curationism: How Curating Took over the Art World and Everything Else. The fun starts at 5:30pm.

Eat Pray Love the (FU) Drag Musical, doors 7pm, show 7:30pm, The Sanctuary, Bloor St United Church, 300 Bloor St W, PWYC

Awesome partners the 519 and Asian Arts Freedom School’s present the fruits of their drag mentorship program for first time LGBTQ youth of colour performers. It looks downright awesome.

Suffer-gette City! A Municipal Politics Cabaret, 8:30pm, Videofag, 187 Augusta, $15

Laughs, sex, and debate in cabaret form! 2-Man No-Show, Stevie Thunder Rubie Magnitude and more celebrate and critique this silly city of ours.

Thursday, October 23

TORONTO

Chilly Tales Launch, 7pm, The Central, 603 Markham St, free

The Beguiling and 11th Dimension Press presentthe anthology Chilly Tales: Comics from the Canadian Undertundra, featuring work by Cory McCallum, Matt Daley, Mark Connery, Wm Brian MacLean, Marta Chudolinska, Fiona Smyth, Keith Mclean, Noam Sussman, Dakota McFadzean, Robb Mirsky, Shira Haberman, and Marc Bell!

Sunday, October 26

Draft Reading series, 2:30pm, Paint Box Bistro, 555 Dundas St E, PWYC
The first reading of Draft Season Ten! With readings by Judy Fong Bates, Caitlin Galway, Michael Fraser, Ellen S. Jaffe, and Grace O’Connell.

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