Events this week in Toronto are like a Halloween season kick-off with some creepy film screenings and a bazaar of everything strange and unusual. Events you might want to check out:Expo 67: Mission Impossible (October 3 @ The Royal Cinema)
A screening of a true thriller starring the characters who were the Mad Men of Montreal. Organizers of Expo 67 had only 1,628 days to build an island, 128 pavilions, three bridges, and trains. It was all documented in this film.
World Press Photo Exhibition (October 3-24 @ Brookfield Place)
This global exhibition presents the best visual journalism of the past year. Check out stunning and award-winning photos from around the world all for free.
First Thursday at the AGO (October 5 @ AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario)
Halloween comes early at the 5th anniversary of AGO First Thursdays parties, which is inspired by the new Guillermo del Toro show and features headliner Peaches!
Asking for It (October 6-21 @ Streetcar Crowsnest)
Written by Ellie Moon, directed by Brendan Healy, this is a daring documentary play that explores gender roles and sexual consent in the wake of the Ghomeshi scandal.
Next Music from Tokyo vol 11 (October 6 @ Tranzac Club)
The Tokyo music festival returns for two nights this year. Night number one features Jyocho, Gozen Sanji to Taikutsu and o’summer vacation. Get a taste of what's happening musically on the other side of the world.
At Home with Monsters movie screenings (October 6 - December 8 @ Jackman Hall Cinema at the Art Gallery of Ontario)
Celebrating the only Canadian stop of the exhibition Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, the AGO presents The Films of Guillermo del Toro, with screenings of five of his key film works.
Saber Battle Toronto (October 7 @ Nathan Phillips Square)
Grab your lightsaber (or buy one on site for $10) and head to City Hall for one final battle of good versus evil. Organizers have announced this will be the final organized battle.
It's Not U It's Me Disintegrate (October 7 @ Toronto, ON)
The arrival of Ben UFO is a big deal for techno fans in Toronto. Nautiluss, Toronto's own Ciel and Yohei Saka b2b Daniel Raw also play this rave-style inclusive dance party in a warehouse.
EDIT Grand Finale Feeding the 5000 (October 8 @ East Harbour)
Cap off Toronto's latest (and greatest?) festival with a Thanksgiving feast for 5000. Hosted by chef Bob Blumer, the giant outdoor meal sheds light on the global food crisis with a free fall meal including minestrone and
The Bazaar of The Bizarre: Halloween (October 8 @ Pia Bouman Ballet School)
This is a marketplace for all things different, interesting, macabre, out of this world..."not your grandma's craft show." There'll also be DJs, stilt walkers and tarot readings.
by Phil Villeneuve via blogTO
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