Back to the grind we go after a long weekend, but events in Toronto today are here to help you forget it's the middle of winter with music, comedy, art and eating. Beirut and Red Velvet arrive while Kinton is ready to serve up classic ramen. Acoustic punk tunes are on and there's films worth catching.
Events you might want to check out:Beirut (February 19 @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)
Indie folk rockers Beirut let their sound be shaped by the trumpet playing of Zach Condon while letting a symphony fall around it.
On Her Shoulders (February 19 @ Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema)
The journey of Nobel Prize winner Nadia Murad is worth telling as this documentary follows her survival of the genocide of the Yazidi community.
Red Velvet (February 19 @ Coca-Cola Coliseum)
K-pop sensations Red Velvet are making their way to Canada for the first time to perform in Toronto, as part of their Redmare tour.
Choir! Choir! Choir! (February 19 @ Clinton's)
C!C!C! returns for just one day this week, singing 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' by the legendary Roberta Flack with proceeds going to B.A.N.D.
T. Thomason (February 19 @ The Baby G)
Fresh from his win on The Launch, T. Thomason is on the rise among the Canadian music scene for his interesting folk/indie/electro sound.
Sophie Labelle (February 19 @ Glad Day Bookshop)
Author of Assigned Male comics Sophie LaBelle is arriving from Montreal to chat about her work with Toronto's Kai Cheng Thom.
Mega Pork Orginal Ramen Challenge (February 19 @ Kinton Ramen)
Eat your heart out at Kinton's ramen-eating challenge as competitors work through a mega ramen for a shot at fame (and a free meal).
City Builders: Immigrant Construction Workers (February 19 @ Steelworkers Hall)
Focusing on the labour organization of Italian immigrant workers, this film chronicles the efforts to unionize and the violence that followed.
Acoustic Punk (February 19 @ Bovine Sex Club)
Punk tunes get the stripped down acoustic treatment as local rockers The Rough Go, Wayne Kennedy, Wordplay and Emo Dad take the stage.
Seeing Double (February 19 @ Comedy Bar)
Back again is this imaginative comedy show that sees improv performers build out a whole new world based on audience suggestions.
by Lisa Power via blogTO
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