THEATRE|Howie the Rookie
The daringRed One Theatre Collectivespecializes in site-specific performances, expanding the boundaries of live theatre into unconventional locations. Theirproduction ofthe Zoo Storylast fall was performed at different park benches throughout the city and was a welcome change from the average theatre experience. The setting for their new production of the Irish crime dramaHowie the Rookieis so secretive that the company's asking the audience to meet at College and Grace, and from there they'll be escorted to a nearby intimate venue that seats only 20 people. Directed by the talented David Ferry, whose recent credits include the Alley Co-op'sWhere's My Money?, the play is free if youRSVPand starsTyrone Savageand Brenhan McKibben. Runs til June 6.
College and Grace, Free, 7 pm and 9 pm nightly

MUSIC|Make Some Noise Workshop with Indie Insider Vish Khanna
In an age where the Internet has all but replaced the library as our primary reference source, theToronto Public Libraryis doing an excellent job of staying relevant, drawing young people through its doors with innovative programs and events. TheMake Some Noiseinitiative has broken the traditional library rule of silence, inviting bands like Fucked Up and One Hundred Dollars into the library for performances to accompany the TPL's rapidly growing collection of albums by local musicians. Tonight CBC Radio hostVish Khannawill be at the Toronto Reference Library as part of Make Some Noise to impart to aspiring musicians and music journalists some of the inside knowledge he's learned from his 15 years of experience on both sides of the music industry.
多伦多参考图书馆y, Beeton Auditorium, 789 Yonge Street, Free, 7 pm

FILM|Last Waltz at the Bloor Cinema
The Bloor Cinema presents Martin Scorsese's 1978 instant classicThe Last Waltztonight. Widely considered the greatest concert film ever shot, the movie captures the final show of the Band, a group of incredibly talented (and mostly Canadian) musicians whose non-stop touring and hard-partying lifestyle kept them in constant proximity of rock 'n roll tragedy. By the time they decided to call it quits in 1976, rock music was at a drug-fueled peak thanks to musicians like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, and Ron Hawkins, all of whom delivered rollicking exuberant sets too see the Band off. Watch for the wad of cocaine in Neil Young's nose as he performs the most famous version of "Helpless"; rumour has it there was a giant bowl of it backstage.
Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West, $10, 7 pm

BOOKS AND LIT|Linda Holeman, Holly LeCraw and Lydia Kwa at Authors at Harbourfront
TheAuthors at Harbourfront汇集了3个系列活动每周一次e talented writers for an evening of readings and conversation. With slots to fill every week and no theme to tie the events together, Harbourfront eschews massive names in the world of lit for unpredictable but always stimulating discussions with up-and-coming writers or deserving novelists who may not be as widely known as they should be. TonightQuill and Quire'sMeaghan Strimaswelcomes veteran novelistLinda Holeman, who'll be talking about her new story of love and mystery in MorrocoThe Saffron Gate,Lydia Kwa, whose latest novelPulsesplits time between Toronto's Chinatown and Singapore, and Atlanta short fiction writerHolly LeCraw, who's just written her debut novelThe Swimming Poolabout the secrets and lies in loving relationships.
York Quay Centre, 235 Queen's Quay West, $8, 7:30 pm

GALLERY|Polyphony
This new exhibition atLaunch Projectsis an experiment in artistic collaboration. Eight emerging visual artists met regularly for weeks to discuss the source of their inspiration, and then went off to independently produce a body of work. Now they reconvene to see to what extent they've influenced each other and to produce a visual Polyphony, or brief artistic harmonization. Participating artists Gay Gooderham, Diana Hamer,Christy Hayhoe,Jennifer Mason, Ellen Matthews, Rena Okada, Karin Shaddick, and Angela Tamari represent diverse techniques and mediums, but to what extent they share anything will be found out tonight.
Launch Projects, 404 Adelaide Street West, Reception tonight 5:30 pm - 8 pm, Gallery hours Wednesday to Sunday 5 pm

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