Today in Toronto start the month off right with some grade A flicks. TIFF will be showing Oscar nominateddocumentary shorts,animated shorts, andlive action shorts. If you're already out of Academy Awards mode, head to theMod Clubto seeA Great Big Worldperform -- there are still a few tickets left.

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• Comedy on College(Pour Boy)
• Winter Stations(Kew Beach)
• Explorer, Jammer's Waffle House and South West Three(Horseshoe Tavern)
• ALTdot Comedy Lounge(Rivoli)
• Kobe's Poetry: Sports Trivia for the Cynical and Erudite(Junction City Music Hall)
• A Great Big World(Mod Club)
• Lego + Lagers(Gladstone Melody Bar)
• Oscar Shorts(TIFF Bell Lightbox)

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Photo viaA Great Big Worldon Instagram.