A round up of the best/weirdest things to do this weekend in Toronto…
Friday May 18th
DESIGN ON DUNDAS | Yonge & Dundas Square and Ryerson Quad
This Friday Ryerson University is hosting the first annual Design on Dundas. An event that will see high school students compete in engineering and design competitions. Sure, the competitions will be traditional Science Fair things like Popsicle stick bridges and rockets, but that doesn’t mean you’re not going to see some innovation, ingenuity and high technology.
Yonge & Dundas Square and Ryerson Quad, 9:30AM-3PM, free
Also happening Friday…
- Punjabi International Film Festival
- V I S I O N S ft. Shlohmo, Ryan Hemsworth, Deebs & Zodiac at 99 Sudbury Gallery
- Tarantuela CD release with Devin Cuddy and The Silver Hearts at the Horseshoe
- To be Someone by Virginie Bocaert at Thomas Landry Gallery
- The Noise with Stuck On Planet Earth at El Mocambo
- Withrow Park Farmers’ Market New Season
- Next Music From Tokyo at the Rivoli
- Talkabout 0.5 feat. Go Diana, Steinhoff, Daresay
Saturday May 19th
PARKDALE UKULELE JAM | King & Roncesvalles
Did you know that there are a lot ukulele groups in Toronto? By a lot I mean at least the two that I know of. When I first landed in Toronto, I went to a ukes-only open mic at the Underground Cinema hosted by the Corktown Ukulele Jam. It was more fun than another other open mic I’ve ever been to. Seems Parkdale has it’s own uke appreciation group. Lead by folk performer Eve Goldberg, Parkdale Ukulele Group (PUG) is hosting a beginners class that starts this Saturday. You’ll be able to learn right reading, ear training, theory, singing, and playing as an ensemble. If that sounds like your kind of jam email Eve to register – eve@evegoldberg.com.
King & Roncesvalles, Saturdays 10:30AM-12PM, free, more info here.
Also happening Saturday…
- Liu Fang – 10th Annual Small World Asian Music Series
- Torture Garden at the Opera House
- Artisans at the Distillery Arts & Grafts Fair
- Tarot Reading for Beginners at the Hermit’s Lamp
- Pupy Y Los Que Son Son at the Phoenix
- Rocky Votolato Drake at the Underground
Sunday May 20th
CHILDREN’S STORY JAM | Academy of the Impossible
If you have an idea for a children’s book or have one already in the works and you’ve been wanting to run it by a test-group of say 15 2-8 years-olds, now is your chance. Presented by Small Print Toronto, Children’s Story Jam will be held this Sunday at the Academy of the Impossible. The first in a series of jams this Sunday will see author-artist Chris Wilkie test-drive here awaited kidlit book “Rocket Ship Soup”, and games hosted by playwright and workshop facilitator Vikki Vansickle.
Academy of the Impossible (231 Wallace), 2PM, $5
Also happening Sunday…
- Crosswires #13: Childs, HiFi Phantom, Most People
- Inside Out’s Transplanetarium Party
- Summer Lüving Day at Bier Markt
- The Spooky Astronaut Drawing Club Invade The Big Guys Coffee Shop
- Ashleigh Semkiw at the Drake Underground
- Jukebox: Rock & Soul Dance Party
- May Long Weekend A/V Party with Grandtheft
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