LISTINGS & EVENTS
→ T HE LOOK Kris Knight by Adamo de Pax and Patricia Wilson by Guntar Kravis, in 10x10 at the Gladstone.
program of songs by gay composers like Benjamin Britten, Cole Porter and Elton John, plus premieres of commissioned works by James Collins and Jeff Straker. $30. 7:30pm. Sat, June 23. Church of the Holy Trinity. 10 Trinity Sq. (416) 323-3358. forte-chorus.com.
Sports ANNE MURRAY CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC
Anne Murray, Tom Cochrane, Roberta Bondar, Kurt Browning, Blake McGrath and more tee off in pantsuits to raise money for Colon Cancer Canada. Tue, June 26. Angus Glen Golf Club. Markham. coloncancercanada.ca. PRIDE AND REMEMBRANCE RUN The 17th edition of this fun 5km run and 3km walk raises money for the Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line and the HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario. 10am. Sat, June 30. Starts at the corner of Church and Wellesley. priderun.org. CANADA CUP The Cabbagetown Gay Softball league hosts a popular softball tourney, again returning to the Lakefront West Park in Oshawa. Fri, June 29-July1. cgslsoftball.com.
Stage SANDRA BATTAGLINI Classy Lady, the Canadian Comedy Award-winner’s new one-woman show charting her rise to “ladyhood.” $25. 8pm. Thu-Sun. Thu, June 14-24. Alumnae Theatre. 70 Berkeley St. (416) 591-1417. brownpapertickets.com. FUNNY GIRLS AND DYNAMIC DIVAS The music and comedy cabaret celebrates 10 years supporting Sistering, a local agency serving homeless, marginalized
and low-income women (sistering.org). Featuring Liberty Silver, Sandra Shamas, Elvira Kurt and more. $75. 6pm. Thu, June 14. Bluma Appel Theatre. 27 Front St E. (416) 366-7723. stlc.com. BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES The LGBT cultural hub presents Queer Pride, a great series of cabarets, comedy, theatre, parties and more. Includes O Manada, Boylesque TO’s stripped-down and dirty homage to the true north. $20 adv; $25 door. 9pm. Fri, June 15. Strip Spelling Bee is what you think it is… demented fun. $10. 11pm. June 15. Tallulah’s Cabaret. Body Politic is a reading of Nick Green’s play looking at the rise and fall of the seminal Torontobased gay and lesbian publication. PWYC. 2pm. June 16. Comedy Girl is funny queer women daring you not to laugh. With Zoe Whittall, Carolyn Taylor, Allyson Taylor, Heather Gold, Andrya Duff, Lindy Zucker, Ashley Moffatt and Mariko Tamaki; Dawn Whitwell hosts. $15. 8pm. June 16. Free Jane is Sky Gilbert’s open mic night featuring a sneak peak at Hope Johnson’s new play. Free. 8pm. June 17. PrideCab is the hallmark of Buddies’ Queer Youth Arts Program, featuring Sean Casey, Reece McCrone, Ethan Resendes, Jackie Rowland, Shauna Sloan, Katherine Sly and Philip Turkiewicz. Free for 25 and under; $10 for the rest. 8pm. June 20. Shawn Hitchins’ Fire (Crotch) Sale is Hitchins’ “final” farewell cabaret performance featuring new and pre-loved material, Sue Newberry, Andrya Duff and others. $20. 8pm. June 21. Young, Gifted and Black is a reading of a new play crafted by Project: Humanity. PWYC. 8pm. June 27. Tallulah’s. At 6:30pm is Café Scientifique, a panel discussion front-line service providers and community experts. black-cap.com. Paul Hutcheson’s Pride Package II is throbbingly funny comedy from Hutcheson and guests Mike Albo, Kristen Becker, Susan Fischer, D’yan Forrest, Robert Keller and more. $10-$20. 8pm. June 28. Bitch Salad Gives Back finds Andrew Johnston returning to host a night of fierce female comedy featuring Christina Walkinshaw, Emma Hunter, Julia Hladkowicz, The Cheeto Girls, Gavin Crawford and more. Partial proceeds go toward the AIDS Committee of Toronto and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. $20. 8pm. June 29. Homo Night in Canada comedy showcase returns with Kristen Becker, Ian Lynch, David-Benjamin Tomlinson, Marco Bernardi, Richard Ryder, Dawn Whitwell and the Queer Comedy Collective, among others; The B-Girlz host. $25. 8pm. Sat, June 30. Buddies in Bad Times. 12 Alexander St. (416) 975-8555. buddiesinbadtimes.com.
Causes & Events FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET In support of
the Triangle Program’s Scholarship Fund for kids wishing to pursue postsecondary education. With host Luba Goy and an appearance by Rick Mercer. $60. 6pm-10pm. Thu, June 7. Dim Sum Continued on page 20
IN SPOT PRIDE PREVIEW Story Gordon Bowness
coinciding this year, Sun, July 1 is
→ ROCK ON , SIS T ER Bif Naked makes her Toronto Pride debut on Fri, June 29.
the perfect opportunity to cele-
fresh (aka Melleny Brown, owner
brate uniquely Canadian values like
of Play Records) joining up with
diversity, equality and tomfoolery.
SpekrFreks
With Canada Day and Pride Day
and
Billy
Newton-
Pride changes up a few things
Davis at the Central Stage Saturday
this year: There’s a new stage and
evening. Over at the Wellesley
extended performance hours over
Stage that night, Don Berns, aka
Pride weekend, Fri, June 29 to July
Dr Trance, hosts the evening por-
1. The new North Stage and Trans
tion of Dirty Disco, 12 hours of
Space will be at Dundonald and
great DJs, including Tom Stephan
Church, Friday evening to Sunday.
of Superchumbo.
And main stages will run until 1am
The Brown Out program (7:15pm
certain nights: The DJ Central Stage,
to 8:45pm) Saturday evening on
on Church between Alexander and
the Village Stage at Church and
Maitland, and the South Stage at
Wellesley features Sikh Knowledge
Church and Wood, will stay open
from Montreal — East meets the
’til 1am on Friday and Saturday;
West Indies with his unique hip-
the big Wellesley Stage, across from
hop fusion. The stage closes with a
the subway, will run ’til 1am on
blowout from Scissors DJs Fawn Big
Saturday.
Canoe and Sokes going ’til 12:30am.
Another
new
wrinkle
finds
Because there is no beer garden at
the Dyke March ending in Allan
the Village Stage there’s more free-
Gardens.
that
dom of movement; it’s easy to join
marchers will welcome a chance
in the dancing. And DJ Blackcat gets
to relax and gambol amongst the
the coveted final spot of the week-
greenery. And see the opposite page
end, finishing up at 11pm.
Organizers
think
for changes to the Proud Voices literary series.
Also
on
Sunday,
much-loved
Blockorama returns to the Wellesley
Pride weekend kicks off at the
Stage with superstar DJ and pro-
South Stage on Friday evening
ducer from Montreal, jojoflores,
with a new party, the KiSS FM
expected to again to bliss out par-
Kiss Off, at 7pm, followed by sta-
tiers just after 10pm.
dium rockers The Cliks (8:30pm) and Canadian writer and rocker Bif Naked (9:30pm). Other highlights include Mellee-
PRIDE TORONTO For updates go to pridetoronto.com. intorontomag.com
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