STRONG INFLUENCERS

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SHOW This Women of Influence Evening Series has two of the four creators of the series that has a razor-sharp wit and an outwardly feminist, queer-positive perspective. Aurora Browne and Jenn Whalen will speak. Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. ($60 at WomenOfInfluence.ca). One King West Hotel, 1 King St. W.

BLACK BOYS is a raw, intimate and timely exploration of queer male Blackness. This show subverts the ways in which gender, sexuality and race are performed. Wednesday until March 11 (Pwyc-$40 at 416-9758555). Buddies In Bad Times, 12 Alexander St.