EVENTS
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Featuring the best films from the annual Festival in Banff. Enjoy films on exploration and adventure, culture and environment as well as mountain sports. Until Saturday. $25. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. BODY RUB PARLOURS & HOLISTIC CENTRES BYLAW REVIEW: PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS Put on by the City of Toronto, these gatherings are looking to receive feedback about the current bylaws. The aim is to update the licensing bylaw to promote public health and safety, as well as effective oversight and enforcement. Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. Free. Scadding Court Community Centre, 707 Dundas St. W. BOOK CLEARANCE SALE Organized by the Friends of the Toronto Public Library south chapter, thousands of books, CDs and DVDs will be priced at $.10 to $1.00! All proceeds benefiting library programs. Bring your own bags, cash only. Today, 9:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Free. Toronto Reference Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, 789 Yonge St. CARIBBEAN STREET FOOD FESTIVAL has the best in island food. There will also be contests, prizes, games and Vibe105 FM will be doing a live broadcast from the event. Presented by the Passport To Caribbean Food/JamaicanEats magazine. Saturday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Free. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. E. FICTION OR REALITY? DYSTOPIAN NOVELS BY CANA
DIAN WOMEN Eva C. Karpinski, associate professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University, will be discussing how contemporary Canadian women writers articulate concerns about the erosion of basic rights. Today, 7 p.m. Free. Bloor/ Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor St. W.
IMAGINE DRAGONS Dragons and adventure have descended upon Casa Loma, complete with multiple interactive theatrical live shows. Family-friendly activities such as arts and crafts, face painting and an indoor bouncy castle. Until Sunday, 9:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Included with general admission ($32.49). Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terr. INDOOR WINTER FARMERS’ MARKET Open until the spring, this market has fresh-baked bread from the inn’s wood-fired oven, local and organic produce, meat, cheese, meals and snacks. Tours are free during market days. Wednesday, 2-6 p.m. Free. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. THE MENOPAUSE TRANSITION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW & HOW TO GET
HELP Registered pharmacist/ certified Menopause Practitioner Teresa Isabel Dias will be discussing what women can expect from menopause, the impacts on a daily basis and help that is available for self-care and wellness. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Free. Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. MYSEUM INTERSECTIONS: BHARATANATYAM – HISTORY, PERFORMANCE & MEMORY Presented by inDANCE this is an interactive demonstration packed with live performance, video presentation and a talk challenging binary notions of “tradition” and “contemporaneity”. Until Friday, 8 p.m. Free. Dancemakers, 15 Case Goods Lane #301. NATIONAL North America’s HOME largest SHOW home is and Canada garden Blooms. event, Test co-located drive a Toyota, with get see advice the 2019 from Dream expert Home speakers, “Alexis”, tips Centre, at the contests Home and Hardware more. Until DIY Sunday. Princes’ $20. Blvd. Enercare Centre, 100 OUTLANDER MEETS MACKENZIE is a hands-on workshop exploring the real-life struggles and triumphs depicted in the Outlander TV series. Today, 7-9 p.m. $30. Mackenzie House, 82 Bond St. SHAMROCKS & SHENANIGANS Deathproof Fight Club will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with live, high-flying, hard hitting pro wrestling. Sunday, 7 p.m. $15. Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W. SOLAR SYSTEM SOCIAL is a space themed speaker series bringing ideas and research from the field of planetary science to the general public, now celebrating its second-year anniversary! Featuring Dr. Sara Mazrouei and MDA Space Missions engineer Elias Fernando Solorzano. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. $9$15. Burdock, 1184 Bloor St. W. TORONTO SPORTSMEN’S SHOW promotes the great outdoors, featuring a casting pond, mounts by the Canadian Taxidermy Association, a Fish TV Zone, seminars with expert speakers, WoofJocks Dog Show area, West Coast Lumberjack Show and more. Until Sunday. $13-$20, kids 12 and under free. International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga. Torontosportshow.ca. VINCENT: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF VINCENT VAN
GOGH As part of Doc Soup Sundays, this 1987 documentary portrait film directed by Paul Cox takes a journey to the places Vincent Van Gogh lived and painted his masterpieces. Followed by a Q&A with art historian Suzanne Tevlin. Sunday, 11 a.m. $17. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. WINTER AT ONTARIO PLACE Embrace the wonder of winter and check out the Winter Light exhibition, skating, bonfires, cinesphere screenings and an illuminated fairy light island. Until Sunday. Free. Ontario Place, 955 Lake Shore Blvd. W.