#toronto events

[soweirdondisney]

Alexz Johnson is closing out 2023 with a final show on Sunday, November 5 (a day after her birthday) in Toronto.

She'll share the stage with the Max Phoenix Band.

Tickets for the event at The Drake Hotel start at about $32 ($28.52 + a fee) and soundcheck is an option ($106 after fees).

[toronto-aspec]

Come join us next Sunday at 1 pm in an afternoon filled with Karaoke fun :D

Join our Discord and look at our Events tab to find out more

[citadelgeek]

Hey there what's good?

Don't mind the dust, there's gold DDAL experiences coming soon to a Toronto near you. Well if you are near Toronto any way.

But don't worry if you're not along the 1 Line, we have a discord you can join for virtual games!

Details coming soon so keep your nose to your phone. or iPad. or laptop if that's your jam. If you can click the follow button you can just as easily join us for DnD Adventure League ;)

See ya soon!

[heatherrosebabcock]

First Live Reading of Filthy Sugar!

I am so excited to be one of the readers at Bright Lit, Big City on Thursday, July 21st. The return of Toronto's newest reading series will be held at the wonderful Hirut Cafe at 2050 Danforth Avenue (pro tip: try the vegetarian platter - it's delicious!). Doors open at 7pm and show starts at 8pm. This is a PWYC event. Hope to see you there!

[sandramiksaauthor]

Reading good books & attending Toronto Events | SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER READ...

[intersectionalpraxis]

This IS BEYOND unacceptable -FU to Doug Ford and ANY politician/public figure in the Ontario Legislature who agrees with this. A keffiyeh is a traditional scarf worn by many Arab people, and people in West Asian communities. It does represent/symbolize Palestinian resistance and solidarity (among many aspects, of course), but that's not a crime -and trying to censure someone's right to wear traditional garments because you'd rather pander to zionists (as this article notes, many wear religious wear every day in office), is the real issue here -this is discrimination. This is legislated discrimination and is hateful.

[petiteplusmeow]

CCC: Nacho Libre

[babakca]

Roman Baber  _ Running for the  Canada Conservative Party leadership.   Toronto June 1 2022.  Photos BABAK 

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Come see me on tour!

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/16/narrative-capitalism/#bezzle-tour

My next novel is The Bezzle, a high-tech ice-cold revenge thriller starring Marty Hench, a two-fisted forensic accountant, as he takes on the sleaziest scams of the first two decades of the 2000s, from hamburger-themed Ponzis to the unbelievably sleazy and evil prison-tech industry:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle

I'm taking Marty on the road! I'll be visiting eighteen cities between now and June, and I hope you'll come out and say hello, visit a beloved local bookseller, and maybe get a book (or two)!

21 Feb: Weller Bookworks, Salt Lake City, 1830h: https://www.wellerbookworks.com/event/store-cory-doctorow-feb-21-630-pm

22 Feb: Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego, 19h: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/22224Doctorow

24 Feb: Vroman's, Pasadena, 17h, with Adam Conover (!!) https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Cory-Doctorow-discusses-The-Bezzle

26 Feb: Third Place Books, Seattle, 19h, with Neal Stephenson (!!!) https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/cory-doctorow

27 Feb: Powell's, Portland, 19h: https://www.powells.com/book/the-bezzle-martin-hench-2-9781250865878/1-2

29 Feb: Changing Hands, Phoenix, 1830h: https://www.changinghands.com/event/february2024/cory-doctorow

9-10 Mar: Tucson Festival of the Book: https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?action=display_author&id=15669

13 Mar: San Francisco Public Library: https://sfpl.org/events/2024/03/13/author-cory-doctrow-bezzle

22 Mar: Toronto: Wendy Michener Memorial Lecture: https://events.yorku.ca/events/wendy-michener-memorial-lecture2024/

24 Mar: NYC: Word Books (with Laura Poitras): https://shop.wordbookstores.com/event/word-presents-cory-doctorow

29-31 Mar: Wondercon Anaheim: https://www.comic-con.org/wc/

11 Apr: Harvard Berkman-Klein Center (with Randall Munroe) https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/enshittification

12 Apr: RISD Debates in AI, Providence, details coming soon!

17 Apr: Anderson's Books, Chicago, 19h: https://www.andersonsbookshop.com/event/cory-doctorow-1

19-21 Apr: Torino Biennale Tecnologia https://www.turismotorino.org/en/experiences/events/biennale-tecnologia

2 May, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Winnipeg https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cory-doctorow-tickets-798820071337

5-11 May: Tartu Prima Vista Literary Festival https://tartu2024.ee/en/kirjandusfestival/

6-9 Jun: Media Ecology Association keynote, Amherst, NY https://media-ecology.org/convention

Calgary and Vancouver – details coming soon!

[captain-casual]

Better late than never. Let’s hope CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES follow suit.

[mangeretpain]

I hope that Mitch Marner knows no matter what the Toronto media says or a bunch of angry fucks on twitter say, there is a whole community of hockey lovers that absolutely adore the fuck out of him. We just want you to know you're doing amazing sweetie!! Don't listen to the general media because there are so many people who think you're an amazing player and deserve the world!!

[virtchandmoir]

MikeDurzo: With 2 time Olympic Gold Medalist Tessa Virtue!

[heatherrosebabcock]

[lildoodlenoodle]

Truly a good night for Americans against the Canadians

[intersectionalpraxis]

WTAF. I spoke about this a few times before. People in many parts of West Asia/many Arab people have been wearing keffiyehs for CENTURIES. They represent many things, and yes -they do symbolize Palestinian resistance and solidarity -and if you have an issue with anyone wearing a keffiyeh in any space you're a genocidal apologist.

This is BEYOND ignorant and IS discrimination. I hope we see a class-action lawsuit that sues the provincial government for doing this/normalizing this because it's ILLEGAL. These politicians (especially the PC's -who were shouting no to overturn it and one of them saying they felt UNSAFE... the audacity) are just racist bigots.

[simmyfrobby]

― Teju Cole, Blind Spot

Hockey Poetry Post 31/?

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