Harbourfront Centre

By Monica Heisey
Bruno (Greg Calderone) has woken up beside Caroline (Georgina Reilly), and hopes this means his longtime unrequited crush will take a turn for the mutual, but Caroline is leaving for school in Paris the next day, and he’s promised her backstage passes. Directed by Bruce McDonald, This Movie is Broken blends fiction with reality to tell the story of longtime friends spending one last day together at the Broken Social Scene Harbourfront Concert of 2009 with Bruno’s friend Blake (Kerr Hewitt).

While the backstage pass issue is quickly resolved—as attendees of the show will recall, it was offered for free after the venue change from the Toronto island—the real problem, Bruno’s feelings for Caroline despite her assertions that their time together was ‘just sex’, is worked out throughout the course of the concert, as shots of the band rocking out mix with Bruno and Caroline kissing, fighting, and finally, separating. read more...

Opening May 6
Sunday on the Rocks @ Bread & Circus Theatre, 299 Augusta Ave. Bring your best girlfriends to this play about roommates who drown their early-morning sorrows by getting sloshed and dishing secrets on a Sunday morning. $10-15 http://www.breadandcircus.ca/sundayontherocks/

May 6-June 5th
Set Re-Set @ Georgia Scherman Projects, 133 Tecumseth St.
Work by Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins

May 8-9 read more...

April 27-28th
Cool Drummings International Percussion Festival @ Hugh's Room 2261 Dundas St. W. Some of the greatest percussionists from Canada and around the world performing great works, and world premieres. http://www.stlc.com/index.php?id=495

April 27-May 15
Almost, Maine @ Tarragon Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Ave. John Cariani's romantic comedy premieres in Toronto, featuring none other than Degrassi's own Mike Lobel, and directed by Jersey Boys Alum Jennifer Copping. Matinee on Saturday at 2:30 pm. $21. Box Office: 416-531-1827

April 28-May 30 read more...

THURSDAY
7 pm, Tim Barber: Tout Va Bien @ 107Shaw Gallery, 107 Shaw St. The Tiny Vices mastermind displays photographs from the series Mystic Heather and the Virgin Snow. The show runs until March 3rd. read more...

This Thursday, Arabesque will premiere their newest production, OUM, paying homage to the mother of Arab music. This spectacular belly dancing show will mesmerize and inspire-and that's where this great giveaway comes in! read more...

Feb 5-7

Temples to Terrabytes @ Bread and Circus, 299 Augusta Ave. South Asian music and Kathak dance, connecting ancient India to Toronto of today. A Q & A will follow each performance. For prices and times: www.breadandcircus.ca

7 pm Bless This Mess @ DeLeon White Gallery, 1139 College St. Tentatively abstract work from a collection of artists. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=274213352929

FRIDAY

6:30 pm Great Lake Swimmers Free Live Performance @ Sonic Boom, 512 Bloor St. W. Stop by the basement with a non-perishable food item to catch the free show! read more...

Thursday

10 pm: Ride The Tiger at In Crowd Thursdays @ Tattoo Rock Parlour, 567 Queen St. W. Motown, RnB, Soul, Funk, 60s rock. $5 cover, $3.50 drinks and free cover with student ID before midnizz. Dapper dress encouraged.

10 pm: Slow Pitch @ Red Light, 1185 Dundas St. W. You can always find a She Does The City staffer at this weekly. What can we say, we like to sway. Guest DJs Scott Seewhale from Nacho Lovers and Mark K. SOUL/LOVERS ROCK/DISCO/PANTY REMOVER/BOSSA/ETC. read more...

You Are About to Know Lloyd Dobler

Do like the She Does The City office: spend all day listening to 'In Your Eyes,' then head down to Harbourfront tonight for a free screening of seminal eighties movie Say Anything, starring John Cusack and a boombox. It's one of our favourite movies of all time, and there's no better place to see a romo movie then in an open-air theatre beside the lake. Have fun! Make out!

See how this summer's movies rated on our Say Anything Scale, and follow Harbourfront on Twitter to keep up with all their awesome (usually free) happenings: @HarbourfrontTO

In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel

By: Anna Cipollone

If you’ve ever casually popped into the Harbourfront Centre while strolling the boardwalk or hanging water’s edge, you know how big and busy this cultural hub can be. With so many festivals, art exhibits, concerts and plays on offer, the sheer selection can be overwhelming. Whether it’s a passion for indigenous cultures or a long-repressed desire to break into hula dancing at your next luau, the Harbourfront Centre boasts a bundle of events that will keep you busy this summer without breaking your budget. If you’re feeling starved for the arts, check out these free picks for a cultural smorgasbord that will satisfy your senses.

EVENT: Universal Code
WHY IT'S COOL: The exhibit presents a slew of contemporary artists’ response to themes like globalization, surveillance in the information age, and cosmology. Katie Paterson created her piece by launching a Morse code version of Moonlight Sonata into space via moon bounce and welcoming it home with missing notes. A self-playing piano serenades visitors with a fragmented remix of the Beethoven classic.
CHECK IT OUT IF YOU LIKE: To trip out on theories of infinite space with fellow art geeks.
WHEN/WHERE: June 12-August 30, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, 231 Queens Quay West
http://www.thepowerplant.org/exhibitions/summer09/universalcode/info.htm read more...