WEEKEND IDEAS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO DO FUN STUFF

Shedoesthecity writers will be at The Drake Hotel tonight after work, please join us in The Lounge at 7PM - why? Because we love you.
This should be your first stop tonight.
1150 Queen St. West

Samare Pop Up Shop
Ministry of the Interior, hottest design store in Toronto, that I'm absolutely in bed with, is having a launch reception for new Milan line SAMARE.
For this special occasion, it is NOT at the store but above Magic Pony
Awadare: We Live In
7-10PM
694 Queen St. W

JOY RIDE is an exceptionally cool art show in conjunction with the Bicycle Film Festival
It's toured around the world and showcased at Colette in Paris and was all the hype in NYC - and how can it not be with artists like Michel Gondry, Phil Frost & Swoon - also our favourite Torontonians Ndeur and Team Macho have been added to the roster.
If you like bikes, you will like. If you like art, you will be impressed. If you like fashion - take your camera. If you like packed openings - expect one.
294 College
Opening Reception: 7 - 9PM
Show will run until June 22nd, check www.studio.to

Well well, what do we have here - another venue opening up on Ossington? Everyone says, "WOW - Ossington is changing fast!" Yawn. Old news.
Although I have not frequented new bar, THE OSSINGTON my sly spy ways have inferred that this will be a little more grungy than LeVack Block, less cozy than Sweaty Bettys, and a crowd that skews older than Baby Huey's but less prepster than Reposado and perhaps filled with more angry artists and hairdressers than the happy musician types that hoe-down at the Dakota. However, when it all comes down to it - the door with the the least line up wins...and this place has got a LOT of room.

FRIDAY

Malibu Rum's Spirit of Summer
"My work week was brutal, I've been inhaling garbage truck fumes on my bike all week, my boyfriend is being an a*s wipe, I bruised my head while doing some asinine headstand while tipsy and I can't find an apartment, so I'm pretty much homeless."
I've got an idea!! Head to the island, drink Rum and listen to the sweet sounds of local faves, Bedouin Soundclash
Take the ferry, drink a rum, dance and party in the sun, or moon - depending.
Doors 7PM
Concert at 9:30 PM
to win tix text the word TICKET to 212121
must be legal drinking age! Is there anyone younger than 19 reading this?...curious.

Buddies in Bad Times is the place to go this Friday for LOL, stomach hurting fun.
First off catch the cabaret "MADONNA SAVED ME"
Curated by Shane MacKinnon this show plays tribute to Queer Icons that saved the day
Featuring Lex Vaughn, Jamieson Eakin, Fat Femme Mafia, Deb Dirk Pearce, Flare, Donnaramma, Daddy K and the Rhythm Method, David Tomlinson, Dainty Box and Shane MacKinnon
Sure to be hilarious and over the top!
Mainspace, Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
Tickets $15

Stick around after for a raunchy after party: Madonna's Afterbirth
Note below: Andrew Harwood in Drag plays the part of afterbirth released from Madonna's groin
Do you like fun, dramarama and insanity? I thought so - go.

Dave Nada & Tittsworth @ Wrongbar
Looking for some electro break beats and sped up and broken down hip hop to bust it to on a sweaty dance floor?
Listen up you hipper than hip hippo hipstermeister:
www.myspace.com/titts
www.myspace.com/davenada
1279 Queen West
10 - 3AM
12.50 in adv wanttickets.com

Bang the Party - 2 Year Anniversary
WOOP WOOP WOOP - BANG BANG BANG
This isn't just about dancing and hooking up and looking hot, it's about unpretentiousness, glamour and excitement that can be expressed through the epiphany of music. Got it?
now WOOP WOOP WOOP - BANG BANG BANG
DJ's Andy Capp & Rod Skimminss
158 Augusta

SATURDAY

The Spin Gallery that was, is now somewhere you can buy lettuce, a craft, and a present for your best friend's birthday.
Queen West Market GRAND OPENING!
10 - 6 PM
1100 Queen St. West
2nd Floor
Indoor Market / 35 Vendors, Farmers Market, Fashion, Antiques, Crafts, Food
Vending Opps Available
www.queenwestmarket.com

Get Moist
Started by Apple Woods, and an assortment of talented OCAD recent grads, Moist Beaver will be celebrating the launch of issue #2 at Whippersnapper Gallery
20 local artists will be exhibiting their work, and it's CHEAP-O - doors at 8PM
DJ's DVAS and Rynecologist
$5 Moist Mag and cool t-shirts
SHOW SUPPORT
587A College St
8 'till late

SUNDAY

Ahhh - sipping a coffee, holding hands, buying cherries and trying on vintage skirts. I'm in love. WHAT I CAN DO WITHOUT IS YOU YELLING ANGRY POLITICAL POETRY IN MY FACE WHEN I'M HUNGOVER!! Alas, with difference brings beauty.
Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington
12 - 7PM

ALL WEEKEND LONG!!!

Shedoesthecity is a proud media sponsor of the Bicycle Film Festival

New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, San Francisco and the T-dot!!! WOoooooooooooo! The Bicycle Film Festival started off as a grassroots initiative in NYC and has taken off across the world and is now celebrated and showcased in seventeen cities..and growing!

This year in Toronto beyond the amazing assortment of bike themed films at the Royal Cinema, Studio Gallery will also be putting on the exhibit JOY RIDE (as seen above in idea for TONIGHT!).

Pedal Pusher Girl Bike Gang, Local fashion / bike troupe The Deadly Nightshades, films by NYC bike messangers, Tour de France winners, weird bikes, fast bikes, trick bikes - a true celebration about our love for bikes.

Get on it, ride it, watch the films, go to the after parties and meet like minded nice folk. This fest gets an A+ for originality and fun.

Full details or to purchase tix in advance:
http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/
Or check out our special section on bikes where we interview founder of the festival, amongst other inspiring Toronto bike peeps:
SDTC BICYCLE SPECIAL

GO! You will love.

The Superreal Life at Tranzac Club
Do you need to laugh? Are you a bit of a downer as of late or just plain depressing to sit next to? CURE - The Super Real Life
Starting tonight - all weekend. And then next weekend again with Gala!

WHAT IT'S ABOUT:
Reality TV is teaming with D list celebrities. Desperate for another chance at stardom, they embarrass themselves by losing weight or dancing poorly. What happens when the D list superheroes who never made the leap to superstardom take their shot on Reality TV? The Surreal Life becomes The SuperReal Life! Watch what happens when the Greatest American Zeroes hook up with Flava Flav and work out their problems in front of a national audience, competing for a chance at the big time.

June 19-21, 26-28 (Gala Night June 26)
Doors @ 7:30pm • Show @ 8:30pm
Tickets $15 - NOW ON SALE!
UPDATE: TICKETS ARE NOW 85% SOLD! GET YOURS NOW from www.queensplayerstoronto.com

5th Annual Drinks Show

Who likes drinking? Wow - that was the biggest no brainer of the year.
Well, if you like to try different cocktails, learn about the world of gin or sample never before spirits and liqueurs - then head on over to the Queen Elizabeth Building - but do not expect tea and crumpets, rather the best assortment of the best booooooooooozzzzzzze, you could ever lay your liquor lusting lips on.

When:
Friday July 18th, 2008; 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Saturday July 19th, 2008; 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Where:
Queen Elizabeth Building
180 Princes’ Boulevard
Toronto Exhibition Place

Tickets:
$20 in advance, includes admission and one sample cocktail ticket
$25 at the door, includes admission while quantities last

CONTEST CONTEST IT'S A MUSIC CONTEST!

For a chance to win the new N.E.R.D album, Seeing Songs - show up at my door in a scary giant gorilla costume and pound your chest six times.
Okay - kidding, e-mail contests@shedoesthecity.com subject line 'I'm a Nerd at Heart'

xo
nerd.