WEDNESDAY

7 pm 2014 Toronto Firefighter Calendar Event @ Tattoo, 567 Queen St. W. Toronto firefighters entertain crowds once again for the annual Toronto Firefighter Calendar Event. Proceeds from the event will go to the Fighter Fighters’ Cancer Research Fund at the Princess Margaret to support firefighters combatting cancers. $25 advance tickets available online, $35 at the door.

7:30 pm Freedom Party Toronto @ Beer Academy, 75 Victoria St. Featuring Milk from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Tynomi Banks, Scarlett Bobo, and DJ Shane MacKinnon + raffle prizes and an art auction. With the funds raised, the Rainbow Railroad will give safe passage to LGBT people in countries where they face imminent danger. $50 advance tickets available online, $65 at the door.

10 pm Liquid Karaoke @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Colin Bergh, James McDonough, Nadia Belerique, and Jeff Hayward are your hosts. $4 Jameson and $5.50 pints before midnight.

10 pm Home Based @ Weldon Park, 569 College St. A night filled with good hip-hop, good people, and good vibes with DJs Sanga Genesis, James Redi, and special guests. Every Wednesday.

10 pm Where the Vile Things Are @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Primordial rock ‘n’ roll, early punk, and soul. ALL VINYL.

11 pm Birkenrock @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. Your one-stop event for everything female alternative, OLD AND NEW, as curated by Daniel McIntyre and David Van Poppel. Featuring all your Women & Songs favourites + some modern jams! Come sing along, sway along, or cry along. No judgement here.

THURSDAY

10 pm #ThrowbackThursdays @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Every Thursday, come get a taste of tunes from: J-Lo, DMX, Spice Girls, Will Smith, Aqua, Ludacris, Backstreet Boys, Snoop Dogg, S Club 7, Jay-Z, Hanson, Ace of Base, Savage Garden, Britney Spears, Destiny’s Child, and many more. $5.

10 pm Twisted Thursdays @ Crawford, 718 College St. Hip-hop, RnB, reggae, trap, and old school with DJ Law. $5.

10 pm Fat Laces @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Big Jimmy Mills, the scratch-monster, spins old school hip-hop.

FRIDAY

12 pm 159 Manning BBQ: Part 1 @ 159 Manning Ave. Part 1 of the 6th annual 159 Manning BBQ, curated by Timothy A. McCready and Justin Peroff. Performances on three different stages by Buck 65, Bizzarh, Biblical, the Golden Dogs, BB Guns, Michael Rault, Ice Cream, the Pairs, Bouquet, Choir!Choir!Choir!, the Good Enough Live Karaoke Band, Hollow Earth, and Almighty Dreem Egg. DJ sets by Elaquent, Sunclef, and Brendan Canning. BYOB, plates of food will be available for $10. $20 advance tickets available at Soundscapes and Rotate This. Ends at 11 pm sharp.

7 pm Friday Night Live: Indigenous NOW @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. FNL celebrates contemporary Indigenous Arts with Canada-wide ANDPVA artists. In partnership with the Association For Native Development In The Performing And Visual Arts (ANDPVA). Sights and Experiences: ANDPVA artisans: Artisan craft demos and tutorials; In Conversation: Engage with ROM experts in the galleries; Arts for Children and Youth emerging arists; Meet the Scopify Guy. Sounds: Derek Miller, DJs Fawn Big Canoe and Splattermonkey Y’all, Digging Roots, FNL House DJs curated by ElectriCITY Events, UofT Jazz Music Program. Eats: Gourmet Gringos, HotBunzz Street Cuizine, Curbside Bliss Cupcakes, City Gourmet, Tita Flips, JK Frites, The Saucy Pierogi, Little Tomato Catering, ME.N.U Food Truck, Randy’s Roti, and Liko’s BBQ. $12 advance tickets available online.

9 pm Friday the Thirteenth: The Music of Twin Peaks & America @ Holy Oak, 1241 Bloor St. W. Things get peculiar and Lynchian at the Holy Oak on Friday the 13th. Twin Peaks tribute band The Julee Cruise Ships play from the great Lynchian songbook. The Sandy Pockets with grace you with music from the great American songbook. “Shut your eyes, and you’ll burst into flames.” – the Log Lady.

10 pm Huglife @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. Huglife is back. Come imbibe to the waviest R&B, the heaviest house, and the tightest garage trax. They’ve also got that Dance Mix ’93 locked down.

10 pm Time Of My Life @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Motown, soul, ’80s soundtrack hits, ’90s nostalgia, party jams. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner!” Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Dirty Talk @ Unlovable, 1415-B Dundas St. W. DJs Pammm and Diana M play spaced out italo disco, euro synth pop, and weird dad jams.

10 pm Damaged Goods @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Britpop, new wave, and post-punk dance party! Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Fuck It @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Bangs & Blush present the ultimate guilty pleasure dance party with all your favourites from the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s (including the ones you won’t admit to)! $5.

10 pm Paradise Life @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. DJs Jason Ulrich and Todd Westendorp play only the finest records in soul, disco, fonk, boogie, and house music. There may be fog.

10 pm Synthesexer @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A wet and drippy, catch my eye-y, shake my body, bite my lip-y, sexy synthy dance party! The three core Synthesexer DJs will be present to sex you up (music-wise): ARP 2600 (Silent Shout), Digits (Silent Shout), and Little Kicks (Pop Lobster). $5.

10 pm Get By Friday @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJs Mantis and Hajah Bug spin hip-hop, funk, soul, and reggae vibes on two turntables with very special guests. All jams all night. $5.

10 pm Frkn Wknd @ Savoy, 1166 Queen St. W. Celebrate Friday the 13th with the biggest tunes in hip-hop, R&B, and dancehall. Cheap drinks, dark room.

10 pm Crawford House Party @ Crawford, 718 College St. MC Jayflex hosts your favourite house party! Hip-hop, trap, and R&B all night + red cup drink special ($8.50 gets you a red cup and a Jager shot). $5 before 10:30 pm, more after.

SATURDAY

10 am Toronto Flower Market @ Great Gulf, 1056 Queen St. W. A one-of-a-kind shopping experience for urban dwellers looking for high-quality and affordable plants and flowers. Featuring an abundance of fresh-cut, potted, and bedding flower varieties sourced directly from Ontario greenhouses. Until 3 pm.

11 am Father’s Day Shopping Event @ Tigers of Sweden, 56 Ossington Ave. Celebrate dad with a party designed just for him at Tiger of Sweden’s Father’s Day Shopping Event. Featuring custom iced coffee creations from Sam James’ latest outpost, OZ, tasty snacks, and a special discount on all Father’s Day items (everything from ties to tees)! Until 5 pm.

10 pm Bey-sness Woman’s Special @ Round Venue, 152-A Augusta Ave. The Ultimate Beyoncé Dance Party. Featuring a special performance by Devine Darlin + DJs Sammy Royale, Nino Brown, and Diego Armand. $6.

10 pm Thigh High @ Churchill Bar, 1212 Dundas St. W. Luther’s fried chicken thighs + getting high = Thigh High. Amy + Shannon play mostly ’90s jams.

10 pm Evening Standard @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. The soothing sounds of yesterday, today, and tomorrow in the Bambi’s grotto. For 4.5 hours, Members Only will move your ass(es) with music made for dancing.

10 pm The BRTHDAY PRTY @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Who doesn’t love a birthday party?! Music provided by HRLD and RVM. Cupcake hour provided by Baken Toronto. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm How Soon Is Then @ Milk Glass Co., 1247 Dundas St. W. The songs, oh the songs – there are so many. They will be played. Fun will be had.

10 pm Strictly Business @ The Red Light, 1185 Dundas St. W. DJ Serious and DJ Numeric on the ones and twos, dropping classic hip-hop and R&B summer anthems all night long!

10 pm Beam Me Up Disco @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W.BA Digital Needle DJs and Cyclist provide a soundtrack of soulful disco, disco-rap, proto-boogie, abd other aural oddities are that primed to make you get up and shake alongside a roomful of eclectic groovers! Featuring a special soulful set from San Diegan guest JoeMama. $10.

10 pm Chronologic @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. A dance party through the ages! Pop and antipop from since the end of history (i.e. music from 1890 to 2014, played in chronological order). Featuring videos curated by Prism Prize. $5.

10 pm Secret Models @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. One big room, full of bad bitches! DJs Secret Models play hits straight from your high school semi-formal.

10 pm Deep Endz @ The Steady, 1051 Bloor St. W. A dance music night with a focus on two-step, house, UK garage, and techno. Music provided by DJs Totally Okay, Eytan Tobin, Nick James, and Internet Daughter.

10 pm Shake, Rattle & Roll @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Spend the night together with the Bangs & Blush ladies! ’60s pop, soul and rock ‘n’ roll to drink, dance, and get messy to. $5.

10 pm Ignition / Return of the Double Dragons @ Crawford, 718 College St. Upstairs, DJs Caff and The Dirty Frenchman play bumpin’ ‘n’ grindin’ R&B, hip-hop, dancehall, new jack swing, and slow jamz (plus more than enough R. Kelly classics). Downstairs, DJs Freeza Chin and Shai (a.k.a. the Double Dragons) play the best in reggae, dancehall, and soca + a touch of hip-hop and old school. $5 before 10:30 pm, more after.

10 pm Funk Off @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Get down to music of the funk variety! TNT on the tunes. $5.

11 pm Shake A Tail @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. ’60s pop, rock, soul, funk, garage, ska, ANYTHING! Always humid. $5.

SUNDAY

10 am Leslieville Flea @ Ashbridge Estate, 1444 Queen St. E. A curated market selling vintage, salvaged, up-cycled goods, furniture, antiques, collectibles, and select artisans. Until 5 pm

1 pm Borrel @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Traditional Dutch comfort/soul food, every Sunday afternoon. Drinks, tunes, and food you didn’t know that you love. Until 6 pm.

4 pm Sky Yard Sundays @ The Drake Sky Yard, 1150 Queen St. W. Brunch, booze, and a ton of fun in the Sun(day)! Fuel up with a late brunch or refreshing Coronas, and enjoy the sounds of weekly DJs from 4-8 pm.

7 pm Brass Facts Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Test your knowledge and win prizes! Hosted by Famous Kirk Hero. Until 10 pm.

7 pm Say Wha?! Readings of Deliciously Rotten Writing @ Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St. W. Performers put their comedic spin on some of the worst writing ever published at this literary/comedy show from Vancouver-based host and producer Sara Bynoe, “One of Vancouver’s most hilarious people” – WestEnder. Readers include: Amanda Brooke Perrin, Kyle Bottom, Teddy Kellogg, and Chris Wilson. $10 advance tickets available online.

8 pm TV Party: GoT Finale Feast @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Freak out to Game of Throne’s final episode on the big screen and dig on pseudo-medeival merryment and finale feast by FAN. 8 pm: Feast! ($10 with pint). 9 pm: Episode! 10 pm: Wax wizardry and rocking!

~ For event submissions, email Caitlyn Holroyd at caitlyn_holroyd@hotmail.com