November 22nd-December 2nd OneofaKind Christmas Show & Sale @ Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Place), 100 Princes Blvd. The perfect place to find unique gifts for the holidays! $12 online, $14 at the door.

November 24th-25th The Wandering Winter Craft Show @ Magic Pony, 680 Queen St. W. Over 30 local artists showcase their one-of-a-kind goods including jewelry, fashion, prints, and unique artworks. Get your holiday shopping started and support an artist in your community!

WEDNESDAY

10 pm Bright Lights, Big City @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Come for the music, stay for the music. DJ Wes Allen plays oddities, discoveries, reminders, secrets, lost and found, surprises, and jewels. 197? and earlier.

THURSDAY

1 pm L A B & iD Pop-Up Shop @ Untitled & Co., Bathurst St. Enter The L A B for one day only in Toronto! Until 10 pm.

10:30 pm Weekends Prelude x L A B & iD @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Dance partee + pop-up shop after party! Enter The L A B!

10 pm The Quiet Storm @ The Red Light, 1185 Dundas St. W. Resident DJ Andy Capp plays music with a strong emphasis on understated, mellow dynamics, and relaxed tempos and rhythm.

10 pm Little Badster @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Funlanski invites you to come snuggle up to this dream pop wonderland. All wonderful.

FRIDAY

7 pm Lomography Anniversary Party @ Lomography Gallery Store, 536 Queen St. W. A celebration of Lomography’s 20th anniversary + Lomography Gallery Store Toronto’s 2nd birthday! Featuring revelry, cake, giveaways, DJs, and live bands.

7 pm ROM Friday Night Live: Summer Fling DJs @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. The Summer Fling DJs play for the dinosaurs (and you!) from 7-9:30 pm only hits from the late Jurassic/early Cretaceous period of pop culture. Food and drink tickets available on-site starting at $5. $10 advance tickets available online day-of.

10 pm All That @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. A 90’s night like no other! DJs Streets and LK play mostly hip-hop, dirty R&B, and club kid jams. $5.

10 pm Laytheseknight @ The Red Light, 1185 Dundas St. W. DJs Famous Players n’ Patrick McGuire try their hardest not to play The Boy Is Mine five times.

10 pm The Cold Sweat @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A big blast of vintage soul and deep funk with DJ Double K alongside rude boy sax player Dennis P.

10 pm Foxtrot @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. DJ Odessa and guest Pammm play some stoner jams for you (psych, glam, rock ‘n’ roll, mod).

10 pm Peace/Noise @ Camp 4, 1173 Dundas St. W. DJs Peter Goose and Mick J. play punk, new wave, rock, and Brit-pop.

10 pm Jamz! @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. An anything goes, no bullshit, non-genre, dance ’til you drop, all your friends in one room, party hard, make the floor wet with sweat, shit show! With DJs Slater and Ty. $5.

10 pm Derailed: A Fundraiser Dance Party @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. A fundraiser dance party for Cycle Toronto. Good music all night and a silent auction featuring home-cooked dinner for two with Mike Layton and Brett Tryon at their house! Plus a ton of beautiful bike gear, including a sweet cruiser from Bateman’s and a limited edition Brooks saddle from Hoopdriver Bicycles. Free entry for Cycle Toronto members, $5 otherwise.

10 pm Breakfast @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. DJs Stupa and Mac plate an eclectic mix of music, mashing hip-hop, electro/house, rock, R&B, funk, and soul. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Ryan Crosson @ Wrongbar, 1279 Queen St. W. Headliner Ryan Crosson + support from Mike Gibbs, Nathan Barato, and Lee Osborne. $10 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Get By Fridays @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Mantis and Hajah Bug spin hip-hop, funk, soul, and reggae vibes on two turntables with very special guests.

10:30 pm Fuck U Fridays @ Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. Drag King Flare, Maximum Capacity, Dainty Smith, and Catherine Hernandez make their Midnight Erotic Cabaret debut. Guest DJ Sheila does an early set of raunch and roll while resident DJ Triple-X squirts all over the dance floor after midnight. $5.

SATURDAY

9 pm WORN Fashion Journal Presents: The Black Cat Ball @ The Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd. WORN is launching their issue 15 a purrrfect occasion to celebrate with a Black Cat Ball! $12 at the door (includes a copy of issue 15).

9 pm Crush Party: Crushwerk/Movember @ The Central, 603 Markham St. DJ Johnny B Goode spins + burlesque performances by Sevvy Skellington and Belle Jumelles accompanied by the vocal styling of Johnny B Goode. $7.

10 pm Soulvation @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. Soulvation has a new home! DJs Laura and Cindy, a.k.a. the Northern Belles play the rarest and danciest Northern soul floor-fillers and ecstatic funk shakers.

10 pm Bad Taste @ 751, 751 Queen St. W. Gully rap music all night with double barrel pump up selectors Walmer Convenience and Doug Skillmore. Duck your head, protect ya neck. $5 before midnight, more after.

10 pm Born To Run DMC @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. DJs Mizz Brown and Paul G spin rock and hip-hop classics, from The Boss to Run DMC! Free before 11:30 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Go Bang! @ Unit, 1198 Queen St. W. DJ Andy Capp plays dance music; some rare, some not.

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

10 pm Love Below @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Music made by machines (and people) moving in slow motion. Codeine techno + hypno house + subterranean atmosphere with DJ Andrew Ross.

10 pm Panic @ Velvet Underground, 510 Queen St. W. The ultimate retro party with DJ Lazarus spinning the kind of retro that changed your life. 80’s, 90’s, new wave, classic alternatives, ska, Brit-pop, dance, shoegaze, post-punk and more. This month’s spotlight is New Order. $5 before 11 pm, $10 after.

10 pm Fast Times @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. 80’s night with DJs Brendan Canning and Tweed!

10 pm Gay Nite @ Margret, 2952 Dundas St. W. Dancing and drinking in a non-breeding friendly environment! With DJs Boots Boogie, Betti Forde, The Husbears, Cozmic Cat, Dislexia, Fawn BC, and Shanelle Williams.

10 pm Ice Cold Dranks / Double Dragons @ Crawford, 718 College St. Upstairs, DJs Ry-Fi and FBomb play the bangers you love: hip-hop, old school, R&B, and party anthems to make you thirsty. 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.

10 pm Love Handle @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJs Catalist and Famous Lee throw an all-vinyl boogie funk dance party.

10 pm The Hoxton Saturdays @ The Hoxton, 69 Bathurst. Headliner Autoerotique + special guest Charlie Darker. $15 advance tickets available at Rotate This, Soundscapes, Play De Record, and online.

10 pm Pressure Drop @ The Embassy, 223 Augusta Ave. DJs Chuck Boom, Morningside 116 and Guv’nor General + special guest Lord Selector (David Kingston) play only the very ruffest, tuffest selections from across the different eras and styles of Jamaican music: ska, rocksteady, roots reggae, dubwize, rub-a-dub, dancehall, mento, calypso, soul, funk, and more. All vinyl and dubplate selection.

10 pm Footprints 10 Year Anniversary Bash @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W. Footprints celebrates 10 years of going strong! With Resident DJs Jason Palma, General Eclectic, and Deejay Stuart + special guest Dom Servini (London, UK). Expect all the goodies from soul, funk, jazz, afrobeat, latin, house, hip-hop, beat generation, and choice mashups. $10.

11 pm Essence Brown @ Holy Oak, 1241 Bloor St. W. Sexy, smooth, seductive hip-hop, R&B, and dancehall with your hosts Manila Ice, Hoi King, and Turfmayne (it’s his DJ retirement party!). PWYC.

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

SUNDAY

10 am Flipside DJ & Collectors Record Sale @ The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W. Over 20,000 vinyl records in one room! Until 4 pm.

11 am 501 Streetcar Food Tour @ Roncesvalles & Queen St. W. The 501 Queen Streetcar route is the longest surface route in North America AND one of the longest in the world! This line runs approximately 24.8 kilometres (15.4 miles) traversing Toronto from the east-west. This tour will visit six neighbourhoods and make six stops. $65-75 tickets available online.

~ Caitlyn Holroyd

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