WEDNESDAY

7 pm Music Bingo @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. A FREE weekly event combining the love of music with the traditional bingo format. Each player receives a Music Bingo card which consists of an assortment of songs. Instead of calling out numbers, they play the music! Singing along encouraged.

8 pm Drake Trivia @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Teams of four or less put their random knowledge to the test as hosts Megan Griffith-Greene and Jeromy Lloyd fire off questions ranging from sporting records and celebrity scandals to geographic discoveries and culinary lingo. $2 to participate and the winning table gets an $80 Drake gift card (plus bragging rights)! Click here to reserve with OpenTable, or show up early to ensure a spot for your team.

THURSDAY

10:30 am “Every. Now. Then: Reframing” Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W. This ambitious contemporary exhibition marks Canada’s 150th anniversary and aims to address the mistakes of the past, rewrite and reclaim history, and articulate the need to take certain moments to stop, reflect, question and analyze as we move forward as a country. Featuring new and recent projects by artists from across Canada. Runs until December 10th.

8 pm Toronto Loves: Amy Winehouse @ Studio Bar, 824 Dundas St. W. For one night only, some of Toronto’s most talented singers, visual artists, and DJs will come together to pay tribute to Amy Winehouse. $10.

10 pm Hot Cakes @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. Get down with your bad self to the newest classic soul, R&B, and funk night, brought to you by Good Kids! Feel-good music to make you shake, rattle, and roll all night long.

10 pm Get Lo @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Bangs & Blush bring you the ULTIMATE ’90s til now dance party, GET LO! They’ll be playing all the shit you wanna hear from the ’90s to today.

10 pm Rewind @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. A DJ night featuring the best in RnB and UK garage!

10 pm New Currency & Friends @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. A celebration of underground music from around the world. The goal is to expose new music while still keeping up with what’s current and trending. Music Selection: JAYEMKAYEM and JEEB$. $5.

10 pm Supernova: Cosmic Dance Party @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. A cosmic dance party, celebrating the world of Letters to the Universe by Shaunga Tagore, a play in development about a brown, femme super-queero’s magical life story as she time travels through portals, alternate dimensions, the heart of the underworld, and into heights and hopes of the galaxies. Featuring DJs, fun performances, magical gift giveaways, tarot readings, astrology match-making, and more! $10 advance tickets available online.

FRIDAY

7 pm #FNLROM: O Canada @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. Bring this #FNLROM season to a climax by celebrating Canada 150, with complimentary access to “Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story,” “Anishinaabeg: Art & Power,” and “The Family Camera.” $17 tickets available online and at the door.

10 pm 100% Dynamite @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. DJs General Eclectic, Misty, and Parkdale Funk spin the explosive sounds of vintage reggae, soul, and rock ‘n’ roll! Expect to hear everything from vintage Northern soul, girl groups, Motown, Stax, garage rock, and heavy funk to rocksteady, classic reggae, blue beat, and ska. $5 before 10:30 pm, $10 after.

10 pm Jamz @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Mostly ’90s dance party with pals Slater and Ty! $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Turn Back Time: ’80s Video Dance Party @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Queen, Billy Joel, Lionel Richie, Culture Club, Wham!, Dire Straits – the decade that had it all. Whether you lived through it, were born during, or are just nostalgic for a time you never knew, this is a night of ’80s celebration. $10 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Essence Brown @ The Steady, 1051 Bloor St. W. Sexy, smooth, seductive hip-hop, R&B, and dancehall with your hosts Teej Mahal, Hoiking, and Sims + special guest Sylvermayne. $5.

10 pm No No Pony @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Old rap and R&B faves + new bangers, with Ginuwine’s “Pony” every hour on the hour. Amy Wood riding solo in the saddle. $5.

10 pm Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. A pulsating dance party rocking the retro sounds of the 1990s! All your favourite dance, pop, hip-hop, R&B, and so on and so on and so on. $5 with student ID, $10 without.

11 pm Get Good @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Diggy The DJ plays all your favourite bangers. $10.

SATURDAY

11 am Canada’s 150th @ Steam Whistle Brewing, 255 Bremner Blvd. Steam Whistle Brewing partners with Hudson’s Bay to celebrate Canada’s 150th in true Canadian fashion, with live music, Canadian comfort food, a pop-up shop, and of course, Steam Whistle beer. Until 1 am.

8:30 pm Canada 150 ​Fireworks Cocktail Cruise @ Oriole (Mariposa Cruises), 207 Queens Quay W. Celebrate Canada’s 150th with​ cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, ​and unobstructed views of the Canada Day fireworks show backdropped by the Toronto skyline!​ Guests ​b​oard the Oriole for a three-hour cruise on Lake Ontario​, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar. $64 tickets available online.

7:30 pm Canada D’Eh 2017: Trivia & Karaoke @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. The Gladstone’s Melody Bar is hosting everything kitschy Canadiana on July 1st, and in true Canadian style, it’s all free! Test your knowledge of Canadian history, geography pop culture, politics, more (and maybe win a prize) at trivia from 7-10 pm, then sing your heart out with (Can-Con) Karaoke with Joel French from 10 pm onwards.

10 pm PPParty @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Why all the the P? ‘Cuz this party is golden! 24 Karat hits from all decades. $5.

10 pm Worst Behavior @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. This Saturday, be on your worst behavior. Bangs & Blush play past and present bangers all night long from Drake, The Weeknd, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., Nelly, TLC, Missy Elliott, and more! $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Tiki Disco Saturdays @ Miss Thing’s, 1279 Queen St. W. Post-dinner Saturday night party in the Coconut Room, with special guest DJs to make you MOVE! No cover before midnight.

10 pm Saturday Night Jukebox Dance Party @ Stone’s Place, 1255 Queen St. W. Meet DJ Blush at Stones Place every Saturday night for the most fun/positive/energetic dance party on the West side of the 6! She plays the best ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s Motown, Stax, classic soul, funk, rock ‘n’ roll, pop, and disco.

10 pm With It @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. Floorshakers and heartbreakers with DJs Nico and Magnificent! ’60s mod, reggae, and soul. Presented in collaboration with Fred Perry Toronto and in part by Kops Records and CIUT 89.5 FM. $5-10 cover.

11 pm Never Forgive Action @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. A monthly dance party spinning quality hip-hop and R&B anthems from the ’80s, ’90s, ’00s, and beyond. Music provided by resident DJs Numeric and Dalia! Hosted by More or Les. $10.

SUNDAY

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

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