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 The MUFF Society Presents: Half Baked @ Imagine Cinemas Carlton, 20 Carlton St. Join The MUFF Society for a screening the classic stoner comedy Half Baked, from director Tamra Davis (Billy Madison, Crossroads, more music videos than you could shake a stick at)! Pop-up shop + photobooth fun at 8 pm, screening at 9. $10 advance tickets available online.

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

6:15 pm Feminist Live Reads: Mean Girls @ Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. That’s so fetch! Join an all-star cast of Toronto performers for a live staged reading of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls screenplay, directed by Feminist Live Reads creator Chandler Levack. Doors at 6:15 pm, show starts at 6:45. $15 tickets ($12 for members/students) available online or at the box office, with proceeds going towards the Trans Lifeline, a suicide prevention hotline for transgender folks in Canada and the United States.

8 pm Slippery Slope Thursdays @ The Drake Sky Yard, 1150 Queen St. W. Let the Drake help keep your dancing feet toasty-warm every Thursday this winter with Reyka Vodka! Crunk, bop, and slide to the sweet grooves of R&B, hip-hop, Top 40, reggae, and dance courtesy of DJ iammiikey.

10 pm Nochella @ Adelaide Hall, 250 Adelaide St. W. Can’t make it to Coachella? Don’t sweat it, Adelaide Hall is turning up the heat and transforming into our own desert oasis! Nuclear Family and other guest DJs will be playing 2017 Coachella acts all night long. Festive wear encouraged. $10 tickets available online and at the door.

10 pm Ice Blue Mink @ Cold Tea, 60 Kensington Ave. The weather’s nice again, next day’s a stat holiday, and DJs Sasha Kalra and Marko Orlic will be playing the hell out of the new Kendrick, Drake, and 2 Chainz albums (amongst many other favourites).

10 pm Dirty Talk @ Unlovable, 1415-B Dundas St. W. Music for dancing with pleasure models. Music to transport you to the far reaches of Orion, to watch the C-beams glitter in the dark. Music for robots, runners, and replicants. Pam Hong (Pammm) and Diana McNally (Automaticamore) play Italo, cosmic disco, ’80s Euro synthpop, Montreal sound, and weird dad jams. Adults only.

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 Vanishing Point @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. A monthly dance party featuring disco, funk, soul, and rare grooves.

FRIDAY

8 pm Spring Midnight MRKT @ 2nd Floor, 461 King St. W. A late-night market with local goods. As always, expect fresh and creative local retailers, food truck favourites coming inside with street food pop ups, a big ol’ bar featuring a SPIK’D MRKT PUNCH so you can drink while you shop, and of course, DJs to keep you moving all night long. Until 1 am. Bring cash for the good goods.

8 pm Fashion Art Toronto Launch Party @ Offsite, 867 Dundas St. W. Celebrate the launch of Fashion Art Toronto with a night of dancing, socializing, and mingling with fashion designers, artists, models, stylists, friends, fashionistas!

9 pm My Bad @ Stone’s Place, 1255 Queen St. W. DJ Blush is bringing the SHAME to Stones Place with this ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s guilty pleasure dance party! Wham!, Puff Daddy, Shania Twain, Guns N Roses, Hall & Oates, Mariah Carey, Will Smith, Phil Collins, The Go-Gos, The Spice Girls, and more. $5.

10 pm Puppy Love @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. Queer + sex positive dance party with DJ Johnny B Goode on the decks, spinning a mix of pop, house, nostalgia, dance floor classics, and R&B. Performance by Trixi Jones. $5.

10 pm It’s Britney Bitch: A Britney Spears Dance Party @ Studio Bar, 824 Dundas St. W. Her debut studio album, …Baby One More Time, was released on January 12, 1999. It became the biggest selling album ever by a teenage artist. And we all know what happened after her meteoric rise to fame. You’ll be dancing “Till The World Ends” to the “Crazy” sounds of DJs Dolo Rock and AyYo. $10 tickets available online and at the door.

10 pm Rock Sucker @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. DJ Starboy takes you through 70 years of rock ‘n’ roll – glam rock, garage rock, classic rock. Cheap drinks and cheap thrills all night long!

10 pm Gold Chain @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJs Aoki and Snack will have you dancing all night long to the best hip-hop of today and yesterday. You don’t wanna miss this display of supreme DJing – it’s the gold standard.

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 and Orange Pekoe in the saddle. $5.

10 pm Fuck It @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Join the Bangs & Blush ladies for a night full of drinking and bad decisions. Drake, Hanson, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Missy Elliott, Venga Boys, Bieber, Will Smith, Spice Girls, Eminem, Jay-Z, Disney music, and more! $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Synthesexer @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. Toronto’s synthesexiest sexy synthy alternative electro dance party returns! Expect to hear stuff like: Tiga, Annie, Chromeo, M.I.A., Holy Ghost!, Robyn, Daft Punk, Little Dragon, Pet Shop Boys, and more. DJs ARP 2600, Digits, and Little Kicks will be present to sex you up (music-wise). $10.

10 pm Canada Thrust @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Hip-hop, house, and party music miscellany from Canada Thrust. $5.

10:30 pm Saved By The ’90s @ Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church St. A wayback playback in support of Forte Toronto Gay Men’s Chorus, featuring DJ Craig Dominic. Maybe you’ll meet the A.C. Slater of your dreams. ’90s attire STRONGLY encouraged. $10.

11 pm Lay These Knight @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. Famou$ Players play the sweatiest R&B anthems from the ’90s to the ’00s to the ’10s. All your old favourites, new favourites, and soon-to-be-favourites! $10.

SATURDAY

11 am #TigerLovesOssington @ Tiger of Sweden, 56 Ossington Ave. Celebrate Easter in style with Tiger of Sweden. Shop one-of-a-kind suits, leather goods, spring looks, and more for both men and women. Keeping with Easter traditions, the store is also hosting a treasure hunt. Enjoy complimentary Steamwhistle beer and snacks with DJ Humble Mike spinning tracks all day long! Until 6 pm.

12 pm Bellwoods Flea: Easter Edition @ May, 876 Dundas St. W. Shop locally from Toronto’s best in art, baked goods, beauty care, clothing and fashion accessories, eco friendly, food, handmade, home decor, jewelry, vintage, and more. There will also be a full menu with specials on Vietnamese tapas, arcade machines, retro video games, and a lounge area for you to enjoy something to eat, view your purchases, listen to the tunes, or simply take a load off. Furry friends welcome! Until 6 pm.

10 pm Motown Party @ Studio Bar, 824 Dundas St. W. Come shimmy and shake your tail feather with Motown Party! Expect to hear The Supremes, Otis Redding, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, and more of the best and brightest music from the Motown, Northern Soul, and Stax labels throughout the night, courtesy DJs Dopey and Grouch. $5-10 advance tickets available online.

10 pm It’s All Good @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. DJs General Eclectic and Splattermonkey spin all-90s hip-hop, house, and rock! The best all killer and no filler selections from 1990 to 1999, so expect to hear stuff like Wu-Tang, Pixies, Nirvana, etc. Nostalgic moments guaranteed, because It’s All Good, baby! $10.

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 Work In Progress Presents: LNS @ Bambi’s, 1265 Dundas St. W. Work In Progress is a radio show (n10.as radio) and events series dedicated to showcasing female-identifying talent in the electronic music community worldwide. This month, they welcome LNS (Freakout cult / 1080p, Vancouver), with support from CL (It’s Not U It’s Me, Toronto). $10 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Body Heat @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. DJ Jamieson and guests stir up a hot mess on the dance floor! Full of surprises, void of cover.

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 Hey Girl Hey @ The Steady, 1051 Bloor St. W. Come dry off from those April showers at your fave queer dance party celebrating the women of hip-hop and R&B! DJ Orange Pekoe spinning your jams + Beardoncé giving you life at the legendary 12:30 floorshow. $5.

10 pm Get It Together @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Kensington Market’s open format dance party welcoming all genres, all styles, and all people. Selections by Mikey McFly. $5.

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 The Office: 2000s Dance Party @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. Sometimes, you just have to be the boss of dancing. So come dance to all the 2000s music while Sneaky Dee’s shares their mutual enjoyment of The Office. $5 advance tickets available online.

10 pm All Soul’d Out @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. DJ Big Jimmy Mills on two turntables spinning old school hip-hop, party jams, dancehall, reggae, and RnB.

10:30 pm Back In The Day @ Revival, 783 College St. A tribute to ’90s old school hip-hop, R&B, dance, house, reggae, and pop with DJs Starting From Scratch and R2. Email info@themarqueemedia.com for bottle service inquiries and guest list.

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