EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT
In the Innis Cafe: "1001 Nights of Storytelling." Every Friday night since 1978, storytellers and listeners have been gathering in downtown Toronto for an open evening of oral stories. Each Friday night is unique, and everyone is welcome to come and listen, come and tell. Suggested donation: $5. 8pm - 10:30pm. For more information visit www.1001fridays.org
April 1
CINSSU presents a Free Friday Film screening of The Illusionist at 7 pm. Visit here for more details or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on Facebook.
April 2
The Department of Spanish and Portugeuse presents Literacy Voices of Equitorial Guinea. Event begins at 6 pm.
April 4
CINSSU and Warner Brothers presents an advance screening of Arthur. Screening begins at 7:30. Passes available through CINSSU. There will be a rush line for those without tickets. Visit here for more details or "Cinema Studies Student Union" on facebook.
April 7
The corporate communications program at Seneca College invites you to join a panel of inspiring minds for a discussion on using social media to fund-raise, engage and inspire action for social causes. Event at 6:30 p.m. Visit here for registration and more details.
April 8
The Institute of Traditional Medicine presents An evening with 'Survivorman' Les Stroud & Anishnabe Elder Dave Courchene. Visit here for more details and ticket sales. Event begins at 7 pm.
April 13 - May 18
The Academy for Lifelong Learning presents the Spring Talks series. Coffee at 9:45 a.m. - Speaker at 10:20 a.m. Free for members (no reservation necessary), $7.00 for non members. Visit here for more details.
April 15
The Asian Institute presents an evening with Ryan Pyle to discuss his photography career, his motorcycle expedition, and the challenges of film making in "The Middle Kingdom". Samples of his photography and video clips from his motorcycle film will be included in his lecture. Event at 6:30 pm. Visit here for registration and more details.
April 17
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill starting at 2 p.m. Featuring: Frenchman's Creek(1944, 113 min, Director: Mitchell Leisen. With Joan Fontaine, Arturo De Cordova, Basil Rathbone.) Dashing, swashbuckling Frenchman pirate pits his wits and sword against villainy on the Cornish coast. Fontaine is delicious as the damsel in this glorious Technicolor romp. Followed By: The Black Arrow (1948, 76 min Director: Gordon Douglas. With Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready.) At the close of the War of the Roses, a young man returns to find his father mysteriously murdered. Treachery lurks in every scene as the hero plunges deeper into intrigue and closer to his revenge. Visit here for more details.
April 18
The Toronto Film Society presents a double bill starting at 7:30 p.m. Featuring: A Lady Takes a Chance (1943, 86 min Director: William Seiter. With Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Phil Silvers.) A wide-eyed city gal hooks up with a rough and ready rodeo cowboy on her bus vacation, but she has to compete with his sidekicks--including his horse. Followed By: Salty O'Rourke (1945, 99 mins. Director: Raoul Walsh. With Alan Ladd, Gale Russell, William Demarest.) After his partner leaves Salty holding a big bag of debt, the smooth talking conman dreams up a complicated plot involving a banned jockey, an un-rideable horse and a big race. It gets a lot more complicated when he and the jockey spy the pretty schoolteacher. Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. Visit here for more details.
April 19
The Canadian Journalism Foundation presents: Freedom of Information in Canada with Suzanne Legault, Canada's Information Commissioner. Event at 6:30 p.m. Visit here for registration and more details.
April 29 - May 8
Visit here for screening schedules and ticket information.