Indie Events Round Up: December 15 – 21

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Gein Wong reads at the Plasticine Poetry Series this Sunday [image via flickr.com]

Tuesday, December 16

TORONTO

12th Annual Dead Poets Night at the Art Bar, 8pm, Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth, free

15 readers come together for the end of Art Bar’s year, which features readings exclusively from the catalog of deceased writers.

Wednesday, December 17

TORONTO

Fight Back: Sex Workers Respond to C36, 6:30pm, queen West Community Health Centre, 168 Bathurst St, free

On December 6, Harper’s Bill C-36 became law. This year, on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a coalition of sex workers and sex worker organizations come together to share information and support each other with a panel and gathering. /

Season’s Crafting, 8pm, Shoppe and Tailor, 428 Ossington Avenue, $20 (includes snacks, supplies)

Crafting, music, drinks, and food at a new shop and studio space. BYO booze.

Thursday, December 19

TORONTO

Justseeds Winter Studio Sale, 5pm-9pm, 227 Sterling Rd #103, free

Come visit the home of justseeds, Jesse Purcell’s silkscreen studio, for the second annual studio sale! Get them gifts! Festive beverages, prints, friends, jams, etc.

Cut Cut Paste Holiday Bazaar, 6pm-10pm, The Beaver, 1192 Queen St W, free

A holiday craft event for those last minute holiday shoppers! All kinds of funky stuff and weird people.

Sunday, December 21

TORONTO

Plasticine Poetry Series, 6:30pm, Paupers Pub, free

Adam Sol, Susie Berg, and the inimitable Gein Wong round out the year at Plasticine.

Metropolis Screening with Live Score by Glass Apple Bonzai, doors 8pm, film 9pm, , ROUND, 152a Augusta Ave, $10

It’s exactly what it sounds like, which is fucking cool!