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We're Here - We're Queer - And we will see you in 2008! Saturday June 9 to Sunday June 24, 2007 - Related Events
Queer West Fest Guide - Festival Overview | Official Events | Press Reviews | Related Events | Sponsors
So come out and celebrate all things cool at some of these Queer West Fest - Affiliated Events One of the many reasons, Queer West Toronto is so popular now, is because our local DJ's set out to celebrate all that's odd, sweet, and just that little bit dirty about the alternaqueer music scene. Showcasing everything from lovelorn acoustic pop, funk, retro, new wave, disco, reggae, trip hop, pop rock, ska, afrobeat, samba, glam to garage punk and filthy beats. The Church and Wellesley village is more into House and Vocal Trance. (QWF Affiliated Event) Saturday June 9 to 30 - Come As You Gallery- Loree Erickson Photographs exploring desire and disability. Come As You Are. 701 Queen St W. 416--504-7934. www.comeasyouare.com | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Saturday June 9 to July 1 - Thrush Holmes Empire Gallery - Double Queer Fun. The Translator’s Conundrum, new prints from Daryl Vocat. Sasquatch Squat, new sculpture by Allyson Mitchell. 11am-6pm.Wed-Fri. Noon-6pm. Sat & Sun. Thrush Holmes Empire Gallery 1093 Queen St W. South west corner at Dovercourt. 416- 530-4747. www.thrushholmes.com | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event)Tuesday June 12 to 17 - Worldwide Short Film Festival - Plenty of queer shorts on offer at Innis Town Hall and Cumberland Theatre. Tue, Jun 12-17. 416--445-1446 ext 815. Shorterisbetter.com | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Thursday June 14 - Queer And Trans Caribbean Writers @ Gladstone Hotel, Karene Brown, D-lishus, Nik Redman, Dianah Smith and other emerging writers read sensuous and revolutionary spoken word, poetry and stories. 7:30 pm. $8 adv, $12 door. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. www.aisfororange.org | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Saturday June 15 to July 7 - Paul Petro Gallery - Andrew Harwood’s The Canadian Musical Terrorist Series, an ironic and sparkling tribute to Canadian musicmakers. With photographer Shari Hatt’s Liberace’s Closet. 11am-5pm.Wed-Sat. Fri, Jun 15-Jul 7. 980 Queen St W.416- 979-7874. | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
(QWF Affiliated Event) Saturday June 16 - Swamperella Pride Edition @ Gladstone Ballroom Swamperella monthly Cajun and Zydeco dance band providing live music dance lesson 8:30 The band is on 9:30 pm. Cover $10. 1214 Queen St. W. at Dufferin. 416. 531.4635 | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. www.swamperella.com (QWF Official Event) Saturday June 16 - Community & Market Place Fair @ Drake Hotel. 1150 Queen St W. Travel, Lifestyle, Sports, Literature, Health etc The Details (QWF Official Event)
Sunday June 17 - 3rd Annual Pride Ride. High Park Leisurely
ride from Sunnyside to the Beaches, Noon to 3 PM - Free (QWF Affiliated Event) Friday June 18 to 23 - ReelHeART International Film Festival "The Filmmakers Film Festival" Will be showing the Canadian premiere of Out & About with Brewer & Berg - A Multidimensional Travelogue Join us in this philosophical travelogue of Europe with two zany guys in this quirky, idiosyncratic, documentary of their vision quest in search of a new mythology that includes gay and lesbian consciousness. Think Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure starring your 2 wacky new-age gay uncles. Follow Michael Brewer and Thomas Alan Berg through Switzerland and Italy as they explore and debunk old myths, paradigms and prejudices all the way to the gates of Vatican, where they discover and proclaim their own unique spiritual identities as gay men. ..The Out & About with Brewer & Berg Documentary to be shown on Friday June 22, at Southern Accent Restaurant. 595 Markham Street (Mirvish Village) Phone: 416 536 3211www.southernaccent.com | www.reelheart.com | www.utoronto.ca/townhall/ Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Tuesday June 19 to Sunday June 24- Southern Accent Restaurent's Pridelicious a $27 prix fixe meal with $5 donated to the St Joseph Hospital Foundation. Location: Southern Accent Restaurent, 595 Markham Street (Mirvish Village) Phone: 416 536 3211www.southernaccent.com | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event)
Tuesday June 19 - Latina LBTTIQQ2S Pride
Party @ The Gladstone free fiesta hosted by Latina LBTTIQQ2S,
the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape and
the Toronto Women’s Bookstore. The fun includes a film screening,
drag kings, spoken word performances, art and, to fire up the dance
floor, salsa and merengue music. 9 pm Free. 1214 Queen St. W. No cover.www.gladstonehotel.com
416.531.4635. | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. . (QWF Official Event) Tuesday June 19 - Java Knights Schmooze Fest @ Gladstone Hotel (Art Bar) 1214 Queen St W. Guest Speaker - Steven Bereznai, former editor of fab Magazine, Author of Gay and Single...Forever? 7 PM to 9 PM - Free, Free food, cash bar. After hours party 9 pm to 11 pm The Details
(QWF Affiliated Event) Wednesday June 20 - Hump Day Bump Pride edition @ The Gladstone. Pansies from Parkdale do a ballroom blitz in the Gladstone Hotel’s Melody Room. 9pm. 1214 Queen St. W. No cover.www.gladstonehotel.com 416.531.4635. | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. . (QWF Affiliated Event) Thursday June 21 to August 19 - The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, (MOCCA) Gallery - Love/Hate: New Crowned Glory In The GTA, a huge show of local artists exploring the beautiful mess that is the Toronto art scene. With Author Robert M Vaughan, Bruce LaBruce, Fiona Smyth, Suzy Oliveri, Raffael Iglesias, Nick and Sheila Pye, Istvan Kantor, Fastwürms, Harold Klunder, Steven Laurie, Dyan Marie Projects, Anitra Hamilton, Ulysses Castellanos, Jason Gringler, Mike Hansen and more. PWYC. Tue-Sun. 11am-6pm. Thu, Jun 21-Aug 19. 952 Queen St W. 416-395-0067.mocca.toronto.on.ca. | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
Offering up a bill that includes the live debut performance of Dreamfirst (torncity) alongside selectors A Man Called Warwick (Turning Point/Ducktape.ca), P. Budgster , Kalmplex and ree raw (Frontish), Solstice Pride will be sure to turn out the brightest golden bois and golden stars with underground polyrhythmic sounds like downtempo hip hop, ska, afrobeat, samba, funk and lounge. Location: Footwork Bar (425 Adelaide Street West). *19+ event, Cover $12 entrance with purple or gold. Email: solsticepride@gmail.com Website: www.myspace.com/solsticepride | www.footworkbar.com | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
(QWF Affiliated Event) Thursday June 21 - Mix and mingle Pride BBQ @ University of Toronto Hart House. U of T’s annual Pride Pub, beats and beer courtesy of DJ Cozmic Cat for U of T’s annual Pride Pub in the Hart House quad. This is a 17+ event with ID required. 8pm-1am. 7 Hart House Cir. $5 after 9pm. lgbtq.sa.utoronto.ca | Queer West, Toronto Ontario (QWF Official Event) Friday June 22 - Queer West Fest "Closing Night Party" @ Lot 16 Bar 1136 Queen St W., Knotty Knights 80's Dance Party - "The Only Gay in the Village"DJ Triple-X spins new wave, punk, and junk from the 80's 10 PM to 2 AM - No Cover The Details
DANCE YOURSELF TO DEATH (Toronto) After only two years, this red-hot (and super cute) power-pop-punk trio has a serious following of fans who’ve fallen for their catchy hooks and fun, energetic stage presence. ‘60s girl-group meets ‘80s pop-rock. Sweet! Myspace.com/danceyourselftodeath SCREAM CLUB (Olympia, WA) We are so hyped to present a spotlight set by Olympia’s Cindy Wonderful and Sarah Adorable - sexy, smart, feminist, gender-queer rapping superheroes who inspire and entertain with their original electro-hop-glam-rock. Contagious! www.screamclub.com | plus appearances by hype local Mcs NOLAN NATASHA myspace.com/nolannatasha LA BOMBA myspace.com/labombsPANTHA BLAX panthablax.com | CHERRY BOMB resident Djs DENISE BENSON + COZMIC CAT putting fresh new flavas in your ear visuals by filmmaker LIZ SINGER 9pm – 3am . Performances start at 10:30pm at the Mod Club Theatre 722 College Street fantastic sound + stage + lighting • balconies • lounge • patio • 650 person capacity $15 in advance + at the door LIMITED quantity of advance tickets on sale from MONDAY May 28 with half of the venue’s capacity held for admission at the door. Advance tickets at: Toronto Women’s Bookstore . 73 Harbord Street Come As You Are . 701 Queen West Soundscapes . 572 College Street a licensed, 19+ event myspace.com/cherrybombtoronto | www.themodclub.com | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Friday June 22- Foxhole Pride Edition @ The Gladstone Ballroom. A quasi gay, bi, lesbian and trans pride bash with DJs Shane MacKinnon, May and Bink spinning a bit of everything. Cover $7. Gladstone Hotel, Doors 9pm. 1214 Queen St. W. at Dufferin. 416. 531.4635. ww.gladstonehotel.ca | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
(QWF Affiliated Event) Friday, June 22nd, Bitchslap! returns to Footwork with: Domesticated: The Pride Edition. After two years of incredible ass-slapping shows this 7th installment in the special event series will be the very first Pride Edition. Join the entire Bitchslap! crew in celebrating the first night of Pride weekend ‘07 with Bitchslap! resident DJs Sydney Blu and TK, and featuring the return of NYC diva, Honey Dijon! Bitchslap! is a special underground dance event series in Toronto for forward thinking music lovers. Now in its third year, Bitchslap! has blossomed into a fabulous city-wide event series. EVENT DETAILS: Friday June 22nd, 2007 Footwork Bar & Afterhours www.footworkbar.com 425 Adelaide St. West Doors: 10 PM – 5:00 AM Cover: $30 all night | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Friday
June 22 - Automatt, House of Helder @ Drake Hotel A Pride Weekend Affair
hosted by Fritz Helder (of Fritz Helder and the Phantoms
www.myspace.com/fritzhelderandthephantoms).
The Juan MacLean (DFA) from New York City (www.myspace.com/thejuanmaclean
) provides a special guest DJ set for the Pride kickoff party. A three
floor house party features DJ sets by DJ Produzentin
www.produzentin.com
(Hot Nuts), House of Helder w/ Fierce and Hollywood, Mikey Apples,
dinamo, and live sets by Syntonics, Minus Smile and visuals by Owen
Milburn. A $10.00 all access cover gets you into the Underground,
Lounge and Sky Yard. Drake Hotel - 1150 Queer Street West. | Queer West,
Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Friday June 22 - Women's Pride Dance @ Palais Royale Ballroom! The Palais Royale presents Palais Pride 07! Kick off for Pride Weekend at the biggest, hottest Lesbian event of the year! Come to the Palais Royale and feel the Pulse of Palais Pride all night long. Friday June 22, doors open 8pm. Free shuttle from Union Station starting at 7:30pm. Tickets $20. Palais Royale, 1601 Lakeshore Blvd West. Tickets available online at www.palaisroyale.ca (under Public Events page), www.ticketweb.ca, 1-888-222-6608, or at Toronto Women's Bookstore 73 Harbord St and Come As You Are 701 Queen St W. | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
(QWF Affiliated Event) Saturday June 23 - PARADOX PRIDE PARTY @ I V Lounge. What would happen if an unstoppable force hit an immovable object? www.myspace.com/kalmplex1www.myspace.com/sonicscience Presenting…the PARADOX PRIDE PARTY an irresistible mix of hip hop, drums & bass, rhythm and blues, neo soul, and fusion hype beats with delicious treats for the eyes & stomach with DJ kalmplex and special guest Mad Scientist. Pay what you can from 10 pm to close. Saturday June 23, 2007 I. V. Lounge at 326 Dundas St. W (at McCaul St.) 416-593-5105.19+ plus with government issued ID, Wheelchair accessible | Queer West, Toronto. (QWF Affiliated Event) Saturday June 23 - Zoi Zoi St-Jean-Baptiste Pride Party @ The Boat ZOÏ ZOÏ'S ANNUAL ST-JEAN-BAPTISTE PARTY! SATURDAY JUNE 23RD AT THE BOAT IN TORONTO! A CELEBRATION OF QUÉBÉCOIS AND FRENCH CANADIAN POP WITH LOTSA CHEESE CURDS AND BEER! Prochain Zoi Zoi: C'EST LA ST-JEAN-BAPTISTE! SAMEDI LE 23 JUIN AU BOAT DE TORONTO! VENEZ DANSER SUR LE MEILLEUR DE LA MUSIQUE QUÉBÉCOISE ET CANADO-FRANÇAISE! Weeeeeeeeeeeeee! Zoi Zoi doesn't mean anything! It's the name of a song by a French singer called France Gall...the lyrics of the song (in French) actually go "Zoi Zoi, it doesn't mean anything, but saying it fills my heart with joy." We basically didn't want to call our night anything that was too cliche, like "Ooh la la." Or too complicated, so we decided to go with that. And really, Zoi Zoi DOES fill your heart with joy! www.myspace.com/zozoi Doors at 10 pm Cover $5 buxxs. The Boat 158 Augusta Avenue, Kensington Market | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.(D.Q.) (QWF Affiliated Event) Saturday June 23 - Good For The Sports! Pride party @ The Beaver Cafe with DJs Danny B, Jeremy Hoisak and Maxx Attitude spinning classic house. Sexy sports attire encouraged. Cover $5. 10pm Beaver Cafe - 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768 ( a gay and lesbian bar without the label) | Queer West Toronto, Ontario.www.myspace.com/torontobeaver
ALL NIGHT BACK-TO-BACK SETS by Djs CPI (Ottawa. Divergence. thetastates.com) DELICIOUS (voglie. Soma. Slack's) COZMIC CAT (hotsteppin. Cherry bomb) DENISE BENSON (savour. Synchro. Ckln. Cherry bomb) spinning edgy new underground sounds mixed with carefully selected classics. House. Tech. Electro. Booty. Breaks. Baltimore. Indie dance. Mashups + more The Details: Crosstown 178 Bathurst Street (at Queen West) clean full sound • warm wooden dancefloor • lounge/chill area • warehouse vibes baby! $10 before 11pm . $15 after no advance tickets . Doors open 10pm to 3am . Party goes to 5am a licensed, 19+ event for queer gals + our pals myspace.com/cherrybombtoronto | .www.crosstowntoronto.com | www.denisebenson.com | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.
Headliner Nicky Click is a producer songwriter and video artist based out of Olympia, WA. The Nicky Click is the physical manifestation of one woman who focused on capturing, preserving, and making into song, the experiences, and feelings of those who passed through her world. Her inventive style of electro-synth is much more then meets the eye. Upon closer inspection, the songs unravel into simple stories based around feminist ideals, mixed with simple emotions and queer politics. Nicky Clicks music encompasses an experience of magic and pureness, childlike simplicity and near aloof harmlessness. This will be Nicky's first ever Toronto show. www.nickyclick.com "Nicky Click is a one woman feminist electro band", says SF Weekly. Sydney Blu has been profiled in The Toronto Star, Metro News, and EYE and NOW, rated one of the best dj's in Canada and has played across the world. www.sydneyblu.com Barbi is one of Toronto's best-known dj's is one-half of the critically acclaimed Syntonics. www.myspace.com/djbarbi Daniel Wilson is the creator of both EdgePlay at Buddies in Bad Times and QueerELLE at Ciao Edie. www.myspace.com/theskyisempty The Details: Saturday June 23, 2007 Codeine Andy Poolhall's Pride Party W/ Nicky Click (Live) DJ's Sydney Blu Barbi Daniel Wilson 9pm Cover $5. Andy Poolhall, 489 College Street, Queer West Toronto, Ontario (QWF Affiliated Event) Sunday June 24 - DJ Matt Medley "THE UNOFFICIAL PRIDE PARTY" @ Andy Poolhall. Medley, is a multi-talented artist who has an aptitude for filling dance floors and tearing roofs off of clubs. With his diverse and distinctive blend of musical genres he entertains audiences of all varieties. Through creativity, attitude and intense work ethic, Medley has risen from modest beginnings to become a recognized name. With talents in many areas of the artistic spectrum, Medley is equally respected for his skills as a DJ as his skills as a visual artist and often combines the two. He has the rare ability to refreshingly combine hip-hop, rhythm & blues, soul, funk, house, electro, retro, new wave, disco, reggae, trip hop, lo-fi, jazz, rock & roll, breaks and more into a musical rollercoaster ride. During one of his sets you are sure to hear an assortment of Medley’s own productions that include an arsenal of original remixes and mashups. djmedley.com and guests doors at 8pm Location Andy Poolhall. 489 College St. NO COVER.www.andypoolhall.com 416.927.7774. | Queer West, Toronto Ontario. (QWF Affiliated Event) Sunday June 24 - A Big Gay Pride Party @ Stones Place. Headlined by fierce DJ Frankie Nadeau from Ottawa, Big Gay has a house party feel with hard to find 80s remixes. 8pm. Stones Place, 1255 Queen St. W. Cover $10. 416.536.4242. www.stonesplace.ca Queer West, Toronto Ontario (QWF Affiliated Event) Sunday June 24 - Pride Dance Party by Girls for Girls @ Bovine Sex Club. Pink Mafia's Thunderpussy, Featuring DJs Secret Agent Anna Pournikova hosts. Free special all-female Sunday night staff, lead by bartender and promoter Chloe Van Len. Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen Street West (416) 504-4239, No cover. 10pm doors. bovineclub.com | There's more Lesbian events in Queer West Toronto, than anywhere else in the city.
Gay West Community Inc., a not-for-profit organization "Network" has been around for nearly 10 years promoting queer events and happenings, as well as the multitude of queer-friendly establishments that are in the west end of Toronto. Parkdale/Trinity Bellwoods is a place to party, as well as a place to call home. For wonderful sightseeing tour in the heart of the Queer West a place where all orientations feel welcome Queer West Fest - Triple-X Productions info@themarsbar.com ( 416-551-1709) Queer West Fest Guide - Overview 2008 | Overview 2007 | 2007 Official Events | | Related Events 2007 | Press Reviews | Sponsors |
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