DAYTIME
Mark Lewis: Invention
Continuing his fascination with the nature of moving images, the Canadian-born, England-based artist offers an installation centred on a trio of films he shot in Toronto. Modernist architecture and urban movement are in focus – the daily cinema of bustling vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the backdrop of Mies van der Rohe’s Toronto-Dominion complex of towers. Mr. Lewis’s invention? Perhaps a new way to look at our city.
To Jan. 4, 2016. Free. Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay W., 416-973-4949 or thepowerplant.org.
NIGHTIME
Seance
Some folks prefer their spirits in a bottle, while others lean more toward things supernatural. For the latter, the illusionist Nicholas Wallace presents an immersive, ghostly theatrical experience in which the history of seances and Victorian spookiness is explored. The performance concludes with an actual spirit summoning and goose-bump raising. Basically, this is a chance to get your Ouija on.
To Oct. 11. $30 to $35. Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave., 416-504-7529 or artsboxoffice.ca.
FOR THE KIDS
Homegrown Park Crawl
Up a creek, no paddle, no problem. The David Suzuki Foundation’s annual green-space parade of music and dance follows the path of the former Garrison Creek, from Trinity Bellwoods Park to Fred Hamilton Park to Bickford Park to Christie Pits, where vendors of remarkable food and craft beverages will offer convincing combinations. Upbeat adventures in music come from Sidewalk Crusaders, Turbo Street Funk and the eclectic and unboxable Woodshed Orchestra.
Sept. 27, noon to 6 p.m. Free. davidsuzuki.org/parkcrawl.
ONE TIME ONLY
The Debaters
The funniest debaters this side of Donald Trump argue pro and con regularly on a CBC Radio One series hosted by the punniest man alive, Steve Patterson. At a live taping on Tuesday, comedic arguers such as Sean Cullen and Laurie Elliott are sure to be zippy and unconventionally persuasive on the contentious topics at hand, be it a back-and-forth on soup as opposed to salad, or a yea-nay throwdown on the subject of the saxophone. All high fun, no question about it.
Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. $36 to $44. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton, 905-874-2800 or brampton.ca.
FREE
Word on the Street
The annual festival of books and magazines has moved from Queen’s Park to Harbourfront Centre, which, among other things, allows for a watery component to the event. Author readings and interviews will happen on tall ships, a windblown setting for themed cruises that include a sail with fright-genre writers such as Andrew Pyper.
Sept. 27. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission (some events are ticketed). Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W., thewordonthestreet.ca.