This Week’s Toronto Geek Events | July 6 to July 13
What’s the 411 on Toronto Geek Events this week? Well, the Toronto Fringe Theatre festival is in full swing this week as quite a mix of science and pop-culture all over GTA before the Pan-Am games. So if you’re looking for something geeky to-do, go ahead, check out our guide and get out there and enjoy some geekery.
All Week – Wednesday – Saturday – Sunday – Fringe Special
All Week
11AM to 6PM – Tuesday | 11AM to 8PM – Wed-Thu | 11AM to 6PM – Fri-Sun
3DXL – A Large-Scale 3D Printing Exhibition
Where: Design Exchange | 363 King Street West
What: This exhibition brings some of the world’s most innovative and challenging large-scale, never-before-seen 3D printed projects to Toronto.
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10AM to 4PM – Mon-Fri | 10AM to 5PM – Sat-Sun
MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition
Where: Ontario Science Centre | 770 Don Mills Road
What: Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage’s Mythbusters exhibit in our very own backyard, you should check it out – and then just have fun at the Science Centre.
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10AM to 4PM – Mon-Fri | 10AM to 5PM – Sat-Sun
Sports Science Arena
Where: Ontario Science Centre | 770 Don Mills Road
What: While you’re at the Science Centre enjoy the Mythbuster’s Exhibit you should go test your skills in aerodynamics and trajectory, ball physics and teamwork while getting hands-on with some of your favourite summer sports.
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11AM to 6PM – Tuesday | 11AM to 8PM – Wed-Thu | 11AM to 6PM – Fri-Sun
Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech
Where: Design Exchange | 39 Parliament Street
What:The diverse world of sports permeates every aspect of our lives from health, fashion and culture to technology, design and architecture.
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Wednesday, July 8th
6PM – 8PM
ROMwalk: Necropolis
Where: Toronto Necropolis | 200 Winchester Street
What: Toronto’s oldest non-denominational cemetery, the Necropolis is the final resting place of rebels and reformers as well as many of Toronto’s early residents.
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7PM – 10PM
We Are Wearables – Game On!
Where: MaRS Discovery District | 101 College Street
What:From the fan to the coach to the athlete, wearable tech is dramatically changing the game of sports.
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9PM – 11:55PM
Terrace Film Festival: Gladiator
Where: MoRoCo Chocolat | 99 Yorkville Avenue
What: Enjoy a cocktail & a film under the stars at MoRoCo Chocolat, Toronto’s most flirtatious chocolate lounge & boutique!
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Saturday, July 11th
11AM – 3:30PM
AlterConf
Where: Bento Miso Collaborative Workspace | 862 Richmond Street West
What: AlterConf Sessions are local events that provide safe opportunities for marginalized people and those who support them in the tech and gaming industries to learn from and encourage one another.
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12PM – 5PM
Toronto Cosplay Beach Party
Where: Woodbine Beach Park | 1675 Lakeshore Boulevard East
What: Ever wanted to wear a swimsuit cosplay or beach anime cosplay, but either didn’t feel right wearing it at a con or during Toronto’s cold weather?
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1PM – 6PM
Toronto Book Swap
Where: The Central | 603 Markham Street
What: The Toronto Book Swap is a great opportunity to clean out your bookshelves, share books, and to pick up some new reading material.
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8PM
SteamPunk Party
Where: Shoxs | 2827 Dundas Street West
What: SteamPunk Junction is throwing a SteamPunk party at at the Junction’s Historic Billiard Lounge, Shoxs. Outfits are not necessary, but are definitely recommended.
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Sunday, July 12th
10:30AM – 2:30PM
Cartoon Coach
Where: Silver Snail | 329 Yonge Street
What: Cartoon Coach is not a level based drawing course. It is a week to week discipline, not unlike Music or Martial Arts.
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8PM – 11PM
Gams and Gamma Rays: A Burlesque Exploration of Science Fact and Science Fiction
Where: Revival Bar | 783 College Street
What: Nerd Girl Burlesque is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the wonderful worlds of science fact and science fiction.
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Fringe Special
The Fringe Festival is here again, and they have 2,342,636 different shows going-on this year. We took a machete to the schedule and found the plays we thought were the geekiest… JUST FOR YOU!!!
May our suffering aide you in your cultural enrichment… GO SEE A PLAY*!!!
*Please remember to bring seeds and nuts to feed the starving thespians.
July 1-12
Duotang Chesterfield’s Mystery Theatre Live
Where: Randolph Theatre | 736 Bathurst Street
What: Join the gang at Duotang Chesterfield’s Radio Station for true case files from history’s forgotten detectives!
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July 1-10
Exposure
Where: Robert Gill Theatre | 214 College Street
What: Paris in the spring! Louis Daguerre has created something that will change the world.
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July 1-9
Gavin Crawford: “Friend” “like” #me
Where: Annex Theatre | 736 Bathurst Street
What: This Guy Does A One Man Show And What Happens Next Will BLOW YOUR MIND! Canada’s top character comedian Gavin Crawford takes the audience on a clickbaiting spiral of characters we all know.
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July 1-12
Hamlet… A Puppet Epic
Where: George Ignatieff Theatre | 15 Devonshire Place
What: Plots! Schemes! Puppets! There’s something awesome in the state of Denmark!
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July 2-11
Zach Zultana: Space Gigolo
Where: Tarragon Theatre | 30 Bridgman Avenue
What: A 22nd century solo adventures about the trials of life in space, mining unions, love, and revolution.
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July 2-11
The Crazy Space Adventures of Princess Sparkly Butt & The Hot Dog Kid
Where: George Ignatieff Theatre | 15 Devonshire Place
What: A space exploring Princess discovers that she can control time with her butt… intrigued?
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July 2-12
Shevil the Musical
Where: Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse | 79 St. George Street
What: In a city called Peril where evil lurks in every corner, a Hero always saves the day.
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July 2-12
Redefining Wonder
Where: Robert Gill Theatre | 214 College Street
What: Chris Funk delivers a Las Vegas Style magic show filled with comedy and amazement!
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July 2-12
Lockeye & Pond in Death Killing Machine
Where: Annex Theatre | 736 Bathurst Street
What: This play has nothing to do with a popular film franchise!
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July 2-12
Liver Diie: The Live Action Monster Maze Game Show of Treasures & Horrors With Puppets
Where: George Ignatieff Theatre | 15 Devonshire Place
What: A fantastically different, weird, and strange mix of adventure and reality show; Five Youth find themselves battling the Creepy Count Liverwurst and his head of raw liver, social diversity and scary hungry monsters!
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July 3-11
2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded Dick: A Dirk Darrow Investigation
Where: Factory Theatre | 125 Bathurst Street
What: Murder! Explosions! Hyperbole! Punctuation!!!!! Sin City meets Naked Gun with magic.
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July 3-11
Waiting for Alonzo
Where: Theatre Passe Muraille | 16 Ryerson Avenue
What: Drifting aimlessly through space, Doctor Zanita waits. Surrounded by a menagerie of marvellous machines, a handsome talking statue and her faithful assistant Bielke, this mad scientist is on a mission.
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July 3-12
My Big Fat German Puppet Show
Where: St. Vladimir Theatre | 620 Spadina Avenue
What: Part cabaret, part standup, part puppetry, and all entertaining.
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July 3-12
I Love You Judy Merril
Where: Theatre Passe Muraille | 16 Ryerson Avenue
What: Atomic war. Mutation. Alien love. Telepathic bugs. And that was way before they met.
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July 3-12
SwordPlay: A Play of Swords
Where: Al Green Theatre | 750 Spadina Avenue
What: When peril looms o’er the realm, two disgraced swordsmen must rise again to save the Princess, untwist the plot and stab the bad guys right in their schemes…
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