This week in Geekery – September 29th to October 5th
So much geekery – geeky bands, geeky improv, Nerd Nite is bringing a NASA scientist to chat over beers, and week rounds out with an out of town trip to the Hamilton Comic-Con!
Monday September 29th
7 pm The Doubleclicks PWYC
Silver Snail – 329 Yonge Street
Sister duo with songs about dinosaurs, dinosaurs, grammar, gaming, and not singing Freebird are back in Toronto for one night only! I loved their first show so much that I backed their kickstarter!
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8 pm BAM (Blind Albino Monologues) $10
Bad Dog Comedy Theatre – 875 Bloor St W
A story telling comedy show hosted by Steve Saylor
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Wednesday October 1st
8 pm Holodeck Follies $8
The Social Capital Theatre – 154 Danforth Ave
The Dandies boldly go where no variety show has gone before: a Star Trek parody for Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike! Plus a variety of other acts.
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8pm Reveal Me @ The Rivoli $10
The Rivoli – 334 Queen St. W
Supporting and connecting new and veteran performers, this is a monthly burlesque show happening the first Wednesday of every month at the Rivoli backroom
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Thursday October 2nd
7:30 Nerd Nite $5
Tranzac Club – 292 Brunswick ave
This month listen to a NASA scientist talk about “the next Huge Space Telescope” and the second topic is “The Science of Shakespeare”, plus the return of trivia! Remember it’s learning – with beers!
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Friday October 3rd
7-9pm Tomes Adventure Hour PWYC
The Central – 603 Markham Street
This month’s guests include The Dandies (creators of the Holodeck Follies), The Mustache Ryderz, and of course, TOMES: the long form improv inspired by bad book covers. (Plus the Central has great drink specials!)
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Saturday October 4th
Gotham Academy #1 Signing
Organized by The Beguiling – 601 Markham Street
Guests: Brendan Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, and Karl Kerschl
Details to be Announced.
10-6pm Hamilton Comic Con
More Power Rangers, horror guests, and Julie Newmar (TV’s Cat Woman) plus dealers, featured comic book artists, cosplay contests all at the Hamilton Convention Centre.
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8pm Fan Fiction: The Show: Batman versus Superman $10
The Social Capital Cafe – 154 Danforth Ave
They search the internet for the best/worst of Fanfic, read to you by professional actors!
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Sunday October 5
7 pm Marian Call – PWYC ($10-$15 suggested donation)
NEW LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
Geeky musician Marian Call (http://mariancall.bandcamp.com/) ended up being so popular that she outgrew the Black Canary cafe!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday October 9th
7-9pm Launch of Panthor #1
The Central 603 Markham Street
The new work from the author of “Cumlung”, “PANTHOR” focuses on a mercenary who ends up involved in “a whole lot of nude killing”. Artist Aaron Manczyk will be there signing.
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When the Zombie Clown is the friendliest of all the guests…
8:30-11 Mullet’s Night Show $10
The Social Capital Theatre – 154 Danforth Avenue
Toronto’s only Zombie Clown is holding his monthly (not so) late night talk show.
This month’s guests included Mayoral Candidate “Sketchy the Clown”, Lovecraft, and even more clowns.
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Friday October 10th
7pm The TSS tours the Haunted Streets of Toronto $10
Meet at the Royal Ontario Museum for a Muddy York Tours
You need to book in advance:
8pm Garters of the Galaxy: Marvel Inspired Burlesque $20 ($40 VIP)
The Great Hall (1087 Queen West)
The final Peepshow TO production, epic evening of “heroes, villains, & Burlesque”. More Info Here
Saturday October 11th
2pm Paradise Comics Signing with Ricky Lima, Shane Heron, Dylan Burnett Creators of Black Hole Hunters Club – a comic about space bounty hunters.
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Tuesday October 14th
7:30 Woo Hoo Classic Simpsons Trivia
Cadillac Lounge
All the trivias.
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October 16th-24th
TORONTO AFTER DARK Toronto’s premiere horror film festival!
The Toronto International FilmFestival may be over, but TIFF and the LightBox still loves movies – especially teen flicks from the 90s: Back to the 90! Clueless, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the Movie) The Craft, Pump Up the Volume, 10 Things I Hate About You, Reality Bites, and Empire Records are amonst the offerings! Running from October 10 through to December 19 – check details here
That’s it for this week! As always, if you know of some upcoming geeky events, please let me know!
