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The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: April 28-May 2
The best things to do in Toronto this weekend: April 28-May 2
Including Austra at Roy Thomson Hall, Hot Docs, the May Day Rally and the Storytelling Festival By Kevin Ritchie
Our picks for the top things to do in Toronto on the weekend of
April 29-May 2 including Austra at Roy Thomson Hall, Hot Docs, the May Day Rally and the Storytelling Festival.
Hot Docs
The annual film festival for non-fiction lovers kicks off today but we’ve already started watching and reviewing movies. Films about Sesame Street, Poly Styrene and Helen Keller are among our favourites. Keep checking our review directory for the latest reviews and read our cover story about films focusing on gig work and the fight to regulate ride-hailing and delivery apps. Plus: a conversation with filmmakers Tanya Talaga and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers about finding parallels in Indigenous stories from different parts of the country.
NOW Magazine
The best virtual events in Toronto this spring
NOW critics pick the season s best online festivals, concerts, stage events and more By Kevin Ritchie, Norman Wilner, Glenn Sumi and Richard Trapunski
Apr 7, 2021
Excerpts from Red Sky Performance s 20-year repertoire will stream on Digidance.
Toronto is in the grips of a third wave, but the length of the pandemic means event promoters are savvier at organizing online. Many of the season’s marquee events – Hot Docs, Canadian Music Week, Contact – are planning robust virtual offerings. And though livestream concerts are cancelled for April, you can still stream local pre-recorded – and live events taking place elsewhere. Here are our picks for the best virtual spring events – most online, most based in Toronto, plus a few international gigs and one drive-in series.