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Recurring event: Close-up of two notecards clothes pinned to a string line, with people chatting in the background. One card reads: Can lovers be friends? Another reads: What was one transformative experience you've had? How did it affect you?

Being and Becoming hosts Curiosity Café

Every two weeks: Being and Becoming hosts Curiosity Café, a collaborative exploration of a chosen topic or question. Join a community of people who like to think deeply about life’s big questions & share philosophical tools to dig deeper. Presented at the Madison Avenue Pub. For adults 19+.

Medium close-up of six people, four standing behind two seated, gazing at us with neutral expressions.

Bowtie Productions presents: Next to Normal

From Sat., May 30 – Sat., Jun. 6, 2026: Acclaimed indie theatre company Bowtie Productions presents the award-winning musical Next to Normal, an electrifying & poignant depiction of a family in crisis trying to overcome the past & cope with Mom’s mental health issues. Presented at Native Earth’s Aki Studio.

Black & white medium close-up of a woman with bleached-blonde hair, wearing a white satin gown, wrap hanging from the inside of her bent elbows. She holds a silver hand mirror in front of her face with her right hand, her left hand raised, palm facing outward.

By the Word presents: American Devotion

From Wed, Jun. 3 – Sun, Jun. 21, 2026: By the Word Productions presents the world premiere of American Devotion. A fictional meeting between Norman Mailer, Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller taking place at the height of McCarthyism, this play finds unexpected relevance in the time of Trump. Running at Streetcar Crowsnest Studio Theatre. For audiences 18+.

A graphic illustration in red and white. A silhouetted figure of a man wearing a fedora and trench coat, standing in a doorway, his shadow turning into a fountain pen as it stretches down toward the lower right corner.

MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival 2026

Three days only – Fri., Jun. 5 – Sun., Jun. 7, 2026: The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) presents the fifth anniversary of the MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival. MOTIVE 2026 features more than 55 events, author talks, immersive workshops & more, all designed to captivate crime & mystery lovers of all kinds. Presented at Victoria University in the University of Toronto.

Photo collage featuring three Black people. The woman, wearing a black & white striped tunic dress, gazes upwards, head tilted back, as she stands between two men. The man on the left is dressed in a suit and stands behind a set of law books as he gazes at us, a nighttime city skyline behind him. The man on the right wears an open print shirt over a dark tank top, playing a guitar as he gazes upward, a night sky bursting with fireworks and staves of music behind him.

Black Westward Productions presents: Black Butterfly

Six performances only – Wed, Jun. 17 – Sun, Jun. 21, 2026: Black Westward Productions presents Black Butterfly. This powerful production combines dynamic Afrobeat rhythms, contemporary choreography & compelling storytelling to bring Black voices & culture to life on stage. Presented at Theatre Passe Muraille.

Recurring event: Image featuring text and illustration. On the left: A set of three illustrated images, featuring white silhouettes of heads in profile speaking inside seven-sided shapes in orange, teal and light blue. On the right: Replay Storytelling (Replay in orange font & Storytelling in light blue font).

Replay Storytelling

The second or third Wednesday of every month: Replay Storytelling hosts a true storytelling event, featuring a new theme each month. It’s an inclusive show that welcomes everyone to submit a story – experienced and new storytellers alike – and invites audiences to come out to hear them told. Presented at Burdock Music Hall on Bloor St. West.

Recurring event: Image featuring yellow and white text superimposed over a blue-filtered photograph. Spotlight at The Second City. Toronto. The centre of the "O" in "Spotlight" is the silhouette of a spotlight. A view from the back of a comedy venue in an old brick building with crescent-shaped windows. Cabaret seating, with tables and chairs, facing toward the stage.

Spotlight at The Second City

One Tue & Wed every month: Toronto Sketch Comedy & The Second City Toronto present Spotlight at The Second City, featuring two celebrated comedy troupes performing feature-length shows each month at The Second City’s Theatre ’73. For adults 18+.

Recurring event: A retro illustration of a far away planet with a giant sun shining in the background, where a giant bee attacks a woman in a yellow slip dress. Below it, the words: KILLER B CINEMA.

Killer B Cinema Monthly B-Movie Screening

The first Friday of every month, join Killer B Cinema hosts Lizzie Violet & Zoltan Du Lac at See-Scape in the Junction for screenings of B-movies from the 1950s to the 1990s, featuring horror, sci-fi, cult films, foreign language adaptations & more. Plus previews & retro & vintage pre-show cartoons! For adults 19+.

Recurring event: Collage image with text. Issues Magazine Shop presents Collage Night. Hosted by Alanna Chelmick & Bryonie Wise. A woman, her head thrown back and arms raised, in front of a background with water at the top and leaves of various shades of green at the bottom.

Issues Magazine Shop: Collage Workshops

Several nights a month: Issues Magazine Shop hosts their collage workshop. Come out to cut & paste and create your own collage to create memory – a reflection, a love note, a vision board or a blessing for the future. No prior experience necessary. All supplies provided. All ages welcome.

Past event: Greyed out image of a young man wearing a cap and holding a piece of paper stands in a field of golden wildflowers, gazing off toward us, a cloudy mauve sky in the background.

The Canadian Opera Company presents: Werther

PAST EVENT: Seven performances only! From Thu, May 7 to Sat, May 23, 2026 – The Canadian Opera Company presents a new production of Massenet’s Werther, the story of a young man’s romantic infatuation & the spiral of despair that consumes him when that love is denied. Presented as a co-production with Opéra de Montréal & Vancouver Opera at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

Past event: Greyed out medium close-up image of a bearded South Asian man wearing a black t-shirt and beaded necklace stands, holding a small drum-like percussion instrument in his right hand, tucked against his side. He rests his left hand and forearm on top of a tall white instrument case, covered in stickers. We only see his face from the end of the nose down.

bol, brown boy, bol (speak, brown boy, speak)

PAST EVENT: Five performances only – Wed, May 20 - Sun, May 24, 2026: CQC Arts presents Nawaaz Makhani’s award-winning play bol, brown boy, bol (speak, brown boy, speak), a cheeky, heartfelt solo show about Makhani’s journey of reclaiming his voice & cultural inheritance through learning tabla, a northern Indian percussion instrument. Presented in association with Blemme Fatale Productions at Native Earth’s Aki Studio.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring yellow text on a brown background on the left and a photo on the right. Text: 12 Litres 8800 Steps by Anita La Selva. May 1 - 17, 2026. Produced by The Unbridled Theatre Collective & Aluna Theatre. Venue partner Factory Theatre. Photo: Outdoor medium close-up of a woman with long dark brown hair and a black coat leaning toward a brown horse, her eyes closed and her forehead resting against the bridge of the horse's nose.

On stage: 12 Litres 8800 Steps

PAST EVENT: From Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 17, 2026: The Unbridled Theatre Collective & Aluna Theatre present the world theatrical premiere of 12 Litres 8800 Steps by Anita La Selva, a stage version of the short film inspired by La Selva’s own experience with equine therapy. This visually striking journey of navigating mental health & healing while witnessing a partner’s demise through addiction unfolds through text, sound, choreography & video projections. Presented with venue partner Factory Theatre.