Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos and more...

Dia de Los Muertos
Nove 5 to Nov 6
Harbourfront Centre

Join in for this traditional Mexican festival honouring the dead through music and dance, community ofrendas, films, food and more!

For more information on this celebration, check out the Harbourfront Centre website.

Dia de Los Muertos
Nov 5
Toronto Free Gallery

Come in your best "persona" or hero/heroine costume, do a performance intervention or just come to dance! Guest artists will crash the celebration with music, performance and rituals! A collective altar will be built and you are invited to add your wishes, dreams, desires...write a memory, create a cultural fantasy or bring something to add to the collective altar.

For more information, check out the event's Facebook page.

Dia de Los Muertos Festival of the Arts
Nov 6
Revival Bar

The Dia de los Muertos Festival of the Arts is back this year, for another full day of crafts and entertainment galore. The second annual festival begins with a free craft fair from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., followed by a cabaret show at 8:00 p.m. showcasing local and international musicians, burlesque dancers, magicians and more.

For more information, check out the event's blog.

Fluency
Nov 3 to Nov 5
Enwave Theatre

Can one become Nicaraguan? Jamaican-born, Toronto-based artist/choreographer Peter Chin answers that question with Fluency, a multidisciplinary piece developed during a stay in Latin America, imbued with his trademark finesse and humour.

For more information, check out the Harbourfront Centre website.

The Rez Sisters
Nov 5 to Dec 11
Factory Theatre

In The Rez Sisters, seven women all dream of winning The Biggest Bingo in the World. They band together to raise money toward their trip to Toronto - to change their luck and their lives. Hilarious, shocking, mystical and uplifting. Artistic Director Ken Gass directs this newest production of The Rez Sisters with a powerhouse group of performers.

For tickets and timing information, check out the Factory Theatre website.

Struggling Cities: Tokyo-Toronto Talk Series
Nov 9 onwards
Japan Foundation Toronto Gallery

Talk 1: Tokyo: City Under Pressure
This talk uses census data and GIS mapping to show the extraordinary growth of population in central Tokyo, explains why this recentralization of population is occurring, and examines the major impacts of recentralization. From being a relatively low-rise city, Tokyo is being transformed into an increasingly high-rise city, in a dramatic transformation that has profound implications for quality of life and urban policy.

For more information, check out the Japan Foundation website.

Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival & Art Exhibit
Nov 4 to Nov 12
Various Locations

Mental illness and addiction are fundamental parts of our human experience and they have always been difficult to present and discuss in the public arena. Film can enable new and established artists to visually explore ideas and express stories of mental illness and addiction in ways that are nearly impossible in other artistic media. The technical freedom of film allows for these artists to challenge perceptions of reality and to express the truth of mental illness and addiction. Rendezvous with Madness explores these cinematic representations and hosts panel discussions after each screening. The films are the art, the discussion gives them perspective.

For more information, check out the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival website.

In Concert: Samantha Clayton
Nov 5
Harlem (Richmond Street)

Samantha Clayton performs with jazz guitarist Steven Cole, performing a medley including works by George Benson, T. Monk and Duke Ellington.

To check out a sample of the singing, check out Samantha Clayton's website.