COMEDY: Comedy in Biblical Proportions
Comedian Robby Hoffman explores the world’s most popular book—The Bible—with a perspective that only a honed comedic edge can provide.
Friday Nov. 23, 9:30 p.m., Theatre Ste. Catherine (264 St. Catherine East). Tickets $14.
FILM FESTIVAL: Image+Nation LGBT Film Festival
The oldest LGBT film festival in Canada celebrates 25 years of queer cinema. Selections include domestic and international feature-length and short films.
Nov. 22 to Dec. 2. Student tickets are $8.75. See www.image-nation.org for details.
CULTURE: 24th Annual Tibetan Cultural Fair
Take in traditional Tibetan music, dance, arts and crafts, and cuisine. Organized by the Canada Tibet Committee, an NGO promoting human rights in Tibet.
Saturday Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday Nov. 25, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Santa Cruz Church Hall (60 Rachel West).
FILM: Jai Bhim Comrade
A doc about India’s ‘untouchable’ caste and its resistance to oppression through art. Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan leads the post-screening discussion.
Saturday Nov. 24, 7 p.m., (Room H-110, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West). $2-5 donation.
MUSIC: Gizmo with Casey Benjamin
Merely 20, Kenneth “Gizmo” Rodgers has already worked with the greatest figures in R&B, rap, jazz, and neo-soul. He will perform with saxophonist Casey Benjamin.
Friday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m., PHI Centre (407 Ste. Pierre Street). Tickets are $12.