 | Sunday, August 08, 2021 | |  | Sunday, August 08, 2021 | | Hi, art lovers! | | | If I had a yard, you bet I’d be hosting movie nights right now, and if you’re a lucky so-and-so with your own personal garden or courtyard or acreage — any sizeable outdoor space, period — I’m going to stop regretting my life choices for a smidge and direct you to this story from the folks at CBC Life: a guide to planning the best backyard movie night ever. If you’re the sort to spend more time browsing Netflix than actually watching anything, you’re probably the target reader for the expert advice found within. But if you finish reading that story and STILL need more ideas, I am obligated to point you toward some CBC fare: Short Film Face Off. The annual competition series (hosted by Amanda Parris) launches its 14th (!!!) season Saturday, Aug. 14, and it’ll be streaming on CBC Gem. (Follow the show’s Facebook page for more programming info as it's announced). There’s also a major festival going on — the biggest genre film fest in all of North America. Fantasia runs to Aug. 25 in Montreal, and while there are in-person screenings happening in the city, you’ll also find streaming options aplenty.
Other entertaining things you can do outside (without having to be an amateur multiplex manager for the night): live music is coming to (very select) Toronto patios, and there’s outdoor theatre happening around the region too. Read one of these books pretty much anywhere. Take photos of strangers … or not. (It might be a no-no.) As for things that are happening indoors (in places that might require a vaccine passport), preview the new Meow Wolf outpost and “audiovisual art installations” by Grimes and a bunch of other pop stars. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | @seanislewis/Instagram | If I were at a cottage right now, there’s no way I’d be as productive as this guy. But then, I’m also not a talented professional illustrator. (That sketchbook belongs to Toronto’s Sean Lewis.) | | | | |  | @andrew.cranston/Instagram | | Another cottage activity: Checking for ticks by Andrew Cranston. | | | | |  | @catjohnstonnn/Instagram | | A totally wild paper sculpture by Cat Johnston. | | | | |  | @nasarimba_/Instagram | | Calgary-based duo Nasarimba has a gallery show at VivianeArt to Aug. 15. | | | | |  | © 2019 Matthew Wong Foundation. Image courtesy of Karma, New York. | | A Dream. 2019 painting by Matthew Wong. An exhibition of his work opens at the Art Gallery of Ontario Aug. 13 — the first museum show dedicated to the late Toronto-born artist. | | | | |  | @paul_rousteau/Instagram | | Photograph (!!!) by Paul Rousteau from his Seascapes series. | | | | |  | Courtesy of Lighthouse Immersive | | | | | Illusionarium is like nothing else, but does it make for a magic night out? I took in the show with CBC Arts’ Lise Hosein. Find out what’s inside. | | | | |  | | Disney | | | | | Want to find “quiet magic” in your everyday life? This writer thinks a screening of One Hundred and One Dalmatians might do the trick. | | | | |  | Gyimah Gariba | | | | | Born in Ghana, Gyimah Gariba is an artist living in Toronto, and his illustrations are bringing attention to homophobia and transphobia in his home country. | | | | |  | @ymonett/Instagram | | High in Vitamin CBC! Read a Q&A with Toronto artist Yazmin Monet Butcher and get the story behind this juicy logo design. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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