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ART: That “free all-night contemporary art thing” is back for a fourth year of exploration and celebration. Nuit Blanche is happening and it’s going all night long (all night)! Expect to see art in the usual places like galleries and museums, as well as nestled in unexpected establishments and crevices. With 130 projects in three downtown zones, we encourage you to be strategic in planning your itinerary, which is why we prepared one for you. Make sure to swing by the Art Gallery of Ontario, where Torontoist will be hosting Blanche Slate, a communication hub where text updates and photos from contributors and readers will be projected onto an exterior gallery wall. Various locations, Saturday 6:55 p.m.–Sunday sunrise, FREE.

Urban Planner is Torontoist's daily guide to what's on in Toronto, published every morning. If you have an event you'd like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you've got any—to events@torontoist.com.

Urban Planner is Torontoist's daily guide to what's on in Toronto, published every morning. If you have an event you'd like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you've got any—to events@torontoist.com.

MUSIC: Following a slough of successful shows at SXSW last week, New Zealand rockers Cut Off Your Hands will be playing at the Horseshoe Tavern tonight. Both Rolling Stone and Pitchfork have given these guys the seal of approval, so this is definitely one worth checking out (just so you can say you "saw them back when" and stuff). Joining them are Toronto's Boys Who Say No. Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen Street West), 9 p.m., $12.

FILM: It's Family Day, and the NFB Cinema is celebrating with two free programs featuring a great mix of new and classic award-winning shorts. Screening at 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m., program one features The Log Driver's Waltz, Léon in Wintertime, The Sweater, and The Danish Poet (winner of the 2007 Oscar for best animated short). Program two (screening at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) features an equally strong lineup, with Asthma Tech, Glasses, The Dingles, and The Cat Came Back. As always, NFB Mediatheque also offers thousands of titles that can be viewed any time at their digital viewing stations. NFB Mediatheque (150 John Street), various times, FREE.

POLITICS: It's Federal Election time! Torontoist will be liveblogging the results this evening, so make sure you've read up on all of our election coverage in advance. Go vote! Seriously! Various locations (find yours here), 9:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m., FREE.

MUSIC: Torontonian electro-soul group Pants and Tie are celebrating the release of their new single, "Washing Machine," with a party tonight at Sneaky Dee's. The single, mixed by Dale Morningstar, will be available on both CD and vinyl at the show. Pants and Tie will be performing (obviously), accompanied by musical sets from the Pink Noise and Slow Hand Motem, and a DJ set from DVAS. Sneaky Dee's (431 College Street), 9 p.m., $5.

As mentioned in last week's ad, the Canadian National Exhibition took a break during World War II. Once the war was over, the existing buildings were modernized to prepare for the Ex's return. "From acting as a depot through which passed thousands of young Canadians to the theatres of war," noted a Toronto Telegram editorial, "it now reverts to its role as the window through which the world may glimpse the peacetime strength and wealth of the country in all its amazing variety."

Where can you find popcorn lovers and peaceniks together? At a politically conscious film fest—in a park, no less!

Spring has finally sprung in a big way, just in time for Earth Day. Tomorrow, why not try something new, while also doing your part to help save the planet?

March 8th marks International Women's Day each year, though it's sadly not yet a national holiday in Canada, as it is in a few countries. But official holiday or not, there are still a tonne of events happening in Toronto to mark the occasion. Here are some of Torontoist's best bets for celebrating feminism this week:

Bunch Family is at it again. The family oriented group, who also run the Family Dance Party and Bunch Rocks events, bring the Bunch Family Salon to The Arts and Letters Club (14 Elm St.) this Saturday, February 24th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event "is a symposium of art, music and ideas for kids and parents," keeping the Bunch tradition that family events should be designed with both the children and parents in mind.

As David Miller heads for a “well, there’s no one else to vote for” style victory for his second term as mayor of Toronto, it’s easy to forget that only three years ago he was a virtual unknown who surprised everyone by becoming mayor of Canada’s largest city. During that campaign, filmmaker Andrew Munger had unprecedented access to the candidate, his family and campaign team.

We -ists are an eclectic bunch, but there's a couple of things we all love: famous people, social causes, and wacky local facts. Join us as we starf**k, get virtuous, and learn across the -ist network!

Special to this fest is the 1st Young Filmmaker Development Workshop, a year-long mentorship program that coupled seasoned directors with Woodbridge high school students to create seven experimental films.

Right, Torontoist isn’t going to mess about with today’s Film Friday, because there are more important things to be talking about than what’s on at the multiplex.

. Good point, Jack, if a little late.