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ART: The University of Toronto Mississauga's Blackwood Gallery has an ambitious exhibition opening today that will explore and explode Sir Issac Newton's law of gravity. In "Fall Out" each of the nine participating artists explore different aspects and interpretations of the notion of falling or falling out. Some of the concepts explored by the artists involve the pulling of one body to another, the "physiological and psychological impact of gravity," and the fallout of actions or epiphanies. In October, "Fall Out" will have a partner, "Fall In," which will premiere with nine more artists responding to the pieces presented in "Fall Out." University of Toronto Mississauga, Blackwood Gallery (3359 Mississauga Road North), 11 a.m.–5 p.m., FREE.

MUSIC: The Friendly Fires—a U.K.-based punk-funk band—have arrived in Toronto fresh off their stint at Lollapalooza and are ready to rock Lee's Palace. Unfortunately, if you don't already have tickets, the show is sold out. But you're in luck! Brought to you by the punk-cool local jewellery designers at Speech, the band will be DJing at The Social once their 10 p.m. set at Lee's is finished, jumping on the decks and drinking to their own success. Promised fun includes two-dollar drinks (from 10–11:30 p.m.) and Speech jewellery give-aways. The Social (1100 Queen Street West), 10 p.m.–2 a.m., FREE.

FILM: Given that the world's stash of oil is finite (and some say nearing depletion), and that mining oil is proven to be hazardous to the environment, the production of oil in Alberta is a hot-button issue among activists and economists alike. Tonight, Olivia Chow will be hosting a screening of the 2009 documentary, H2Oil, followed by a discussion with H2Oil Director Shannon Walsh, Indigenous Environmental Network activist Clayton Thomas-Muller, and HERO Project advocate David Booz. They will be discussing the environmental impact of oil sands development in Alberta, among other issues surrounding oil production in Canada. Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor Street West), 7 p.m., FREE (reserve tickets by emailing Chowo1c@parl.gc.ca or by calling 416-533-2710).

ART: Communication | Environment, part of Luminato, features a series of eye-popping installations with the common theme of contemporary communications. Among them is David Rokeby’s installation at the Allen Lambert Galleria, which features sixty-four spheres suspended along the atrium in the form of a modified sine wave (the basic structure of wireless communication). Allen Lambert Galleria (181 Bay Street), all day, FREE.

LECTURE: Bob Dylan fans can learn more about the influential songwriter at a multimedia event by Michael Gray this evening. Alongside rare archival footage and excerpts from Dylan’s music, Gray—the author of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia—explores his subject’s music and its blues influences. Hugh’s Room (2261 Dundas Street West), doors open at 6 p.m., presentation at 8:30 p.m., $22.50 or $25 at door.

THEATRE: Musical theatre artist and camp queen Sharron Matthews hosts an all-star Canadian cast tonight. Sing Out, Louise! kicks off a month of fundraising activities in support of Buddies in Bad Times, the oldest and largest queer theatre in Canada. Thom Allison, Damien Atkins, Jenni Burke, and Patricia Zentilli, among others, will be joining her for the musical cabaret. Buddies in Bad Times (12 Alexander Street), 8 p.m., $25.

LECTURE: The 2008 Heritage Toronto Awards celebrate this year's recipients with the William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture at the restored top-floor venue at College Park. John Campbell, head of Waterfront Toronto, presents “A Shore Thing: The Future of Toronto’s Waterfront.” There will be an informal catered reception following the lecture. Proceeds go to Heritage Toronto. The Carlu (444 Yonge Street, 7th Floor), 7:30 p.m., $30.

READING: Before his band's show tonight at the Music Gallery, Drew Daniel of electronic duo Matmos will be reading from his tribute to Throbbing Gristle's album 20 Jazz Funk Greats (as part of the 33 1/3 book series). This Ain't the Rosedale Library (86 Nassau Street), 1 p.m., FREE.

Trampoline Hall, the lecture series/literary salon with a reputation for being playful and inventive, is upping its quirk factor slightly this week in two ways.

Photo by Lee Towndrow.

Lecture tickets and lemonade are not the first things that come to mind when we think of auto repair centres. Nonetheless, the Trampoline Hall box office/snack bar took up temporary residence in front of the Tri Service Centre on Queen St. West yesterday, pleasantly surprising ticket buyers and passerby alike. Tickets went like worms at a bird convention, and the early ones certainly got 'em, as well as some of Mez's secret brew and homemade organic cookies.

The first time Torontoist encountered Dave Meslin was at the August 2004 Trampoline Hall at the AGO's Walker Court. Ostensibly speaking about "Drinking Games," Mez instead develivered a speech about his first experiences with alcohol, the hegemony of mixed drinks, and the backwardness of the cup half-empty, half-full metaphor. It was one of the most spectacular things we have ever heard.

On the way to the sold-out Bunch Family Salon at The Arts and Letters Club last Saturday, my eight year old son looks into the window of our subway car and sees an alternate universe; it's just us, but backwards. After he asks me to call him by his inverse reality name, "ttenraG," he ponders how my name would sound. Turns out that even in other worlds, my name is "moM."

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.

The urban sprawl in Toronto is a continual point of debate on Torontoist (see, for instance, our interview with Brad Lamb), but tomorrow you will get a chance to share your opinions on the matter outside of our sullied comment threads. On Monday, 7pm to 9pm at the Parkdale branch of the Toronto Public Library, fourth year students from Ryerson University will present their study of gentrification in Parkdale, followed by a moderated panel discussion and then an audience Q&A.

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This week Torontoist presents extended literary event listings – you get till Sunday the 27th at no additional cost – as I’m out of town until the end of August.

Former TOist contributor J. Kelly Nestruck won't be giving a Trampoline Hall lecture about this, although we think it would work as a topic, Mr. Nestruck is actually presenting Montreal film Roger Toupin, Épicier Variété a film about a neighbourhood grocer and how the forces of gentrification affects a neighbourhood institution.

Artist, Santa Cruz organizer, co-founder of Three Gut Records, Eye Weekly art director and woman-about-town Tyler Clark Burke launches her newest – and most ambitious – project today: The Few Bricks Short A House Project. Tyler wants to buy a house, and has enlisted some of her friends to help her do it. Starting today, you can bid on a variety of items or services donated by Toronto artists, photographers, musicians, and writers - as well as her mom. 40% of the profits will go to the donor, 40% will go to Tyler, and the remaining 20% will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

One of the charming features of Trampoline Hall has always been its wacky tickets. We've seen them use paint samples and about half-a-dozen other weird knick-knacks but never those laser printed numbers from Ticketmaster, nope that just wouldn't be cool enough for TH.

Ok we admit it, this post is just an excuse for us to post this brilliant barechested image of our favourite '70s Scottish disco band. But really if you're bored and didn't get completely tired out from last weekend's Over the Top fest there's a fair amount to do tonight.

As local University students enter their last week of class, Sneaky Dee's plays host to this month's Trampoline Hall, a lecture series which promises to be more entertaining than Psych 100.

It's a tree falls in the forest kind of scenario, but is it appropriate to be late to a lecture on being late? Trampoline Hall answers that question with a neoned no. The early bird gets the worm, which in this case might be a plate of cheese nachos and a trio of enlightening lectures. And even if a sophisticated analysis of dog breeding leaves you cold, at least that dry subject is flanked by lectures on lateness and stealing.

Although the temperature is still unwilling to creep above freezing and the only buds you'll see are outside the Hot Box Cafe, there are signs that spring is slowly coming; like the first Trampoline Hall of 2005 at Sneaky Dee's on Monday March 21st (8pm SHARP).

The most interesting item from the grocery list on which this month's invite is writ, is the one just below bread and just above jam. Crakers? There aren't any to be found at our local Fiesta Farms.