Jan 21-24 IDS 2010: Interior Design Show @ Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Inspiration, Design, Awesomeness. Go play!

Jan 21-24 MADE presents: Radiant Dark @ Commerce Court West-Lobby, 199 Bay St. Explore new Canadian design.

Jan 21-24 Come Up To My Room @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. An amazing alternative design event, where artists take over rooms at the Gladstone and have their way with them. SO FUN! http://comeuptomyroom.com/

Jan 22-27 Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands @ The Royal Cinema, 608 College St. A hypnotic helicopter view of the devastating industrial project that is the Tar Sands. Screenings at 7 pm, with a 4:30 on Sunday.

FRIDAY

Daily Bread Public Sort @ Daily Bread Food Bank. Help them get all those holiday donations out of the warehouses and into hungry bellies. Call 416-203-0500 to sign up-they need 200 volunteers.

7:30 pm The Images Festival Presents bjork voltaic @ The Acacia Centre, 186 Spadina Ave. A document of Bjork’s Volta tour, live from Reykjavik and Paris. $12 at the door.

11:30 pm The Room @ Royal Cinema, 608 College St. NOW’s pick for cult film of the decade, this oer-the-top ridiculous love triangle has become an unintentionally hilarious must-see.

SATURDAY

1 pm Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Toronto Protest @ Yonge-Dundas Square. This non-partisan event is a way to vent your frustration.

7 pm A Conversation with Candace Bushnell: Sex, Success, and Sensibility @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. (CNE Grounds). The Sex and The City author talks success. $35-75, ticketmaster.ca