February 28th-March 4th Toronto Light Festival @ The Distillery District. Back for a second year, Toronto Light Festival transforms the Distillery District into a large open-air gallery filled with works from local and international light artists.

February 28th-April 1st WinterStations @ The Beaches (south of Queen St. E between Woodbine and Victoria Park Ave.). Now in its fourth year, WinterStations is an exhibition of temporary public art installations that celebrates Toronto’s winter waterfront landscape.

March 4th-5th Toronto Vintage Clothing Show @ Queen Elizabeth Building (Exhibition Place), 180 Princes’ Blvd. Canada’s largest sale of vintage clothing (1920s-90s), accessories, and jewelry! $10 (cash only); kids 12 and under are free.

WEDNESDAY

7 pm Music Bingo @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. A FREE weekly event combining the love of music with the traditional bingo format. Each player receives a Music Bingo card which consists of an assortment of songs. Instead of calling out numbers, they play the music! Singing along encouraged.

8 pm Drake Trivia @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Teams of four or less put their random knowledge to the test as hosts Megan Griffith-Greene and Jeromy Lloyd fire off questions ranging from sporting records and celebrity scandals to geographic discoveries and culinary lingo. $2 to participate and the winning table gets an $80 Drake gift card (plus bragging rights)! Click here to reserve with OpenTable, or show up early to ensure a spot for your team.

9 pm Deep Freeze Wednesdays @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. Embrace the chill! Join DJs Tweed and Babe Decibel in the front room for chill mid and downtempo indie tunes. $4.75 drinks.

THURSDAY

5 pm PhoebeNewYork Solo in T.O. Opening Reception @ Gallery 181, 181 Queen St. E. PhoebeNewYork, the alter ego of street artist Libby Schoettle, makes the journey to Toronto for her first-ever solo show in Canada. Phoebe’s dark and funny explorations into love and life reveal Libby’s own vulnerability, raw emotions, and witty observations. Until 9 pm. Exhibition runs through March 31st.

6 pm How to Hold Yourself Opening Reception @ Project Gallery, 1210 Dundas St. E. A solo show by Ness Lee, whose work offers a humorous and charming look at ideas of identity, culture, love, belonging, and oneness through her line work and novel use of media. Until 9 pm. Exhibition runs through March 31st.

7 pm Pop Culture Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. A trivia night with the emphasis on entertainment (movies, TV, music). This is the payoff for all the television you’ve been watching. Prizes and cheap drinks all night!

9 pm Astral Projections @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave. A monthly out-of-body experience blending mind-expanding audio/visual delights from local electronic bands and DJs. This edition will feature live performances by C.R. Gillespie and Lake South + DJ sets by Milch and Mystk Marshall, and visuals from Cosmic Resonance co-founder James Harris and Rachelle Walker. $5.

10 pm Bey Dey @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. Every Thursday in March, Bangs & Blush is breaking out the BEY and throwing the most bootylicious party! Rap, hip-hop, top 40, and loads of Queen B. Free before 11 pm, $5 after.

10 pm Loose Fit @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Kick-ass monthly featuring Britpop, New York noise, psychedelic, and good vibrations.

10 pm Electricladyland @ The Beaver, 1192 Queen St. W. A queer synthy, sexy dance party, playing all and only electronic ladies! Expect lots of Le Tigre, Erykah Badu, Bjork, Kate Bush, Kelela, Broadcast, Robyn, Madonna, The Knife, Kylie Minogue, M.I.A., Lykke Li, FKA Twigs, Santogold, Grimes, and more.

10 pm Scalded Radio @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. DJs Luke Harley and James Hewitt give a nostalgic look back on some of the greatest rock, pop, hip-hop, and indie hits in radio edit form from the 1960s to today.

FRIDAY

9:30 pm Bent Beauty Supreme 2018: A Busted Beauty Pageant @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. Who is destined to dominate? Whose shamelessness will sway the judges? Come find out at Bent Beauty Supreme! Contestants will go head to head in beachwear, talent, and formal wear. $10 tickets available online and at the door, with all proceeds donated to Rainbow Railroad to support LGBTQ2S refugees.

10 pm Yacht Rock @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. A night of dancing to the smoothest music you’ve ever heard in your life! The Hit Parade DJs play soft rock tunes that fall in the sweet spot between 1975 and 1984. $5 to step aboard.

10 pm Rhythm & Booze @ Stones Place, 1255 Queen St. W. Join DJ Blush for a night of soul, funk, and R&B from the 1950s to ’00s. James Brown to Sly & The Family Stone to Michael Jackson to Amy Winehouse. $5.

10 pm Where Does This Disco? @ Farside, 600 Gerrard St. E. A night of mutant and Italo disco, indie electronic, and psych-pop, selected by Digits (of Synthesexer, Silent Shout, Pop Lobster).

10 pm Lazy Susans @ The Ossington, 63 Ossington Ave. Spinning hip-hop, RnB, soul, rap, trap, and dirty south.

10 pm Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. A pulsating dance party playing all your favorite 90s and early 2K hits. Hip-hop, R&B, pop, and dance music all night long. $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Beam Me Up Disco @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. A disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel, proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence, supplied by residents Patchouli Brothers and Cyclist. $10.

10 pm Best Friends @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Dance party with DJs (and friends) Brains4Brkfst and Death Cohen. $5.

10:30 pm Big Primpin’: Got Me Slippin’ @ Miss Thing’s, 1279 Queen St. W. Come find something sweet to nibble! DJs Craig Dominic and Recklezz, spinning hip-hop and hot times for LGBTQ people and their guests. For line bypass, email bigprimpin@gmail.com. $7.

11 pm Y2K: A Millennium Dance Party @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. A party devoted to the best jams of the early-to-mid 2000s, brought to you by Good Kids. Guilty pleasures, one hit wonders, chart toppers, and everything in between! $10.

SATURDAY

10:30 am Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors Opening @ Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W. From her immersive infinity rooms to mesmerizing paintings and playful sculptures, Yayoi Kusama welcomes you to participate in her extraordinary and innovative explorations of time and space. Public tickets go on sale on March 6 at 10 am. Exhibition runs through May 27th.

11 am Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop @ Henderson Brewing Co., 128-A Sterling Rd. Made West Workshops teaches you how to create your very own hanging macrame piece! This three-hour workshop includes all the materials needed to create your own macrame plant hanger, which you’ll get to take home with you. $65 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Off The Rip @ The Shop under Parts & Labour, 1566 Queen St. W. Trap, R&B, dancehall, afrobeats, and grime with DJ Cadence Weapon. $5.

10 pm With It @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W. ’60s mod, soul, R&B, R&R, garage, and psych record dance party with DJ Nico + special guest DJ Swankenstein. Sponsored by Kops Records and CIUT 89.5 FM. $10.

10 pm Worst Behavior @ Clinton’s, 693 Bloor St. W. This Saturday, be on your worst behavior. Bangs & Blush play past and present bangers all night long from Drake, The Weeknd, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., Nelly, TLC, Missy Elliott, and more! $5 with student ID, $10 without.

10 pm Spice World Dance Party @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. Get ready to spice up your life! Sneaky Dee’s will be playing all of your favourite Spice Girls tunes + some of your favourite girl power anthems. $5 advance tickets available online.

10 pm Mixed Bizness @ Lucky Shrike, 850 Dundas St. W. Sugarcub and Darksadvial play disco, dance, pop, R&B, funk, soul, and hip-hop from the ’70s through to the 2000s, all on vinyl.

10 pm Ready, Steady, GO! @ Swan Dive, 1631 Dundas St. W. Motown, soul, ’60s-90s pop and rock, and the occasional guilty pleasure with DJ Brother Wayne.

10 pm Lucky Bitches @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. West side’s longest running glam-positive, dance party, blowout spectacular! Party jams and freedom.

10 pm Tiki Disco Saturdays @ Miss Thing’s, 1279 Queen St. W. Post-dinner Saturday night party in the Coconut Room, with special guest DJs to make you MOVE! No cover before midnight.

10 pm Motown Party @ ROUND Venue, 152-A Augusta Ave. Shimmy and shake your tail feather to the best and brightest music from the Motown, Northern Soul, and Stax records labels, played by DJs Fawn Big Canoe and Grouch. $10 advance tickets available online.

10 pm PPParty @ The Boat, 158 Augusta Ave. Why all the the P? ’Cuz this party is golden! 24 Karat hits from all decades. $5.

11 pm Never Forgive Action @ The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen St. W. A monthly dance party spinning quality hip-hop and R&B anthems from the ’80s, ’90s, ’00s, and beyond. With DJs Numeric and Dalia + host More or Les. $10.

SUNDAY

3:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Social @ 251 Queen St. W. Join Box of Kittens and Justin (of alienInFlux Sound System, Boreal Canoe Trip, and the founder of Harvest Festival) for a special edition of the Sunday Afternoon Social with guests including the return of six-piece live disco band Tush, as well as Denise Benson, Jackie Spade, and DJ Quesquecest. $20 tickets available online.

6 pm Screen Queens Does the Oscars @ The Royal Cinema, 608 College St. Put on your red carpet best, ’cause Screen Queens is back with Toronto’s largest, queerest screening party of the Oscars! Join drag queen extraordinaire Allysin Chaynes for a live and potentially very drunk, R-rated commentary of the 90th Academy Awards. Red carpet starts at 7 pm, Oscars at 8.

7 pm Brass Facts Trivia @ The Ossington, 61 Ossington Ave. Test your knowledge and win prizes! Hosted by Famous Kirk Hero. Until 10 pm.

7:30 pm Oscars Viewing Party @ The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. Welcoming both Stream Queens and those still catching up on last year’s nominees to fuel up with a much needed dose of Hollywood escapism: come speculate and drink to these burning questions and more as we await the moments of truth together. Hosted by Kaleb Robertson Nicole Stamp.

~ For event submissions, email Caitlyn Holroyd at caitlyn_holroyd@hotmail.com