Today in Toronto: Gryphon Trio, National Geographic Live and more

Caroline, or Change It was only a matter of time before the adventurous Acting Up put on this show by big-issues playwright extraordinaire Tony Kushner. Caroline, a black maid for a Jewish family in 1963 Louisiana, struggles with the swiftly tilting world outside the basement where she spends her days doing laundry. Find out more »

Gryphon Trio Annalee Patipatanakoon on violin, Roman Borys on cello and Jamie Parker on piano make up what is arguably the country’s most distinguished chamber ensemble, one that recently snagged a Juno for best classical album. Find out more »

Lullaby of Birdland: A Tribute to George Shearing This much-loved jazz pianist, blind from birth, died on Valentine’s Day last year at the age of 91, bringing an end to a career that climaxed with his knighthood in 2007. Find out more »

National Geographic Live: Deep Ancestry Scientist Spencer Wells knows where you’re going and where you’ve been. He heads up the Genographic Project, an ambitious attempt to trace humanity’s journey out of Africa through the use of DNA. Wells will talk about the project’s current findings and what he expects to discover in the years to come. Find out more »