Today in Toronto: Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Gord Downie, Rendevous With Madness Film Festival

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Gussied-up horses may be the main attraction, but there are plenty of other weird and wonderful activities to fill a day with rustic-style fun. Find out more >>

Gord Downie Canada’s backwoods bard flies Hip-less on his latest record, The Grand Bounce, backed instead by the Country of Miracles ensemble. Julie Doiron’s smoky voice is the perfect complement to Downie’s as it freewheels through “The East Wind” and “Moon Over Glenora,” both ideal canoe trip anthems. Find out more >>

Rendevous With Madness Film Festival This fest pays attention to what’s going on upstairs by focusing on films dealing with mental illness and addiction. A favourite on this year’s marquee is My Suicide, an indie dramedy about a nerdy teen who’s planning to off himself on camera—sort of a 21st-century Harold, sans Maude. Find out more >>

Bell Lightbox Two months after TIFF, the shiny new Lightbox hasn’t lost its celebrity lustre. Following a screening of Robert Altman’s Nashville, The Trotsky director Jacob Tierney interviews Altman go-to character actor Michael Murphy. Find out more >>

Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra Violinist Gidon Kremer isn’t one to play it safe. For this performance, he’ll perform Schumann’s Cello Concerto arranged for violin and a Schubert minuet. Find out more >>