Youths enjoy working on some tricks at the Parkdale skateboard park in Hamilton. The "shoe tree" as it is known in the area is behind, and full of old shoes that have been discarded after they have been worn out. One youth says that the city cleans the tree out every few months, but the practice continues.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Does this dress make me look ... alternative?
Fashion Art Toronto is hosting Toronto Alternative Fashion Week. Think of it as the weirder, edgier, gothier, grittier and less Euro alternative to the regular one. Events include live photo shoots, runway shows and, of course, parties. (April 21-25. alternativefashionweek.com)
It's easy being green
The Green Living Show is this city's largest consumer show dedicated to sustainable living, where visitors can recycle old electronics, buy farm-fresh fare, go for a 5K run, sip environmentally sustainable wines, and learn how to remodel a kitchen sustainably. (Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place. $12. Free with submission of old electronics for recycling.)
Sk8er Bois (and Grrls)
Think you're too old to skateboard? Think skateboards aren't up to the task of transporting you, the urban commuter, around our fair - not to mention paved - burg? Wrong and wrong. And to prove it, GreenSkate, a grassroots event in its third year, is celebrating the long board as an environmentally responsible (and enduringly cool) mover of people. Join the throngs of boarders for a three-hour tour of the city streets. (Saturday, 2 p.m. Base of the CN Tower. Free.)
Always. Be. Closing.
The 20th century's most quotable play, Glengarry Glen Ross - "Third prize is you're fired"; "The leads are weak? You're weak"; "It takes BRASS BALLS to sell real estate" - is being performed by this city's finest theatre company, Soulpepper. It would take brass balls to not see this. (April 22 to June 5. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Distillery District, 55 Mill St., Bldg. 49. $29-$70)
Feeling Puckish
Craving a new set of goalie pads? Looking to buy a Gustavsson jersey now that he's signed on for two more years? Dying to meet former referee Ray Scapinello in person? Or are you just in need of something - anything - to take your mind off the fact the Leafs are not in the playoffs. Again. Three words: The Hockey Expo. (Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd. $15.)