Tues 24 July @ 8pm: A LyricalMyrical book launch featuring the Wu Tsang Nixons - with the amazing Rick Sacks on percussion and myself on violin. 20 minutes of more-or-less-free improv. FREE event. Where: The Central, 603 Markham St., 1 block west of Bathurst & Bloor, next to Honest Eds (see description below).

The Central, Markham Street's newest nightlife addition, is a sophisticated addition to this historic street -- taking over what was once a budding arts hotspot and continuing its legacy. It's a dark, romantic venue that is part bar, part restaurant and part music venue, with two spacious patios, a tunnel-like music room and original 1920s hardwood floors and exposed brick.