Earth Day in Toronto brings us a host of green-inspired events as well as many that really don't have much to do with the annual worldwide demonstration to support environment protection. Straddling the middle is |FAT| Arts & Fashion Week, TO's alternative / avant-garde fashion event of the year. It kicks off five days of runway shows, live performances, short films, photography exhibits and art installations. Tonight's theme is Earth/Industry.

At the Rivoli on Queen West new weird Canada musician Sandro Perri will perform "surprise songs" and a comedy routine before a screening of Gwar's Phallus in Wonderland. Let's hope Perri's skits are funnier than Drake's. Hungry after work? Bier Markt is giving away free fries. See our Earth Day 2014 round-up and all our top picks for today below. Want more events? Just click on over to our events section.

EARTH DAY EVENTS

• Turning Inspiration into Action (OISE Auditorium)
• Public Planting and Ice Storm Open House (Toronto Botanical Gardens)
• Earth Day Acoustic Show (Bovine Sex Club)
• Green Drinks Earth Day Party (Rock 'N Hors Saloon)

MORE EVENTS

• Fashion: FAT Arts & Fashion Week 2014 (Daniel's Spectrum)
• Cult: Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground (Rivoli)
• Music: I Break Horses, Ark Analog & Paradise Animals (The Drake)
• Food: Frites Night - After Work (Bier Markt)
• Lit: Anansi Poetry Bash (The Garrison)
• Music: Nu Music Nite: Grand Format, After The Empire, Time Is A Hymn, & Wild Night (Horseshoe)

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Photo by Henry Chan in the theGentries Flickr pool