Thursday, Aug. 9

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Catch the vernissage for Entre Nymphes and Nerfs, art pieces and performances of the “erotico-strange” variety. Cheap snacks and beer to boot. Katacombes (1635 St-Laurent), 5–9 p.m., $3

Fantasia wraps up tonight! Check the final day’s schedule here.

The Phi Centre’s skateboarding film series Skate or Die launches tonight with This Ain’t California, a doc on the skate scene in ’80s East Germany. Phi Centre (407 St-Pierre), 7:30 p.m., $10

Ain’t Nothin’ but Punchlines has comedy and hip hop on rotation under one roof, with Mike Paterson, Clarity, Phil Campeau and Bad Weather and many more. Cabaret Underworld (1403 Ste-Elisabeth), 9 p.m., $10

Savour the underground sounds of U.S. acts Tyvek and Wet Hair, and locals Ultrathin and Los Escuadrones de la Muerte (feat. Dirty Beaches and Femminielli). Casa del Popolo (4873 St-Laurent), 10 p.m., $10