Saturday, March 16

* Planetarium open house
* Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank
* Stars @ Corona
* The Oppressed and the Prowlers @ Katacombes
* 10 Arrangements for The Unicorns string quintet
* Joseph & the Mercurials with KRS-DRK + ED 309 @ Il Motore

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The new Planetarium

The new Planetarium is finally ready to reveal the mysteries of the night sky and hosting an open house today. Head out east to see what all the Hubble-bub is about. 4801 Pierre-De Coubertin Ave, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., free

The FIFA festival of films on the arts, as part of its tribute to arts documentarian Gerald Fox, screens Fox’s Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Salle Beverly Webster Rolph, 4 p.m., $12.44

Can-indie band (and mostly MTLers) Stars mount the second in a two-night stand at Corona. Read about their Sex and Death show here. 2490 Notre-Dame W., 9 p.m., $15

If you find your life lacking in the Oi! department, The Oppressed are here to level you out. They play Katacombes tonight with the Prowlers. 1635 St-Laurent, 8 p.m., $20

If you’ve ever wondered what the music of the Unicorns would sound like interpreted for string quintet, wonder no longer. Pop Montreal and Pantoum present 10 Arrangements for The Unicorns string quintet, interpreted by Vanilla Prime Time Quintet, arranged by Jean-Michel Letendre-Veilleux. Espace POP (5587 Parc Avenue), 9 p.m., $10

Blue Skies Turn Black present Joseph & the Mercurials at Il Motore tonight, with KRS-DRK + ED 309 opening. 179 Jean Talon West, 10 p.m., $8

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