Thursday, May 9

Hissy Fit, playing at Lunch Beat

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Shake up your week at Lunch Beat, a noon-time dance party with tunes from Hissy Fit and vegetarian chow by Café Méliès. 3536 St-Laurent, 12–1 p.m., $10

Over 30 vintage and DIY vendors are on hand at OldWIG’s party-boutique, with tunes from DJ Frigid. Bain Mathieu (2915 Ontario E.), 5–10 p.m., free

Leslie Mutchler’s craft-oriented exploration of meme culture, TRENDFactory, opens tonight. Arprim (Belgo Building, 372 Ste-Catherine W., #426), 5:30 p.m., free

Miranda Campbell launches her book Out of the Basement, hosting a panel featuring some of the local indie entrepreneurs she profiles in the book, including Passovah’s Noah Bick, Blue Skies Turn Black’s Meyer Billurcu and Pop Montreal’s Hilary Leftick. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (211 Bernard W.), 7 p.m., free

There’s a double vernissage to welcome two new exhibitions at Centre Clark, by Diane Morin and Martin Lord. 5455 de Gaspé #114, 8 p.m., free

DJs Shaydakiss and Saladin join forces for a night of R&B, hip hop, disco, boogie and classics at En Cachette. 1765 St-Denis, 10 p.m., free

Check out our complete listings for more great club, stage and gallery events.