Thursday, January 23

Pete Tong
 
The PHI Centre present an Asghar Farhadi double-feature starting with the award-winning A Separation at 5 p.m., followed by an advance screening of his latest, The Past, at 7:30 p.m. 407 St-Pierre, $6.25/$11.25 

Aidan Pontarini presents a collection of his bright, trippy paintings and sculpture in Death Is Short, Life Is Long, opening with a vernissage tonight. Galerie LOCK (135 Van Horne), 7–10 p.m., free

Bundle up for Igloofest, which has has a pile of quality DJs tonight, including U.K. DJ royalty Pete Tong — read our interview with him here. Jacques Cartier Pier, 7 p.m., $18

Catch the dark, dirty humour of comic Dave Waite with David Pryde as the sweat act. Comedy Nest (AMC Forum, 2313 Ste-Catherine W.), 8 p.m., $6–$12

Straight from Igloofest’s Vidéotron Mobile stage, DJs No Kliché (who’s launching an EP here), Jay London, Myfrienderic and RYAN Playground play Love on the Beat, a Saintwoods bash to fete the re-opening of Old Montreal nightspot Velvet. 426 St-Gabriel, 10 p.m.
 
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