Thursday, June 18

* Scorpion Dagger Do You Like Relaxing? book launch at Formats
* Electric Relaxation street art show at Infopresse
* Stories of the Familiar Transformed at Galerie Youn
* Fantasia presents Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead at Excentris
* Jennifer Castle and Tasseomancy play Bar le Ritz PDB
* Monthly LGBT party POMPe hosts a masked ball at Katacombes

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Wiz Kilo
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Join digital artist James Kerr and Anteism Press at Formats as Kerr officially launches his Scorpion Dagger augmented reality book, Do You Like Relaxing?, wherein the images on the page come to life through a mobile phone app. In case you missed it, check out our interview with Kerr about the project here. 2 Ste-Catherine E., 5–7 p.m., free

MTL Zoo teams up with A’Shop and eVox Bikes for a one-night only art show, Electric Relaxation, featuring a big line-up of local graff artists including some who just finished their Mural Fest walls, like MC Baldassari, Benny Wilding, Lacey & Layla, Dré, Five8 and Bryan Beyung. The show will double as a fundraiser for La Fondation Canadienne des Femmes. Infopresse (4316 St-Laurent), 7 p.m.–midnight, free

Galerie Youn hosts a double-vernissage for their summer group show, Stories of the Familiar Transformed with works by artists including Gosia, Toni Hamel and more, plus a concurrent solo show by Kikooshi. 5226 St-Laurent, 7 p.m., free

Fantasia presents the Australian zombie movie (described as Mad Max meets Dawn of the Dead) Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead as part of its Rendez-vous Fantasia series at Excentris. It should scratch your itch until mid-June when the festival returns. 3536 St-Laurent, 9 p.m., $12

Toronto alt singer-songwriter Jennifer Castle plays Bar le Ritz PDB with opener Tasseomancy — see our interview with half of the band’s core duo here. 179 Jean-Talon W., 9:30 p.m., $8/$10

Monthly LGBT party POMPe hosts Un/Covered: A Masked Ball for Perverts, Weirdos and Exhibitionists, with a live set by Wiz Kilo and summer resident DJ B’UGO, special guest headliner House of Deathstyle and resident/host Like the Wolf (aka Laura Boo). 1635 St-Laurent, 11 p.m., $5
 

For a full rundown of vernissages and other art events, plus complete gallery & museum listings, see Art This Week here.

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