Tuesday, Aug. 4

* The Fantasia film festival
* Habana Café play a free show at Parc J. D. Ducharme
* Vinyl Love at le Bleury
* Outdoor screening of Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
* Yasiin Bey premieres a stand-up comedy act at the Phi Centre

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Yasiin Bey
 
It’s the second to last day of the Fantasia festival (they’ve tacked on extra screenings tomorrow), and among today’s films are an interesting-looking documentary about Turkish pop cinema and the premiere of a promising French horror film called Hostile. Keep an eye on our site this a.m. for our final round-up of Fantasia reviews to see what our critics think of this final batch of screenings. 1455 & 1400 de Maisonneuve W., various times, $10/$11 online

Cuban ensemble Habana Café plays a free show in Lasalle’s Parc J. D. Ducharme, hosted by Concerts Campbell. Jean-Brillon & Rancourt, 7 p.m., free

DJs Huile, Mat C, Gayanace and Mali spin at le Bleury’s Tuesday weekly Vinyl Love, bringing high-life, reggae, hip hop, Afrobeat, samba, jazz and electronic music and rare groove. 2109 Bleury, 7 p.m., free

The SAT’s Cinéma Urbain outdoor film screening series teams up with Présence Autochtone tonight to present the 1993 doc Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance, about the Mohawk resistance during the 1990 Oka crisis. Peace Park (St-Laurent between Ste-Catherine & René-Lévesque), 9 p.m., free

Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) continues to come at us with surprises, premiering (this is not a joke) a stand-up comedy act at the Phi Centre, with music by Kaytranada. 407 St-Pierre, 9:30 p.m., $20
 
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