1. JERRY SEINFELD
The iconic, award-winning funnyman Jerry Seinfeld hits Massey Hall for four performances this weekend. He’s taking a break from producing his new NBC reality TV series, The Marriage Ref, and returning to his stand-up roots to sound off on holidays, stinky cabbies and the joys of parenthood. April 17 and 18, 7:30 and 9 p.m. $79–$125. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St., 416-872-4255, www.masseyhall.com.

2. HARDSELL
An examination of “the commodification of everything,” the play features a standout performance by Rick Miller as a clown whose life is ruined when his mind is taken over by jokes, jingles, voices and people, including Stephen Lewis, Richard Dawkins, Morgan Freeman and Bugs Bunny. April 17, 8 p.m.; April 18, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; April 19, 8 p.m. From $20. Berkley Street Theatre Downstairs, 26 Berkeley St., 416-368-3110, www.canstage.com.

3. REELWORLD FILM FESTIVAL
The ReelWorld Film Festival is a springtime tradition in the city’s film industry, guaranteed to showcase exceptional Canadian and international flicks. Founded by the Young and the Restless actress Tonya Lee Williams in 2001, the festival promotes multiculturalism by screening 47 films from 14 countries. Look out for More Than a Haircut: set in four Eglinton West barbershops, the doc tackles the issue of fatherlessness in Toronto’s Caribbean community. To April 19, various times. $10 per screening. Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond St. W., 416-598-7933, www.reelworld.ca.

4. LA BOHÈME
The Canadian Opera Company’s spring program whips out the big guns with Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, opening this Friday. Set in Paris’ Latin Quarter in the 1830s, the opera tells the tragic story of poet Rodolfo (David Pomeroy) and Mimì (Frédérique Vézina), the tuberculosis-stricken seamstress with whom he falls in love. First performed 113 years ago, La Bohème is still fresh, and one of the world’s most popular and beloved operas. April 17, 7:30 p.m.; April 19, 2 p.m. $65–$315. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W., 416-363-8231, www.coc.ca.

5. TORONTO JAZZ ORCHESTRA 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Nearly 10 years to the day since the Toronto Jazz Orchestra’s first show at the Rex, it returns for a celebration of the past decade, which included the release of three albums, dozens of performances and a National Jazz Award nomination. April 18, 3:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. PWYC. The Rex Hotel, 194 Queen St. W., 416-899-5299, www.thetjo.com.

6. THIS IS NOT A READING SERIES
Avril Benoît, a veteran journalist and the director of communications for Doctors Without Borders, sits down with James Maskalyk to talk about his first tour of duty with the organization, a half-year spent in Sudan in 2007. His blog about treating malnourishment and measles in Abyei led to the recently published book Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-Torn Village. April 19, 5 p.m. PWYC. Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W., 416-598-1447, www.pagesbooks.ca.

7. CHILDREN'S CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP
If the Easter Bunny was stingy last weekend, this 90-minute workshop at gourmet chocolatier Stubbe will more than make up for it. Intended for chocoholics aged eight and up, the workshop includes a chance for kids to learn the basics of working with chocolate and make a take-home treat. Reservations required. April 19, 1 p.m. $70. Stubbe Chocolates, 653 Dupont St., 416-923-0956, www.stubbechocolates.com.

8. RYAN SCHNEIDER: BEFORE AND AFTER US (FREE!)
New York artist Ryan Schneider’s first Canadian solo exhibition features his signature large-scale paintings in vibrant colours, though the artist has moved in a new direction. Rather than portraits in interior settings, the paintings here are landscapes that juxtapose nature and culture. To April 26, Tuesday to Saturday 10–6. Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini, 55 Mill St., Bldg. 62, 416-920-3820, www.artcoregallery.com.

Photos from homepage: Rick Miller in Hardsell by Michael Cooper; Seinfeld, provided.