Celebrating the publication of Alphabet City's newest publication, the TRASH Festival opens Thursday October 5, 6pm at the Drake with a conversation between Pierre Bélanger (AL&D) and Lisa Rochon (The Globe & Mail), and the TRASH anthology launches at MOCCA that night at 7 pm. Don't miss the mayoral debate for this November's election on October 28th, with David Miller and Jane Pitfield debating their ecological visions for the city, in the foreground of Bélanger's supersized digital projections Toronto's landfill site in Michigan at the MaRS Discovery District Collaboration Centre. The festival runs October 5-29, and includes exhibitions and events around the city. Check www.alphabet-city.org for more details.