the red carpet gets rolled out in Toronto on Thursday for the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. I will be covering as much as possible while i'm juggling my two jobs and my three kids. i'll be stalking celebs down in Yorkville (Ed Norton! Michael Cera! Adrian Brody! Rachael Weisz! Brad Pitt!), and i'll be reviewing several of the movie premieres (Pride and Glory! The Lucky Ones! New York, I Love You!).

Tonight, though, i'm here to tell you about THE PARTIES!

Passchendaele post-screening party

WHO Paul Gross, Martha Burns

WHERE Drake Hotel, 1142 Queen St. W.

WHEN Sept. 4

Rock n Rolla after party

WHO Guy Ritchie, Gerard Butler

WHERE The Boiler House, 55 Mill St.

WHEN Sept. 4

Tribute to Marco Kreuzpainter, director of Krabat

WHO Bavaria Film Group

WHERE Pangea, 1221 Bay St.

WHEN Sept. 5

WHAT eTalk festival party

WHO Diddy, Samantha Ronson

WHERE This is London, 364 Richmond St. W.

WHEN Sept. 5

Launch of designer John Varvatos's new line for Converse with GQ magazine

WHO Last year included Sienna Miller, k-os, Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs

WHERE Holt Renfrew, 50 Bloor St. W.

WHEN Sept. 5

Burn After Reading after party

WHO Brad Pitt, the Coen Brothers, Tilda Swinton

WHERE Spice Route, 499 KingSt. W.

WHEN Sept. 5

Blindness pre-screening party

WHO: Julianne Moore, Marc Ruffalo, Don McKellar

WHERE Swarovski, 2 BloorSt. W.

WHEN Sept. 6

Variety magazine party

WHO Last year included Regina King, Joely Fisher

WHERE CTV Building, 299 Queen St. W.

WHEN Sept. 6

George Christy luncheon

WHO Last year included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cillian Murphy, Catherine Keener

WHERE Avenue Bar, Four Seasons, 21 Avenue Rd.

WHEN Sept. 6

Canadian Film Centre annual barbecue

WHO Norman Jewison, Atom Egoyan

WHERE Canadian Film Centre, 2489 Bayview Ave.

WHEN Sept. 7

The Other Man after party

WHO Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney

WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.

WHEN Sept. 7

Zach & Miri Make a Porno after party

WHO Kevin Smith, Harvey Weinstein

WHERE W Studio, 146 Dupont St.

WHEN Sept. 7

One X One Gala

WHO Matt Damon, John Legend

WHERE Maple Leaf Gardens, 60 Carlton St.

WHEN Sept. 8

Adoration after party

WHO Atom Egoyan, Arsinee Khanjin, Scott Speedman

WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.

WHEN Sept. 8

InStyle magazine party

WHO Last year included Jude Law, Jessica Alba, Joaquin Phoenix

WHERE Windsor Arms Hotel, 18St. Thomas St.

WHEN Sept. 9

WHAT ET Canada's birthday gala

WHO David Usher

WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.

WHEN Sept. 9

WHAT Fifty Dead Men Walking after party

WHO Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Rose McGowan

WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.

WHEN Sept. 10

(Source: National Post)