Montreal Cultural Calendar

We--Maguy Métellus, H. Nigel Thomas, and the Board of Kola Writers, invite you to the next Lectures Logos Readings, which will be held on Monday 12 February 2024 at 2741 Notre-Dame West, Montréal, QC H3J 1N9, 7-9 pm. The guest readers are: Jason Selman, Yvonne Sam, Kaleel John, Shanna Aristil,Christelle Saint-Julien, and Elina Timsit.—followed by an open mic—maximum of eight open-mic readers.

Nous: Maguy Métellus ,H. Nigel Thomas et le CA des Écrivaines et écrivains kola, vous invitions aux prochaines Lectures Logos Readings, qui auront lieu lundi le 12 février 2024 de 19h-21h au 2741 Notre-Dame O, Montréal, QC H3J1N9.Les lecteurs/lectrices sont Jason Selman, Yvonne Sam, Kaleel John, Shanna Aristil,Christelle Saint-Julien et Elina Timsit—suivie d’une session micro-ouverte, limite de huit lectrices-lecteurs.

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Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Montreal premiere of KOKOMO CITY followed by a discussion with special guests!

This unflinching, playful and vital film spends intimate time with four transgender sex workers who share their thoughts on, and experiences of, Black womanhood, from the sublime to the perilous.

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KOKOMO CITY

D. Smith / United States / 2023 / 1 hour 21 mins / English with Eng Subs

IKOKOMO CITY takes up a seemingly simple mantle — to present the stories of four Black transgender sex workers in New York and Georgia. Shot in striking black and white, the boldness of the facts of these women's lives and the earthquaking frankness they share complicate this enterprise, colliding the every day with cutting social commentary and the excavation of long-dormant truths. Sharing reflections on knotty desire, far-reaching taboo, identification in labor, and gender’s many meanings, these women offer an unapologetic and cutting analysis of Black culture and society at large from a vantage point that is vibrating with energy, sex, challenge, and hard-earned wisdom.

This vital portrait is the daring directorial debut of D. Smith. A veteran of the music industry and a Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter, Smith brings her sonic skills into stunning harmony with a visual style whose grit and brassiness match the energy and spirit she elicits from her participants. Unfiltered, unabashed, and unapologetic, Smith and her subjects smash the trendy standard for authenticity, offering a refreshing rawness and vulnerability unconcerned with purity and politeness.

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This event is part of Black History Month and is co-presented by the Black Healing Centre.

Admission is by donation ($5-10 suggested). The venue is wheelchair accessible. In order to prevent the spreading of COVID 19, wearing a mask at Cinema Politica Concordia events is strongly recommended.

More info: https://www.cinemapolitica.org/local/concordia/

Venez découvrir la nouvelle exposition collective du CAP :

Février en 3D

Vernissage mardi 13 février à partir de 17h30

L'exposition sera visible jusqu'au 15 mars, à la Galerie du CAP.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1746134275873123/

Do you like original puzzles? Not the jigsaw type, but the wordplay and logic type? Do you like beer? Then join us for PUZZLED PINT!

A location puzzle, posted to puzzledpint.com before the weekend, will lead you to a bar Tuesday night. (Hints will be available online.) A few more original, low-key puzzles await you at the bar. Game Control will provide as many hints and nudges as you like. Bring your friends!

Feel free to drop in any time during the event, for as long as you'd like. It's FREE to attend.

Samples of past puzzles at: http://www.puzzledpint.com

It's kind of hard to explain, but if this sounds even remotely interesting, you'll love it!

🌐 IF YOU WANT TO SOLVE ONLINE FROM HOME:
On the day of the event, go to https://puzzledpint.live and create or join your team. You can download the puzzles and check your answers. GC no longer monitors this channel much, so if you need hints please contact us by text or FB message.

🎮 Speakeasy space on Gather:
https://gather.town/app/fUs7l54GfuGLgOSJ/puzzledpint

https://www.facebook.com/events/1343671069651122/

Curious about applying to CALQ but looking for some help? Québec Relations has you covered!

Join us on February 14th in person for a CALQ grant-writing workshop. Experienced grant advisor June Park will walk you through the ins and outs of applying for CALQ project funding. You’ll have the chance to review your own project summary and get feedback and suggestions during the Q& A. This workshop will run from 12-2 pm, at the ELAN Offices. We’ll provide coffee, but bring your lunch!

We are asking participants to pay a minimum of $10 to register. Understanding that might be a barrier to some, please contact research@quebec-elan.org and we are happy to subsidize the workshop for you.

PLEASE RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/jGAAnXggQ1F6L9kQ9

https://www.facebook.com/events/364948066159598/

🌈 Afin de souligner les derniers jours du 40e anniversaire des Archives gaies du Québec, Simone Beaudry-Pilotte et Mark Hamilton, en tant que commissaires, ont mis sur pied cette exposition à partir de documents et d’objets des collections des Archives gaies du Québec.

〰️ Cette exposition, nommée FAG QC, raconte l’histoire des Archives gaies du Québec au fil de ces quarante années, et à travers elle, c’est toute l’évolution des communautés LGBTQ2S+ qui est passée en revue.

〰️ L'exposition sera accessible du 13 décembre 2023 au 2 mars 2024 du mercredi au samedi de 13 à 17h

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🌈 To mark the final days of the 40th anniversary of the Archives gaies du Québec, Simone Beaudry-Pilotte and Mark Hamilton, as curators, have put together this exhibition based on documents and objects from the collections of the Archives gaies du Québec.

〰️ The exhibition, named FAG QC, tells the story of the Archives gaies du Québec over the past forty years, and through it, the evolution of the LGBTQ2S+ communities is reviewed.

〰️ The exhibition will be open from December 13, 2023 to March 2, 2024, Wednesday to Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.

https://www.facebook.com/events/269885669398398/?event_time_id=269885736065058