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HTMLLES

DatesMay 1, 2024 – May 7, 2024


☆ HTMLLES 2024 ☆
Semaine #1 / Week 1 

[fr] La 15e édition du festival HTMlles commence cette semaine ! Rejoignez-nous pour une série d’événements du 1er au 15 mai, et célébrez l’ouverture du festival avec nous demain, le 1er mai dès 18h. Les événements sonts gratuits et ouverts à tou·te·s. 

[en] The 15th edition of the HTMlles festival kicks off this week! Join us for a series of events from May 1st to 15th, and celebrate the opening of the festival with us tomorrow, May 1st from 6 pm. The events are free and open to all.
  
↓infoActs of Movement / Mouvement Partagés  
Avec / with: Joshua Vettivelu, Julia E Dyck, Laura Caraballo, Po B.K. Lomami et Yutong Lin 
Exposition / Exhibition
01.05 - 14.05 
Vernissage: 01.05 @ 18h  
📍 Ada X, 4001 rue Berri, # 201

> [fr]  L’événement est gratuit et ouvert à tou·te·s, un repas spécial (végane) sera servi par Yutong Lin, artiste en résidence chez Ada X avec le soutien du Festival du film coréen.  Ne manquez pas l'exposition virtuelle d'Océane Buxton hébergée par Galerie Galerie!

> [en] The event is free and open to all, a special meal (vegan) will be served by Ada X artist-in-residence Yutong Lin with support from the Korean Film Festival. Don’t miss out on Oceane Buxton’s virtual exhibition hosted by Galerie Galerie, launching during the festival opening!
↓infoOcéane Buxton - La Surveillante avec Galerie Galerie  
Lancement d'exposition en ligne /
Online exhibition launch 
01.05 
↓infoThe Numinous @ Céline Bureau
@femcel_larper et @f0rmercultmember 
Exposition / Exhibition
02.05 - 05.05 
Vernissage: 02.05 @ 18h 
📍 Céline Bureau
 
↓infoArchive Reindex Archive @ Eastern Bloc   
Ivetta Sunyoung Kang  & Kii Kang 
Atelier / Workshop

{IRL}
03.05 @ Eastern Bloc, 16h
📍 Eastern Bloc, 55 Rue de Louvain O 53 & #480, Montreal, Quebec H2N 1A4

{online / en ligne}
04.05 @ 14h 
↓infoSoirée de performances @ Eastern Bloc  
Dani Tardif, Joliz Dela Peña avec Jela Dela Peña
Performance
03.05 @ 18h30-22h
📍 Eastern Bloc, 55 Rue de Louvain O 53 & #480 

Ouverture / Opening 18h30
𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 19h-20h
(Dani Tardif)
𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚 20h-22h
(Joliz Dela Peña et Jela Dela Peña) 

> [fr] Il est possible d'écouter avec casque d'écoute l'installation de Descendants de 20h à 22h, mais de 19h à 20h ce sera projeté en salle!

> [en] You can listen the Descendants' installation with headphones from 8 to 10 pm, but from 7 to 8 pm it will be screened !
↓infoCHEUNG LEE GLOBAL @ La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse 
Ahreum Lee & Joni Snack Witch Cheung
Performance
04.05 @ 13h-16h  
📍 4296 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Z3
↓infoEmbodied Interventions @ Université Concordia 
Allison Peacock, Debora Alanna et Kayla Jeanson
Performance 
04.05 @ 17h30-20h30  
📍 1515 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal

#1 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨, Allison Peacock Location: Performance Lab (EV 10.785) Projection / screening : 17:30-18h30
Performance: 18h30 (10mins)

#2 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧, Kayla Jeanson
Location: Video Production Studio (EV 10.760)
Performance: 19h (20-30 mins)
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Against techno ablism

DateTuesday, May 7, 2024
Time6 pm – 7:30 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ACZkILZmH/?igsh=MTZzZmRmeXRheHpxaA==

Nastasia/ dumai dunai

DateWednesday, May 8, 2024
Time8 pm – 10 pm
NORTÉ TROPICAL • SOLIDARITÉ UKRAINE-LATINX
In-person Event
May 8th 2024
8:00 pm / Doors: 7:00 pm

https://lepointdevente.com/billets/mns240508001?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZlQrV-yY4ANUPDfSA8vDfIKsIZghw8SUMHZFOQdgE6SnnwbuhINOi0Mdc_aem_AZvj9tWaQ0RlvIbpED-oZ9dUlLHxHQ-cH5n-1GWMd47h8WfQ1Y53irdpe5-N5AS8L9g-2scFAejru36SBz-4zTmo

FREE OUTDOOR ROLLER DERBY GAME!!

DateSunday, May 12, 2024
Time4 pm – 6 pm
WhereEsplanade Tranquille
Event: https://facebook.com/events/s/free-outdoor-roller-derby-game/7398339656929628/

☀️ As-tu toujours rêvé de voir un match de derby en PLEIN AIR?? Gratuitement ? ☀️

💥 Viens voir notre équipe de voyage jouer à L’ESPLANADE TRANQUILLE le 12 mai ! Premier arrivé, premier servi ! 💥

⏰ Le 12 mai, de 16 h à 18 h
📍 L'Esplanade Tranquille, 1442 rue Clark

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☀️ Have you ever wanted to watch derby OUTDOORS?? For free? ☀️

💥 On May 12th, come watch our travel team players play in L’ESPLANADE TRANQUILLE! First come first serve for seating! 💥

⏰ May 12th, 4-6PM
📍 L’Esplanade Tranquille, 1442 Clark St

Things to come | screening 16mm | at concordia

DateSunday, May 12, 2024
Time6 pm – 10 pm
(English text follows)

THINGS TO COME
(1936, Royaume-Unis, 100 min., 16mm, VOA) William Cameron Menzies

C’est Noël 1940, et John Cabal, habitant d’Everytown, craint que la guerre ne soit imminente. Lorsqu’elle éclate, la guerre dure 30 ans, détruisant la ville et ouvrant la voie à une nouvelle ère sombre de pestes et de petits despotes. Mais l’espoir renaît sous la forme de Wings Over the World, un groupe de scientifiques et de penseurs pacifistes dirigé par Cabal. Leur rêve est de construire une société utopique sur les ruines de l’ancienne. Mais ils devront d’abord renverser le dernier tyran en place.

Sorti en 1936, Things to Come, adapté par H.G. Wells de son propre roman de science-fiction de 1933 The Shape of Things to Come, était la production la plus ambitieuse de la London Films de Korda à ce jour, et a cimenté sa réputation de produire des drames intelligents à une échelle épique.

Il s’agissait d’un projet ambitieux avec un vaste champ d’action – couvrant un siècle d’histoire future – et une échelle à la hauteur : des décors énormes, en particulier dans les séquences se déroulant en 2036, des milliers de figurants, et une conception et un montage imaginatifs. Plusieurs performances sont également impressionnantes, notamment celle de Raymond Massey dans le rôle du messianique Cabal et celle de Ralph Richardson dans celui du tyran brutal “Boss”, un rôle qu’il a explicitement modelé sur celui de Mussolini.

Things to Come offre une vision de l’avenir très différente du classique Metropolis de Fritz Lang (1926), auquel il a été inévitablement comparé ; Wells a critiqué de manière cinglante le film de Lang, qui offrait un portrait d’un monde asservi par la science. À l’inverse, Wells voyait dans la science la promesse du salut de l’humanité.

La conception du film a constitué l’un des plus grands défis, en particulier la représentation du fabuleux Everytown du futur. Wells a approché l’artiste Fernand Léger, l’architecte Le Corbusier et la légende du Bauhaus László Moholy-Nagy. L’un des éléments les plus impressionnants du film est constitué par les décors miniatures méticuleusement fabriqués. C’est ce qui nous a incités à faire appel à une conférencière au talent fascinant et hautement spécialisé.

Conférencière invitée : Marina Totino est une artiste multidisciplinaire qui crée des mondes miniatures captivants qui brouillent les frontières entre les rêves et la réalité. Avec une touche ludique, son travail vous invite à explorer des dioramas surréalistes et des espaces miniatures complexes qui vous emmènent dans un voyage fantaisiste à travers des créations originales appelées “Marina Minis”. Elle a commencé son parcours cinématographique au collège, puis à l’école de cinéma Mel Hoppenheim de l’Université Concordia. Tombée amoureuse de la narration, elle a mis ses talents au service de l’industrie du cinéma pendant sept ans, contribuant à des longs métrages, des émissions de télévision et des publicités. La présentation qu’elle fera à l’occasion de cet événement comprendra une exposition de quelques-unes de ses brillantes miniatures.

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Cinéma VA-114 - 1395 René-Lévesque O. (métro Lucien l'Allier)
Admission : 9$, 7$ (étudiant.e.s/students, 65+)
Portes / doors : 18h (billets au guichet/ Tickets at the door only)
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THINGS TO COME
(1936, U.K., 100 min., 16mm) William Cameron Menzies

It’s Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal fears that war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years, destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers lead by Cabal. Their dream is to build a utopian society on the ruins of the old. But first they’ll have to unseat the latest ruling tyrant.

Released in 1936, THINGS TO COME, adapted by H.G. Wells from his own 1933 science fiction novel The Shape of Things to Come, was the most ambitious production to date from Korda’s London Films, and cemented its reputation for producing intelligent drama on an epic scale.

It was an ambitious project with a vast scope – covering a century of future history – and a scale to match: enormous sets, particularly in the sequences set in 2036, thousands of extras, and imaginative design and editing. Several of the performances are equally impressive, notably Raymond Massey as the messianic Cabal and Ralph Richardson as the thuggish tyrant ‘Boss’, a role he modelled explicitly on Mussolini.

The film offered a very different vision of the future to Fritz Lang’s 1926 classic Metropolis, to which it was inevitably compared; Wells was scathing in his criticism of Lang’s film, which offered a portrait of a world enslaved by science. By contrast, Wells saw science as a promise of mankind’s salvation.

The design of the film presented one of the greatest challenges, particularly the representation of the fabulous Everytown of the future. Wells approached artist Fernand Léger, architect Le Corbusier and Bauhaus legend László Moholy-Nagy. One of the film’s more impressive elements is the meticulously-crafted miniature sets. This prompted us to invite a guest speaker with a highly-specialized and fascinating talent.

Guest speaker: Marina Totino is a multidisciplinary artist who crafts captivating miniature worlds that blur the lines between dreams and reality. With a playful touch, her work invites you to explore surreal dioramas and intricately designed miniature spaces that take you on a whimsical journey through fantastical creations as “Marina Minis”. She embarked on her cinematic journey in college, and then at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University. Falling in love with storytelling, for seven years she lent her talents to the film industry, contributing to feature films, television shows, and commercials. Her presentation for this event will feature a display of some of her brilliant miniature work.

Dance Meditation, Studio 303 BELGO - spring season

DateWednesday, May 15, 2024
Time7:45 pm – 10:45 pm
WhereStudio 303
‼️THE LAST CLASS OF THE SEASON - 15TH MAY - PAY WHAT YOU WANT ‼️

Welcome to 🕺 Dance Meditation 🧘‍♀️ – a space where dance, yoga and meditation harmoniously coexist, allowing you to engage with your inner selves through movement, voice, and mindfulness.🎉🌈

Every Wednesday at 7:45 PM, I invite you to dance and meditate to find your true self! 😊✨ This season is a bit shorter, as I leave Montreal for a Month on the 20th of MAy.

PRICES:
$25 for a single class
$70 for 4 classes card (valid for 30 days)
$100 for the whole season (7 classes)

‼️ Moreover, if you are new to my classes, you get -20% off all my passes! So hurry up and don't miss your chance!

Payment: CASH or e-transfer: paulinagrocho@gmail.com
Registration: paulinagrocho@gmail.com

📣 REGISTRATION REQUIRED as the studio has limited capacity 📣

WHERE: Studio 303, 372 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montreal QC, H3B 1A2 (BELGO building, 3rd floor)

TIME: Wednesday 7:45 PM (75 min)

WHAT YOU NEED: Bring comfortable clothes and water. Last 15-20 minutes is a meditation. You may sit on the floor (there are cushions in the studio) but may bring your own yoga mat for your own comfort.

https://www.facebook.com/events/941720287283036/?event_time_id=941720303949701

Ocean Charter Of Values - Single Release @ Bar De Courcelle - May 15

DateWednesday, May 15, 2024
Time8 pm – 11 pm
WhereBar de Courcelle
Hark! Ocean Charter Of Values is back at the wonderful Bar de Courcelle for some lovely springtime serenades.

We're releasing our new single, "Gibbous," and would love it if you would join us for a cozy night of tunes to celebrate!

Doors at 8pm
Solo set at 8:30pm
Full band set at 10pm

Free admission!

"As Ocean Charter of Values, Nova Scotian singer songwriter Nicholas Laugher plots a course through sparkly indie rock by way of saccharine 90s pop and overwrought melodramatics, joined by drummer Liam Blackwell, and bassist Charlie Reimer."

https://ocov.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1284632259608016/

MILIEUX | END OF RESIDENCY

DateFriday, May 17, 2024
Time5 pm – 7 pm

Sofian Audry: Morphoses
MILIEUX | END OF RESIDENCY
 MAY 17, 2024 | 5-7 PM

If you're curious about Sofian Audry's residency at Milieux, swing by from 5 to 7 p.m tomorrow! 

Following his 10 days residency at Milieux in collaboration with Hexagram, Sofian will answer question about Morphoses, a project co-developed with Rosalie D. Gagné. Morphoses is an artificial life installation featuring the adaptive behaviors of three autonomous robotic balls. 

Inspired by the phenomenology of living systems, Morphoses proposes a poetic experience of machine learning, centered on the establishment of an intimate relationship between human and non-human life forms.

✦ DISCOÑO ✦ presenta: NINA SKY x NIABI x MS BABY x SAMIA x EMPRESS

DateFriday, May 17, 2024
Time10 pm – 3 am
WhereThéâtre Fairmount
The original Y2K legends NINA SKY are making a pit stop in Montreal on their 20th anniversary tour. From their timeless hits "Move Ya Body" & “Oye Mi Canto” to their recent tracks and international DJ sets, your favorite twins are sure to make your corazón race and your culo move. They will be sharing the stage with a stellar lineup:

✦ LINEUP ✦

NINA SKY [dj set, nyc]
NIABI b2b MS BABY [duppy grlz]
SAMIA [mex]
EMPRESS

Y2K REGGAETON, PERREO | DEMBOW | LATIN CLUB | BAILE FUNK | CLUB | AFROBEATS ++ music all night

✦ Fairmount Theatre ✦
5240 Park Avenue, Montréal
May 17, 2024
22:00 – 03:00

https://www.facebook.com/events/891955559106664/

Myriam Gendron w/ Jim White & Marisa Anderson - Cabaret Lion d'or, Montréal, PQ - 18 mai 2024

DateSaturday, May 18, 2024
Time7 pm – 10 pm
WhereCabaret Lion d'Or
Heavy Trip et POP Montréal présentent fièrement...

Myriam Gendron
https://myriamgendron.komi.io

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Jim White & Marisa Anderson
https://thrilljockey.com/artists/jim-white-and-marisa-anderson

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18 mai 2024
Cabaret Le Lion d'Or
1676, rue Ontario Est, Montréal, QC
Portes - 19h00
Billets: https://lepointdevente.com/billets/clo240518001
Affiche par Hugo Jeanson
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heavy-trip.com
popmontreal.com
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Mayday is the third LP by Montreal-based artist, Myriam Gendron. It follows her earlier, critically acclaimed albums, Not So Deep As A Well (2014) and Ma délire –Songs of love, lost & found (2021). Prior to her debut album, Myriam’s primary musical focus was busking in Paris Metro stations, performing the songs of Leonard Cohen and others, accompanying herself on guitar. Through her day job, working at a bookstore, Myriam discovered the poems of American writer, Dorothy Parker, who was better known for her cutting wit than her verse. Inspired by Parker’s words, Myriam wrote music to accompany a suite of them, then recorded the results in her bedroom. These very recordings were issued as her debut LP, and continue to delight listeners who discover them, with their freshness, clarity and humor. Writing in Uncut, Tyler Wilcox described Not So Deep As A Well as, “one of those out-of-nowhere LPs that was so captivating, you couldn’t help raving about it to anyone who would listen.”

After a hiatus, during which she became a mother, Myriam began exploring the complex folk traditions of Quebec, and recorded the 2LP, Ma délire. This project was begun while she was on a sponsored creative retreat in rural Quebec with her young daughter. Myriam had been inspired by the ways in which traditional songs from disparate cultures embrace parallel archetypes. The resulting album (part of which was actually recorded on the fly during this retreat) combines traditional and original lyrics (largely in French) with arrangements that make space for avant-garde musical interludes by such players as guitarist Bill Nace (Body/Head) and percussionist Chris Corsano. Like her debut, Ma délire has been received rhapsodically. In his review for Foxy Digitalis, Brad Rose writes the album, “is a complete and total triumph. There aren’t many artists who understand and can harness the immortal spirit that flows through traditional music like Myriam Gendron. For all her talents as a songwriter, guitarist, and singer, this is her greatest gift.”

Mayday presents an even more syncretic fusion of the elements Myriam uses to create her sound. Most of the songs are original, sung in both English and French, and they blend traditional and avant elements with abandon. She is often accompanied on this album by the guitarist Marisa Anderson and drummer Jim White (Dirty Three), whose work provides a quietly aggressive sort of free-rock base. Additional players this time include Montreal bassist Cédric Dind-Lavoie (a fellow fan of trad/avant dynamism), Bill Nace and saxophonist Zoh Amba (whose horn actually gets the final “word”). Mayday is a thoroughly thrilling effort that manages to create new vistas of sound while maintaining a feel that is both intimate and familiar.

Myriam has privately described the mood of Mayday as dark, in part due to the fact it was assembled after her mother’s passing, but she is always capable of balancing and blending emotional content in a way that makes it ultimately hopeful. The music here certainly possesses a richly serious tone, but Myriam Gendron (like Leonard Cohen) is able to infuse her darkness with a subtle, powerful light that reminds us that even the most pitch-black night is but a transitional state. Beautiful work.


https://www.facebook.com/events/1811096186030394/

Georgian echoes

DateSunday, May 19, 2024
Time5 pm – 6:30 pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgian-echoes-in-montreal-tickets-875537976657?aff=oddtdtcreator

43$

Georgian Folk Dance and Vocal Ensemble "Iverioni" is coming back to Montreal by popular demand with its spectacular live show of Georgian dancing and singing. Join us for an unforgettable evening and experience unique rhythm, character and costumes of Georgian traditional dancing and singing on May 19, 2024 at Vanier College in Montreal, Quebec. Ensemble ,,Iverioni’’ présente un spectacle de danse et de chant géorgiens au Collège de Vanier à Montréal, Québec.Rejoignez-nous pour une soirée inoubliable et découvrez le rythme, le caractère et les costumes uniques de la danse et du chant traditionnels géorgiens.

ukulele club

DateSunday, May 19, 2024
Time6:30 pm – 9 pm

Come play, sing, share & be merry with ukuleles! Ukulele players of all skill levels. FREE.
Débutants ne soyez pas timides, nous sommes là pour le fun! Pratiquez avec nous vos accords, votre strumming et progressez à votre rythme. Si vous apprenez un ou deux accords dans la soirée c'est gagné!
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Aux Angles Ronds - 5333 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal.
Métro Laurier. Vous pouvez y manger et boire 🍽 🍺
De 18h30 à 21h / 6:30 pm to 9 pm
18h30 : installez-vous et rencontrez les autres joueurs 🙂
1 - 18h45 »» ♬ ON JOUE TOUS ENSEMBLE!
2 - 19h45 »» PAUSE
3 - 20h-20h20 »» ♬ OPEN MIC*
4 - 20h20-21h »» ♬ ON JOUE TOUS ENSEMBLE!
Note : Ce n'est pas un cours. La soirée est GRATUITE!
Il y a quelques tables mais vous pouvez apporter votre lutrin.
On a quelques songbooks à vous prêter ou vous pouvez suivre avec votre voisin. Et il y a aussi les partitions accords/paroles projetées sur un mur. / We have some songbooks to lend you and there are also the chords and lyrics on a wall.
*Open Mic : 5 participants max.
Questions, inscription open mic : ukuleleclubdemontreal@gmail.com

WLTM Montreal Edition - I am from Reykjavik

DatesMay 21, 2024 – May 24, 2024
WhereMontreal
Linkfb://event/?id=962694711749684
I’d like to meet some people in Montreal who are a bit like me.

Are you:

-a woman in her late 50s
-someone who cared for an elderly parent
-a single parent of a single child
-in a mixed-race relationship
-someone who used to be a political activist and has become one again
-fat
-Black
-a child of an immigrant
-someone who is not sure they’re living in the right place
-an artist for over 20 years
-someone who has been to jail
-someone who likes gardening
-someone who was born working class, but now is probably middle class

As part of my project to be free, to be a post-racial, global citizen, I would like to meet people a bit like me in Montreal.

You pick the place, I meet you, we have a chat, I’ll buy you a coffee, that’s it. If you’re curious to meet someone like you. Send me a message here, or via FTA.

I AM AVAILABLE TO MEET IN THE MORNINGS BEFORE 12 NOON OR AFTER 6 P.M IN THE EVENING.

part of FTA 2024

Astronomy night FR

DateTuesday, May 21, 2024
Time7 pm – 8 pm

Ambient2Dance2 [Dance2Ambient2]

DateWednesday, May 22, 2024
Time8 pm – 11 pm
WhereLa Sotterenea
Linkhttps://facebook.com/events/s/ambient2dance2-dance2ambient2/413033758252852/
Ambient2Dance2 [Dance2Ambient2]
Mercredi 22 mai 2024
La Sotterenea

An evening of live electronics and ambient-dance music.

Nick Schofield

No Cosmos (Solo)

Silicon Beats (feat. Camille Frey, Gaëlle Scali, Margo Corto, Estelle Schorpp)

viñu-vinu

La Sotterenea
4848 St-Laurent
Portes 20h
Show 20h30
15$ - 10$ prévente
https://www.venuepilot.co/events/98930/orders/new#/

Indigenous Literatures Book Club: Prairie Edge

DateThursday, May 23, 2024
Time7 pm – 10 pm
Where176 Rue Bernard O, Montréal, QC H2T 2K2, Canada
Linkhttps://facebook.com/events/s/indigenous-literatures-book-cl/3794142057539192/
Join our Indigenous Literatures Book Club as we meet on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 at 7 PM to discuss Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr.

The Indigenous Literatures Book Club focuses on work by indigenous writers from around the world. Hosted by Tara McGowan-Ross, a Mi’kmaq multidisciplinary artist and writer, the meetings are free and open to all.

Where and How Can I purchase the book?
Pre-order the book here: https://tinyurl.com/ps698c63
More info on our webstore here:
mtlshop.drawnandquarterly.com/faq
We Ship Canada-wide!
By purchasing your book at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly you help support events like this one, independent publishing and retailing, our neighborhood, and authors both local and from around the world who depend on independent bookstores for their livelihood. Your support is appreciated.

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The Giller Prize-longlisted author of Avenue of Champions returns with a frenetic, propulsive crime thriller that doubles as a sharp critique of modern activism and challenges readers to consider what “Land Back” might really look like.

Meet Isidore “Ezzy” Desjarlais and Grey Ginther: two distant Métis cousins making the most of Grey’s uncle’s old trailer, passing their days playing endless games of cribbage and cracking cans of cheap beer in between. Grey, once a passionate advocate for change, has been hardened and turned cynical by an activist culture she thinks has turned performative and lazy. One night, though, she has a revelation, and enlists Ezzy, who is hopelessly devoted to her but eager to avoid the authorities after a life in and out of the group home system and jail, for a bold yet dangerous political mission: capture a herd of bison from a national park and set them free in downtown Edmonton, disrupting the churn of settler routine. But as Grey becomes increasingly single-minded in her newfound calling, their act of protest puts the pair and those close to them in peril, with devastating and sometimes fatal consequences.

For readers drawn to the electric storytelling of Morgan Talty and the taut register of Stephen Graham Jones, Conor Kerr’s Prairie Edge is at once a gripping, darkly funny caper and a raw reckoning with the wounds that persist across generations.

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Conor Kerr is a Métis/Ukrainian writer living in Edmonton. A member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, he is descended from the Lac Ste. Anne Metis and the Papaschase Cree Nation. His Ukrainian family are settlers in Treaty 4 and 6 territories in Saskatchewan. He grew up in Saskatoon, Edmonton, and other prairie towns and cities. In 2022 he was named one of CBC’s Writers to Watch. He is the author of the poetry collections An Explosion of Feathers and Old Gods, as well as the novel Avenue of Champions, which was shortlisted for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize and won the 2022 ReLIT award. Conor is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta where he teaches creative writing.

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Librairie Drawn & Quarterly recognizes that our bookstores are located on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka. Many of us refer to Montreal as our home, but it is named Tiohtiá:ke. This has always been a gathering place for many First Nations and continues to be home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples. It is important to think about how each and every one of us has arrived here. We are grateful that creating and sharing stories has been a part of this land for thousands of years and we urge you to seek out a story that is different from your own.
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Please email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions!

Montreal Comic Arts Festival / Festival BD

DatesMay 24, 2024 – May 26, 2024
https://www.fbdm-mcaf.ca/

compost!!!

DateSaturday, May 25, 2024
Time9 am – 11 am
The annual distribution of plants and compost will be held on Saturday, May 25 in the morning. Locations and activities will be communicated to you in a future newsletter, but you can already put this date on your calendar.

Scriven Spring Pop-up Market

DateSaturday, May 25, 2024
Time11 am – 5 pm
WhereThésaurus Thérrarium
Event: fb://event/7155138467872145

A wonderful teahouse will be the hosting venue for a small springtime pop-up market for all who love the fountain pens, inks, art, and stationary... and delicious tea.

Parking is on the street with parking meters or in a lot on Ethyl a couple blocks away. If you are taking public transit, then Metro de l'Eglise is down the street. The venue is between Wellington Street and Verdun Avenue.

A vendors list will start showing up in this description (6-8 vendors) sometime after January.

Entry is free, just come have some tea! In this way we support small businesses and local community alike.

Mama's Broke

DateSunday, May 26, 2024
Time9 pm – 11 pm
WhereQuai des brumes, 4481 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2J 2L2, Canada
https://mamasbroke.ca/event/5436158/670299028/mama-s-broke

Fringe For All

DateMonday, May 27, 2024
Time7 pm – 11 pm
WhereClub Soda, 1225 Boul. Saint-Laurent Boul, Montréal, QC H2X 2S6, Canada
We’re happy to announce that the Fringe-For-All is back at Club Soda on May 27 at 7pm. This free event kicks off our festival with rapid-fire, two-minute teasers presented by all the companies performing at our festival this year.

L'appel festival

DateThursday, May 30, 2024
Time5 pm – 11 pm
https://parcolympique.qc.ca/en/events/half-moon-run-lappel-montreal/

Tour de vélo Montréal de nuit

DateFriday, May 31, 2024
Time6:45 pm – 11 pm
https://www.velo.qc.ca/evenement/festival-go-velo-mtl/tour-la-nuit/

Arches: presence ukrainienne - FREE VISIT AND HISTORY

DateSaturday, June 1, 2024
Time2 pm – 3 pm
https://www.rugissants.com/arches-presence-ukrainienne

Arches: presence ukrainienne - FREE VISIT AND HISTORY

DateSaturday, June 1, 2024
Time3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
https://www.rugissants.com/arches-presence-ukrainienne

Bookclub - What you Are Looking for Is In The Library

DateSaturday, June 1, 2024
Time4 pm – 6 pm
WhereThésaurus Thérrarium, 383 Rue de l'Église, Verdun, QC H4G 2M5, Canada
https://www.facebook.com/events/289627434201782/

Forgotten Jewish cemetery tour

DateSunday, June 2, 2024
Time2 pm – 4 pm
25$ - nearly forgotten jewish cemetery, slowly being swallowed by the marécage and the city.

Worth visit Montréal jewish museum beforehand to see Sonia bazar exposition beforehand :)