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SUMMARY:The Words & Music Show
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 22\, 20248:00 pm EST (Doors: 7:30 pm)Casa del Popolo (4873 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal)\n\n\n\nJoin us for the January 2024 edition of the Words & Music Show\, featuring the three winners and one finalist of the 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize.  \n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\nMichael “BeWyrd” Clark (Winner\, 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize)\n\n\n\nCaitlin Murphy (Winner\, 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize)\n\n\n\nSvens Telemaque (Finalist\, 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize)\n\n\n\nDeb Vanslet (Winner\, 2023 Spoken Word Prize)\n\n\n\n\nHosted by poet\, trumpet player\, and community worker Jason “Blackbird” Selman. \n\n\n\nTickets will be available at the door. \n\n\n\nAbout the Performers\n\n\n\n\nMichael “BeWyrd” Clarke is a slam poet based in Tio’tia:ke. He is the president of the Throw! Poetry Collective\, which showcases competitive yet friendly bilingual poetry slams every 1st Saturday at Le Basement. He has a master’s degree in educational technology and is also a musician\, livestreamer\, and martial artist. For his piece “Survival Mechanisms\,” he was a winner of the 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. \n\n\n\n\n\nCaitlin Murphy is a writer\, director\, and dramaturg. She has performed in one-woman shows\, stand-up and sketch comedy\, and a web-series she created called Mothers Try. Caitlin has also written and directed plays and short films. She was a finalist for the 2022 QWF Spoken Word Prize\, and for her piece “All the Screams\,” she was a winner of the 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. \n\n\n\n\n\nSvens Telemaque has a unique perspective on life and challenges the average perception of circumstances\, faith\, and emotion. After relocating to Montreal in 2007\, he co-founded L’art Selah\, a poetry collective\, and released his first book\, Pen of a Ready Writer Vol.1\, in 2014. For his piece “Out of Space\,” he was a finalist for the 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. \n\n\n\n\n\nDeb Vanslet is a media artist\, storyteller\, and writer. Her videos explore storytelling and performance. Deb hosted Dykes on Mykes\, CKUT-FM for 16 years. She is a co-producer of Confabulation\, live storytelling. She won the 2015 carte blanche Prize (“Self-Serve”)\, and “Ghost Station” was published in The Malahat Review. For her piece “Laughter in the Rain\,” she was a winner of the 2023 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Host\n\n\n\n\nJason “Blackbird” Selman is a Montreal-born poet\, trumpet player and community worker. He is the author of The Freedom I Stole (2007\, Cumulus Press) and Africa As A Dream That Travels Through My Heart (2016\, Howl) and co-editor of the poetry anthology Talking Book (2006\, Cumulus Press)\, which chronicles the writings of Kalm Unity Vibe Collective (of which he is a founding member). He has done extensive poetry workshops in schools and community groups across the Montreal area. His work is grounded in the themes of ethnomusicology\, surrealist expression\, love\, and the intersection of masculinity and emotional vulnerability.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/words-music-show-january-2024/
LOCATION:Casa del Popolo\, 4873 boul. St-Laurent\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1R6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Words and Music
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn with YES
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, January 23\, 202412:00–1:30 pm ESTYES Montreal (666 Sherbrooke Street West\, Suite 700\, Montreal) or Online (via Microsoft Teams)Free\, Registration Required (RSVP below)\n\n\n\nPresenting the Youth Employment Services (YES) Montreal! \n\n\n\n“You know art. YES can help you to sharpen your business skills.” \n\n\n\nYES is a non-profit\, community-driven English-language service provider that has been helping Quebecer artists develop skills needed to succeed in the creative world. In this Lunch & Learn\, YES Artist Business Coach Caroline Gauthier will be presenting the programs and services YES offers for writers and other artists. \n\n\n\nFrom artist coaching\, to educational panels\, to workshops on taxes and contracts\, YES is an invaluable hub for writers and artists. \n\n\n\nCome join us on 23rd of January from 12nn-1:30pm at YES Montreal (666 Sherbrooke Street West\, Suite 700) for this informative presentation. After the presentation\, interested folks are invited to stay for mingling and free one-on-one consultations. \n\n\n\nIf you are unable to join in-person\, you can also attend the event virtually via Microsoft Teams. A link to join the meeting will be sent out the day before. (Note that you do not need to install a separate program on your device: you can run the Teams meeting via your normal internet browser.) \n\n\n\nTo secure your spot\, please RSVP using the button below. You will have the option of indicating whether you will be attending in-person or virtually.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lunch-and-learn-with-yes/
LOCATION:YES Montreal\, 666 Sherbrooke Street West\, Suite 700\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A0B2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:January Japan Book Club
DESCRIPTION:January 25\, 7:00-9:00 pmOnline via Zoom (registration instructions below)\n\n\n\nLooking for a book to start your new year with some poetic verve? The Argo Bookshop\, in conjunction with the JET Alumni Association of Quebec and Atlantic Canada\, will be hosting its next Japan Book Club on January 25th.   \n\n\n\nFor this meeting\, we’ll be discussing A Narrow Road to the Interior by Matsuo Basho. This classic work from the famed poet details a trip through late 17th century Japan\, with scenery and anecdotes punctuated with poetry. While the haiku themselves are considered a masterwork\, the travelogue also has inspired many people to follow in Basho’s footsteps and travel through less trafficked country in Japan.   \n\n\n\nJoin us online via Zoom for a lively discussion! Email events@argobookshop.ca for the link. You can read the book in any language. We will be stocking two translations of the book in the store\, but you are welcome to read a different one! You’re also welcome to come if you haven’t read the book\, but there will be spoilers (as much as there can be for a centuries-old poetic travelogue!).
URL:https://qwf.org/event/january-japan-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Confabulation presents : Shortest Story 14
DESCRIPTION:It’s that time of year. Centaur’s Wildside Festival meets Confabulation’s Shortest Story eventSaturday January 27\, 2024 21h2-minute stories\, told by as many storytellers as we can fit in! \n\n\n\nIf you have a very short true-life story to share\, send us an email \n\n\n\nStories – quick as we can tell them. Come join the chaotic fun!Get your tickets here: https://centaurtheatre.com/shows/confabulation/Centaur Theatre 453 Saint Francois Xavier St Montreal\, Quebec H2Y 2T2
URL:https://qwf.org/event/confabulation-presents-shortest-story-14/
LOCATION:Centaur Theatre\, 453 St. Francois-Xavier\, Montreal\, Quebec\, HZY 2T1\, Canada
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