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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190719T163000
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SUMMARY:Parc-Extension & Us Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Parc-Extension & Us is a series of poetry\, storytelling\, creative writing and performance workshops for residents of Parc-Extension of all ages\, and of all levels of experience. \nYou already write poetry? You like telling stories? You have always wanted to try writing\, but you never did? You want to tell your stories to a public? You have been journaling for years? \nNO PRIOR EXPERIENCE is necessary to participate in these workshops! These workshops are intended to be fun\, interactive\, a space for exploring the power of stories\, and there will be both individual and group exercises. \n— The workshops will be facilitated in English and in French\, but participants are free to create in any language they wish. \n— There will be food provided at each of the workshops \n— There will be an opportunity for any participants who wish to perform their poetry in public to do at an open mic on Sunday\, July 21. \nTHE WORKSHOPS ARE FREE.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/parc-extension-us-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Centre William Hingston\, 419 Saint-Roch\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3N1K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190716T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190716T190000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
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SUMMARY:Fantasia 2019 | Book Launch: Michael Gingold’s AD ASTRA
DESCRIPTION:Following last year’s best-selling\, horror-themed “Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares From the 1980s” and its sequel\, “Newsprint Nightmares From the 1990s and 2000s”\, critic Michael Gingold and 1984 Publishing now present “Ad Astra: 20 Years of Newspaper Ads for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films”\, a year-by-year look at the movies that shaped many a childhood in the ’80s and ’90s. 👨‍🚀 \nInside this 270-page book\, you’ll find everything from Star Trek to Starship Troopers\, the Dark Crystal to Dark City\, Conan the Barbarian to Batman\, Robocop to Star Wars\, and many\, many more. See alternate artwork for your favourite films\, learn the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of their marketing campaigns\, and read the most entertaining and unexpected quotes from reviewers at the time — all carefully curated by Michael! \nOur book launch event will feature a multimedia author’s talk with eye-popping slides of newsprint ad mats galore that will have everyone smiling. In addition\, it will provide attendees an opportunity to purchase the book months before its official fall release. \n⭐ FREE ADMISSION ⭐ \nWHERE?\nConcordia University‘s York Amphitheatre (EV 1.615) is located at 1515\, Sainte-Catherine Street West.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fantasia-2019-book-launch-michael-gingolds-ad-astra/
LOCATION:York Ampitheatre\, 1515\, Sainte-Catherine Street West\, Montreal\, Qc\, H3H 1L8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190715T220000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190708T145938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T145938Z
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SUMMARY:Mansfield Press Summer Launch
DESCRIPTION:Toronto’s Mansfield Press is coming to Montreal to launch 5 new books of poetry by rob mclennan\, Laura Cok\, Tim Conley\, Paola Ferrante\, and Montreal’s James Hawes.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mansfield-press-summer-launch/
LOCATION:Bar Le Psy\, 2073 St Denis\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190711T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190711T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190626T154934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190626T154934Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch - The Mindful Landlord
DESCRIPTION:FREE EVENT ! \nInformal Real Estate Event\, perfect to wet your feet in the Montreal real estate industry.\nMeet active estate investors\, professionals and real estate personalities at this networking event and book launch party. \nAuthor and property manager Terrie Schauer will give a short speech to launch her new book\, Mindful Landlord\, followed by drinks and 5 a 7 w/ light snacks. \nBooks will be available for purchase. Get your copy signed!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-the-mindful-landlord/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190710T220000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190621T152427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T152427Z
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SUMMARY:Feminist Intersectionality Poetry Night ft. Wendy Chin-Tanner
DESCRIPTION:A Canadian-American intersectional feminist poetry reading featuring the launch of American poet Wendy Chin-Tanner’s second collection\, Anyone Will Tell You\, and local powerhouse poets Mary Di Michele\, Domenica Martinello\, and Tessa Liem.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/feminist-intersectionality-poetry-night-ft-wendy-chin-tanner/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190710T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190710T190000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190708T150733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T150733Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Member Meet-Up!
DESCRIPTION:Come meet with other members and members-to-be for a friendly 5a7 at BENELUX Verdun (steps away from de L’Église metro). \nWHAT’S ON THE MENU?\n– a vast selection of beers\, ciders and non-alcoholic options\n– an ice-breaker to get the conversation flowing\n– a chance to unwind with other writers \nWe have a reservation inside\, however If the weather cooperates\, we’ll be outside on the terrace.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-member-meet-up/
LOCATION:BENELUX\, 4026 rue Wellington\, Verdun\, Quebec\, H4G 1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Member Meetup,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190619T164033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T164033Z
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SUMMARY:Montreal Review of Books Summer Issue Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us to launch the Summer 2019 issue of the Montreal Review of Books. With readings by three writers and one translator featured in the issue. Help us raise a glass to summer and Quebec lit! Featuring Susan Doherty\, Shannon Webb-Campbell\, Stéphane Larue\, and Pablo Strauss.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/montreal-review-of-books-summer-issue-launch/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T213000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190702T151131Z
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SUMMARY:Alexandra Pasian and David Tacium Double Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special double launch this July featuring David Tacium and Alexandra Pasian! \nPoetry and prose will be read.\nSnacks will be served.\nWine will be imbibed. \nTaking down the Golden Boy\nBy David Tacium \nA prairie remembrance of things past\, Taking down the Golden Boy is set in and around Winnipeg in the early 1970s. It recounts a fatal attraction between two same-sex 18-year-olds whose strong religious upbringing is both a hindrance and an incentive. \nWhy all the fuss over the Golden Boy? Who is he and what is he out there advertising? The novel explores a dark side of spirituality and male sexuality\, raising an issue that has grown only more troubling with time. Who’d have suspected such queer twists of puritanical Winnipeg? \nDavid Tacium grew up in Winnipeg and now lives in Montreal. He has a PhD in Comparative Literature on dandyism and the crisis of masculine identity in the 19th century. He reads and converses in six languages – English\, French\, Italian\, Spanish\, German and Russian — and is an amateur violinist. \n“Work Until You Find Resistance is Alexandra Pasian’s poetry chapbook. Printed on 70 lb Zephyr Antique Laid by Coach House Printing\, and perfect bound in a cover of Mohawk Via Felt\, with Strathmore Black endpapers. The type was composed in Arno Pro by Adobe. This edition is limited to 150 numbered copies.”\n– junctionbooks.ca \nAlexandra Pasian is a freelance writer living and teaching in Montreal\, Quebec. Among other journals\, her work has appeared in Arc\, CV2\,Event\, and The Fiddlehead. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Concordia University.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/alexandra-pasian-and-david-tacium-double-book-launch/
LOCATION:The Word Bookstore\, 469 Milton Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 1W3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190708T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190708T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190625T150810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190625T150810Z
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SUMMARY:Lectures Logos Readings
DESCRIPTION:Maguy Métellus\, Horace Goddard\, and H. Nigel Thomas invite you to the next Lectures Logos Readings\, which will be held on Monday July 8\, 2019 at 2741 Notre-Dame West\, Montréal\, QC H3J 1N9\, 7-9 pm. This will be an open-mike evening with about 20 readings divided equally between French and English readers. Info 450 465 52019. thomasnigelh@gmail.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lectures-logos-readings-2/
LOCATION:2741 Notre Dame Street West\, 2741 Notre Dame Street West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3J 1N9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190706T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190706T123000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190517T202117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190517T202117Z
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write!
DESCRIPTION:Looking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do at the Atwater Library. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. \nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n1000 – 1025: Writing 1\n1025 – 1030: Break\n1030 – 1055: Writing 2\n1055 – 1100: Break\n1100 – 1125: Writing 3\n1125 – 1130: Break\n1130 – 1155: Writing 4\n1155 – 1200: Break\n1200 -1225: Writing 5
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-4/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190704T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190628T170233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190628T170233Z
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SUMMARY:The Walk in the Snow: the true story of Lise Meitner
DESCRIPTION:jem rolls is an English veteran of the Canadian and international fringe circuits and this is his latest one-man show to be performed one time only here in Montreal on Thursday\, July 4th. \nChristmas Eve\, 1938. Two Jewish refugees from the Nazis go for a walk in the Swedish snow. And the world is never the same again.\nThe true story of Lise Meitner: physicist\, pioneer\, fugitive.\nChiefly famous for NOT getting the Nobel Prize. “When she is perhaps best remembered for thirty years of scientific achievement\,\nas a pioneering woman\, and for the walk in the snow.”
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-walk-in-the-snow-the-true-story-of-lise-meitner/
LOCATION:Mainline Theatre\, 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Storytelling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190704T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190626T185459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190626T202827Z
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SUMMARY:Adrian McKerracher launches What It Means to Write
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Adrian McKerracher launches What It Means to Write: Creativity and Metaphor \nA book launch to celebrate an adventure 7 years in the making\, from Vancouver to Havana to Buenos Aires\, asking\, “What does it mean to be creative?” \nAbout the book:\nAt a time when people must work harder than ever to stand out from the crowd\, the word creativity can seem vague and overused. But what exactly is creativity? \nAdrian McKerracher travels from Vancouver to Havana to Buenos Aires\, leading readers on a journey to discover poignant new insights into a life of letters. Through encounters with artists of all kinds\, famous or obscure\, McKerracher traces a socio-cultural history of the meaning of writing\, each vignette a meditation on the way that metaphor limits and liberates understanding: creativity is a process\, a possession\, a relation\, an algorithm\, a game\, and more. But What It Means to Write is far more than an archive of the figurative. Along the way\, a labyrinth of chance reunites McKerracher with old friends\, threatens him with violence\, and invites him to remain forever in a place both real and imagined. His journey from cafés to libraries to late-night living rooms embodies the structure of a bold new methodology for interpreting creativity\, demonstrating the tools for working productively with ambiguity and rebuilding meaning\, one metaphor at a time. \nTold in character-driven narrative pulses that reflect on the nature of belonging\, understanding\, and loving\, What It Means to Write is a celebration of the possibilities of both language and silence.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/adrian-mckerracher-launches-what-it-means-to-write/
LOCATION:Librairie Drawn and Quarterly\, 211 Bernard Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Qc\, H2T 2K5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190704T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190522T161812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190522T162236Z
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SUMMARY:Argo Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Argo Reading Series Thursday\, July 4\, 2019\nPreeti Vyas\, Ilona Martonfi\, Harry Rajchgot\, Jason Santerre\, Mike Di Sclafani (music)\, Victoria LeBlanc\, Jeffrey Mackie\, Veena Gokhale\, Robert Martin Evans \nAn Evening of Verse\, Prose & Song \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West (514) 931-3442\nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ \nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca \n7-9 pm at the door $6 \nFacebook Event\nJUL 4\nTHU\nArgo Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-reading-series/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190627T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190528T145258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T145258Z
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SUMMARY:SpeakUp
DESCRIPTION:GRATUITE \nSpeakUp: L’Échange Interactif de Poésie de Montréal \nPoètes: Denise Desautels\, Flavia Garcia\, Chloé Savoie-Bernard \nAVEC SPEAKUP\, LE PUBLIC EST ENGAGÉ\n• Toutes les personnes présentes reçoivent une copie du poème\n• La poète lit le poème\, suivi de 15-20 minutes de discussion\n• Le poète lit le poème une dernière fois
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speakup-2/
LOCATION:Cafe Shaika\, 5526 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4A 1W2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T230000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190603T150426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T150511Z
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SUMMARY:Celebration of James Tate and Reading from his soon-to-be-published collection THE GOVERNMENT LAKE
DESCRIPTION:Montreal Poets read from James Tate’s soon-to-be-published posthumous book of poems\, THE GOVERNMENT LAKE: last poems\, in the fabulous Résonance Café.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/celebration-of-james-tate-and-reading-from-his-soon-to-be-published-collection-the-government-lake/
LOCATION:Résonance Café\, 5175a av. du parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3N 2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190623T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190623T190000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190523T200304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190523T200304Z
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SUMMARY:Breathing Space / Reprendre Son Souffle
DESCRIPTION:Breathing Space is a summer evening series for short readings and performances in any language. In-progress\, experimental\, or unfinished work is welcome\, new collaborative work is enthusiastically encouraged\, trying things out is invited. What we hope is to create room to be unsure and that be okay. \nThere will be a mix of scheduled readers\, and six sign-up spots available on the day. Readings will be approximately 5 minutes. \nHosted by Aaron Boothby & Rachel McCrum. \n// \nReprendre son souffle est une série de lectures et de performances qui a lieu durant l’été. Qu’elle que soit la langue\, les créations en chantier ou en cours d’écriture sont les bienvenues. Et les collaborations inédites sont vivement encouragées. On veut créer un espace où il est permis d’essayer des choses\, où l’incertitude et le risque ont leur place. \nIl y aura un mélange de poètes invité.e.s et d’inscriptions le jour même. Les lectures dureront environ 5 minutes. \nVenez avec des ami.e.s pour participer\, écouter\, faire des rencontres. On a hâte! \nAnimé par Aaron Boothby & Rachel McCrum
URL:https://qwf.org/event/breathing-space-reprendre-son-souffle-2/2019-06-23/
LOCATION:depanneur cafe\, 206 Rue Bernard O\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2K4
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T123000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190517T201905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T192838Z
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write!
DESCRIPTION:Looking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do at the Atwater Library. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. \nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n1000 – 1025: Writing 1\n1025 – 1030: Break\n1030 – 1055: Writing 2\n1055 – 1100: Break\n1100 – 1125: Writing 3\n1125 – 1130: Break\n1130 – 1155: Writing 4\n1155 – 1200: Break\n1200 -1225: Writing 5
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-2/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190621T220000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190603T190641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T194615Z
UID:10001765-1561143600-1561154400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Montréal Serai: Celebrating 32 years
DESCRIPTION:  \nCelebrating 32 years of Montréal Serai \nPerformances from : Ian Ferrier\, Cora Siré\, Hugh Hazelton\, Blossom Thom\, Nigel Thomas\, Maya Khankhoje\, Brian Campbell\, Louise Carson\, James Olwell\, Himmat Shinhat\, and Nilambri Ghai.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/montreal-serai-celebrating-32-years/
LOCATION:Espace Knox\, 6215 Godfrey\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4B 1K3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190530T203002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190530T203002Z
UID:10001762-1561057200-1561064400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Launch: Prague & In The End They Told Them All to Get Lost
DESCRIPTION:Join QC Fiction for the launch of two novels in translation: Prague by Maude Veilleux\, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Aimee Wall\, and In the End They Told Them All to Get Lost by Laurence Leduc-Primeau\, translated by Natalia Hero. Come out for wine and bilingual readings with the authors and translators at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-prague-in-the-end-they-told-them-all-to-get-lost/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190620T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190606T151438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T153816Z
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SUMMARY:Death Is a Side-Effect\, poems by April Ford
DESCRIPTION:Please come to Argo Bookshop for the launch of April Ford’s new chapbook of poems from Frog Hollow Press! After the author reads\, books will be available for sale and signing. \nAbout the Author: After a decade of living in rural New York State\, where she taught creative writing to college students\, April has returned home to Montreal. Her fiction\, poetry\, and essays have appeared in print and online journals in Canada\, the U.S.\, Mexico\, Germany\, and Scotland. In 2015\, her short story “Project Fumarase” won a Pushcart Prize. Her book publications include The Poor Children: Stories (SFWP\, 2015) and Death Is a Side-Effect: Poems (Frog Hollow Press\, 2019). Her debut novel\, Carousel\, is forthcoming with Inanna Publications in Spring 2020. When she wants to feel capable\, she orders Ikea furniture to assemble by herself. She lives with her two rescue cats\, Ernie and Nicolas. https://aprilfordauthor.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/death-is-a-side-effect-poems-by-april-ford/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T182120Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for The Little(r) Museums of Paris
DESCRIPTION:La Petite D&Q will host the Montreal launch of The Little(r) Museums of Paris (Running Press)\, an atypical\, illustrated guide to more than 50 small museums in Paris. Written and illustrated by Montreal-based journalist and illustrator Emma Jacobs\, the book includes stories about the museums’ collections and origins and conversations with contemporary curators and artists. \nBook information: https://www.runningpress.com/titles/emma-jacobs/the-littler-museums-of-paris/9780762466399/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-for-the-littler-museums-of-paris/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190618T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190618T213000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190521T161304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190521T161304Z
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SUMMARY:Visual Arts Centre Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Centre Reading Series Tuesday\, June 18\, 2019\nRana Bose\, Ilona Martonfi\, Susan Elmslie\, Mike Di Sclafani\, Su J. Sokol\, Paul Serralheiro (music)\, Ian Ferrier\, Gloria Macher\, Brandon Pitts\, Hugh Hazelton \nAn Evening of Poetry & Prose & Music \nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca\nCo-hosted with Mike Di Sclafani\n350 Victoria Avenue\, Westmount www.visualartscentre.ca\nDoors 7:00 pm Reading 7:30 pm At the door $6 \n“We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\,\nand the League of Canadian Poets.” \nFacebook Event \nJUN 18\nTUE\nVisual Arts Centre Reading Series
URL:https://qwf.org/event/visual-arts-centre-reading-series-2/
LOCATION:Visual Arts Centre\, 350 Avenue Victoria\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 2N4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190616T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190616T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190529T150753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190529T150753Z
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SUMMARY:Staceyann Chin\, Shanice Nicole & Kalmunity @ Suoni Per Il Popolo
DESCRIPTION:Suoni Per Il Popolo\, Protests and Pedagogy & CKUT 90.3FM present: \nWhen listening to Jamaican-born\, Brooklyn-living\, woman-loving\, writer/poet\, political activist\, performance artist and single mama Staceyann Chin\, it’s hard not to be moved by the sound of her voice. Chin’s dynamic cadence has served her well\, whether on stage at New York’s storied spoken-word spot the Nuyorican Cafe\, on Broadway as an original performer on Def Poetry Jam or during any one of her one-woman\, autobiographical shows. \nShanice Nicole is a Black feminist educator\, facilitator\, writer\, and (out)spoken word artist. Her writing and work intimately explores experiences of race\, health\, sexuality\, oppression\, and freedom – all of which form the many layers of her Black womanhood. She believes that everyone has the power to make change and the words of her favourite poet Maya Angelou resonate deeply\, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better\, do better.” \nKalmunity is Canada’s largest and longest running black arts & improv collective of multi-disciplined\, linguistic & cultural creatives boasting a local membership of over 60 creatives that was founded in 2003 by Jahsun & directed by Preach Ankobia. \nwww.suoniperilpopolo.org\nInstagram: @suoniperilpopolo\nTwitter: SuoniPopolo
URL:https://qwf.org/event/staceyann-chin-shanice-nicole-kalmunity-suoni-per-il-popolo/
LOCATION:La Sala Rossa\, 4848 St. Laurent Boulevard\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190615T160000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190506T205400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190506T205400Z
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SUMMARY:Write The Body Electric: A Creative Process Workshop for Writers in All Genres
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Leader: Stacey Engels \nCost: $160 for QWF members; $190 for non-members \nCost of QWF membership (annual) plus workshop: $200 \nPayment is due within one week of registration to confirm your spot. Please review our cancellation policy. \nFor more information\, or to register: (514) 933-0878 or workshops@qwf.org \n* \nThis two-session course is open to writers in all genres. \nWhether you have a specific writing goal or are playing with the puzzle pieces of a new project\, this class will provide strategies for developing good work habits\, honing your curiosity and finding inspiration everywhere–without and within. \nOver the two Saturday sessions\, we will learn to find the sweet spot between discipline and freedom. We aim to break the boundaries that stand between us and our true innovative capacities\, and develop the boundaries that safeguard and sustain a regular writing practice. \nIn each session\, we will discuss selected writings in different genres\, drawing on these and non-writing media for inspiration in creative experiments. We will play with colour\, sound\, rhythm\, and form to ignite the senses and expand our understanding of what’s possible in writing\, before diving into prompts and exercises. \nWe will also borrow from meditation techniques to focus our concentration\, explore our preconceptions about time\, and ally ourselves with our bodies as sources of information and inspiration. \nWith practice\, using the techniques shared in this course\, participants will learn to maximize their available time\, bypass the inner critic\, and tap into inspiration\, innovation\, and authenticity every time they sit down to write.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-the-body-electric-a-creative-process-workshop-for-writers-in-all-genres-2/2019-06-15/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190529T150838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190529T150838Z
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SUMMARY:Saul Williams + Fronds (Kaie Kellough / Jason Sharp) @ Suoni Per Il Popolo
DESCRIPTION:Suoni Per Il Popolo\, Innovations en concert & CKUT 90.3FM present: \nSaul Williams is a rapper\, musician\, poet\, writer\, and actor who engages each of these forms equally\, with both aggression and compassion. He has been breaking ground since his debut album\, Amethyst Rock Star\, was released in 2001. Williams’ endlessly imaginative vision and voice take on a new life in his latest multimedia project MartyrLoserKing\, a modern day parable of a Burundian hacker who sparks a revolution by hacking NASA. While the incarnations and labels of poetry and the arts more generally have metamorphosed over time\, and his own output has bounced between creative spheres\, Williams still prefers to define himself first and foremost as a poet. \nFronds is a collaborative work for multiple instruments and voices. It is an acoustic and electronic sound processor with large-format\, projected typographic design. Borrowing from ecopoetics and text collage\, this work expresses deep concern for the state of our planet and the precariousness of our existence. \nfeaturing:\nKaie Kellough – Voice\nTanya Evanson – Voice\nJason Sharp – Bass Saxophone & Electronics\nJoe Grass – Pedal Steel Guitar\nStefan Schneider – Drum Kit\nKevin Lo – Visual Design \nKaie Kellough and Jason sharp have collaborated since 2011. They have performed internationally in experimental music\, literary\, and jazz milieus. Their work embraces a maximalist sprawl across forms\, engaging disparate ideas and reconciling contradictions. Kellough-Sharp incorporate visual projections with oft-unreadable text\, electronic with acoustic sound\, improvisation with composition\, and performative immediacy with noisome abstraction. \nwww.suoniperilpopolo.org\nInstagram: @suoniperilpopolo\nTwitter: SuoniPopolo
URL:https://qwf.org/event/saul-williams-fronds-kaie-kellough-jason-sharp-suoni-per-il-popolo/
LOCATION:La Sala Rossa\, 4848 St. Laurent Boulevard\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190522T162320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190522T162320Z
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SUMMARY:Argo Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Argo Reading Series Thursday\, June 13\, 2019\nCarolina Echeverria\, Ilona Martonfi\, H. Nigel Thomas\, Mike Di Sclafani\, Shaheen Munir (music)\, Domenic Marinelli\, Sheryl Halpern\, Geneviève Lacombe\, Matthew Murphy \nAn Evening of Verse\, Prose & Song\nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West (514) 931-3442 \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ \nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca\n7-9 pm at door $6 \nFacebook Event \nJUN 13\nTHU\nArgo Reading Series
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-reading-series-2/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T213000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190606T185728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T185728Z
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SUMMARY:Palimpsest Press Spring Launch
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we launch the spring book line from Palimpsest Press: The Mean Game\, We Are Not Avatars\, The Nap-Away Motel\, and After Birth! We’ll have the four authors of these new titles (John Wall Barger\, John Barton\, Nadja Lubiw-Hazard\, and Elizabeth Ross) reading for us\, with books available for sale and signing. This event is supported by the League of Canadian Poets and the Canada Council for the Arts.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/palimpsest-press-spring-launch/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T193000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190509T212804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T212821Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop: Fable and Fabulation
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Workshop co-led by Stephanie Yorke and John Wall Barger \nEnrollment: $35 each.\nTo register contact Stephanie (syorkefreelanceediting [at] gmail.com) or John (johnwallbarger [at] gmail.com)\nLimited enrollment.\nhttps://johnwallbarger.com/poetry-workshop-fable-and-fabulation/ \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:\nPlayful writing exercises and enthusiastic discussion come together in this team-led workshop by poets Stephanie Yorke and John Wall Barger. Why do so many poets turn to myth and fable in their poetry? And why are some old stories dusty and boring\, while others still feel vital and rich? From Grimm to Gilgamesh\, from Dante to the Tibetan Book of the Dead — in this workshop\, participants will have the chance to engage with ancient myths that continue to inspire contemporary poets to create their own original writings. \nFACILITATORS:\nStephanie Yorke has published one poetry collection\, Both Boys Climb Trees They Can’t Climb Down (Signature Editions\, 2012)\, and her poems appear in journals including The Fiddlehead\, Grain\, PRISM international\, and The Malahat Review. She also writes essays about poetry and literature\, and holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford. \nJohn Wall Barger’s poems appear in American Poetry Review\, Rattle\, The Awl\, The Cincinnati Review\, Poetry Ireland Review\, and Best of the Best Canadian Poetry. His poem\, “Smog Mother\,” was co-winner of The Malahat Review’s 2017 Long Poem Prize. His fourth book\, The Mean Game\, is coming out with Palimpsest Press in spring 2019. He is an editor for Painted Bride Quarterly.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetry-workshop-fable-and-fabulation/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190611T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190509T212417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T150217Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Su Sokol 'Run J Run'
DESCRIPTION:WHERE: Vegan Rapide – Le Misanthrope\, 1385 Ontario St E\, Montreal\, QC H2L 1S2 \nWHAT: books\, good wine\, readings\, vegan food\, Q&A\, discussion \nANIMATEUR: Nathan Caro Fréchette of Renaissance Books \nSPECIAL GUEST: H. Nigel Thomas
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-su-sokol-run-j-run/
LOCATION:Le Cheval Blanc\, 809 Ontario Est\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 1P1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190610T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190610T233000
DTSTAMP:20260524T021756
CREATED:20190529T151226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190529T151226Z
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SUMMARY:Irreversible Entanglements @ Suoni Per Il Popolo
DESCRIPTION:Suoni Per Il Popolo & CKUT 90.3FM present \nIrreversible Entanglements: A Philadelphia free-jazz poetry band that came together in 2015 to perform at a Musicians Against Police Brutality concert. Now an internationally touring phenomenon\, their blend of liberation sounds and direct\, visceral lyrics breathes new life into the legacy of the fusion of poetry and Black music. The dynamic band of exciting\, experimental artists (Keir Neuringer – alto saxophone\, Aquiles Navarro – trumpet\, Luke Stewart – double bass\, Tcheser Holmes – drums) skillfully reacts to poet Camae Ayewa’s (a.k.a. Moor Mother) powerful lyricism. \nTomeka Reid & Moor Mother: Recently described as a “New Jazz Power Source” by the New York Times\, cellist and composer Tomeka Reid emerged as one of the most original\, versatile\, and curious musicians in the Chicago’s bustling jazz and improvised music community over the last decade. Now based in New York\, her distinctive melodic sensibility\, usually braided to a strong sense of groove\, has been featured in many distinguished ensembles over the years. \nA personal and political project with a DIY mindset\, Moor Mother transgresses fictional aesthetic borders between noise\, hip hop and punk rock to create afrofuturist liberation music. \nwww.suoniperilpopolo.org\nInstagram: @suoniperilpopolo\nTwitter: SuoniPopolo
URL:https://qwf.org/event/irreversible-entanglements-suoni-per-il-popolo/
LOCATION:La Sala Rossa\, 4848 St. Laurent Boulevard\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival,Performance
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