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SUMMARY:Café Québec - Je me souviens
DESCRIPTION:Four poets from Canada share their journey between the Two Solitudes (Endre Farkas\, Hélène Dorion\, Carolyn Marie Souaid\, and Alain Cuerrier) as part of the 5th edition of the Sierra Poetry Festival. \nSierra Poetry Festival is an international festival marking National Poetry Month from the rolling foothills of California’s Gold Country to the rugged High Sierra\, bringing a rich literary community together to celebrate the spoken word. This year\, (themed “Re-membering” ) the virtual festival features some of the most exciting poets\, musicians\, literary critics\, and presenters from across the world for an interdisciplinary experience that engages audiences globally. All events\, including workshops\, are FREE\, but REGISTRATION is required. Visit sierrapoetryfestival.org for details.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/cafe-quebec-je-me-souviens/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T040630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155955Z
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SUMMARY:Speculative Fiction: Creating and Writing Alternative Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speculative-fiction-creating-and-writing-alternative-worlds/2021-04-08/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210315T143950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T143950Z
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SUMMARY:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song
DESCRIPTION:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song \nThursday April 8\, 2021     ||     7 PM to 9 PM    ||    Free \n  \nHosted by Adele-Elise Prevost & Moti Lieberman (514.931.3442) \nCurator Ilona Martonfi (ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca) \n  \nFeaturing: \nDevon Gallant is the author of four poetry collections including S(tars) & M(agnets) which bill bissett called ‘a mirakul uv a book.’\n\nSusan Elmslie’s prize-winning poetry includes Museum of Kindness (Brick 2017) and I\, Nadja\, and Other Poems (Brick 2006). www.susan.elmslie.org\n\nIlona Martonfi is an editor\, poet\, curator & activist\, her most recent poetry book is Salt Bride (Inanna\, 2019). Forthcoming\, The Tempest (Inanna\, 2022).\n\nZsolt Alapi is an editor and publisher whose latest publication is his novel from DC Books\, Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.\n\nMichael Reinhart is a visual artist & musician\, with 5 albums\, numerous dance\, theatre & film scores to his credit since the early ‘80s.\n\nLady Rojas Benavente\, the author of Water Star (2017)\, is the president of the Canadian literary criticism of Hispanic American women writers.\n\nWillow Loveday Little is a writer and editor whose work appears in places like The Dalhousie Review\, On Spec\, and yolk.\n\nMatthew Rettino‘s poetry has recently appeared in Lantern Magazine‘s Dream issue this past January.\n\nTommy Schnurmacher is a broadcaster\, author\, humorist\, and raconteur. Main regret? Not having worked as performance artist.\n  \n  \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ \n  \nFacebook Link: https://fb.me/e/icTIhbewx \n  \nPlease email events@argobookshop.ca for the Zoom link
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-zoom-reading-series-verse-prose-song-6/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T035748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155946Z
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SUMMARY:The Three-Act Theory of Life (and Screenwriting)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Details TBA! \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-three-act-theory-of-life-and-screenwriting/2021-04-08/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210330T191839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T191839Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Cleaning: Workshopping Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us on April 8th as we workshop\, edit\, and clean up our work\, just in time for spring!! This will be a relaxed space to share your work and ask for constructive feedback (or just share whatever you’ve been working on!)\n________________________________________\n\nACCESSIBILITY:\n• This is not a place for racism / sexism / ableism / homophobia / transphobia. //\n• Each guest’s microphone and camera will be turned off unless they turn it on themselves. As hosts\, we also have the ability to mute someone or remove them from the event if they exhibit inappropriate or hateful behaviour. //\nWe’ve updated our community guidelines for online events\, you can access them here: https://drive.google.com/…/1ZyznlHIHiD2gBZSngh4keXn6f5…/\n________________________________________\n\nLAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:\nMcsway Poetry Collective wants to acknowledge that the land we meet on is the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka\, also known as the Keepers of the Eastern Door. These lands and waters on which we meet have long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations. We have a responsibility as people who enjoy this land to acknowledge that it was taken from the Kanien’kehà:ka by colonial settlers\, and that colonialism continues to exist in Canada today through the government taking natural resources from unceded indigenous territory. One of Mcsway’s priorities is to create a safe space where indigenous writers are welcome to share their work. We challenge everyone to take a second to think about the last poem they read by an indigenous writer. If you can’t think of one\, we challenge you to find work by an indigenous writer to read\, preferably by buying the book to support their craft. It’s up to us to resist colonialism in any form it may take.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/spring-cleaning-workshopping-session/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mcsway Poetry Collective":MAILTO:mcswayclub@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210208T211147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T211147Z
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SUMMARY:Penning the Pandemic -- Atwater Library Lunchtime Series
DESCRIPTION:In advance of the book’s launch at the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival\, local writers present short pieces from Chronicling the Days\, the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s collection on life under the pandemic. Featuring Angela Leuck\, Carolyn Marie Souaid\, Greg Santos\, Joe Bongiorno\, and Nisha Coleman in conversation with Crystal Chan.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/penning-the-pandemic-atwater-library-lunchtime-series/
LOCATION:Zoom\, https://bit.ly/35akIGi
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T034715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160109Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction: Reconstructions of Reality
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fiction-reconstructions-of-reality/2021-04-07/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T033440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160220Z
UID:10002462-1617818400-1617825600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Telling Tales: Long-form Journalism for Mainstream Media
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/telling-tales-long-form-journalism-for-mainstream-media/2021-04-07/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T032204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160231Z
UID:10002454-1617739200-1617746400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Beginnings\, Openings\, Origins: A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/beginnings-openings-origins-a-poetry-workshop/2021-04-06/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210302T200120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T200120Z
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SUMMARY:New Reads Book Club: The Lying Life of Adults
DESCRIPTION:VIA ZOOM\nMeeting ID: 884 3485 4868\nPasscode: 174809 \nThe New Reads Book Club focuses on contemporary literature and is hosted by Drawn & Quarterly staff members. \nFor our April 6th meeting\, we will meet virtually at 8pm to discuss The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3sIzxJ7 \nMore info on our webstore here:\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/posts/webstore-faq \nWe Ship Canada-wide!\nBy 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/new-reads-book-club-the-lying-life-of-adults/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210405T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210405T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T030629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160308Z
UID:10002446-1617652800-1617660000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Crafting Kick-Arse Tales for Kids and Teens
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/crafting-kick-arse-tales-for-kids-and-teens/2021-04-05/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210405T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210405T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201214T162616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160004Z
UID:10002494-1617645600-1617652800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Story Architecture: A Short-Fiction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/story-architecture-a-short-fiction-workshop/2021-04-05/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210404T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210404T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210322T175359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T175359Z
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SUMMARY:Tuning In
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the MAI\, Tuning In is a commissioned series of three new\, short audio plays penned by women playwrights from across Canada. Tuning In tackles issues of denial\, fear and care. Three Canadian women playwrights explore the perspectives that reflect our personal realities and also the truths that bind us together. The series invites us to question the human experience and how society shapes us. \nTUNING IN’S PLAYWRIGHTS\nYVETTE NOLAN\n\n\nOn the subject of DENIAL \nLÂCHE PAS LA PATATE\nTwo siblings meet to figure out what to do with their father’s ashes. What they remember about their childhoods shocks them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Jimmy Blais\, Evan Stepanian (foley)\, Heather White \nCreative Team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Silvia Cloutier (direction)\, Fatma Sarah Elkashef (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAUDREY DWYER\n\n\nOn the subject of FEAR \nTHE RINGTONE\nDana wakes up with a hangover and on someone else’s porch. As she attempts to collect pieces of the night before\, she explores her mind\, the structures that be and her connection to the finer things in life – high end organic grocery shopping. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Lucinda Davis\, Brian Dooley\, Warona Setshwaelo\, Evan Stepanian (foley) \nCreative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Lydie Dubuisson (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design)\, Emma Tibaldo (direction) \n  \n\n\n\n\nAMY LEE LAVOIE\n\n\nOn the subject of CARE \nSCOUT’S HONOUR\nA couple weighs the difficult decision of putting their beloved rescue dog down or draining the last of their savings into a Hail Mary chance of healing him. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Danny Brochu\, Julie Tamiko Manning\, Anne-Marie Saheb\, Evan Stepanian (foley) \nCreative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Micheline Chevrier (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design)\, Alessandra Tom (direction) \n\n\n\n\nHOW TO TUNE IN\nSHOWTIMES\nApril 2 at 7:30pm\nApril 3 at 7:30pm\nApril 4 at 7:30pm \nTuning In is livestreamed every night\, just tune in!\nThis event is Donate-What-You-Decide\, with all proceeds going directly to The Open Door. \nAccess to the livestream coming soon!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/tuning-in/2021-04-04/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Imago Theatre":MAILTO:dannarae@imagotheatre.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210404T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210404T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201215T025219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155315Z
UID:10002510-1617544800-1617552000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:The Lighter Side of Memoir Writing
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-lighter-side-of-memoir-writing/2021-04-04/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210403T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210403T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210322T175359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T175359Z
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SUMMARY:Tuning In
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the MAI\, Tuning In is a commissioned series of three new\, short audio plays penned by women playwrights from across Canada. Tuning In tackles issues of denial\, fear and care. Three Canadian women playwrights explore the perspectives that reflect our personal realities and also the truths that bind us together. The series invites us to question the human experience and how society shapes us. \nTUNING IN’S PLAYWRIGHTS\nYVETTE NOLAN\n\n\nOn the subject of DENIAL \nLÂCHE PAS LA PATATE\nTwo siblings meet to figure out what to do with their father’s ashes. What they remember about their childhoods shocks them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Jimmy Blais\, Evan Stepanian (foley)\, Heather White \nCreative Team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Silvia Cloutier (direction)\, Fatma Sarah Elkashef (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAUDREY DWYER\n\n\nOn the subject of FEAR \nTHE RINGTONE\nDana wakes up with a hangover and on someone else’s porch. As she attempts to collect pieces of the night before\, she explores her mind\, the structures that be and her connection to the finer things in life – high end organic grocery shopping. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Lucinda Davis\, Brian Dooley\, Warona Setshwaelo\, Evan Stepanian (foley) \nCreative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Lydie Dubuisson (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design)\, Emma Tibaldo (direction) \n  \n\n\n\n\nAMY LEE LAVOIE\n\n\nOn the subject of CARE \nSCOUT’S HONOUR\nA couple weighs the difficult decision of putting their beloved rescue dog down or draining the last of their savings into a Hail Mary chance of healing him. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Danny Brochu\, Julie Tamiko Manning\, Anne-Marie Saheb\, Evan Stepanian (foley) \nCreative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Micheline Chevrier (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design)\, Alessandra Tom (direction) \n\n\n\n\nHOW TO TUNE IN\nSHOWTIMES\nApril 2 at 7:30pm\nApril 3 at 7:30pm\nApril 4 at 7:30pm \nTuning In is livestreamed every night\, just tune in!\nThis event is Donate-What-You-Decide\, with all proceeds going directly to The Open Door. \nAccess to the livestream coming soon!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/tuning-in/2021-04-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Imago Theatre":MAILTO:dannarae@imagotheatre.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210404
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210405T142733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210405T142733Z
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SUMMARY:"Views from Isolation" Zine Launch
DESCRIPTION:When lockdown began\, Montreal author & illustrator Marta Barnes sent out a request for photos of what people saw from outside their windows. Since everyone was seeing the same old sights every day\, her goal was to offer a new perspective – and hopefully some cheer in a tough time.\nThis zine is a collection of those illustrations. \nSince this project began with community in mind\, it’s only right to give back to the community in its publication. For every zine sold\, $2 will go to Dans la rue to help homeless and at-risk youth. After all\, not everyone is lucky enough to have a window from which to share their view. \nFundraising will begin on Saturday April 3rd at noon on Marta Barnes’ Etsy shop and continue for all of April. \nTo learn more about Dans la rue or to make an independent donation\, go to www.danslarue.org. \nMarta Barnes is the author of the book “31 Palaeo Pals” (published 2020) and works under her artist name Studio Barn Owl. Follow her on Instagram @studio_barnowl or visit her website at www.studiobarnowl.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/views-from-isolation-zine-launch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Studio Barn Owl":MAILTO:marta@studiobarnowl.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210402T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210402T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210322T175359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T175359Z
UID:10002593-1617391800-1617397200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Tuning In
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the MAI\, Tuning In is a commissioned series of three new\, short audio plays penned by women playwrights from across Canada. Tuning In tackles issues of denial\, fear and care. Three Canadian women playwrights explore the perspectives that reflect our personal realities and also the truths that bind us together. The series invites us to question the human experience and how society shapes us. \nTUNING IN’S PLAYWRIGHTS\nYVETTE NOLAN\n\n\nOn the subject of DENIAL \nLÂCHE PAS LA PATATE\nTwo siblings meet to figure out what to do with their father’s ashes. What they remember about their childhoods shocks them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Jimmy Blais\, Evan Stepanian (foley)\, Heather White \nCreative Team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Silvia Cloutier (direction)\, Fatma Sarah Elkashef (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\nAUDREY DWYER\n\n\nOn the subject of FEAR \nTHE RINGTONE\nDana wakes up with a hangover and on someone else’s porch. As she attempts to collect pieces of the night before\, she explores her mind\, the structures that be and her connection to the finer things in life – high end organic grocery shopping. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Lucinda Davis\, Brian Dooley\, Warona Setshwaelo\, Evan Stepanian (foley) \nCreative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Lydie Dubuisson (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design)\, Emma Tibaldo (direction) \n  \n\n\n\n\nAMY LEE LAVOIE\n\n\nOn the subject of CARE \nSCOUT’S HONOUR\nA couple weighs the difficult decision of putting their beloved rescue dog down or draining the last of their savings into a Hail Mary chance of healing him. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Danny Brochu\, Julie Tamiko Manning\, Anne-Marie Saheb\, Evan Stepanian (foley) \nCreative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer)\, Micheline Chevrier (direction)\, Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director)\, Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy)\, Evan Stepanian (sound design)\, Alessandra Tom (direction) \n\n\n\n\nHOW TO TUNE IN\nSHOWTIMES\nApril 2 at 7:30pm\nApril 3 at 7:30pm\nApril 4 at 7:30pm \nTuning In is livestreamed every night\, just tune in!\nThis event is Donate-What-You-Decide\, with all proceeds going directly to The Open Door. \nAccess to the livestream coming soon!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/tuning-in/2021-04-02/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Imago Theatre":MAILTO:dannarae@imagotheatre.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210330T191426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T191426Z
UID:10002601-1617307200-1617314400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Open Mic Livestream
DESCRIPTION:Throw Poetry Collective is hosting an open mic livestream where poets can perform and guests can watch via Youtube. \nCome for the good vibes and stay for the poetry. \nPoets who would like to read a piece can register here:\nhttps://forms.gle/9eLum7AEzMX6yrVw9
URL:https://qwf.org/event/open-mic-livestream/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T040630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155955Z
UID:10002485-1617307200-1617314400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Speculative Fiction: Creating and Writing Alternative Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speculative-fiction-creating-and-writing-alternative-worlds/2021-04-01/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210326T161345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T161345Z
UID:10002599-1617307200-1617312600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Thrive through Poetry featuring Kyla Jamieson
DESCRIPTION:Thrive & Mcsway’s performance and open mic session aims to bring a space of healing through readings\, sharing\, and writing prompts \nPlease join us at 8 PM EST this April 1st for a great opportunity to listen to Kyla Jamieson’s work and ask some questions as well\nsee you there. Please RSVP using this link – https://forms.gle/3EjNhGwdcr1Uuhyz6
URL:https://qwf.org/event/thrive-through-poetry-featuring-kyla-jamieson/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mcsway Poetry Collective":MAILTO:mcswayclub@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T035748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155946Z
UID:10002477-1617300000-1617307200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:The Three-Act Theory of Life (and Screenwriting)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Details TBA! \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-three-act-theory-of-life-and-screenwriting/2021-04-01/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210330T192433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T192433Z
UID:10002603-1617289200-1617292800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Indigenous Comedy and Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Feminism and Comedy at Concordia Speaker Series 2021 presents \n“Indigenous Comedy and Storytelling” \nA public talk by Stephanie Pangowish \nStephanie Pangowish is a sassy\, bad assy\, yet classy Anishinaabekwe from Wiikwemkoong on Manitoulin Island. She is an active community member\, stand-up comedian\, Northern Style Women’s Traditional dancer\, educator\, backup singer & an avid beader. Stephanie obtained her western education at Trent University\, taking Indigenous Studies where she barely passed. NDNs studying NDNs. Currently working on her Master’s in Education\, she continues to learn from her children\, family\, and community. – stephaniepangowish.com \n  \nStephanie will be sharing some of her research with us on Indigenous humour\, healing\, and resilience\, and has generously provided us with some suggested resources ahead of the talk (available on the event Facebook page). \nThursday\, April 1\, 2021 \n3-4PM EST \nQ+A to follow \nLive captioning available upon request \nFREE event\, OPEN TO ALL \nFacebook: https://fb.me/e/2qjgfq2St \nTo register\, please email: kay.pettigrew@mail.concordia.ca \nZoom meeting details to be shared with confirmation of registration. \n  \nMany thanks to our sponsors: \nWomen’s Studies Students Association (WSSA) \nQPIRG Concordia \nOffice of the Vice President\, Research and Graduate Studies \nOffice of the Dean\, Faculty of Arts and Science
URL:https://qwf.org/event/indigenous-comedy-and-storytelling/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Concordia University - Department of English":MAILTO:beth.crevier@concordia.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210326T141117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T141117Z
UID:10002598-1617280200-1617283800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Lunchtime Series with Rachel McCrum
DESCRIPTION:Poet and performer RACHEL McCRUM is our Lunchtime Series speaker next week.\n\n\n\nJoin us THURSDAY\, April 1 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm EDT when Rachel will kick off NATIONAL POETRY MONTH with a presentation about our vibrant poetry scene.\n\n\n\nRachel has performed and taught poetry and performance in Ireland\, Scotland\, the UK\, Greece\, South Africa\, Haiti\, and Canada. She is now delighted to call Montreal home\, where she is the curator of our ATWATER POETRY PROJECT\, co-director of the Mile End Poets’ Festival (with Ian Ferrier)\, and works full time as a freelance poet\, performer\, event curator\, and workshop facilitator.\n\n\n\nHer first collection “The First Blast to Awaken Women Degenerate” (Stewed Rhubarb Press\, 2018) is published in a bilingual edition with Mémoire d’encrier in 2020\, as “Le premier coup de clairon pour réveiller les femmes immorales.”\n\n\n\nLink for a form to REGISTER for Rachel’s presentation and later Lunchtime Series events:\n\n\nhttps://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScuezlaIY2mhl…/viewform
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lunchtime-series-with-rachel-mccrum/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RachelMcCrum.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T034715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160109Z
UID:10002469-1617220800-1617228000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Fiction: Reconstructions of Reality
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fiction-reconstructions-of-reality/2021-03-31/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T033440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160220Z
UID:10002461-1617213600-1617220800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Telling Tales: Long-form Journalism for Mainstream Media
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/telling-tales-long-form-journalism-for-mainstream-media/2021-03-31/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T032204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160231Z
UID:10002453-1617134400-1617141600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Beginnings\, Openings\, Origins: A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/beginnings-openings-origins-a-poetry-workshop/2021-03-30/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210325T163115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T163115Z
UID:10002597-1617134400-1617139800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Writers Read Presents Sheila Heti
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, March 30th\, Writers Read and Professor Alexei Perry Cox are thrilled to be hosting Sheila Heti (Motherhood\, How Should A Person Be\, etc) for a reading and conversation. Concordia undergraduate student Liza Makarova will introduce introduce Heti\, ahead of her conversation with Professor Sina Queyras. All students\, faculty and community members are welcome to register for the free webinar at https://linktr.ee/writersread . We hope to see you there!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-read-presents-sheila-heti/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sheila-Heti.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Concordia University - Department of English":MAILTO:beth.crevier@concordia.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210201T165312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T165312Z
UID:10002547-1617134400-1617139800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Indigenous Literatures Book Club: Crooked Hallelujah
DESCRIPTION: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 will take place every 4-6 weeks and are open to all. \nFor our next meeting\, we will gather virtually on March 30th at 8pm to discuss CROOKED HALLELUJAH\, by Kelli Jo Ford. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book? \nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/39mPrlp \nMore info on our webstore here:\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/posts/webstore-faq \nWe Ship Canada-wide!\nBy 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/indigenous-literatures-book-club-crooked-hallelujah/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20210330T202027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T202027Z
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SUMMARY:The Violet Hour
DESCRIPTION:An evening of short readings by LGBTQ writers (en français et en anglais).\nWith / Avec: andrea bennett\, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch\, Mathieu Leroux\, and/et Pierre Samson\nHosted by Christopher DiRaddo\nPrésenté par Blue Metropolis et Glad Day Bookshop.\n\nAdd us on ZOOM: https://zoom.us/my/gladday\nMeeting ID: 619-763-5308\nPassword: 1970\n\nAbout the writers /// À propos des écrivain.e.s\n\nandrea bennett is a National Magazine Award–winning writer and editor and the author of the essay collection Like a Boy but Not a Boy: Navigating Life\, Mental Health\, and Parenthood Outside the Gender Binary (Arsenal Pulp Press)\, a CBC Books’ pick for the top Canadian nonfiction of the year in 2020.\n\nEli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch is a queer Arab poet living in Tio’tia:ke\, unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory. Their work has appeared in The Best Canadian Poetry 2018 anthology\, GUTS\, Carte Blanche\, the Shade Journal\, The New Quarterly\, Arc Poetry Magazine\, and elsewhere. They were longlisted for the CBC poetry prize in 2019. You can find them on Instagram and Twitter @theonlyelitareq. Their book\, knot body\, was published by Metatron Press in September 2020\, and their upcoming book\, The Good Arabs\, will be published by Metonymy Press in 2021.\n\nAuteur\, comédien/danseur\, metteur en scène et dramaturge en danse\, Mathieu Leroux est diplômé de l’École supérieure de théâtre de l’UQAM (profil interprétation). Il est détenteur d’une maîtrise en littérature française (Université de Montréal\, 2011). On lui doit plusieurs publications\, notamment Dans la cage\, son premier roman (Héliotrope\, 2013)\, la suite\, Avec un poignard (Héliotrope\, 2020)\, Quelque chose en moi choisit le coup de poing (La Mèche\, 2016) — un ouvrage rassemblant un essai sur la performance de soi et du théâtre autobiographique —\, en plus de quelques traductions de romans graphiques à La Pastèque. Il est directeur littéraire de la collection théâtre à L’instant même\, en plus d’être l’un des mentors (dramaturgie) de Danse à la carte.\n\nAvant d’être romancier\, Pierre Samson a été banquier\, chauffeur\, barman puis recherchiste et scripteur à la télévision. Et lecteur insatiable. Il s’exile en 1995 à Toronto pour écrire en toute paix son premier roman\, Le Messie de Belém\, remarqué par la critique. De retour à Montréal\, sa ville natale\, il publie son second roman\, Un garçon de compagnie\, en lice pour le Prix du Gouverneur général du Canada en 1998. En 2000\, il a reçu le Prix de l’Académie pour Il était une fois une ville\, également finaliste au Prix du Gouverneur général. Avec l’aide de Richard Blaimert\, il écrit la série télévisée Cover-Girl\, diffusée à Radio-Canada. En 2008\, le Prix littéraire des collégiens lui a été décerné pour son roman Catastrophes. En 2009\, il publie Arabesques et\, en 2013\, La Maison des pluies\, Grand Prix du livre de Montréal. Son roman Le mammouth (2019) figure parmi les finalistes du Prix des libraires\, du Grand Prix du livre de Montréal et du Prix littéraire des collégiens 2021\, en plus de remporter le Prix J. I. Segal remis au meilleur ouvrage québécois traitant d’un thème juif.\n\n///\n\nAbout the host: Christopher DiRaddo is the author of The Family Way and The Geography of Pluto. For more information\, visit www.christopherdiraddo.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-violet-hour-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172125
CREATED:20201212T030629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160308Z
UID:10002445-1617048000-1617055200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Crafting Kick-Arse Tales for Kids and Teens
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/crafting-kick-arse-tales-for-kids-and-teens/2021-03-29/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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