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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-23/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210524T160000
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-24/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210525T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210525T180000
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-25/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T180000
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-26/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T160000
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-27/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T190000
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SUMMARY:Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and Véhicule Press presents Christopher DiRaddo launching The Family Way!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Véhicule Press in partnership with Librairie Drawn & Quarterly.\nJoin us for the launch of Christopher DiRaddo‘s much anticipated second novel\, The Family Way.\nThe launch will feature a reading by Christopher DiRaddo and conversation with Canadian Journalist Rachel Giese\, author of Boys: What It Means to Become a Man\, winner of the 2019 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Questions from the audience will cap off the live online event.\n\nFind the book here: bit.ly/3v6Iltu\nMore info on the D&Q 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.\n\n*****\n\nAbout THE FAMILY WAY by Christopher DiRaddo:\nThe year Paul turns forty\, his friends Wendy and Eve ask him to help them get pregnant. Nothing about the process feels natural to him. But for a gay man of a certain age\, making a family still means finding your own way through a world with few ready answers. The eighteen-month journey reveals many insights about Paul’s past and present\, from his strained relationship to his father\, his overprotective relationship with his partner Michael\, and the many friends around him whom he considers his family.\nChristopher DiRaddo lives in Montreal where he is the founder and host of the Violet Hour LGBTQ reading series. He is also the author of THE GEOGRAPHY OF PLUTO.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/librairie-drawn-quarterly-and-vehicule-press-presents-christopher-diraddo-launching-the-family-way/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T210000
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SUMMARY:SpeakUp: Recto-Verso
DESCRIPTION:FREE EVENT\nSpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange \nA POETRY READING WITH A DIFFERENCE: AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT\nEach audience member receives a copy of the poems\nPoet reads poems\, followed by 15 to 20-minute discussion on the poem\nPoet reads poem a final time \nVisit our Facebook page for more details.\nContact us to register and receive the Zoom link: MTLSpeakUp@gmail.com \n  \nGRATUITE\nSpeakUp: L’Échange Interactif de Poésie de Montréal \nAVEC SPEAKUP\, LE PUBLIC EST ENGAGÉ\nToutes les personnes présentes reçoivent une copie du poème\nLa poète lit le poème\, suivi de 15 à 20 minutes de discussion\nLe poète lit le poème une dernière fois \nVisitez notre page Facebook pour plus de détails.\nContactez-nous pour vous inscrire et recevoir le lien Zoom: MTLSpeakUp@gmail.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speakup-recto-verso/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T210000
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SUMMARY:SpeakUp: Recto-Verso
DESCRIPTION:GRATUITE\nSpeakUp: Recto-Verso – L’Échange Interactif de Poésie de Montréal\nPoètes : Diane Régimbald\, Rae Marie Taylor\, Paul Bélanger \nAVEC SPEAKUP\, LE PUBLIC EST ENGAGÉ\nChaque membre de l’auditoire recevra une copie du poème.\nChaque poète lira d’abord leur poème dans la version originale\, puis dans sa version traduite\, suivi d’une discussion de 15-20 minutes.\nLe poète lira leur poème une dernière fois. \nVisitez notre page Facebook pour plus de détails.\nContactez-nous pour vous inscrire et recevoir le lien Zoom: MTLSpeakUp@gmail.com \nFREE EVENT\nSpeakUp: Recto-Verso – The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange\nPoets: Diane Régimbald\, Rae Marie Taylor\, Paul Bélanger \nA POETRY READING WITH A DIFFERENCE: AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT\nEach member of the audience receives a copy of the poem.\nEach poet reads their poem first in the original version\, and then in translation\, followed by 15-20 minute discussion.\nPoet reads a final time. \nVisit our Facebook page for more details.\nContact us to register and receive the Zoom link: MTLSpeakUp@gmail.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speakup-recto-verso-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T180000
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-28/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210529T123000
DTSTAMP:20260407T193406
CREATED:20210514T163702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210514T163702Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Shut Up & Write! With QWF
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/virtual-shut-up-write-with-qwf/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210529T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210529T180000
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-29/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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