Montréal

Red Alert Artist  Coalition:
Following the presentation of a revitalization plan of the Quadrilatère Saint-Laurent we’ve formed an artistic coalition with the objective of promoting our rights and assets in order to conciliate the colorfulness of Montreal’s "Red Light" district with the proposed plan of erecting an administrative office building within an area designated as Quartier des Spectacles de Montréal.

Help us integrate the creative spirit of the last 5 years at Cabaret Cleo’s within a constructive, honest and positive plan to revitalize Montreal’s legendary “Main”.

You can sign the petition .Join the Read Alert Artist Coaliotn on Facebook!

Saturday June 6th at 8pm
“Friends of Cabaret Cleo” rally event
(1230 St-Laurent, 2nd floor).
8pm
door open 7:30 pm    free

The event will also feature lectures, entertainment and performances. Be there!

 

ART-BAZAAR

The Russian Orthodox congregation of Montreal invites you to an Art Bazaar in the small hall of St. Peter and Paul Church on May 31 from 12:00 to 14:00. Proceeds will go to benefit orphans.
Items for sale will include paintings, batik, jewelry, gifts, and books, as well as Russian dishes and home made baked goods.

1151, rue de Champlain

Papineau Metro Station

 

 

 

ART-BAZAR

Le 31 mai de 12:00 à 14:00 dans la petite salle de la cathédrale russe orthodoxe St. Pierre et St. Paul, la communauté russophone de Montréal organise un art-bazar caritatif au profit des orphelins.

Venez jouir la peinture, batik, bijoux, souvenirs, et livres.

Et aussi: des repas russes et des pâtisseries faites maison.

1151, rue de Champlain

Metro Papineau

 

On Saturday, May 9th, (TODAY)  the Greater Montreal Chapter of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC), in cooperation with Ernie Butler's Comedy Nest, is hosting a comedy night in support of blind, deaf-blind and partially sighted Canadians. In a 2006 survey conducted by Statistics Canada, more than 800,000 Canadians reported having a "seeing limitation," and almost 90,000 of those reported being legally blind.

Tickets cost 12$ (10$ for students) this cheaper than a normal show at the Comedy Nest and profits are going to a great cause!!!! The show begins at 8:00 at 2313 Sainte-Catherine West (Atwater Metro). Tickets are limited. To make a reservation or for more information please call: 1-877-289-1389 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!



PLEASE COME!!!



More info about the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC)

The AEBC, originally founded in 1992, helps blind Canadians by:

* supporting students with scholarship awards each year;
* providing a network of contacts across the country, allowing those adjusting to loss of vision with a wealth of resources, tips, and peer support; and
* working with schools, employers, and government to help those who are blind and partially sighted engage in all aspects of Canadian society.
* publishing a biannual magazine on blindness issues (the Canadian Blind Monitor) in print, Braille, and electronic formats that reaches more than 4,500 subscribers;

for more information on the AEBC and its activities, visit us at http://www.blindcanadians.ca
 

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I wonder if anyone can help me with this...


Does anyone know of a small, intimate performance space where I could organize a benefit show on short notice? Preferably somewhere that wouldn't charge us more than a cut at the door.

A friend is coming to town and wanted to do a benefit show for the organization I work with. It would be for weekend after next, so it's pretty soon. I was thinking of approaching a cafe that does the occasional live show.. Somewhere with cool owners, who wouldn't mind packing their space with people on a Sunday or Monday evening.

Thanks in advance!

Hi folks,

Some friends and I are kicking around the idea of hosting a charity ball for the Royal Canadian Legion, and we're looking for a Legion hall that's large enough to hold such an event. I've already a list of halls in Montreal, but not much information as to how large they are, whether they have bars, etcetera. Can anyone recommend one that's large enough to hold 100-150 people, is equipped with a bar, and preferably has wood floors and a stage?

Colin

The Fantasia festival is almost upon us! Tickets went on sale yesterday. I am looking forward to three weeks of mind-altering fantastic, science fiction, horror and generally offbeat cult films!

Take a look at the website of North America's largest and most notable cult film festival.

Fantasia has offered to donate a portion of each ticket sold for the Monday, July 7th 9:45pm screening Canadian premiere of the animated horror omnibus Peur(s) du Noir to a Fantasia fan: Emru Townsend, who is hoping to undergo a bone marrow transplantation at the end of the month/early August. The film features six distinct nightmarish visions.

PEUR(S) DU NOIR
Description

France 2007, 78 min, 35mm, French with English subtitles

Official Selection:
Sundance Film Festival
Rome Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival

When and where:
July 7th, 2008
9:45 pm
Hall Theatre
1455 de Maisonneuve O.
(Metro Guy-Concordia)

Tickets: $7.50
Where to get tickets

I may not sleep correctly for weeks after this, but I'm excited!

Special thanks to the Fantasia Team!

Canada's longest-running spoken word night is back in 2008 after a short break. Returning from its hiatus a month early, this benefit is being held to raise awareness about the bone marrow registry and specifically target the African Caribbean community's need to get registered!

My brother has been diagnosed with leukemia and we have yet to find match. Moreover, I discovered that we are under-represented in the Bone Marrow Registry.

This month's theme: CONTRIBUTIONS

Suggested Donation: 10$

With host the ever dashing Jason ‘Steel’ Joseph

Scheduled to perform so far:

Jason “Steel” Joseph
Bertrand Blu Klein
The Narcysist
Inobe & Karlito NotarGiovanni
Sista Rae
Vanessa Dorvily
Jason Milan Ghikadis
JD Hobbes
Dorothy Clarke
Valerie Khayat
Selene Isles

With musical interludes by:

DJ DELEON
DJ B’UGO
DJ FRANKY SELECTOR

To be added to the registry you must sign a consent form (to be added only, not to consent to donating marrow) and have a blood test or swab test. That's it.

SO CAN WE ALL SIGN UP & REGISTER?

FAQs and where to go:
Hema Quebec
http://www.hema-quebec.qc.ca

Canada Blood Services (Canada, except Quebec)
http://onematch.ca/registry

National Marrow Donor Program (US)
http://www.marrow.org

National Blood Service (UK)
https://secure.blood.co.uk/bonemarrow.asp

V-Day McGill Presents The Coquettish Comedy Cabaret: An Evening of Song, Dance and Humour

Sunday, January 13th
Doors at 8:00 PM
Show at 8:30 PM

Featuring performances by DeAnne Smith, Asaf Gerchak, Miss Sugarpuss and the cast of Urinetown as well as various musical and burlesque performances by many noted Montreal acts.

Sala Rossa - 4848 St. Laurent (Between Villeneuve and St. Joseph)
Tickets - $6 for Students/Seniors and $8 for Adults

For more information about V-Day McGill, visit our website at www.vday.mcgill.ca or contact us at organizer.vdaymcgill@gmail.com.
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Hey everyone!

I'm co-directing a fundraiser for the McGill Savoy Society and I'd like to invite you all to attend. It's called the Life Goes On and it is a collection of vignettes reflecting aspects of living paired with contemporary musical theatre. Once again, we've been working really hard to break away from the stuffy Gilbert and Sullivan tradition, so we've created an event featuring a full bar and a good old fashioned bake sale. It's all happening at the Sala Rossa (4848 Boulevard St. Laurent at Villeneuve) on Sunday, November 26th. Doors are at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. Tickets go for a $10, and that covers a night with songs by Jason Robert Brown, Jonathan Larson, Stephen Sondheim and others. Life Goes On promises to be an evocative evening rife with poignant moments.

Reserve your tickets today at mcgillsavoy.ca!



(Cross posted to montreal, mcgill, mcgill08, mcgill_09 and queer_mtl.)

Okay honestly...who would be up for a listening party of the new Switchfoot record before it comes out?

I'm getting an early copy and am trying to set something up where people would donate canned food, toys, money, etc and we'd give that out to Montrealers in need. I just want to see if there'd be enough of a demand for it...

Get your new face on (and your drink of course)
at Concordia Sexual Diversty Alliance and the Mexican Student Association's...

MASQUERADE @ Café Campus

Friday Oct. 13 commencin' around 9p.m.
Café Campus, Prince-Arthur at St-Laurent (half a block down)
2 for 1 on Labbat Bleu/5 shots for 10 bones

$5 entry, all proceeds go to a GLBTQ organization in Mexico that helps to support queer youth who have been kicked out of their homes.

Forgot your mask? Visit the arts and crafts table that will be set up to make your own.