A feast of activities
- elainebac1
- Oct 17
- 3 min read
Exhibits and Events:
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At Centennial Hall in Beaconsfield – La Grande Marche.
On the weekend of October 17 to 19, more than 100 cities will participate in the Grande Marche movement. In Beaconsfield, it's Saturday, October 18!
We are meeting at the Recreation Centre parking lot, starting at 9:30 a.m., rain or shine. There will be entertainment on site before the start, as well as snacks. Make sure to get there early to take advantage!
The starting and finish line areas as well as the route are all accessible for wheelchair users. Registration is mandatory. Check out Beaconsfield's official page to register, and to find more information on the starting location and the route (French only).
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The Artch Festival is back. Campus PVM, from Wednesday, October 15 to Sunday, October 19, the festival will take place in the lobby of 1 PVM (where the Royal Bank is).
Next year:
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Free Diwali festival of lights coming to Downtown Montreal with dance, music, food & workshops. Enjoy Bollywood dancing, henna workshops, chai-making sessions, and much more. Head to Time Out Market Montréal and the Montreal Eaton Centre on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Photograph: Maxence Bilodeau
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The 64th Annual Montreal Gem and Mineral show will be held at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal on October 24, 25 and 26, 2025.
This show offers a unique opportunity to meet more than 100 exhibitors and merchants showcasing gemstones, minerals, jewelry, fossils, beads, sculptures, tools, books, and jewelry supplies.
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The Art of the Brick: Exposition d'art en LEGO® - on until November 2, 2025. 312 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal, QC H2X 2A1.
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Photography exhibit features sleeping people - Radioscopie du dormeur - Caroline Hayeur
Série post-documentaire combinant photographie et vidéo, Radioscopie du dormeur, propose une étude sur le sommeil et met en lumière les comportements individuels ou collectifs de l’être humain dans ses cycles nocturnes.
Centre d'exposition Lethbridge, 2727, boulevard Thimens, Montréal (Québec) H4R 1T4. Vernissage : Samedi 25 octobre à 14 h
More on sleep: How the Brain Moves from Waking Life to Sleep (and Back Again)
Kristina Armitage/Quanta Magazine
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Arts news:
How AI, robotics and late artist Norval Morrisseau are helping fight art fraud. Morrisseau's estate created AI to detect fakes and a student creates a robot to help in detection efforts.
Acrylic Robotics founder Chloë Ryan poses for a photograph with Norval Morrisseau's In Honour of Mother, left, alongside an in-progress copy of Bear Father, Bear Son made by a robot trained on artificial intelligence, at Acrylic Robotics' studio in Montreal on July 8. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)
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Maude Sabourin WASM member, is featured in Les Grands Ballet’s “Blanche Neige et le Mirroir”
Photo : Sasha Onyshchenko | Danseurs : Étienne Delorme
et Maude Sabourin
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Founded on October 15, 1975, under the presidency of Phyllis Lambert, the Fondation Héritage Montréal is today celebrating 50 years of action and proposals for the protection and enhancement of the architectural, historical, natural and cultural heritage of the communities of the greater metropolitan area and Quebec. For half a century, the organization has been working to ensure that heritage, in all its diversity, is recognized for its value to collective life, and in particular, to the identity of the metropolis.
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Books:
Victoria's Whitney Gardner explores fame, phantoms and free (not haunted) pianos in new graphic novel.
Free Piano (Not Haunted) is a graphic novel by Whitney Gardner. (heywhitney.com, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
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Photography:
Jeff Wall explains why beauty isn’t what you think it is. ‘Beauty is a complicated word,’ the acclaimed Canadian photographer says in a Q interview.
Jeff Wall in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)
See his work at an upcoming exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto:
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Music:
Classical superstar Ludovico Einaudi on The Summer Portraits
In a Q interview, the Italian pianist and composer discusses his new album and his life in music.
Ludovico Einaudi's new album, The Summer Portraits, is out now. (Mary McCartney)
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