Arts and culture abound in October.
- elainebac1
- Oct 10
- 4 min read
MONTREAL FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINÉMA (FNC)
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The Montreal Burlesque Festival returns this weekend! Things are heating up at Club Soda tonight. It's the opening night of the Montreal Burlesque Festival. We spoke to the founder and president of the Montreal Burlesque Festival, Scarlett James.
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At the McCord - Last chance! Until October 26.
Pounding the Pavement: Montreal Street Photography celebrates the practice of street photography in our city, from the 19th century to today. The 400-plus images featured in the exhibition shed light on the history, neighbourhoods and atmosphere of Montreal.
The exhibition features 30 bodies of work captured by photographers who have endeavoured to document Montreal’s social fabric, each in their own way. While their images reveal the city’s beauty, they also communicate its complexity, contradictions, diversity and humour.
Watch a 24-minute film directed by Vincent Lafrance. Composed of interviews with four photographers featured in the exhibition –Serge Clément, Marik Boudreau, Burt Covit and Martin Akwiranoron Loft – together with two photographers who represent new approaches to the practice – Liv Mann-Tremblay and Daniel Cross –, this film gives a voice to those behind the pictures.
When Street Photography Meets Social Engagement. Six vendors of L’Itinéraire explored street photography with Bertrand Carrière, resulting in a unique vision of Montreal.
Patrick Plamondon – L’itinéraire
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At Place des arts:
Micro ouvert autochtone, November 1 to 2, 2025, Salon urbain and Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme:
Curated by Kim O’Bomsawin and themed “Languages and Territories,” this 5th edition of Micro ouvert autochtone (Indigenous Open Mic) offers a free and varied program that changes every day.
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5 à 7 musicaux - Musical performances to get your evening off to a great start! From 5 to 7 p.m., this series of free performances invites you to discover rising stars from several Montreal universities, as well as renowned artists, showcased through collaborations with Vision Diversité and Nuits d’Afrique. From Thursday to Saturday, take part in laid back evenings where everyone is welcome!
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World Café Focusing on Montreal’s Music Scene - What does Montreal sound like?
Old Montreal is the oldest area in the city of Montreal, with the oldest of its buildings dating back to the 17th century. Canva.com
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PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - "ABSENCE/PRESENCE": Student Work from Linda Rutenberg's Masterclass.
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The Concordia Greenhouse - Our History:
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Sustainable Pumpkin Carving Workshop. Do you want to carve pumpkins for Halloween? Do you want to help us compost the leftover food waste? We have the workshop just for you! ABCompost is hosting two sustainable pumpkin carving workshops at the Concordia Greenhouse Project (7th floor of Hall building) on the two following days:
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025, from 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Monday, October 27th, 2025, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This workshop is part of Concordia University's Campus Sustainability Month. This is a drop-in workshop where participants can choose which date and time they will drop in to carve their pumpkin. After your pumpkin is carved, we will be feeding the pumpkin waste to our vermicomposters.
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THE SSNAP 2025 EXHIBITION IS NOW OPEN!
Explore 52 extraordinary works selected from across Canada by our national jury. Visit Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island to experience the exhibition in person—or view the artworks online. While exploring, don’t forget to cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award and the Youth Vote Award. Voting is open until October 17, 2025. Exhibition Dates: September 27 – October 19, 2025.
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Art that Heals: Creativity in Modern Healthcare Environments.
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Suggested by WASM member Sandra Woods:
Scientists can predict what colour a person is looking at based on brain activity. Do you see what I see? New research says you do. Using brain imaging technology, scientists were able to predict what colour a person was looking at by reading their brain activity. This suggests that everyone responds essentially the same way to certain colours. Michael Bannert, a postdoctoral student at Tuebingen University in Germany, led the research published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
New research suggests that our brains process colour in a similar way. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle. The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.
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According to Austin Kleon – Draw bigger - or not:
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