August is here!
- elainebac1
- 6 days ago
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From PhotoEd Magazine:
DEADLINE: September 18, 2026.
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The McClure Gallery is now accepting submissions for its 2027-2028 exhibition programme. Contemporary artists of all media and curators with an exhibition proposal are invited to apply. →Deadline October 15, 2026 Click here for more details
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Events:
Montreal Highland Games and Festival
Montreal's celebration of Scottish sport, music and culture
Sunday, August 2, 2026, on The Douglas Hospital grounds, Verdun, Quebec.
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Arts and culture news:
Century-old Italian navy training ship visits Montreal’s Old Port. The Amerigo Vespucci, built in 1931, traversed the Atlantic with all-manual technology.
The Italian navy training ship Amerigo Vespucci is at the Old Port’s Grand Quay until Monday. Evan Buhler / Montreal Gazette
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Too much stuff and suggestions as to what to do with that stuff:
When no one wants your grandmother's best china. Across the country, families are dealing with households full of stuff that no one wants to inherit. This is causing stress between generations as young people often don’t have room for that full dining room set, the silverware, or antique hutch, to the chagrin of older generations. We dig into how to cope with all that inherited stuff and make a plan.
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The 50th anniversary of the Games of the XXI Olympiad is an opportunity to highlight the history and human stories—first and foremost those of the athletes and their successes, whether individual or as part of a team. It is also an opportunity to reconnect with a major architectural legacy, primarily in Montreal, that has long been neglected, or even deliberately forgotten. In addition to new structures such as the iconic Olympic Park in Maisonneuve, the Olympic Aquatics Complex, the Claude-Robillard Center, and the Athletes’ Village, the Games were a part…
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