The Montreal Council of Women is delighted to invite you to a special luncheon on May 26 to honour two special women for their exceptional contribution to the arts and to their communities. Our honorees are Beatrice Deer representing the performing arts and Nedia El Khouri representing the visual arts.
Please save the date - May 26th, 2024, at 12:00PM on your calendars and register as soon as possible by clicking on the registration link. Kindly note that payment of $75 must be received no later than May 20 to guarantee your spot, which includes a cocktail, soup or salad, main course, dessert, and coffee. There will be a cash bar on site. Parking will be available for $10. We look forward to welcoming you at L'Ambroisie et L'Espace Canal to enjoy a cocktail overlooking the Lachine Canal at noon following registration starting at 11:30 a.m.
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A Captivating Evening at the Mount Royal Cemetery by Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, from 5:00 PM (EDT) to 8:00 PM (EDT)
Complexe Funéraire Mont-Royal - Mount Royal Funeral Complex 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont, QC.
c/o Elaine Bacal
Downloads:
Sonali Karnick speaks with the Director of Heritage Programs for The Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery about commemorating their 25th anniversary. Myriam Cloutier describes the work they do to preserve headstones and monuments as well as landscaping projects to improve the environment. She also talks about the special tour for the event that includes historical reenactments of some of people buried at the cemetery.
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CBC host, comedian and writer, Ali Hassan, talks about the film he co-wrote that is having its world premiere on May 24th in Montreal. The Indo-Canadian production tells the true story of a group of wedding vendors who robbed their clients’ houses. A completely independent film, Ali also talks about the amazing cast that came together to make it happen.
SAFFM 2024: https://saffm.centrekabir.com/saffm-2024/
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WASM on City News:
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fringeMTL 2024, 27 MAI AU 16 JUIN; Watch as 700 dancers, comedians and performers on the fringes take over the Plateau.
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Biennale ELEKTRA – ILLUSION - BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE D’ART NUMÉRIQUE 31 mai au 21 juil 2024 – Arsenal Gallery.
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Giselle at Place des arts:
From May 30 to June 2, 2024, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
The epitome of romanticism, this emblem of the classical repertoire receives a new vitality under the choreographic hand of Ivan Cavallari.
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Heritage Montreal:
Chez Doris and Fulford Residence enter into an agreement to create a resource for Montreal’s vulnerable women.
Photo: Brian Merrett for Héritage Montréal, 2021
Press Release:
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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, SPRING 2024
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McCord - New on the Online Collections platform. Go to the Online Collections to browse and download historical content from the McCord Stewart Museum's collections. Thousands of new images and descriptions have been added! Access them with a single click and discover images by legendary photographer William Notman and from a variety of studios in Quebec, works of several 19th century Canadian painters, Indigenous belongings, clothing from the last three centuries, rare books, historic archives, maps, editorial cartoons, posters, toys, antique weapons, and scientific instruments.
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DOCUMENTARY ART
GARNOTTE’S MIRROR TO THE WORLD. Discover the work of Garnotte—a portrait of society, captured in cartoons. (Jean-François Nadeau, historian and journalist)
Cartoonist Michel Garneau in his office at the former Le Devoir headquarters on De Bleury Street. © Jacques Grenier
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ANNA LOIS DAWSON HARRINGTON - Hundreds of watercolours by Anna Lois Dawson Harrington reveal 40 years of Bas-Saint-Laurent landscapes in the 19th century. Learn how this personal passion came into her life.
William Notman, Miss Anna Lois Dawson, Montreal, Quebec, 1871. I-61215.1, McCord Stewart Museum
Anna Lois Dawson Harrington: Forty years of landscapes - McCord Stewart Museum (musee-mccord-stewart.ca)
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The lives of women, readers, and Alice Munro – from CBC Ideas:
Author Alice Munro attends a press conference at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, on June 25, 2009. (Peter Morrison/The Associated Press)
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Cuba grapples with the uncertain future of a national symbol, the cigar. With climate change affecting tobacco farming, the Cuban cigar is under severe threat.
Farmer Hector Luis Preto and CBC IDEAS contributor Pedro Mendes talk in the open-air restaurant on the tobacco farm. It regularly receives tourists from around the world. (Submitted by Pedro Mendes)
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