Exhibits, events, and calls
- elainebac1
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Literary calls:
QWF Awards: Calls for Submissions
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Rules and Regulations of the Montreal International Poetry Prize.
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April 30th is International Jazz Day. We are getting ready to celebrate the 15th anniversary of International Jazz Day on April 30, 2026. With events taking place in over 190 countries and all 50 U.S. states, this year’s Global Host City is Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Join us in the celebration and watch the Global Concert live stream, featuring a record number of artists already confirmed, including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jacob Collier, Kurt Elling, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, and many more.
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Café Collectif festival for coffee lovers and industry pros. The festival offers talks and workshops, guided tastings, master classes in espresso and latte making, and exhibitor booths and, we can assume, a good cup of coffee! The fourth edition of the festival takes place from May 1st to 3rd at the Society for Arts and Technology - the SAT- in Montreal. We speak with Maxence Vassart, co-founder and Director of Operations for Café Collectif.
The festival Café Collectif returns May 1-3, 2026, to the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) in Montreal. A gathering of the best roasters in specialty coffee of the province!
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Arts news:
Gabor Szilasi (1928-2026): ‘His photography shaped our collective imagination’. The Concordia professor emeritus was a giant of Quebec’s cultural scene.
Left: Gabor Szilasi and family. Right: Self-portrait of Gabor Szilasi, Westmount, Montreal. | Images courtesy of Gabor Szilasi fonds, Library and Archives Canada.
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McGill Library - Rediscovering Montreal with Gabor Szilasi’s Photographic Angle.
Gabor Szilasi (1928-2026) - St-Laurent – Van Horne, 1982Silver Gelatin Panoramic Photograph | Photographie panoramique sur papier argentiqueMcGill Rare Books and Special Collections | Livres rares et collections spéciales de McGill CF.00398
Visible Storage Gallery in the McLennan Library - open to the public Monday through Friday, from 10am to 6pm.
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Books:
How do you solve a problem like begonia?
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Begonias are... "deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral." For the latest installment of Word Processing, our ongoing look at language, Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with lexicographer Kory Stamper about the rich history of how Merriam-Webster approached defining colours through the 20th century, and what the act of putting words to hues, shades, tints, and tones reveals about the craft of definition itself.
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Bring out the honey! Why Winnie-the-Pooh endures after 100 years. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in book form in 1926, and the fictional teddy bear has only grown more beloved in the century since. Author Gyles Brandreth joins Piya Chattopadhyay to explore how the "pure happiness" and childhood innocence that Pooh and his friends represent help explain the enduring appeal, and why creator A.A. Milne and his son – the real-life Christopher Robin – had a love-hate relationship with Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Cheese Please!
Best in cheese: SIAL Canada announces winner of its top cheesemonger.
Anne Gauvreau Sybille, Fromagerie Anne et Frères, was recognized at the SIAL Canada 2026 Best Canadian Cheesemonger during the SIAL Montreal trade show.
Some of our best Canadian cheeses:
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World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026:
Separated by ICE - Carol Guzy
A picture says a thousand words: documenting ICE. Carol Guzy's World Press Photo of the Year image shows two daughters clinging to their father as ICE agents detain him at his immigration hearing. The renowned photojournalist says she hopes her work can cut through today's media noise and make people feel for others.
A winner in this year’s World Press Photo Contest tells us about her work documenting labour abuses in Saudi Arabia -- including a mother and her daughter who was forced to live for years without legally existing.
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Films:
William and Kate - From the first glimpse of Kate stepping into Westminster Abbey to the now-iconic balcony kiss, this documentary relives the royal wedding as it happened, minute by minute.
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Mile-end Kicks - A 24-year-old music critic gets romantically involved with members of an indie band she decides to publicize.
A still from Mile End Kicks. (Courtesy of Elevation Pictures)
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