Not a war story: this is about what comes after. Canadian War Museum online exhibit features memories of veterans in their post-conflict lives.
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Sonia and Guy d'Artois were part of a hidden force that parachuted into occupied France to help fight the Nazis during the Second World War. Nahlah Ayed tells the story of their love affair — and their mission behind enemy lines — in her new book The War We Won Apart.
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Art event:
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Reminder:
Studio closure November 30th. Mona Agia will be selling a lot of furniture and painting objects. If interested, please contact her at 514-578-6662. Thank you.
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Calls:
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"Transform public space with projection mapping". MAPP_MTL is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to foster the development of projection mapping while providing a showcase for local and international talent. MAPP transforms public spaces into a terrain for creative expression!
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Montreal stories:
We speak with Louis Rastelli, the archivist behind a virtual museum exhibit that explores a 1960s Montreal hotspot called The New Penelope. Young people in the city got to see some big names there - before they were big - including Joni Mitchell and Jesse Winchester.
ARCMTL is launching “Our Places, Our Stories”, a series of free zine-making workshops exploring the rich history of Black Anglophone music and culture in Montreal.
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We speak with the two women behind the Black Samaritan website: Michaëlle Sergile is the artist and independent curator behind the McCord-Stewart museum's exhibit that celebrates the lives of Black women in Montreal. Nancy Oliver-Mackenzie is a longtime community activist, retired educator, and Union United Church volunteer. The website aims to celebrate the history and contribution of Black communities in Montreal.
At the McCord - Black Samaritan Website Launch: Celebrating Union United Church’s Archives.
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What surprises can you find in Montreal’s labyrinth of alleyways? There are more than 4000 of them crisscrossing the central parts of the city — nearly 500 kilometres worth! In this episode, Ainslie MacLellan follows an urban explorer who has walked almost all of Montreal’s ruelles, learns more about how they shaped the development of the city, and meets Montrealers who are banding together with their neighbours to transform their alleys and their communities.
Listen here:
Lots more on Montreal’s “ruelles”:
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Art on the wall:
The Fattal lofts are a mecca for Montréal counterculture. It is a self-managed living environment filled with street art. An alternative music festival is held at this location. A real “punk” place. Here you can find the artworks from this creative space sorted by subpages for each artist.
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Photographer to check out:
Judy Host, Photographer, Educator, Lecturer, Portrait Specialist:
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Judy moved to Los Angeles when she was 4 years old. In high school she became passionate about photography and considered becoming a professional portrait photographer. Upon graduation though, she decided to pursue a degree in Speech Communications and would wait almost 20 years to start her own Photography business.
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Cookbook author Camilla Wynne wants to bring back candied fruit for the modern palette in her new book "Nature's Candy". She talks about why most candied fruit available in stores isn't very tasty and what we add to fruit to give it more depth of flavour.
The book – Nature’s Candy. The definitive cookbook for candying fruit, and baking with it, filled with delicious, beautiful, and surprisingly uncomplicated recipes from Master Preserver Camilla Wynne.
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