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Lunar New Year - Year of the Snake

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Events:


Market - A Saturday to celebrate the year of the snake! Cultural activities, products, and Fukubukuro (gift bags) in Hong Kong style awaiting! Jan 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM, and celebrations from Jan 25, 2025, to Feb 2, 2025, Chinatown Montreal.



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The Year of the Snake:


Free show about Chinese Legends for Lunar New Year touring Quebec City and Montreal. We speak with Aurore Liang, the producer of "Légendes de Chine millénaire" - legends from thousands of years of Chinese history, about the interactive show that is touring libraries in Québec. She's also the founder of an organization that shares Chinese arts with Quebeckers and also works to reflect a more inclusive and more contemporary vision of Quebec society.





See the shows at the Eaton Centre Montreal:


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LUNAR NEW YEAR at the Old Port of Montreal. A mix of tradition, dance and fire will set the stage for a magical evening! Feb 9-10, 2025.



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At the McCord Museum:


Converting heritage interiors. Places of worship, shops, public buildings, former concert halls… Montreal is home to many buildings with remarkable but forgotten interiors. How can we make them accessible and incorporate them into neighbourhood life? What uses should we encourage to preserve them? Don't miss the panel discussion as part of the City Talks series, presented in collaboration with Héritage Montréal.

→ Wednesday, January 29 | From noon to 1:15 p.m.

→ Live broadcast | Free

→ With Georges Drolet | Claudine Déom | Ezio Carosielli | Dinu Bumbaru (Héritage Montréal)



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Articles about Montreal history from the McCord:


Atop the Eaton’s Centre:




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1874, opening of Île Sainte-Hélène Park:


c/o Elaine Bacal



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Edith H. Mather, Montreal Street Photographer:


Edith Mather, Dorchester Boulevard West, Montreal, QC, 1969. Gift of Edith H. Mather, M2012. 113.1.3.62P


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WASM member news:


Roxanne Dyer’s latest video – Canopy of Peonies:



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Books:


Book Reveals Hundreds of Frida Kahlo’s Fascinating Personal Photography Collection. Frida Kahlo: Her Photos is a look at the Mexican painter's vast photographic collection.

Adolfo Best Maugard, María Luisa Cabrera de Block and Frida Kahlo, ca. 1945. (Photo: © 2010 Banco de México in its capacity as Trustee in the Trust relating to the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums)



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Canada Reads Long List:



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Science Quebec - The magazine Quebec Science is asking you to vote on the top scientific discovery of 2024 in the province. We talk with the editor in chief, Marine Corniou about some of the research projects in their annual juried competition and some of the areas of interest.



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