This weekend - Sept. 12, 2025
- elainebac1
- Sep 12
- 3 min read
Films:
On CBC Gem - The Spoils:
Germany’s attempts to honour Jewish-Canadian art dealer Max Stern expose the still-raging battle over the restitution of Nazi-looted art.
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At TIFF:
New film by Philippe Falardeau, “Mille secrets, mille dangers”, premieres at TIFF. We speak with Neil Elias who plays the lead role in the latest film from award-winning filmmaker Philippe Falardeau. It’s a comedy-drama about the deconstruction of a wedding where the anxious groom delves into his chaotic past. It’s based on the Governor General’s Award-winning novel of the same name by Alain Farrah.
Also:
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario and the cost of covering war. A US soldier Lynsey Addario covered in Afghanistan called her "hard as woodpecker lips". Over the last 25 years, Addario has covered every major conflict and won some of the most prestigious awards in journalism. She's also lost friends and colleagues and survived two kidnappings. Matt Galloway talks to the award-winning photojournalist about what it really takes to do her work, why the risks are worth it to her, and how she's managed to navigate marriage and motherhood at the same time. Lynsey Addario is sharing her story in a new documentary called 'Love + War' that's screening as part of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Patrimoine en fête à Verdun : Un week-end de découvertes au parc Arthur-Therrien.
Héritage Montréal will take part with a booth and offer a guided tour of the Verdun Auditorium.
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Learning about Montreal's history with the MEM. How much do you know about Montreal's history? A series of workshops is underway to teach people even more about the city's heritage. We'll find out more from one of the event's organizers.
The MEM will be holding monthly gatherings with citizens who are involved in promoting and preserving their neighbourhood’s history and heritage.
Saturday, September 13, 2025, 2 p.m.–4 p.m.
Meeting place: MEM Cabaret, Centre des mémoires montréalaises, 1210 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal (Quebec) H2X 2S5
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Last chance at the McCord - Until September 28th:
Little Burgundy as seen by Andrew Jackson. Follow Andrew Jackson in Little Burgundy, and learn how the photographer explores the urban, social and cultural transformations of the neighbourhood.
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From September 27 to October 19, Mahon Hall will host the SSNAP Finalist Exhibition, featuring the 52 remarkable works selected by our distinguished jury. Across town, ArtSpring will showcase the Parallel Art Show (PAS), presenting another 49 outstanding pieces by Southern Gulf Islands artists. And back from its hiatus, is the Youth Exhibition in the Mahon Hall Annex, offering fresh perspectives from the next generation of artists.
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Nature bursts into colour. In the fall, Québec reveals a life-size multicoloured landscape! We feast our eyes and enjoy the pleasures of this season. We put on a light sweater and go out for some fresh air. Spectacular!
c/o Elaine Bacal
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New immersive art installation displays 'statistical symphony'. Ringing in your ears? An Ottawa artist has collected 100 bells and created an immersive installation where each bell's ring represents something new. Exhibit is at https://www.salondesbananes.com/ and begins September 20th. The gallery is on 2207 Carling Ave. in Ottawa, Ontario.
Rich Loen: https://www.loen.art/
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Arts news:
These artists are putting an Indigenous spin on Labubus. ‘I blame my kids,’ says Alaskan weaver Lily Hope, who makes Tlingit regalia for the trendy toys.
On the left, a Labubu dressed in Lily Hope's hand-weaved Tlingit regalia. On the right, a Labubu sewn in sealskin by Jessica Mitchell. (Submitted by Lily Hope, submitted by Jessica Mitchell)
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Newly discovered portrait may depict ‘fair youth’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Earl of Southampton may have given writer the miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, which has defaced heart on its reverse.
Shakespeare’s friend Henry Wriothesley, 3rd earl of Southampton, was known for his androgynous beauty, vanity and love of poetry. Photograph: handout.
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Why he’s scouring the art world for his great-great-grandfather’s lost paintings. Jonathan Wener has spent half a century searching for his great-great-grandfather William Raphael’s lost artworks. The 19th-century Montreal artist made paintings depicting life in Quebec during that time, but Wener says his ancestor didn’t get the recognition he deserved.
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