Postcards to the Future!
McConnell Building Atrium, Concordia University 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaWe'll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you'd like your future self to know.
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Scarborough Screening
DeSève Cinema 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montrea, Montreal, QC, CanadaIn a pre-festival special event, Image+Nation Queer Culture, Montreal’s long-running queer film festival, will join the Violet Hour to co-sponsor this moving film, an adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s novel of the same name.
Making Monster Heads – An Exercise in Slow Group Drawing
McConnell Building Atrium, Concordia University 1400 Maisonneuve Blvd. W, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaTogether we'll SLOWLY build a weird and wonderful bunch of monster heads that we can only create as a team! For all ages.
Read Quebec at the Salon du livre de Montréal
Palais des congrès 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, Québec, CanadaThe Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec will be at the Salon du livre de Montréal! We'll have member titles available for purchase at kiosk #2206, courtesy of Saga Bookstore. Come by to discover new books and celebrate the province’s unique and vibrant English-language literary culture. Tickets must be purchased in advance to attend the […]
Écrire l’environnement / Writing the Environment
Palais des congrès 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, Québec, CanadaPresented by the Association of English-Language Publishers of Quebec, this dialogic performance of poetry in English, French, and translation will imagine writing the environment. Featuring Kaie Kellough and Chantal Neveu, it will embody language in its relation to land and space, and reflect on poetry’s radical stance towards a sustainable future. This event is curated […]
mRb Summer Launch
Café Osmo 51 Sherbrooke O., Montreal, QC, CanadaThe Montreal Review of Books launches its Summer 2024 issue on Thursday, July 4th at Café Osmo (51 Sherbrooke Street West)! Join us for readings by Frankie Barnet (Mood Swings, McClelland & Stewart), Nour Abi-Nakhoul (Supplication, Strange Light) and Nora Loreto (The Social Safety Net, Dundurn Press). Doors will open at 6:00 p.m., and mRb […]
On August 12th, I’m Buying a Quebecois Book!
On August 12, discover a book from here! Check back soon for details about Quebec Book Day, known in French as Le 12 août, j’achète un livre québécois ! We're looking forward to sharing our Fall 2024 catalogue, which will include the latest releases written, published, translated and/or illustrated in Quebec. : ReadQuebec.ca/Books
Read Quebec at the Salon du livre de Montréal!
Palais des congrès 1001 Pl. Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal, Québec, CanadaRead Quebec is returning to the Salon du livre de Montréal! We're excited to showcase some of the latest releases and bestsellers from participating local English-language publishers. Find us at kiosk #401 through the week at the hours below: Wednesday, Nov. 27: 9 am - 6pmThursday, Nov. 28: 9 am - 9 pmFriday, Nov. 29: […]
A Duck in New York City – Musical Performance for Kids of All Ages
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, Canada25th Anniversary Celebration with Connie Kaldor and Paul Campagne, complete with anniversary cake! Based on the Parents' Choice Gold Award-winning musical picture book of the same name, a heartwarming children's story and a dozen happy-go-lucky songs about self-esteem and determination. Follow a little duck from the Prairies who has a big dream: making it to […]
Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel in Conversation with Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaJoin Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, longtime activist and visual artist, to hear about her new book, When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance. A memoir of a deeply engaged life, with an account of the siege at Oka, where she was Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) spokesperson. In conversation with Samir Shaheen-Hussain, MD, author of Fighting for […]
Create your own comic strip!
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaWe’ll explore the basic building blocks to get you started on drawing and writing a (mostly silly!) comic strip featuring fun characters we’ll create together. Close up faces, word balloons, sound effects and more! For kids 5 to 9. Vasilios Billy Mavreas (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist and creativity workshop leader specializing in jumpstarting inspiration […]
The Violet Hour Book Club Reads Subterrane by Valérie Bah
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaLed by founder Christopher DiRaddo, this monthly discussion group for lovers of classic and contemporary works of LGBTQ literature will hold its December meeting on the stage at Casa d’Italia. Author Valérie Bah will make a special appearance at 4 pm for the last half hour of the group discussion.
Opening Cocktail
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaA very special edition of the Read Quebec Book Fair’s 5 à 7. Come have a drink at the end of an exciting day of book browsing and literary events. Meet public historian, artist and educator Cassandra Marsillo, author of Dalla valigia alla tavola, an oral history of Montreal immigrants from the Italian region of […]