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 […]
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2024 Read Quebec Book Fair
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaThe Read Quebec Book Fair is back! Join us on December 7th and 8th at Casa d’Italia (505 rue Jean Talon est) to discover the latest releases of new works from local publishers, authors, and translators. We’re also looking forward to a full program of literary events – including an interview with author and Mohawk […]
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 1990 Kanehsatake and Kahnawake Siege, where she was a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) spokesperson. . In conversation with Samir Shaheen-Hussain, MD, author […]
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 via Zoom 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 […]
Archives Out Loud: A Panel Discussion on Italian-Canadian Writing in English in Quebec
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaModerated by Nancy Marrelli, archivist of the Italian-Canadian Community Archives of Quebec, which are housed at the Casa d’Italia, an exchange between: Domenic Cusmano, publisher of Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent; novelist and literary impresario Christopher DiRaddo, and playwright Michaela Di Cesare. Reception in the Archives office in the basement to follow.
How I Got Published: Fiction Edition
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaLooking for tips on getting your own writing into print? Writer/translator Mélissa Bull, editor of the QC Fiction imprint at Baraka Books, will moderate as panelists Rebecca Morris (Other Maps), Sofia Ajram (Coup de Grâce), and Lili Zeng (Dear Haider) recount their journeys to publication. There will be plenty of time for questions from the […]
Postcards to the Future!
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaMail a message to your older self. We’ll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you’d like your future self to know. It could be serious or playful or both, you decide what the adult version of you should know! For kids 10 and up. Vasilios Billy Mavreas is […]
Comic Book Confessions: Montreal Cartoonists Tell All
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaMontreal has emerged as one of the most vibrant comic book scenes in the world, with a remarkable range of local creators producing weird, wild, and wonderful work that crosses over genres, generations, and languages. Join superstar cartoonists Walter Scott (Wendy), Éloïse Marseille (Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman), and Chris Oliveros (Are You […]
Cards for Peace
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaWe'll create holiday greeting cards with drawings and writing for family and friends around the themes of peace, gratitude and light! Every tradition welcome! Vasilios Billy Mavreas is an artist & writer making mostly book works, drawings, comics, visual poetry and collage. He designs and leads bilingual workshops and speaks publicly on creative process, collecting, […]
Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase
Casa d'Italia 505 rue Jean Talon est, Montreal, QC, CanadaThe Quebec Writers’ Federation’s Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Showcase will once again display the creative talents of the finalists for the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize. Moe Clark “committing a dream / pawâkan Palestine” Lucia De Luca “Congratulations” Emilia Malpica-Iruegas “twenty-one” Roger Sinha “Hater’s n Baiters: The Culture Collision” Mac van den Hoeven “Memory […]