Welcome to the start of the 2026 academic year!

WEBSITE: https://thomasmore.qc.ca

VIEW COURSE PROGRAM: https://courses.thomasmore.qc.ca/product-category/winter-2026/

Our MAILING ADDRESS is: THOMAS MORE INSTITUTE, 3405 Atwater Avenue, Montreal, QC, Canada Montreal, QC H3H 1Y2 Canada 

10th Edition of the Annual Fair, Quebec Reads Saturday and Sunday, 6–7 December, 2025 celebrating Quebec’s English-language publishers and writers.

Our beloved annual Read Quebec Book Fair celebrates its 10th anniversary on December 6–7 in the historic Casa d’Italia in Montreal’s Little Italy neighbourhood.

Casa d’Italia is located at 505 Jean-Talon East, and is fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. The fair takes place on the second floor, accessible via stairs or elevator. Take the entrance on Berri Street, across the street from Jean-Talon metro (exit Jean-Talon Nord).

Join us on Saturday, December 6th from 11 am to 7 pm on, and on Sunday, December 7th from 11 am to 5 pm on, to discover the latest releases of new works from Canadian publishers, authors, and translators, as well as a full weekend of literary events.

Over 30 exhibitors and 60 authors and panellists participating in events, talks and signings over 2 days

Full details at:

https://readquebec.ca/event/2025-read-quebec-book-fair/?zlinkid=73ec9283-4c78-4164-a7fe-3a132e20d159

Montreal School of Performing Arts & UNIA present Seven Short Xmas Plays

Adapted by Josa Maule; Directed by Daisy Thomas & Josa Maule

SHOW DATES:

Friday November 28th 8pm
Saturday November 29th 3pm
Sunday November 30th 3pm
Friday December 5th 8pm
Saturday December 6th 3pm & 8pm
Sunday December 7th 3pm

LOCATION: MSOPA at the UNIA Building 2741 Notre Dame Ouest, Montreal, Quebec

ADMISSION/SUGGESTED DONATION:
$15 Students & Seniors in advance/ $17 at the door
$20 Adults in advance/ $22 at the door
Group Rate available online only

***Please note that seating is limited in our intimate theatre space. Reservations recommended.

Tickets can be purchased online via Zeffy msopa.com E-transfer to info at msopa.com or make reservations through rsvp.msopa at gmail.com.

Adapted and produced by Josa Maule and MSOPA, Christmas Shorts—An Evening of Seven Short Plays is a heart-warming theatrical experience designed to capture the magic and joy of the festive season. With humor, warmth, and a touch of holiday wonder, the collection explores the many facets of Christmas: from the joy of giving and the comfort of family, to the surprises and miracles that make this time of year so special.

Montreal School of Performing Arts (MSOPA), has been a pillar of the Montreal arts community for over 33 years, providing a space where aspiring and emerging artists can develop their craft. We believe in the transformative power of the performing arts through acting and recognize the importance of our programs in fostering self-confidence, cultural expression, and community engagement.

We thank you for your continued support and contributions, which make it possible for Montreal School of Performing Arts to remain a valuable and respected part of the Montreal community, and to continue our work in producing quality artists. For further information, please contact Josa Maule at: info at msopa.com

Josa Maule, Founder and President

Website: https://msopa.com

Phone: (514) 483-5526

Email: info at msopa.com

The UNIA Building, 2741 Notre Dame West, Montreal, PQ

NATIVE-IMMIGRANT: A personal journey into our home and native land tells the story of discovering that, as an immigrant, I have much more in common with First Nations. Immigrants are the Last Nations; together, we are the ongoing human flow of the displaced, the multicultural offspring of colonization.

My journey is a memoir, but it’s also a proposition: let’s see where we are exactly, with a different set of eyes. I have woven my story around questions from ongoing conversations with my friend, Ateronhiatakon (Francis) Boots, War Chief of the Mohawk People.

What does it mean to re-root in a new homeland? Are you a people if you can't explain the cosmos? What do Native peoples want? Who are my people after all, and how can I find them? In the search for answers, I hope to shed light on who we can be as a nation.

BOOK LAUNCH EVENT

25 September 2025; 5pm - 7pm. Daphne Art Centre. 5425 Casgrain Avenue, Unit #103.

Kindly reply by 19 September: info at livres.agape.books.com. Website: https://livres-agape-books.com

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/carolina.echeverria.56

https://carolinaecheverria.ca

https://www.nativeimmigrant.com

Mona Lissa Chanda has graced the stage at renowned festivals such as the Montreal International Jazz Festival and POP Montreal, showcasing her ability to connect with diverse audiences through her versatile and engaging performances.

Beyond her interpretations of standards, Mona Lissa shines as a composer in her own right, crafting modern-day torch songs and lounge-pop music inspired by timeless classics.

Visit the website:

https://monalissamusic.com/home--2

2025 BLUE METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, MONTREAL

In person from April 24 to 27, 2025. Online starting April 14, 2025

https://bluemetropolis.org/2025spring/

Artist, INGRID STYLE

Ingrid Style was born in England and spent her formative years in Brazil before pursuing her art studies at the Ontario College of Art.

Her focus has been the human figure, and her work reflects the magical and whimsical graphic expressions of great English artists such as Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Ricketts and Arthur Rackham. Some of Style's larger works are coloured with a tropical brilliance that recalls Byzantine mosaics and the paintings of Gustave Klimt.

In her drawings, expressive faces and figures emerge from entwined volutes and entanglements suggesting the struggle of birth as well as the search for release from anguish.

Between 1870 and the late 1930s more than 100,000 children from orphanages and ‘homes’ in the British Isles were sent to ‘distribution homes’ in Canada where they were indentured as farm hands and servants to families in need of cheap labour. These little immigrants became known as ‘home children’.

Among them was Joseph Henry Hughes.

A wonderful memoir by Suzanne Jane Hughes. Well written, clear, and logically presented along with its fine backdrop of historic events. Replete with authentic letters, vintage photographs and details, carefully researched. It provides a window on this little-known period in Canadian history, as well as preserving the remarkable story of one family from its origins to the present day.



Published by SPECKLED HEN BOOKS
ISBN: 978-1-7774253-0-2
158 Pages. Price: $24.00 CAD.
Contact: speckledhenbooks at gmail.com

FREE DOWNLOADS

LITERACY RESOURCES for Teachers, Parents and Children (Age 9 plus) for use at home or at school

FREE DOWNLOADS: The FUNLIT SERIES of MILLENNIUM TALES, Interactive Version. Four original fairy tales, featuring illustrated story text, audio story narration, music and sound effects, factual and discussion questions, literacy exercises and skill sheets, reproducible worksheets, answer key, teacher's guide, teacher and student scoresheets, corresponding classroom play script, and more.

DOWNLOAD the complete FUNLIT SERIES, in Interactive PDF format.

WEBSITE: http://princechameleon.com/HomePage

Compliments of Prince Chameleon Press

For more DETAILS & DOWNLOAD LINKS, please click the READ MORE Tab directly below.

Welcome to Gryphon Bakery

Producing quality products for over 25 years

5833 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC H4A 1X4. (Corner Regent Avenue)

https://www.gryphonbakery.com

WALDENSONG SATURNALIA

Tribute to the Mythic Years

A Novel by A. D. Morvaye
Published by Prince Chameleon Press

Abandoned by her vast chaotic family, a young girl recreates them into legend. The novel is a fusion of memory and imagination, both humorous and dramatic. Shifting between Old Europe and the New World, it features the idiom of London’s East End, blending into the language of poetry and myth.

An excerpt from WALDENSONG SATURNALIA was short-listed for the Eastside Stories Competition, London, U.K.

FREE DOWNLOAD

88-page Self-Publishing Workbook from Prince Chameleon Press

The Self-Publishing Workbook.pdf

Reference/Education
THE SELF-PUBLISHING WORKBOOK, Third Edition, 2017

From Initial Concept to Production, a tried and tested handbook for emerging self-publishers, by Christina Manolescu. 88 pages. 8.5" by 11" Revised 2017. PDF SCREEN FORMAT

BAGLADY

Dark Humour with a Light Touch!

Baglady Novel Chapter One.pdf FREE DOWNLOAD

Baglady Novel MEDIA KIT.pdf FREE DOWNLOAD

NOTE: When downloading, retain the helpful BOOKMARKS: Right Click (SAVE AS / SAVE LINK AS / SAVE TARGET AS); then save to your desktop.

BAGLADY: A retrospective romp through the hazardous sixties, austere seventies, bleak eighties, and leaner meaner nineties. Ashley confronts her ‘Snakes & Ladders’ existence with dark humour and ironic detachment. It's a down-at-heel memoir imbued with the desolate ghost-beauty of the city, both ruin — and renaissance-in-waiting.

By Christina Manolescu
Illustrations by Mary Fitzpatrick
Published by Prince Chameleon Press: http://www.princechameleon.com

Short-listed for the Eastside Stories Competition, sponsored by News International, London, UK, 1998. Illustrated novel. ISBN: 1-894967-31-3

Read more about the novel at Prince Chameleon Press

Order BAGLADY NOVEL at AMAZON.COM

THE BAGLADY CHRONICLES

Coming Soon!

BAGLADY-IN-WAITING

BAGLADY-AT-LARGE

BAGLADY-IN-FREE-FALL

CBC Interview

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6569115

Monkland Community Centre between Nov. 28 and Dec. 8, 2024

https://www.broadwayworld.com/montreal/regionalshows/MONKLAND-COMMUNITY-CENTER

25 ans, déjà. Cet anniversaire n’est pas comme les autres. Le FMA s’est toujours présenté comme un bâtisseur de ponts entre les cultures, offrant un regard espiègle et lucide sur le monde, avec audace et enthousiasme.

Mais cette année, au lieu de célébrer simplement notre passé, nous ne pouvons ignorer l'éléphant dans la pièce : Gaza d'abord et maintenant le Liban. Face à ce tumulte, Handhala, l'enfant défiant, nous tourne le dos. Avec sa baguette de magicien et l'autorité d'un chef d'orchestre, il symbolise l'innocence qui persiste à créer, même lorsque les murs de la raison s'effondrent.

Sous le thème Méprises : 25 ans de rêves en couleurs, artistes, cinéastes et penseurs se rassemblent pour offrir une ode poignante à un peuple crucifié par les jeux des puissants.

Découvrez toute la programmation sur https://festivalarabe.com

SELECT (ENGLISH) for ARAB WORLD FESTIVAL https://festivalarabe.com

https://festivalcinemania.com/fr FRENCH

Découvrez sans plus attendre le premier dévoilement complet d’une des quatre compétitions de CINEMANIA 2024 : les Courts-métrages. Parmi des centaines de soumissions, le festival de films francophones a réalisé une Sélection éclectique des meilleurs courts de l'année, répartis en deux catégories et deux grandes soirées les 5 et 13 novembre, pour sa 30e édition ! Préparez-vous à vivre des émotions intenses et à découvrir des voix uniques, et nouvelles, du cinéma contemporain… Quel court remportera le cœur de nos jurys ? Restez à l'affût 🏆

https://festivalcinemania.com/en ENGLISH

Since 1995, the CINEMANIA Film Festival has presented a selection of nearly 100 films from the biggest international festivals (Cannes Film Festival, TIFF, Berlinale, etc.) presented as world, North American, Canadian and Quebec premieres, accompanied by prestigious guests. For 12 days, from November 6 to 17, Montreal welcomes the best of French-speaking cinema from around the world. In addition, the 2024 edition marks the 30th anniversary of the CINEMANIA Film Festival. For the occasion, France will be our country in the spotlight. We invite you to come celebrate with us. Buy your passports now and discover the full program online on October 23, 2024.

The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec is proud to present the inaugural edition of OPEN BOOKS, OPEN MINDS, a one-day conference geared towards the book publishing industry in Quebec and beyond on October 1, 2024, in Montreal.

Our first panels will tackle new takes on the perennial issues of book design and community-based marketing. After lunch, in partnership with l’Association nationale des éditeurs de livres, we’re pleased to present a panel on succession planning, followed by a lively exchange between English and French language publishers about the respective challenges facing our sectors, and how we can work together towards a stronger and more equitable industry. Coffee and lunch will be provided, and programming will be followed by wine and cheese.

This event is open to the public, with three pricing tiers available on a pay-what-you-wish basis, with the goal of making the day accessible to all. Please register and RSVP on EventBrite to secure your spot. In-person spaces are limited, with priority given to members of AELAQ and l’ANEL. A live-streaming option is available via Zoom.

TO REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/open-books-open-minds-a-conference-for-publishers-tickets-1007847177037?aff=oddtdtcreator

World Senior Citizens’ Day on October 1, 2024.

Over the past 10 years, the BLUE METROPOLIS FOUNDATION has launched numerous projects and promoted diverse content highlighting the invaluable contribution of seniors. It has done so, for example, by fostering privileged encounters between seniors and teens; by presenting a comedy show called “Simply hilarious!”, featuring performers aged 60 and over; or again by offering content on its website related to mental health and well-being.

Details at: https://bluemetropolis.org/seniors-vitality

Toronto Festival Word on the Street

28-29 September 2024

https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca

The Fall Term begins the week of September 16th, 2024

Register Online: https://thomasmore.qc.ca

Register by Phone: (514) 935-9585

Register in Person: Thomas More Institute, 3405 Atwater Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3H 1Y2

This Monday, August 12, 2024 is Quebec Book Day, known in French as Le 12 août, j'achète un livre québécois !

August 12 has become one of the highest-selling days for bookstores across the province.

Here at Read Quebec, we’re excited to showcase the latest local literature with a special focus on English-language books published, written, and translated within Quebec.

Beyond bestsellers and prizewinners, we’re also eager to share hidden gems and forthcoming titles that may just become your next pageturner.

Head to https://readquebec.ca for a preview of our Fall catalogue

Pick up a copy of the new Montreal Review of Books to read about some of the latest releases!

MSOPA Annual Barbeque Fundraising Event “Acting Out” Projects

DATE: Saturday, 17 August 2024_
LOCATION: The UNIA Building, 2741 Notre Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3J
TICKETS / DONATION: E-transfer memo BBQ ticket(s) to: info at msopa.com
$35 Gen. Admin $25 Senior/Students $15 Children under 10 yrs.

MSOPA is celebrating 32 years of operation and our team welcomes you to celebrate with us at our annual BBQ fundraiser for our “Acting Out!” projects which collaborates with culturally diverse schools and various organizations in the community to give at-risk youths (in the social system, behavioral problems, or mental illness), and low-income and/or single-parent families, the opportunity to take acting workshops on full or partial scholarship.

Join the festivities, complete with great food prepared by Chef, Josa Owen, on the grill. Music provided by DJ Gene King, live entertainment, raffles, surprises, and guaranteed fun!

https://msopa.com

Phone: (514) 483-5526
Email: info at msopa.com
The UNIA Building, 2741 Notre Dame West, Montreal, PQ

Montreal Serai: Bringing the Margins to the Centre

Montréal Serai is a non-profit webzine focused on arts, culture and politics. We began in 1986 as a local theatre and arts collective that went on to produce a print magazine before going digital. Our driving force: creating new communities, new arts, new solidarities, where voices once relegated to the margins take centre stage.

Out of the Ethers: Art as a Cultural Force - Vol. 37 No. 2

http://www.montrealserai.com