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South Asian Film Festival 13th edition-in cinemas and online, May 24-June 3, 2024

Author: Christina - Published 2024-05-11 01:51 - (942 Reads)

SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF MONTRÉAL

Now in its 13th year and running from May 24-June 3, 2024, this is the only South Asian film festival in Quebec. Truly unique, it is the ultimate cinematic journey, offering almost 50 eye-opening, thought-provoking, humanity-filled films people would likely never have a chance to see elsewhere.

Film enthusiasts can expect world-class films about the lives of South Asians in a multitude of languages; almost all films will be presented in their original version with English and French subtitles.

Panel discussions with filmmakers and experts follow many screenings, including prominent out of town invitees. Festival opening and closing films are free, along with all online programming. Diverse styles include fiction, documentary, animation, drama, science fiction and humour.

https://saffm.centrekabir.com/saffm-2024

In cinemas Friday, May 24 to Sunday, May 26 & Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, 2024
Online Friday, May 27 to Sunday, June 3, 2024

Films shown at Cinémathèque Québécoise, 335 De Maisonneuve Blvd. East and DeSève Cinema (Concordia), 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West

Most films subtitled in English and French

Tickets: FREE - $15 depending on film, early-bird film packages available

For tickets and program: https://saffm.centrekabir.com/saffm-2024

The novel BAGLADY: FREE DOWNLOAD Chapter One

Author: Christina - Published 2024-05-05 08:09 - (48003 Reads)

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

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BAGLADY-AT-LARGE

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BAGLADY-IN-FREE-FALL

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FREE DOWNLOADS for Teachers, Parents and Children, from Prince Chameleon Press

Author: Christina - Published 2024-05-01 17:28 - (13808 Reads)
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.

Marco Paolini: A Deep Map by Cristina Perissinotto

Author: Christina - Published 2024-03-18 11:07 - (1528 Reads)
Marco Paolini: A Deep Map breaks new ground in the field of Italian political theatre by outlining the unique approach of one of Italy’s most celebrated playwrights, Marco Paolini, whose work has hitherto remained inaccessible to English-speaking audiences.

Author Cristina Perissinotto engages critically with art and politics in Italy specifically but also considers implications and relevance on a global scale.

Read more at: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781683933724/Marco-Paolini-A-Deep-Map

Montreal Natyanjali dance festival, 8th edition, Sat. March 30, 2024 - FREE

Author: Christina - Published 2024-03-04 21:25 - (1255 Reads)
The Montreal Natyanjali dance festival, with a lineup featuring renowned dance troupes and talented solo performers from across Canada and the USA, celebrates the vibrant and diverse world of Indian classical dance. This 8th edition of the festival showcases the evolution of Indian dance while preserving its cultural essence.

MONTREAL NATYANJALI
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Collège Ahuntsic, Espace le vrai monde
9155 Rue St-Hubert, H2M 1Y8
The show is at 2:30pm, doors at 2pm
Admission is FREE - donations gratefully welcome

https://www.facebook.com/MontrealNatyanjali



Introducing InfiniPRESS, Infinithéâtre's in-house publishing

Author: Christina - Published 2024-01-28 13:15 - (1366 Reads)
In an effort to honour our writers and artists, and in an attempt to extend the life and reach of the plays we develop, Infinithéâtre is proud to launch a unique new initiative. InfiniPress will be Infinithéâtre’s in-house publishing press devoted to the publication of select theatrical works developed and produced at Infinithéâtre. For our inaugural selection, we are thrilled to launch infiniPress with the publication of Guy Sprung’s Fight On!

https://www.infinitheatre.com/infinipress

WISTA presents the classic 60s performance of GREASE, May 25-30, 2024

Author: Christina - Published 2024-01-25 09:35 - (1059 Reads)
Don’t miss out on WISTA’s electrifying performance of GREASE

A classic like you’ve never seen it before as WISTA embarks on its 17th season musical

Get ready to be transported back to the 1950s with all the toe-tapping tunes, vibrant dance numbers, and unforgettable characters of a beloved classic.

The show will run for 6 performances: May 25, 26, 28, 29, and 30 at 7:30 PM, as well as May 26 at 1:30 PM at the Louise Chalmers Theatre (501 Boulevard St. Jeans, Pointe-Claire).

MORE DETAILS / TICKETS

https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/83517
http://www.wista.ca/tickets.html

ABOUT WISTA
WISTA (West Island Theatre Association) is a non-profit community theatre group founded in 2006 that allows individuals between the ages of 17 and 29 to interact and perform in the wonderful world of musical theatre. WISTA’s main goal is to keep alive the passions of an energetic combination of singers, dancers, technicians, and musicians by giving them a space to use and develop their skills. WISTA is a 4-time Montreal English Theatre Award (META) nominee for Outstanding Community Production.

http://www.WISTA.ca

Introducing IN SEARCH OF ENLIGHTENMENT, by J. Galantha

Author: Christina - Published 2024-01-07 08:25 - (1737 Reads)
This non-fiction story is about history, politics, Tibetan culture, native astrology and healing, spirituality, local legends and little-known facts.

Published by PALATINA BOOKS
ISBN: 978-0-9953332-0-8
442 pages; Price: $24.99 CAN plus shipping
To order, please contact the Author at palatinabooks at gmail.com

A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR
Life is not exactly predictable, but Fate always takes care of our Destiny. Who would have thought that, one day, I’d leave the Communist paradise behind, travel the World all over and end up not only as a radio broadcaster, but writing books about a Transylvanian folk hero of the 18th Century. I followed his traces in Transylvania, India, the Himalayas, Ladakh and the border region with China. Fate also led me to Sikkim and Tibet proper to investigate, to see how the locals live and what kind of facts I could find about him 200 years later.

Well, you can read all about my great adventure in this corner of the planet: the unexpected physical and spiritual highs. The discovery of the local people's kindness, helpfulness, their culture, history and values, their native healing art and astrology; also their humility and bravery, all rooted in the mists of Time. The investigation resulted in many discoveries about Tibet and enriched my life tremendously on many levels. It could help you, too. Despite the old saying, “Curiosity killed the cat,” a healthy curiosity leads to discoveries, and knowledge is power. Enjoy!

Read Quebec Book Fair, Friday, Saturday, 3 - 4 November, 2023

Author: Christina - Published 2023-10-31 16:19 - (4179 Reads)
The Read Quebec Book Fair is this week! Join us in the Concordia McConnell Building Atrium on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4, 2023 for the eighth instalment of our beloved book fair.

Produced by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation, the Fair celebrates the vibrancy of English-language writing, publishing, and translation in Quebec.


Announcing: Two Kinds of People, poems by Vincenzo Di Nicola

Author: Christina - Published 2023-07-27 15:24 - (3220 Reads)
The book of poems TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE is published by Delere Press, with photo-illustrations by Arsinée Donoyan.

The following is an AFTERWORD commentary, The One Thousand Petals of Mille-Feuille by Stanzi Vaubel.

TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE begins at a crossroads. Faced with two possible paths, what kind of person are you? Choose your direction, left or right, because there are only two kinds of people. At the crossroads, you stand looking around, and as you do, the road begins to abstract itself, the clarity of this duality fading as the two paths fill with different shading, color, the layers becoming visible to you. Yet, you haven’t even taken a step, still frozen, between your two choices. Slowly, the stiffness turns into poise, as your awareness opens outwards, allowing you to take in the poetry of the moment . . .

COPIES AVAILABLE FROM:
https://www.delerepress.com/books/twokindsofpeople

ALSO AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
https://www.amazon.com/Two-Kinds-People-Poems-Mile/dp/9811833508/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R3GFM99SM32F&keywords=vincenzo+di+nicola+two+kinds+of+people&qid=1691552824&s=books&sprefix=vincenzo+di+nicola+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C145&sr=1-1

Poems by Vincenzo Di Nicola

Author: Christina - Published 2023-07-27 15:16 - (4071 Reads)

Chez Boris

Remembering Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1933-2017) … and the borscht at Chez Boris in Montreal's Mile End

“In poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable. I, for example, do not like poems that resemble hay compressed into a geometrically perfect cube. I like it when the hay, unkempt, uncombed, with dry berries mixed in it, thrown together gaily and freely, bounces along atop some truck.”

“I write poetry, prose, and everything I do, I do on the principle of Russian borscht. You can throw everything into it — beets, carrots, cabbage, onions, everything you want. What’s important is the result, the taste of the borscht...”


MSOPA Our Annual Barbeque Fundraising Event, Saturday 19 August, 2023

Author: Christina - Published 2023-05-31 20:51 - (2271 Reads)
MSOPA Montreal School of Performing Arts
Celebrates 31 Years of Excellence in the Montreal Community With Our Annual Barbeque Fundraising Event.

DATE: Saturday August 19, 2023
TIME: 3 PM to 12 AM
LOCATION: The UNIA Building, 2741 Notre Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3J 1N9
TICKETS: $35. Gen. Admin $20. Senior/Students $10. Child.under 10 yrs
https://msopa.com/calendar/#action=calp_agenda&calp_item_id=97

MSOPA is celebrating 31 years of operation and our team welcomes you to celebrate with us at our annual BBQ fundraiser for our “Acting Out!” projects .Join the festivities, complete with great food prepared by Chef Josa, Owen on the grill, Music provided by DJ Gene King, live entertainment, silent auction, raffles, surprises, and guaranteed fun!

MSOPA “Acting Out!” Projects, we collaborate with culturally diverse schools and various organizations in the community to give at-risk Youths (in the social system, behavioral problems, or mental illness) low-income and/or single-parent families, the opportunity to take acting workshops on full or partial scholarship. These workshops help them build their self-esteem, confidence, develop communication skills, learn to work productively with others and just plain have fun!

Programs like this, along with other youth programs that we offer, receive little to no funding. We thank you for your continued support, which make it possible for MSOPA to remain a valuable and respected part of Montreal’s growing community.

For further information and photos, please contact Josa Maule at: (514) 483-5526 or e-mail us at: info at msopa.com

Thank you again for supporting MSOPA
Josa Maule, Director
https://msopa.com

The 25th Blue Metropolis International Festival, Thursday, April 27 - Sunday, April 30, 2023

Author: Christina - Published 2023-03-17 20:00 - (2084 Reads)
Like beautiful springtime flowers, this April festival nourishes and flourishes and now celebrates 25 years!

Attendees are treated to live interviews, round-table discussions, public readings, debates, masterclasses, readings, and writing workshops. Every year, the Festival is built around several strong themes that bear witness to a keen social awareness and a passion for literature in all its richness, this year's theme is The Future.

Full details at: https://bluemetropolis.org/2023festival

Thomas More Institute, OPEN HOUSE, 7January 2023

Author: Christina - Published 2023-01-04 23:26 - (1248 Reads)
Save the date for our Winter Open House on Saturday, the 7th of January from 11:00 to 3:00 p.m.
FREE EVENT: RSVP https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/open-house-i-portes-ouvertes-2023-tickets-489721629577

Come meet the designers of courses you are considering, learn more about the Institute, and bring a friend to learn what we are all about.

Courses begin January 16, 2023.

THOMAS MORE Institute
3405 Avenue Atwater
Montréal, QC H3H 1Y2

Web site:https://thomasmore.qc.ca

Arab World Festival of Montréal, October 29 - November 13, 2022

Author: Christina - Published 2022-10-26 09:45 - (1431 Reads)

https://festivalarabe.com/en


Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal
29 octobre - 13 novembre 2022

De retour pour une 23e édition!


La 23e édition du FMA, tenue sous le thème Corporel, quand la chair dicte le récit, met en valeur des artistes, cinéastes et penseurs de tous horizons. Découvrez une quarantaine de spectacles, débats, conférences,films, ateliers ainsi qu'une série de spectacles gratuits dans plusieurs lieux de Montréal !

Pour découvrir toute la programmation des Arts de la Scène, de l'Espace Aleph, du Salon de la Culture et du Cinéma, visitez: https://festivalarabe.com


Holiday Book Fair, Concordia U. Atrium, 4th–5th November 2022

Author: Christina - Published 2022-10-07 17:24 - (1668 Reads)
The Association of English Language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) is pleased to return to the Concordia McConnell Atrium and 4th Space for our Holiday Book Fair. The fair will take place on November 4–5th, 2022, from 11 to 6 pm, with events beginning on November 2nd

Argo ZOOM Reading Series, Verse, Prose & Song, Thursday, 10 November, 2022

Author: Christina - Published 2022-09-22 14:30 - (3603 Reads)

Argo ZOOM Reading Series, Verse, Prose & Song 

Thursday, 10 November, 2022, 7 PM to 9 PM FREE

Argo Bookshop, 1841A Ste. Catherine St. West
https://www.argobookshop.ca
Telephone: 931-3442
info@argobookshop.ca

Hosted by Adele-Elise Prevost & Moti Lieberman. Curator Ilona Martonfi

CINEMANIA, Montreal, Screenings 2-13 November 2022

Author: Christina - Published 2022-09-16 18:08 - (1223 Reads)

FESTIVAL DE FILMS FRANCOPHONES



In keeping with tradition, CINEMANIA will premiere highly anticipated francophone films that have stood out in international festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.

https://festivalcinemania.com/en


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