Meteque Gallery

You are cordially invited to the fun and lively opening of our upcoming exhibition - a vintage flair of those artsy gatherings of the past. Come by, have a drink, see our place, enjoy the art... who knows, you may find love at first sight?

Vous êtes cordialement invités à l'ouverture ludique et amusante de notre prochaine exposition - un flair vintage de ces rassemblements artistiques du passé. Venez, prenez un verre, voyez notre place, profitez de l'art ... qui sait, vous pouvez avoir un coup de foudre?

http://www.shopndg.com/blog/meteque-gallery-a-warm-touch-of-chile-in-the-hood

Métèque Gallery, 5442 Côte Saint Luc Rd, Montreal, QC. (514) 928-8906. http://www.meteque.ca

Originally from the Ukraine, Michael Blekhman is a professional writer and translator residing in Montreal. He writes fiction and non-fiction in Ukrainian, English, and Russian, and has numerous Ukrainian literary awards.

His book, Questions Without Answers, is published in both print and Ebook format: https://www.amazon.de/Questions-Without-Answers-Novellas-English-ebook/dp/B005VWYT68

He has also translated several books from Russian to English, and vice versa. His Russian, English, and Ukrainian books, stories and translations are published all over the world. As an example, his translation of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,' was released as an audio disc in the Ukraine.

Michael Blekhman serves as editor-in-chief of the Remote Sky literary magazine, featuring contemporary Russian-language authors in English translation.

He is also the editor of Port-Folio, an online Ukrainian and Russian literary almanac.

Michael's autobiographical novel, Reflection, translated from Russian to English by Olga Bezhanova, is about the life of a Soviet Jewish family in the 1930s-1940s. It made Blekhman a well-known author in Ukraine and other countries.

His latest novel in Russian can be found here: https://andronum.com/product/mihail-blehman-nebesa-v-edinstvennom-chisle

Tony Desjardins, a writer and student of Philosophy, is from Val-d’Or, Québec. During his childhood, he began by illustrating and selling his own comic books. His first self-published book, A Hero is Born, is a clash of Science-fiction and Fantasy, featuring interstellar wars, aliens, action and adventure. Despite its fictional backdrop within other galaxies, the main setting is his hometown of Val-d’Or, with references to Quebec and Abitibi culture, which makes the book not only interesting to Science-fiction/Fantasy/Space opera fans, but also to Canadians, Quebecers, Abitibians and Valdorians who like to recognize themselves in a story.

To find out more about the novel, A HERO IS BORN, visit Amazon.ca:

Dramatis Personae

Westmount’s Community Theatre
will perform

Smoke and Mirrors

six amusing short plays.

Directed by Christopher Moore
Artistic director, Persephone Productions.

Lodge Room, Victoria Hall,
4626 Sherbrooke West, Westmount, Quebec

Friday, December 2 at 7:30 pm
Saturday December 3 at 7:30 pm
Sunday December 4 at 2 pm
Monday December 5 at 8pm
Admission is by donation – we suggest $10.

Please reserve on our web site

http://www.theatrewestmount.com

Happy start to winter!

Explores the many facets of love, including nostalgia, separation, and newly-found happiness...

Through powerful language, the author portrays a series of instants in which the two worldviews — the passionate and the passionless — face one another...

Cristina Perissinotto and Christina Manolescu are Co-founders of the Invisible Cities Network, which was founded in 2001. https://invisiblecitiesnetwork.org/Mission+Statement

Geordie Productions presents

"Beethoven Lives Upstairs"

For ages 5 and up.
Friday, April 29th - Sunday, May 8th, 2016

Concordia University's D.B. Clarke Theatre (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal). (Guy Metro)

The arrival of an eccentric boarder turns a young boy’s life upside down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved in upstairs! At first Christoph resents their new tenant but slowly he comes to understand the genius of the man, the torment of his deafness and the beauty of his music.

Please visit http://www.geordie.ca for additional information and to purchase tickets.

Dramatis Personae presents

Quick Exits

Six short, slightly dark, comedies
Performed by Dramatis Personae
Westmount’s Community Theatre
Directed by Christopher Moore

Lodge Room of Victoria Hall, Westmount, Quebec. 4626 Sherbrooke Ouest

Friday, Dec 4th, at 7:30 pm
Saturday, Dec 5th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, Dec 6th at 3 pm and 7:30 pm
Monday, December 7th at 8 pm
Donation of $10 requested

Reservations and information:
http://www.theatrewestmount.com or 514 484 2016

This musical theatre performance is translated from the original: The Guerilla Caregiver, drawn in part from personal experience and recollections, by Anna Fuerstenberg, a longstanding member of Invisible Cities Network. The current production, being staged in French, was created in collaboration with and directed by Anna Fuerstenberg.

Réverbère Théâtre présente

Guérillas : Humour et compassion

Du 6 au 22 novembre, 2015

Studio Jean-Valcourt
Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal
4750, avenue Henri-Julien, 1er étage
Montréal (Québec) H2T 2C8
Tél. : 514 873-4283
Téléc. : 514 864-2771
CADM@conservatoire.gouv.qc.ca

Read this great review online!

http://info-culture.biz/2015/11/11/guerillas-humour-et-compassion-le-destin-dune-famille-juive-canadienne-presente-au-conservatoire-de-musique-et-dart-dramatique-de-montreal/#.Vkc6bnarTrc

Escapist Troubadour:

Welcome to a new BLOG:
https://escapisttroubadour.wordpress.com

If, according to Socrates, the unexamined life is not worth living, is the converse always true? When a person has actively embraced life, living it to the fullest, is there time for philosophical musings, looking backward, contemplating the meaning, and sharing with generations to come? The answer is yes, as the new memoir, Raindrops Glimpses Moments clearly demonstrates. With the same exuberant energy that supported Len Richman in his worldwide travels, academic pursuits, friendships, and family life, the author reflects and shares his personal examination of his life and the lives that have touched his...

Since its inception in 1996, the Fantasia International Film Festival is now recognized as the largest and most influential event of its kind in North America, a leader on the genre film scene and one of the country’s most popular film festivals. With a varied programming and an emphasis on the imaginative cinema of Asia, Europe and the Americas, Fantasia’s offerings range from unique and powerful personal visions to international commercial crowd-pleasers rarely seen in North America.

http://fantasiafestival.com/2015/en/pre-festival

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2015

Listen to all contestants' entries and rankings
http://eurovisionworld.com/?odds=eurovision_2015

My personal picks!

SWEDEN
http://eurovisionworld.com/?eurovision=2015sweden
GERMANY
http://eurovisionworld.com/?eurovision=2015germany
GEORGIA
http://eurovisionworld.com/?eurovision=2015georgia

Meet Cartoonist, Aislin (Terry Mosher)

Drawing Politics with Terry “Aislin” Mosher
Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 at 7 pm
Eleanor London, Cote St.Luc, Public Library
5851 Cavendish, Cote St.Luc, Mtl, Quebec

Free

Join us for an evening with one of Canada’s leading newspaper editorial cartoonists! Aislin has been the Gazette‘s political cartoonist for more than 40 years. His irreverent, acerbic sketches appear regularly in many Canadian dailies and in periodicals around the world.

Presented in collaboration with:

The Canadian Writers' Society

Please contact Danielle Bélanger at 514-485-6900 or dbelanger at cotesaintluc.org for more information.

LIBRARY PROGRAMS
http://programs.csllibrary.org/lectures/meet-the-gazettes-cartoonist-aislin

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
http://csllibrary.org/about-your-library/getting-to-the-library

INSECTUAL by Barbara Sala

Published by BOOKLOCKER http://www.booklocker.com/books/7890.html

“That’s where they burn red-haired girls as witches,” Maya’s mother said as they stood staring at the heavy metal door of an ominous bunker on their way to kindergarten. This streak of madness starts Maya’s odyssey – from war and betrayal in Germany of the late 1940s to adventure in Africa in the 1960s...

Please visit the website for FREE SAMPLES from the book. http://www.booklocker.com/books/7890.html

Barbara Sala's blog http://www.blog.barbaranaiveart.com
Barbara Sala's website http://www.barbaranaiveart.com