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The PSC YOUTH THEATRE presents two plays: 1 June and 8 June, 2019

Author: Christina - Published 2019-05-29 19:52 - (2342 Reads)

The PSC YOUTH THEATRE presents two plays….

On Saturday, June 1st, 2019 at 2pm, the Senior Youth actors presents

NURSERY CRIMES

And, then next Saturday June 8th 2019 at 2pm, the Junior Youth actors present:

DID THE BUTLER DO IT?

Both plays take place at The Old Bank at 1900 Wellington Street in Point St.Charles. The cost is a Donation (suggested donation of $ 10.00). If you require additional information, please email: info@psccommunity.com

The PSC Community Theatre is a volunteer non-profit group dedicated to bringing live Theatre to the Point and to have fun doing it! We also support a Youth Theatre program in co-operation with the Point St. Charles YMCA. For any details about our Theatre please visit our site at http://www.psccommunity.com

WISTA presents: the Musical: “9 to 5”. From 7-15 June 2019

Author: Christina - Published 2019-05-29 19:16 - (2199 Reads)
Work Your Way to

WISTA’s “9 to 5” this June!

The 1980s film turned Broadway hit wraps up WISTA’s 12th season

Montreal theatre fans, take a memo: WISTA’s upcoming production, 9 to 5 The Musical is headed to the West Island.

The show will run for 6 performances from June 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 at 7:30 PM, as well as June 15 at 1:30 PM at the Louise Chalmers Theatre (501 Boulevard St. Jeans, Pointe-Claire, QC).

Based on the hit 1980s movie starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton, 9 to 5 The Musical tells the story of three female coworkers pushed to their boiling point by their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical boss. After an evening of fantasizing how they’d each take him down, friendships are made, coffees are poisoned, and barriers are broken when the three women find themselves holding their boss captive, giving them the power to change their workplace for the better.

9 to 5 Teaser: https://youtu.be/SLeJ670q2KA
9 to 5 Teaser: https://youtu.be/SLeJ670q2KA

LAKESHORE PLAYERS presents 2019 Play Reading Festival, 28 April 2019

Author: Christina - Published 2019-04-23 15:38 - (4841 Reads)

You are cordially invited to

LAKESHORE PLAYERS PRESENTS:

2019 Play Reading Festival

Sunday 28 April 2019
Time: 7:00 PM
SARTO-DESNOYERS COMMUNITY CENTRE
Salon A. 1335 Lakeshore Drive, Dorval, Quebec

Original works will be presented including LAST OF THE LEAVES by Len Richman, directed by Donna Byrne (The Miracle Worker, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest recently)

Admission is Free (donation basket)—no Reservations Required—plenty of Parking space


The Addams Family Tangos to Montreal. June 8-June 16, 2018

Author: Christina - Published 2018-06-02 12:24 - (2661 Reads)

The Addams Family Tangos to Montreal this June!

WISTA's 10th book musical promises to be anything but "normal"


Three-time META Award nominee WISTA is pleased to announce its tenth full book musical production, The Addams Family, A New Musical Comedy. This production will run for 6 performances on June 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 at 7:30 PM, as well as June 9 at 1:30 PM at Riverdale High School (5060 Boulevard des Sources, Pierrefonds, QC).

WISTA introduces Montrealers to the Addams Family as they’ve never seen them before; with songs that are eerily catchy and dances that are “to die for”, all with the familiar Addams flair for the dark. A cast of 26 young and talented performers deliver a show that will be dreadfully entertaining.


A Life of the Twentieth Century, by Irene Even

Author: Christina - Published 2018-03-30 16:47 - (4681 Reads)

Booklocker publishes

A Life of the Twentieth Century, by Irene Even


A harrowing, fascinating tale linking the feudal era of Old Europe to modern times. A personal journey through war, bondage, liberation, and survival, played out against the political backdrop of our times. A tribute to perseverance and hope. A Holocaust survivor’s tale…

Full details at: https://www.amazon.ca/Life-Twentieth-Century-Irene-Even-ebook/dp/B00NJ520RO

IRENE EVEN was recently featured in Montreal's CONCORDIA UNVERSITY publication:

READ ABOUT
A LIFE OF LEARNING



Vernissage at Meteque, Montreal: 15 November 2017

Author: Christina - Published 2017-11-14 00:18 - (4179 Reads)

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


FAUN Ensemble: Federkleid

Author: Christina - Published 2017-10-17 15:33 - (3863 Reads)

Here's to our pagan roots!

We had the great honor to make a music video for our driving song "FEDERKLEID" from our upcoming CD MIDGARD at the magical "Externsteine" location. Here is the beautiful result. Thanks a lot to everybody who was involved, we could not be more happy with the result!!!

Some kind soul on YouTube supplied the German and English Lyrics.
CLICK Read More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOvsyamoEDg&feature=youtu.be

Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal: 18th edition: 27 October -12 November 2017

Author: Christina - Published 2017-10-17 13:50 - (2427 Reads)

18th edition: Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal

THE THREE’ SEASONS in quarter-tones


Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal unveils the program of its 18th edition, to be held October 27 to November 12, 2017, under the theme The Three’ Seasons, in quarter-tones.

Performances by artists Fairouz Oudjida, Ensemble Nazar (Amir Amiri and Nazih Borish), Didem Basar and Matias Ollivier enlivened the recent news conference with poetry, music and song.

For its 18th edition, the Festival du Monde Arabe is lavishing its attention on the poets, dancers, musicians and acrobatic spirits who let themselves be guided by the unexpected.

From East to West, fortuitous encounters, hidden pathways and unusual tributes to life kick off the 18th edition of the FMA, which is looking majestic with more than 50 unique gatherings, original products and major shows...

http://festivalarabe.com/en


VENUE:
Espace Georges-Emile Lapalme, Place des Arts
175, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
Montréal, Quebec H2X 3X5

DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE:
General press release_FMA 2017_Eng.pdf

Introducing Michael Blekhman, author and translator

Author: Christina - Published 2017-10-07 00:40 - (9950 Reads)

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




Introducing Tony Desjardins, author of A HERO IS BORN

Author: Christina - Published 2017-07-14 09:55 - (3092 Reads)

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:



PSC Community Theatre presents VINTAGE HITCHCOCK, 28 April - 6 May, 2017

Author: Christina - Published 2017-04-16 14:42 - (3245 Reads)
Imagine a time when stories were told by radio. Skilled actors would coax audiences out of their living rooms and into their imagination solely through sound...

Location:
The Old Bank
1900 Wellington St.
Montreal (Point St. Charles)

Cost:
Donation (Suggested minimum of $9.00)

Reservations:
On-line: http://www.psccommunity.com/Vintage%20Hitchcock/tickets.html
By phone: 514-935-7950

Questions?
E-Mail to info at psccommunity.com

The PSC Community Theatre is a volunteer non-profit group dedicated to bringing live Theatre to the Point and to have fun doing it ! We also support a Youth Theatre program in co-operation with the Point St. Charles YMCA. For any details about our Theatre please visit our site at http://www.psccommunity.com

Introducing Dr. Gavriel Reisner

Author: Christina - Published 2017-04-12 16:50 - (27369 Reads)

America Pageant


I found my sex in the trail-blaze to the North Queen

Hopper's nude wide as a prairie
laid low across Continents
spread to snowy breasts
extended up Banff down Peru
the Grand Canyon in daubs of paint
copper crevices shimmering climaxes

overgrown, awkward, unintelligent America,
humble giant gentile clutz
well-intentioned, well-intentioned
but sudden cut of cold-eyed malice...

Dramatis Personae presents: SMOKE AND MIRRORS, December 2 - 5, 2016

Author: Christina - Published 2016-11-23 22:28 - (2372 Reads)

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!


Poetry by Cristina Perissinotto, published by Guernica Editions

Author: Christina - Published 2016-09-05 19:04 - (2818 Reads)

'Open at any page, Cristina Perissinotto's poetry is pure magic!'

Christina Manolescu, Invisible Cities Network


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



32-Hour Perspectives presents A PERFECT PICTURE, 9-18 June 2016

Author: Christina - Published 2016-06-07 14:39 - (3864 Reads)

32-Hour Perspectives presents

A PERFECT PICTURE

A world premiere at the 2016 Montreal Saint-Ambroise Fringe Festival
9-18 June 2016
Written and performed by Laurent McCuaig-Pitre
Directed by Len Richman

http://www.montrealfringe.ca Phone 514-849-3378

Every once in a while, one comes across a story that becomes of great importance to the self and the collective. Every once in a while, one discovers an actor that has the innate ability to manifest that story. I found that story, its writer and the actor all in one package. A privilege, indeed. Collaboration is a meeting of hearts and minds. The partnership of script, actor and director is here in “A Perfect Picture” that tells the tragic story of a South African war photographer Kevin Carter, who in 1994, won the Pulitzer Prize for an iconic photo of the famine in Sudan. A photo of a vulture preying upon an emaciated toddler near the village of Ayod...

Dramatis Personae presents:The Fifteen Minute Hamlet and Visit to a Small Planet, May 27-30, 2016

Author: Christina - Published 2016-05-17 18:07 - (3083 Reads)

Dramatis Personae

Westmount’s Community Theatre, will give 5 performances of a light-hearted double bill directed by Christopher More:

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet, by Tom Stoppard

followed by

Visit to a Small Planet, by Gore Vidal


All performances are in the Lodge Room of Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke West in Westmount:

Friday May 27, 7 pm; Saturday May 28, 7 pm; Sunday May 29, 2 pm and 5 pm; Monday May 30 at 8 pm (note later time).

Suggested donation $10. Reservation advised http://www.theatrewestmount.com or 514 484 2016

UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April 2016

Author: Christina - Published 2016-04-08 15:14 - (4471 Reads)

"Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here." Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO

23 April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date that the birth and deaths occurred of prominent authors. (Shakespeare, Cervantes, et al.) It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those, who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.

In this regard, UNESCO created World Book and Copyright Day.


The Advisory Board and Friends of the Library representatives will be giving out roses on that day.



Geordie Productions presents Beethoven Lives Upstairs, 29 April - 8 May, 2016

Author: Christina - Published 2016-04-07 14:28 - (2693 Reads)

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.


News Article on ICN The Concordian by Ellen Reid

Author: Christina - Published 2016-01-26 23:26 - (12632 Reads)
Anyone who has tried to get published, or researched the logistics of it, comprehends the immense and frequent hurdles: the time-consuming (and costly) sending of manuscripts (and many large houses will only work through literary agents), the soul-destroying letters of refusal, and the barriers of the many literary prizes only open to published writers. And once your precious book has been accepted, how much editorial control is left to the author?

Patience is a virtue on the road to self-publishing, by Dahlia Liwsze

Author: Christina - Published 2016-01-26 00:07 - (3729 Reads)
Concordia Link Article: 17 Sept, 2003
The road to becoming a published writer is long and challenging. Writing your book is the easy part. Publishing it, on the other hand, is not so easy. Not only do you have to research publishing houses, but you also have to experience rejection until your book is accepted. And of course, one must also endure the torment of wondering if anyone will ever accept it.

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