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.

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

SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2015
2:00-4:00 PM

Book Launch

THE SANDS OF TIME

by Barbara Silverman

Readings, Discussions, Stories on Mythology, History, Astronomy, Wildlife

Time is like grains of sand. It obscures the past, confusing the history that we try to unravel. Presenting puzzles and forming mysteries that may or may not be solved. Sometimes the sand is visible, covering and hiding that which lies beneath. Sometimes the sand cannot be seen – it is simply the passage of time, forever carrying away pieces that we search for. And when the sands of time flow into the future, past that hidden veil preventing us from seeing beyond this moment, what will they carry with them. What from our time will remain? And what will be gone forever? That question is still to be answered.

http://www.barbarasilverman.ca
Free admission, light refreshments will be served

ATWATER LIBRARY AND COMPUTER CENTER, 1200 ATWATER AVENUE, ONE BLOCK FROM THE ATWATER METRO. (514) 742-4543

Dramatis Personae, Westmount’s Community Theatre, will perform the scintillating comedy

Noises Off, by Michael Frayn

from Friday, May 29th to Monday, June 1, 2015 in the Lodge Room of Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherbrooke West,

Friday, Saturday, Monday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm and 7 pm.

Please reserve at http://www.theatrewestmount.com Information 514-484-2016. Suggested donation $10.

Calling all children aged 5 years old and up!

Drawn and Quarterly Bookstore (211 Bernard St. West, Montreal) hosts children's book creator KEAN SOO on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

The Toronto author-illustrator will focus on the process of creating a comic or graphic novel, from generating ideas, to writing, to designing characters, through to completion of the final art. Free admission. This event will take place as part of TD Canadian Children's Book Week and Free Comic Book Day.

KEAN S00 is the creator of two graphic novel series (Jellaby and March Grand Prix) for elementary-school children. Visit http://keaner.net/comics to find out more about the author-illustrator.

An initiative of Ottawa's writing community for the first major open air literary festival/book fair in the Nation's Capital. June 6, 2015, 11 am - 6 pm in the Parkdale Park Details at: http://deuxvoiliers.wix.com/prose-in-the-park

Ellen David & Christina Broccolini present the Montreal English Language Premiere of the huge New York hit show

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

An intimate collection of stories based on the book by Ilene Beckerman
Tues. March 31st, Wed. April 1st, Thurs. April 2nd, 2015. Performance at 7 pm. 8.30 pm. 8.30 pm, respectively
Directed by Ellen David and written for the stage by Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle) and sister Delia Ephron.

The show uses clothing, accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and poignant stories that all women can relate to... tales of the mothers who disapprove, the men who disappear, and the sisters who’ve got your back!

Starring Sonia Benezra, Ranee Lee, Anna Fuerstenberg, Samantha Levy, Christina Broccolini and Ellen David

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE
Single Tickets Call direct 514-288-3161 and SAVE the on-line service charge!
http://www.centaurtheatre.com

Centaur Theatre, 453 St. François-Xavier, Montreal, Quebec. H2Y 2T1

Raymond Fraser is the author of twelve books of fiction, three of non-fiction, and six collections of poetry. His novel, The Bannonbridge Musicians, was runner-up for the Governor General's Award. In 2009 following publication of his novel, In Another Life, he received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for High Achievement in English Language Literary Arts. Five of his books are listed in Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books. In 2012 he was appointed to the Order of New Brunswick for his contributions to literature and culture in the province.

Read more about the author and his work: http://raymondfraser.blogspot.com

Read about his latest collection: BLISS

Jack (J.J.) Locke is a poet, editor, and freelance journalist. He is also the founder of Montreal’s Foundation For Public Poetry/Fondation Poésie Publique http://www.publicpoetry.wordpress.com

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