Wild World of Edible Weeds workshop!
Monday, August 12th, 4:00pm
Gallery X, VA-229, VA courtyard gardens ( 1395 Rene Levesque, corner of Crescent) 1395 René-Lévesque Blvd
Have you ever wondered if those annoying plants growing everywhere in your garden could be of any use? If so, then you will be thrilled to learn that most of them are edible and some are really delicious!
This workshop will help you to identify edible weeds, and see what parts of them you should add to your salad bowl!
This workshop is FREE and open to the public! No need for advanced registration, just come meet us at the garden!
Rétrospective | Meow Mix | Retrospective
Tuesday, August 13th, 12:00pm until Friday at 9:00pm
Cinémathèque québécoise, 335, boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Meow Mix, an iconic Montréal event that started in 1997, was the center-point of the queer and “bent” girl scene up to 2012. Join us in viewing this visual retrospective that spans its lifetime. A collection of picures as well as archives will be shown. If you’ve ever been to a Montréal Meow Mix, reveled in its mélange of quirky cabaret and seductive numbers, or slow danced in the sweaty hall of Sala Rosa, this exhibit is for you!
Presented by SASHA LA PHOTOGRAPHE. Official launch Tuesday, August 13, from 6 pm to 9 pm: The Meow Mix retrospective officially kicks off a presentation of selected photos and some archives, as well as wine and niblets.
Grassroots Remedies for Detoxing and Healing Contaminated Land
Wednesday, August 14th, 5:30am until 8:00pm
Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy East
In many cities, vacant lots are being converted into urban farms, community gardens, and gathering spaces. This is joyous news! And, it begs the question: how can we work with the power of living systems to heal and transform contaminated and damaged land into nourishing and fertile places once more?
This workshop will explore some of the DIY ways we can work with the many micro-organisms, mushrooms, and plants that are the planets finest and oldest disaster responders, alchemists, and healers.
This introductory workshop covers the basics of different community accessible bioremediation techniques, including:
Microbial remediation: Using microorganisms to break down and bind contaminants
Phytoremediation: Using plants to extract, bind, and transform toxins
Mycoremediation: Using fungi to clean up contaminated soil and water.
Cost: sliding scale from $10-20
Places are limited, please sign up by emailing Noémie (noemie-at-santropolroulant.org)or calling 514-284-9335
Welcome to the wild world of grassroots bioremediation and community driven earth repair!
For more info: http://santropolroulant.org/site/2013/07/26/grassroots-remedies-for-detoxing-and-healing-contaminated-land/
Conversation: Food Security in NDG
Wednesday, August 14th, 7:00pm
Coop la Maison verte, 5785 rue Sherbrooke ouest
with Amanda Sheedy, Coordinator at Food Secure Canada
Action Communiterre would like to invite you to join in a public conversation on the possible value, benefits, and impacts of having a food policy for NDG. Amanda Sheedy, from Food Secure Canada, will kick off the discussion with a brief presentation of her experience in working with policy concerning food security. The discussion is free and open to the public, as well as to organizations that are working on food security initiatives in the community.
The discussion will take place August 14th at the Coop la Maison Verte, 5785 Sherbrooke St West, at 7pm. Please join us for an engaging evening!!
Cheap Art! Création & Vernissage
Thursday, August 15th, at 4:00pm until August 24 at 8:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
In the spirit of Bread & Puppet (http://breadandpuppet.org/), we are celebrating art that is accessible to make and to buy!
Everyone is invited to come make art from simple/free/reclaimed materials during our open studio hours (Wednesday to Saturday 1-8pm) OR during our COLLECTIVE CHEAP ART MAKING PARTY on Thursday August 15th from 4 to 8pm, where reclaimed cardboard, magazine collages, paper and all sort of upcycled artwork will be created!
The exhibition's opening will happen on SATURDAY AUGUST 24 from 4 to 8 pm. Artwork created by Bread & Puppet will also be presented.
BRING YOUR ARTWORK BEFORE THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 8pm. No artwork will be refused, the only condition is a selling price of less than 30$.
BOTH EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE!
August Summer Swap!
Thursday, August 15th, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Cafe un coin de jardin - 251 Duluth Est
Karen will be hosting this month`s swap at the Cafe un coin de jardin! Come join us for a swap club secret after hours swap!
Bring your clothing and accessories to swap for something new-to-you!
Everyone welcome - but please note it will likely mostly be women`s clothing =
Projection du film HOME
Thursday, August 15th, 8:00pm
Pavillon d'Éducation Communautaire
Dans le cadre du projet Notre quartier, nos racines, nous ferons une projection du film Home (version française) sur le terrain de Pétanque du Pavillon d'Éducation Communautaire (1691 boul. Pie-IX).
Nous aurons des chaises sur place et quelques collations!
Montréal Dyke March
Saturday, August 17, 10:30am
Papineau/ste catherine
The Dyke March is back for a second year, louder and prouder than ever. The Dyke March launches community day. Its mandate: give women and allies the place they deserve within the Pride movement. Meet up is at 10:30 at the corner of Papineau and Sainte Catherine. March starts at 11. The event will end in place Émilie Gamelin with cake and refreshments.
Queer Between the Covers annual bookfair
Saturday, August 17, 12:00pm until 6:00pm
1710 rue Beaudry
Free entry, wheelchair-accessible venue.
Books and zines and snacks!
QBtC aims to provide access to queer materials that are otherwise unavailable in the city, as well as draw attention to queer cultural production.
This bookfair, now in its sixth year, began as an initiative of Qteam, a radical queer collective in the city, and is now an autonomous project. It happens each August, as part of an alternative Pride event called Pervers/cité, a radical response to the continued commercialization and de-politicization of mainstream pride events in the city.
The bookfair attracts hundreds of people each year, and brings together both local and national independent bookstores, publishers, zinesters, authors, and community groups.
Queer Between the Covers is organized by a collective of volunteers based in Montreal, with the support of QPIRG Concordia. The collective also maintains a year-round queer and trans book and zine distro and puts on book launches and other smaller events every few months. We are always looking for new people to get involved.
If you would like to volunteer for the bookfair, please send us a message here, or at our email: queerbetweenthecovers@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @queerbookfair and stay tuned for updates through FB!
Mosaics on wood
Saturday, August 17, 2:00pm until 5:00pm
Jardin Cultures Autochtones de Sentier Urbain, 1850 rue St-André
From log slices and scavenged ceramic, create decorative or functional (pot holders, etc.) works of art!
FREE. for all ages.
Medicinal Herbs 101
Saturday, August 17, 3:00pm
La Ruche d'art, rue 4525 Saint-Jacques (Saint-Henri)
We invite you to discover the magic and science of medicinal plants! Come learn how to grow, use and of course eat these fascinating plants in an enchanting location - the garden of La Ruche d'art, an inspiring community art studio in Saint-Henri.
***Registration by email: info@reseaujardin.org***
Free activity
Rain or shine
La Ruche d'art wishes to thank Sustainability Action Fund for its financial support. http://www.safconcordia.ca/
Samedi in the Park: Opening Event of la semaine des arts NDG
Saturday, August 17, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
Parc Girouard, Girouard and Sherbrooke Ouest
For the second year in a row NDG Arts Week is launching with “Samedi in the Park,” a family-friendly outdoor concert to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of NDG!
Come join us for a beautiful Saturday evening of music, multiculturalism and community spirit.
Performances by:
-hip hop artist VOX SAMBOU
-rock reggae PAUL CARGNELLO & THE FRONTLINE
-r&b songstress SARAH MK
-NDG favourites FM HI LOW
Plus live painting by street artist Cam Novak!
We will also be featuring some local youth performers thanks to J2K – Head & Hands’ teen drop-in centre. With all this music & art, BBQ, snacks, balloons, and more… it’s sure to be a fantastic evening. Bring your friends and your whole family!
Main entrance near Girouard and Cote-St.Antoine.
Entry is free for everyone, with donations encouraged to support Head & Hands (host organization for NDG Arts Week).
You can also check out other events happening at NDG Arts Week by checking out their fb page: https://www.facebook.com/artsndg
Qouleur Workshop/Atelier: Unabashedly Queer Sexual Reclamation!
Sunday, August 18, 3:00pm until 5:00pm
Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 32, rue Beaubien Est
Unabashedly Queer Sexual Reclamation! / Réclamation queer sans honte!
Dana McNight et Seth Girod constituent une force de sexe politique dédié à la réclamation du corps sexuel grâce à des discussions globales sur le consentement, l'anatomie, les centres de plaisirs, la réduction des méfaits, la masturbation en tant qu'abstinence, le BDSM et l'éthique sexuelle. Ce collectif est ancré et dédié sans gêne et sauvagement à une sexualité positive queer qui comprend l'intersectionnalité des classes sociales, de la race, de l'âge, des capacités et du genre.
Dana McNight and Seth Girod are a sex-political task force dedicated to the reclamation of the sexual body through comprehensive discussions on consent, anatomy, pleasure centers, harm reduction, masturbation as abstinence, kink and sex ethics. This collective is unabashedly Queer centered and fiercely dedicated to a sex-positivity that understands the intersectionality of class, race, age, ability and gender.
In English. Whisper translation available / En anglais avec traduction chuchotée
Free admission (donations welcome) / Entrée gratuite (les dons sont les bienvenus)
Qouleur Workshop/Atelier : Artivism/Artivisme
Friday, August 23, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
327 Ste Catherine St. W., #530
Artivism: Deploying Arts and Crafts for Social Change / Artivisme ou l’utilisation des arts et de l’artisanat pour le changement social
Wheelchair accessible /Accessible aux chaises roulantes
A public discussion on using arts and crafts as a means of engaging with social justice causes and political and social movements, particularly in the form of anti-racist, anti-heterosexist, and anti-misogynist action, among others.
In English and French. Whisper translation provided / En anglais et en français avec traduction chuchotée
Free admission (donations welcome) / Entrée gratuite (les dons sont les bienvenus)
Monday, August 12th, 4:00pm
Gallery X, VA-229, VA courtyard gardens ( 1395 Rene Levesque, corner of Crescent) 1395 René-Lévesque Blvd
Have you ever wondered if those annoying plants growing everywhere in your garden could be of any use? If so, then you will be thrilled to learn that most of them are edible and some are really delicious!
This workshop will help you to identify edible weeds, and see what parts of them you should add to your salad bowl!
This workshop is FREE and open to the public! No need for advanced registration, just come meet us at the garden!
Rétrospective | Meow Mix | Retrospective
Tuesday, August 13th, 12:00pm until Friday at 9:00pm
Cinémathèque québécoise, 335, boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Meow Mix, an iconic Montréal event that started in 1997, was the center-point of the queer and “bent” girl scene up to 2012. Join us in viewing this visual retrospective that spans its lifetime. A collection of picures as well as archives will be shown. If you’ve ever been to a Montréal Meow Mix, reveled in its mélange of quirky cabaret and seductive numbers, or slow danced in the sweaty hall of Sala Rosa, this exhibit is for you!
Presented by SASHA LA PHOTOGRAPHE. Official launch Tuesday, August 13, from 6 pm to 9 pm: The Meow Mix retrospective officially kicks off a presentation of selected photos and some archives, as well as wine and niblets.
Grassroots Remedies for Detoxing and Healing Contaminated Land
Wednesday, August 14th, 5:30am until 8:00pm
Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy East
In many cities, vacant lots are being converted into urban farms, community gardens, and gathering spaces. This is joyous news! And, it begs the question: how can we work with the power of living systems to heal and transform contaminated and damaged land into nourishing and fertile places once more?
This workshop will explore some of the DIY ways we can work with the many micro-organisms, mushrooms, and plants that are the planets finest and oldest disaster responders, alchemists, and healers.
This introductory workshop covers the basics of different community accessible bioremediation techniques, including:
Microbial remediation: Using microorganisms to break down and bind contaminants
Phytoremediation: Using plants to extract, bind, and transform toxins
Mycoremediation: Using fungi to clean up contaminated soil and water.
Cost: sliding scale from $10-20
Places are limited, please sign up by emailing Noémie (noemie-at-santropolroulant.org)or calling 514-284-9335
Welcome to the wild world of grassroots bioremediation and community driven earth repair!
For more info: http://santropolroulant.org/site/2013/07/26/grassroots-remedies-for-detoxing-and-healing-contaminated-land/
Conversation: Food Security in NDG
Wednesday, August 14th, 7:00pm
Coop la Maison verte, 5785 rue Sherbrooke ouest
with Amanda Sheedy, Coordinator at Food Secure Canada
Action Communiterre would like to invite you to join in a public conversation on the possible value, benefits, and impacts of having a food policy for NDG. Amanda Sheedy, from Food Secure Canada, will kick off the discussion with a brief presentation of her experience in working with policy concerning food security. The discussion is free and open to the public, as well as to organizations that are working on food security initiatives in the community.
The discussion will take place August 14th at the Coop la Maison Verte, 5785 Sherbrooke St West, at 7pm. Please join us for an engaging evening!!
Cheap Art! Création & Vernissage
Thursday, August 15th, at 4:00pm until August 24 at 8:00pm
Le Milieu, 1251 rue Robin
In the spirit of Bread & Puppet (http://breadandpuppet.org/), we are celebrating art that is accessible to make and to buy!
Everyone is invited to come make art from simple/free/reclaimed materials during our open studio hours (Wednesday to Saturday 1-8pm) OR during our COLLECTIVE CHEAP ART MAKING PARTY on Thursday August 15th from 4 to 8pm, where reclaimed cardboard, magazine collages, paper and all sort of upcycled artwork will be created!
The exhibition's opening will happen on SATURDAY AUGUST 24 from 4 to 8 pm. Artwork created by Bread & Puppet will also be presented.
BRING YOUR ARTWORK BEFORE THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 8pm. No artwork will be refused, the only condition is a selling price of less than 30$.
BOTH EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE!
August Summer Swap!
Thursday, August 15th, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Cafe un coin de jardin - 251 Duluth Est
Karen will be hosting this month`s swap at the Cafe un coin de jardin! Come join us for a swap club secret after hours swap!
Bring your clothing and accessories to swap for something new-to-you!
Everyone welcome - but please note it will likely mostly be women`s clothing =
Projection du film HOME
Thursday, August 15th, 8:00pm
Pavillon d'Éducation Communautaire
Dans le cadre du projet Notre quartier, nos racines, nous ferons une projection du film Home (version française) sur le terrain de Pétanque du Pavillon d'Éducation Communautaire (1691 boul. Pie-IX).
Nous aurons des chaises sur place et quelques collations!
Montréal Dyke March
Saturday, August 17, 10:30am
Papineau/ste catherine
The Dyke March is back for a second year, louder and prouder than ever. The Dyke March launches community day. Its mandate: give women and allies the place they deserve within the Pride movement. Meet up is at 10:30 at the corner of Papineau and Sainte Catherine. March starts at 11. The event will end in place Émilie Gamelin with cake and refreshments.
Queer Between the Covers annual bookfair
Saturday, August 17, 12:00pm until 6:00pm
1710 rue Beaudry
Free entry, wheelchair-accessible venue.
Books and zines and snacks!
QBtC aims to provide access to queer materials that are otherwise unavailable in the city, as well as draw attention to queer cultural production.
This bookfair, now in its sixth year, began as an initiative of Qteam, a radical queer collective in the city, and is now an autonomous project. It happens each August, as part of an alternative Pride event called Pervers/cité, a radical response to the continued commercialization and de-politicization of mainstream pride events in the city.
The bookfair attracts hundreds of people each year, and brings together both local and national independent bookstores, publishers, zinesters, authors, and community groups.
Queer Between the Covers is organized by a collective of volunteers based in Montreal, with the support of QPIRG Concordia. The collective also maintains a year-round queer and trans book and zine distro and puts on book launches and other smaller events every few months. We are always looking for new people to get involved.
If you would like to volunteer for the bookfair, please send us a message here, or at our email: queerbetweenthecovers@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @queerbookfair and stay tuned for updates through FB!
Mosaics on wood
Saturday, August 17, 2:00pm until 5:00pm
Jardin Cultures Autochtones de Sentier Urbain, 1850 rue St-André
From log slices and scavenged ceramic, create decorative or functional (pot holders, etc.) works of art!
FREE. for all ages.
Medicinal Herbs 101
Saturday, August 17, 3:00pm
La Ruche d'art, rue 4525 Saint-Jacques (Saint-Henri)
We invite you to discover the magic and science of medicinal plants! Come learn how to grow, use and of course eat these fascinating plants in an enchanting location - the garden of La Ruche d'art, an inspiring community art studio in Saint-Henri.
***Registration by email: info@reseaujardin.org***
Free activity
Rain or shine
La Ruche d'art wishes to thank Sustainability Action Fund for its financial support. http://www.safconcordia.ca/
Samedi in the Park: Opening Event of la semaine des arts NDG
Saturday, August 17, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
Parc Girouard, Girouard and Sherbrooke Ouest
For the second year in a row NDG Arts Week is launching with “Samedi in the Park,” a family-friendly outdoor concert to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of NDG!
Come join us for a beautiful Saturday evening of music, multiculturalism and community spirit.
Performances by:
-hip hop artist VOX SAMBOU
-rock reggae PAUL CARGNELLO & THE FRONTLINE
-r&b songstress SARAH MK
-NDG favourites FM HI LOW
Plus live painting by street artist Cam Novak!
We will also be featuring some local youth performers thanks to J2K – Head & Hands’ teen drop-in centre. With all this music & art, BBQ, snacks, balloons, and more… it’s sure to be a fantastic evening. Bring your friends and your whole family!
Main entrance near Girouard and Cote-St.Antoine.
Entry is free for everyone, with donations encouraged to support Head & Hands (host organization for NDG Arts Week).
You can also check out other events happening at NDG Arts Week by checking out their fb page: https://www.facebook.com/artsndg
Qouleur Workshop/Atelier: Unabashedly Queer Sexual Reclamation!
Sunday, August 18, 3:00pm until 5:00pm
Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 32, rue Beaubien Est
Unabashedly Queer Sexual Reclamation! / Réclamation queer sans honte!
Dana McNight et Seth Girod constituent une force de sexe politique dédié à la réclamation du corps sexuel grâce à des discussions globales sur le consentement, l'anatomie, les centres de plaisirs, la réduction des méfaits, la masturbation en tant qu'abstinence, le BDSM et l'éthique sexuelle. Ce collectif est ancré et dédié sans gêne et sauvagement à une sexualité positive queer qui comprend l'intersectionnalité des classes sociales, de la race, de l'âge, des capacités et du genre.
Dana McNight and Seth Girod are a sex-political task force dedicated to the reclamation of the sexual body through comprehensive discussions on consent, anatomy, pleasure centers, harm reduction, masturbation as abstinence, kink and sex ethics. This collective is unabashedly Queer centered and fiercely dedicated to a sex-positivity that understands the intersectionality of class, race, age, ability and gender.
In English. Whisper translation available / En anglais avec traduction chuchotée
Free admission (donations welcome) / Entrée gratuite (les dons sont les bienvenus)
Qouleur Workshop/Atelier : Artivism/Artivisme
Friday, August 23, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
327 Ste Catherine St. W., #530
Artivism: Deploying Arts and Crafts for Social Change / Artivisme ou l’utilisation des arts et de l’artisanat pour le changement social
Wheelchair accessible /Accessible aux chaises roulantes
A public discussion on using arts and crafts as a means of engaging with social justice causes and political and social movements, particularly in the form of anti-racist, anti-heterosexist, and anti-misogynist action, among others.
In English and French. Whisper translation provided / En anglais et en français avec traduction chuchotée
Free admission (donations welcome) / Entrée gratuite (les dons sont les bienvenus)