What's Happening November 2008

ART

Saturday, November 15 at 7pm & 9pm, Studio 303 presents Vernissage-danse #141: Generations, a collaboration of artists working on the question of age, body memory, and historical revivals at 372 St Catherine W, #303. $12/$10 students. Info: 514-393-3771

Thursday, November 20 – Sunday, November 30 Mile-End Gallery holds their annual exhibition and sale at 5345 Park Avenue. Vernissage Thursday, November 20 6pm – 8:30pm. Info: 514-271-3383

Until Friday, December 12 Concordia Faculty of Fine Arts presents Stinger Editions, prints by award-winning non-print artists in collaboration with master printers and until Friday, November 28, Concordia students and alumni exhibit Inner Space/Outer Place. 1515 St Catherine W, Room EV 1-715. Info: 514-848-2424 x 7962

November 27 to December 15 the Women’s Art Studio of Montreal will be presenting their coffee and chocolate paintings at 5673 Sherbrooke W (corner Harvard). Free admission. Come have a coffee and admire their work. Info: 514-803-5627

BAZAARS

Friday November 7 from 2pm – 8:30pm and Saturday November 8 from 10am – 2pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church hosts their annual bazaar at 379, 44th Avenue, Lachine. Info: 514-634-1965

Friday, November 7 6pm – 8:30pm and Saturday, November 9 10am – 2pm St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church holds their Christmas Bazaar at 496 Birch, St. Lambert. Info: 450-671-1862

Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9 10am – 5pm Baie D’Urfé Potters Guild holds their annual fall sale and exhibition at the Whiteside Taylor center, 20551 Lakeshore, Baie D’Urfé. Vernisage Friday, November 7 from 7 – 9 pm. Info: 514-485-7674

Saturday, November 8 10am – 2pm, St. Philip’s Church hosts a Christmas Bazaar at 7505 Sherbrooke W. Info: 514-481-4871

Saturday, November 8 10am – 3pm, Good Shepherd Community Centre hosts their annual bazaar at 850 Dominion, corner St. Antoine. Info: 514-933-7351

Thursday, November 13 3:30 – 8:30pm, Westmount High School hosts a book fair at 4350 St-Catherine W. Drop off used book donations Friday, November 7 and Wednesday, November 12 5:30-8pm. Info: 514-483-3600

Saturday, November 15 10am – 3pm St. Mary’s Parish holds a Christmas Fair at 735 Miller, Greenfield Park. Info: 450-671-0416

Saturday, November 15 9am – 3pm, St. Thomas More hosts a bazaar at 978 Moffat. corner Bannantyne. Info: 514-768-4741

Saturday, November 15 10am – 4pm, Hungarian United Church hosts a Christmas sale and food fair at Jean Talon and l’Acadie. Info: 514-483-6916

Friday, November 21, 5pm – 8pm, and Saturday, November 22, 9:30am –2:30pm Trinity Memorial Anglican Church Hall holds a bazaar at 2146 Marlowe. Info: 514-484-3102

Friday, November 21 7pm – 9pm and Saturday, November 22 10am – 3pm, Anglican Church of the Resurrection hosts a Christmas Bazaar at 99 Mount Pleasant, Pointe-Claire. Info: 514-697-1910

Saturday, November 22 10am – 2pm, Centre Greene holds a holiday craft sale and bazaar at 1090 Greene. Info: 514-931-6202

Saturday, November 29 All Saints Anglican Church holds a Christmas Bazaar at 7325 Ouimet, Verdun. Info: 514-368-4043

CLUBS

Thursdays at 2pm, Centre Greene holds ballroom dance classes for those with Parkinson’s at 1090 Greene, Westmount. Bring an able-bodied partner. Info and registration: 514-484-2016

Saturday, November 15 and Saturday, November 29 at 8pm the Single Person’s Association hosts a dance at the St. Catherine Laboure Church, 448 Trudeau, Lasalle. $12. Info: 514-366-8600

Sunday, November 16 at 1pm the NDG Canine Club meets in Old Montreal at de la Commune and St-Paul W. Bring your 4-legged friends and a picnic basket! Info: 514-594-4114

Tuesday, November 18 at 2:30pm the St. James Literary Society presents a coffee tasting event at Picasso Restaurant (reception hall) at 6810 St. Jacques W. $10. Info: 514-484-0146

Thursday, November 20 Helvetia Seniors Club invites Swiss seniors and their partners to hear Peter Kobel speak on The Importance of Proper Estate Planning, followed by lunch at Monkland Grill, 6151 Monkland. Info: 514-481-2928

Saturday, November 29 at 9:30am Montreal Urban Hikers Club meet at Place-Des-Arts eastern ticket booth for a guided walk through the underground city. Info: 514-366-9108

REMEMBRANCE EVENTS

Sunday, November 9 at 2pm Lachine Royal Canadian Legion holds a Remembrance Day Parade at 3015 Henri Dunant, Lachine. Info: 514-637-8002

Sunday, November 9 at 2pm the Verdun Legion Remembrance Day Parade & Memorial service places wreaths at the Verdun Cenotaph facing city Hall. Branch opens at 12pm and formation at 1:45pm. Music and refreshments following the ceremonies. Info: 514-769-2489

Tuesday, November 11 at 2:30pm the Verdun Legion holds a Remembrance Day parade and show at 4538 Verdun (facing metro). Info: 514-769-2489

Tuesday, November 11 at 12:30pm, Atwater Library hosts a presentation about Montreal surgeon Dr. Francis Scrimger, awarded the Victoria Cross for his work in World War I. Info: 514-935-7344

Friday, November 28 at 6pm Lachine Royal Canadian Legion hosts a catered turkey dinner at 3015 Henri Dunant, Lachine. $25. Reserve tickets by November 14. Info: 514-637-8002

LECTURES

Thursday, November 13 at 8:30pm, Dr. Nessa Cronin from the National University of Ireland presents An Irish Poetics of Place? Poetry, Topography and the Irish Literary Tradition at the Hall Building room H-1220 at 1455 Maisonneuve W. Info: 514-848-8711

Sunday, November 16 from 12:30 – 4:30pm, Tai Chi Center presents Ano-Hou (answer to a prayer) Life Enhancement, an alternative skills and tools gathering, at 19 Centre Commercial, Roxboro. $5 donation. Info and registration: 450-764-1066

November 17 & 21 and December 1 & 8 at 7:30pm Legacy for Learning Series presents Between Cross and Crescent: Jewish Civilization from Mohammed to Spinoza at the Shaare Zion Congregation, 5575 Cote St. Luc Road. $54 /$36 JPL & Shaare Zion members and students. Info: 514-481-7727 x 226

Tuesday, November 25 at 7:30pm the St. James Literary Society presents John Steffler, who will speak about his work and role as Canada’s Poet Laureate, at the McGill Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish. $10/students $3. Info: 514-484-0146

Wednesday, November 26 at 7pm Dr Joe Schwarcz presents An Apple a Day, a studied portrait of food fears and trends. Council room, City Hall. Info: 514-630-1218 x 1632

MUSIC

Saturday, November 9 at 3:30pm Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey and pianist Alexander Melnikov play Barber, Chopin, Martinu and Rachmaninoff at Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $35 /$15 students. Info: 514-932-6796

November 14 at 7:30pm, The Lakeshore music society presents Trio Fibonacci at Union Church, 24 Maple. $12/$6 seniors and students. Tickets: 514-457-5756

November 19 – 20 and 26 – 28 at 8pm Concordia students play at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall at 7141 Sherbrooke W. Tickets at door. $5. Info: 514-848-4848

Tuesday, November 18 at 12:30 pm, Le Groupe MusiArt, the choir of MUHC Department of Psychiatry, performs choral music at Atwater Library. Info: 514-935-7344

Sunday, November 23 at 2pm Reiner Trio plays Vaughan Williams and Jean Coulthard at Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $15. Tickets: 514-398-4547

Friday November 28 and Saturday, November 29 at 7pm, McGill Symphony Orchestra plays Messiaen and Rachmaninoff at Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $12. Tickets: 514-398-4547

Saturday, November 29 at 7:30pm, Zerf Productions presents Ko-Koo, classical, gospel and modern music at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church, 4020 Grand. Admission: goodwill offering for South African mothers and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Info: 514-486-5404

Monday, December 1 at 8pm the Cappela Antica, McGill Consort Of Viols and the McGill Recorder Consort play a Christmas Rennaissance at Redpath Hall, McGill, McTavish Gate. $10. Tickets: 514-398-4547

Monday, December 1 at 8pm McGill Wind Symphony plays the work of Charles-Simon Catel, Ka Nin Chan, Walter Hartley and Jonathan Dagenais at the Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $10. Tickets: 514-398-4547

Tuesday, December 2 at 8pm McGill Vocal Group perform Luna Pearl Woolf, Trevor Weston, Julian Wachner and Brian Tate at Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke W. $10. Tickets: 514-398-4547

THEATRE

Wednesday, November 12 – Wednesday, November 19 at 8pm, and Sunday, November 16 at 3pm the D.B. Clarke Theatre presents Dulcinea’s Lament, 1455 Maisonneuve W. $28/$24 seniors. Tickets: 514-848-2424 x 4742

Until Friday, November 16 Altera Vitae Productions presents Almost Blue by Keith Reddin at Mainline Theatre, 3997 St-Laurent. $18. Tickets: 514-849-3378

Until Saturday, November 15 Talisman Theatre presents Down Dangerous Passes Road by Michel Marc Bouchard at La Chapelle, 3700 St-Dominique. $20. Info: 514-843-7738

Wednesday, November 12 to Saturday, November 16 Intentional Dreams Productions presents I Ought To Be In Pictures by Neil Simon at La Risée, 1258 Bélanger. $18 advance, $20 at door. Tickets: 514-272-9430

November 12 to November 16 Gleams Theatre presents The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco at Geordie Space, 4001 Berri #103. $25. Tickets: 514-934-0535

November 13 to November 29 at 8pm Persephone Productions presents Othello, directed by Gabrielle Soskin, at McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke W. $26/$18 seniors. Tickets: 514-398-7100 x 234

Friday, November 28 to Sunday, December 7 Geordie Productions presents The Little Prince at D.B. Clarke Theatre, 1455 Maisonneuve W. $15 seniors/$13.50 children. Tickets: 514-845-9810

November 28 to November 30 Aytahn Ross Circus Montreal presents Circo D’Hiverno, a fusion of circus, comedy and theatre, at Theatre St Catherine, 264 St Catherine E. $15 advance, $20 at the door. Tickets: 514-524-1554