Community Briefs
Women strut their stuff
The Women’s Art Society hosts print dealer Jan Johnson’s illustrated lecture The Neglected Needle: the Little Known History of Women Printmakers, Tuesday March 11.
Author Monique Polak follows Tuesday March 18 with her talk Capturing the Teenage Imagination: Writing for Young Adults.
Hear Gail Issenman sing All That Jazz and More, accompanied by Robin Chemtov on piano, Tuesday March 25.
All events are at 1:30 pm, Théâtre J. Armand Bombardier, McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke St. W. Guests/$8. Info: 514-737-7268
Adventures in photography
Join the Montreal Camera Club as Ralph Thompson shares his photographs of exotic adventures and experiences in nature photography.
Ralph received a Merit Award from National Geographic in 2006. His work has been exhibited in New York, the US and Canada. Monday March 17 at 7:30 pm. Westmount Park Church, 4695 de Maisonneuve West (corner Lansdowne, Vendôme metro).
Info: 514-739-9255 or www.montrealcameraclub.com
Tax Credit for Home Support
If you are 70 or older, you may be eligible for the Tax Credit for Home Support Services for Seniors.
This tax credit is not just for people living in senior residences. If you are paying for support services and have receipts to prove this, you can apply for this tax credit. You may be paying for these services directly, or through your rent or condo fees. To find out more about the tax credit program, visit the Revenu Québec web site at:
revenu.gouv.qc.ca/eng/particulier
On Montreal Jewish artists
Art Historian Esther Trépanier will speak about her new book, Jewish Painters of Montreal: Witnesses of Their Time, 1930 – 1948 and about the exhibition at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Thursday March 20 at 7:30 pm at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, 395 Elm in Westmount. Info: 514-937-3575. View a small exhibition of works from private collections from 7pm.
In the dollhouse
Miniature Enthusiasts of Montreal host their 28th annual show and sale this month. Club members display their work such as dollhouses, room boxes, and favourite miniature collectibles.
Shop for many in-scale items, including building materials, commercially made furnishings and accessories, and pieces by renowned Canadian miniature artisans March 29 & 30, 10 am to 5 pm at the Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire, 6700 Trans Canada Highway; $7/$5 for seniors & kids under 12. Info: 514-630-0284 or mem.miniature.net
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Quebec Irish history
The Centre For Oral History And Digital Storytelling presents Making History Public: Integrating Oral History into the McCord’s 2009 Exhibition of “The Irish in Quebec” with Anna Wilkinson, Penney Burton and Anthony McGuinness, Thursday March 27 at 3:30pm in rm LB-1019, Concordia University, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W. Info: 514-848-2424, ext. 5465.
Irish dinner and dancing
The men of St. Paul’s Anglican Church sponsor their popular Irish Stew (dessert & beverage) Friday, March 14 at 6:30pm with entertainment by Greg Innes at 379-44th Ave, Lachine. $10. Info: 514-634-1965.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 85/90 is serving Corned Beef ‘n’ Cabbage Dinner Saturday March 15 at 5pm. Bernadette Short Irish Dancers will entertain, with music by DJ Donald Smith at 3015 Henri Dunant St, Lachine. $15. Info: 514-637-8002.
Royal Canadian Legion is holding a Céilí Dance, Friday March 15 at 8pm. An instructional session for new dancers will be offered. $10. The event is at 5455 de Maisonneuve W. (Vendôme metro).Info: www.siamsa.org
Media facts and fictions
The Eleanor London Côte-St.-Luc Public Library presents The Media and the Historians: the Dialogue Between Myth and Reality, with Neil Cameron, examining how public events are portrayed and interpreted by the media at the time they take place, and the different stories of the same events that historians produce through the study of documents. Lectures are Fri., 2 pm. March 14 - April 18, $25 for six lectures or $5 per session, at 5851 Cavendish Blvd.
Registration: 514-485-6926
Need help with your income tax?
The CLSC René-Cassin offers a free Income Tax Clinic between March 17 and April 10, 2008 to those who:
• Live in Côte-St.-Luc, Hampstead or Snowdon West
• Have yearly income under $20 000
• Need a simple income tax return
Info: 514-488-3673 ext 1496
Free bags for book lovers
Since January 5, the Benny, Côte-des-Neiges, Intercultural and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce libraries have all been open seven days a week. Reusable red eco-friendly bags advertising the new hours and sporting the new library logo are to be handed out for free to users when they borrow items. The bags will also be handed out at a series of lectures on reading Pour l’amour de la lecture et de la langue française! (in French) in March and April at the libraries.
For times, visit: ville.montreal.qc.ca/cdn-ndg
Passion for mysteries
It’s Mystery Month at The Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library.
Librarians discuss must-read mystery books Tues. March 11 at 10:30 am, and Louise Penny, award-winning author of The Cruellest Month, discusses her series of cozy mysteries set in Three Pines, Quebec, Tuesday March 25 at 2 pm. $3.
You be the sleuth at Scavenger Hunt night in the library, Thursday March 27 at 7 pm.
Andrea Braithwaite discusses best-selling mystery writer Janet Evanovitch. Mon. March 31 at 7:30 pm. $3. Events are at 5851 Cavendish Blvd. Info: 514-485-6900 or www.elcslpl.org
Are you a baseball veteran?
Gary Bedingfield is collecting and preserving memories of North American baseball-playing veterans of World War Two for his website www.baseballinwartime.com.
“At a time when baseball played a far more significant role in the life of young men, thousands of people – who played baseball at all levels – put down their gloves and bats and went off to fight for their country.”
If you have memories of wartime baseball or have relatives who were baseball players and served in the armed forces. Please write to Gary Bedingfield, 5 Pineview Court, Glasgow, G15 7QT, Scotland, or email garybed@gmail.com
Out on the Town
Storytelling at Westmount
Library
The Montreal Storytellers’ Guild invites storytellers and listeners. Thursday, March 13 from 7 to 9 pm at Westmount Library.
The event is at 4574 Sherbrooke W. (bus 24 or 138). Info: Christine at 514 341-6622 or www.mtlstorytellers.ca
Music at McGill
The Florestan piano trio, recipient of the 2000 Royal Philharmonic Society Award, play Arensky, Ives, and Beethoven at Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke St.W., Sunday, March 16 at 3:30 pm. $35. Info: 514- 932-6796
Laurentians for Sugaring-Off
Sugaring-off has become an annual spring tradition for the Zoological Society. Sunday, March 30, there will be a hike through Oka National Park to view waterfowl, followed by a visit to Ste. Eustache and Érabliere Jean Labelle. $65 for non-members, including transportation, park entrance, and lunch. Info: 514-845-8317 or zoologicalsocietymtl.org
Sports Celebrity Breakfast benefits seniors in crisis
Hockey legend Guy Lafleur will appear at a special Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors (CJCS) event Sunday, April 6. The centre’s Fourth Annual Golden Age of Sports Celebrity Breakfast, where Lafleur will be Guest of Honor, supports Seniors in Crisis, a program that delivers financial assistance to those in need.
Lafleur spent 17 seasons and won five Stanley Cup Championships with the Montreal Canadiens. He also played briefly with the New York Rangers and the Quebec Nordiques. Canadiens assistant coach Jacques Demers is also expected at the event, along with Montreal Alouettes alumni Glenn Keeble, Ron Perowne and Tony Proudfoot. Other sports personalities including Montreal Impact Player Adam Braz, Concordia Stingers Hockey Head Coach Kevin Figsby, former Habs Rick Green and Sergio Momesso, and Sam Bloom of the McGill Redmen hockey team will also attend.
Celebrities will be seated at different tables throughout the room. A silent auction of sports memorabilia will be held. The event is at 9:15 am at the Gelber Centre, 5700 Westbury Avenue. Tickets: $15. A souvenir program book and a full breakfast are included. Info: 514-342-1234 ext. 7234.
Public conference welcomes everyone
Well known jurist and lawyer Julius Grey will speak on The Security & Prosperity Partnership, regarding the possible harmonizing of U.S. and Canadian policies.
The free public conference organized by Citizens in Action will take place March 11 at the Hall Building, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve, Room 760 at 7 pm. Info: 514-846-0644
Get with it
Jewish Public Library offers a 12-hour intro to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Tues. & Thurs. am. Course begins March 18. Register March 11. Info: 514-345-2627, ext. 3027.
Helpline operates 365 days a year
For over 30 years Gayline has been offering help and information to callers with questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, dealing with homophobia, and other issues affecting LGBT people.
This year, a new program is being launched called “Silk”, or Sexual Information Leads to Knowledge. The project seeks to raise awareness among Quebec students and seniors regarding sexual health, orientation and diversity.
The free confidential helpline operates every evening from 7-11 pm at 514-866-5090.
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