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What’s Happening in November
ART & EXHIBITS
Dorval Cultural Centre • Nov. 9, 10, 11
Dorval Artisans Guild holds their annual Salon des Artisans Nov. 9, noon-9pm, Nov. 10, 10am-5pm and Nov. 11, 10am-4pm. 1401 Lakeshore Rd. Vernissage: Nov. 9, 7pm-9pm. Everything for Christmas: handmade gifts, decorations, baking, preserves. Info:  514-633-4000.
Château Ramezay Museum • till Nov. 25
Seigneurs & Builders of Montreal: The Sulpician Priests, 1663-1854, historical objects, city & building plans of the period, 280 Notre-Dame E. Info: 514-861-3708.
Canadian Centre for Architecture • till Apr. 20
1973: Sorry, Out of Gas, over 350 objects related to the architectural innovation spurred by the 1973 oil crisis, 1920 Baile St. Info: 514-939-7000.
Gemst Galerie • till Sat. Nov. 24
Landscapes & Still Lifes by Rita Briansky, 10am-5 pm, 5254 Paré (new address). Info: 514-488-5104.

BAZAARS • SALES
St. Philip’s Church • Sat. Nov. 10
Christmas bazaar, baking, potpourri, crafts, jams, books & silent auction, 10am-2pm, 7505 Sherbrooke St. W. Info: 514-481-4871.
St. Thomas More Parish
Sat. Nov. 11: Annual bazaar, baking, decorations, white elephant, raffles, games, tea & snacks, 9am-3pm.
Sun. Nov. 18: mini-sale, 10am-12:30pm. Bazaars are at 978 Moffat Ave. Info: 514-768-4741.
St. Mary’s Parish • Sat. Nov. 17
Christmas fair, silent auction, crafts, raffles, baking & lunch with Santa, 10am-3pm, 735 Miller in Greenfield Park. Info: 450-671-0416.
The Church of St. Columba • Sat. Nov. 17
Bazaar, antiques, baking, knitting, 10am-2pm, 4020 Hingston Ave. (corner NDG Ave)
Hungarian United Church • Nov. 17 - 18
Christmas shopping & food fair, antiques, jewelry, holiday gifts, crafts & baking, 10am-4pm, 50 Graham Blvd. Info: 514-731-5732.
Ikeneba International • Sat. Nov. 24
Christmas bazaar, arts & crafts, books, cards, bake sale, flower arrangement workshops & draws, 11am-4pm, Mountainside United Church, 687 Roslyn Ave. Info: 514-931-7677.
All Saints Anglican Church • Sat. Nov. 24
Christmas bazaar, crafts, books, baking, jewellery, fish pond, collectibles, white elephant & lunch, 10am-2 pm, 7325 Ouimet in Verdun. Info: 514-368-4043.
Dorval Pottery Guild • Dec. 7- 9
Show & sale of unique & functional pottery items. Vernissage Fri. Dec. 7 at 7pm. Christmas sale 10am-4 pm Sat. Dec. 8 & 1-4pm Sun. Dec. 9, at 1335 Lakeshore Dr. in Dorval. Info: 514-426-9373 or 514-768-9620.

CLUBS
Art Deco Montreal • Mon. Nov. 12
Cinema historian Oksana Dykyj presents Art Deco & the Hollywood Dream, 6:30pm at Concordia’s York Theatre, 1515 St. Catherine W. Rm. 1.615. Free.
Info: 514-931-9325.
Helvetia Seniors Club • Thurs. Nov. 15
Swiss club meets for talk by Frank Auf der Maur on How I & the Vanadium helped knock down the Berlin Wall, 11am, followed by luncheon at the Monkland Grill, 6151 Monkland Ave. Info: 514-481-2928.
Women’s Art Society of Mtl. • Nov. events
Tues. Nov. 13 Actress Beena Singer talks on A Theatre of One, 1:30pm. $8.
Thurs. Nov. 27: A Baroque Music Extravaganza, hosted by Kelly Rice, with Mike Putterman, 1:30pm. $8. Events are at the McCord Museum, Theatre J. Armand Bombardier, 690 Sherbrooke St. W. Info: 514-737-7268. Montreal Westward Lions Club • Fri. Nov. 23
Terry Jordan Doonan annual memorial dance, 8pm, 1335 Bord-du-Lac in Dorval. Info: 514-697-7624 or 450-689-0912.

COMMUNITY EVENTS
City of Côte St-Luc • Tues. Nov. 13
The Montreal Police Department shows you how to protect your home while away on vacation, 10am, CSL City Hall, 5801 Cavendish. Info: 514-485-6889.
Atwater Library • Wed. Nov. 14
Bibliophiles Cocktail Party, with guest Terry Mosher (Aislin) & music by the Dave Turner Jazz Trio, silent auction & balloon prizes, 6pm, 1200 Atwater. Funds go to programs at the Library. Tickets: $100, with $75 tax receipt. Info: 514- 935-7344.

LECTURES • READINGS
Alzheimer Group • Tues. Nov. 13
Seminar for caregivers, Demystifying the Assessment Process/Driving, 7:30pm at Temple Emanu-El- Beth Sholom, 4100 Sherbrooke St. W. Info: 514-485-7233.
Atwater Library • Nov. & Dec. lectures
Fri. Nov. 9: Atwater Poetry Project with Jeff Derksen & Rachel Zolf, 7pm.
Wed. Nov. 21: Lawrence Haley leads a talk on Reginald Russell’s impact on the Montreal book scene, 12:30 pm.
Wed. Dec. 5: Author Stephen Henigan reads from his new book, Graves in the Air, 7pm.
Thurs. Dec. 6: Atwater Poetry Project with Brea Burton, John Paul Fiorentino & Jill Hartman. Free events, 1200 Atwater Ave. (corner Tupper)
Info: 514- 935-7344.
Concordia University • Nov. readings
The Centre for Canadian Irish Studies Lecture Series:
Thurs. Nov. 8: Dr. Maurice Bric speaks on Daniel O’Connell & Public Protest in Early xixth Century Ireland.
Sat. Nov. 15: Dr. Clare Carrol speaks on The Irish in Rome: Exiles in a Global City.
Thurs. Nov. 20: Irish Poet Catherine P. MacCarthy reads from her latest collection, Suntrap.
Sat. Nov. 22: Dr. Mary Burke speaks on Whitening Off-White Trash: The Evolution of Irish Minority Identity in North America . Free lectures at 8:30pm. Call for addresses & room number. Info: 514-848-8711.

MUSIC • THEATRE
McGill U • Nov. concerts
Tues. Nov. 6: McGill Classical Concerto Competition, piano preliminaries, 8pm, Pollack Hall. Free.
Wed. Nov. 7: Baritone Michael Meraw & pianist Robin Wheeler perform works by Schumann & Schubert, 8 pm, Pollack Hall. $5.
Thurs. Nov. 8: McGill Percussion Ensemble, 8 pm, Pollack Hall. Free.
Fri. Nov. 9: Frederico Andreoni on organ, 12:30 pm, Redpath Hall. Free.
Fri. Nov. 9: Rachel Jones on baroque violin, Jivko Geogiev on baroque cello & Dorothea Ventura on harpsichord & organ, perform works by Marini, Uccellini, J.S. Bach, Germiniani & Francoeur, 8pm, Redpath Hall. Free. Pollack Hall at 555 Sherbrooke St. W. Info: 514-398-4547 Redpath Hall at 3461 McTavish. Info: 514-398-5145.
Oscar Peterson Hall • Nov. music & theatre
• Nov. 8-11: Little Katrina, a play about graduating high school students  during  Hurricane Katrina. Nov. 8-10 at 8pm; Nov. 11 at 2pm. $5 for seniors.
• Sun. Nov. 11: Whirling Dervishes ofRumi; 7:30 pm. $20-$50.
• Thurs. Nov. 15: Tribute to Ernie Nelson by the Concordia U. Jazz Studies Faculty & friends. $15, $5 non-Concordia students & seniors, 8pm.
• Sun. Nov. 18: Storytelling hour with children’s author Robert Munsch; 11am & 2pm. Info & reservations: 514-484-0252.
• Thurs. Nov. 22: Concordia U. Department of Music presents Jazz Improvisation I. $5, free for students with ID, 8pm.
• Sat. Nov. 24: Orchestre Symphonique de l’Isle presents pieces by Rossini, Debussy, Copland & Liszt. $15 adults, $10 students. Free for children 6 and under, 8pm.
• Sun. Nov. 25: The Klez Dispensers play for KlezKanada Youth Scholarship Fund. $36, $18 students, 8pm. Info: 514-345-2610 ext. 3249.
• Wed. Nov. 28: Concordia U. Dept. of Music’s Jazz Choir. $5 general admission, free for students, 8pm.
• Thurs. Nov. 29: Concordia  Jazz Guitar Ensemble. $5, 8pm, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. Info: 514-848-4848

Bain St-Michel • till Tues. Nov. 18
Gas, play about 5 young American soldiers in the current chaos of the liberation/occupation of Iraq, 5300 St-Dominique (corner Maguire). Info: 514-987-1774.

Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom • Fri. Nov. 23
Olga Gross on harp & Luci Bouchard on flute, 8:15 pm at 4100 Sherbrooke St. W. Info: 514-937-3575.
Church of  St. Columba by the Lake • Sat. Nov. 24
The Spirit World & the Flute, with flutist Jill Rothberg, pianist Anne-Marie Denoncourt, 7:30 pm at 11 Rodney Ave. in Pointe Claire. Suggested donation $10. Info: 514-364-3027 or 514-697-8015.

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