Events and exhibits - April 21, 2025

Blue Metropolis literary festival starts this week:

We get a preview of the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, starting this week in Montreal, from the programming director Marie-Andrée Lamontagne. She talks about the prestigious literary awards that will be handed out, which include the Grand Prix for Salman Rushdie.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-78-all-in-a-weekend/clip/16141306-blue-metropolis-welcomes-worlds-best-literature-april-24-27

Blue Metropolis: https://bluemetropolis.org/2025spring/

Meet Nathan Hellner-Mestelman:

A short film to watch: https://filmfreeway.com/ThePaleRedDot

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/nathan-is-going-to-change-the-world-teenage-science-writer-strives-to-inspire-positivity-and-curiosity/

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6729602

At the Atwater Library:

https://atwaterlibrary.ca/event/sat-april-26-2025-from-300-to-400-pm/

https://www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/bookDetail/The_Language_of_the_Stars

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Art Westmount 2025 Edition.

Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At Victoria Hall

https://westmount.org/en/recreation-culture/art-westmount/

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The 16th annual “Art by the Water Exhibition & Sale” will be held at the Beaconsfield Yacht Club, 26 Lakeshore Road, Beaconsfield H9W 4H3, starting with a delightful vernissage on April 25th – 6pm – 9pm, and April 26, 27 – 10am – 5pm. Everyone welcome.

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Art, Identity, and the Creative Journey with Carmen Mok.

2025-04-27 / 14:00 – 16:00.

CHINATOWN HOUSE – 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor, Montréal, Québec H2Z 1C3.

In this artist talk, Carmen Mok, a Hong Kong native who moved to Canada to study fine art, will share her journey of self-discovery as a Chinese Canadian and how her multicultural upbringing has shaped and enriched her illustration career. From pursuing her passion to building a career in children's book illustration, she will take you behind the scenes of her book-making process, offering insights, practical tips, and personal stories about both the challenges and joys of her work.