26/09 – 12/10 – Opération Patrimoine Architectural de Montréal
La Ville de Montréal et Héritage Montéal vous invite à découvrir l’architecture locale à travers d’expositions de photos, activités dans les musés et bibliothèques, conférences, circuits de découverte à pied et en autobus, et activités pour tout la famille. Visiter le site web pour la programmation complète.
Discover Montreal’s architectural heritage through photography exhibitions, activities in museums and libraries, conferences, guided tours on foot or by bus, activities for the whole family. See the online program for all the details.
08/10 – Urban Connect: Art & Community Activism
Panel discussion with artists and community activists from Montreal and NYC, followed by dance and poetry performances. The local panelists are Emily Rose Michaud from Sprout Out Loud! and Felix Rebolledo, member of Committee for the Sustainable Redevelopment of Griffintown.
WHEN? Wednesday, Oct 8. Artists’ talk at 8; performances at 9:30
WHERE? Casa Del Popolo, 4873 St-Laurent.
COSTS? $7
09/10 – Rebecca Solnit: The Ruins of Hope, Hope in the Ruins
Rebecca Solnit is the author of several books about politics and the landscape, including Hollow City: The Siege of San Francisco and the Crisis of American Urbanism (co-authored by Susan Schwartzenberg), Wanderlust: A History of Walking and most recently Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics. She is currently receiving a grant to do independant research at the Canadian Centre for Architecture and speaks as part of the Mellon Conference Series.
WHEN? Thursday October 9th at 8pm
WHERE? Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1920, rue Baile
COSTS: Free
11/10 – LES ARBRES DE McGILL: de Sherbrooke à la montagne
Bronwyn Chester, auteure de la série “Les mardis des arbres” sur Spacing Montreal, offre une visite guidée du seul corridor vert qui reste entre la rue Sherbrooke et le Mont Royal, le campus de l’Université McGill, un véritable arborétum du centre-ville. Parmi les 70 espèces d’arbres, les érables, noyers et ginkgos seront à l’honneur! Apportez de l’eau et une collation.
Spacing Montreal author Bronwyn Chester offers a guided tour of the last green corridor between Sherbrooke Street and Mount Royal, the McGill University campus, a veritable downtown arboretum. Among the 70 species, the walnuts, maples and ginkgos will be at their best! Bring water and a snack.
QUAND? Samedi 10 oct, 10h-13h
OU? sur le marches du Musée Redpath
COUTS: $15, $10 pour étudiants et l’âge d’or, gratuit pour les 16 ans et moins
11/10 – Rencontre au champ / Meet in the field
Sprout Out Loud organize une randonée dans le terrain vague, appartenant au CP, au nord du Plateau Mont-Royal. Les organizatrices écrivent: “On va promener un peu dans l’entourage avec Melissa Campbell, photographe. On va voir le champ, d’en haut (du 12ie étage), la résidence des Carmélites, le chemin de fer, les industries et dévelopements récents et anciens on réservera aussi quelques photos pour le catalogue. Ammenez vos idées, carnets, caméras, ou ce que vous voulez.”
Sprout Out Loud is gathering folks for a Saturday afternoon walk through the meadow that borders the north end of the Plateau. The organizers write “we will be wandering through parts of the field and nearby with photographer, Melissa Campbell. Viewing it from the 12th floor of an overlooking building, visiting the Carmelite nuns, the train tracks, the resident weeds, the recent and dying out industries and businesses, we will be reserving some photos from this walk for the catalogue. Bring your sketch books, cameras, whatever you wish.”
WHEN: Saturday, Oct 11, 2pm
WHERE: Meet at 2pm at the green space between Henri Julien and de Gaspé.
COSTS: Free!
Roerich Garden planted by Sprout Out Loud last spring in the meadow north of the Plateau owned by Canadian Pacific Railways. Image from the blog of Sprout Out Loud organizer, Emily Rose Michaud.
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