Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsA Tribute to Leonard Cohen
For those who can’t wait for Leonard Cohen’s homecoming performances next week—or can’t afford tickets to see the crooning poet live—his music will be performed by local musicians at one of the artist’s favourite eats, Bagel Etc.
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Fringe ArtsA Festival for the Emerging
Bouge d’ici is back for its fourth season and is the answer to the prayers of strapped-for-cash dance lovers.
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Fringe ArtsStarting a Hip-Hop Dialogue
For any hip-hop enthusiast who’s curious about the inner workings of a local music scene, Slang Rap Democracy II: Deciphering the Cypher offers a more academically-focused look into Montreal’s hip-hop community.
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Fringe ArtsSomething Publishing Happening
When Concordia’s literary magazine, The Void, held an open call for submissions in 2011, fiction editor Jack Allen received a story so full of “misogynistic, racist, and violent” content, he knew it couldn’t appear in the pages of a student publication.
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Fringe ArtsExpanding the Boundaries of Print
Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press was a pivotal technological development in human history, but the craft behind creating print media has often struggled to find legitimacy as an art form.
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Fringe ArtsScreening the Unusual
Cinema 17 gives Montrealers the chance to watch undervalued alternative films while slowly sipping a warm mug of tea, or casually enjoying ice cold beer at Le Cagibi.
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Fringe ArtsIndie Publishers Unite
Sometimes pronounced “zeen,” or “zine”— the tiny books representing the height of DIY publishing are out en masse this weekend, brought together for Expozine 2012.
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Fringe ArtsThe Montreal International Documentary Festival
The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is back and running right now. It promises to bring “the year’s best documentaries and films on subjects that matter.”
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Fringe ArtsGod Prefers Vanilla Lattes
Mike Delamont hates scary movies and recently conquered his fear of roller coasters. He likes cookies, Louis C.K. and the movie Love Actually. He also spends much of his spare time posing as God.
