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February 2 to 25: 12 New and Classic Films Celebrating Black Film-Makers, Actors, Musicians and Revolutionaries
Blue Sunshine, 3660 St. Laurent Boulevard, 3rd. Floor. All shows are at 8 pm; doors open 7:15 pm
Admission to members only. You can sign up for free membership in advance or when you arrive for your fist movie, then you will find out the admission fees. Click the thumbnail at left, call or check the website below for a list of the movies and more details.
Phone: (438) 380-5869
Website: www.blue-sunshine.com
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February 4, 11, 18 & 25, Saturdays and February 26, Sunday: WIBCA Black History Month Events
All Saturday events are at WIBCA, 48C, 4th. Avenue South, Roxboro, H8Y 2M2; Three Saturdays Feb. 4, 18 & 25 are at 7 pm and one Saturday Feb. 11 is at 6 pm. The February 26 Event is a Church Service.
The West Island Black Community Association (WIBCA) invites members and friends to its Black History Events in the month of February.
For more details, please click the logo at left to see the flyer on WIBCA's website
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February 4, Saturday: Union United Nostalgia Food Fair
6870 Terrebonne, corner Marriette, NDG, 2 pm to 7 pm
Family fun and entetainment. Food samples at $2 per ticket. Take-out available.
Free admission
Info: (514) 942-8731 extension 0
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February 5, Sunday: Show on Afrikan (Black) centered parenting and education
Click logo at left or the link below. The show is February 5 from 7 pm to 9 pm
I am a member of Montreal's Black Caribbean community, i am also a supporter of your website. This weekend i will be hosting a show on Afrikan (Black) centered parenting and education. I would like to invite you and your supporters to listen to the show. You may join us on Sunday, February 5th from 7 pm est time to 9 pm at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/operationchallengeandconvert/2012/02/06/umkhonto-we-sizwe or you can listen to the show at a later time. Hope to see you there.
Kentake.
"We must make ourselves whole again. We must restore & renew. We must look into the open Maafa wounds....and look deep into the well of our own culture. We don't glorify the culture, we use it. We will create ourself out of ourself."
Call 347-327-9307 to speak with the host.
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February 10, Friday: Lecture, Posing Beauty in African and African American Culture
Concordia University, The York Amphitheatre, in room EV-1.605 on the ground floor of the Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex, 1515 Ste-Catherine Street West. Metro Guy-Concordia, 6:30 pm
This lecture will explore the contested ways in which African and African American beauty have been represented in art. Deborah Willis will look at notions of black beauty through the eyes of the photographer, using a variety of artistic and theoretical positions about beauty to suggest diverse readings that challenge conventional perspectives on identity, beauty, and cosmopolitanism. She aims to stimulate a lively conversation around diasporic art that is both regionally and globally thematic.
Deborah Willis is an artist, a professor in the Department of Photography and Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and is University Professor of Africana Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, also at New York University. Pursuing a dual professional career as an art photographer and as one of the nation's leading historians of African American photography and curators of African American culture, she has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fletcher Fellow, and a MacArthur Fellow and is a recipient of the Honored Educator award from the Society for Photographic Education.
Lectures are free and open to the public.
For details and links of related interest visit : Speaking of Photography
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February 11, Saturday: Special Valentine Dance
Concordia University Loyola Campuc (the Hive), 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Parking entrance on West Broadway, buses 51, 105, 162, 9 pm to 3 am
Live entertainment featuring Pete Douglas & special guests. Music by DJ's 610 and Junior. Door prizes: flat screen TV and more.
Tickets = $20 (finger foods) or $45 VIP (finger food + drinks).
Info: (514) 293-3488, (514) 744-2358, (514) 629-2393
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February 12, Sunday: An Evening of Jazz
Caribbean Paradise, 8080 Newman, Lasalle, doors open at 5 pm; show at 6 pm
Featuring Zalieka Leonard and her live band, with special guest Karialina. Also music by DJ's Touch of Class and Jerry.
Tickets = $10 in advance; $15 at the door
Info: (514) 487-4918; (514) 363-8080
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February 13, Monday: PBS Special Documentary, Slavery byAnother Name, narrated by Laurence Fishburne and produced and directed by Sam Pollard
On PBS TV Channel, 9 pm
This 90-minute PBS documentary film tells the story of thousands of black men who were arrested after slavery was abolished - largely on trumped up charges - and pulled back into a forced labor system in which they were compelled to work without pay as prisoners. It is based on the eye-opening book by Douglas A. Blackmon, which exposes a part of American history that most folks either had no clue existed, or didn't know existed to the extent that it did.
In the voice clip below, Dr. Sharon Malone, wife of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, tells the heartbreaking story of her uncle Henry, who was born nearly 30 years after slavery:
Below, Promo of the documentary:
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February 18, Saturday: NCC Pasta Dinner and performance of Harriet Tubman
Cote des Neiges Community Centre, 6767 Cote des Neiges Road, Montreal, H3S 2T6, 6 pm to 10 pm
Please join us again for our Pasta Dinner Theatre to be held on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 where Melissa Waddy-Thibodeaux, from Houston Texas, will give a riveting performance of Harriet Tubman. Great prizes to be won!
Tickets are $30 and $35 at the door.
Info: (450) 672-7081
Email: sagyles@sympatico.ca
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February 18, Saturday: 2nd. Annual Memorial Domino Tournament
Caribbean Paradise, 8080 Newman, Lasalle. Players must arrive 12:30 pm latest. Tournament atarts at 1 pm sharp.
Play for free, meal included. Come alone - bring your friend or partner - bring your team. See who will take home the coveted championship trophy.
Info: (514) 363-8080
Website: www.caribbeanparadiserestaurant.com
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February 18, Saturday: JCCWLM Financial Literacy Project Wrap-Up
Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Côte-des-Neiges, 6555 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Suite 240, 1 pm
Presented by The Jamaican Canadian Womens' League of Montreal.
GUEST SPEAKER—Mr. Devon Anderson
Devon Anderson Financial Services
COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
Free admission
Info: (514) 486-5704
Website: www.jccwlm.com
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February 19, Sunday: Lecture by Dr. Bertley, The Importance of Recognizing The Color of Science
Redpath Museum, McGill University, 859 Sherbrooke Street West, 2 pm
The Garvey Institute, Montreal, in collaboration with McGill University and The Franklyn Institute (Philadelphia), presents a lecture by Dr. Frederic M.N. Bertley as part of the Black History Month Celebrations, 2012.
The lecture, entitled The Importance of Recognizing the Colour of Science, highlights the contributions made to society by scientists of colour, especially those of African descent. In addition, the lecture is aimed at supporting and encouraging the next generation of scientists of African descent.
As a son of Montreal, Dr. Bertley graduated with his Ph.D. from McGill University and spent several years as a research scientist at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A recent Philadelphia Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honouree, Dr. Bertley is currently the Vice-President of the Franklyn Institute in Philadelphia, where he directs the Science and Innovation Division.
Tel: 514-398-4094
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February 19, Sunday:11th. Annual Montreal Families' Summer Camp Fair
Holiday Inn Pointe Claire, 6700 Trans Canada Highway, (Highway 40 & St. Jean Blvd.), from noon to 4 p.m.
This Camp Fair is for parents who want to send their children to summer camp. The Camp Fair brings together representatives of summer camps from Quebec, Ontario and the United States. This FREE event will give parents a chance to meet the staff from various day and residential (sleepover) camps.
This is a perfect solution for busy parents who don't have the time to visit camps individually or do extensive research online. Staff and directors attending the fair will be displaying photos, showing video footage and handing out brochures. If parents find a summer program that interests them, most camps will allow you to sign your child up on the spot.
There will be a camp to suit almost everyone, no matter what his or her age or interest.
The event is sponsored by Global Montreal and the Beat 92.5
FREE parking is available at the hotel.
Admission is also FREE!
Parents are encouraged to bring the children.
To view an updated list of the camps attending, please go to www.montrealfamilies.ca
For more information, call (514) 487-8881
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February 19, Sunday: An Evening with Trevor Reid
Caribbean Paradise, 8080 Newman, Lasalle; doors open at 5 pm, show at 6 pm
Performances by Trevor Reid along with Sweet, Shaketo and Flash. Music by Touch of Class and Jerry.
Tickets = $10 in advance; $15 at the door
Info: (514) 487-4918; (514) 363-8080
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February 25, Saturday: Monnai Money Talent Show 2012
Westmount High School Auditorium, 4350 St. Catherine Street West, 7 pm
Presented by Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi de Cote des Neiges.
Info: (514) 345-5678 ext. 228; (514) 817-3941
Email: brian.smith@hotmail.ca
Website: www.cjecdn.qc.ca
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March 25, Sunday: Doggies 25 Year Anniversary
Caribbean Paradise, 8080 Newman, Lasalle; doors open at 5 pm, show at 6 pm
Live band, AJ and friends. Come celebrate 25 years of singing calypso.
Tickets = $15 in advance; $20 at the door
Info: (514) 804-0548; (514) 487-4918; (514) 363-8080
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May 27, Sunday: Taste of the Caribbean
Detals to follow
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June 16, Saturday: JCCWLM Annual Banquet
Detals to follow
Presented by The Jamaican Canadian Womens' League of Montreal.
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