“Three trees and a Mayan Calendar”

Espace les Neuf Soeurs presents:

“Three trees and a Mayan Calendar”

This Friday November 30 vernissage 5-10 PM

Also open Saturday and Sunday 11 AM to 5 Pm *bring kids!*

 Tree no 1 Artist Arpi is back! He has created a tree using discarded objects as a comment on our throw-away society. He will also have several of his paintings on display and for sale. Arpi’s videos will be on view in the new ‘E space en bas’; here’s a preview.

Tree no 2 Musician and acoustic artist Charles de Mestral’s “Acoustic Tree” will be broadcasting familiar and unfamiliar sounds through 20 speakers mounted on the skeleton of a 200 year old nut tree. This work was a joint creation by Paul Mercier, sculptor, and Charles de Mestral, musician. It dates from 1984.

Tree no 3 Your host Pieter Sijpkes’ Christmas tree will , once again, touch the dome overhead and sparkle with the lights donated by the now -closed Hotel de la Montagne.

The Mayan Clock by Keith Daniels is a ludique comment on the current fascination with things Mayan

Espace les Neuf Soeurs, 1900 Wellington Montreal H3k-1W3; tel: 514 933-1725

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New David Fennario Play – Motherhouse

Don’t forget yer pots and pans!

(en français ci-dessous)
 
DAVID FENNARIO’S LATEST PLAY – A PERFORMANCE IN THE POINT FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
 
 
You are cordially invited to share an afternoon with David Fennario performing his latest play “Motherhouse”, a 65-minute story about the women workers of the British Munitions Factory in Verdun.
 
The factory employed over 4,000 women to do this work, including David’s mother and grandmother.
 
It is a strong anti-war play about the effects of war on Verdun, which had the highest casualty rate amongst its army recruits of any city in Canada in the two World Wars.
 
 
WHEN :   Sunday, November 11^th  at 2 p.m.
 
WHERE : Carrefour d’éducation populaire de Pointe-Saint-Charles, 2356 rue Centre (metro Charlevoix)
 (Wheelchair accessible)
 
Martine Éloy, spokesperson for Échec à la guerre, will be present to speak about their white poppy campaign.
 

• Fennario requests that everyone bring pots and pans and spoons to bang and clang (on cue !) as sound effects.

 
Lastly, there is a feature documentary film being made about Fennario and the making of “Motherhouse”, directed by Martin Duckworth. A camera crew will be present to capture this memorable performance by Fennario.
 
Please have a look at the attachment. This poster is for the upcoming film to be released in 2013 about David. It was designed and photographed by Thanh Pham, a Montreal graphic designer.
 
Hope to see you on the 11^th !
 
Wear your red squares !
 
 
LA NOUVELLE PIÉCE DE THÉÂTRE DE DAVID FENNARIO
 
Vous êtes chaleureusement invité à écouter David Fennario présenter sa plus récente oeuvre Motherhouse, une pièce de 65 minutes, sur la vie des travailleuses de British Munitions Factory de Verdun.
 
Cette usine employa 4 000 femmes, dont la mère et la grand-mère de l’auteur. Il s’agit d’une pièce résolument contre la guerre et ses conséquences pour Verdun, qui connut le plus haut taux de mortalité parmi ses militaires recrutés au cours des deux Guerres Mondiales.
 
QUAND : Le dimanche 11 novembre (Jour du Souvenir !) à 14 h.
 
OÙ : Carrefour d’éducation populaire de Pointe-Saint-Charles au 2356, rue Centre, (métro Charlevoix)
         (Accessible en fauteuil roulant)

Martine Éloy, porte-parole du Collectif Échec à la Guerre, sera présente pour fournir davantage d’informations sur la campagne du coquelicot blanc.
 
 
Note : la présentation sera en anglais
 

• David Fennario demande à tous d’apporter casseroles et ustensiles afin de participer par un tintamarre aux effets sonores de la pièce.

 
Enfin, parce qu’un documentaire de Martin Duckworth sur David Fennario et sur le “making of ’’ Motherhouse est en cours de réalisation, une équipe sera sur place avec caméra pour enregistrer cette mémorable représentation.
 
S.V.P, jetez un coup d’oeil à la pièce jointe. C’est une affiche créée par le designer graphique montréalais Thanh Pham pour le documentaire sur David Fennario dont la sortie est prévue en 2013.
 
Espérant vous rencontrer le 11 !
 
Portez vos carrés rouges
 

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New Play From Point Saint Charles Community Theatre

Just a reminder that our play

“Kiss the Bride”

Opens in just a little more than a week – November 9th 2012

                   Please note that our performance for

Friday, November 16th

is now SOLD OUT

If you plan to attend and have not reserved as of yet, please visit our web site at 

WWW.PSCCOMMUNITY.COM

 and reserve you place ASAP.

Thank You

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The Underground Divas In Point Saint Charles

Fundraiser –

on behalf of the

PSC Community Theatre & The PSC Youth Theatre

Featuring: “The Underground Divas”

Saturday Sept. 29th 2012

L’Espace Les Neuf Soeurs (the Old Bank)

1900 Wellington Street, Montreal (Point St. Charles)

Cost $ 12.00 per ticket

Doors open at 7:30 pm – ShowTime 8:30 pm

To learn more about the Underground Divas Group visit:

 http://www.cdbaby.com/AlbumDetails.aspx?AlbumID=theundergrounddivas

One night only – Space is very limited !! Tickets sold on a “first come – first served basis” – not likely that there will be any tickets available at the door…

Reserve today at

http://www.psccommunity.com

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Call For Young Actors At Point Saint Charles Community Theatre

Calling all young actors !

Please forward this information to any young people that would like to act !

The PSC Community Theatre is pleased to announce that our Youth Theatre program called “Acting Out” will be starting our new 2012-2013 season in September.

 – NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY !

The objectives of the program include giving young people, who would like to act, the knowledge and experience of a professional acting coach; the opportunity to act on stage in a play; to offer these young actors a level of self-confidence; the chance to meet new friends etc.

Thanks to generous donations made to the main PSC Community Adult Theatre – we are able to offer these programs FREE for any young actors from the Point – or from anywhere around Montreal

There are two programs – a junior group, and a senior group.  

We are offering open classes for young people who might be interested on the following dates..

On  

Saturday, September 8th 2012                                                                       

&

On September 15^th 2012.

The Junior group (usually attending Elementary School – age 5 to 11) class will be held between 10am to 12pm.

The Senior group (usually attending High school – age 12 to 17) class                  will be held from 12:15pm to 2pm.

All classes take place at:

The Point St. Charles YMCA at 255 Ash St. in the Point

You can pre-register to attend our open class by visiting our main site at WWW.PSCCOMMUNITY.COM                                                                                              and clicking on “Registration” or a young actor can register at the open class…

For more information, you can e-mail to info@psccommunity.com:

Or contact:

Bridget at 514 678 2226 – (Email: bmf62@hotmail.com)

Thank You

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Dangerous Corner Opens In Point This Weekend

 

Our new play called

 

Dangerous Corner

 

opens in just a few days !

Opening night, this Friday, April 27^th is almost SOLD OUT

(As are many other performances)

However, there is still reservation space open for our performance,

this Saturday, April 28^th.

So if you plan to attend the play, and have not as yet reserved,

please do so ASAP

For additional information about the play,

and/or to reserve,

please visit our main site at

 

 WWW.PSCCOMMUNITY.COM

 

Thanks for your support

About the play

J.B. Priestly’s first play is set in a drawing room at the home of Freda and Robert Caplan. They have just finished entertaining close colleagues of their publishing firm – and one of their novelists – Miss Mockridge…

At the start of Dangerous Corner, the main 6 characters are aptly called by Miss Mockridge – a “snug little group”. The meaning of just how snug becomes apparent when a casual remark ignites a series of revelations; dark secrets; infidelities & possible murder. As the truth eventually slips out about Robert’s clever, reckless brother Martin – the world of the “snug little group” quickly unravels.

 

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Point Saint Charles Community Theatre Seeking Actors

PSC Theatre Update

 

Men & Young Actors Needed !!

 

The Main Adult Theatre

 

We are now “casting” for our next adult theatre production scheduled for the end of April and early May 2012. And we need a couple of Men for some character roles.

 

We are looking for any Men interested in acting in this performance. Experience would be great – but not necessary. Enthusiasm and dedication to the rehearsal schedule are much more important. If you, or any men you know, are over 18 years old & are interested in this fun experience, and would like to audition for our next play – please do send an e-mail ASAP to info@psccommunity.com

 

Our Youth Theatre

 

This Saturday (February 4th 2012), we start our new program for our Youth Theatre.

This activity is FREE and open to any young actors from anywhere around Montreal; taught by a professional acting coach, and has a number of objectives. In addition to teaching acting skills, we try to provide these young actors with a level of self confidence and the ability to perform in public.

If you know any young people that are interested, please do send us an e-mail to info@psccommunity.com. (Most courses are given at the YMCA on Ash Street, in the Point, on Saturday Mornings).  

 

The youth theatre is taught in 2 groups – a younger junior group generally consisting of young actors that are attending elementary school; and a 2^nd group of older senior actors that are in high school – so the average ages are between about 7 and 16 years old.

Thank you for your support as our Theatre is now in its 6th year – and we hope to see you all at our next play. Details will be posted toward the end of March on our main site at:

WWW.PSCCOMMUNITY.COM

 

 

 

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Westlake Tavern – 21 Bars #2 (Updated)

Continuing this series on the 21 bars in Point Saint Charles during the 50′s and 60′s.

Here’s a story from Sherry (Duplessis) Hummel that appeared in the comments section a while back.

“Westlake Tavern was right on the corner of Favard and Congregation. Perfect local when everyone got out of the train yards after work – right across the street was a corner store where I would go in as a young girl with a note from Mum for items she wanted, they would bag it up and the owner would write in a book how much it was. At the end of each week, Mum would go in and pay the bill – they also gave us stamps that Mum put into a booklet and we’d get things such as casserole dishes etc for free after so many stamps.”

I could be wrong here but I think the top photo is of Westlake Tavern and the bottom one is where the grocery store used to be. Please comment if you know otherwise.

2 more uploaded October 12

 

 

Ok, so from what Sherry says below  Westlake Tavern was in the top picture of the second group – good thing I took pictures of all 4 corners. But I have to admit that I am not quite absolutely sure which one was the store…Help?

I can remember those stamps for Steinberg’s and possibly other stores in Verdun. Were they called “green stamps” ?

Was this the closest bar to the CNR complex? Thirsty workers could have come from Sebastopol and walked along Favard or they could have walked the one block down Congregation from the main gates.

Update:

Took a picture of some CNR buildings a few weeks ago and since then they have started tearing one of them down.

Looks like someone is packing up those old bricks.

See the original picture on this post.

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3 From The Point

 

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CNR Yards, Pointe Saint Charles

A few buildings still standing (sort of). Anyone know what’s going on with this site these days?

The Griffintown development is not just going to screw the view of the city from along the canal but from a few good vantage spots in The Point as well.

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