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The annual Blue Metropolis Montreal International Festival takes place April 18 to 23 @ the Opus Hotel, 10 Sherbrooke St West. MQUP participants include Will Staw, Sherry Simon, Hugh Hazelton, Brian Busby, and recent GG finalist for translation Donald Winkler. For a full schedule of events visit the Blue Met web site here.
@ 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 18 April 2012 # 11
CRIME WRITING: TRUE CRIME EVENT – MONTREAL' S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
McGill University’s Will Straw onstage with the man behind one of Montreal’s most notorious blogs, Coolopolis, discussing shocking Quebec crimes and how the media shaped the public’s perception of the stories. McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke St W. 514 398-7100
McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, McCord Museum
With Kristian Gravenor. Hosted by Will Straw
Panel discussion
ENGLISH
McCord Museum $ 10,00
@ 5:30 p.m. Thursday, 19 April 2012 # 18
BILINGUAL CITIES, BILINGUAL IDENTITIES
Montreal academic and teacher Sherry Simon and Barcelona resident and crime writer Teresa Solana discuss the nature and challenges of the bilingual city. With translator and critic Hugh Hazelton.
Institut Ramon Llull
With Sherry Simon, Teresa Solana. Hosted by Hugh Hazelton
Panel discussion
MULTILINGUAL
Godin $ 10,00
@ 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 21 April 2012 # 76
CRIME WRITING: MONTREAL NOIR: THE CITY'S FORGOTTEN PULP PAST
Cheap, disposable and sensationalistic, Montreal’s pulp fiction took its place on Canadian and American newsstands sixty years ago. It has since been ignored, neglected and, in some cases, hidden by its authors. What was so shameful about these books and why are we reviving them now?
Canadian Heritage, Montreal Review of Books
With Trevor Ferguson, Marcel Jeannin, Jim Napier, Will Straw. Hosted by Brian Busby
Panel discussion
ENGLISH
Salon St-Laurent $ 7,00
@ 10:30 p.m. Saturday, 21 April 2012 # 48
MASTER CLASS ON TRANSLATION WITH DONALD WINKLER – PART I
Translation is a bridge to another world, and it is the supreme openended word game, where meaning, music, and rhythm vie for primacy. Through our work on a sampling of passages, we will explore some of its possibilities. For registration details www.bluemetropolis.org/fesival/workshops or 514 932-1112 ext 33
Part II: April 22, 10:00 am
Canada Council for the Arts
Workshop
ENGLISH
Salon $ 60,00
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