The top 5 things to do in Montreal this month
1. A WINDOW INTO THE PAST
Pointe-à-Callière public market | Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History | Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, beginning at 10 am
Enjoy an array of historical activities and presentations in an authentic, 1750s atmosphere. Sample wild fruit jams and jellies, maple products, cheeses, sausages, cider and even spruce beer — all while taking in offerings from storytellers, musicians and artisans. More than 100 costumed individuals contribute to this extravaganza, where children are encouraged to dress up, discover games from the era and take part in a parade.
Find out more about the Pointe-à-Callière public market.
2. ART + ECONOMICS
SIGHTINGS 17: The Time of the Work | Henry F. Hall Building, Concordia University | All day until September 5
Interested in acquiring a work of art? You’ll need to put the time in. The Time of the Work is a project by artist and Concordia alum Nicolas Grenier (BFA, 04), presented by the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery.
Participants have committed to spending a certain period of time inside the SIGHTINGS cube with an artwork they wish to acquire. The duration is equal to that which the artist invested in the production of the work.
The exhibition space becomes the site for a different kind of economy that uses the “time of work” as a unit for exchange.
Find out more about SIGHTINGS 17.
Photo by Eddy Klaus, via Unsplash
3. CREATIVE AGEING
Age 3.0: The Creative Ageing Fair | Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (EV), Concordia University | August 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
How do older adults engage creatively with the world? This is one of many questions that will be addressed during a one-day interdisciplinary event coming up at Concordia focused on ageing studies.
Age 3.0: The Creative Ageing Fair will feature panel discussions, community art interventions created by seniors organizations and kiosks hosted by companies and research groups working to bring ageing to the forefront of public, commercial and academic discourses.
Come and contribute to discussions about how we can define the multiple intersections between innovation, the creative economy, emerging technologies and ageing.
Find out more about Age 3.0: The Creative Ageing Fair.
This year's outdoor bike-in movie is a screening of Marcel Camus’s influential 1959 film Black Orpheus.
4. WHEELS AND REELS
Une journée à Rio avec POP Montreal | Parc Jean-Brillant | August 20 at 3 p.m. (film starts at 9 p.m.)
Film POP’s annual outdoor bike-in movie extravaganza is back with a screening of Marcel Camus’s influential movie Black Orpheus, which won the Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Start your evening early with musical sets by DJ Oonga, Bia and Tupi Collective before immersing yourself in Camus’s cinematic vision of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival.
5. COMPANY, PRESENT ARMS!
Military reenactment | Château Ramezay | All day from Wednesday to Sunday, until September 4
Soldiers from the Compagnies Franches de la Marine and the 78th Fraser Highlanders have been stationed at Montreal’s Château Ramezay Historic Site and Museum all summer. Watch closely as these highly trained soldiers wearing period uniforms recreate the atmosphere of 18th-century New France, and don't miss a chance for a great photo!
Find out more about the military display.
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