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Feature Event: Author Visit from Kim Echlin Thursday April 29 at 6:30 p.m. Kim Echlin 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee and author of The Disappeared will speak as part of Côte Saint-Luc Reads.
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The Disappeared is a story about a relationship between a young student Anne and a Cambodian musician named Serey that begins in the Jazz clubs of Montreal. When Cambodia’s borders are reopened Serey returns, their story continues when Anne travels in search of him to a country that has been ravaged by horrific violence. Tickets $5 |
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CANCELLED: Wednesday May 5 at 6:30 pm Life Stories of Montrealers Displaced by War, Genocide, and other Human Rights Violations is an oral history project at Concordia University exploring Montrealers’ experiences and memories of mass violence and displacement. Members of the Cambodian Working Group of the Life Stories Project will discuss their project and share aspects of Cambodian culture. Tickets $ 3 |
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CANCELLED: Wednesday May 12 at 7:00 p.m. Sally Richmond of Dix Milles Villages will explain fair trade and highlight fair trade with artisans from Cambodia. Tickets $3 |
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The Art of Improvisation: Jazz Lecture Thursday May 20 at 6:30 p.m. Jazz has been defined as an improviser's art but what exactly does that mean in a musical context? Dave Laing will explore how jazz musicians approach their craft and develop their own unique voice while keeping the social and cultural milieu of the 20th century as a relevant backdrop.
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