Your COVID-19 To Do List # 35 What To Do in Montreal Wednesday April 22
April 22 – Wednesday
Discussion: Ensemble à Distance : Danse: le corps et le toucher après la distanciation — 11 a.m.
Andrew Tay facilitates a discussion with dance artists and cultural workers about issues they face during COVID-19 on Zoom. This week’s discussion deals with physical touch and how COVID-19 may change the way artists practice. Free. Information HERE.
Literature: Service de prêt de livres féministes 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The Verdun women’s centre is offering a borrowing service available from Tuesday to Thursday every week. They’re also hoping to add a reading club as well. For info, click HERE.
Event: Discussion on Facebook LIve with Tshoper Kabambi director
Vues d’Afrique hosts key directors in live discussions. Tshoper Kabambi produced adn directed MBOTE! and is the founder of BIMPA Production, that strives to promote cinema in the Congo. For more info click HERE.
Music: Global Relations World Wide Web Party — 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
DJs, music industry workers from Montreal, Toronto, and Brussels with infinite love for music offer you a free concert every Wednesday. Come as you are and be free. Information HERE.
Arts: Creatives in Confinement Live Interviews — 6 p.m.
The IPAF Festival Martinique isn’t happening in person, but interviews with artists confined in their homes and studios are. Info HERE.
Literature: New Reads Book Club: Disappearing Earth — 7 – 9 p.m.
Meet with your friends at the virtual Zoom version of the Librarie Drawn and Quarterly for an online bookclub focusing on Disappearing Earth about two girls who go missing on the northeastern edge of Russia. by Julia Phillips Info HERE.
Cinema: Level 16 Virtual Projection/Watch Party — 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Celleuloid hosts a virtual projection of Level 16 alongside director Danishka Esterhazy. She will present the film and answer questions during the screening. Kosmi is the platform. Free. Information HERE.
Cinema: An Irrepressible Woman 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Join the JPL and the Montreal Holocaust Museum in this free film online about Leon Blum, the Jewish socialist politician and French Prime Minister. Information HERE.
Cinema: Sympathie pour le diable — 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cine Verdun hosts a Zoom showing of Sympathie pour le Diable by Guillaume de Fourtenay. Information HERE.
Music: Ukulele Mash Virtual Edition # 2 — 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
NDG Music School’s second play and sing along for ukulele fans is taking place tonight. On Zoom. Free. Info HERE.
Comedy: The Love Doctor Live Stream — 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
It’s entertainment and informative. Send your questions about love, sex, and relationships to The Love Doctor and he’ll answer them. On Facebook Live. Information HERE.
Games: QW4RTZ COVID QUIZ #4 — 9 p.m.
You don’t need a pub to have a quiz night. Join QW4RTZ for its fourth quiz. Acapella breaks seem to be a part, and there is a prize. Maybe the prize is just a good time. Free. Info HERE.
Fitness: Yoga Iyengar on Facebook — 10 a.m.
On Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday mornings, join the Sadhaka Schoolf of Iyengar yoga. Join in and feel good. Information on class types is HERE. In French.
Fitness: Blissful Groove — 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Kim gives you the opportunity to dance every Monday (6:30 p.m.), Wednesday (10:30 a.m.), and Saturday (10:30 a.m.) on Zoom from your own home. Get those endorphins kicking and interact with others. Classes are by donation. Info HERE.
Fitness: Virtual Yoga Lunch Break — 12:15- 12:45 p.m.
Every Wednesday, Nancy offers a yoga snack online. Free but you have to get a ticket from eventbrite to join. Info HERE.
Wellness: Free Singing Lesson — 1:30-2:30
Wanted to learn how to sing? Only your neighbors will hear you! All styles and everyone is welcome. Join this Zoom meeting. Info can be found HERE. Takes place every Wednesday and Sunday.
Fitness: Online Acro Conditioning Classes — 7 p.m.
Every Wednesday, Sarah and Robert guide a weekly free online aero conditioning class. Stay strong, feel strong, and both partner and solo options are shared. Join in Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Info HERE.
Fitness: Online Burlesk Fitness Class — 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Arabesque Burlesque keeps on offering classes to get your body moving in sexy ways with the every awesome Lady Josephine. Click HERE for info how to register and participate from Monday to Saturday.
Fitness: QiGOng Guided en ligne — Le Ba Duan Jin — 10 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Every evening, join the Federation International de Quigong pour la Santé in a free online course taught by Zhang Ming Liang and Gao Yanying. Offered daily at 10 p.m. until May 1. Free. Information can be found HERE.
Fitness: Live Streaming Twerk Classes — various
Get your booty moving in these live streaming twerk casses that include fitness, choreography, workout, and technique focuses. Classes are free and you can find the schedule for the week of 4/20 HERE.
Fitness: Modo Yoga Live Streaming, All Day
Montreal’s many Modo Yoga studios are still offering up a few free classes on Instagram and Facebook all day. You can take scheduled classes for a low price on Zoom. Get ready for your flow, kundalini, yin, and community classes. All day. Keep up with them HERE.
Fitness: 7 Minute HIIT Workout — 6 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.
Kunal makes sure that you don’t turn into a puddle while staying at home. Join him for 25 minutes of HIIT every daily at 6 p.m. until April 30. Free. Info HERE.
Fitness: Live Dance and Fitness Classes with Latin Groove — 5:30 – 6 p.m.
Don’t salsa alone. Live stream with Montreal’s Latin Groove Dance School until April 30. Different classes every day of the week. Free. Info HERE.
Fitness : Gaga Dance Classes for People and Dancers — various
Join this international dance movement and sensation class. Teachers from New York and Tel aviv will get you moving. Info HERE.
Upcoming
April 23 — Thursday
Event: Virtual Visit to L’Egout Collecteur/ Collector Sewer – 12 – 12:30 p.m.
Pointe a Calliere makes sure the past is the present with its weekly events. Have you ever wanted to check out the first collector sewer built in North America you can now. Take a tour with Maude Bouchard Dupont. Information HERE.
Intersections X — Le Numérique à l’ère du coronavirus — 3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
The digital spring presents a new series of conferences every Thursday and Tuesday at 3 p.m. Emilie Vion will moderate discussions around Covid 19 with different guests.
– Mardi 21 avril : Isabelle Lopez, Fondatrice et PDG / MySmartJourney
– Jeudi 23 avril : Frédéric Wataré, Directeur général adjoint / Mazaam Interactive Inc.
Free. Info HERE.
Our Living Room — 6 p.m.
Why be alone in your living room when you can join up with another solitary living room. LIsten to Belle Tower perform soothing folk towns, Stephanie Krims improvise, and Ethan Cohn lead a sound meditation workshop. Rodney Plonker hosts the after party. Free, on Zoom. Info HERE.
Music: Chanter sur les balcons de Montréal – Martha Wainwright — 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Weekly from now until when this ends join Martha Wainwright and guests as they sing from their balconies. Montrealers are invited to sing along. This week features Mike O’Brien. Free. Info HERE.
Literature: Book Club with Author: Chih Ying Lay Homesickness — 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Join the Argo Bookshop in their online author meetings. Chih Ying Lay will talk about his book Homesickness. The characters in his stories long for escape but are ultimately homesick. On Webex. Free. Find out more HERE.
Event: Super Happy Le Fun Time with FringeMTL — 7:30 p.m.
Missing all your Fringe friends and general Fringe mayhem? Le SuperHappyLeFun time is a chance to enjoy life. Come in pyjamas or a suit. Free. On Zoom. Info HERE.
Entrainement Tabata — 5 p.m.
Every Thursday, join Kinesiologist Catherine Gagné in a 45 minute tabata class that includes warm-up, work, and cool down. info HERE.
Cours de Zumba NDG with Vanessa Arcega — 8 p.m.
If your day isn’t full of dance breaks, it should. Zumba always feels like a cross between an 80s aerobics class and a sweaty nightclub. Super fun. Every Monday and Thursday. Free. info HERE.
Yoga sur chaise — 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Feels good just to twist and move in your chair, especially if you tend to just hunch over a laptop all day. Class is $5. Every Thursday. Info HERE.
Yoga-Danse — 9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Every Thursday, get ready to move with Yoga-Danse. A great way to start your morning with Karine Ganga Cloutier. For info, click HERE.
April 24 — Friday
Santos United Live DJ Set Fundraiser — 9 p.m.
Tune in Friday night for a special edition of the Quarantine live Dj Set. Donations will go to Moisson Montreal to help people in need of basic food supplies. Info HERE.
Night Slime — 10:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Produced in the spirit of late night public access TV of the 80s and 90s, a massive cast of improv actors bring you Night Slime. Info HERE.
Creatives in Confinement Live Interviews — 6 p.m.
The IPAF Festival Martinique isn’t happening in person, but interviews with artists confined in their homes and studios are. Info HERE.
Alchemists Broadcast — 6:30 p.m.
Just a touch of night time groovy Psytrance to keep you moving. Bensolo at 6:30 on Friday and Exen on April 18. Free. Info HERE.
Montreal Balcony Drone — 9 p.m.
If the folksy guitar group sing isn’t for you, perhaps you’re more of a droner. Every Friday, let loose your groan in the key of C if you can from balconies and windows. Use whatever instrument you have handy. Info HERE. 9 – 9:15 p.m.
April 25 — Saturday
Service de prêt de livres féministes 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The Verdun women’s centre is offering a borrowing service available from Tuesday to Thursday every week. They’re also hoping to add a reading club as well. For info, click HERE.
Groove Dance! — 10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Join the worldwide Groove movement with Diane Dupuis in a pwyc Zoom streamed class every Saturday morning until it’s no longer necessary. Dance your heart out. Get the info HERE.
April 26 – Sunday
La Chasse Balcon Cabane a Sucre — 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Order in your Cabane a Sucre sugarshack goodness and participate in a Sunday brunch of maple at home. La Chasse Balcon promises to provide music for you. Info HERE.
Live Screaming Sunday Story Hour — 8 p.m.
Festival de la Bete Noire makes sure to keep your horror loving heart chilled. Spoken word and stories will be shared, with donations being shared with the storytellers and a chosen venue. heck it out HERE.
Intro to Pranayama/Breath Work — 4 part intro – 8 p.m.
Studio SEED’s Esther is hosting a four week, virtual introduction to breath-work. Join in on Zoom and take part. Information HERE.
Muzique House Party — 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Every Sunday, the Muzique Industry Sundays present a live stream with DJs spinning and Richard D’Agostino hosting. Join for groups, requests, and to win prizes. Info HERE.
April 27 — Monday
C’est Juste Lundi! — 8 p.m.
Sally D, of the drag world, is hosting a virtual show on March 30 at 8 p.m. They’ll have their heels on! Info HERE.
Liners Live with Julien Chidiac — 11 p.m.
From Monday to Friday, send your ideas to the right place on Instagram, and at 11 p.m. tune in to see Julien Chidiac and guests deliver jokes from what you send. Free. Info HERE.
April 28 — Tuesday
Event: Cafés WWF Virtuels – Cohabiter avec le faune urbain — 6 – 7 p.m.
Each week, the WWF offers a meeting on Zoom. This week is about living with urban animals. Free. Info HERE, but you need to inscribe ahead of time to get the Zoom link.
Wellness: The Good Drama: Virtual Imagination, art, and storytelling — 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sandy El-Bitar facilitates sessions inspired by drama therapy and therapeutic clown work. Art, movement, storytelling, and humor are used to help achieve a healthy, fun, creative goal. Information HERE.
Online Graphic Novel Book Club — Familiar Face by Michael Defoge — 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Meet with your friends at the virtual Zoom version of the Librarie Drawn and Quarterly for an online bookclub focusing on Familiar Face by Michael Deforge. Info HERE.
Concert Virtuel: Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano — 7:30 – 8:15 p.m.
The Orchestre classique de Montreal is continuing virtually. Isabel Bayrakdarian, Armenian soprano performs at this streaming event. Free. Info HERE.
Fitness: Cross Training with Titans Academy — 5:30 p.m.
If time is moving slowly at home, Titans Academy will get you moving on Tuesdays with some cross training. Free. Info HERE.
Fitness: Live Streaming Hip Hop Fusion — 6 p.m.
The Scream Dance Academy offers a hip hop fusion class every Tuesday led by Lynsey Billing. Live stream only. Free. Check it out HERE.
April 29 — Wednesday
April 30 — Thursday
May 1 — Friday
May 2 — Saturday
May 3 — Sunday
May 4 — Monday
Montreal Rampage welcomes your suggestions for events that we can share with everyone that are streaming virtually. Get creative and create one! Send info to [email protected]. xxoo and socially distance!
