You can go out and get people to put money behind your project, whether it’s a magazine or a music festival or anything in between. You can do it by focusing on small and medium sized businesses in your local area, and by working the advantages of all the information that’s online. It’s not [...]
Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but working from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact. This is exactly what happened in February 2009 when over 200 cities around the world joined forces within their local communities to raise money to [...]
I can’t really imagine what this event will be like, still, with a mix of speakers, reading, music and performance it sort of sounds like our Monthly Mess and seems like something I should share with you can art loving folks with all your whimsy. Has anyone out there been to a Jovialist Cabaret? It [...]
Site-Specific Choreography & Performance by
Concordia University’s Contemporary Dance Students
The students of Concordia University’s Department of Contemporary Dance are proud to present OCCUPANTS, a dance performance event of site-specific choreography created by third year students. These free performances take place on eleven floors of Concordia University’s EV Building (1515 St. Catherine Street West).
The performance of OCCUPANTS [...]
We are throwing a party to launch our clothing line.
It will be a burlesque costume ball, so dress up! There will be pin ups, burlesque performers, some random performances,
The Lady Like Kittens and Vixens, free shots for the vixens, and cup cakes for the kittens, good tunes, and fun times.
Le Rockette, 4479 Rue St.Denis
Thursday, August [...]
These things drop in on you out of the blue; a phone call, a friend hurt, careful plans all upsidedown in the face of bodily harm, and sometimes it coincides with suddenly very everyday things like putting on a show. Indyish event coordinator and our dear friend Tristan Brand was hurt yesterday, being joyfully epic [...]
To All Indyish Neighbors, Block Parents, Children and Ol’folks
I am sending out to you, for the first time ever (Indyish Cherry Popped!!), an invitation to see works of art at Galerie VAV Gallery, by Tara Chartrand and myself (Thea Jones). Tara and I were strangers before this show, but quickly we saw the [...]
This is a little reminder that vendor inscriptions for the CRAFT MAFIA FRINGE BAZAAR inside Eglise St Enfant de Jesus are ending this week-end; we have moved the deadline to Sunday May 11th. If you know someone who might be interested please feel free to forward this info! We are looking for artists and craftspeople [...]
One of the neat things about the DIY movement is that a lot of old things are becoming new again, and this reflects a desire to maintain a connection with our past while at the same time re-purposing “old-fashioned” things to fit in with our current times. I got to thinking that even [...]
We’ve got some updates regarding the Drama Mess happening at OFF Intrarts tomorrow, Saturday April 26th!
For one, our friends at Afro Bytes will be setting up shop to offer all some tasties off the Barbeque! What better way to celebrate the change in weather with a back yard BBQ, tasty (cheap) McAuslan beers and a [...]