Thursday April 7
5 à 7 Vernissage and DJ Set @ Divan Orange
A vernissage exposition by Montreal-based interdisciplinary artist Jeremy Eliosoff (oil and pastel works) will be complemented with a dance party featuring DJ Ricky Roll.
Free. 5pm. Divan Orange – 4234 St-Laurent.

Memphis @ Il Motore
Il Motore presents self-described ‘acousmatic’ and minimalist musical duo (and former Stars members) Memphis, with folk-rock songstress Katie Moore opening the show.
$10. 8:30pm. Il Motore – 179 Jean-Talon.

Friday April 8
Johanna Skibsrud Reading @ Concordia
Montreal-based author and Concordia alumna Johanna Skibsrud will read an excerpt from her wonderful, Giller Prize-winning novel ‘The Sentamentalists’, with a post-lecture book signing and Q&A session. Copies of the novel will be available for purchase at the event (and is well worth the money, let me just say).
Free. 7:30pm. Concordia’s DeSeve Cinema, in the J. W. McConnell Building – 1400 De Maisonneuve West.

Saturday April 9

Montreal Queer Prom 2011 @ La Sala Rossa

Are you ready to attend the prom you never had? The Montreal Queer Prom is a fabulous opportunity to dress up (hems above the knees, please), grab your friends (straight or gay, it don’t matter) and head over to Sala Rossa for a wild evening of drinks, dancing, a projection of scenes from famous prom films, balloons and cake. Obviously.
$15 in advance, $20 at the door. 8:30. La Sala Rossa – 4848 St-Laurent.

Sunday April 10

Le Jour du Sabbat @ Salon Officiel

Our favourite little Plateau bar, Salon Officiel, hosts a weekly metal night each Sunday (as in, death/thrash/heavy), always spinning metal beloveds Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and much more, into the very wee hours. Head-banging is a surprisingly fun activity for a Sunday night.
9pm. Salon Officiel – 351 Roy East.