Montreal Gazette, Canada
Family activities, museums and more
The Gazette Published: 3 hours ago Family
– Jungua. Descendants of the Dragon continues at TOHU, 2345 Jarry
St. E., for a two-week run. The show features the Shaolin Kung Fu
Monks and the Imperial Acrobats of China. The artists will execute
traditional martial arts and circus skills that reach back almost
2,000 years. Call 514-376-8648 or visit (KG)
– Open-air art is on display in the streets and squares of Old
Montreal until Oct. 14. The event is called Artegonia and features
graffiti art on concrete blocks and displays of black and white and
colour photographs. Other activities include visits to Old Montreal
galleries, musical performances, literary readings and more, tomorrow
and Sunday, performances by hip hop DJ’s and dancers. (KG)
The Shrine Circus is a circus with animals, a fact which may not
appeal to everybody. The circus comes to the Galéries des Sources,
3237 Sources Blvd. (at Highway 40), today to Sunday. Tickets cost
$15. (KG)
– To mark the International Day of Peace, there is a Peace Picnic on
the esplanade of Place des Arts (Place des Arts métro station), today
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your lunch. Last year more than 3,500
peace-day events took place in 200 countries, including the 192 member
nations of the United Nations. (KG)
Armenians celebrate 16th anniversary of independence. Tomorrow from
11 a.m. features food stands with Armenian specialties, flag-raising,
3 p.m., gala evening of song and dance, 8 p.m. at École Armen Quebec,
Gundjian Hall, 755 Manoogian St. in St. Laurent. Plus, an outdoor
Sunday mass at 10:30 a.m., followed by a picnic and barbecue. Cost for
both days is $10.
Ecomuseum, 21125 Ste. Marie Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue. Open daily
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 514-457-9449.
Granby Zoo and Amazoo Water Park in Granby of the Eastern
Townships. Weekends to Oct. 8. For prices and times, call 450-372-9113
or 1-877-472-6299 or visit
La Ronde, Montreal’s amusement park, on Île Ste. Hélène. Weekends and
holiday Mondays until Oct. 28. For prices and times, phone
514-397-2000 or visit the website
Parc Safari in Hemmingford. Open Thursdays to Sundays and Oct. 6 to 8
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Directions from Montreal: Highway 15 south,
Exit 6, follow the blue signs. Call 450-247-2727 or visit
Museums
Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1920 Baile St. Naoya Hatakeyama:
Scales, opens Thursday. Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky, until
Sept. 30. Open Wednesdays to Sundays. Also: Family Activities:
Architecture of the World, as part of Montreal Architectural Heritage
Campaign. Explore cultures near and far through architectural
highlights such as a Japanese pagoda, the Roman Coliseum, a Russian
church, a Miami street scene, Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lecture:
Hatakeyama in conversation with Hubertus Van Amelunxen, curator of the
Tangent series, Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Paul Desmarais
Theatre. 514-939-7026.
Centre d’histoire de Montréal, 335 Place d’Youville. Who Set Fire to
Montreal 1734: The Trial of Angélique, held over until Feb. 10. Open
Tuesdays to Sundays. 514-872-3207.