Montreal, Canada
Other Fun Stuff
Archives Gaies du Quebec
The Quebec gay and lesbian archives is home to thousands of documents relating to the history of gay and lesbian life in the province. One of their highlights for the general public is an exhibit examining gay issues dating back almost four hundred years. Find out about 17th century soldiers arrested for sodomy and a lesbian WW2 factory worker who married a woman to get a pay increase! This exhibit is in French and can even be viewed online. The archives are open to the public by appointment on Thursday nights from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
4067, boulevard St-Laurent, Suite 202
Montreal
www.agq.qc.ca
Ask the Geek Productions
This lesbian-run company is all about promoting queer artists in Montreal, be they visual, performance, music, dance or more. Sometimes they even host queer parties on their own. They do a lot of great stuff and promote artists who we often don't hear about, but who produce some excellent material. A quick look at their calendar is well worth your time before a visit to Montreal.
Club Bolo
Montreal’s line and country dancing organization. They used to have their own club, but now they just hold dances on the weekend at the local LGBT Community Centre. It's mostly gay men, but there are a number of lesbian regulars and women are always welcome.
Dead Doll Dancers
A popular 8-woman burlesque troupe, "the Dead Dolls offer a delectably lurid treat for everyone from the not-so-queer to the queerest of the queer. Specializing in raucous on-stage orgies, energetic group choreographies, whipping, scratching and humping, their deliciously distasteful debauchery is sure to excite and amaze."
www.myspace.com/deaddolldancers
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love love love these energetic gals!
Becky on Dec 19, 2009
Divergence Movie Night
A free, monthly movie series showing underground/independent queer flicks. As this is presented at McGill University, the organizers take the summer months off.
Dukes of Drag
Montreal’s most extraordinary drag king collective! Check their website for news on all of the latest drag king events in town.
Dykes on Mykes
This is Super Dyke radio for worldwide queers on CKUT 90.3 FM. Monday nights from 7:00- 8:00 p.m.
Extravaganza
Montreal’s LGBT choir. They present several concerts throughout the year, check their website for details.
Get Your Queer On (most Wednesdays)
A (somewhat) weekly queer open mic and dance party! Check their Myspace page for upcoming dates and locations.
Mim Productions
The founder of Mim Productions, Miriam Genestier, is a one-woman dyke/queer culture phenomenon in Montreal. She's the woman behind the annual Edgy Women Festival, the annual Boudoir lesbian cabaret show and the monthly Meow Mix parties for bent girls and their bent boyfriends. She also sends out a monthly events newsletter informing the ladies of all the latest dyke events of interest.
Montreal Roller Derby League
How hot are these chicks on wheels? Very! But they’re also fast, vicious, and no-holds-barred with both the body checks and the curse words. There are now three teams in this recently founded league: les Contrabanditas, les Filles du Roi and the unofficially named “Fresh Meat”. Events are somewhat monthly, so check the website for details.
Out Productions
Founded in 1996, OUT is a professional, non-profit theatre company whose mission is to create professional plays in French and English which celebrate queer culture, history and identity. These are seriously talented queer gals and their bent buddies presenting theatre/burlesque/comedy pieces. Check the website for dates and details.
Studio Arc en Ciel
Believe it or not, this is Canada's one and only LGBT dance school. Here you'll find classes on everything from tango to Latin to line dancing.
1410 Wolfe St.
Suite 301
Montreal
www.studioarcenciel.ca
STUDIO XX
“Feminist art centre for technological exploration, creation, and critique.” From their monthly Femmes Br@nchées salon series networking events to the HTMlles bi-annual international media arts festival, there’s everything for a technodyke to love here.
4001, rue Berri, Suite 201
Montreal
www.studioxx.org
Sunday Tam Tams at Mount Royal Park
Nobody really knows how this drumming celebration at Mount Royal Park began, but now it is one of the best known summer events in the city. "Tam tam" is the French word for hand drums like African djembes, and every Sunday afternoon hundreds of people show up with their tam tams and improvise together for hours on end. Hundreds more drop by to enjoy the entertainment, dance and appreciate the wafting aroma of marijuana that always seems to be overhead. As you can imagine, it's lesbians galore here every week.
At the eastern base of Mount Royal by the Sir George-Étienne Cartier statue, right across the street from Jeanne-Mance park.
www.tamtamsmontreal.net
Village Scene Productions
V.S.P. is another non-profit LGBT theatre organization presenting works in both English and French. They are behind The Harvest, Montreal’s International LGBT Theatre Festival, held annually in September.
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