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Local writer Rita Pomade will discuss her memoir Seeker: A Sea Odyssey, a chronicle of her six year voyage on a yacht with her family in the 1980s from Asia to Spain and its many stops along the way including: Hong Kong, the Philippines, Borneo, Singapore, Thailand, and more.

She will talk about her experiences and the countries and cultures she visited. A question period will follow.

This lecture will be recorded.

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In English, on Zoom

Five strangers find solace and new friendships as they grapple with grief in its many guises. Author Frances Itani will give a brief reading.

This book club meeting will be recorded.

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Craig Morrison, ethnomusicologist, musician, author, and former Concordia University professor, will present the life of Louis «Satchmo» Armstrong, the beloved trumpet player, singer, entertainer, and actor.

Learn about Armstrong’s origins in New Orleans, his artistic emergence in the 1920s as the leading figure in jazz, and various aspects of his life and career including his pop hits in the 1960s. This presentation will be illustrated with recordings and images.

This lecture will be recorded.

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In French, in person at the Herb Linder Annex, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd.

Simon-Pierre Rioux, founder and president of the Quebec Electric Vehicle Association, will introduce you to electric cars. This is the French version of the successful workshop that was given in English last March.

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In English on Zoom

The science of martinis shaken not stirred, lasers, poisons and gilded women… James Bond has it all! With Dr. Joe Schwarcz.

This lecture will be recorded.

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