QUEER MTL : quoi faire en avril 2024 // QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: April 2024
They say April showers bring the subsequent flowers, but queer Montréal is already fully abloom! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!
LEGEND
🎥 Cinema
👑 Drag
🥳 Parties
🎶 Concert
✊ Activism
🏳️⚧️ Trans
🏳️🌈 Community
😆 Comedy
🎭 Performance
💪 Sports and Dance
👯♀️ Dance
🎤 Karaoke
🎨 Arts
📚 Literary / Educational
👠 Ballroom / Vogue
Lundi 1 avril / Monday, April 1
🎥 75shots presents Under the Radar—Queer BIPOC Cinema, with free online screenings
👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre
Mardi 2 avril / Tuesday, April 2
👠 BRING IT! #22, a continuing series of ballroom evenings with DJ Robocat KFC and Commentator Mags Old Navy, Club Sagacité
👑 Full Gisèle : Télé-Réalité with Gisèle Lullaby, Jessie Precieuse, Lady Guidoune and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 3 avril / Wednesday, April 3
🎶 Mariah the Scientist with Chxrry22 Beanfield Theatre
🎨 Drink & Draw by @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
😆 Quick Characters—A Comedy Revue with Alo Azimov, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
Jeudi 4 avril / Thursday, April 4
🎭 ThemFatale : Femme Power, a tribute to queer femininity with Bianca Boom Boom, Kaya Koko, Tristan Ginger, Sasha Désir, Lizzy Strange, Xénia, Kopy Cat, Ezra Honey and Rosie Bourgeoisie, The Wiggle Room
👑 The Gutters Talk Show Episode 1: Music Genres, hosted by Kleopatra Perfection, Kitty Catcher, Coco Charlemagne Champagne, Lux N’ Such, Donna Nozama, Skyler Rey, Late Bloomer and Safira Stevens, Bar Champs
🏳️🌈 Centre de solidarité lesbienne (CSL) hosts Lesbi ami.e.s : une soirée de connexions sociales et d’élargissement de sa communauté Queer, Centre St-Pierre
😆 Trivia at Pigeon Club Café Pointe-Claire with Quiz Master Brian, Pigeon Café
👑 Derek Wood presents Drama King : Ode à l'anti-virilité with Derek Wood, Johnny Jones, Mister Boogie, Ben A Drill, Akicoquin and Jay Show, Cabaret Mado
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 5 avril / Friday, April 5
👠 Ballroom4Community and Project10 presents the Monthly Youth Kiki Lounge for age groups 14-17, Project10
🎭 Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal presents Queer Reading Series 2024 with new works by Tyson Fraleigh and Corbeau Sandoval, Centaur Theatre Company
👑 Carni’Cule LipSync Smackdown with Alastair S!N, Amy Thyst, Asmatix, Diva on a Dime, Late Bloomer, Psyberia, Spiked Corona and Timothy Toxic, hosted by Muz’Emma and Moh Dafok, Taboo Danseur Nu
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Carmen Sutra, Velma Jones and Celes, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 6 avril / Saturday, April 6
🎨 Project 10 presents Queering the Arts art expo, Studio 414
🎭 Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal presents Queer Reading Series 2024 with new works by Tyson Fraleigh and Corbeau Sandoval, Centaur Theatre Company
💪 Montreal Roller Derby presents BLUE vs GREEN—Home Team Showdown, Aréna Saint-Louis
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🥳 Super Taste and Homopop present Beyoncé Dance Party // Act ii Launch with Kiara, Cabaret Berlin
🥳 Rabaterapia Presents Baile da Raba #MOULINROUGE with DJ Tati Garrafa and DJ Onlysans, Bain Mathieu
👑 House of Gahd presents Rage Against the Binary—Rock & Metal Drag Show with Selma Gahd, Anaconda LaSabrosa, Charli DeVille, Rosa Golde, Lisa Santana and Démone LaStrange, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Lady Gaga, Cabaret Mado
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Carmen Sutra, Velma Jones and Celes, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact
[email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 7 avril / Sunday, April 7
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
👑 Kwizinn x Circa’s Spicy Drag Brunch with DJ Jerico, Aizysse Baga, Misty Waterfalls and Kiara, Kwizinn
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Lundi 8 avril / Monday, April 8
👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre
Mardi 9 avril / Tuesday, April 9
😆 Bad Brain Trivia, featuring questions on drag queens and other “gay shit” (lovingly), Bar Hémisphère Gauche
👑 Full Gisèle : Marie-Mai with Foxy Lexxi Brown, Prudence, Kiara and Lady Boom Boom, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 10 avril / Wednesday, April 10
🎶 PinkPantheress: Capable of Love Tour with Bktherula, Beanfield Theatre
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
👑 Bière et Métal with Charli Deville and Woody Fungi, Cabaret Mado
😆 An Hour of Stand Up Comedy by Yumi and Carmina with Mariam Khan, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
Jeudi 11 avril / Thursday, April 11
👑 Sashalicious : Everything About Dolls with Sasha Baga, Démone LaStrange, Lulu Shade and Ruby Doll, Cabaret Mado
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 12 avril / Friday, April 12
🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with Shillelagh Jones and Elizabeth Leslie, Bar NDQ
🥳 Psychedelic Babylon presents Cosmic Traveler with Ace Ventura (Israel/Switzerland) and Asgard (Israel), Le Sainte-Catherine Hall
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Rainbow, Tracy Trash and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 13 avril / Saturday, April 13
📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Anuja Varghese’s Chrysalis, Archives gaies du Québec
🏳️🌈 Mini Q—Queer Gathering, featuring two workshops and a performance, Studio 303
🏳️⚧️ Clinique de transition légale, Comité Queer Pointe-Saint-Charles
🏳️🌈 Coalition des familles LGBT+ hosts Journée intensive d’ateliers : fonder votre famille 2SLGBTQ+, Centre Saint-Pierre
🥳 Queen & Queer: 100% Arabic Music with DJ Sam and Maya Tayara, Sala Rossa
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Rainbow, Tracy Trash and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact
[email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 14 avril / Sunday, April 14
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
👑 Afternoon Drag Cafe with Itsh and Timothy Toxic, L’Orbite
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Lundi 15 avril / Monday, April 15
👑 Rawxy et cie with Misty Waterfalls, Lady Boom Boom and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado
Mardi 16 avril / Tuesday, April 16
🎶 Bobby Dove, L’Escogriffe Bar
👑 Full Gisèle : Queb with Gisèle Lullaby, Esirena, Rawxy and Aleera, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 17 avril / Wednesday, April 17
🎶 Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday 2 World Tour with Monica, Bell Centre
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
😆 Raquel Maestre and Sandy with Binya Kóatz, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
Jeudi 18 avril / Thursday, April 18
🎭 Les Folies Draglesques with Miami Minx, Roxy Torpedo, Jolie Lolita, Ophelia Rass, Maria Topcatt, Minx Arcana and Yikes Macaroni, Cabaret Mado
👑 Burger Queen: Souper & Spectacle with Moist and Miss Mira Belle, Notre-Boeuf-de-Grâce Village
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 19 avril / Friday, April 19
🎶 TALK: The Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees Tour with Sofia Duhaime, Beanfield Theatre
🥳 Discoño with BRAVA (Spain), NGL FLOUNCE, MCHERRY and WHORITO, Newspeak
🥳 Dark Area with Special K, Infiltr, Claudel and OWNX, The Sanctuary
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer and Franky Dee, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 20 avril / Saturday, April 20
🥳 MPU and Balls Deep Disco present Boogiemania with Balls Deep Disco (Toronto), Barbada and Carmen Sutra, Le Belmont
🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra
🥳 Glimmering Dolls presents Spring Witches Dance Party, Turbo Haüs
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer and Franky Dee, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Celine Dion, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact
[email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 21 avril / Sunday, April 21
👑 Atelier Intro Drag Workshop with Ander Wayne, Studio Mange Mes Pieds
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Spécial Mireille Mathieu, Bar Le Cocktail
😆 The Gay AF Comedy Tour with Andrew Khoury, Dylan Mahaney, Robert Watson and Al Val, The Wiggle Room
Lundi 22 avril / Monday, April 22
🎶 TALK: The Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees Tour with Sofia Duhaime, Beanfield Theatre
👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre
Mardi 23 avril / Tuesday, April 23
🏳️🌈 Le comité Queer de Pointe-Saint-Charles presents Club de lecture queer with a discussion on Pauline Delabroy-Allard’s Ça raconte Sarah, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles
👑 Full Gisèle : Charlotte Cardin with Gisèle Lullaby, Lady Boom Boom, Adriana the Bombshell and Lana Dalida, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
Mercredi 24 avril / Wednesday, April 24
👠 Ballroom4Community and Project10 presents the Monthly Youth Kiki Lounge for age groups 18-25, Project10
🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
😆 The "Hypothetical" Hypothetical Show with Tony McIntyre, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles
👑 La Petite Drag with Marla Deer, Gisèle Lullaby, Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Bobépine, Kelly Torrieli, Velma Jones and Clay Thorris, Cabaret Mado
Jeudi 25 avril / Thursday, April 25
👑 Canada's Drag Race: Bring Back My Girls with Sisi Superstar, Adriana the Bombshell, Gisèle Lullaby, Océane Aqua-Black, Kiara and Lady Boom Boom, Cabaret Mado
👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail
Vendredi 26 avril / Friday, April 26
🎶 Bright Light Bright Light with Mint Simon (of Caveboy) and Big Sissy, Theatre Fairmount
📚Blue Metropolis and Violet Hour present Sky Gilbert: 2024 Blue Metropolis Violet Prize featuring Sky Gilbert in conversation with Matthew Hays, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin
📚Blue Metropolis and Violet Hour present Lectures Violet Hour featuring Sky Gilbert, Anton Hur, Mathieu Leroux, Anuja Varghese, Matthew Walsh and Christopher DiRaddo, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Bobépine, Sasha Baga and Kitana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud
Samedi 27 avril / Saturday, April 27
📚Blue Metropolis and Violet Hour present Truth Be Told: Looking at Lies in Literature with Gina L. Woolsey, Anuja Varghese, Christopher DiRaddo and Sky Gilbert, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin
🥳 FRKY || Primavera with Mari Rossi (Brazil), Moka, Raw Soul and Paolo Askia, La Sotterenea
👑 Under Kingstruction presents Twilight: The alt drag open stage with Lizzy Strange, Bar Le Cocktail
👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Bobépine, Sasha Baga and Kitana, Cabaret Mado
👑 Jimmy Moore présente MADONNA: The Celebration Tour, Cabaret Mado
👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail
👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact
[email protected] or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts
Dimanche 28 avril / Sunday, April 28
🎶 Belle & Sebastian with The Weather Station, MTelus
📚Blue Metropolis presents Couleurs, Racisme et Homophobie with Léonora Miano, Rodney Saint-Éloi, Éric Chacour and Mélikah Abdelmoumen, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin
🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado
👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado
👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail
Lundi 29 avril / Monday, April 29
👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre
👑 Shade Like Winters with Sarah Winters, Lulu Shade, Moh Dafok, Mike Oxlong and Natachatt, Cabaret Mado
Mardi 30 avril / Tuesday, April 30
👑 Full Gisèle : Sin City with Marla Deer, Tracy Trash and Sasha Baga, Cabaret Mado
😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal
OTHERS / LES AUTRES
🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play.
🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!
🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!
🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.
👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.
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Let's Talk Decorative Laminates
Your Guide to Adding Flair to Furniture
Hey there, fellow interior enthusiasts! Today, we're diving into the exciting world of decorative laminates. Don't worry if the term sounds a bit fancy – I'm here to break it down for you in the most friendly and fun way possible. So, grab your favorite drink, settle into your comfiest chair, and let's explore what decorative laminates are all about!
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In a Nutshell
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