Since it's time to make the sacrificial purchases required by Christmas, it's also tome to lessen the pain by supporting local artisans:

Salon des métiers d’art du Québecruns from from the 7th to the 22nd... it's huge, and you should be able to find something for just about everyone.

souk @ sat runs from the 14th to the 16th... it's young and hip and fun just to go.

Here's the Sound Alliance demo video:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVcuZ1FctU4

I'll be at this benefit from shortly after 6:00pm until the end if anyone wants to join me. The project is very cool, and I'll post a YouTube video of it shortly.


Hi Folks,

We're throwing a fundraiser/going away party for the Sound Alliance Project on Friday May 18th @ Blizzarts!

The Sound Alliance is a 'mobile recording studio' that travels to remote regions of the world assisting artists in the recording and distribution of their music and ensures that artists retain all copyrights to their work. The team has been working really hard for the past two years to put this together, and they're leaving for Belize, Mali and the Soloman Islands in a few weeks.

We'd love for you to come out and have some drinks with us to show your support and check out what they're doing. Hope to see you there!

Kavita

www.thesoundalliance.org

Ahhh it's been a good few hours in the Laptop garden that can be Laika.

Yet another online petition... this one about getting rid of those horrible advertising trucks:

http://www.petitiononline.com/badtruck/

I really do wish those things (the trucks not the petitions) would go away.

Well it's the first Critical Mass of the season this evening... I've never ridden in one although I do like the idea. However, I will not be riding in this one either, but if your interested you should show up at:

5:30pm at Phillips Square, Ste-Catherine @ Union

It's DemoCampMontreal2 night at the SAT. The presenters look pretty interesting this time around, so I'd suggest signing up and swinging by the SAT at 6:30pm.

• HughMcGuire - Collectik (or possibly the project behind door #2)
• Martin Dufort - Kakiloc : Mobile Social Networking (We are back on after some arm twisting by Austin ;-))
• iotum Talk Now Technology Preview on BlackBerry - Try it Today
• Brett Gaylor - Open Source Cinema
• BumpTop

These are two articles I found interesting in in Coolopolis this morning:

• Breakdancing in Terrebonne circa 1960
• Before the Park Pine interchange

Scott at Midnight Poutine believes that Brave New Waves should not be allowed to pass quietly away. I for one agree, and think we should fill the blogosphere with it's passing. So if your a blogger blog, and if your a reader then comment at any of the many.

Blogs mentioning BNW:

• There's the week in blogs at Midnight Poutine
• Scott is collecting BNW stories at: Urban Camouflage.
• Justin at Metroblogging Montreal brought to my attention that this was it's last week on air.
• It's mentioned at Brad Sucks
• Streethawk says goodbye.
• MetaFilter laments its loss.
• Clever Lazy bids farwell.

Other Mentions:

• It's in The Hour
• There's a nice writeup in Zoilus

Here's some video that I took on Laika Night at the SAT on Sat (see xRx you should have come):