See everyone at the Village au Pied-du-Courant TODAY !! Doors open at 3:00 PM YD Knitting Cirlce lead by Henry 3:30 - 4:30 PM YD Woodcarving Workshop lead by Jon 5:00 - 6:00 PM
The Yellow Door is heading to the Village au Pied-du-Courant! All ages are welcome to join us on August 5th and enjoy an afternoon in this incredible community space.
The Yellow Door will be presenting the following activities:
~ Knitting Circle - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm ~ Wood Carving Workshop- 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
“The Village au Pied-du-Courant is a reinvented public space. Dynamic in nature, the Village is an urban living lab for the experimentation and development of new practices in design, entrepreneurship and the arts. In order to prioritize accessibility and encourage community engagement, entry and all programming is -- and always will be -- free.”
Location: 2100 Rue Notre Dame Est, Montréal, QC
https://www.facebook.com/PiedDuCourant/
*** The Yellow Door is searching for a bookkeeper/accountant to help us with our financial records. Must have experience with QUICKBOOKS. *** Commitment: Review Quickbooks every few months (2+ hrs) & file our taxes at the end of the fiscal year (5+ hrs). $$$: We do have a small budget to help compensate for your time. Please share and/or ask around to your circles. May be a good role for a student or retiree. Contact: admin@yellowdoor.org if interested.
Last week at the Annual YD Summer Social, our members enjoyed a fascinating presentation by Sheldon Harvey of Bird Protection QC. If you are a birder, or interested in trying out birdwatching for the first time, check out BPQ- they even have trips within city limits!
YD Office will be closed for the long weekend! FRIDAY: Community Music & Coffeehouse will run as scheduled!
Walking tours of the 'hood. June 21 / June 23 / June 25
The Coffeehouse is closed tonight! Join us this weekend at the Montreal Folk Festival on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm in the Lhasa de Sela tent.
http://montrealfolkfest.com/…/singalong-with-the-yellow-do…/
Come beat the heat and see some local talents at the Yellow Door Coffeehouse Open Mic! Our Coffeehouse basement is nice and cool today and will be filled with music tonight.
Doors open at 8 pm and show starts at 8:30 pm. Admission is free. Come and bring your friends!
The Rabbit Hole is open from 12:30-2:30pm!
Menu du jour:
$3 SUNRISE SOUP+ LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE $1.50 ALMOND ENERGY BALLS $0.50 COFFEE
Come for a homemade, vegan, healthy lunch!
Please note we will be closed Monday, May 21st. All activities and events are cancelled on Monday. Have a great long weekend!
The Rabbit Hole is open today from 12:30-2:30pm!
$3 ~ Savoury Garden Soup + Chocolate Cake $1.50 ~ Chickpea Peanut Butter Balls $0.50 ~ Coffee
BYOContainer. 5$ for a warm&delicious vegan lunch, dessert, coffee and a snack!
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JUNE 18TH!!! We are hiring 3 summer interns (under the Canada Summer Jobs Program). Details about each position can be found on our website (SUPPORT page & then scroll down to the WORK section). Please share with your friends.
This Friday's Featured Performer at the Yellow Door Coffeehouse: Ellyn Woods - doors open at 8 pm, admission is free (so bring a billion friends) _ part of the evening is an Open Stage - the time to sign up to perform, is between 8 and 8:30, when the real fun begins! And the fun continues right up until it's time to stack the chairs and wash the cups, everybody's favourite late night activity!
The Rabbit Hole opens today at 12:30!
Menu du Jour:
~ Hearty Veggie Soup ~ ~ Apple Cake ~ ~ Chickpea Peanut Butter Balls ~ ~ Coffee ~
5$ for a vegan lunch, dessert, coffee and a snack!
Rabbit Hole Today @ 12:30! $3 SPRINGTIME SOUP & ALMOND PEAR CAKE $1.50 CHICKPEA PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BALL $0.50 COFFEE
BYOContainer. Vegan. Homemade. Healthy. Hot. And as always, super friendly service from our Volunteers!
Our Urban Garden Team had their first meeting yesterday! Here they are getting the garden ready for the season.
If you're interested in getting your hands dirty this summer and helping out with the garden, or have any questions, email Melissa at gen.out@yellowdoor.org or message us here!
BREAKING NEWS! The RABBIT HOLE CAFE is back, every Friday for the month of May! Come by next Friday, May 4th at 12:30 pm for your delicious $3 vegan lunch!!!
Amritha, a dedicated member of the YD community (she is on our board and is an activities volunteer), was recently interviewed by Noah Sutton of the McGill Tribune.
Volunteer with the Yellow Door's Urban Garden!
From May to September, we are looking for volunteers who are available Monday through Friday between the hours of 10 AM - 5:30 PM, to help with planting, watering, & weeding. No previous gardening experience necessary – just a willingness to get your hands dirty!
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The first meeting of the Urban Garden Team will take place on Tuesday, May 1st at 1 PM!
Find out more here: http://www.yellowdoor.org/urban-garden.html
Lovely place. Will visit more often~ Enjoyed the Woodworking event.
I'm reviewing on behalf of my mom. She often chats about the yellow door and now I know why. She saw Leonard Cohen there back in the day, she's 65, so in the 70s i suppose.
Mark you have a really special friday night open mic going on, I can't wait to come back.
Magnifique