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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: June 1, 2020

Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to threaten some of the events listed. The new Ontario Music Investment Fund (pictured) is now accepting applications.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: June 1, 2020

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a 12-month period

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

Now open

Canada Council Grants

 


 

Now open

FACTOR Songwriting Development Program

 


 

01-Jun-20

Applications open for Ontario Music Investment Fund- Music Creation

 


 

03-Jun-20

Applications open for Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund for music documentaries

 


 

01-Jun-20

Applications to showcase at M for Montreal

 


 

04-Jun-20

Applications for First Up With RBCxMusic

 


 

15-Jun-20

Applications for MVP Project

 


 

18-Jun-20

Applications open for OMIF - Music Industry Initiatives

 


 

01-Sep-20

Applications for FACTOR Showcase Production

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

15-20-Sep-20

Americana Music fest and conference, Nashville, TN

 


 

22-Sep-Oct-4-20

Sing! Toronto Vocal Arts Festival

 


 

30-Sep-Oct-4-20

BreakOut West, Winnipeg, MB

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1-4-Oct-20

CMAOntario Awards and festival, London, ON

 


 

21-24-Oct-20

Halifax Pop Explosion 2020, Halifax, NS

 


 

18-21-Nov-20

M for Montreal, Montreal, PQ

 


 

9-10_Apr-2021

Canadian Folk Music Awards, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

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Armand Larrivée Monroe
Antonio Pierre de Almeida, Centre d’histoire de Montréal

Armand Larrivée Monroe

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Montreal Nightlife and Drag Icon Armand Larrivée Monroe Dies At 88

Famously known as La Monroe, the veteran drag queen was known as a revolutionary in the city’s nightlife scene, dating back to the late '50s.

Trailblazer in the Montreal nightlife and drag scene, Armand Larrivée Monroe, has died at 88. Known as a queer pioneer, Monroe made his debut in 1958 at the Tropical Room, a lounge of the Downbeat Club.

Monroe was one of 13 children and grew up in Saint-Henri in Montreal, he moved to the city at 18.

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