Sunday, Feb. 17

* Montreal Bicycle Show
* Ralph Alfonso reads Kerouac
* War Witch, Beware of Mr. Baker & The Passenger @ Parc
* Isis Giraldo Poetry Project @ Casa
* Sagriche Ensemble, feat. Ellwood Epps @ La Brique

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Beware of Mr. Baker

Catch the final day of the Montreal Bicycle Show where you’ll find conferences hosted by bicycle and cycling tourism specialists, product and service launches, mechanical workshops, competitions, and a test track where you can sample various two-wheeled wares. Place Bonaventure (800 De la Gauchetière), 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., $12

Ralph Alfonso — aka the guy behind BBAM! Gallery, aka the head of the Bongo Beat label/publishing house — reads Jack Kerouac with guitar accompaniment by John Acer. 3255 St-Jacques, 3 p.m., pass-the-hat

There’s a lot of cinematic goodness going on at Cinéma du Parc today. Among your options are local Oscar nominee War Witch with English subtitles (3:15 p.m.), Ginger Baker doc Beware of Mr. Baker (5:15 p.m.) and Antonioni’s The Passenger (with Jack Nicholson) in sweet 35mm (9 p.m.) 3575 Parc

Words and Music at the Casa presents the Isis Giraldo Poetry Project, with the Maha Choir’s Kathy Kennedy, Stephanie Robert’s dance piece “In/Out,” verse by Klara du Plessis, new poetry by Maria Bronnikova and yer host Ian Ferrier. Casa del Popolo (4873 St-Laurent), 9 p.m., $6

L’Envers and la Brique co-present another underground jazz gig, the Sagriche Ensemble, feat. Ellwood Epps. La Brique (6545 Durocher, #402), 9 p.m., $8, BYOB

Check out our complete listings for more great club, stage and gallery events.

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