Saturday, Aug. 23

* Omnivorous culinary party at SAT
* Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell screens at the Marché des Possibles
* Pouzza presents poutine & punk rock at Frite Alors
* Intensely Uncomfortable Live screening/launch party at Théâtre Ste-Catherine
* Hua Li, Phil Sparkz & Compton Chic copresented by Passovah & Cousins
* Frenche ou meurs, danse ou crève kiss & dance party at le Belmont

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Omnivorous is a culinary party starring 14 chefs from some of Montreal’s finest restaurants, with a soundtrack by DJ Hatchmatik. Entry includes your choice of 10 dishes. 1201 St-Laurent, 7 p.m., $50.25 advance

Sarah Polley’s multiple-award-winning autobiographical documentary Stories We Tell screens as part of RIDM’s on-going RIDM en plein air series, at Mile End’s Marché des Possibles. Park adjacent to Aréna St-Louis (5633 St-Dominique), 8:30 p.m., free

Pouzza Fest proposes poutine by Frite Alors (at its McGill-area location) and live punk rock by Banquets, Rock ’n’ Roll Television and Oh My Snare. 680 Ste-Catherine W., 9 p.m., $10 (includes poutine)

Intensely Uncomfortable Live is a launch party for a new local sketch comedy show that was made for TV but deemed too weird to air. The show will be screened and its creator, Adam Susser, will tell us how he creeped out TV execs and feels kind of good about it. Théâtre Ste-Catherine (264 Ste-Catherine E.), 9 p.m., $15  

The Passovah music festival teams up with recurring queer hip hop night Cousins to present Hua Li, Phil Sparkz and Compton Chic. Club Lambi (4465 St-Laurent), 10 p.m., $5 to $25 suggested donation

Right next door at le Belmont, it’s another edition of dance/kiss party Frenche ou meurs, danse ou crève, with DJs Foxtrott, We Are Ortiz and Janek Bishop, plus hairdressers and make-up artists offering free makeovers till 1 a.m. 4483 St-Laurent, 10 p.m., $6
 
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