Thursday, Dec. 17

Kendrick Lamar, part of SoulLine Project

There’s still time for some last-minute shopping at today’s Boutique Éphémère at Villeray’s Café Larue & Fils (Jarry location), with labels like Féline Dion, Marmod8, Crown Pickle Company, SKOG and more, with tunes from DJ Monsieurlouis. 405 Jarry E., 4–9 p.m., free entry

The Sketch Republic takes over Montreal Improv for a holiday-themed show that will touch on seasonal “government sanctioned merrymaking,” drinking and mass consumption, with a range of performance, a big group Xmas sketch, a quasi-Santa host and mistletoe kisses, if you’re into that kind of thing. 3697 St-Laurent, 7–8 p.m., $8/$6 students

Head to Latin Quarter speakeasy En Cachette for a vernissage of hip hop portraits in the exhibition Soullineproject by Funky.B, with free drinks for the first 50 guests, plus deals on T-shirts for last minute gifts. DJ collective Funny Creatures will be manning the decks. 1765 St-Denis, Montreal, 7 p.m.–midnight, free entry

The Centaur Theatre Company and Théâtre Urbi et Orbi present Urban Tales: An Erotic Christmas, six short solo pieces by playwrights including Marianne Ackerman and Dayna McLeod. Note that this is the third of six performances. 453 François-Xavier, 8 p.m., $22/$18 for subscribers, seniors, ACTRA, Equity, QDF, under 30/$16 students

Monthly concert-parties Janime Jeanine has booked Sun Pow and Anatole, as well as DJs Corinne Crane, Felix Petit and Julia Blais, for their last event of 2015. Quai des Brumes (4481 St-Denis), 9:30 p.m.

Girl Unit, aka British DJ/producer Philip Gamble, brings the bass and house music to Datcha, with locals Ponsolo and Nicky Raisinz opening the party. 98 Laurier W., 11 p.m., $7 before midnight/$10

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