Thursday, April 7

Local poetry publisher Metatron presents the Greenhouse Reading, featuring 10 local authors including Kat Lynch, Mick Hennessy and Melanie Power. Concordia Greenhouse (1455 de Maisonneuve W.), 5 à 7, free

Renowned Montreal cartoonist and artist Julie Doucet launches her latest book, Carpet Sweeper Tales, at Drawn & Quarterly. 211 Bernard W., 7 p.m., free

Le Belmont hosts the fifth annual busker showcase featuring some of this city’s Étoiles du Métro, including  Street Meat, Flash-Back 57/97, Gypsy Vadrouille and the Corcovado Trio. 4483 St-Laurent, 8 p.m., $10/$12

The seventh edition of Crobar’s Jazzy Beats night is on, with Atamone on beats and open mics for singers or sax players (BYO sax). 1221 Crescent, 9 p.m., free entry

Perfecto gets a new weekly DJ gig tonight: Imperfecto, with DJs László, Cold Hand and Von Jupiter playing “wave,” post-punk, goth and EBM. 20 Duluth E., 10 p.m., free

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