Wednesday, Dec.19

Szef Bartek (pictured at right) throws down his genuine egg nog.

Want to get in good with the folks over at Greenland? No better way than to attend their Christmas party and help them donate some cash to the SPCA Montérégie through beer sales. Barfly (4062 St-Laurent), 6 p.m., free entry

A trio of vintage National Film Board docs from directors Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor, including the legendary Lonely Boy, following then-teen idol Paul Anka, screens at the Cinémathèque québécoise. 335 Maisonneuve E., 6:30 p.m.

The Objet Inusité – Rencontre Internationale sur l’Art Audio conference begins today and continues through Dec. 22. Tonight’s workshop is a DIY Vinyl Press, and there will be performances by Darsha Hewitt, Jean-Pierre Gauthier and Keiko Uenishi, with installations by Peter Fleming, Lucas Abelas and Maxime de la Rochefoucauld. Eastern Bloc (7240 St-Urbain), 8 p.m., $10/night for performances, installations free 12-8 p.m.

Quaff festive drinks with culinary dictator Szef Bartek, who promises to “fatten your belly with real, homemade eggnog  — cream, eggs, vanilla, bourgon, rum and Polish man love.” Dépanneur le Pick Up (7032 Waverly), 8 p.m.