Sunday, March 31

Bal en Blanc
Photo by Patricia Brochu

There’s no shortage of lit-related events on offer today. This afternoon, the Mile End Poets’ Festival offers High Wattage: Elements of the Slam Poem, a workshop with Regie Cabico to help you tweak your own performance style. La Sala Rossa (4848 St-Laurent), 1–4 p.m., $10/PWYC

Whether you’re a hardcore Tommy Wiseau fan or a newcomer to contemporary cult classic The Room, don’t miss the screening of this mystifying work of outsider cinema tonight. J.A. de Seve Cinema (1400 de Maisonneuve W.), 7:45 p.m., $13

The Pilot: Commander Adama Loves Nikki Reimer Edition features a lineup of talented young local poets and authors, with readings from Guillaume Morisette, Nikki Reimer and Sarah Brunning. Sparrow (5322 St-Laurent), 8 p.m., free

This evening, Mile End Poets’ Festival presents a slate of writing-oriented music performances, featuring Rae Spoon, Al Mader’s Minimimalist Jug Band, and Catherine Kidd with Stefan Christoff. Sala Rossa (4848 St-Laurent), 8:30 p.m., $8

Montreal’s Hip Hop Festival mounts a local showcase, Rap d’Icitte. Club Soda (1225 St-Laurent), 8:30 p.m., $17.50/$22.50, all ages

Also on the rap tip, Queens legends Cormega and Large Professor are at Cabaret Underworld tonight, hopefully previewing a track or two from their forthcoming collaborative album, Mega Philosophy. 1403 Ste-Elisabeth, 10 p.m., $25 in advance/$30 at the door

Don your best dress whites for the LGBT community’s annual Easter weekend blowout Bal en Blanc, headlined by behemoth DJ David Guetta, with monstrous support from Calvin Harris, Armin Van Buuren and Peter Rauhofer, to name a few. Palais des Congrès (1001 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle), 9 p.m., $149

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