Wednesday, May 20

Kurt Cobain
 
YES Montreal’s Entrepreneurship Conference: AHA Moments takes place today, with a line-up of workshops, networking activities and speakers including Peter McAuslan (of McAuslan brewery), Mandy and Rebecca Wolfe (of Mandy’s Salad Bar) and Vince Morena (of St-Viateur Bagel — check out our interview with him here). Centre Mont-Royal (2200 Mansfield), 3:30–9 p.m., $49.95

Brett Morgen’s new documentary Montage of Heck tells the Kurt Cobain story using journals, Nirvana-era home movies and interviews with the people who were closest to him, adding fresh insight to the tragic tale. Cinéma du Parc (3575 Parc), 3:40 p.m. & 9 p.m., $12/$10

A new monthly pop-up shop launches today at Grenade, featuring wares from local artisans la Petite Robe Noire, Maaji, Veinage and more. 1603 Ontario E., from 5 p.m., free

Check out the new generation of designers, illustrators and photographers with graduating student shows at Dawson College (Illustration & Design students, 3040 Sherbrooke W., Room 3C.1, 5:30–10 p.m. and Photography students, Conrods, 4001 de Maisonneuve W., 2nd floor, 6 p.m.) plus fashion, graphic and industrial design graduates at UQAM’s Centre de Design (1440 Sanguinet, 6 p.m., free, RSVP required)

The Sight & Sound new media arts festival begins at Eastern Bloc with installations, artworks and an opening audio/visual interactive performance called You’ll Never Know by Emmanuel Lagrange Paquet and Joseph Perrault. 7240 Clark, 8 p.m., free

Australian psych stars Tame Impala play the first of two shows at Metropolis tonight, with openers Mini Mansions. 59 Ste-Catherine E., 8 p.m., $42
 
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