May 26 marked the fortieth anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's famous Montreal Bed-In, the site of the recording of "Give Peace a Chance." Over in the M-Dot, the Musée des beaux arts has been holding a popular exhibit about what may have been the world's most famous sleepover. Closer to home, draft89 Theatre Collective has been mounting The John/Yoko Bed Piece at the Theatre Centre, which dramatizes the event.

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse
Carolee Schneemann is an artist whose work refuses a tepid response: in a career that has addressed contentious topics such as American imperialism and the implications of living in a sex-phobic society, Schneemann has solidified her position as a pioneer in what is now known as multi-media/disciplinary art.