Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
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Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for February 2018: MUSIC The live music scene kicks into high gear as Montrealers’ wallets have gotten fatter since the holiday season. Some of the bigger names headed to town this month are British rock legends Uriah Heep (Corona Theatre on February 10), legendary Genesis guitarist Steve […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for January 2018: MUSIC The live music scene kicks off the year a little quietly as Montrealers avoid the deep freeze and try to save a few bucks after the holiday season. Some of the bigger names headed to town are The Killers (Place Bell on January […]
Have you ever celebrated Christmas in a new land with new customs? What do you bring to the festivity- your culture or your baggage? Urban Tales: Immigrant Songs: First Xmas in Montreal brings six unique stories about yuletide in this exciting city from the point of view of new immigrants and arrivals. The stories are […]
It’s been three years since Songs of Innocence and a lot has happened on the political and personal landscape to cause several rewrites and nine producers to help U2 craft Songs of Experience. Whereas Innocence was about the past and growing up this is an album that shows a looking back or reflection of experience […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for December 2017: ART AND MUSEUMS The new exhibition Passion: Hockey is an entertaining look at the fascinating world of our national winter sport, and also marks the centenary of the National Hockey League and the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. It was in Montreal, in November 1917, […]
Do thrillers need to be sombre and serious to be entertaining? Can a story of danger and madness be a frolic, too? The 39 Steps is a madcap, action-packed, and hilarious spin on the classic 30’s spy thriller. The show uses deliciously over-the-top clichés of the film noir genre. It’s a spoof that never fails […]
Over the last few albums and years we have experienced Taylor Swift’s evolution in music and public life. With the album Red it was as if she was being formed in the womb of pop music.1989 was her full-on birth into it. Reputation is not even her as an infant, or teenager but a full […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for November 2017: MUSIC In Montreal this month, everything begins and ends with Leonard Cohen, the global icon who adored his hometown of Montreal. The many local celebrations of Cohen’s life begin with the blockbuster concert Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen on November 6, […]
What unites a community? Is it the shared values, the institutions, or social activities? Does it depend on how much the people are willing to share and welcome the slightest change? The Hockey Sweater: a Musical is a wonderful, charming, family story for all ages. It goes beyond the nostalgia for a bygone era and […]