Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Amy Ray remembers the day she and her Indigo Girls musical partner Emily Saliers opened up for the Grateful Dead in front of tens of thousands of Deadheads. “We’ve been touring for [nearly] 30 years and that really remains the most memorable concert for me,” Ray says. “I […]
By Rebecca Munroe for Curtains Up Photos Andy Gryn Getting out to see a cover band is not something I do on a regular basis, but the acclaim that Premier Ciel has received covering Harmonium, one of Quebec’s iconic progressive rock bands of the 1970’s, was something I had to see. The night started […]
By Richard Jutras for Curtains Up With the Oscar ceremonies coming up (Sunday, February 24, 2013), and every film buff doing their last-minute push to see nominated films, I decided to go the opposite way. Upon seeing lists of “bad“ movies on critics lists, I was shocked and appalled to see some of the films […]
By Carolyn Flower for Curtains Up Whether you are a youngster, parent, teenager, or grandparent, it is hard to find a theatre company that is more trustworthy than Geordie Productions to let take hold of your imagination. One of Canada’s largest theatre for young audience companies, Geordie Productions have presented live English theatre since 1980 […]
By Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up The musical is my favorite genre. For me it was the one form to fully capitalize on the idea that Hollywood was and still is a dream factory. And what is more dreamlike then having a person burst into song and dance on a whim. Movies like Singin’ […]
“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.” ~Claude Monet What initially struck me as I walked into the Painted Bouquet studio was the homey, intimate space that is created for in-house artists and clients alike. The gleaming hardwood floors and old warehouse […]
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up “As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with […]
By Carolyn Fe for Curtains Up Allow me to introduce myself. Carolyn Fe. Some of you may know me as a Blues singer/songwriter, actress, producer (theatre and music) or business person. Some of you may not know me at all and some of you just know me as someone who likes to do things, lots of […]
By Rebecca Munroe for Curtains Up Although it has been over 25 years since the Montreal progressive rock band, Harmonium took the stage, their legacy continues on.
By Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up It is awards season. With all the prestige and accolades piled onto one or two films there are always a few gems that go unnoticed. There are no real reasons why some great films don’t get academy credit and some bad films do (list is way too long […]