Dining

Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish for the Weekend

By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up     minorganmichael@yahoo.com CAMBODIAN CHICKEN LIME SOUP Cambodian cuisine (Khmer cuisine) uses many fresh herbs, leaves , pickled vegetables and various dipping sauces and is greatly influenced by the bounty of food available alongside the mighty Mekong River that cuts through the very heart of Cambodia.

Books Film/TV Varia

The Horror of it All: One Moviegoer’s Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead…by Adam Rockoff (Simon & Schuster, $32)

By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! (@AKessaris) “As a general rule, horror fans embrace their status as cultural outsiders.  In fact, many define their identity solely by opposition to the mainstream.  We tell ourselves we don’t need, or even want, casual endorsements-not from the public or the critics, and especially not from Hollywood suits.” -Adam […]

Film/TV

Samantha’s Weekend Roundup

  Ongoing Montreal SketchFest until May 31, 2015 http://montrealsketchfest.com PikNIk Électronique at Parc Jean Drapeau, until June 16, 2015 http://piknicelectronik.com Triplex Nervosa at the Centaur Theatre, extended until May 24, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/triplexnervosa.php Duo Show: Mirabolle and MonstR at Fresh Paint Gallery, until May 31, 2015 http://www.freshpaintgallery.ca Marvels and Mirages of Orientalism at the Montreal Museum […]

Film/TV

Samantha’s Weekend Roundup

Ongoing The Tashmi Project at the MAI, until May 17, 2015 http://www.thetashmeproject.com PikNIk Électronique at Parc Jean Drapeau, May 17 – June 16, 2015 http://piknicelectronik.com Festivale Printemps Numérique until May 21, 2015 http://printempsnumerique.info Triplex Nervosa at the Centaur Theatre, extended until May 24, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/triplexnervosa.php Duo Show: Mirabolle and MonstR at Fresh Paint Gallery, until […]

Music

The triumphant homecoming of soprano Marianne Fiset at L’ Opéra de Montréal

By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett L’Opéra de Montréal winds down its 35th season with Silent Night, the 2012 Pulitzer-winning two-act opera by renowned American composer Kevin Puts and prolific American librettist Mark Campbell. Based on the 2005 film Joyeux Noël by director Christian Carion, the work depicts the historic and miraculous truce between French, German, and Scottish soldiers on Christmas […]

Film/TV

Samantha’s Weekend Roundup

  Ongoing The Beckett Players 2015 Fundraiser “Don’t Stop the Music” 8 & 9 at the Kirkland Sports Arena. http://becketplayers.brownpapertickets.com The Tashmi Project at the MAI, until May 17, 2015 http://www.thetashmeproject.com Festivale Printemps Numérique until May 21, 2015 http://printempsnumerique.info Triplex Nervosa at the Centaur Theatre, extended until May 24, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/triplexnervosa.php Marvels and Mirages of […]