By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! (@AKessaris) “Remembered as a ‘textbook example of mass hysteria,’ the War of the Worlds panic is still cited constantly by historians as evidence of the anxiety permeating the country just before World War II. The broadcast itself has become shorthand for the dangerous power and influence of the media, […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorganmichael@yahoo.com LEMONGRASS CHICKEN BANH MI Visiting Viet Nam this was one of my favorite lunch time selections. It derives its popularity from Viet Nam’s french colonial period when the baguette was introduced into the Vietnamese kitchens. To this day you will find food hawkers selling fresh baguettes in […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing The Beckett Players 2015 Fundraiser “Don’t Stop the Music” May 1, 2, 8 & 9 at the Kirkland Sports Arena. http://becketplayers.brownpapertickets.com Triplex Nervosa at the Centaur Theatre, extended until May 24, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/triplexnervosa.php Marvels and Mirages of Orientalism at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, until May 31, 2015 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/marvels-and-mirages-of-orientalism/
Curtains Up on The Avengers: Age of Ultron
by Joseph Rossi This is like a big ice cream sundae. Sugary, sweet, and in the end, not really nutritious but it goes down easy and fast so that must mean summer is here.
Abby talks CHESS with Noelle Hannibal
Abby E. Schachter for Curtains Up One Night only Theatre production of CHESS Saturday April 25th at La Vitrola If you are looking for something to do this Saturday April 25th, look no further. In The Wings Promotions is presenting their very own version of the hit musical CHESS. And it is […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing **Butterflies Go Free at the Insectarium until April 26, 2015 http://calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/butterflies-go-free?utm_source=site_eplv_insect_en&utm_medium=what-to-see&utm-campaign=papillons-en-liberte Triplex Nervosa at the Centaur Theatre, until May 17, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/triplexnervosa.php Marvels and Mirages of Orientalism at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, until May 31, 2015 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/marvels-and-mirages-of-orientalism/
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorganmichael@yahoo.com MULLIGATAWNY SOUP Indian cuisine is by far the most complex of the Global cuisines. It is my cuisine of choice, I love its delicate use of spices and herbs that are vital to the flavoring all of their dishes. Mulligatawny Soup was introduced to India during its English […]
Curtains Up on The Water Diviner
by Joseph Rossi Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner is a handsome and passionate epic that I hope will find an audience.
Let’s Start a Riot by Bruce McCulloch (HarperCollins, $29.99)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! (@AKessaris) “…I realized that, even though I had been a young a**hole, I was right. No one should ever go to Drumheller.” -Bruce McCulloch (from Let’s Start a Riot) In 1988 a void existed in broadcast comedy/variety, with SCTV long gone and Saturday Night Live just beginning to become […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorganmichael@yahoo.com MAPLE SYRUP BBQ SAUCE Maple syrup was first produced from maple sap by the idigenous peoples of North America where it was used as a main source of nutrition and energy. Many native rituals were formed around its consumption and its production. Aboriginal dishes of the period replaced […]