By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorganmichael@yahoo.com Having recently discovered and moved to Ile des Soeurs (I should have done it years ago!) I was immediately captured by its many parks, wild life preserve with its own manmade lake and abundant natural surroundings. Fitting neatly into this abundance of nature are its many modern apartment […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing Hosanna at the MainLine Theatre until March 29, 2015 http://www.mainlinetheatre.ca/en/spectacles/hosanna The Envelope at the Centaur Theatre, until April 19, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/theenvelope.php Festival Printemps Numérique at Quartier des Spectacles until April 20, 2015 http://printempsnumerique.info/en/ 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 Marvels and Mirages of Orientalism at the Montreal Museum […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorganmichael@yahoo.com MEXICAN CHOPPED SALAD Summer is coming, have faith. This week’s recipe is a delicious combination of flavors and an abundance of different textures. It could easily be combined with shrimp, scallops, crab or even shredded grilled chicken breast.
‘Hosanna’ shines at Mainline
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up (@maccajess) On cold nights the streets of Montreal often feel deserted and lonely. Boarded up shops with graffiti on the windows and sex cinemas line the streets, their fluorescent signs illuminating the sidewalks with mystery and sleaziness. After seeing an incredible performance of Hosanna at Mainline theatre, I saw […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorganmichael@yahoo.com JUICY CHICKEN MEATBALLS Meatballs are a popular dish in many cultures: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Hungary, Iran, Greece The Philippines and Sweden, just to name a very few. A ‘kofta’ is a Middle Eastern or South East Asian meatball variety derived from the Persian word ‘kufta’. (1) This week’s […]
ZZ Top bring their Texas boogie to Montreal
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Some 6,000 of the faithful attended the March 17 concert by Texas boogie trio ZZ Top at the Bell Centre . But everybody was drinking and yakking so much – even during the songs – that the place felt more like a Mississippi juke joint. […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing Art Matters 2015, March 7 – 21, 2015 www.artmattersfestival.org Abstract Art Exhibition: It’s Nice, but What is it?? at Le Repaire des 100 Talents until March 25, 2015 http://100talents.blogspot.ca The Goodnight Bird at the Centaur Theatre until March 22, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/thegoodnightbird.php 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 Marvels […]
The Quebec Drama Federation launches a vibrant spring season
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up (@maccajess) If the brutal cold has taught us anything this winter it’s that we’re more than ready to welcome spring, and with it, the renewed energy that it brings to so many theatre artists in Montreal. Though the wait may seem excruciatingly long and the days bitterly cold, the […]
Nicola Cavendish on Theatre, Canada, Broadway, Roast Beef and Eggplant
Ms. Cavendish is presently performing at the Centaur Theatre in The Goodnight Bird – You have this wonderful presence on stage, energy, clarity and projection of character – and mostly, it is clear that you enjoy what you are doing. “Theatre is very real for me – It was great playing pretend when I was […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Photo credit: http://espacepourlavie.ca/en/programming/butterflies-go-free Ongoing Mac & Cheese Week, until March 16, 2015 http://www.nudabite.com/2015/02/23/montreals-maccheese-week/ Exposition UNGROUND at the Darling Foundry until March 15, 2015 http://fonderiedarling.org/en/events-past.html We Are Not Alone at the Segal Centre, until March 15, 2015 http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/we-are-not-alone/ Warhol Mania at the Museum of Fine Arts until March 15, 2015 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/ Art Matters 2015, March 7 […]