Ongoing **1+1=1: When Collections Collide. At the Museum of Fine Arts until June 15, 2014 http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/mbam-mac Fabulous Fabergé the Jeweller of the Czars, June 14-October 5, 2014 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts http://faberge.mbam.qc.ca/en/#exhibition Catch Me if You Can, until June 22, 2014 at the Harold Greenspon Auditorium CSLDramaticSociety.com Cirque du Soleil – Kurios: […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca FOODS OF SOUTH EAST ASIA Those of you who know me or have been following my weekly posts here know my love and my affinity for all things South East Asian. Food has been my passion throughout my lifetime and I have always held the belief that in […]
Everything I Ever Needed to Know About ______* I Learned From Monty Python by Brian Cogan, Ph.D. & Jeff Massey, Ph.D. (St. Martin’s Press, $29.99)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Significantly, no matter how seemingly esoteric Python’s subject matter may have initially appeared to viewers, [Monty Python’s Flying Circus] always mixed an underlying erudition with surrealistic but ultimately accessible comedy, thus appealing to a legion of fans who – to this day – strive to ‘get’ Python’s myriad […]
Samantha’s Grand Prix Weekend Roundup
This weekend is all about the Grand Prix and the events and parties associated with it. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and stay safe. Ongoing 1+1=1: When Collections Collide. At the Museum of Fine Arts until June 15, 2014 http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/mbam-mac Catch Me if You Can, until June 22, 2014 at the Harold […]
Curtains Up on Smart Science Fiction and a Foodie’s Family Feast.
by Joseph Rossi I’m in movie heaven. In one day I sat through two really good movies that aren’t stupid, juvenile or based on any toy or video game franchises. Adults everywhere can rejoice.
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca GAZPACHO Gazpacho is a wonderful refreshing and cool addition to our summer menus widely eaten in Spain and Portugal and having its origins in the southern region of Andalusia in Spain. Gazpacho’s roots stem back to ancient times with the moors in Portugal and the Romans in Spain […]
Corey Hart bids adieu in his final concert in Montreal
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Montreal homeboy Corey Hart bid adieu to 12,000 of the faithful in a heartfelt four-hour concert at the Bell Centre on June 3, a much-anticipated show that Hart billed in interviews as his last-ever. It was a fine way to cap a stellar 30-year music career that saw […]
Montreal’s Jazz Fest 2014 makes for Hot Summer Nights
Spectra was proud to announce the outdoor lineup of free concerts being presented at this years festival. Local talent includes some of Montreal’s finest including Susie Arioli, Dawn Tyler Watson, Steve Hill, Jim Zeller, Paul Deslauriers, Eric Farran with his Ramblers. Or dance the night away at Le Tropiques with the amazing talent being brought […]
Spring Ramblings of a Drummer
The snow has melted revealing a winter’s worth of dog doughnuts. Welcome to Montreal. We moved our clocks forward. If you didn’t …leave home now you’re late. It’s hard to lose an hour of sleep, but it’s better than total darkness at 4:30pm. The Saint Paddy’s day parade invited all Montrealers to make complete […]
CIELO TAPAS
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Tapas restaurants in Spain are national institutions frequented religiously by Spaniards on an almost daily basis. It has been said that there are over 2,000 of these fabled eateries in Barcelona alone! Tapas are considered synonymous with Spanish cuisine and its tradition of eating small dishes of food […]