Ongoing **Motherhouse at the Centaur until March 23, 2014 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/motherhouse.php Cole & Co., until March 29 at the Hudson Village Theatre http://www.villagetheatre.ca FIFA until March 30, 2014 http://www.artfifa.com/en/ Glengarry Glen Ross at the Segal Centre, until March 30, 2014 8:30pm http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/glengarry-glen-ross/ Sugar Shack Train at Gare Centrale until April 12, 2014 http://montreal.about.com/od/seasonalattractions/a/sugar-shack-train-montreal-escapade-maple-syrup.htm Casablanca/Chandigarh at the […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Shrimp Etouffee New Orleans, Cajun food they immediately bring to mind Mardi Gras, jazz, wildly intoxicating hurricanes and of course great food. The cuisine of New Orleans itself is not as many think strictly Cajun food. The cuisine of New Orleans is more Creole than Cajun. The origin […]
Take 5 with TAKE 6 – All 4 a Cause
Contributed by Rik Roe TAKE 6 has won more GRAMMYs than any other vocal group in history and they’re coming to Montreal! Kimberly Zimmer’s Get It Promotions is proud to announce a benefit concert by multi-GRAMMY Award-winning vocal group TAKE 6 on March 23, 2014 at Montreal’s intimate Gesù Theatre. TAKE 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave […]
Weekend and Upcoming events with Samantha Wexler
Image from: http://betanews.com Ongoing **Art Souterrain until March 16, 2014: art installations all over the downtown underground http://www.artsouterrain.com/en/home/ Motherhouse at the Centaur until March 23, 2014 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/motherhouse.php Cole & Co., until March 29 at the Hudson Village Theatre http://www.villagetheatre.ca Casablanca/Chandigarh at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) until April 20, 2014 http://www.cca.qc.ca/en/exhibitions Peter Doig, No Foreign […]
Michael’s Quick ,Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Asparagus and Smoked Trout Frittata Asparagus is a member of the lily family along with its cousin’s onions and garlic. It has been celebrated and enjoyed by the Egyptians as far back as 3000BC and the delicate taste of its ‘tips’ or ‘love tips’ as they were known […]
The $11 Billion Year by Anne Thompson (Newmarket Press, $33.50)
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “You taste bottom in this business. When you fail, you pick yourself up and get yourself back, whether with one movie or two. It’s not over, just keep going.” -Harvey Weinstein Growing up the movies were one of the few things my father, mother, brother and I did […]
Watch: Preview CurtainsUp.TV’s “Bar Fly”
Let us do the bar hopping for you! Abby Elizabeth Schachter is CurtainsUp.TV’s “Bar Fly” and will have you discover some of the best dives in the city. Here’s just a sample of what’s coming up:
What do drummers do?
Mitchell Field for Curtains Up Picture a set of drums in your minds eye. Imagine yourself sitting behind it. Focus on the drum sticks in your hands. What is the first thing you would do? Let me guess. You would beat those poor drums like a used rental car. Its only natural…rhythm is part of […]
A peek at ongoing and weekend events with Samantha Wexler
Here is what is looking good this weekend! Ongoing ** Point-à-Callière’s Port Symphonies until March 9, 2014 http://www.pacmusee.qc.ca/en/calendar-of-activities/cultural-activities/pointe-a-callieres-port-symphonies-february-23 Disney on Ice: Let’s Party! Until March 9, 2014 http://www.evenko.ca/html/tickets/disneyonice/index_en.html Art Souterrain until March 16, 2014: art installations all over the downtown underground http://www.artsouterrain.com/en/home/ Motherhouse at the Centaur until March 23, 2014 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/motherhouse.php Casablanca/Chandigarh at the Canadian […]
Curtains Up on 300: Rise of an Empire
by Joseph Rossi How wonderful. It’s another attempt to suck out millions of dollars with a less then mediocre sequel to an already overrated film that has amassed a rather large and loyal fan base. 300: Rise of an Empire is a big, loud, bloated, silly mess.