Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Parents make sacrifices for their children, to give them opportunities they did not have. Problems arise when the children have different ideas and the parent is not always in agreement. But does that mean the love is no longer unconditional and there is no room for forgiveness? Kim’s Convenience is a laugh-out loud and heart-warming […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for March 2017: CLASSICAL MUSIC AND OPERA Hands-down the most buzzed-about Montreal production of the year, the hotly-anticipated world-premiere of the Another Brick In The Wall – The Opera, commissioned by the Opéra de Montréal and based on Roger Waters’ legendary work The Wall, opens at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier at Place […]
There is a soundtrack to our lives; songs that recall important events or perfectly express a moment too big to understand. The songs can be full of joy, confusion, and heartbreak. “Mama Mia” is a big ball of fun, with unexpected scenes of comedy and tenderness. It is full of infectious energy, great costumes, and […]
What does it mean to be genuine? Is truth obvious and measured or is it perceived through our own filters? Can the sublime and the ridiculous be real? “Bakersfield Mist” is a humourous, honest, and heart-felt story about sophistication vs. vulgarity and how we try to be true to ourselves. Full of passion and raw […]
Confusion, control (or lack thereof), and zaniness are all good places to start for a comedy. When events inevitably go over the top, it is best not to hold the reins too tight and just let the crazy take over. The best kind of fun can come out of the mess. “Noises Off” is a […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for February 2017: MUSEUMS The blockbuster exhibition Chagall: Colour and Music at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts features some 500 works and documents—paintings, collages, watercolours, sculptures, stained glass windows and ceramics—which show how the aesthetic and artistic world of famed Russian-French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is imbued with […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for January 2017: The year kicks off with the Broadway touring production of the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots which headlines Salle Wilfred-Pelletier from Jan. 3 to 8. After winning Best Original Score at the 2013 Tony Awards, Cyndi Lauper told me, “I didn’t stop to think I was the first woman to win that award […]
No city is lit up and festive quite like sparkling Montreal during the holiday season, not even New York City. Here are some Montreal holiday-themed highlights for arts and culture fans, families, indoors and outdoors, many of them free. Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal’s famed production of The Nutcracker returns to Salle Wilfred-Pelletier for the 53rd […]
Ongoing Focus: Perfection Robert Mapplethorpe at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until January 22, 2017 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/focus-perfection/ Notman, a Visionary Photographer. At the McCord Museum until March 26, 2017 http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/notman/ Burlesque Evenings Every 3rd Thursday night at JoBlo on Wellington in Verdun. http://www.joblorestaurantsteakhouse.com/Default-en.aspx La Cuisine Cooking Classes 5475 Royalmount Ave Info: minorgan@yahoo.ca 514 439-1529
Ongoing Focus: Perfection Robert Mapplethorpe at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until January 22, 2017 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/focus-perfection/ Notman, a Visionary Photographer. At the McCord Museum until March 26, 2017 http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/notman/ Burlesque Evenings Every 3rd Thursday night at JoBlo on Wellington in Verdun. http://www.joblorestaurantsteakhouse.com/Default-en.aspx