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Creations GAMA Takes over Primeau Art Gallery
Fashion show held at art gallery finds new uses for recycled fur
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France
Hear
We Are Monroe Is Ready For Fun At Osheaga
Patrick from Montreal band We Are Monroe talks about their upcoming show at Osheaga and what’s in store in the future. [read more]
Festivals
Be a Part of the Illusion with Rêveurs Définitifs
A magic and absurdity show that delivers on its promise. [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1783: Peace in Paris & Other Quebec Curios
Three sets of treaties in France would end the American Revolutionary War between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain and their respective allies. New England, who had France and Spain as their major allies during [read more]
Review
It’s The End of the World and I Don’t Feel Fine
Xavier Dolan’s new film is emotional, well-acted, and relatable. [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1756-7: The War Goes to Europe & Other Quebec Curios
While 1754 marked the beginning of a major colonial war in North America, the year 1756 marks the time when the Seven Years’ War truly became a global conflict. The British and the French formally [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1754: The Beginning of the End & Other Quebec Curios
The traditional date of the beginning of the Seven Years’ War is 1754, when somebody named George Washington attacked a French scouting party, provoking the French into retaliating by attacking and eventually taking over Fort [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1713: The Treaty of Utrecht & Other Quebec Curios
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, far away from New France, in a not-so-little continent named Europe, there was a war going on, and all because of the lack of children. More specifically, countries [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1665-1666: New France’s First Census & Other Quebec Curios
The first filles du roi arrived in 1663, a government-sponsored initiative of bringing young women into the colonies to work, marry, and have children. It was actually the idea of Jean Talon, who needed to [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1663: Ensuring New France’s Survival & Other Quebec Curios
As stated many times in the past few weeks, New France’s population was an epic fail at best. Despite Champlain’s permanent settlement, the Habitation, as well as both colonisation efforts in Trois-Rivières and Ville-Marie, by [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1608: Everything You Wanted to Know About Champlain & Other Quebec Curios
Champlain: one of the great names of Quebec history, but how well do we know him? Like Jacques Cartier, we are still questioning details about Champlain’s early life, including the exact date of his birth, [read more]
& Other Quebec Curios
1534: Everything You Wanted to Know about Cartier & Other Quebec Curios
The Vikings may have landed in Canada first, but the first permanent settlement was manned by Jacques Cartier, a French explorer. Learn about this era of exploration in this week’s Quebec Curios. [read more]
Festivals
Art Party Automata with Elektra
Robot art gives you a chance to get into the machine and move around. Find out here. [read more]
Festivals
Eat It All at the Omnivore World Tour
World food tour changes its dates from August to September to attract more students to its tables. [read more]
Pop Culture
Hélène et les animaux: animals and humans find their happily ever after
Forget Netflix binges, turn the dial to this warmhearted show about animals and animal care every Wednesday. [read more]
Festivals
Solos Festival – Night 2 – En français!
Winner of the French language production at the Fringe Festival as well as a show of puppetry promise to capture your total attention. [read more]
Festivals
Film Review: Maman? Non Merci
Film about infrequently discussed topic about why women choose not to have children despite social pressure covered in film. [read more]
Hear
Festival du Monde Arabe Covers a World
With local and international artists, this celebration of arabic culture goes from djs to sitars, bellydance to orchestras, fiction to documentary. Check it out. [read more]
Hear
Techno All Night with OCTOV and Electric Rescue
OCTOV’s latest party at an unnamed downtown location brought Electric Rescue to spin for the crowd. [read more]
Review
A Colourful Fourth Edition of the Montreal Omnivore World Tour
Montreal’s Omnivorous Party brought together 20 hot new chefs for a night of sampling. [read more]