My Montreal Bucket List
Montreal Art This Month : April Showers Shows
The Montreal art scene is a storm of events, from performance art to journal launches to vernissage parties. Here’s our list of things not to miss! [read on]
mcgill
Hear
TO DO Tonight: McGill Tabla Ensemble 10th Anniversary Concert
The beat goes on. [read on]
Review
Review : The Ambitions of Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame
Tuesday Night Cafe play explores meaty topics about the causes and effects of war. [read on]
Hear
TO DO Tonight: Hip Hop Week Brings Beats to Montreal
Week long festival to celebrate hip hop through performances, lectures, workshops, and good vibes comes to the city. [read on]
Do
5 Days for the Homeless: What you need to know
For five days every year, students from universities all across Canada participate in the 5 Days for the Homeless campaign. During this time, they give up some of the most basic comforts and necessities that [read on]
Review
To Do Tonight: Dear Elizabeth: Missed Romance Before Tinder
Before OK Cupid, Match.com, Tinder, and text messages, people conducted their romance, even platonic ones, via letter. [read on]
Hear
Young Montreal Immigrant Saves Rwandan Children
Sandrine Murengerantwali founded Vivo Cuore to raise money for much needed surgeries in her home country of Rwanda. [read on]
Festivals
Montreal Black History Month 2015: Best of the Fest Daily
Not entirely sure what to do to celebrate Black History Month in Montreal? Here’s a pick for each day of the month. [read on]
& Other Quebec Curios
Battle of the Law School Premiers & Other Quebec Curios
It is not surprising that many of our Quebec premiers have been extremely accomplished in their respective domains of work. Premiers have come from diverse backgrounds, such as agriculture (Godbout), engineering (Barrette), and economists (Parizeau). [read on]
Consider
Fear and Loathing South of the 40 : A Pox On Your House!
What do you do when you’ve got all kinds of creepy crawlies in the news: Luka Magnotta? Ebola? a dead parrot? turtles in your pants? Animal rescue videos as an alternative. [read on]
Hear
Photojournal: Dance and Celebrate at McGill Pow Wow
Tradition and modernity come together during McGill’s annual Pow Wow, a chance to dance, sing, and celebrate. [read on]
Festivals
Get Your Knees Up for Ulysses : Bloomsday Festival in Montreal
Celebrating Bloomsday in Montreal has become a weekend event with readings, music, food, and of course… ale! [read on]
Hear
Busty and the Bass Don’t Need Glass Slippers to Funk It Up
McGill 9-piece band play covers and originals with their own funky flair. [read on]
Review
Feminist Art Magazine Yiara Launch A Hit
Yiara Magazine’s second edition was packed with attendees and featured musical act the Broken Crowns. [read on]
Quebec 102
Places To Learn French in Montreal vol. 1
Trying to figure out how to learn French in Montreal without spending too much money? Here’s some suggestions. Don’t worry… we don’t tell you “just go speak to someone.” [read on]
Hear
Baroque Cabaret: Love Triangles, Deceitful Women, and Phoenix Ashes in Handel’s Semele
Tenor David H Menzies gives us a preview of La Compagnie Baroque Mont-Royal’s weekend performance. [read on]
Uncategorized
FIFEQ Film Festival Takes You Around the World
Get to know other cultures through Montreal’s ethnographic film festival. Films are free and look at places ranging from our own backyard to Bangalore. [read on]
Interview
Antigone Reimagined at the Tuesday Night Cafe
McGill’s Tuesday Night Cafe presents Anilouh’s version of the Antigone with Creon as a sympathetic character. [read on]
Hear
Concert Review: Classically Good. McGill Chamber Orchestra Performs Handel’s Messiah
Kanica Saphan checks out the McGill Chamber Orchestra’s annual show of Handel’s Messiah in Christ Church Cathedral and reports back favorably on both orchestra and venue [read on]