Marvelous M Pour Montréal
Montreal artists have to start their global careers somewhere. Why not Montreal? M pour Montréal provides up-coming Montreal and Quebec artists and labels a platform to [read on]
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Doc Your Heart Out : RIDM 2022
RIDM features diverse line up of documentary films from around the globe
Le Phoque OFF to the Metaverse
Check out one of the first virtual music festivals to take place in the Metaverse.
Image+Nation film festival is here
As the Montreal LGBTQ film festival goes online this year, it boasts more films than ever.
OCM: Quebec Premiere of “As One”
Baritone Phillip Addis joins the cast of the opera, set to premiere in Montreal on November 20th & 21st.
Zoom to See The Fairies are Thirsty
Interview with Sabrina Auclair about performing an online ensemble piece.
1959: The End of Duplessis & Other Quebec Curios
By the end of the 1950s, Maurice Duplessis had been in politics for thirty-two years of his life, eighteen of which had been as Premier of Québec. From humble beginnings as [read on]
1959: Mr. Roncarelli, Speaking & Other Quebec Curios
Frank Roncarelli was a businessman. The owner of a highly successful restaurant on Crescent Street, Quaff Café, Roncarelli had accumulated a certain wealth. He was also a [read on]
1958: The Other Chief & Other Quebec Curios
John Diefenbaker’s law practice that began in a shack that he had built on a vacant spot of land and ended with his competitor being run out of town. His political career [read on]
1957: Québec’s Natural Gas Company & Other Quebec Curios
Natural gas, a fossil fuel substance that occurs naturally in the soil, can be harnessed to power homes and vehicles and is generally less toxic to the environment than other [read on]
1956: Bourassa Departs and Duplessis Marches On & Other Quebec Curios
In 1956, while the big movers and shakers of the next generation such as Jean Lesage and René Lévesque were already in politics or moving towards that goal, Robert [read on]
1956: The Coffin Affair & Other Quebec Curios
Wilbert Coffin was firstly a Gaspésien. A prospector by trade, his chance run in with three men and six hundred dollars led to one of the most hotly-debated cases in [read on]
Female Directed and Written Show Successions Succeeds
Strong characters and a focus on first-generation immigrant problems make for a compelling show
1955: The Other Maurice & Other Quebec Curios
As Maurice Duplessis reigned the world politics, there was another Maurice who reigned the hearts and minds of sports fanatics: Maurice Richard, the star hockey player of the [read on]
1954-6: Duplessis Decides to Tax Everybody & Other Quebec Curios
It’s officially tax time in Canada, and you might be wondering why residents of Québec must fill out two income tax forms. Surprisingly, this is one of Maurice [read on]
1952: Radio-Canada and the Young Lévesque & Other Quebec Curios
September 1952 marked a leap in Canadian media: Radio-Canada marked its first television broadcast. Its English counterpart, the CBC, broadcasting days after Radio-Canada’s [read on]
