St-Ambroise Fringe Festival – a chance to just let go and enjoy The Montrealer May 29, 2014 4181 The St-Ambroise Fringe Festival takes place in the Plateau-Mont-Royal area from June 5 – 22, and in the spirit of the original Scottish Fringe Festival, the performances are zany, unique, creative and so popula...
Real estate market already rebounding from the “Marois effect” The Montrealer May 29, 2014 5497 Dear Montrealers, well now that the dust is settling after the election and we haven’t seen a snowflake in the past couple weeks; people are leaving the comfort of their homes to visit Open Houses again. I have...
Montreal International Musical Competition, May 26 – June 6 The Montrealer May 29, 2014 4938 (right to left) Oliver Jones, Joseph Rouleau, President of Jeunesses Musicales and co-founder of MIMC, Daniel Clarke-Bouchard, Josée Bellemare, Director of Espace-musique, Radio-Canada, François Dompierre, Jur...
Oliver Jones and Daniel Clarke-Bouchard The Montrealer May 29, 2014 9248 Montreal jazz legend will perform a mixture of jazz and classical with prodigy Dynamic duo will perform a June 2 benefit concert for the Montreal International Musical Competition at Place des Arts Maison Symp...
The McGill Chamber Orchestra to present Klez-Kabaret The Montrealer May 28, 2014 3068 To close its 74th season, under the direction of conductor Boris Brott, the McGill Chamber Orchestra (MCO) will present a gala concert entitled Klez-Kabaret on June 10 at 7:30pm at the Maison Symphonique. T...
Arte Musica Foundation continues to add performances and talent to Bourgie Hall programs The Montrealer May 28, 2014 4508 The Arte Musica Foundation recently announced its fourth season of concerts to be presented from mid-September 2014 until mid-June 2015 in Bourgie Hall, part of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts campus on Sherbr...
Significant Montreal connections to outstanding Broadway musicals Kinky Boots and Pippin The Montrealer May 5, 2014 6714 New York City - My family and I recently returned from a busy four day stop in New York City (www.nycgo.com), where we saw two spectacular Broadway musicals with significant Montreal connections. Kinky Boots...
Kudos to Daytona Beach golf The Montrealer May 5, 2014 7325 By Donna Carter Here’s a test. When Daytona Beach, Florida is mentioned what are the first attractions that come to mind? I’m fairly confident golf will not be among them. Despite ongoing efforts to broaden ...
Sébastien Giannini appointed Executive Chef at Fairmont Queen Elizabeth The Montrealer April 21, 2014 9752 The management of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth is pleased to announce the nomination of Sébastien Giannini as Executive Chef of the hotel. He will take on his new role as of April 22nd, following the departure ...
Denis Coderre – Montreal’s Mayor is a man on a mission The Montrealer April 21, 2014 7549 Denis Coderre has been fascinated with politics and political life since he was a youngster growing up in Saint-Alfonse-de-Rodriguez, a small village 30 kilometres from Joliette in the Lanaudière region of Queb...