Gordon Lightfoot – a Canadian musical treasure Peter Kerr April 1, 2020 645 Gordon Lightfoot – Montreal show re-scheduled to Thursday, Sept. 24th “I wrote my first song in Grade 12. I played other people’s songs in clubs and coffee houses, and I started integrating my own compositions...
Hudson Village Theatre 2020 Season, an international journey of love Peter Kerr March 22, 2020 568 Dean Fleming has the wind in his sails as the Artistic Director of Hudson Village Theatre. Hudson Village theatre presents a successful mix of professional theatre productions alongside high quality amateur pro...
Mitch Garber – successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and passionate Montrealer Peter Kerr February 19, 2020 878 “I love my family, I love sports and I love business!” This statement at the beginning of our conversation is an accurate self-description of Mitch Garber. He has a tremendous amount of energy that fuels his fo...
Holland America Line offers extended Grand Voyages from Fort Lauderdale Peter Kerr February 7, 2020 1067 Offering leisure cruises since 1873, this legendary cruise line offers long exotic voyages from the convenient home port of Fort Lauderdale Holland America Line has been in the leisure cruise business since 18...
Annabel Soutar – Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Porte Parole’s unique documentary theatre Peter Kerr February 2, 2020 1585 Porte Parole is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2019-2020 in a big way. The company is presenting five plays in Montreal, two productions at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, a play touring in five U.S. cities...
Celebrating 25 Years of making The Montrealer! Peter Kerr December 11, 2019 833 Well – look at us now! It’s an important achievement to have been in business for 25+ years. I’m going to give you a short history of the publishing experience that preceded The Montrealer, and then fast-forwar...
Vincenzo Guzzo – Mr. Sunshine brings his no-nonsense business acumen to Dragon’s Den Peter Kerr November 19, 2019 863 Vincenzo Guzzo started working in his father’s movie theatre when he was a child, doing everything from sweeping the floors to selling tickets. After school, he would go to Angelo Guzzo’s movie theatre and comp...
Gloria Bass – an 18-carat golden success Peter Kerr October 26, 2019 1418 Gloria Bass was pursuing her Arts degree at McGill when she met the man she would marry - and as fate would have it, her marriage indirectly led to a lifelong career of creating unique custom made jewelry. Glor...
MiniBiblioPLUS Changing young lives one book at a time Peter Kerr October 22, 2019 1567 Many of our readers are familiar with the Fraser Hickson Library and the issues it faced in finding a new home. In 2012, Helen Fortin (then Fundraising Consultant) conducted a needs analysis, and made recommend...
Mathieu Lussier takes up the baton at Arion Baroque Orchestra Peter Kerr October 21, 2019 711 Last year, Montreal’s world-renowned Arion Baroque Orchestra was in a period of transition as Founder Claire Guimond began the process of stepping back from her position as the Artistic Director. This year, Mat...
