Annabel Soutar – Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Porte Parole’s unique documentary theatre Peter Kerr February 2, 2020 2305 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 1177 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 1584 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 1921 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 1950 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 1067 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...
Billy Bishop Goes To War at Hudson Village Theatre Oct 23 – Nov 3 Peter Kerr October 18, 2019 1157 “I don’t think there’s a more proven piece of Canadian theatre,” states Bruce Dinsmore, who will be reprising his role as WWI flying ace Billy Bishop. This Governor General’s Award winning play is one of the mo...
Yannick Nézet-Séguin – signs lifetime contract with Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain Peter Kerr October 11, 2019 1516 With a following like a rock star, Montreal’s youthful conductor will remain linked to “the people’s orchestra” for his professional life In early September, the public relations department had called a Monday...
Vittorio Rossi – a tribute staging of The Chain, Legacy and Paradise by the River Peter Kerr September 18, 2019 1891 Award-winning Montreal playwright to see his characters brought to life in a three-part series Vittorio Rossi is arguably one of Canada’s most talented playwrights. His plays have been produced in Montreal, T...
Joé Rullier – from the NHL to a successful commercial real estate career Peter Kerr July 20, 2019 2157 Joé Rullier Joé Rullier started purchasing rental properties while still playing for the L.A. Kings in the NHL Joé Rullier grew up in Montreal’s east end community of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, where he played...
