The Queens of Egypt visit Montreal Julie Kalan July 24, 2018 4502 Statue of the goddess Sekhmet GranodioriteThebes, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1353 BCE)Credit: © Museo Egizio, Turin The Queens of Egypt, a wonderful immersive exhibit, is making...
Redefining Retirement – Creating a Part II Lynn MacNeil July 22, 2018 2437 Managing Your Money I recently congratulated long-time clients on successfully achieving “retirement”. I put retirement in quotations marks because retirement is being redefined these days, as their situati...
Dr. Momar Ndao of the MUHC: Studying the bugs responsible for some of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases Kristina Anastasopoulos July 19, 2018 3847 Kayemor is a village located in the southern part of Senegal. Small in size and considered underdeveloped by Western standards, it holds a special place in Dr. Momar Ndao’s heart. He was born there and although...
Dr. Lucy Gilbert is bringing new hope to cancer patients at the MUHC Kristina Anastasopoulos July 18, 2018 8103 The month was June and the year was 2000. Dr. Lucy Gilbert makes the trip across the pond from London to Montreal after being offered a complimentary, no obligations trip to visit the McGill University Health C...
Urban Beehives – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts LiveEvents July 16, 2018 2934 THE MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS WELCOMES TWO URBAN BEEHIVES 100,000 bees to make the public aware of the importance of these pollinators The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is already buzzing with crea...
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer – until September 9, MAC LiveEvents July 13, 2018 4244 Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC) presents Rafael Lozano-Hemmer The MAC is hosting the largest-ever solo show in Canada or the United States by Montreal-based and internationally-acclaimed artist Raf...
Balenciaga – until October 14, 2018, McCord Museum LiveEvents July 10, 2018 3534 NORTH AMERICAN EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE THE McCORD MUSEUM PRESENTS Balenciaga, Master of Couture Silk taffeta evening dress, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Paris, 1955© Victoria and Albert Museum, London Until October ...
Cottage Life – Six tips on how to pass it on successfully Lynn MacNeil July 3, 2018 2163 Managing Your Money After a long, cold winter, summer is finally here! For those of you who escape to the peace and relaxation of cottage life during the summer, your plans are surely in full gear. You can a...
Painter as Musician: Graham Fowler’s Water Music Ray Stephanson June 27, 2018 2713 Graham Fowler Ask any musician. They’ll tell you there are rhythm, movement, and harmonies to be found in most painting. As a jazz and classical musician-composer, what draws me to Graham Fowler’s paintings is...
“To Die, To Sleep, To Sleep No More” legally speaking linda.hammerschmid June 26, 2018 2487 Ask the Hammer Did Shakespeare envision the possibility of legally assisted suicide when he wrote that now famous line from Hamlet? Doubtful, but in our day and age, with TV programs like “Mary Kills Peop...
