The first ballot cast at midnight polling in the small town of Dixville Notch was cast by a McGill student, Tanner Tillotson. The town, found in New Hampshire (population approx. 75, with 21 registered voters) opened its election stations at midnight between1960-64, and resumed in 1996. Coincidentally, the town has voted Republican since ‘68. But this time, Democrat Barack Obama won 15 of 21 votes. This is by no means representative of the way the country will vote. Read more…
The Habs are really going all out for the centennial. This is pretty kickass…
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WatchMojo.com audiences are very familiar with sexy, versatile and talented Mihaela Coman - who has hosted numerous pieces and interviewed many celebs. She’s also done numerous belly dancing pieces - well, TV audiences will get to know her well, too.
The Montreal Opera is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Italian master, Giacomo Puccini.
Place des Arts is premiering one of Puccini’s unknown masterpieces, La Fanciulla del West, on Saturday, September 20.
La Fanciulla del West is an opera in three acts that is based on the play, The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco. In this opera, Puccini’s signature “verismo” style comes face to face with America’s Wild West. Featuring a love triangle, saloons and a poker game to save the life of a loved one, this is a play that everyone is sure to love!
The heroine, Minnie, is something new for Puccini’s leading lady. Unlike the sad, put-upon, mostly doomed leading ladies of his other operas, Minnie takes gun, and fate, firmly in hand.
Place des Arts Ticket Office.
Local boys Kidnapper Films have completed their first feature film and based on some festival reviews its getting great buzz. Luckily for everyone in Montreal the AMC Theatre has picked up the release and Who is KK Downey? will begin showing Friday September 6th. The trailer is hilarious and based on everything I’ve seen from these dudes over the years this movie is destined to be a Montreal cult classic. Get your ass over to AMC and support some local talent. Here’s the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgBvts6Mrws
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Oh-oh:
Late Wednesday, six new sandwiches and two sandwich platters were added to the long list of products, including cooked ham and salami sandwiches sold in Sobeys, Foodland and IGA stores in Ontario and two Kirkland Signature sandwich platters sold at Costco.
Unconnected to Maple Leaf Foods, two brands of Quebec-made cheeses — Riopelle de l’Île and Mont-Jacob — have also been pulled from store shelves after officials found contamination from a strain of listeria different from that found in meat products linked to the deadly nationwide listeriosis outbreak. At least nine cases of listeriosis have been associated with the cheeses.
Maple Leaf Foods said Wednesday it shoulders the blame in the listeriosis outbreak, absolving Canada’s food inspection system.
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Only in Quebec! I cannot I say disagree with ways for the government to save tax payer’s money, but still… sued?
Quebec’s open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company’s products rather than using free alternatives.
I am not sure what my thoughts are on this… read more in the meantime.
Apparently, yes, according to Maxim Magazine.
Tom Papa is here in Montreal and he’s analyzing the meaning of life with punch line after punch line!
Comedian Tom Papa is well known throughout the country for his appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
Hand-picked by Jerry Seinfield, Papa uses his family and relationships as inspiration. Papa takes experiences that we have all lived and survived and somehow finds the humor to them all. We’re all odd balls so everyone will relate and enjoy his Only Human show.
I had the chance to meet Papa yesterday and he’s not only great on stage, he’s down to earth and always ready to find something to laugh at. He promises that you’ll die from laughter when you see his show this week at the Just for Laughs Festival.
Find out more about Tom Papa’s Only Human show here.
This is a show you won’t want to miss!
