Montreal has ben rainy and gloomy this past week so why not brighten up your weekend with a comedy show?! Whether you’re going out with friends or with a date laughter is the way to go.
Nothing will brighten up your day like an evening of jokes and drinks. This weekend Neil Janna is taking the stage at the Nest.
With nine appearances at the Festival Just For Laughs and a favourite at The Nest. Neil gets his point across with vigour and volume. No one is left unmoved in the wake of a Janna jam.
Reserve your spot now!
For more information visit the Comedy Nest.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That is why the Taverne Crescent, situated on one of Montreal’s historic party streets, decided to implement a new policy: Pay what you can.
Restaurants are feeling the decline of American tourists and are doing what they can to survive.
After enjoying their meal of what could include an appetizer, plus either tagliatelle bolognese, salmon or braised beef, and coffee or tea- customers can pay as they like, ten dollars, a dollar or nothing.
“Some people might pay nothing,” said owner George Pappas, “but maybe when they have more money in three or six months, they’ll come back and pay more.”
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The Gazette’s Roberto Rocha covers online video startups and talks about WatchMojo.com’s growing video business, here.
Chers amis, artistes et collaborateurs,
Veuillez trouver ci-dessous les coordonnées pour ce Festival qui manquait lors de notre dernier envoi, avec nos sincères excuses. La 9ème édition du Festival Musique et Danse Orientales débute dans quelques jours. Voici notre programme pour cet évènement. Venez donc le découvrir.
Lieu : Le Jardin de Chine du Jardin botanique de Montréal, 4101
Sherbrooke est, Montréal.
Métro : Pie IX
Pour plus d’informations sur les tarifs, veuillez contacter le Jardin
botanique de Montréal au: (514) 872-1400 ou visiter leur site Internet
à: <http://www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin>
Attention, pour les détenteurs de la carte Accès Montréal, l’entrée est
gratuite.
Le Festival Musique et Danse Orientales
Du 12 au 15 juillet 2007 à 13h00 - 14h30 - 15h30
Jeudi 12 juillet Duc Thanh Group (musique vietnamienne)
MCCCA (danse folklorique chinoise)
Vendredi 13 juillet
Shen Qi (Erhu, violon traditionnel chinois)
La troupe Lasya (danse indienne)
Samedi 14 juillet
Shuni Tsou et Nicolas Caloia (flûtes
Chinoises en bambou et double basse)
Arashi Daiko (troupe de percussions japonaises)
Dimanche 15 juillet
Hailin Sun (danse acrobatique chinoise appelée « Danse du lion »)
Javad et Jamshid Davari
(Musique traditionnelle iranienne)
www.accesasie.com
Dear friends, artists and collaborators,
Please find bellow the information regarding our Chinese garden event which was missing on our last e-mail. Please accept our apologizes. The 9th edition of Festival Musique et Dance Orientales begins soon. Here is the program for this event. Come join us and discover the great secrets of Montreal’s traditionally-based, Asian music and dance
ensembles.
Place: Chinese Garden of the Montreal Botanical Garden 4101 Sherbrooke est, Montréal.
Metro: Pie IX
For more information on the entrance fees, please contact the Botanical
Garden of Montréal at: (514) 872-1400 or visit their website:
<http://www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin>
Attention please, holder has the card, Accés Montréal, the entrance is free.
Le Festival Musique et Danse Orientales
July 12th to 15th 2007 at 1 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.- 3:30p.m.
Thursday, July 12th Duc Thanh Group (Vietnamese folk music)
MCCCA (Chinese folk dance)
Friday, July 13th
Shen Qi (Chinese violin erhu)
Lasya (Indian dance)
Saturday, July 14th Shuni Tsou and Nicolas Caloia (Chinese bamboo
flute and double bass)
Arashi Daiko (Japanese drums)
Sunday, July 15th
Hailin Sun (Chinese acrobatic lion dance) Javad and Jashmid Davari
(Traditional Iranian Music)
www.accesasie.com
looking for live organic hip hop and soul in Montreal? if so, it is imperative that you hustle your bustle down to Sablo Kafe (50 St. Zotique, coin St. Dominique Metro Beaubien) on tuesday night. each week promises to showcase different players from a talented roster (which includes one Jason “Blackbird” Selman, who currently plays trumpet for the MOYO show at the MAI, the newly minted saxophone music cd releasing public proposer Jason Sharp, and special guests like beatboxxxer and calesthenics specialist Lateef Martin-whose music reviewing words you read in publications like the Mirror and Nightlife). Jahsun, the creator of the collective is the constant, as the master of all things percussion usually is. can the drummer get some?!
“intimate” is an understatement, as the venue usually gets so packed that there is never really room to dance, but it only takes but a little space to bob your head and sway a bit. the musicians are stellar and they take turns turning leitmotifs into the musical equivalents of your McGill thesis, and you are left in complete awe of how a vibe can be personified to actually being in the room with you and kick start your week.
there is a one-drink minimum (in addition to the meagre $5 tithe as strongly recommended entry) but the cafe is liscenced, with a wide range of herbal teas and coffees, as well as carbonated delights for the non-consuming. the samosas are quite delightful and the nachos are a good look for sharing.
kalmunity is a jump off for learning about like-minded events that the players are also involved in community wide, and a living reminder of all that can be achieved when we live in the moment.
It’s hard to make a decision on this, on the one hand, eBay strives to be the de facto auction platform in the world, on the other hand, it is an Order of Canada medal… for the love of all things holy!
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Popped in to the Diesel and Style Exchange Sample Sale on Meilleur street (just East of Chabanel).
Frankly, the Diesel sale was a bit of a letdown, no real specials, but buy 2 get one free kind of thing. Judging by the number of people, I am not alone in that assessment.
But… the Style Exchange sale just next door on the fifth floor was pretty good. Very good merchandise - if you can handle navigating through all the crap. Better yet, extremely discounted prices. I think my wife and I picked up about 10 items for less than $200.
It’s on until tomorrow. If you can put up with the chaos, you will thank me for it.
I never thought I’d be telling my wife: “you have to get that Hooch,” but that is precisely what I told her this weekend at Fab Inc’s warehouse sale, for discounted Hooch, Bench, Superdry, Firetrap, Fullcircle, Golddigga items.
Sale ends Dec. 3rd, and it’s right next to the Hippodrome on Pare Street…
Check it out here.
So what if it’s almost winter? If a girl wants ice cream, she should be able to get ice cream! And not just depanneur ice cream either. After pouting about Ripples being closed, I walked further down St.Laurent to stumble into Terraza, where they boldly boast an unabashed selection of gelatis, even in this weather. They also have a giant water fountain over two flat walls that’s worth seeing, if not questioning over environmental feasibility, but it is relaxing and doesn’t make you want to pee while you’re having dessert, so I guess that’s saying something. Once you come around the case (they are very obliging about letting you play Gelati Idol taste test), you see that there are many unique offerings from sweet to savory, most of them named after some exclusive happening in Montreal (ie. “le Jazzfest”, ok, so maybe that’s not the exact name, but you get the idea). There’s also a housemade dessert cheese that’s rich like marscapone, but slightly different. Once again, let’s reiterate how serious Quebeckers are about their dairy. Rumour has it that there will be a watchmojo.com video clip coming out soon about that….
ok, so who doesn’t like Indian food, right? there are no shortage of places to go in Montreal for Indian fare, and you can certainly go to Golden Curry on St.Laurent and Fairmont (follow the “best of” in the city guide, but keep in mind that they also rate McDonald’s for “best fries”) and impress your date with decent eats and stroll to the reggaeton desert shop next door (Kilo) for a decently moist and delicious cake from their expansive display or get a sugar high from their candy offerings. the thing is, you’ll be paying out your pocket for what would be just as good if not better at Maison Indian Curry at 996 Jean Talon West (and St.Birnam) which is completely worth the bus fare or hijacking of a vehicle to get there because the portions are huge, the prices are cheaper than dirt, and the restaurant and staff are pleasant and charming. their chana samosa (a crispy samosa beneath a mountain of spicy chickpeas, or “garbanzo beans” to some) is enough to fill you up, but bring an appetite so you can sample all the goods.
