two of Canada’s favorite rappers for the price of won:
**Classified Live in Concert!!**
Monday Feb 4th, 2008.
While You Were Sleeping Tour!
If you missed him the first time, Class is coming back to Montreal to kill it once again!
One of Canada’s biggest artists, and most slept on talent up north.. back in the 514 for one night only…
DONT MISS THIS EVENT! CANADIAN HIP HOP NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!!
With special guests…
Shad K, J-Bru, Chad Hutcher, Mic Boyd, M.I.G..
DJ I.V & DJ Blaster on the wheels..
Saints Showbar (30 St-Catherines West, Corner St-Laurent)
Doors at 8pm, show starts at 9pm…
Tickets : 15$
Available at http://www.admission.com &
City Styles (1186 St-Catherines W) &
Off The Hook (1021 St-Catherines W)
For press inqueries, and any other questions please contact info@escapemtl.ca
As a multilingual, allophone businessman living in Montreal, I oftentimes blame the Separatist movement for making Montreal take a back seat to Toronto as the economic hub of Canada. Mind you, Montreal’s joie de vivre and artistic prowess might be the flip side to letting Hogtown take the business crown. But the fact remains, I always look at the skyline here, and wonder, what would have been.
Of course, with the supremacy in economy, comes social problems. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, after all.
For the past few years, Toronto’s crime rate has been spiraling out of control. Maybe it’s not the crime rate, but the types of crime. Critics would say that Toronto is really no different than the worst of American cities when it comes to crime.
Maybe. Maybe not.
But last week’s shooting of a 16 year old in a high school - at gunpoint - made one thing clear for me, let Toronto be Canada’s answer to an American city, and god bless the separatists for letting Toronto have that crown.
And seeing how separatists simply don’t have enough kids to ever win a majority, combined with the fact that Canada remains pound for pound the best nation to live in in the world and the influx of immigrants will make a Yes vote an unlikely outcome, maybe Rene Levesque and the PQ’s ultimate legacy won’t be a separate Quebec, but a distinctly safe Montreal.
Ally Ntumba Beya and the Collectif MOYO present the uplifting and original play “Village de Bonne Esperance” in French. The show opened strongly this weekend and plays next Friday and Saturday at 8pm. The Sunday matinee shows (3:30pm) are free for youth 15 and under so if you’re looking for a family friendly activity that won’t cost you an arm and a leg (unlike going to a movie these days), head to the MAI (3680 Jeanne-Mance, www.m-a-i.qc.ca) for a cultural experience that you won’t soon be forgetting. The tale of star-crossed lovers is an honest and touching portrayal of so much more than just that, as the themes of monarchy, racial purity, class and family are explored with a timeless twist. The set is amazing, the cast performs in true African form (where everyone does everything, all the singers are the actors who dance and play the instruments) that is to say to the epitome of “multi-tasking”. And by “epitome” I mean that they all do everything well, and not just for the sake of doing everything. The role of the spectator is an active one, as there are seats only for those with limited mobility. Everyone else is encouraged to follow the action over five stages, and the actors move and linger through the crowd for the duration of the play. The singing and dancing numbers are impossible to resist and you will want to shout about your experience from the mountaintops. Check into a membership at the MAI as well for a reduced price as the program promises a dynamic 2007 season.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s stunning motion recognizing Quebec as a nation within Canada has reignited a debate over the divisive issue, with some supporters cautiously viewing it as a bold political step while critics described it as a recipe for tearing apart the country.
Harper’s comments in Parliament seemed to pre-empt a planned motion by the Bloc Quebecois that states the French-speaking province is a nation. The wording of that motion, however, does not include the words “within Canada,” leaving federalists worried it could be misinterpreted.
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Yes, Crescent Street is where the high rollers come to ogle cars and floss in the hottest bars, so by definition 2110’s Testa Rossa Caffe should be interchangeable with “testosterone cafe”, but in reality, it’s pretty mellow. A hidden treasure, it is open late and hosts some of the best fruit smoothies and caramel cappuccinos in the city. It’s a nice place to dip into if you want to escape the regular Crescent crowd, and you can have a drink before, after, or during your night out. Charming and knowledgeable barista/bartenders are waiting your order. Also a good venue to rent for a meeting or office function (info@testarossacaffe.ca)
This is a blurb about the great Rafael Katigbak, not to be confused with the best ninja turtle, Raphael. Raf is one of Montreal’s finest columnists (Rif Raf for The Mirror) and is also a true Montreal urban legend. It seems like people either hoard all the jobs in this city or are scrambling to get one. Raf is of the former category, but you know that makes him one talented cat. Other than his weekly column (which is always quirky funny and worth the wait for his unique insight), he also djs on Friday night at the W, is in the mix at OBORO and has as many affiliations as VICEs. He is currently on tour right now, somewhere on the West Coast, but he’s definitely one to keep an eyeball peeled and an ear perked for.
