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
The Gazette’s Roberto Rocha covers online video startups and talks about WatchMojo.com’s growing video business, here.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire - June 20, 2007) - Sofitel Montreal officially launched its patio for the season, with a cocktail event with a twist: the theme was based on experiencing an enhanced culinary appreciation by invoking all the senses. The event was inspired by a course taken by the sous-chefs and servers of the hotel’s Renoir restaurant with the objective of improving their understanding of how we relate to and experience food, thereby enhancing the pleasure we take in dining.
The course, which was given over five, two-hour sessions, was taught by Ms. Andy Brasseur, an instructor trained in teaching the stimulation of the senses. The training educated students on how to focus on and engage all the senses (touch, sight, hearing, taste and scent) when enjoying food, elevating the experience beyond the mundane (simple consumption) to the sublime (creating a more fulfilling and memorable culinary occasion). Ms. Brasseur was trained at the Institut du Gout in France (the “Taste Institute”). Her training follows a method created by Jacques Puisais which aims to educate individuals on how to better understand our reactions to food and to better appreciate what we are eating.
The staff of the Sofitel’s Renoir are the first and only restaurant personnel in North America to have obtained certification in taste training according to the Jacques Puissais method. This exceptional training offers the clientele of Renoir a unique benefit in that the staff is prepared to answer any and all questions regarding the food and/or preparation from a more in-depth perspective, and are not limited to the “obvious” observations such as ingredients.
The cocktail was held on the hotel’s elegant patio and featured Renoir’s new Ice Station, inspired by a new area of fine cuisine, “molecular gastronomy”, which involves the application of science to culinary practice.
Sofitel: 200 premium hotels around the world
Because no one country or city is the same, Sofitel has made each of its 200 hotels around the world a truly unique establishment. Combining the spirit of each place with the values of modernity, refinement and absolute comfort, they are all imbued in their inimitable way with the French “art de vivre”.
Whether their setting is a great business metropolis like Paris, New York or Bangkok, or nestling in the landscape in Indonesia, Polynesia or Brazil, each Sofitel hotel offers travelers a genuine haven of peace. So that each guest, for an overnight stay or longer, during a business trip or for a holiday, can enjoy the rich variety of these unique places in comfort and tranquility.
Accor, European leader in hotels and tourism, global leader in corporate services, operates in nearly 100 countries with 160,000 employees. It offers to its individual and corporate clients nearly 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses:
- Hotels, with the Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, Red Roof Inn, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands: over 4,000 hotels and 475,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenotre, ambassador of the gastronomy ‘a la francaise’ worldwide;
- Services to corporate clients and public institutions: 21 million people in 35 countries benefit from Accor Services products - meal and food vouchers, people care, incentive and loyalty programs.
For Sofitel Montréal information visit www.sofitel.com or 514.285.9000
All Hail Queen- Life Beyond the Sun
Montreal January 15, 2007 - A voice that resonates from her soul is one way of describing the songstress Odessa “Queen” Thornhill. Such a powerful tool, you will become a believer from the touch of her words. Queen has spent a lifetime living in song, and March 4, 2007 Montrealers will be graced with her exquisite performance at the Kola Note 5240 Park Avenue.
In this second phase performance of Life Beyond the Sun, Queen will be sharing her stories through song and spoken word as well as performing music from her upcoming album entitled “Who I am”. Backed by dance troupe WASAIKA and a combination of drummers as well as Musicians from the Kalmunity Vibes Collective her words will jump off stage and into your hearts. This will be the performance of the year that Montreal has been waiting for.
After performing abroad in different ensembles, Queen has been at home in Montreal where she’s been laying down roots with local projects. As a resident vocalist in the Kalmunity Vibe Collective (a collective of over 60 musicians and vocalists), she has helped give this group its signature sound. Queen can be seen performing with Louis Toteda’s Corporate Band “La Gioventu”.
Queen has also had the opportunity to perform with great artists such as Zale Seck from Senegal and Muna Mingole from Cameroon .
Always on the move, she has also embarked as an entrepreneur with Her production company Uzuri. This organization is focused on networking entrepreneurs, individual artists, bands and collectives.
Also featured in the evening will be a fashion show from jewelry designer Andre Silas Reynolds. Originally from Barbados, his unique style fuses elements from his homeland as well as materials found here in Canada. All of the jewelry is inspired by nature, using only materials found within; such as seeds, coral, bone, coconut and antler. This show will be featuring new pieces from the Velvet Pearl Collection, as well as the Spring/Fall 2007 line.
He has hosted two fashion shows in Montreal (1997 & 2000) in collaboration with fashion designer ‘Carl’. His works have been on display at art galleries such as the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (US)… Alvear Studio, design and imports (Baltimore, Maryland)… San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (San Jose, California)… He has also presented in various festivals throughout the Caribbean.
Odessa “Queen” Thornhill Jennifer Lee
(514)914-1434 (514) 928-8630
odessathornhill@yahoo.ca Jenniflylee@hotmail.com
there is an ice bar open in Montreal! if you’ve ever been curious about what it feels like to sip champagne while your extremities freeze, come on down to the terrace (well, in the summertime, currently it is a frozen wonderland) of Le Garcon at 1112 Sherbrooke (and Peel). Thursday’s opening was as cozy as an ice haven could be, with oysters and chestnuts presented as appys, and champagne and hot wine changing hands as freely as the fur-coated waitstaff changed shifts. it’s kind of a strange concept to stay in an ice hotel (willingly sleep on a bed made of ice, though the selling point is a thermal sleeping bag and reindeer pelts) or get married in an ice chapel, or even watch a movie in a theatre made of ice, but the sculptures and structures are truly amazing. go on down and get a drink, it brings a whole new meaning to “on the rocks”. oh, and watchmojo was there, so there are videos to come in case you miss it…
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.
once again, my favorite Myspace music duo are set to rock Montreal’s socks. The talented beatmaker/party dj Grahm (MTL’s own Metrix) and (loosely) Toronto based emcee Isis (for an extensive interview with her, check out www.shotgunreviews.com (in the Lyrical Lounge) came together about half a year ago through chance meetings facilitated by Myspace and the result has been bananas. The kids can’t get enough of their tracks, especially “Bubblegum”, which was recently the subject to a short video contest at their last show December 17th at Club Lambi. They’ve already embarked on a mini-tour, spreading their seeds all the way to Vancouver. Their “Anthem” has already seen spins CBC affiliated, and 2007 will be kicked off right January 13th, a reunion of sorts with the Showtime boys and girls whose Peer Pressure Saturday marked the pair’s first show ever in the later quarter of last year. They made it on the cover of this week’s Mirror (picture credits to May Truong who may live in Toronto now, but we’re still claiming her here) with predictions that they’ll be noisy-making in the “oh-sept” (duh). Check out the myspace that started it all with their latest tribute to goats, “Horny” (www.myspace.com/thunderheist)
(Montreal) Dr. Yves Hébert and Dr. Stanojlovic, of Montreal’s Médecine Esthétique Dr. Yves Hébert, now offer the latest in minimally invasive cosmetic surgery with Contour ThreadLift. This procedure is an ideal scar-free solution that gently lifts the patient’s own tissue without the incisions and trauma of a traditional face, brow or neck lift surgery.
Dr. Stanojlovic has been recently certified to conduct a Contour ThreadLift.
Contour ThreadLift is a technique of elevation and repositioning of the skin on the face by means of wires which are inserted under the skin to raise it. It is a safe and effective procedure that offers subtle, natural-looking results. The end result is a relaxed, refreshed appearance while preserving and enhancing the natural contours of the face.
“This technique gives very beautiful results between resurfacing laser treatments and facelift surgeries, therefore it is ideal for the patient who does not want surgery,” says
Dr. Yves Hébert. “Contour ThreadLift does not replace a conventional facelift; rather it offers patients an innovative, minimally invasive approach to achieving facelift-like results.”
He adds, “A Contour ThreadLift can, depending on the patient’s age, last from three to five years or more. As well, over time, the threads can be gently tightened for added support, or additional threads added as needed.”
Contour ThreadLift can be used to:
- Lift sagging eyebrows.
- Adjust asymmetric brows.
- Reposition sagging cheeks.
- Lift drooping soft tissues of the mid and lower face.
- Smooth out premature skin aging.
Contour Threads are the first non-absorbable barbed sutures for lifting the sagging contours of the brow, midface and neck areas. Unlike conventional sutures, which are smooth, Contour Threads have tine barbs or cogs and are made of clear polypropylene, so they are not visible under fair or thin skin. Polypropylene is a material that has been safely used in the body for many years in medical devices.
A Contour ThreadLift takes about one hour on average and the patient returns to normal activities within a few days. There is minimal discomfort, bruising or swelling.
It is a procedure that is an ideal complement to other facial rejuvenation techniques. Depending on the desired results, it is common to have a Contour ThreadLift combined with botox to reduce facial muscle activity, dermal fillers to enhance volume, or peels or laser therapy to improve skin textures. Should a patient later decide to have a traditional face or brow lift, the unique design of Contour Threads make it easy for a certified plastic surgeon to undertake the procedure.
About Médecine Esthétique Dr Yves Hébert
The role of Dr. Yves Hébert’s clinic is to make the latest technologies and the best quality of care in the field of aesthetic medicine more accessible.
For the past few years, demand for aesthetic medicine procedures and services has advanced spectacularly and continues to grow at an exponential rate.
Less invasive and incapacitating techniques; the emergence of aesthetic medicine as a well-defined and organized specialty within the medical profession (with its own publications, conferences and associations); the demographic impact of the baby boomers; the images conveyed by the media; and the flourishing cosmeceutical industry are just a few of the factors that help explain the popularity of this specialty.
It is therefore vital that it develop in a balanced manner, respecting the individual values of patients, and that it remain professional and modern, always on the cutting edge but never sacrificing safety.
The practice philosophy of Dr. Hébert and his team reflects this image. Founded on respect for patients and quality of care, in practical terms, this philosophy means providing a pleasant and comfortable setting; a dynamic, welcoming and cheerful staff; techniques and equipment that are regularly updated; and a warm, professional approach.
In addition, Dr. Hébert and his team are committed to their patients’ satisfaction and cooperate closely with them in developing their treatment plan, suggesting a safe, tested approach that is adapted to their real needs.
Visit www.drYvesHebert.com for more details.
Médecine Esthétique is located at:
1832 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal QC H3H 1E4
1-800-935-6616
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.
