At the end of winter, the maple syrup begins to flow, and, according to Quebec wisdom, one of the best ways to greet the oncoming spring is with a huge meal covered in said maple syrup. This is traditionally done in large groups in rustic places called sugar shacks but thankfully Montreal knows how to add that rustic flavour to its urban ways…
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MONTREAL DESIGNER EVE GRAVEL SPRINGS ETERNAL
Chicoutimi-born designer Eve Gravel moved to Montreal at the young age of 18 to pursue her studies in fashion. Since then, she’s become a symbol of the exciting local designer scene, with an ever-growing distribution (now in the U.S. and Europe!) and a loyal fan base…
THINGS TO DO IN MONTREAL: MARCH 15-21
The middle of March in Montreal might be the perfect time to get our springtime engines revving, what with the city’s famed Saint Patrick’s Day parade (and associated celebrations), the height of sugaring-off season (mmm, maple syrup), and a new season of entertainment and live music in seemingly every venue in town…
MONTREAL BUZZ HEADS SOUTH TO COVER SXSW
Here I am sitting at Montreal’s International airport, totally stoked to be on my way to Austin to cover Montreal artists showcasing their talents and creativity – such as Quebec’s darling Karim Ouellet, rock band Suuns, and a personal favorite of mine, singer-songwriter Peter Peter – at SXSW, one of the world’s biggest and most important festivals dedicated to music, film and technology…
MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON ART 2013
Art in all its forms fills the big screen this month at Montreal’s International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), with 250 new films from 30 countries, all uniquely covering creative endeavours from painting to architecture, dance to design…
MONTREAL’S MASSIVE DANCE PARTY BAL EN BLANC 2013
The 19th edition of Montreal’s Bal en Blanc will be a 3-day dance bender from March 30 to April 1, 2013, featuring David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armin Van Buuren and many, many more…
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY 2013 IN MONTREAL
Montreal’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations take it up a notch this year as the annual parade and general shenanigans happen to coincide with the real St-Pats this Sunday, March 17. Get in on the excitement – some of it family friendly, some of it less so – starting with the parade at noon on Sainte-Catherine Street at Fort and raucously moving east to Philips Square over the next three hours…
URBAN SUGAR SHACK LA CABANE RETURNS TO OLD MONTREAL
Unlike yesteryears where one had to drive for an hour or two to get to a sugar shack, the sugar shack has finally come to us city folks. La Cabane, now in its fourth edition, is an urban shack taking place this year at Les Éclusiers par APOLLO in Old Montreal…
THINGS TO DO IN MONTREAL: MARCH 8-14
It may still officially be winter, but there’s a hint of spring in Montreal’s step, even if some of us are still stepping with snowshoes, skates and skis on – all good activities what with school still out for Spring Break this week. Plus there’s plenty of good food, exciting theatre, lively dance, interesting art and moving music…
WHERE TO SNOWSHOE IN MONTREAL
While some may dismiss it out of fear and say “that snowshoeing is for them winter folk”, avid mountaineers say that if you can walk, you can snowshoe. So even if you hail from near the equator where “making it snow” means something else, giving this winter activity a try is the coolest thing you’ll do this season. You can even take a guided tour…
