On February 25, 2012, Montreal once again hosted Nuit Blanche as part of the Montreal en Lumiere Festival. From the heart of the Quartiers des Spectacles to the Plateau, Old Montreal to Parc Olympique, Montreal Buzz videographer Guillaume Langlois and I set off into the Nuit Blanche with no idea of the wacky nocturnal adventure we’d get into: a Bran Van 3000 show, a glowing urban slide, some luminothérapie, the world’s tallest inclined tower, owls, ice skating under the stars, and last, but absolutely not least, penguins.
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HIGH LIGHTS FEST SHOWS MONTREAL DINERS LA PORTE
I ate out quite a bit during the High Lights Festival, but one clear standout was my dinner at La Porte, a charming family-run restaurant on Saint-Laurent Boulevard…
AMERASIA FILM FEST CELEBRATES ASIAN CINEMA
Around here, we like to call the Amérasia Film Festival the little festival that can, even if it’s not Cannes. From blockbusters to animation, there’s a lot of wonderful Asian cinema on offer over the next couple of weekends…
30 YEARS OF RENDEZ-VOUS DU CINEMA QUEBECOIS
With over 300 films, including 86 premieres, the 30th edition of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, February 15–26, is a crash course in the prolific, inventive state of Quebec film today. Among all the movie-going, the festival also brings directors, actors, writers and other film-industry names together for public talks, cocktail events, outdoor activities and, of course, parties…
CREATIVE ARTS ILLUMINATE MONTREAL EN LUMIERE
Montréal en Lumière, also known as the High Lights Festival, February 16–26, and its all-night cultural event/party Nuit Blanche, February 25, have done the impossible and made February a month to actually look forward to. No matter what the weather, the festival brings out some of the best creative minds in Montreal, Quebec and further afield, with art, light shows, music and world-class performances…
MONTREAL EN LUMIERE & NUIT BLANCHE
And then they said LET THERE BE LIGHT! And light will be everywhere at the 13th edition of the Montréal en Lumière (Montreal High Lights) Festival and its shining star, Nuit Blanche, from February 16 to 26. Read on to find out all the highlights of Montréal en Lumière and where to go on Nuit Blanche!
THINGS TO DO IN MONTREAL IN FEBRUARY
In Canada, February is traditionally a month spent indoors at home (whether you’ve got a hot Valentine or not). But Montreal don’t play like that anymore: winter festival Montréal en Lumière makes the month bright, along with the festivities of Black History Month and an abundance of art shows, dance and theatre performances, winter outdoor activities, and, as ever, music…
MONTREAL 2012 EVENTS CALENDAR
In the poetic words of the great Britney Spears: “Keep on dancing ’till the world ends.” This is exactly what Montreal will be doing for 2012. Though we’re only one month in, the 2012 cultural calendar is already filling up fast…
SOLID COLD: IGLOOFEST SHAKES OFF WINTER
Sometimes I can’t believe that Montreal’s massive outdoor electronic music fest and dance party Igloofest took until 2007 to get off the frozen ground – I mean, it’s just so very Montreal. Since the dawn of time, Montrealers have always been good at finding ways to party, sanctioned or not, during the darkest and deepest of winters…
BEER AND BELGIUM ON THE HIGH LIGHTS FESTIVAL’S MENU
Every February, Montreal’s bellies look forward to the Gastronomical aspects of the midwinter High Lights festival, also known as Montreal en Lumiere. This is the 11th edition and for the last 10 years the festival has treated us to some of the finest tables this city has ever known—and best of all, there are events for every budget, from chef-hosted, multi-course tasting menus to culinary walking tours of various Montreal neighbourhoods and workshops at Jean-Talon market…
