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(English) Darling Foundry: 10 years, my dears!

Tonight marks the 10th anniversary of the Darling Foundry, a contemporary art centre in a former foundry which houses an art gallery, artist studios and apartments, and my favourite food space in all of Montreal – Cluny Art Bar. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with a fundraising event (one needs to purchase a ticket ...

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(English) Passeport: An exhibit at Cluny Art Bar

77 paintings make up the new art exhibit entitled Passeport at my favourite place to have lunch or coffee in the Old Port – Cluny Art Bar. Open since 2002, Cluny is closing its doors after 10 years of providing the best lattes, panini, antipasti and chocolate pots in a breathtaking industrial setting. Owners Rob ...

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(English) Eat like a Venetian in Little Italy

Starting today and through Sunday, Little Italy will be serving up regional-inspired cuisine at many of its restaurants, cafés, bakeries and even some shops at the Jean Talon Market. Get a taste of Veneto (one of Italy's twenty regions with Venice as its capital) at restaurants like upscale Piccola Italia where chef Tony Raneri is ...

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(English) Blue Met: Montreal’s International Literary Festival

If you love reading and perhaps even writing, then this festival is for you! For its 14th year, the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival found new digs at the trendy Opus Hotel in Montreal. Although the festival officially starts today, it kicked off its shoes with a fashionable fundraiser Tuesday night entitled Shoe Stories. Well-heeled Montrealers ...

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(English) Les Printemps du MAC: Manipulations

Where else can you drink champagne, nosh on canapés, listen to great dj beats and admire amazing contemporary art? In Montréal, it's during Les Printemps du MAC – the annual fundraiser for the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. And it's this Friday, April 20th, starting at 9pm. Tickets are still available here for $150 each. ...

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(English) La Bourgeoise Sérigraphe: Screen Printing Workshop

A few weeks ago I received an invitation to try a screen printing workshop at La Bourgeoise Sérigraphe with owner and graphic designer, Iris Sautier. I’ve long been intrigued by artworks created using this method (think Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe and Campbell Soup prints), but had always thought that it must be very complicated ...

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