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Montreal makes it to the “10 happiest places”

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:18:44 +0000

happy Montrealers at festival

In honor of the Festival of laughs , the popular travel guide called Montreal one of the 10 happiest places.

The popular Lonely Planet travel guide picked Montreal for its list of cheerful locales, noting that Canada’s second-largest city hosts one of the world’s biggest comedy events every July.

“Clean, welcoming and refreshingly multicultural, Montréal is happy enough year-round. Come July, though, it’s downright hilarious. Just For Laughs takes over the city in summer, packing venues with the best in both Anglo- and Francophone comedy. It’s one of the biggest comedy gatherings in the world, hosting many a top-drawer wisecracker. Shows sell out fast, as even the less known acts are virtually guaranteed to be a riot. But even if you can’t get a ticket you can giggle along – every night the city’s Latin Quarter is abuzz with street performers, parading puppets and a fantasia of fireworks.
First mention on the list went to the South Pacific island paradise of Vanuatu — which has the advantage of being considerably warmer than the next city listed, Montreal.

Lonely Planet’s list highlighted some lesser-known spots. Montreal is the only Canadian location selected, along with places in China, Japan, Colombia and Africa.

The selection was made in May but when it was picked up by the Huffington Post it caused a stir.

Montreal Baroque Music Festival

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:28:34 +0000

Montreal prepares for a new festival , Montreal Baroque.

MONTREAL BAROQUE is an initiative of Susie Napper, Montreal cellist and gambist who was nominated “Personality of the Year 2002” by the Conseil Québecoise de la Musique.
Old Montreal’s Early Music Festival, MONTREAL BAROQUE offers a unique opportunity to hear music of the 17th and 18th centuries, performed by Canadian and international celebrities, in appropriate and unusual settings. Snaking through the narrow streets of the Old City to the sound of a hundred flutes at the festival’s Grand Parade, relaxing at a garden concert, catching a choral concert in a chapel or simply enjoying a street performance, this festival gives a new cultural identity to Old Montreal, attracting international tourists and local music lovers as well as novices to Early Music.

OLD MONTREAL
MONTREAL BAROQUE presents concerts in innovative settings with the help and encouragement of existing cultural institutions in the Old City. Museums such as the Musée de la Pointe-à-Callière and the Château Ramezay as well as the Musée Stuart, the Chapelle and Marché Bonsecours have all become partners to help promote the Old City on a cultural level. They have offered unique venues to the Festival for concert performances that have been attracting capacity audiences. During the Festival in June 2003, the first concerts were heard in the crypt of the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de Bonsecours, the Station de Pompage de la Pointe-à-Callière, (both concerts had to be repeated several times to accommodate the demand), and the newly renovated gardens of the Chateau Ramezay.

EARLY MUSIC: MONTREAL
Montreal, a city effervescent with cultural activities of all kinds, is ready to become a major player in the world of Early Music. Over the past 30 years, with support from all levels of government, the radio and Montreal’s thriving record companies, groups such as the Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal, Ensemble Arion, Les Boréades, etc., have flourished in the city, developing an array of unique styles and featuring the rich bank of talented Montreal musicians. Yet the city remains relatively unknown on the international scene. A festival is the perfect stage from which to launch Montreal’s musicians, and initiate cooperative projects with musicians from abroad.

Lineup for NewTech Demo May 2010

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:59:12 +0000

Montreal Tech Networking event

The Montreal NewTech Group is a series of FREE monthly networking events for the startup community and tech enthusiasts.
Tech demo Meetupthis Teusday (May 110) is scheduled at McKibbins Irish Pub
RSVP? http://twtvite.com/mtldemo19
Four startups will be presenting

Anonymous Medicine

Empire Avenue

Lifeceyecle

Planio

Montreal Bike Fest takes place between May 30th and June 6th

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:08:47 +0000

photo by Carre

Montreal has always been the city of festivals and the city of lovers of the outdoors
The world’s largest bike festival is slated take place between May 30th and June 6th.
Posted at ibackpackcanada.com/montreal-bike-fest-lighting-up-in-june-2/

The 28th “Festival International of Films on Art” unveils programs

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:38:53 +0000

28th edition: March 18 to 28, 2010 PROGRAM

FILMS IN COMPETITION
43 films from 14 countries
9 Canadian productions, including 8 from Quebec

Highlights

The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) is unique in North America and the largest of its kind in the world. In 2000, it was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix by the Montreal Arts Council.
Films on art allow viewers a special contact with artists that no other mode of expression can provide. They employ a variety of approaches, including analysis of the works, recreation of artistic currents and eras and artist biographies.
FIFA’s mission is to increase public awareness and appreciation of art. It thus promotes artists and professionals working in the fields of cinema, television and video, as well as the world’s finest productions of media art and films on art.
The importance and popularity of documentary films worldwide has increased dramatically. According to a study done in 2006, the audiovisual industry in Europe alone produced nearly 10,000 documentaries in 5 years.
FIFA receives close to 700 films annually. This year, 290 films from some 30 countries were selected, representing 27 disciplines: architecture, theatre, video art, dance, art history, painting, photography…
Films on art, which preserve artists and their works for posterity, are instrumental in safeguarding our cultural heritage and collective memory. The Festival has amassed over the years a treasure trove of films and videos, numbering close to 5,000 works, which includes both the selected films and those submitted during the preselection process. Added to this total is a large number of photographs, as well as a collection of posters. In addition, for each film submitted to the Festival, a file containing its relevant documents is preserved. The Festival has thus stockpiled 10,000 files over the years. Finally, the Festival has an ever-increasing collection of over 500 books and journals relating to films on art.
Every year, the prizewinning films of the latest edition of FIFA are presented on an international circuit that includes the Louvre in Paris, the Studio national des arts contemporains Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing, the AIA/Center for Architecture, the Mid-Manhattan Library and the Morgan Library in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Musée national des beaux-arts in Quebec City, the National Gallery of Canada and the Tate Modern in London

pres release at: http://artfifa.com

Canada Government will cut 245 board jobs

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:27:41 +0000

The Conservative government will be cutting 245 jobs from agencies, boards and commissions, a move that will save Ottawa more than $1 million, Treasury Board President Stockwell Day announced Monday.
read more as posted at http://www.canadajobfairs.com/2010/03/canada-government-will-cut-245-board.html

Festival Under The Snow

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:29:20 +0000

Casa del Popolo

Established in September 2000, Casa Del Popolo (The House of the People) is Montréal’s only family-run neighborhood vegetarian hot-spot! Part fair-trade café, part music venue, part bar, and part art galleryhe 2010 edition of independent music festival Under the Snow is an innovative cultural event that promote independent music ranging from post-rock, electronic, shoegaze, experimental and more.

check out their site

http://www.underthesnow.ca/en/

Montreal Tech startupdrinks@Brutopia

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:40:52 +0000

tech startups networking

Startup Drinks , a new networking event for Montreal tech startups will be hosted at Brutopia, this Wednesday , the 28th.
The event gathers Montreal entrepreneurs, developers and any Montrealer interested in startups. It’s been running for more than a year, and gathers every last wednesday of the month from 40 to 70 entrepreneurs. It’s a great (free) way to mingle and get to know what others are working on.

Venue: Brutopia, 1215 Crescent St, Sth of Ste-Catherine

When: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 5:30pm

posted by Heri at montrealtechwatch

Coroner’s inquest resumes into the police shooting of Montreal North teenager

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:39:35 +0000

Rioting erupted in Montreal North in August 2008 after the shooting of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva by police. (CBC)

The two Montreal police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 18-year old Fredy Villanueva were never interrogated by Quebec provincial police, the officer who headed the investigation told a coroner’s inquest Monday.

The inquest into the shooting death of the teen in Montreal North resumed under the watch of a new judge.

The inquest was postponed twice this year, first in May, when key witnesses refused to testify after a dispute over legal fees, and again in September, when Quebec Judge Robert Sansfaçon stepped down for health reasons.

Posted by cbc news

Plugin Highway 2009 Conference

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:36:54 +0000

Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles Conference 2009

With climate changes and fears of skyrocketing oil prices , the Plugin Conference 2009

focuses on the range of opportunities and challenges that Plug-in Hybrid Electrical Vehicle (PHEV) present for sustainable transportation.The Montreal exposition finishes tonight.
Members believe that the plugin alternative should be implemented on our highways.an exposition of phev vehicles is being viewed at Place des Jardin.
learn more ..http://www.pluginhighway.ca/