The upcoming book from Knowlton, Quebec resident, former CBC broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny will have an added sprinkling of realism provided by a good friend and high-level veteran of the political trenches — former US presidential candidate, Secretary of Sta…

The Great Oscar Peterson is the subject of latest Canadian heritage Minute, which follows Canada’s most honoured jazz musicians from his humble beginnings in the Black neighbourhood of Little Burgundy in Montreal to his rise to fame.

At a time when connection is more crucial than ever, the Museum of Jewish Montreal has launched its first-ever live virtual tour, Making Their Mark: A Virtual Tour of Historic Jewish Montreal. 

The McCord Stewart Museum announced on Feb. 16 the permanent closure of the Stewart Museum, located in the Fort on St. Helen’s Island in Parc Jean-Drapeau. “This decision, approved by the Museum’s Board of Trustees, was made in an extremely difficult financial context with uncertain prospect…

For its first concert of the year, the Orchestre classique de Montréal presents renowned guitarist Daniel Bolshoy in an evening of Latin and Spanish music on Tuesday, February 16, at 7:30 p.m., livestreamed from Salle Pierre-Mercure, the OCM’s new home venue. The event will be available for …

The pandemic has caused great disruption in the theatre community. Yet, with ever- present hope for the light at the end of the tunnel, and encouraged by museums opening and ongoing film and television production in the city, Montreal theatre companies in all their diversity have again risen…

For the past few months, We're All In This Together, a new collaboration between the English Language Arts Network and Seniors Action Quebec, has been producing a web series for seniors to help them battle isolation and fear during the difficult times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting Thursday, February 11, the McCord Museum is welcoming visitors once again to a safe environment and pleasant experience of the world of haute couture. The Christian Dior exhibition will open to allow more people to admire the sumptuous creations of the brilliant Paris couturier.

Place des Arts is taking part in the celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Round Table on Black History Month with the presentation of a series of free activities that will shine a spotlight on the talent and commitment of Black artists and cultural stakeholders from Montreal and the pr…

Canadian actor Christopher Plummer died peacefully at his home in Connecticut on Friday with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side.  He was 91.

To commemorate Black History Month, The Segal Centre for Performing Arts is partnering with Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) on Liberation’s Radiance, a light installation by BTW’s Artist in Residence, Lighting Designer Tim Rodrigues. This installation intends to connect people around a work of …

When writing is a passion, and a pandemic presents an opportunity to explore your pastime, you write! That’s what Amanda Di Zazzo and her mother Pierina Procino Di Zazzo of Montreal did — they worked on and almost simultaneously self-published books recently.

January can be a difficult month for some so the team behind We’re All In This Together,  the web series for seniors, is very happy to announce that our next episode will focus on Mindfulness & Movement with Mariko Tanabe, and how it can help you cope with the stress of winter and the pandemic.

Daniela Fiorentino, Italian singer from Naples and Montrealer by adoption, launches in Quebec, "Je renaîtrai, tu renaîtras", her French adaptation of the song "Rinascerò, rinascerai", by Italian artists Roby Facchinetti and Stefano D'Orazio. It is a song of love and hope on the thread of sol…

Following the announcement of the continued temporary closure of Quebec museums, the MMFA decided to extend its Gift of the Holidays by another two weeks. Until January 24 inclusively, five virtual exhibitions, including the latest, GRAFIK! Five Centuries of German and Austrian Graphics, are…

Centaur Theatre, in collaboration with the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM), has launched a call for submissions for a year-long Indigenous Artist Residency for those interested in telling stories that reflect the Indigenous heritage of the Island of Montreal and the Province of Quebec.

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) announced in a January 7 statement that Rafael Payare will become its next Music Director, effective from the 2022-2023 season for a minimum of five years. Mr. Payare assumes the position of Music Director Designate from September 1, 2021, taking o…

The longest running Black theatre company in Canada, BTW has reached a significant milestone: its 50th Anniversary season. The coronavirus pandemic forced BTW to abandon its original programming, moving most of its planned productions to 2021-22. Despite this, BTW has called on all of its ha…

During this season of gratitude and celebration, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) would like to highlight recent donations that have enhanced and diversified the artistic representation of its encyclopedic collection. In a spirit of togetherness and intercultural commitment, the MMFA …

The Opéra de Montréal recently announced a free webcast for the entire family that became available as of December 17. The show Hansel and Gretel, presented by the Atelier lyrique in 2014 in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts, is now available to view online until January 17, 2021.

National Arts Centre English Theatre, in partnership with Black Theatre Workshop, today announced on December 9 an unprecedented shared curation model for the national stage.

The Lyric Theatre Singers make a much anticipated return with their beloved Christmas event, only this time the Holiday cheer will be delivered virtually.

The Miriam Foundation has decided to its postpone in-person 10th Annual Art for Autism Auction to the Fall of 2021 and replace it with a request for donations and an opportunity to bid online for many pieces of art graciously donated to the Miriam Foundation by the artists.

For its first onstage production since March, the Segal Centre announced a collaboration with the renowned French-language theatre Théâtre du Nouveau Monde (TNM).

In the summer of 2018, thousands of objects crafted by the St. Lawrence Iroquois were discovered under the intersection of Peel and Sherbrooke. Two years later, this major archaeological discovery inspired ISM Art et design, as part of a call for projects launched by the SDC Montréal centre-…

On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela, the renowned leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, was released from prison after serving 27 years of his life sentence. A mere four months later, on June 19, a beaming Mandela stood on a stage behind Montreal’s City Hall, flanked by chi…

Montreal’s own Maya Malkin has been selected for the coveted Canada’s Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Musician Program from more than 1400 applications submitted from budding musicians across the country. As a finalist of the program, Malkin will have opportunities to elevate her career, including…

The Orchestre classique de Montréal continues a long-standing annual tradition with its presentation of Handel’s beloved masterpiece on Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m. in a special online concert, following current health and safety guidelines.

The Board of Trustees of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) recently made the difficult decision to abandon the construction project for a space dedicated to the work of the great Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002). Discussions on a collaboration between the Museum and the Riopelle Foundati…

The performing arts and local live theatre have taken a real hit throughout the pandemic. Segal Centre member and Westmount resident Carrie Mazoff started experimenting with videography as a hobby at the beginning of the year, and as COVID rolled in this past spring, she began perfecting her…

The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is starting its second week with a new selection of documentaries to explore at home. Starting November 19, the sections Contemplating Dystopia, Becoming Oneself and Challenging Power (presented in collaboration with the CSN) will be add…

Each year, thousands of audience members flock to Toronto’s renowned The Musical Stage Company signature concert UnCovered to discover the stories hidden within familiar pop songs. Now, for the first time, Montreal will have access to this riveting and deeply moving show filled with inspirat…

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) Foundation and the event Co-Chairs, SandraChartrand, President of the Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation, and Nadine Renaud-Tinker, President of RBC, Quebec Region, RBC Royal Bank, recently announced that the first This is Not a Ball online charity a…

As part of the exhibition Riopelle: The Call of Northern Landscapes and Indigenous Cultures, which will take place as soon as Quebec museums are able to reopen, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) will present Jean Paul Riopelle's Fontaine, shown to the public for the very first time.

The struggle against racism and exclusion remains an ongoing challenge for society. Conceived by Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, “Hope to Remember,” a series that will take place November 12 to 17, 2020, is a reminder of this, as it presents a number of diverse literary voic…

The Orchestre Classique de Montréal will present the Quebec premiere of the American opera As One on Friday November 20 as a live online broadcast on three platforms: YouTube, Facebook and LiveToune.

Guy Sprung is firmly established in the canon of Canadian theatre. It is not without reason that Gaëtan Charlebois wrote in Montréal's Hour Magazine that "Sprung is... at the forefront of the promotion of new authors and plays in this country," and that Matt Radz wrote in the Montreal Gazett…

image+nation, Canada’s first LGBTQ film festival and pioneering platform of queer stories is going virtual across Quebec for a 33rd edition from November 19 to December 6, and throughout Canada with its Francophone selection.

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal recently announced a series of six new concerts, all designed for webcast and taking place until January, in anticipation of a time when the Orchestra will again be able to welcome audiences in person at the Maison symphonique.

Infinithéâtre recently announced two livestreamed performances, absolutely free. Watch these exclusive King of Canada presentations, with full production values, from the comfort of your own home on Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 pm.

The Opéra de Montréal is kicking off its online season with a classic among classics: La bohème, by Puccini, one of the most well-loved works in the opera repertoire.

On Hallowe’en night, pumpkins will still cast their glow, while black cats and ghosts continue to stalk the streets in this year when we are all facing a major health risk.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) announced in an October 15 release the appointment of Mr. Stéphane Aquin as Director. Aquin currently holds the position of Chief Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., which is part of the Smithsonian Institution and…

Against pandemic odds, Greenwood’s StoryFest has reinvented itself. The 19th edition is a virtual online experience with authors from across Canada and as far away as England joining in via Zoom.

The Dogs of Winter, the second book in Ann Lambert's Russell and Leduc mystery series, sees Detective Inspector Roméo Leduc and Professor Marie Russell together again.

The Board of Trustees of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts announced in an October 8 release that it is undertaking a full review of the governance and management structure of the Museum, and that it has appointed Ms. Lise Bissonnette and Mr. Pierre A. Raymond, two independent consultants, to…

After 30 years at the helm of The Lyric Theatre Singers , its Founder and Artistic Director, Bob Bachelor, has been awarded the prestigious Jean-Pierre-Guindon Prize from the Alliance Chorale du Québec.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ revival exhibition, Mi Makir: A Search for the Missing, by Yehouda Chaki, which was set to open on October 7 and continue until March 7, 2021, has been postponed to a future date since all Quebec museums must temporarily close from October 1 to 28, in the co…

Starting Wednesday, Sept. 30 and running until the end of November, more than a dozen Montreal artists working in different mediums will have their work prominently displayed throughout Les Cours Mont-Royal, the shopping gallery located at 1455 Peel St. between Ste-Catherine and De Maisonneuve.